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Walk Along a Rood City Landscape Waste Pickup
From Bob Mefz
A ..... d his dog were walking OCTOBER 4
along a road. The man was enjoy-
ing the scenery, whenitsuddenly The City will remove Do not place any mate-
occurred to him that he was dead. landscape waste that hasrial in the street or on the
He remembered dying, and that been placed within the sidewalks.
the dog walking beside him had
been dead for years. He wondered area between the sidewalk Place all material within
where the road was leading them. and the edge of the street. 6' of the edge of pave-
After a while, they came to a If the weather is bad. we ment.
high, white stone wall along one will pickup on the next
I was thinking about words Jus' Thinkin' They seem to be speaking
that color how we conduct about similar things. Maybe
ourselv.es it is to what degree each
Some of the words that came attribute is present. A healthy
tomind were integrity, humil- balance of the desirable traits
ity and pride and respect. I sounds like it would be a good
decided to see how the dic- thing. These" characteristics
tionary defines them. have to do with how we see
When I looked up integrity, ourselves and how we relate to
Do not remove entire one of the meanings I found and treat other people. They
_ , . was that of a firm adherence to a code of affect how well things go in our society
side of the road. day with good weather, crees tram your private . . .
At the top of a long hill was a ..... moral or artmtic values, or howbadly they deteriorate.
tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. Residents, please follow property ana pace mere . . . . .
.... ".. When looking at laumility it was nec-
When he was stand g before these guidelines: rot .lty I wish the positive traits were given
%th to
if you
removal
essary
to
look
at
humble,
and
one
defini-
more attention in our day-to-day inter-
it, he saw a magnificent gate in the Have your landscape
arch that looked like mother-of-- waste ready for pickup by at .... trees, nave contractor tion there was_ not proud or haughty, actions and were more highly valued,
.... . . . ., Pride dennitions, included inordinate
pear', and the s, ree, that ,ed to the 7Am on the above date. " naul tneTmatermltt°lmebewage reatmen Pant self-esteem, conceit and also justifiable sought after and developed by fhe
people of our country. I respectfully
gate looked like pure gold. NEW REQUIREMENT...
He and the dog walked toward
the gate, and as he got closer, he All small debris, grass,and place the material in self-respect, submit these ideas for your thoughtful
saw a man at a desk to one side. leaves, must be in bags.the proper location. When ! looked at respect there were consideration.
= When he was-close enough, he definitions of giving particular attention It is something on which you can be
called out, 'Excuse me, where are or consideration and or high or special thinkin'
we?' Mt. Pulaski Athletic Association regard, esteem. M. Tait
E 'This is Heaven, sir,~ the man
E-
answered.
'Wow! Would you happen to
have some water?' the man asked.
'Of course, sir. Come right
in, and I'll have some ice water
brought right up.'
The man gestured, and the gate
began to open. 'Can my friend,'
gesturing toward his dog, 'come in,
too?' the traveler asked.
Tm sorry, sir, but we don't
accept pets.'
The man thought a moment and
then turned back toward the road
and continued the way he had
beeng0ing with his dog.
After another long walk, and
at the top of another long hill,
he came to a dirt road leading
through a farm gate that looked as
if it had never been closed.
There was no fence.
As he approached the gate, he
saw a man inside, leaning against
a tree and reading a book.
'Excuse me!' he called to the
man. 'Do you have any water?'
'Yeah, sure, there's a pump over
there, come on in.'
'How about my friend here?' the
traveler gestured to the dog.
'There should be a bowl by the
pump,' said the man.
They went through the gate, ¢~nd
sure enough, there was an old-
fashioned hand pump with a bowl
beside it.
The traveler filled the water
bowl and took a long drink himself,
then he gave some to the dog.
'What do you call this ~lace?'
the traveler asked
'This is Heaven,' he answered.
'The man down the road said
that was Heaven, too,' the traveler
said.
'Oh, you mean the place~with
the gold street and pearly gates?
Nope. That's hell.'
'Doesn't it make you mad for
them to use your name llke that?'
