MURRAY – The Murray Parks Committee last week approved two planned Playhouse in the Park events for later this year, as well as accepting a donation of security cameras and renewing its lawnmower lease.
Playhouse in the Park Executive Director Lisa Copeland spoke to the committee about a “ghost light walk” the community theater would like to do toward the back of the park in conjunction with Halloween. She said the Playhouse Board of Directors has tentatively planned to hold the family-friendly event from 5-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13-14, and they would ideally like to put a traffic barricade up next to the Saputo Playground to ensure safety for the participants.
“‘Ghost light’ is a theater term, and you’ve seen other towns and other theaters do this, where we would take groups of folks and they would walk from one location in the park to another,” Copeland said. “We’re thinking of maybe the deck and perhaps the caboose and the old schoolhouse – probably four to five spots in the park. In each spot, there would be a storyteller, and we’re working with the Historical Society to get some stories. People would walk (to each of the storytellers) and then back up at the deck, where we would have cider and popcorn and those kinds of things.”
The committee voted to approve the traffic barricade. Copeland said her next request might be a bit more controversial, but Playhouse is hoping to sell premium tickets for some of its August performances of “The Savannah Sipping Society” – a play about the friendships between four Southern women – to have a couple of wine tastings on the deck before the Saturday evening shows. Committee member Linda Cherry said she realized the door had been opened with several park events involving alcohol in the last year, but she would rather not see it.
Committee member Grant Rudolph said he was in favor of allowing Playhouse’s request because the recent events – which included a beer garden at a Labor Day weekend concert and the Bourbon and Bow Ties park fundraiser – had proven to be successful and had not seen any problems. He added that Bourbon and Bow Ties is planned again this year, and he believed things should work well as long as the procedures of checking IDs and having the serving area cordoned off from the rest of the park continue.
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More than $1.2 million in state grants have been award to municipalities and municipal authorities around Crawford County to support public interest projects.
Funding came through the Commonwealth Financing Authority via the Local Share Account grant program. That program is funded by the state’s gambling revenue and is used for projects in the public interest. The grants were announced by Republican state Sen. Michele Brooks and GOP state Rep. Brad Roae, whose districts include Crawford County.
The borough of Springboro received $680,940 for a water filtration replacement project. It will replace the existing potable water filtration pressure vessels, interior plumbing and various treatment equipment components and add a third potable water filtration pressure vessel.
The borough of Conneaut Lake was awarded $200,000 toward a sanitary sewer rehabilitation along Sixth Street.
North and South Shenango Joint Municipal Authority received $150,000 to aid in extending public sanitary sewer lines along First Street in North Shenango Township.
The Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County received $150,000 to help complete water infrastructure improvements, including replacement of a 3,600-foot waterline at the Keystone Regional Industrial Park in Greenwood Township.
Blooming Valley Borough received $30,000 to purchase snow removal equipment. The borough has contracted for the service and the grant will eliminate that cost.
Pine Township received $100,000 to purchase a new tractor and boom mower.
The city of Meadville received $50,000 to assist in the continued renovation of Huidekoper Park. The project will create a 0.65-mile walking trail to include a small stream crossing bridge, interpretive nature signs, exercise areas, a dog park, a nine-hole disc golf course, a multipurpose field, and a new basketball court with an improved drainage system and lighting. A horseshoe court, cornhole courts, a barbecue pit and parking area will also be added.
Titusville Redevelopment Authority received $58,744 for upgrades to Titusville Opportunity Park, including making the restrooms more handicap accessible.
To receive funding from the Commonwealth Finance Agency, it takes a majority vote of the CFA board and a unanimous vote of the four members appointed by the legislative caucuses.
It means…
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TODAY, MARCH 16
ADULT ARTS AND CRAFTS: Let creativity shine to create a cute craft or inspiring art piece from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Ruby B. Archie Library auditorium. Ages 18 and up. No fee. Registration is required by calling, 434-799-5195.
FRIDAY, MARCH 17
FAMILY GAME NIGHTS: Relax with family and come out for a fun night of board games, sports and outdoor games at Coates Recreation Center from 5:30 to 7 p.m. No fee. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5150. Sponsored by Parks and Recreation.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 18
CARS & COFFEE: Old Dominion Classic Sports Car Club will hold Cars & Coffee from 9 to 11 a.m. at Crema & Vine, 1009 Main St. For more information, call 434-548-9862.
JAPANESE CULTURAL EVENT: George Washington High School Japanese class and club will host the third annual Japan Day free event in the GW auditorium from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be Kendo, Taiko Drumming, a tea ceremony, prizes and more. Register online at https://tinyurl.com/yse2tj2z.
CLASSIC MOVIE CLUB: Enjoy a classic movie with discussion following at the Ruby B. Archie Library auditorium from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. “The Adventure of Robin Hood” (1938) for ages 18 and up. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5195. No fee.
ARCHERY 101 WORKSHOP: Learn the basic safety, anchor points, draw and release, care of equipment and essential safety skills with a USA Archery certified instructor for ages 5 to 17 at Coates Recreation Center from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cost is $12. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5150.
HOMESTEADING 101: Learn from local homesteaders Ben and Amber Martin at Glenwood Community Center from 10 a.m. to noon. No fee. For ages 5 and up; registration is required a week prior.
MONDAY, MARCH 20
PRESSURE CANNER LID TESTING: Virginia Cooperative Extensive Office, 19783 U.S. 29 South, Suite C, Chatham, will check pressure cooker lid and gauge used for canning at no cost from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 434-432-7770.
TUESDAY, MARCH 21
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Benton city leaders and officials celebrated what is being touted as “the largest single land acquisition in the city’s history,” gathering on a chilly Tuesday morning on the first parcel of the purchase, 101 acres just off Interstate 30.
In total, the city will be purchasing 511 acres of undeveloped land along the Saline River from the Thomas family of Benton for $7.6 million.
Gary James, the president of the Benton Area Chamber of Commerce introduced Mayor Tom Farmer, who James credited for being the leader in creating this opportunity for the city.
“The person that’s really made this whole thing happen is the mayor of Benton,” said James.
Farmer said it took a lot of people working together to get to this point.
“It took the people behind me, the council, the commissioners, it took the vision of our parks and it took some work from McClelland Engineers,” Farmer said.
Farmer said actions like this one are about improving the quality of life for the current generations and future generations of residents in the city.
“That’s what the 2040 vision was all about, is planning a quality of life for the people 40 to 50 years from now,” said Farmer.
Farmer pointed out that all ten payments for the 511 acres of land will be done in cash.
“We don’t want to put our citizens in debt,” he said.
The land is being bought from siblings Jessie Mitchell and Jim Thomas of Benton in 10 tracts, with the first payment of $904,000 being made Tuesday. Thereafter, the contracts will be signed and the payments made on the first business day of each year, starting in 2024.
Matt Thibault, marketing official for the city, said Friday the payments will be $904,000 a year for five years, then $615,000 a year for the remaining five years.
Farmer said in May of 2021, the city council passed an ordinance to allow the A&P commission to continue its role through 2041. The city then formed a focus group with two citizens from each of the five wards in the city.
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MARYVILLE, Mo. — With snow on the ground outside, Maryville city officials outlined a sunny year for Mozingo Lake Recreation Park, highlighted by new additions to the golf schedule.
During the Maryville City Council meeting on Monday evening, Assistant City Manager Ryan Heiland said several new tournaments are headed to Mozingo this year in addition to those that had been previously scheduled.
The Golfweek Amateur Tour, the oldest and largest amateur tour in the country, is set for May 20. Heiland said the field is anticipated to be about 100 players.
“A great recognition to be selected for this,” Heiland said.
The Grint Tour, a Kansas City-area amateur tour, will stop by Mozingo on May 27 with a field expected to be around 80 players.
On June 9 will be a Voices of Courage benefit tournament, a fundraiser set up by Voices of Courage, a child advocacy center in St. Joseph. This tournament will be open to the public to participate.
In addition to the new tournaments, Heiland said Mozingo staff has installed new hitting mats and sensors in both golf simulators.
“It’s actually operating probably the best it’s ever operated,” he said.
And players will find 24 new benches installed for the Watson 9 and the driving range, along with replacements or upgrades for all benches for the Sechrest 18.
Looking ahead, Heiland said tree clearing for a planned new disc golf course is about 60 percent complete. In July of last year, the city announced plans to put the course in at The Point. Following the tree clearing, which Heiland said should be completed in the next couple of weeks, staff can continue with final course layout and preparing for tee box construction and basket placement this spring.
