March 2017

Have the winds of this winter helped ‘trim’ a few of your trees? Do you need to have some limbs picked up and chipped? Now is your chance!

The Village will conduct its next monthly service of brush pick up/chipping and pick up on Monday, April 3.

There is a $20 base fee for brush pick up, and will be added to the property’s active water bill. If there is not an active water bill, the property owner will be billed the fee.

Any brush in the tree lawn area is subject to pick up and billing.

One of the goals of brush chipping and pickup is to keep the tree lawn areas of the Village clear of debris, so that debris litter does not enter the storm sewer system.

Pianist Polina Bespalko will present a concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 31 in the Presser Hall. Bespalko will perform pieces from Bach, Liszt, Schubert and Tchaikovsky. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert was originally scheduled for March 13 but was postponed due to weather.

Bespalko began her performance career at the age of eight. Throughout her years at the Moscow Central Music school she appeared regularly in the most prestigious venues in Russia. Bespalko made her American debut in 1998 as an honored member of the Russian-U.S. Cultural Music Exchange. 

By: Drew Hoppe

The first meeting for the Jumbo Jr. Farmers was held Monday, March 27th at the McDonald Township Hall.  The meeting was started by the 4-H Pledge being led by Asher Bridenstine and the Pledge of Allegiance which was led by Claire Ketcham.  At the meeting the group elected officers who are; President, Noah Ketcham, Vice President, Katherine Moore, Secretary, Helen Taylor, Treasure, Claire Ketcham, Reporter, Drew Hoppe.  We also elected Health, Environmental, Safety and Recreational officers who are as follows, Brenna Dyer, Quinn Dyer, Drew Stevens, Kevin Smith, Ruth Anne Osborn and Jeffery Bushong.   

A workshop to help area professionals sharpen their social media skills will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 8 in the Pharmacy Building.

The cost of the daylong workshop, including lunch, is $150 for professionals ($130 for early registration by April 1) and $35 for current students. The workshop is hosted by the ONU chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA).