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Volume 23, Issue 2 TOWN OF WATERVILLE NEWS JUNE 2016
Inside This Issue2 / SWIM TEAM INFORMATION
4 / FROM THE DESK OF ROYAL J. DEVANEY
5 / WATERVILLE MAIN STREET ASSOC.
7 / RECYCLE NEWS
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TALK TO OUR TOWN HALL – TOWN DIRECTORY
The Mayor, Council and Staff are available to serve the community. To contact your Town Council or various Commission members, write to: Town of Waterville, P.O. Box 580, Waterville, WA 98858, or call the numbers below:
TOWN HALL PHONE: 745-8871 E-mail:
FAX: 745-8782 Web: www.ci.waterville.wa.us
ELECTED OFFICIALS / PLANNING AND ZONING CITY DEPARTMENTS
CITY COUNCIL COMMISSION
Royal DeVaney, Mayor 745-8459 Frank Spaun, Building Inspector Marsha Peterson
Jill Thompson 745-8369 Dan Augustson, Chairman Clerk Treasurer
Brian Munson 745-8396 Cathi Nelson
Joyce Huber 745-9300 Greg Day Erica Stoddard
Loyd Smith 209-380-9760 Josh Barnes Deputy Clerk/Treasurer
Chuck Driver 679-5260 Joseph Johnson
Regular meetings are held on the Regular meetings are held on the 2nd Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm
1st and 3rd Monday of each month Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. Monday - Friday
at 6:30pm.
PUBLIC WORKS TREE BOARD
WATERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY Mobile Phone 630-4171 Cathy Clark, Chairman
Amy Larsen 745-8354 Marty Ramin, Superintendent 745-8162 Bruce Clark
Librarian Brian Willms 885-4077 Dale Loebsack
Jerrod Biggar 630-8433 Open-Can You Serve?
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POOL OPENING
JUNE 20th
Pool Season is just around the corner and the town crew is busy cleaning the pool in preparation for our June 20th opening. Stop by Town Hall to purchase your 2016 season passes or to sign up for one of our 2 sessions of swim lessons.
Lifeguards for the 2016 pool season are: Manager - Andrea Toomey, Assistant Manager - Drew Koenig, 1st year guards are: Elaina Thomsen, Kalah Toomey, Rochelle Laney and Angel Lucero.
Waterville Library News!
“On your Mark, Get Set... Read!”, the theme of the Summer Reading Program highlights the Summer Olympics in Brazil. The goal of this program is to encourage students to read at least 10 hours during the summer and keep their reading skills active. Sign-up can be done at any time during the summer. Prizes will be awarded to all who finish the 10-hour goal. Special programs will be held throughout the summer, information on dates and times will be available at the library and the programs will also be promoted through the local paper, library Facebook page and the NCRL webpage. Incentives for our summer reading program are made possible with funds raised by the Friends of the Library and the generosity of our community. Please visit the Friends area in the entry of the library for more information on donating or to join the Waterville Friends of the Library. Thank you for your support.
SPRING CLEAN UP DAY HAULED AWAY 30 LOADS OF JUNK!
The Spring Clean Up day on May 7th was a great success again this year thanks to the following dedicated volunteers who filled up 3 – (40 yard) dumpsters with household waste, 1 – (40 yard) dumpster with wood products, and took in lots of recyclables at the recycle center:
Marty Ramin Brian Willms
Jerrod Biggar Erica Stoddard
Marsha Peterson Royal DeVaney
Terri McCurry Jill Thompson
Loyd Smith Clayton Ramin
Lisa Davies Mike Davies
Eileen Bone Bob Borders
Ken Borders Tom Petersen
Amon Vickery
Thank you for giving up your Saturday morning to help clean up our Town!
Also, a special thank you to Amanda Viebrock of Waterville Family Foods for donating the delicious rolls and beverages for our volunteers!
HAVE YOU ORDERED YOUR BIRTHDAY CALENDAR?
It is Waterville Shocker Booster Club Birthday Calendar time. For only $6.00 you get a 2017 calendar with your family listed. Don’t miss out – order forms were mailed out in May. Drop off orders at Waterville Family Foods or Town Hall. Deadline for orders is July 15th.
If you have any questions, call Susan Mittelstaedt at 745-8372. Proceeds go towards scholarships & extra school activities. Thank you for your support.
