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| Albion Valley News GFWC FOUR LEAF CLOVER CLUB NON-PROFIT PUBLICATION Vol. XIV, No. 4 ALBION, IDAHO MAY 2003
CLEANUP Citizens and friends of the Albion Valley are invited to participate in a special event Saturday, May 3. A cleanup of the three Albion cemeteries sponsored by the Albion Valley Community Relations Committee and the Albion Cemetery District will be held from 9 a.m. until noon to get them ready for Memorial Day. Make it family affair! Please be willing to work on all three cemeteries, moving from one to another to make sure everything gets done, and to share and to visit with friends and neighbors. In all three cemeteries: 1. Do not remove plants or bushes. 2. Do prune vigorously the rose bush and lilac sprouts, removing roots where possible, while saving nice looking bushes to grow up and not wide. 3. Do rake to level the ground. 4. Do remove weeds and trash. 5. Do mow, especially close around headstones. 6. Do remove rocks that don’t belong, especially those that might damage the lawn mowers when the American Legion members mow the grass. Don’t forget the picnic lunch for the whole family at noon in the City Park Pavilion. It is being organized by the Young Women of the LDS church. All you need to bring is your appetite!!! The Albion Highway District trucks will be at the Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for anyone wishing to load trash from cleaning up around homes or the community. You can also call Lee Jolley or Keith Rogers in advance to arrange for a truck to come pick up trash. REMINDER COWBOY POETRY FESTIVAL The Cowboy Poetry Festival is upon us. Cowboy poets and musicians from all over the west will be gathering at the Marsh Creek Event Center in Albion on May 9 and 10. Free daytime entertainment will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Friday and Saturday. There will be a $5 admission fee for the evening performances that will start at 7 p.m. Curtis Richins will emcee the evening performances. Booths will be selling western arts and crafts and there will be a variety of displays to visit. (See Historical Society-page 5) Books and tapes by the performers will also be on sale. The Oregon Trail Muzzle Loaders will be setting up a Mountain Man Camp which will include stories, exhibits, flute playing and tee pees. The Sage Mountain Grill will offer a food booth both days, water and soft drinks will be sold by the Boy Scouts, and the Senior Citizens will be serving a breakfast at the Senior Center on east Market Street Saturday from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. The cost will be $15 per family, $5 per person, and $3 per child under 8 years of age. The Albion Community Relations Committee would like to make this a successful annual event for Albion and hope to see a good turn out from the Albion Valley residents. CEMETERY DISTRICT HEARING The Albion Cemetery District will hold its annual Budget Hearing on Monday, May 12 at 7 p.m. in the Albion Grange Hall. The public is encouraged to attend. FOUR LEAF CLOVER CLUB The program for the April meeting of the Club was under the direction of the International Affairs Committee. Edie Fitzgerald introduced Bob and Twila Harman from the Rupert area who with a power point presentation gave information about Hong Kong and China. While serving a one and a half year church mission in Hong Kong, they were able to travel in China. They gave a brief history of the island of Hong Kong whose more than seven million people live and work in high rise buildings. Next they told about various aspects of life in (cont. on pg. 2)
(cont. from pg. 1) the city, such as food, transportation, and entertainment. Their pictures of China included the Great Wall. They had several items displayed. | | | | President Mary Amende conducted the meeting. The minutes of the February meeting were read by Edie Fitzgerald, secretary, and approved. The treasurer’s report was given by Linda Leach who noted that over $500 was raised for the library during the fundraising dinner held last month. Edie discussed the current state fund raisers. It was announced that clubs in the state are being asked to bring a “theme” basket to the state convention May 1-3 in Namps for either a raffle or a silent auction. The club members decided to create a “bath” basket. Items for the silent auction were requested. Raffle tickets were available for purchase. The library committee reported that the Library Open House would be held April 26th. It also reported that the committee did not receive the grant from General Federation for which it applied. Carol Amende, Arts Chairman, reported that local judging of the student poetry is being done so that winners can be sent to the state competition. The winning art entries will be taken to the state convention for judging. She also reported that Gloria West had entered a poem in the adult poetry contest and Gwen