Looking for women bowlers
Friday night womens league are looking for more bowlers to share in the fun. A team consists of 4 bowlers and we bowl Friday night starting September 30, 2005 at 7:00. Anyone interested can e-mail me at ragusa@mchsi.com or call 309-238-2960 or call Dena Stone at 815-869-3044. Hope to see you there. Dee Ragusa
Disregarding Stop Signs-a Problem all over Minonk
After reading a couple of editorials regarding the Westside park and people disregarding the stop signs or speeding, I have to say-join the club. I don't know where everyone is going in such a hurry but they don't obey the stop signs near Veteran's Park either. It's quite evident to me that many people that do not stop at stop signs don't have to worry because THEIR CHILDREN ARE IN THE CAR WITH THEM. Guaranteed if they lived where any of US do and people were blowing the stop sign, it wouldn't be OK anymore. Sarah & Sherry- you are not alone and I, for one, would like to know where people get off deciding which stop signs are and are not worthy of stopping at!!! Just chalk it up to another unsolved mystery...Maybe someone who blows the stop signs anywhere in town can enlighten me as to their reasoning behind NOT stopping at stop signs! And don't think the city is going to help you-their answer will be the usual "we can't be everywhere". Signed- Frustrated on Maple Avenue Kimberly D.K. Schmitt
Need list of school supplies for the 6th grade
I have been trying to find out the school supplies for the 2005-2006 year for Fieldcrest West. I can't seem to find out. Please could you get back to me. I live here in Minonk and I don't like waiting for the last minute. The list I need is for 6th grade. Thanks. Debbie Brown yourkitten@mchsi.com
Editor's note: Does anyone have an answer for this?
Lack of stopping at signs and speeding near Westside Park Welcome to Minonk Sarah (and family)!I
live a few houses down from Sarah. I also see the same issues as she
does. In addition to the running of stop signs there are the speeders.
Some are seen flying down at speeds in excess of 40 mph. A
while back, the speed limit had changed down to 25 mph. The speed limit
in Westside Park became 20 mph a few years ago. Nobody goes those
speeds. There are a lot of kids crossing 4th, Washington, Jefferson and
5th Streets. One of these days, something bad is going to happen. Will
it be to one of our kids? Maybe it will be an adult trying to walk our
kids across these dangerous streets surrounding the park? But in our
reactive response society, nothing will be done until something bad
happens. When
I moved to Minonk in 1998, there was a stop sign heading west on the
corner of 4th and Washington. That was taken down in 2000 and the
speeding problems increased on 4th street. As
much as some council members hate it (some past members have mentioned
that they do not want to be a town of stop signs), my suggestion is to
put stop signs at every entrance and exit to Westside Park and for our
authorities to enforce stop sign usage as well as posted speed limits.
What's the sense of posting a speed limit if it will not be enforced? I
have almost 2 year old twin daughters I need to protect. If nothing is
done, we'll have to protect our kids by fencing our yard, which I'm not
real keen on. The
only time I see any of our authorities looking for speeders is out on
251. Obviously, that must be where the quick money is. I'd like to see someone be in the preventative spirit before something bad happens. If
I'm correct in the process, we need to start knocking on Brian
Peterson's door (he's our alderman, who also lives on West 4th street
if I'm not mistaken) to voice our concerns. We should also get a
petition going to tell the City of Minonk how serious this problem is. Sherry Willis Minonk Car Wash under new ownership Dave, Just
a note to let everyone know that we are the new owners of the Minonk
car wash. We're in the process of getting everything spruced up and
running good. With proper upkeep we know that this will be a great car
wash. Keep your business in town! We're here to help so let us know if
you have any problems. Thank you for your business. Mike & Jeanette Zimmerman Mark Duncan Thanks for supporting Cub Scouts
On behalf of Cub Scout Pack 78, I would like to thank everyone involved
in our Bake Sale. Thanks to all the parents who donated such wonderful
cakes, breads, and cookies. Thanks to all the people who stopped by our
table and either purchased one or more of our many items, or just
simply donated money to the Pack. We greatly appreciate all the
support!!!Thanks Again, Sarah Prosser Committee Chair for Pack 78 Free HP print cartridge
Does anyone use an HP tri-color inkjet print cartridge #23? I picked up
the wrong cartridge, opened it, and threw the box away before I
realized it was the wrong one. You can have it. Just let me know. Goes
to the first response. Barth Weistart bweistart@stern-associatescpa.com Remembering class of 48 who served -
The 4th of July seemed an appropriate time to remember all the young
men from Minonk Community High School's graduating class of 1948. It
was shortly thereafter when the "FORGOTTEN WAR", The Korean Conflict,
became an important part of all the males in that class. From June 1951
until March 1953, 700,000 reserve GI's, 180,000 National Guard members
along with 1,510,000 enlisted persons and 1,750,000 souls who were
drafted into service to help stem the growth of Communism in Asia.
