Water from a Grove Street hydrant pours into the street. Notice the rust color of the water, which indicates problems residents in several neighborhoods in the village experience.
The annual Beaverdam-Richland Fire Department and EMS fall festival is Saturday, Aug. 13, in downtown Beaverdam. The event is a fund-raiser for the department.
Activities get underway at 4 p.m. This year's festival includes a live band, lots of homemade food and ice cream.
Raffle tickets are available from fire and EMS members for several prizes given away during the evening. This year's grand prizes include:
oSimplicity snowblower
oFlat screen TV
oOne-quarter side of beef
oPlus many more prizes
Bluffton council covered lots of ground in Monday's brief 35-minute council session. Water lines, sewer lines, annexation, golf carts and ash trees were among topics discussed.
Water lines
Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, reported that he met with Choice One Engineering on Aug. 4. The meeting reviewed the preliminary layout plans for the Grove, Lawn and Jackson Street waterline replacement project.
In preparation for the 2011-12 school year, parents and students are encouraged to attend Apollo Career Center's Parent-Student Orientation, Thursday, Aug. 25, between 1-4 p.m. or 5:30-8 p.m.
Parents and students may visit labs, meet with teachers, pay for fees, books and tools, and tour the building.
Apollo will have staggered start dates again this year. First day of school for juniors is Monday, Aug. 29, and first day for seniors is Tuesday, Aug. 30. For more information call 419.998.2908.
The 2011-12 Apollo calendar is an attachment to this story.