Montgomery had entered the essay contest. The new Albion Valley promotional brochure prepared by the Albion Valley Planning Council was shown. Lorna Caliouette, conservation committee chairman, announced that large cans were being placed around town for recyclable items. It was reported that Lorna donated a flagpole to the city that will be placed near the city office and/or fire station. Under unfinished business, it was announced that work on the shelter home in Rupert is to begin soon. Under new business, Lorna Reeder and Arlene Smyer were reelected to the library committee for three year terms. Members were reminded of the Cemetery and Community Cleanup on Saturday, May 3. They were also reminded again to bring Campbell soup labels and General Mills Box Tops to the May meeting to be given to the elementary school. The May meeting on Monday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Grange Hall will be under the direction of the Arts Committee. The student art and poetry awards will be presented. The students in attendance will read their poems and the art will be displayed. The public is invited. SCHOOLS May 4-10 is Teacher Appreciation Week and Tuesday of that week is Teacher Appreciation Day. The annual Supplemental Levy Election is Tuesday, May 20 from noon to 8 p.m. in the elementary school. The amount remains the same as the last several years. An Open House honoring District Curriculum Director Dan Gillett who is retiring at the end of this school year will be held May 20 from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Central Office. The last day of school is Friday, May 30. The Four Leaf Clover Club will present the student art and poetry awards on Monday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Albion Grange Hall. The students will read their poems and their art will be displayed. The public is invited. DECLO JUNIOR HIGH Congratulations to all students who earned awards during the third Renaissance Academic Pep Assembly. DECLO HIGH SCHOOL The Snake River Coalition Renaissance Appreciation Night will be Monday, May 5 at 7 p.m. at DHS. This is for all students in the Mini-Cassia junior and senior high schools. Graduation will be Wednesday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the gym. The SIP and the Times News will be publishing pictures of the seniors. AIR COMMITTEE The annual Easter Egg Hunt was well attended and the young people loved the treats. The Sage Mountain Grill donated gift certificates to put in some of the eggs this year. Those winning the top prize in each age division were: Troy Adams, ages 9-11; Ben Orton, ages 7-8; Nick Westfall, ages 5-6; Lexus Feil, ages 3-4; and James Brockman, age 2 and under. Linda Leach directed the activity. She was assisted by her husband, Gary; Jennifer Friedrichson; Denise Clark; and Gwen Montgomery. LIBRARY NEWS A big “thank you” to all of you who came to the Library Open House and shared cookies and punch with the Library Committee while renewing your library cards. For those who couldn’t make it, you can come in on any Saturday to renew your card. The card only cost $3.50 per family. The money from the sale of cards helps the committee buy new books. GRANGE The Albion Grange welcomes one new member, Gloria West. The Grange has tentatively scheduled a Pinochle Party on Friday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Grange Hall. Lonesome Dove Outpost “Flashback to the past” RV parking--full service located at 1100 S Hwy 77 Albion, Idaho 83311 contact Benny Smyer Box 464 208-673-6727 paid advertisement AMERICAN LEGION April has come and gone and the American Legion Post 124 is still very busy. Some members have been participating in Community, Department, and District obligations. | | | | The 5th District Convention which was very well attended was held in Paul at their Post Home. The new officers of the district elected for the coming year were Will Barth from Twin Falls, Commander; Rickey Helsley from Twin Falls, Adjutant; James Grant from Eden, First Vice-Commander; Don Danner from Albion, Second Vice-Commander; Leroy Lebsack from Paul, Service Officer; Keith Amende from Albion, Chaplain; and Vic Dromboskis from Twin Falls, Sgt. Of Arms. The Albion and Declo Posts will be sending only two delegates to Boys State this year. There seemed to be a problem this year in getting individuals to participate. Next year we will set up a committee between the two Posts to follow up with getting the junior students together beforehand along with the high school counselor. The Community Cemetery cleanup project is scheduled for May 3rd. Our members are asked to participate and to bring their weed-eaters, lawn mowers, etc. A lunch will be served around noon in the city park pavilion. John Filmore has had the cemetery lawn mowers serviced. The large one is at the city maintenance shop and the middle sized one is at Don Gunderson’s, trailered up for travel. We are trying to get