A map of where the proposed 18-hole disc golf course will go at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park.
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A wide range of topics in this week’s ’Bag: teal pumpkins, a Tuscola hotel, disc golf, a new use for an old school, new development on the edge of downtown Champaign, and future plans for the state’s fire academy that’s located just north of Windsor Road.
And, as usual, plenty of questions about area roadways: what it would take to extend Florida Avenue, how to request a new stop sign, whether cameras can be used to deter red-light runners, towing abandoned cars, whether it’s OK to cross a solid white line to get to a turn lane, and more.
The Illini men’s basketball team’s bus received an escort while leaving town for the 2021 Big Ten basketball tournament.
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Police escorts for team buses
“Police shut down Kirby at Prospect on a Friday night so buses carrying what sure looked like the Illini football team could make it to the Champaign Country Club for dinner without any delays. Is there some compelling reason to do that when our police departments are so short-staffed?”
Team escorts are provided by the UI Police Department. UIPD assistant chief Joe McCullough said, “As a university police department, it’s common for us to escort athletic teams, high-profile speakers, foreign dignitaries, politicians and other visitors who attract a lot of attention when they come to campus. Unlike full road closures, escorts only tie up an intersection for a few seconds, and it is the safest way to get them to…
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QUINCY — Andrea Schaffnit didn’t mind getting her hands dirty Friday afternoon to make a difference for the planet.
Schaffnit, her sister Annabelle and her brother Parker from the Ursa Willing Workers 4-H Club joined 4-H members from across Adams County and other volunteers to plant 25 swamp, burr and black oak trees at Bob Mays Park.
“We just really love supporting our community,” Schaffnit said.
Schaffnit and her brother pulled out their shovels to widen a hole already dug by the Quincy Park District, then carefully worked together to pull the tree from its container, plant it, backfill the hole and surround it with a bag of mulch.
“It’s fun,” Parker Schaffnit said. “It’s my first time to plant a tree.”
The district’s Director of Parks Matt Higley appreciated the trees, and the extra hands to help plant them.
“Trees are always great to put in open places,” Higley said. “We’re putting them around the disc golf out at Bob Mays. They’re going to create some obstacles out there and provide some shade in the future.”
Known as a savanna, the tree groupings will bring new life to oak-hickory forests currently under threat in Illinois. “Oak savannas are being overtaken by invasive species, as well as more shade-tolerant trees, such as maples,” University of Illinois Extension 4-H specialist Curt Sinclair said in a news release about the project.
The decrease of beneficial disturbances, such as prescribed fires and proper timber management, also threatens large, mature oak trees.
“Illinois 4-H is primed to take action to increase the number of oak trees in the state,” Sinclair said. “The natural world is talking to us, and Illinois 4-H is primed to listen, learn and act.”
Adams County 4-H Program Coordinator Siera Duesterhaus said the tree planting gave 4-Hers a chance to “learn by doing” with a community service project focused on trees and the environment.
“They can help out the community with a better environment,” Duesterhaus said.
Burton Flyers 4-H Club member Evan Reichert got some help planting a tree from his grandpa Kenny Reichert.
Planting trees is a good idea “because they make oxygen,” Evan said. “It’s kind of fun to do it.”
Doing something locally like planting a tree can help with global issues like carbon neutrality and nutrient runoff.
“More trees will move us closer to cleaner water, healthier soils, more animals and birds, greater biological diversity and cleaner air,” Sinclair said in a news release. “All these are critical to people’s health and quality of life.”
Illinois once held 14 million acres of trees, Sinclair said, but that number dropped to 3 million acres before intentional efforts 50 years ago began to reverse the decline. Today, the state has 5 million acres of trees.
Sinclair is working with Illinois 4-H members and the Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts to increase that number through the 4-H Green Communities Tree Program. The program, supported by grant funds from the Illinois Forestry Development Council, focuses on action, education and conservation.
4-H members in 31 counties this spring will plant a grouping of 25 oak trees on public properties in their county. In Adams County, the program was made possible in collaboration with the Illinois Soil and Water conservation District, Quincy Park District, Adams County Soil and Water Conservation District and 4-H.
“It’s a great program,” Higley said. “I’m glad they took advantage of it.”
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