There is a fitting Monument in Washington DC attesting to those who
served and gave their lives during that period.
There were 15 male members in the Class of 1948. Fourteen were eventually in uniform. Their names are: Stan Konwinski USN Jim Schneider USA Don Uphoff USAF Albin Johnson USN Don McCully USA Melvin Forney USN Glenn Harms USA Mike Zupansic, USA Glenn Barth USA Don Meierhofer USA Dick Stokowski USN Jim Cunningham USA Cletus Schhertz USA Bob Curley USASubmitted by Albin Johnson Germany has windmills too
Dave, I just recently returned from the Ostfriesland area of Germany.
This is the area where most of the Germans that settled in Minonk area
came from. This was a genealogy trip that took me to many cemetaries
and churches. Walking through the cemetaries, you would have
thought you were walking through the Minonk cemetary. Names like
Uphoff, Janssen, Hinrichs, Broers, Kleen, Renken, & Danekas were
just a few that I came across. But, what a surprise it was to
see the "futuristic windmills" all over the area. Every farmer had one
or more. And, these were small farms. The old windmills are used for
tourist attractions and are not used anymore. I can see why our
ancestors liked Minonk area, because it was like home to them. They
raise alot of rye and some of all the other grains. There is alot of
dairying, but no beef cattle. There were about 130 of us from the Ostfriesen Genealogical Society of America that made this 'homecoming' trip. And,
the german people greeted us with open arms and alot of publicity and
picture taking. People would stop us, or come to our tables while
eating and ask if anyone was from Iowa or any other state. Trying to
find relatives who came to America. There were alot of happy reunions. Just had to send this to let you know Germany is way ahead of us with the windmills. Emily Danekas Zivney
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Question on bright beginnings school supply list
Dave, I was wondering if anyone has or knows what is needed for the bright beginnings school supply list? Thanks in advance, Kelly Lane
New message board for Minonk
We would like the town of Minonk to know that there is now a message board for the community located at: http://minonk.proboards51.com Thanks!Sarah Gullery
Correction on locationof Mighty Mo
Enjoyed your piece on Mike Gebhard. What a good looking model. He should be proud. As I recall the Mighty Mo is not in Long Beach Ca. but next to the BB39 USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor.Rick Wylie Editor's note: Rick, thanks for the correction.
Stray Cat Problem Solution
After reading about the stray cat problem in Minonk, I heard that El Paso was also having the same problem. This week in the El Paso Journal, there is an article regarding the July 5th El Paso city council meeting. At the meeting, El Paso Mayor Herb Arbuckle discussed a letter he received from the President of the Sterile Feral organization in Normal. This organization provides a program where they will cover the costs to trap, neuter and release stray cats. I feel this program would be a great benefit to the City of Minonk and should be looked into. It would relieve the worry of the City incurring any costs while also making the citizens of Minonk happy. Lacy Orabutt
When did a Stop Sign become merely a Suggestion?
We moved here just a month ago and love it! My mother grew up just down
the street from the house we bought, and I practically grew up here
visiting my Great Aunt Sis & Uncle Swisher every weekend. It's a
nice quiet community, so much more peaceful than the over-populated
city we left behind in Florida. It was easy to leave behind
though…although we had a beautiful waterfront park just two blocks
away, our children were prisoners in their own yard. Too many vehicles
coming and going and using the access road to the park as a bypass
during rush hour traffic made it a requirement for the kids in the area
to be escorted. When
I flew up to look for a house, I fell in love at first sight. This
community is just as charming as I had remembered it. We were lucky to
find a gorgeous house just on the edge of the park on 4th St. It brings
great joy to both me and my husband's hearts to see our two girls so
happy just being kids again. Playing in our large backyard and walking
across the street to go play in the park brings a lot of joy to them.
That was not a luxury we had in Florida. I never let them out of the
yard there and I never imagined in a million years that I would be
concerned about them walking across the street here. I
am at a loss for words as how to describe what I feel inside when I see
cars either pull one of those "California stops" or simply let off the
gas peddle as they roll right through the stop signs here…every single
day! I'm at an even greater loss to figure out how these people can do
this at the stop signs surrounding a park where children are playing.
