Slater Easter Egg Hunt Sponsored by the Slater Community Club and Friends of the Slater Public Library Saturday, March 28th 10:00 AM Toddlers 3rd Grade Meet at the Log Cabin Nelson Park March / April 2015 Don t forget to stop by the Library for your prize and the Book & Bake Sale POST PROM CAN DRIVE Saturday, March 28th 8:00am to 12 noon BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Please help the Boy Scouts of Ballard Troop 163 to do a Good Turn by participating in our Scouting for Food Drive. Troop 163 will be collecting non-perishable food items and paper products on SATURDAY, MARCH 28th Please put your items in a bag, and set on your front porch IN PLAIN SITE OF THE STREET by 8 AM on Saturday. The Scouts will begin their pick up routes at 8AM. You do NOT need to be present for the pick up. If it is after 11am and we have missed your donation, please call 515-330-8857(Mike), and we will make arrangements to pick up your donation. All your donations will be taken to your local food pantry and will directly help those in need in your community. We can NOT collect perishable items. And the Food Pantries cannot accept expired or opened items. Please check items before you donate. Thank You for Your Participation! From the members of Troop 163, and your community Drop-Off Locations: Huxley Fire Station Slater Fire Station Cambridge City Maintenance Garage on Race St Contact Information: DeAnn Moody 515.290.1276 deann@iowamotortruck.com Or Jolene Lettow 515.210.3940 jlettow@huxleyiowa.org
From the City... F Y I s First day for chipping in the spring is scheduled for Monday, April 13th This is your chance to spruce up those trees and bushes....branches /limbs (NO Leaves please) need to be left by the curb by 7am Monday morning. Future Dates: Save the date H W Recycling will be coming through Slater this year on June 22nd. June 8th Sept 14th This is a chance for Slater residents to get rid of old appliances, mowers, and electronics for FREE. They pick it up off your curb! Flushable wipes are NOT your sewer systems friend The City of Slater is asking everyone PLEASE do NOT flush wipes down the toilet. In recent years, the use of products such as pre-moistened flushable wipes have been advertised as a way to feel cleaner and fresher but most don t know they have caused damage to wastewater systems across the country and right here in Slater! Even though these products are advertised as flushable, and they may go down the toilet, they are not breaking down sufficiently to go through the sewer system. Resulting in clogged pipes and jammed pumps!! This also includes: toilet cleaning pop off pads, baby wipes, paper towels, or any other product that may be advertised as flushable....thank You!! Door to Door Sales persons are required to have a Peddler s Permit to sell within the City of Slater. A Peddler s Permit means that they have provided Slater City Hall with a copy of their drivers license, vehicle information, and a copy of their promotional materials. This also means that City staffed has checked this person / people out with the Story County Sheriff s office. Upon your request, they must present a permit that has been issued by the City of Slater. If they have not done so, please send them to City Hall to fill out proper paperwork. Groups exempt from such a permit are non-profits such as Scouts or youth groups. IF ANYONE COMES TO YOUR DOOR AND MAKES YOU FEEL UNEASY, CALL THE SHERIFF S OFFICE @ 515-382-6566
Soup and Songs Lunch Our next Soup and Songs is scheduled for Friday, March 6. Ballard High School students will perform selections from the upcoming musical Once Upon A Mattress. A free-will lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. with performances April 3 Soup and Songs will feature the Ballard High School Chamber Choir. Easter Egg Hunt & Spring Book and Bake Sale The Friends are once again preparing to help with Slater s Easter Egg Hunt and will also kick off their Spring Book and Bake Sale. The Easter Egg Hunt will be at the Log Cabin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 28, for toddlers-3rd graders. Book and Bake Sale times: Saturday, March 28, 9 a.m. - noon Monday, March 30, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. -1/2 price Wednesday, April 1, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. -1/2 price, plus fill a bag of adult paperbacks for $1. Free Programs Soup and Songs - First Fridays 11:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Early-Out Program - Wednesdays from 2-3 p.m. (No program March 11 & 18) Storytime - Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. (No Storytime March 11) Book Club Thursday, March 26 at 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Coffee Fridays, 10 a.m. Book Club The book club selection for March is Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín. Discussion will be on Thursday, March 26 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Child care is provided for the morning session. Overview: It is Enniscorthy in the southeast of Ireland in the early 1950s. Eilis Lacey is one among many of her generation who cannot find work at home. Thus when a job is offered in America, it is clear to everyone that she must go. Leaving her family and country, Eilis heads for unfamiliar Brooklyn, and to a crowded boarding house where the landlady s intense scrutiny and the small jealousies of her fellow residents only deepen her isolation. Slowly, however, the pain of parting is buried beneath the rhythms of her new life until she begins to realize that she has found a sort of happiness. As she falls in love, news comes from home that forces her back to Enniscorthy, not to the constrictions of her old life, but to new possibilities which conflict deeply with the life she has left behind in Brooklyn. - barnesandnoble.com In April, we will read the Louis Zamperini biography Unbroken written by Laura Hillenbrand and watch the movie. Watch for information on date and times. Movie showing will be open to the public. (Rated PG-13). Mark your calendars! Free Comic Book day at the Slater Public Library, Saturday, May 2, 9 a.m. - Noon!
