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RHStrack teams help sandbag in R apids City
Riverdale High School’s track teams took a breakfrompractice Wednesday, April 26, and went to Rapids City to help with sandbagging. As the Mississippi River nearsrecordhigh levels, the village’s sewerlift station on 14th Street was in danger from therising waters The track teams and coaches filled up sandbags and placed themaround the lift station to help protect the village’s infrastructure. The village of Rapids City B oard and the Public Works Depar tment are thankful to the students for helping the communit y andre sidents in their time of need
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Hi llsdale board of tr ustees pa sses ba la nced budget
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Hillsdale’ s boardof trusteesreviewe d andapprovedthean nua l bu dg etatthei r meetingMonday,April17.FinanceChair JoniReisswentoverthefinalrevisedbudgetandfunding , revenue,projectsand opera ti ngexpensesfortheApril2023March2024fiscalyear Shediscusse d all thechangesfromthepreviousbudget beforetheboardunanimouslyapprovedit aspresented.
TheDociaStreetlift stationremote monitoringsystemisupandrunningand ha s beenbeneficia l an d cost-effectiv e fo r thevillagesofar.Fundswereallocatedin thisyear’sbudgettohavetheremotemonitoringsysteminstalledontheremaining twoliftstations.IronCladITprovidedabid for each of these systems, totaling $6,467.12. The boardapproved spending up to $6,500 for the installation of the remote monitoring systems at both the Jackson Street and StinerAvenueliftstations.
Funding for two Mai n Stre et project s approved ea r lierthi s ye ar also wer e d iscussed because of specific guidelines when us ing M FT f un ds an d AmericanRescue Plan Act (COVID-19 relief) funds. ARPA funds can be designated to reimburse the genera l f und fo r payroll , whic h in turn frees u p som e genera l fund d olla rs to be used a t the b oard’sdi scre tion.The boar d decided that the curb and gutter project will be paid for from the general fund and the c rack s ealing pro jec t w ill be pai d for from the MFT account. Both road projects arescheduledtobecompletedthisyear.
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River Valleydistrictlibrarynews
UpcomingeventsatRiverValley District Library,214S.Mai n St.inPortByron include:
Children’s Events
StoryTimes: Mon da ysandThurs da ys from 10:45to11:30a.m.JoinRVDL forstory time withstories, songs,craftsandinteractiveplaytim e. Buildearlyliteracyskills whilehaving fun!
Lego Club: Saturday,May27,from11a.m. tonoon.Come toRVDL onthefourthSaturdayofeac h monthandcreateyourLeg o masterpiece Thismonth’schallenge:Build thetalleststructure Willyoureachthe cloudsorwillyourtowertumble?
Teen Events
DungeonsandDragons: Friday,Ma y 19, from 4 to7:45p.m.JoinRVDLeveryother Fridayforthebelovedfantasy tabletop roleplaying game,Dungeons and Dragons!
Teen Cosplay: Friday, May 26,from5:30 to 7:30p.m Dress upasyour favorite characterandcomeformusic,snacks,craftsand art!
AdultEvents
HistoricalSociety:Monday, May 15, from 7 to 8 p.m.MerleCrabbofPortByro n wil l present a historica l reviewofthelifeand timesofEugeneAbbotLyford,PortByron residentandCivilWarsoldier.
Squeege e Painting : Thursday, May11, from6 to7:35p.m.TikTok“May’dusdoit! Inthis programwe willbeplacingdotsof paintdirectlyoncanvasandpullingthe paintdownwithrubbersqueegees.Even beginnerswillfeellikeabstractartprofessionalsaftertryingthis uniqueand satisfyingtechnique Adultsandteensareencouraged toparticipate.Registeronline
Friends ofRiverValleyDistrictLibraryPlant Sale: Friday, May12, from9 a.m.to 8 p.m andSaturday, May13,from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m. Just intimeforMother’s Day,the Friendsof theRVDLAnnual PlantSale!Orderonline atwww.rivervalleylibrary.orgorcall309523-3440.
WildflowerSeedBomb s : Thursday , May 18, from 6 to7:30p.m.Get inthegardening spirit withtheseself-plantingseedbombs! Thi s Creativ ebu g craftinvolv es clay , soil dueinMay.Countydeputieswillperform inspectionsand a permitwillberequired andmustbeattachedtothe “slow-moving” emblemonthebackofthevehicle. and se ed s.Thesebombscreatean ideal environmentforgerminatingseeds byprotectingthem fromexternalagitators.Learn howtoturnthesesimplematerials into gift-w or thycrafts Adult s andteens are encouragedtoparticipate!Register online.
Theboardapproveda$150SilverSponsorship donationtotheRiverdale Unified Boostersfor theWarrenSuttonMemorial GolfTournamentthatwillbeheld in August They also ratifieda $1,230 invoice fromRoto-Rooterfor lastmonth’slift stationemergency.
MayorT.J.Francis informedtheboard thatMayisLawEnforcementAppreciationMonth,withthefirstweekbeing Law EnforcementMemorialWeek . He requestedthatthevillagecoverthecost of a drinkand snack for anyofficer atHillsdaleShellinMay.Thetrustees allagreed, sayingtheyappreciatewhattheofficers do forthecommunity.
April BlueSuedeBookClub: Saturday,May 27,startingat1p.m.Adultsofallages can joinRVDLforanotherstimulating coffee andbookdiscussionatBlu e Suede! This monthwearereading“BrainonFire: My Month ofMadness,”bySusannah Calahan. Inthisautobiography,Calahandetails her experie nc e sufferingfrom a rarediseas e, which resultedin a monthoferraticbehaviorfrom which she hadnorecollection.Copies are limited! Pickupthe book atthe front desktodayor findit onLibby
Formore information onanyupcoming events, followRiverValleyDistrictLibrary onsocialmedia,visitrivervalleylibrary.org orstop bythelibrary Registrationforsome events isrequired to ensureenough space. Register onlineat www.rivervalleylibrary. orgor call RVDL at309-523-3440.