Being new to the community, I didn't want to raise too big of a
stink…but I'm really starting to become concerned. Since moving into
our new house, we have had several projects going on and today I was in
the front living room setting out knick-knacks and deciding on where to
hang pictures, etc.. Throughout the past month, while outside on our
deck my husband and I have noticed several cars (including trucks from
our area businesses) rolling through the stop sign…but today…In just a
two hour period while working in the living room I must have seen 15
vehicles not obeying the stop sign. My
youngest daughter was born 12 weeks premature and we fought to keep her
alive and well. She is perfect today and we'd like to keep her that
way. As parents, we teach our children to look both ways before
crossing the street and to be defensive "bike riders/walkers". However,
we cannot watch over them every single moment…and that is to allow them
to become responsible human beings, build trust, gain confidence, and
be accountable for their actions. If they make a bad decision and
choose not to follow our rules even one time and we witness it, we will
address it with them. If we don't witness it, I'd like to think that
the good people in this community would help out a little by just
following basic traffic laws to at least help keep them safe. I
really hope that this email comes up in conversation with you and your
neighbors. It only takes one accident to take a life away, the roadside
memorials at the intersections of the surrounding country roads are
evidence of that. Please do the right thing and protect the children of
this community. Kindest regards, Sarah (Rients) Gullery Concerned about loose dogs
I have a concern that I would like to bring forward about people and
their dogs. I just got a dog a few months ago and ever since I did when
I take him on walks just down the street there are several people who
have their dogs outside and not chained or on any leash and these dogs
have charged and and bitten my dog. I'm disturbed by this because there
is a leash law in Minonk and I dont' like being in fear every time I
take my dog on a walk. I have been up and down many streets and have
had several occurances of other people's dogs charging at mine and mine
is on a leash not harming anyone. I think something needs to be done
about this. I am not trying to attack anyone or imply that their dogs
are dangerous. I understand that maybe these dogs have not been
associated with other dogs so they do not know how to act when another
one walks by, but it is not fair for myself or anyone else who may have
had the same problems, to be in fear that another dog is going to
attack us or our dogs when we walk down the street. I'm hoping this
problem gets resolved and people can start either being outside with
their dogs when they let them out so they can keep an eye on them or
chain them up.Sincerely, Carrie Lindley Class of '48 Dave, I
just wanted to thank Albie Johnson for "jogging" our memories regarding
the "Forgotten War", and for reminding us who served in this "police
action" from Minonk. Albie is to be congratulated for bringing this to
the top of the list. Thanks so much for all who did serve.Art Kettelhut Thanks to those who supported Ellen Stokowski benefit
I am taking the time to say a personal thank you. There are so many
people to thank and give credit too I am actually afraid to
individualize: I don't want to miss anyone. Let me say this is not the
first time I have witnessed a community such as ours pour out with
contributions, concerns, helping hands and prayers. I personally
witnessed these same acts of generosity when my nephew and his children
were in a fire.We
may not agree with the politics, complain of the increase of taxes, and
our school system. We read about it in editorials or talk about it
amongst ourselves... I am just as guilty of this as the next guy. But
what we do have in this community is the people. People who show
concerns for our friends and neighbors whether they are a native here
or just moved in. We focus on pulling together to help our fallen in
time of tragedy, health challenges and when they have lost loved ones.
The results of tonight's benefit is a perfect example of what we are
all about. So I want to give credit for this success to everyone
through your donations, volunteering, and by participating in tonight's
event, we have strengthen our community bond and provided comfort, hope
and will power to our friend, family member and neighbor: to help them
heal and most importantly to never give up. After tonight we may just
acknowledge one another with a simple nod on the street but at least at
this very moment, right now, no matter who we are, we put all
differences aside and united. We pulled together as a team. Thanks to all and may God bless. Becky Quick Fieldcrest CAC Coaches and Sponsors Meeting
The Fieldcrest CAC will be holding the 2005-2006 coaches and sponsors
meeting on July 13th at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will take place in the
Band Room of the Fieldcrest High School. Anyone with questions will be
welcome to attend. At this meeting, the CAC members and
coaches/sponsors will be going over any policy changes from the
2004-2005 school year. The CAC appreciates the willingness of
coaches/sponsors to work with our organization to achieve another
successful year. Thanks, Garilyn Wells Secretary of the CAC
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