A big thank you to everyone who has been there for me during the last two months. My family and I have the generous support, flowers, and condolences in memory of Phyllis.
A hearty thank you to all of the volunteers that helped during Clean Up Day and to the people that brought items that filled up the dumpsters. Without all of you, we would not have a nice clean town.
Some of the projects planned for the Town his summer include replacing part of the sidewalk on Chelan Avenue, some street patching, as well as painting the front of Town Hall. Jerrod will be overseeing the removal and replacing of flowers and plants in sunken garden in Pioneer Park. This project will be done in phases over the next 2 years. This year Jerrod will focus on the four corners of the garden then next year to fill in the remainder. Jerrod is working with a master gardener to plant drought resistant plants and flowers.
A very big thank you to the Waterville Main Street group that is painting the front of buildings in the downtown area. The barn quilts that are being put up by volunteers
are just adding to the beauty of the Town of Waterville. Thank you so much.
FOOD BANK DAYS & HOURS
The Food Bank is located at 413 S. Central St. in the Senior Center and is open from 2:30-4:00 PM. Upcoming days of operation are: June 2nd & 16th July 7th & 21st, August 4th & 18th, and September 1st & 22nd.
HAVE AN AWSOME
SUMMER!!!!!
Where: Behind Town Hall
Cost: $10.00 per pick-up load (stop by Town Hall to check out a key)
Accepted Items: Vegetative waste (grass clippings, tree trimmings, weeds, flowers and plants)
Items Not Accepted: Sod, plywood, particle board, concrete, plastics, metal, garbage, puncture vine, dirt, rocks,
painted/stained/treated wood, twine, straw, hay, seed screenings, nursery trees and pallets.
Maximum length: 7 feet
Maximum diameter: 14 inches
WATERVILLE PLAYERS PRESENTS:
VARIETY SHOW & DINNER THEATER
WESTERN COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS
SATURDAY JUNE 4TH AT 5:30 PM
AT WATERVILLE SCHOOL
TICKETS:
$20 ADULTS
$10 CHILDREN
(12 yr. and younger)
MENU:
Pulled pork, baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad, apple crisp & cookies
Is your Child’s Car Seat Installed Correctly?
Do you know vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in children? Also, approximately 75% of car seats are installed incorrectly.
Trooper Weber, a Certified Passenger Safety Technician, is willing to assist anyone
install or double check their child's car seat. The process takes little time and is completely free!
Please contact Town Hall for more details.
JUMP INTO SUMMER FUN WITH THE WATERVILLE SWIM TEAM!
Join us this summer on the Waterville Swim Team! Swim Team is open to all kids 18 and under (To qualify you must be able to swim the length of the pool unassisted).
SWIM SUIT ORDERS: Tuesday, June 7th, at 6:00pm at Waterville City Pool. Once again, Button Jewelers will be sponsoring our team. Each swimmer will receive a free suit fromButton’s. We will have suits for you to try on for sizing, as well as a suit swap. If your suit no longer fits, please bring it this evening so we can pass it down to a different swimmer. A new suit will only be replaced for you if you bring your old suit in for the swap. REGISTRATION: Registration will also take place on this night. $50 per swimmer, $40 for each additional swimmer in a family. Scholarships available.
QUESTIONS: Contact Windy Osborne 679-1026 or Angie Deishl 670-6746 SUMMER LEAGUE WEB SITE: Check out the league website at: www.wvssl.org
TOWN COUNCIL
ACTION
ü Councilmember Jill Thompson was recently appointed to serve on the board of the Chelan-Douglas County Department of Health.
ü Councilmember Huber moved to proclaim Wednesday, April 13, 2016 as Arbor Day for the Town of Waterville. Munson seconded. Unanimous vote.
ü Councilmember Smith moved to donate seven older wooden picnic tables from Pioneer Park to the NCW Fairgrounds. Driver seconded. Unanimous vote.
ü Councilmember Smith made a motion to approve Poultry Use Permit 2016-09 to Crystal Davis for ten chickens, with a second from Munson. Unanimous vote.
ü Councilmember Smith made a motion to approve Livestock Permit 2016-14 to Sharina Weber for two 4H pygmy goats, with a second from Munson. Unanimous vote.
ü Councilmember Smith made a motion to approve Poultry Use Permit 2016-15 to Jennifer Munson for six chickens, with a second from Thompson. Approved by majority vote with Munson abstaining.
