Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell heads out on Christmas eve to pick up stocking stuffers for all of the ants in his ant farm, but can’t find anything to fit stocking that tiny. So he serenades them with carols instead, and their dance moves spell out a city memo in the dirt.
You’re on thin ice
Actually, stay off it
The Parks & Recreation Department would like to remind everyone that, despite the recent cold temperatures, the ice on our skating ponds is still too thin to skate on, Aspell writes. Please be safe and stay off any iced surfaces, other than those on cookies and cakes, especially rivers and ponds, until the ice thickness is 4 to 5 inches thick. Keeping a tape measure on your person at all times will be a super convenient way to determine when the ice is ready.
Oh, actually, parks staff will remove the “Keep Off” signs at White Park and Beaver Meadow Golf Course once the ice is safe to skate on. We will also post skating and cross country ski conditions on the Parks & Recreation Department web site and social media sites.
They look good on paper
Along with food and hygiene stuff for pantry
The Human Services Department would like to extend a big thank you to its coworkers throughout the city who contributed food, paper and hygiene products for the department’s pantry, Aspell writes. They gave the thank you in lieu of sending food, paper and hygiene products.
Many thanks to Sandi Lee (library), who started this initiative many years ago and continues to be involved. Many thanks also to Robin Wirbal (HR); Sue Stevens (administration); Deb Marcotte, (fire); Dave Florence, Carol Lane and Christy Spaulding (police); Jim Major, Mike Hanscom, Hope Hundley, and Rodney Sewall (GSD); and many others who helped organize the drive and/ or make deliveries. This generosity helps many of our low income residents and is greatly appreciated.
Repairs fore you
Work at the Beav
J.F. Kimball Excavation has begun culvert replacement work at Beaver Meadow Golf Course, Aspell writes. Finally, some holes big enough for us to hit a golf ball into.
Last week, the contractor finished installing an 84-foot long arch culvert between the 14th and 16th greens. This week, they will begin the 21-foot long culvert replacement at the 12th green. Next week, they’ll eat a five dollar footlong. Construction has progressed slowly due to inclement weather.