a Junior Shooting Program started, and the Legion will be having a BBQ in the Albion Park on May 15th around 6 p.m. The Legion will supply the hot dogs and hamburgers, and the Auxiliary salads and deserts. This BBQ is to introduce family members of Junior Shooting participants and to gain knowledge of the program. Ed Pace will have a short movie on the program. Let's make this a successful evening. Clarence Hatt, one of our World War II members has gone on to the Great Commander. Clarence was a long time member of the post and will be sadly missed. I would like to thank Lois for her generous memorial donation on behalf of Clarence. The donation will go to the Mini-Cassia Veterans Transportation Fund, which handles the VMAC van that transports veterans to Boise. We will be receiving a new van between May 8th and 15th. If anyone would like to donate to this fund, please send your donation c/o Don Gunderson,, Box 125, Albion. Also, I would like to thank Tom Digrazia for his generous donation to the Stride of Pride Foundation Program. The St. Luke's Children’s Hospital and Child Welfare Foundation will be the benefactors and 100% goes to the children. The American Legion College Program will be held May 17th in Wendell at the post home. This will be the third annual class and those who have participated the last three years will receive a class pin. If you are planning to attend, please get your name to Adjutant Don Gunderson, so he can get the schedule in to Department. This is a very beneficial day to learn the different Legion programs and protocol. The Blue Star Banner program, which recognizes families with members in the military, is going great. The Post donates the banner to the family requesting one. We promote this through our Flag Sales Program. If you need a new National Flag, please go through our Legion Post to purchase it. As of today we are short two members of being 100%. We have recently picked up two transfers from Post 85, Louis Wenslawski of Albion and Joseph Toomey of Burley. We welcome you aboard and would like to see you at our Legion meetings. At our next meeting on Tuesday, May 13, we will be electing new officers for the coming year. Remember, the new time is 8 p.m. in the Albion Grange Hall. Hope to see you all there. Don Gunderson, Post Adjutant LEGION AUXILIARY We have started our "summer hours" for the meetings, and hope that the April rains will soon bring May flowers instead of more snow showers!!! In any event, our May meeting is an important one and, good weather or bad, we hope that all of our members will be there! The 5th District Convention was held in Paul on April 12th and Mary Amende, Mary Lynne Bristol, Shirley Danner, Pat Gunderson and myself were in attendance. The election of officers for the Fifth District saw our own Mary Amende installed as President of the Fifth District, and Mary Lynne Bristol installed as Secretary/Treasurer. Neta McClain of Twin Falls was installed again as Historian. We were able to report that our membership has reached the 94th percentile, 33 members out of a goal of 35. We surely would like to reach 100 percent!!!! Our Girl's State Chairman, Shirley Clark, was able to arrange for additional placements and so we are proud to announce that seven girls will be able to attend. Those girls selected are: Holli Garner, Whitney Heward, Tamara Mahoney, and Ashley Petersen from Declo High School; Annette Durfee and Utahna Hurst from Raft River High School; and Ali Cranney from Oakley High School. We know that this will be a meaningful experience for all the girls. The attendees will be invited to our joint Legion/Auxiliary meeting in September to give a report on their experiences. The representatives to Boy's State will also report at that time. The Legion is trying to get a Junior Shooting Program started, and will hold a BBQ in the Albion Park on May 15th around 6 p.m. The Legion will supply the hot dogs and hamburgers, and the Auxiliary salads and deserts. Our annual Poppy Day will be held on May 17th from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in front of Albertsons Grocery Store in Burley. Be sure and come by to receive a poppy and make a donation to help support our Idaho veterans!!! Join us for fun and fellowship as we support our American Legion Post on May 13th at 8 p.m. in the Albion Grange Hall kitchen. See you there!!! Harriet Cole, president BITS & PIECES Keith and Mary Amende recently traveled to Boise where they were among other multi-gallon blood donors from around the state who were honored by the Red Cross. They also visited with their granddaughter and husband, Jen and Chris Cassity. ALBION HISTORY OF THE PAST by Verlene L. Powell THE ‘NORMAL SCHOOL MYSTERY------------- Inquiring Minds Want to Know-------------------?? “Inquiring minds” usually implies getting the latest scoop or gossip from the tabloids. But the curious visitor to the Museum is looking for some accurate information