ü Smith made motion to set a public hearing to hear proposals on the 2017 – 2022 Six-Year Street Plan for Monday, June 6th at Town Hall, 6:30 p.m. Thompson seconded. Unanimous vote.
ü Smith made a motion to approve the “Interlocal Cooperative Agreement between Town of Waterville and Town of Mansfield for Mosquito Control Services”. Driver seconded. Unanimous vote.
HAPPY 4TH OF
JULY
As you have probably noticed, some of our downtown buildings are receiving a facelift, thanks to the Waterville Main Street Association’s hard work. In most cases, the building owners are paying for the materials used and the WMA’s board members are doing the work. The project is being spearheaded by Kathie McMahon of Yesteryear Quilting.
Another project sponsored by the WMA is the Douglas County Barn Quilt Collection. Bainbridge Mfg. and the Town of Waterville graciously loaded Mike Davies and his crew the needed equipment to hang them. You will see this season’s quilts hanging in such places as the Nifty Theatre and Carol Cowling’s office, along with Auntie Bling’s and other locations around town, with a total of 11 completed this year. A brochure and map will be published in the near future, along with a web page for www.historicwaterville.org. Applications for next season’s collection will be available soon, and smaller 2’x2’ and 1’x1’ blocks will be available at Waterville Days. Please contact Diane Petersen @ 509.745.8226 for more information.
A group of about 30 people from the
Revitalize WA 2016 conference being held in Chelan traveled to Waterville for a walking tour of our downtown district. Dave Lundgren offered a look inside the Historic Waterville Hotel, Ed Daling gave a lively history of the downtown buildings, Keith Soderstrom graciously hosted refreshments at the Harvest House, and Jim Dixon offered a very interesting and informative tour of the Nifty Theatre.
Waterville Days, being held July 8th and 9th, is fast approaching. The PreFunc from the Wenatchee area will be performing at the 2nd Annual Waterville Stomp and Beer Garden Friday night from 7-10pm and Columbia Valley Brewery will be supplying a variety of beers on tap. A 5K fun run is being
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added to Saturday’s events. Please contact Josh Barnes @ 509-860-0232 for further information. The Waterville Days committee is looking for volunteers for Saturday, July 9th. If you would enjoy helping, please contact Lisa Davies @ 360-391-2232.
Come one, come all! The WMA General Partnership meetings are held on the 4th Monday of each month at Town Hall from 5-6pm. Whether you are a member or not, please feel free to drop in to learn more about the Main Street Association and their vision for our community.
Now is a very good opportunity to spend some time enjoying the beauty of our local parks. The trees are leafing out, flowers are in bloom, and the lawns are lush and green.
Improvements are happening in Pioneer Park. Jerrod Biggar, Park Superintendent, is working with a master gardener to replant the sunken garden. Residents are hoping to bring back the past beauty of the garden. Renovation will take place in segments until the project is complete. Many of the large trees have been recently pruned and look very healthy. Additionally, there are quite a few new metal picnic tables in the Park. Dale Loebsack has been appointed as a Tree Board member. The Tree Board still has one position open. Interested parties should inquire at Town Hall or call 745-8871 for more information. Nominations for Yard of the Month are always welcome. The nomination forms and container are in Town Hall.
Spring is in the air; trees are blossoming, and flowers are blooming. Please help your Tree Board members by nominating your neighbor's or your own yard for Yard of the Month. Nomination forms and entry box are available at Town Hall. Nominations will continue through September.
Congratulations to Cory Milbrandt for being named May’s Yard of the Month!!!!!
TIPS FOR A MOSQUITO FREE SUMMER
During mosquito season there are things you can do at home to stop them.
1. Change water in birdbaths twice a week.
2. Repair leaky faucets and sprinklers.
3. Empty water from flower pot dishes.
4. Clean leaf clogged gutters.
5. Keep water fresh and drain standing water from around stock troughs.
6. Recycle old bottles, buckets, & cans.
7. Clean garden ponds and stock them with fish.
8. Get rid of used tires properly.
Mosquitoes need water to breed and grow. It doesn’t take much water and it doesn’t take much time. So, almost anything around your home that can hold water for a week or more can produce these pests. Get rid of places where water collects and mosquitoes won’t have a chance.
For more information, go to the Department of Health website at www.doh.wa.gov.
RECYCLE NEWS