The Greentown Grapevine – 1999-08, 06:08

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Volume 6, Issue 8 " u paper for the people" Auguvt 1999
First % GreentowPnu mp Fest Set for Sept. 18
What is a Pump Fest? Well, so f& as
we how this is a totally new idea, never
held by any other community. Members
of Greentown Main Street Association
will be inventing it as they go along.
The event evolved from the fall festivals
held the past two years, but with
expanded hours and a new theme. It
fulfills one of the goals of the Main
Street Association, " TO provide a
community activity which will enhance
the quality of life for residents of
Greentown and the surrounding
community". Any profit in revenue will
go to the Main Street Association.
The theme was inspired by memories
of the Town Pump which once stood at
the northwest corner of the intersection
of Main and Meridian Streets. The
pump was considered important enough
to be one of the illustrations featured on
the Sesquicentennial afghan. In the
days when coming into town to do the
weekly shopping was a family event,
children would sometimes be told,
" We'll all meet at the pump". Colleen
Ladd and her sister Eileen Collins
remember playing around the pump and
having fun splashing water on other
children. Colleen says, " You just
couldn't pass the pump without giving
the handle a pump." Dan Lamb says, " It
was the best water I have ever tasted."
Ruby Johnson, who lived on Uncle Tom
St. at the time, says, " Every time we
came uptown, we would get a drink of
water from the pump. The water was so
nice and cold." Lester Reed
remembers a cup on a hook, ' the cup
attached with a chain.
The event is planned for the
downtown area on North Meridian
Street on September 18 from 9: 00 AM
to 6: OO PM. In case of rain, it will be
held in the new 4- H Pavilion at the
Several features are planned for this
year's Pump Fest such as crafts, flea
market, food, entertainment, children's
activities, pie baking contest and
auction, drawing for merchandise,
COmMunity wide yard sales, information
on Greentown Glass, with more
attractions in the works. ' A complete
schedule will be published in the
September Grapevine, which will be
published on August 3 1.
fairgrounds.
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Demolition of Properties Ordered
A public hearing was held at the
Greentown City Building on July 13 on
the subject of three properties which
Bill Bagby has declared in need of
demolition. The properties are a house
at 129 West Grant Street, a garage at
322 West Main Street and a house and
bam at 319 West Main Street. h4r.
Bagby has been hired by the town as
inspector. Bids were received for
depolition of properties- by Banner
Wrecking and Down Under Excavating.
The bids were taken under advisement.
The owner of all three properties, Joan
Beheler, was present. It was noted that
the shed or garage at 322 West Main
Street is down but that debris remains.
The Council voted to give Mrs. Beheler
30 days to clear debis from the
property.' Mrs. Beheler stated that it is
her intention to demolish the buildings
at 129 West Grant and 3 19 West Main.
The council gave her 90 days to comply
with the demolition order. Mr. Bagby
stated that the 90 day deadline will be
October 12,1999, and that he will set a
meeting date to determine if the owner
has complied with the order.
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3 19 West Main Street UY West Grant Street
Many Styles and Uses of
Aprons to be Presented
Jean Simpson asks, " What do Israel
htmyer, Emery Trott, Gus Miller, and
Spid Caldwell have in common?" She
will reveal the answer in her program,
" With Strings Attached", which will be
presented Thursday, September 2 at
approximately 6: 30 p. m. in the
Greentown Public Library Community
Room.
Jean will have examples of aprons
from different time periods and for
diEerent uses. She will take the listener
back to the farm of " Grandma's'' day
and paint apicture of the housewife and
the many uses her apron saw.
The program is sponsored by the
Greentown Historical Society. A Board
meeting will begin at 6: OO p. m., with
program to follow. The public is
welcome to come at 6: OO or 6: 30 p. m.
and is encouraged to bring an apron for
" show and tell".
Zoning Appeals Board Approves Special
Use Permit For Mobile Estates
First Step in Expansion Process
The Greentown Board of Zoning
Appeals approved on July 13 a special
use permit requested by The Heritage
Group, Elkhart, Indiana, for a 25 lot
expansion of Greentown Mobile
Estates. Joseph Letherman from
Heritage Group stated that most of the
lots will be occupied by single- wide
manufactured homes 14- 16' wide and
up to 80' long. The lot sizes will be 50
x 121'.
Rick Krieg and Jay Sigler were present
to concerns about the
expansion. Krieg stated that the
addition would be up against his back
yard and that he was concerned about
the increased traffic and lights. Sigler
said there are drainage problems now
and is concerned about additional
housing in the area. Letherman said
Heritage would offer to provide a
greenbelt on the west side and " would
be glad to sit down with folks or send
them copies of the landscape plans".
The special use permit is only the first
in a series of requirements before
construction can begin. The project is .
contingent on the purchase and
annexation of a property on the west of
the present Estates. Heritage is also
seeking a variance from the Howard
County Drainage Board for a 45' set
back fiom the ditch west of the present I
Estates instead of the required 75'.
Heritage Group also plans to clean up
the ditch and stabilize the bank.