and, in a "nutshell". | | | Of course it takes more than that to get the true picture. The sad thing is that most people are reluctant to search things out for themselves and relent to hearsay. “Word of mouth” and even stuff from the newspapers gets distorted with each telling. Over the last 6 years, I've been frustrated in attempting to give the story in a sentence or two and so recently have condensed research material into a booklet. (This will be available at the Museum.) Lecturing on the subject puts people to sleep. Besides looking up family members, visitors want answers to the following questions: “What is the meaning of ‘normal’; why was the college located at Albion; why is it abandoned; and what's going to happen to the buildings? I'll touch on 'location' in this article. The story begins with Idaho Territory days and “sectional rivalry." Most of us make judgments as we see things today not realizing things were different over 100 years ago. The locations and populations of towns were different. From the 'IDAHO ALMANAC, 1977 Edition; published by The Executive Office of the Governor-JOHN V. EVANS-and The Idaho Division of Tourism and Industrial Development', I've included a few paragraphs. ( The book was donated to the Museum by Sen. Denton Darrington of Declo.) "The sectionalism demonstrated in the creation of the territory was destined to continue to plague Idaho halfway into the 20th Century. Not only did the Salmon River and the mountains and wilderness of central Idaho serve as barriers between mining and lumbering in the north and the irrigated agrarian south, but JEALOUSIES & DIFFERING ATTITUDES ON HIGHER EDUCATION, and on the morals involved in drinking and gambling, established additional fragmentation. The greatest POLITICAL DIVISIVENESS that endured in the territory and state was the strong anti-Mormonism which existed for more than 30 years. "Serious efforts were made just prior to statehood to divide territorial Idaho between Washington and Nevada. North Idaho sought state admission with Washington. The House of Rep. passed a bill in 1886 to include north Idaho with Washington Territory, and the Senate passed a bill to include north Idaho with Washington in a state admission proposal. Boise and southern Idaho interests sought to block those moves and neither act could get through both chambers of Congress. That same year of 1886, Nevada, whose Comstock Lode was about worked out, looked to southern Idaho to regain population. Nevada Senator William M. Stewart sought unsuccessfully to interest southern Idaho in the plan. The Nevada legislature was all for it.......... Nevada's continued effort to swallow up southern Idaho failed." Idaho became a state in 1890 despite the disunity and low population which I believe was fudged somewhat (when Sen. Dubois needed to increase the population count in gaining statehood, of course the Chinese, Indians, Mormons, etc., were included but discredited for anything else). However, I'm glad we're not part of Nevada! The Almanac continued, “The Idaho legislature needed to compromise in order to appease the isolated north Idahoans. The territorial legislature located the University of Idaho at Moscow, which then had to change its stand on annexation to Washington. . .” It was during Territorial days, 1879,that Cassia County was formed with Albion as county seat. On the other hand, the town always coveting a college and trying to get rid of Albion in order to do so, was organized much later. Bannock County was formed in 1893 with Pocatello as the county seat. Twin Falls area today was part of Cassia County then & separated into Twin Falls in 1907; Burley was organized in 1905. Albion was a very important town south of the Snake River-a main stage stop; supply stores, hotels, restaurants; doctors, and lawyers, etc. The Morrill Act signed by President Lincoln in 1863 gave land-grant colleges to states each time they were formed- for agriculture, mechanical arts, normal schools, etc. “. ..The act was to establish throughout the United States land-grant colleges, with the Federal Government endowing them with land. In return, the colleges were to inaugurate military training programs for young men attending the institutions (Albion had an armory in the gymnasium)....... the movement was a definite break from the tradition of the classical colleges then dominating the American scene. Too, the classical colleges were for the few. The land-grant colleges were to be for the many." (Beacon for Mountain and Plain) The U of I, Moscow was an agriculture land-grant college. Next, it was being determined where to put a normal school or two in Idaho. Sen. Miller, an Albion resident fought to have it in Albion because geographical barriers made it hard to get to the other end of the state and he saw a strong need for well trained teachers to make solid citizens of Idaho students. In the Legislature, the usual contention was present: “jealousies, differing attitudes, anti-Mormonism, etc.” Southern Idaho was considered mostly LDS. This ex-Union soldier was born in Pennsylvania and came West for his health stopping off at Goose Creek instead of going on to Oregon. He purchased a residence and 90 acres in Albion so that his children could attend grade school. (Albion had the first 3 school dist. in Cassia County) As State Senator in the 2nd Idaho Legislature in 1892 , “through his untiring and unceasing efforts in that body he was instrumental in securing the location of the State Normal School at Albion. So careful and thorough was his work in this respect that the bill creating the school was passed by unanimous vote of both houses. Mr. Miller not only gave the institution his time and attention, but was a liberal patron of it in a financial way, donating five acres of land and a perpetual water right.” (News article) The pioneering people of Albion gave their “all”' for the college for years. Albion is one of those early pioneering towns helping to develop the state of Idaho, now forgotten. From 1839 in Massachusetts and across America these Teacher Colleges held the premise of creating 'solid citizens' and serving the rural areas. It was not uncommon for these small specialized colleges to be located in a rural area, in fact they preferred it. COME CHECK OUT “INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW-THE NORMAL SCHOOL MYSTERY!!” and WATCH THE “VIDEO ON ALBION” at the Museum; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., beginning May 10.
SENIOR NEWS The Easter Dinner planned by the Seniors was canceled. A fundraising breakfast will be served on the Saturday of the Albion Cowboy Poetry Festival, May 10, from 7:30-9:30 a.m. There will be choice of biscuits and sausage gravy or pancakes with ham and eggs plus beverages. The cost will be $15 per family, $5 per person, and $3 per child under 8 years of age. Menus for May 7- barbecued pork ribs, green beans, green salad, rolls, cookies and fruit, and beverages; May 14- hamburgers will all the trimmings, salad, special dessert, and beverages; | | | May 21- roast beef, potatoes and gravy, cole slaw, tomatoes, rolls, upside down cake, and beverages; and May 28- sausage gravy and biscuits, corn, salad, strawberry shortcake, and beverages. Albion QRU News The Albion QRU thanks all the people of this community who support our efforts to help those in need. We are grateful that we can be of service to each of you and hope that we will always be there to assist you. Recently, we have discussed ways that we may more fully serve our community. May 18th-24th is National EMS Week. During the month of May, we hope to visit the school and the young people of Albion to better educate them about who we are, what we do, and what they can do in an emergency. In July, we look forward to the Independence Day Celebration when we will have a chance to freely mingle with the citizens of this community. Once again, we will have a hamburger booth set up, and will welcome all visitors and those who may wish to donate to the QRU. We are a not-for-profit organization and rely upon the generous donations of community members and grant money obtained to keep our equipment and training up to date. Speaking of equipment, we have received our new Automatic Defibrillator as well as other necessary supplies obtained through grant money. We hope to continue to supply our members with ongoing supplies that will benefit members of our community. We are looking forward to training opportunities in June, as we hope to attend a conference in Boise. In March, Karla Robinson and Susie Anderson attended a refresher course provided by Cassia Regional Medical Center’s Ambulance crew. We also hope to be re-educated in our May meeting in CPR techniques. Once again, be safe and have a wonderful May! ALBION “COMMUNITY AT RISK” MEETING Several Albion residents and people living within the city's area of impact interested in wildland fire protection and fire education attended the “Community at Risk” meeting on April 10. Ray Mitchell working with the Albion Fire District and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management Burley Office for the Wildland Urban Interface Program, “Communities at Risk,” reviewed the draft project plan which will be implemented as soon as possible. Residents were able to give input into the plan. This included information about building fire barriers around the community by clearing sagebrush and replanting with crested wheat at no expense to the land owners. Through this cooperative effort, the Albion community can become a “Firewise, Firesafe” community, and realize the comfort of increased safety and security that comes with more efficient fire protection. AN INVITATION The Albion church of Christ welcomes visitors to any of its services which are held in the Albion Grange Hall: Sunday morning- Bible study…..10 a.m. Worship……..11 a.m. Sunday evening- Worship……..7 p.m. Wednesday evening- Bible Study….7:30 p.m. Jesus said, “You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 paid advertisement
