Archive - Feb 17, 2012 - News Article
COLUMBIA CITY — In typical fashion, the department heads were on hand to update the Columbia City Board of Works and Safety on recent activity around the city.
In not so typical fashion, Mayor Ryan Daniel gave the report for the Parks Department in place of the indisposed Mark Green, park director.
Daniel reported due to the success of the recent Father-Daughter Dance, the park will be hosting a similar Mother-Son event.
The event will take place April 27 at Paige’s Crossing from 6 to 10 p.m.
CHURUBUSCO — It’s all fun and games at Churubusco Elementary School … well on a special night anyway. Recently, parents and second-grade students in Pat Naragon’s class finished a five-week-long Project Based Learning (PBL) activity with fun and games the children created themselves.
“In Project Based Learning (PBL), students go through an extended process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem or challenge,” said Naragon.
SOUTH WHITLEY — South Whitley’s Clerk-Treasurer Bob Gould reported on changes which have taken place in the clerk’s office last week during his report earlier this week to the town council.
“We have a new deputy-clerk in the office and her name is Pam Waller and she is doing a great job,” Gould said. “Jerri Bollinger is a new (office) staff member who has been here (in the clerk’s office) in the past for 30 years and she sat down and hit the desk running on Monday, cleaning up meter books and getting correct meter numbers entered.”
SOUTH WHITLEY — Phase II of the waste water treatment facility project is under way, according to Project Manager David Harvey with Fleis and Vandenbrink. Progress is being made on the combined sewer overflow (CSO) basin. Fleis and Vandenbrink provides a wide-range of service for municipal, industrial, institutional, commercial and private development clients.
“Construction is underway and progress is being made,” Harvey said in Tuesday evenings town council meeting.
CHURUBUSCO — Smith-Green Community School board members have heard no negative comments regarding the corporation’s $6 million building plan for the school as of Monday.
This is according to the board at its second public work session on a proposed building project.
Steve Darnell, superintendent of SGCS, explained to the full room of people and the board two proposed timetables and lease financing.
The first time table for the building project that was less than $2 million has no required remonstrance period.
WHITLEY CONCERNED CITIZENS
TO HOST SATURDAY FUND RAISER
COLUMBIA CITY – Whitley County Concerned Citizens will host a fund raiser Saturday, Feb. 18, 7 p.m. at The Eagles, 306 W. Van Buren St., Columbia City.
Local country/bluegrass band Huckleberry Blue will entertain.
There will be a $5 cover charge to benefit the fight against wind farms in Whitley County, according to organizers. There will be a silent auction of items donated by local businesses.
