Thursday, November 20, 2008

Newsletter January 2008

VILLAGE OF MEAD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEET DECEMBER 9

The Village of Mead Board of Trustees met December 9, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at the Village Office. Present were Chairman Howell and Trustees Feldhaus, Halbmaier, Raver and Swanson. Also present were Clerk Moline and Utilities/Maintenance Superintendent Brabec. Guests present were Burneil Ecklund and Dale Wilson.

The Oath of Office was administered to Raver and Halbmaier. Reorganization of the board took place, with Howell elected as Chair. Appointments were: Police Chief-Carlson; Clerk/Treasurer-Moline; Librarian-Kuhr; Attorney-Curt Bromm; Street Supt./Engineer-JEO; Accountant-Ed Schroeder; Official Depository-Bank of Mead; Insurance Carrier-Inspro; Official Newspaper-Wahoo Newspaper; 401k Administrator-Ameritas. The official posting of board meetings was approved. Howell appointed Feldhaus and Halbmaier to serve on the Common Facility Board.

Burneil Ecklund presented a request to remove trees and an old fence north of the dump to allow for better flow of water from his property. The board indicated that this project may be a future budgeted item.

Action was taken to approve a two year retainer with Edstrom, Bromm, Lindahl and Freeman-Caddy law firm; heard 2nd reading of Ord. 579 Service Deposit for Water Services and 2nd reading of Ord. 580 Service Deposit for Sewer Services; introduced, waived 3 readings and adopted Ord. 582 Participation in National Flood Insurance Program; and accepted the resignation of Utilities/Maintenance Superintendent Brabec.

CLERK REPORT: Moline reported election results, carpet cleaning and arrangements to attain future water/sewer rate study from Nebraska Rural Water.

MAINTENANCE REPORT: Brabec reported completion of concrete work on Elm St., sanding of streets, completion of placing Christmas decorations on street lights and engraving of tools.

The Christmas Party was set for January 25 at Woodcliff.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m.

VILLAGE OF MEAD
Brad Howell, Chairperson
Bobbie Feldhaus, Trustee
Jim Halbmaier, Trustee
Ailene Raver, Trustee
Dick Swanson, Trustee

June Moline, Clerk/Treas. 624-2495
Jerry Carlson, Police Chief 624-2056
Vera Kuhr, Librarian 624-6605
Mike Coyle, Fire Chief 443-7164


The Village of Mead is taking applications for a Utility / Maintenance Superintendent. Applicants should have or be willing to attain certification as water operator and sanitary sewer certification.

Applications may be attained at the Village Office located at 312 South Vine Street, Mead, NE 68041 or by calling (402) 624-2495.

Application deadline is January 12, 2009.

MEAD HOSTS BASKETBALL TOURNEY DECEMBER 29 & 30

The Mead Varsity Girls & Boys Basketball Holiday Tournament will be held at the Mead Jr - Sr High gym on Monday, December 29 & Tuesday, December 30.

COME AND SUPPORT MEAD ATHLETICS!

Mead Library News—December 2008 by Vera Kuhr, Librarian

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

“Come little leaves said the wind one day
Come to the meadows with me and play,
Put on your dresses of red and gold;
For summer is past and the days grow cold.” By George Cooper

That poem came to me as I was doing this newsletter and watching it snow. It was one of many that we had to memorize in country school.

Spaghetti Feed: Our annual fundraiser will be held January 9th at the Mead High School commons during the Mead/Yutan basketball game. Again we will have the much appreciated help of the members of Mead Student Council. All members of the Library Board of Trustees and the Friends/Foundation members are asked to bring a pan of bars and help as needed. We have had a great response from the residents of Mead for this event and proceeds will go toward library improvements.

SANTA CLAUS: Santa will have been here and gone to deliver all of the toys to children everywhere and our thanks to all that participated. It is worth all of the effort to watch the young ones with their wide open eyes and sometimes tears.

Summer Reading: If you are interested in helping (or organizing) the summer reading program, please stop at the library and take a look at the tremendous amount of ideas that are in the BIG book we get from the Nebraska Library Commission. If any resident is in need of community service, this would be an excellent venue to accomplish this need. It is not a time consuming project and would only last the month of June and maybe into July. Please let me know as soon as possible as we have a meeting the end of February where we share ideas for the coming year.

Internet Use: As the days are colder and there is less activity outdoors, the use of the computers has risen. Anyone under 18 must have a permit signed by a parent or guardian to access the internet. Parents are asked to be vigilant in monitoring their children’s usage of the internet and please read the rules for computer and internet use.

New Materials:
Adult: Grace by Richard Paul Evans; The Christmas Sweater by Glenn Beck; Pretty Little Potholders (for someone who likes small quilting projects – very cute); Peoples Tribute to Paul Newman – lots of pictures; Skies Over Sweetwater by Julia Moberg (about flying); The Snowball by Warren Buffet; Worth Fighting For by John McCain; large print mysteries and many shelves full of great stories for the long cold month of January.

On Order: Home Another Way by Christa Parrish; The Private Patient and An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P. D. James; Woof! By Lee Montgomery (essays about various noteworthy dogs); The Independence of Miss Mary Bennett by Colleen McCullough (sequel to Pride and Prejudice); Coyote by Shreve Stockton and Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich (on sale on Jan 9th). We will be ordering more after Jan lst. If you have a title you would like to have in the library, please let me know.

Juvenile: We have put many titles on the shelf as we were donated children’s books in great condition.

CHURCH SERVICES
ST. JAMES CATHOLIC 213 E. Eighth St.
5:30 pm Saturday Mass
9:30 am Sunday Mass
(check bulletin for daily mass, generally 7:00 a.m.)

ALMA LUTHERAN 219 W Fifth St.
8:30 am Casual Worship (spoken service, no music)
9:15 am Children’s Choir/Sunday School/Adult Forum
10:45 am Festive Worship (with music)

MEAD COVENANT 1540 Co Rd 10
9:00 am Worship
10:15 am Life Groups

ALMA LUTHERAN / ST. JAMES CATHOLIC ACTIVITY PLANNED

January 18 at 4:00 p.m. at Alma Lutheran Church, 219 W. Fifth St., there will be an ecumenical worship service in conjunction with St. James Catholic Church to kick off the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Chili dinner / dessert potluck will follow the service. All are welcome! Contact Pastor Alena at 624-3015 if you have any questions.


Quick quips from kids!

TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America . .
MARIA: Here it is.
TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America?
CLASS: Maria.

TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.

TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell “crocodile?”
GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L>
TEACHER: No, that’s wrong.
GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.

TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD: H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
DONALD: Yesterday you said it’s H to O.

Thank you, Terral Brabec, for your service as Utility / Maintenance Superintendent for the Village of Mead. Good luck on your future endeavors!

UPCOMING MEETINGS
Village Board: Tuesday, January 13, 6:00 pm
Planning Commission: Monday, January 26, 7:30 pm
Library Board: Saturday, January 3, 9:00 am
Fire & Rescue: Monday, January 12, 7:30 pm

The Village Board and Planning Commission meet at the Village Office, Library Board at the Library & the Fire Department at the Fire Hall.

MEAD PUBLIC LIBRARY HOURS
TUESDAY 9:00 am - 11:00 am & 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
WEDNESDAY 9:00 am - 11:00 am
THURSDAY 9:00 am - 11:00 am & 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
SATURDAY 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

HAPPY NEW YEAR!