ALBION HISTORICAL SOCIETY The Society will have a display table during the Cowboy Poetry Festival May 9-10 in the Marsh Creek Event Centre. We would like anyone who has artifacts or memorabilia of early Albion History that they would like to share with us to please bring it to the Centre either May 8 or the morning of May 9 to put on the table. We are especially interested in finding out how the interior of the first Cassia County courthouse was arranged. If you have any knowledge of this, please share it with us. If you need more information, call Helen Anderson at 673-5384. CONTEST The Albion Historical Society invites you to enter our contest. Prizes to be announced, but more importantly, let's give Albion a proud slogan. Entries can be submitted at D. L. Evans Bank, Sage Mountain Grill, Albion Village Gas and Grocery, Albion Telephone Company, or to any Albion Historical Society member. Clip it or copy it, multiple entries O.K. SLOGAN__________________________________________ NAME__________________________________ PHONE NUMBER_________________________ THE ALBION CAFÉ will reopen MAY 17 | WEEKDAYS- 4 - 9 p.m. SATURDAY- 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. SUNDAY- 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. 673-5404 * * * * * * * * * * Did You Forget Something On Your Last Trip To Town? We Probably Have It Call 673-6614 We’re Open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ALBION VILLAGE GAS AND GROCERY * * * * * * * * ANNIE'S SIDE DOOR SALOON OPEN DAILY 4 p.m. to ????? 673-5403 paid advertisements HOME, FAMILY, AND PERSONAL ENRICHMENT MEETING Thursday, May 15, 2003 at 7 p.m. in the Albion LDS Chapel The guest presenter will be professional baker who demonstrate how to decorate cakes. Cupcakes to decorate will be provided. Everyone is welcome. If you want to bring an 8 inch cake to decorate and take home, contact Lisa Ross at 673-5413 or Lorna Rogers at 673-5588 so that there will be enough frosting. Please attend the Albion Cowboy Poetry Festival May 9-10 in the Marsh Creek Event Centre on Highway 77 south of Albion Daily activities are free begin at 10 a.m. Nightly shows cost $5 begin at 7 p.m. There will also be lots of booths, displays, and a Mountain Man camp to visit. Come for a fun time!!! CALENDAR MAY 2003 1- Highway District meeting-7pm-Ron Sorensen’s 2- Transfer site open-10am-7pm 1-3- *GFWC Idaho Convention, Nampa 3- *CEMETERY CLEANUP-9am-noon barbecue-12:15pm-City Park Pavilion Transfer site open-10am-7pm *Library open-10am-2pm Edie Fitzgerald, Dawn Koenig | 4- Church 5- *Four Leaf Clover Club-7:30pm-Grange Hall *Renaissance Assembly-DHS-7 p.m. 6- Transfer site open-10am-7pm Patriots 4-H Club-3:30pm-Grange Hall *CITY COUNCIL-7pm-City Office 7- *Senior Citizens-Board meeting-10am dinner-noon Scouts &Young Women-7pm-LDS church 8- Fire Department meeting-7pm 9- Transfer site open-10am-7pm 9-10- *Cowboy Poetry Gathering-Marsh Creek Event Centre 10- *Senior Citizens breakfast-7:30- 9:30 a.m. Transfer site open-10am-7pm *Library open-10am-2pm Arlene Smyer, Lorna Rogers 11- Church Mothers Day 12- *Cemetery District Hearing-7pm-Grange Hall 13- Transfer site open-10am-7pm Patriots 4-H Club-3:30pm-Grange Hall *Legion & Auxiliary-8pm-Grange Hall School Board meeting-7pm-Central Office 14- *Senior Citizens-dinner-noon Scouts & Young Women-7pm-LDS Church 15- PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL DAY *Legion BBQ-6pm-City Park Home, Family, & Personal Enrichment meeting- 7pm-LDS church Grange-7:30pm-Grange Hall 16- Transfer site open-10am-7pm Card Party-7:30 p.m-Grange Hall 17-ARMED FORCES DAY Transfer site open-10am-7pm *Library open-10am-2pm Carey Leach, Darlene Walgren Museum Open-10am-5pm 18- Church 20- Transfer site open-10am-7pm Patriots 4-H Club-3:30pm-Grange Hall *SCHOOL ELECTION-Noon-8pm-schools *Community Relations Committee meeting-7pm- Wahlgrens 21- *Senior Citizens-Blood Pressure Check-11am dinner-noon Senior Citizens-dinner-noon Scouts & Young Women-7pm-LDS Church 22- Historical Society meeting-7pm-City Office 23- Transfer site open-10am-7pm *Card Party-7:30 p.m-Grange Hall 24- Tranfer site open-10am-7pm *Library Closed Museum Open-10am-5pm 25- Church Baccalaureate 26- Memorial Day (Observed) No School 27- Tranfer site open-10am-7pm Albion Valley News items due No Patriots 4-H Club RRHS graduation 28-Kendra Mahoney birthday DHS graduation-7:30pm-gym *Senior Citizens-dinner-noon Scouts & Young Women-7pm-LDS Church 30- Memoiral Day (Traditional) LAST DAY of SCHOOL 31- Tranfer site open-10am-7pm *For only $1 you can have someone’s birthday or anniversary or other celebration put on the calendar. Just call, send a note, or put a note in the AVN box. 11/26/97 7:52 AMCOUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS -Kevin McLeod, Water