Mead Messenger
Village of Mead
Volume 6, Issue 1
JANUARY 2010
VILLAGE OF MEAD BOARD OF TRUSTEES
A regular meeting of the Village of Mead Board of Trustees was held Dec. 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the Village Office. Present were Chairman Howell, Trustees Feldhaus, Halbmaier, Raver & Swanson. Also present were Clerk Moline & Police Chief Carlson. Guests present were Bill Thorson, Chuck Policky & Tim Laughlin.
Reorganization of the board took place. Howell was re-elected Chairperson.
The board entered executive session at 5:33 p.m. to discuss a personnel issue. The board returned to regular session at 5:59 p.m.
The following appointments were approved: Police Chief-Jerry Carlson, Clerk/Treasurer-June Moline, Utilities/Maintenance Supt.-Keith Walling, Librarian-Vera Kuhr, Attorney-Curt Bromm, Engineer/Street Supt.-JEO, Insurance Carrier-Inspro, Accountant-Ed Schroeder, Official Depository-Bank of Mead, Official Newspaper-Wahoo Newspaper. Appointments to boards were: Common Facility Board-Feldhaus & Halbmaier; Municipal Board of Health-Howell, Police Chief Carlson & Mary Miller; Board of Adjustment-Howell, Feldhaus, Halbmaier, Raver & Steve Mayfield.
GUESTS:
Bill Thorson presented an amended bid for replacement of windows & doors at the Community Bldg. The bid of $1300.00 was accepted. Bid was $200.00 less than original submission.
Chuck Policky requested snow removal of Oak St. past his business.
Tim Laughlin introduced himself as a surveyor with Kirkham-Michael.
Minutes from the Planning Commission Nov. 23 Regular Meeting & Nov. 7 Library Meeting were accepted.
POLICE REPORT: Carlson presented the monthly activity report.
CLERK REPORT: Moline reported delinquent utility accounts, furnace repairs at the Community Bldg. & requested repair of water meters.
The following action was approved: Granted permission for Walling to take comp time hours during Dec. & Jan., wrote off utility accounts of #2775, #0950 & #1655; introduced, waived three readings & approved Ord. 593, Floodplain Map. A wage increase of $.50 per hour & $500.00 savings bond was approved for Librarian Kuhr.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:02 p.m.
The Village Office will be closed December 24, 25, 31 and January 1.
Please mail in your water/sewer payment, deliver to the drop box (located outdoors by the front door of the office) or leave at the Bank of Mead.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Special points of interest:
Library News
Fire Dept. hosts Santa Claus
Mead Food Pantry
Church Services
Alma’s 140th Birthday Party!
Mead Community Group
FREE PANERA BREAD
Available to the public at Alma Lutheran Church (basement) on January 9 from 9 - 10 am.
There is always plenty of bread. Please feel free to come and help yourself!
MEAD HOSTS HOLIDAY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
DECEMBER 29 & 30
The Mead Varsity Boys Basketball Holiday Tournament will be held at the Mead Jr - Sr High gym on Tuesday, December 29 & Wednesday, December 30. The Varsity Girls Basketball Team will play regular scheduled games prior to the tournament each day. Come and support MEAD ATHLETICS!
Mead Library News - December 2009
By Vera Kuhr, Librarian
Mead Public Library - December 2009 by Vera Kuhr, Librarian
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Library Staff and Board of Trustees!
SANTA!!!!!! We were blessed to have Santa stop and visit on the 17th. The crowd was small but enjoyable. We even had two dogs show up.
Overdues: Please check if you have overdue books. We would like to have all materials due returned by the 1st of the year as we will start NOT keeping track of each individual number on the materials.
The library will be closed Christmas Eve, the 26th and New Years Eve. We will be open on January 2.
Adult Materials: “Things Left Unspoken” by Eva Marie Everson; “The Frontiersman’s Daughter” by Laura Frantz; “June Bug” by Chris Fabry; “The Sheep of His Hand” by Suzanne Tietjen; “The Christmas Sweater” by Glenn Beck; “Going Rogue” by Sarah Palin; “Get the Most from Your Digital Camera” by Simon Joinson; “The Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilt” by Laurie Aaron Hird (letters from 1920’s farm wives and 111 quilt blocks they inspired); “The Other Side of Night” by Daniel Allen Butler (about the Titanic disaster); “Pirate Latitudes” by Michael Crichton; “Peaceable Kingdom Lost” by Kevin Kenny (recount of the first settlers); “The Perfect Couple” by Brenda Novak; “The Traveling Pomegranates” by Sue Monk Kidd; “Whispered Lies” by Sherrilyn Kenyou; the new title by Dan Brown (checked out); the new title by Danielle Steel - ”Southern Lights” (checked out); and many more of tried and true authors with more on order.
