The Greentown Grapevine – 1997-04, 04:04

              Volume 4, Issue 4 " a paper for
Hood Honored by IW& WA
Phil Hood ( on left) is being congratulated by Robert Armstt- Ong,
President of the Greentown Town Council for receiving a plaque
from the Indiana Water & Wastewater Association. The award
denotes Hood as 1997 Wastewater Operator of the Year for the state
of 1 ndiana.
Phil Hood, Green town separates water from solids by
Wastewateroperator, was named means of flow and velocity. The
" Wastewater Operator of the unique device by which this is
Year" by the Indiana Water & done is a ninety foot long
Wastewater Association at a stainless steel apparatus which,
conference held in Columbus, sure enough, is shaped like a
Indiana, March 19. boat. It is built in honeycombed
N Q m i n at e d b y I W & W A sections. AS the wastewater
technician Mike Ruby and flows through the " boat", it
endorsed by the Town of becomes more and more clear.
Greentown, Phil says the honor Modest as Hood m y have been
is in part because of the by giving credit to the
excellent facility at Greentown. equipment, it is was the sixteen
Greentown is one of only three year veteran of the job whose
wastewater plants in the state to name is on the plaque as
have an oxidation ditch with a OPERATOR.
boat clarifier. The system
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B u sine s s As socia t ion to
Consider Dissolving
The Greentown Area Business projects.
Association, at their meeting If the Main Street Association
March 19, voted to ask^ the agrees to the offer and
Greentown Main Street conditions, a proposal will be
Association if current GABA made to GABA members that
members would be allowed to GABA bedissolved and absorbed
become members of the Main into the Main Street Association.
Street Assoc. and be assigned to The next meeting of the Main
committees of Main Street. The Street Assoc. Board is March 27
request would also stipulate at 7: 30 p. m. The next regular
that the GABA assets ( financial meeting of the Business
and physical) be given to the Associationis April 16.
Main Street Association. In In earlier business, GABA
exchange, t h e Business members elected officers for
Association will ask that current 1997. They are President, Andy
projects of GABA such as Marsh; Vice president, Bill
seasonal decorations, welcome Be geman; Secretary , Judy
packets for new residents, Middleton, Treasurer, Ben
florals for new businesses, Harris; Directors, Mary Miller,
dinner meetings of business Doris Countryman, Earl Petty,
representatives, 4- H Fair booth Rachel Jenkins, and Bryan
be included in Main Street Mohr.
the people" April 1997
Main Street Town Annexes
Update Howell
The Greentown Main Street p ro p e r t y
Association Board of Directors,
at a workshop, developed a In spite Of the Objection
each of the four committees. Owners, the Greentown Town
The mission statement is, 1 1 c~ OU~ nC 2 voted t0 accept the
mission statement and goals for signed by neighboring property
promote and enhance the voluntary annexation Of a
Greentown area as a Safe, property in the 6oo Of
e i e n t , at t act i v e
The number of people
West Main Street as sought by
community". Brad Howell. The property will
involved with " Main Street" President Armstrong stated
continues to grow. he that the Town cannot deny a
Greentown Economic VOhnkWy annexation without
Development Committee. has just cause* He
voted to dissolve. As of April 1,
stated
opinion that for a town to
funds of over $ 23,000 in the
EconomicDevelopment Committee must be business'
will be transferred to Greentown
Main Street Association, Inc. Easter Egg Hunt
Each former member of GAEDC
member of Greenbwn Main The Greentown Lions Annual
Street Board voted to incr? e 29 at 1000 a. m. at the Howard
tmhee enutimnbgFe erb orfu adriyre 2c7t. o rs at their iCs ofuonrt cyh Filadirrgerno uangdess. onTeh tihs reovuegnht
ten. Please bring a basket,
bucket or sack in which to
collect the candy treats. Ne W Flip per s
For sale-
The Greentown Glass Museum,
112~. M eridian St., has received
grow, the ma; in thoroughfare
be invited to become a to be M ~ 29~ .
Street Association. The Main I Easter Hunt will be March
Glass Festival
Fred McCbrlcle of Windfall
won the men's division of
the Gourd Hat Contest held
at the Indiana Gourd Show
March 22 & 23. About 2,000
people attended the show
which was held at IUL
Dried and crafted gourds
as well as gourd seeds and
literature were avidable for
This was the fifth year
for the Indiana show and
the first for it to be located
in Kokomo. For information
$, on the Indiana Gourd
Society, contact Dallas
Lunsford, 317 Maple Ct.,
Kokomo, IN 46902. Phone
765- 453- 0247.