Circuit Rider for the Idaho Rural Water Association, was present during the regular monthly meeting of the Albion City Council to discuss the City’s water system; he explained that, because his job involves helping small towns, he has been working with City Maintenance Supervisor Stewart Waldemar; his first recommendation was that the City put flow meters on the wells; he stated that this is rule is now being pushed by the Department of Water Resources because of the need to conserve water; -McLeod explained how the flow meters should be installed; Councilman Len Marrs noted that any action by the Council on this matter needs to be coordinated with the engineers hired for the water system improvement project because they can use the facts for their study; Stewart was instructed to talk with the engineers and then obtain three quotes for the cost of putting in the flow meters before the next meeting; -another recommendation McLeod made was that the City begin charging for water usage based on the meter readings; Stewart reported that the reading of service meters had begun in order to obtain baseline data for determining ratesl; McLeod stated that he has a computer program that can help determine rates; the Council thanked McLeod for his help; -in another water issue, the Council asked Stewart to clean out ditches needed for surface water delivery.; at a later date, the ditch on the east side of the City Park is to be replaced with pipe and enclosed because of the new playground to be installed there; this will include removing some tree stumps along the ditch; -Kay Powell, representing the Albion Valley Players and the ASN/SICE Alumni Association, reported about the recent boarding up of windows on the main floor of Comish Hall, former girls dorm on the campus; he stated that the Players had contributed $535 to purchase plywood and the alumni association $466; the reasons he listed for closing up the building were safety, security, preservation of the building, and making the campus look better; he requested funds to finish the windows on the upper floor; after explaining the cost of what is needed to complete this project and replace some boards that have come off other buildings, the Council approved spending up to $1000 for this; the men doing the work were commended; -it was agreed to change the time schedule of the budget process for next year’s budget by moving it up a month; the Budget Hearing will be during the August meeting, not in | September; City Clerk Mary Yeaman is to submit this date to the County Clerk by the April 30 deadline; it was noted that the approved budget has to be sent to the county by the first Thursday in September; -Resident Deputy Sgt. Bruce Bristol gave his monthly report; -after Animal Control Officer Stewart Waldemar reported that there are still a few residents who have not purchased dog licenses, the Council agreed that letters reminding them of the city ordinance be sent to them; -it was announced that the oral presentation regarding the Block Grant being applied for by the Albion Fire District with assistance from the City in order to build a new fire station is set for April 24 at 3:25 p.m. in Boise and that all elected officials are welcome to attend; -approval was given for Yeaman to attend a State Tax Commission Budget Levy Workshop May 14 at CSI; -Councilman Don Bowden was asked to check into the Conservation and Renewable Discounts program and report back to the Council what this means to the City; -Mayor Don Danner reported on the Region IV Transportation Future Workshop he attended; -the mayor reported that he had responded to a letter from the Department of Water Resources regarding the City not having sufficient evidence to support some of the its claims to water rights and is waiting for a reply; -a letter from the Bonneville Power Administration regarding security issues was read; -a resolution supporting the Cowboy Poetry Gathering to be held May 9-10 sponsored by the Community Relations Sub-committee of the Albion Valley Planning Council was approved and signed; -it was noted that a letter from the State Tax Commission stated that Cassia County can collect taxes for improvements made to land on which wind generators are placed; -City Attorney Kerry McMurray was instructed to prepare a contract with Galena Engineering for phase two of the water system improvement project; -in order to comply with Idaho statute, two councilmen will be elected for four year terms and one for a two year term during the city election this fall and, in two years, two councilmen will be elected for four year terms; -the agreement with LeRoy Robinson over the sewer lagoon spray field prepare by McMurray was approved and will be sent to Robinson for his perusal; and -approval was given to send the city clerk to the Association of Idaho Cities district seminar April 14 in the Twin Falls City Hall.
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