Juvenile: “Puffing” by Margaret Wild; “Dear Polar Bear” by Barry Ablett; “Yap and Hap Go to Wee Care Catering School” by Pat Nekola; and “The Snail and the Whale” by Julia Donaldson.
New DVD’s: Star Trek; Field of Dreams; The International; and Appaloosa.
THANKS! A special thank you to members of the Mead Fire Department for sponsoring Santa’s visit to the students of Mead Public School and children at the Mead Public Library.
Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Village Board: Tuesday, Jan. 12. 6:00 p.m.
Planning Comm: Monday, Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m.
Library Board: Saturday, Jan. 9, 9:00 a.m.
Fire & Rescue: Monday, Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m.
The Village Board and Planning Commission meet at the Village Office, Library Board at the Library and the Fire Department at the Fire Hall.
MEAD FOOD PANTRY
If you are in need of food products, please be aware that help is available through the Mead Food Pantry. The Food Pantry is located at Alma Lutheran Church. Please contact Pastor Alena at 624-3015 or Jill Dahl at 624-5010 to make arrangements for pick up. All transactions are kept private.
VILLAGE OF MEAD
312 S. Vine St., P.O. Box 46
Mead, NE 68041-0046
Phone: (402) 624-2495
Fax: (402) 624-2024
E-mail: meadclerk1@hotmail.com
Web: www.meadnebraska.org
Brad Howell, Chairperson
Bobbie Feldhaus, Trustee
Jim Halbmaier, Trustee
Ailene Raver, Trustee
Dick Swanson, Trustee
June Moline, Clerk/Treas. 624-2495
Keith Walling, Ut/Mnt. Supt. 227-5150
Jerry Carlson, Police Chief 624-2056
Vera Kuhr, Librarian 624-6605
Mike Coyle, Fire Chief 443-7164
CHURCH SERVICES
MEAD COVENANT 1540 Co Rd 10
7:30 am Prayer in Sanctuary
9:00 am-11:00 am Worship, Coffee & Visiting, Life Groups & Kids Alive
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 Spoken Worship
9:15 am Sunday School for all ages
10:30 am Traditional Worship
Alma Lutheran Christmas Schedule
Dec. 24 - 9:00 pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Dec. 25 - 9:00 am Christmas Day Service with Communion
Mead Covenant Church Weekly Schedule
Monday
6:00 pm Time of Prayer
Tuesday
6:00 am Pursuing God Through Prayer
7:00 pm Men’s Group
7:00 pm Women’s Group (2nd Tuesday of each month)
Wednesday
7:00 pm Jr. & Sr. High Youth Group
Thursday
10:00 am-Noon Primetimer’s (2nd Thursday of each month)
Alma Lutheran’s 140th Year Celebration
Alma’s celebrating 140 years in the ministry! Join us for our birthday party on January 9th, 1:40 - 5:00 p.m.
The bell will be ringing 140 times to begin the days activities at 1:40 p.m. Come, celebrate!
Mead Community Group
Healthy Family Tip of the Month
Happy New Year! And you know what that means, have you got your New Year’s Resolutions made? How long will you stick with them this year? Or have you thrown up the white flag already and given up completely on making resolutions? There are some specific things you can do to guarantee you and your family will be more successful this year. Follow these tips from the experts at the University of Maryland Medical Center:
Make your goals specific and write them down.
Break your goal down into manageable steps.
Don’t wait for the motivation to change, take action and the inspiration will follow.
Mistakes are opportunities for learning.
Tell someone about your resolutions, they will help keep you accountable.
Add a spiritual dimension to your goals.
Good Luck with your New Year’s Resolutions. The MCG supports you in all your efforts to raise happy, healthy children! Working together we can’t help but succeed!
The Mead Community Group is in need of greater community involvement. If you feel strongly that our mission is important please find a way to show your support, either by attending our monthly meetings or by e-mailing suggestions. Our group is in danger of dissolving if we don’t have some additional help, funding is available but personal involvement is waning. Thank you for your consideration.