'No, we're iust happy that they
screen out the folks who would
leave their best friends behind.'
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From Harry W. Hild
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IT IS CALLED THE "C-NILE
VIRUSV'
Makes $12,000 in improvements at
Ball Diamonds
By Mike Lakin
Mt. Pulaski Athletic
Association Volunteers
have been busy in 2olo
and they aren't done yet.
The list of Spring 2OlO
Improvements includes...
Added dirt and seeded
Topper Field ($6,900)
Painted exterior of all
buildings
Painted all bleachers
Repaired dugout fences
Added rock around con-
cession stand
Installed new shadow
boxes around rest rooms
Painted foul poles
Replaced broken win-
dows
Added dirt to trench
areas
Trimmed trees
Fall ZOlO Improve-
ments (projected)
Add approximately 12o
tons of clay/sand mix to
Bruin Field Install black
dirt along "first and third
base lines
Seed grass along first
and third base
Remove crown from
AA Meeting
Alcoholics Anonymous
meetings are every Thurs-
day evening, 6 to 7:3oPm
in the Mt. Pulaski Chris-
tian Church, Family Life
Center; on Lafayette.
175th Meetings
Mt. Pulaski 175th Cel-
ebration meetings are the
first and third Saturdays
of each month at the Mt.
Pulaski VFW Hall, South
clay dirt to grass in out-
field Correct drainage of Side of the Square. First
water from field (third meeting in October is
base primary) October 2 at 9Am. Third
ESTIMATED COST - Saturday meeting is Octo-
s 6,0o0 plus her 16 at 9Am.
Backstop Project
f.
for the Cure 614 N. Marion Sf. Mt. Pulaski - Call Nancy 871-2555
tie' the '- .... . ..... i Susan G Komen Founda-
.... .... - -o' io.n. here wilt be tames
Art Work ] '[ :: i: }:_ i [ms, ir/cluding the. pink
Compliments of /-~ "- __'_ "~ .~=:,7: ,~:- ~,~I1-~ ,,e,,~,,q,~! -~,~¢6"1'~
Stan Ande son - ~ ;= . . • ~, -=
• .... . . .- , : forSurwvors, a::season
With $1z,ooo committed by the volunteers, the for each ischo0l
of Mt. Pulaski has been appr6ached with the third: zd!o sport season events,
improvement proiect. This project is to remove and"- a balloon pop for prizes;
reinstall Bruin Field backstop. This will correct playing with lots more.
distance for leagues and improve security for the con - meat of, pulled pork
Volley -,
.aa~ "~et s pack the place to
~'~¢ see not only a great Big IIigllgTlgg Now $159,900
/ W fO" voueyoau mutch
betweentworival
.f " schools, but also to help
d~ __ ~" a worthy cause and a
¢ . 11 Fight for the Cure
Mt. Pulasl i and Harts-
burg Emden High Schools
- will ,host Volley for the
11 - O A Cure on September 23 in
% / Mt. Pulaski, beginning at
N / .r 5Pm in the MPHS gym.
N L-J" / " This event will be held
/ to honor and-celebrate
/ " _ the heroic fight against
- breast cancer . All dona-
t,, ,, ,=tans wdl be gwen to the
204 N. Vine St. St. Mt. Pulaski -
Call Doris Oltmanns 737-7197
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cession stand. The project also involves adding rock to sandwich, chips, slaw,
north of concession stand, potato salad, dessert, and
The removal and reinstallation of the backstop drink, will be served by
requires an outside contractor. Goodman Fence of the FCCLA in the cafeteria
Springfield has submitted a bid for this project. The starting at 5.
cost, $3,464, has been submitted to the City of Mt. Please wear pink to the
Pulaski for consideration. The Mt. Pulaski City Council match and come out
has taken the request under advisement, support a great group of
On the schedule for the future are repairs to the girls, and an even greater
Concession Stand Roof. The City of Mt. Pulaski has cause. Questions - Call
donated $z5o to this Spring 2011 project. 741-3385•
Doris & Associates
1411 N. Kickapoo - Lincoln- 735-7197
Great Home - Ready to Move in
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