We re making your water bill payment easy...never pay a late fee again! Have your water bill payment auto deducted from your checking or savings account on the 15th of each month It s as easy as 1) detach and sign the form below, 2) attach a voided check and 3) drop it by City Hall. Or Contact City Hall at 515-685-2531 or cityofslater@huxcomm.net Authorization for Preauthorized Payments I/We authorize the City of Slater to initiate debit entries to my/our account at the bank of my/our choosing and identified by the attached voided check or saving account information identified below, for the purpose of accomplishing the following preauthorized payments for water/utility services: The City of Slater will debit: An amount which may vary. I understand I have the right to receive notice at least 10 days in advance of the due date of any payment of a varying amount. Frequency: X Monthly Type of Account: Checking Savings This is a new authorization that may begin on, or after, the date reflected below. I/We understand debits will be presented from the South Story Bank, in Slater, Iowa. My/Our account will remain subject to its individual terms and conditions, which are not modified by this authorization. I/We acknowledge that the origination of these transactions must comply with the provisions of U.S. law. I/We understand that this authorization will remain in full force and effect until the City of Slater has received written notification from me/us of its termination in such time and in such manner as to afford the City of Slater and the depository a reasonable opportunity to act on it. Name(s) Printed Signature Date Voided check is attached. OR Bank Name, phone #, and address for savings Saving Routing # Savings Account #
Swim Lessons - $35 Sign up Wednesday May 13th & Thursday May 14th 5:30pm to 7:00pm @ Slater City Hall Session 1 June 15-26 9am 10am 11am 7:10pm Session 2 July 6-17 9am 10am 11am 7:10pm Session 3 July 27-Aug Feel like this on the Tennis Court? How about Lessons? Your Game for life! Get physically fit Have fun with friends or family Build hand eye coordination 10 fun filled days for $21 for boys & girls 1st grade 8th grade Monday Friday Tentative dates June 8th 19th Class Times 8:30-9:15am Completed 1st & 2nd grade 9:15-10:00am Completed 3rd & 4th grade 10:15-11:00am Completed 5th & 6th grade 11:00-11:45 Completed 7th & 8th grade Contact Slater City Hall for Registration Pool Opens - June 1st Closes - August 16th Hours - noon-7pm Daily Passes - on sale now $ discount if purchased by may 22rd Just Think Pool weather is right around the corner Really!! The Slater Municipal Pool is currently taking applications for Lifeguards and Bathhouse Staff. Applications are available at Slater City Hall or go to www.slateriowa.org and print one off. Must be at least 15 years of age to lifeguard, and 14 for bathhouse.
Slater City Wide Garage Sale Is Scheduled for Saturday, June 6th If you would like to be listed on the Map and newspaper advertisement please drop off your $3 and location info to: Linda Webster (228-3033) Or to Slater City Hall by May 27th Keep on the pulse of the City Check out the City of Slater on Facebook Slater s 69th Annual Firemen s Dance April 25th Featuring Oscar s Mobile Tunes 8PM 1AM Doors open at 6PM For supper. Serving brat patties and hamburgers Slater American Legion Post 260 Turkey Tenders Supper @ Slater Log Cabin Sunday April 19th 5pm-7pm Adults $8 Kids (10 & under) $5
Slater Area Historical Association, 318 First Avenue, Slater, IA slaterhist@huxcomm.net www.slaterhistory.org 515 228 3832 First Friday Coffees In tandem with the Slater Library, Heritage Hall is hosting First Friday Coffees for the seniors of the community from 10 to 11:30 every first Friday of the month. With films, memorabilia, and music, it s not just coffee and doughnuts, it s a trip down memory lane. TOOLS OF THE TRADE Exhibit Coming in July Tools of the Trade will be our new exhibit, now in the planning stage at Heritage Hall. If you have old tools that were used on the farm, in the kitchen, in building, in a profession, in the shop, please consider loaning them to us for this new display. Call 515-480- 9789 or stop by on Thursdays 10-2. Shown in use in the photo is the Permanent Wave Machine, circa 1920 s, which SAHA has on permanent display a professional tool used at a woman s own risk! What do you have that you remember your parents or grandparents (or you) using years ago? We d love your stories too. The SAHA Gift Shop Stop by to shop for gifts and items for yourself. We have available unique items relating to our hometown. Kitchen towels, tote bags, coasters, books, cards, and of course, the City Flag. Check it out! Preserving Our Veteran s Memories The Slater Area Historical Association is collecting the valuable stories of our veteran s experiences. It s becoming urgent to capture the memories of our World War Two vets and our Korean War vets and we also record the memories of those who served in later conflicts. The Association supplies the vet and his family with a complementary CD recording his memories, a precious record of his or her experiences. We gently lead the storyteller through his memories and also collect information. Please let us know if you would like to participate. Visit our Wall of Heroes and our room of artifacts and records honoring our local veterans. Seeking Your Ancestors? Did you know that the Historical Association has Ancestry.com available for those who visit Heritage Hall? And we also have Ellis Island s website, archives.com, and other programs for our patrons. Plus, if you are seeking to know more about your family, we have local obituaries back to the 1890 s, family trees, and written stories from those who came before us. We can help you find a gravesite, a long lost greatgrandparent, a history of your family s emigration, and more. Remember Heritage Hall, at 318 First Avenue in Slater, is open on Thursdays from 10-2, but you can easily call for an appointment to visit, 515-480-9789. If you have old Ballard or Slater yearbooks consider contributing them to SAHA.
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