Jon Hefley, co-owner of Lumberyard Rentals stands with some ATVs they offer for sale. They do offer 300 to 400 rental items, too.
Every handyman knows that using the right tool or piece of equipment can make all the difference in getting a job done quickly, efficiently and professionally. But very few people can afford to own all the speciality items they might use only once or twice a year.
Two students from Marion County were among the 32 top academic high school students Newman University hosted on April 25 during the university’s “First Class Jets” recognition program.
Representatives from Marion County Fire District No. 7 (the Tampa Fire) recently took position of a new 3,000-gallon Kenworth Tanker for use by the department. Picture are (from left) Fire Chief Ronald Mueller Assistant Fire Chief Tim Svoboda, Clay Fletcher, the represpresentative from MHC Kenworth Atlanta, Ga., and Will Pilcher, sales representative for Fouts Bros Smyrna, Ga.
Sen. Jim Barnett (R-Emporia) announced today that legislation he introduced on Feb. 7, 2008, has passed in both the Senate and the House of Representatives and will soon be presented to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius for her signature.
The Marion City Council began its April 5 meeting with a 90-minute tour of the progress being made on the $12 million indoor swimming pool/gymnasium complex the city will share with the Marion school district.
Council members hailed the the large pool, gymnasium and entire complex as impressive.
City Administrator David Mayfield showed members the area for a proposed drainage pond in East Park across the street as well as a culvert to be cleaned out as part of the project. The pond would hold up to 5 feet of water during storms, then allow it to slowly seep away, he said.
Mayfield said trees in the park will be preserved during the project. Some limited parking spaces will be lost on the east side, but new parking at the pool will replace that, he said.
When the council reconvened its meeting at city hall, construction of the pond and drainage cleaning were approved, subject to the installation of fencing.
A discussion of council meeting time was tabled until Councilor Steve Smith returns at the next meeting. Approval of planning commission bylaws also was postponed for the same reason.
Randy Hulett asked the council take action to clean up property at 526 Cleveland, where he reported seeing scattered junk and rats.
Council members asked City Attorney Dan Baldwin to contact the property owners.
They postponed a decision on a request from Barb Steiner to provide curb cuts on new sidewalks along Denver Street for the safety of children going to school.
The council agreed to pay $1,325 insurance premium for three days of Chingawassa celebration upon request of a group led by Mike Powers.
The council approved providing free Chingawassa Days buttons for full-time city employees with the exception of police officers, who will be working the event anyway.
Mayor Mary Olson asked that the council allot 15 to 20 minutes of discussion time at meetings to replace work sessions. She listed several topics: handicapped parking, renting the spec building at the industrial park, and using the industrial park for such things as testing John Deere equipment from the adjacent dealership.
The Emergency Services of Peabody held its annual Safe Kids Camp for the students of Peabody-Burns Elementary on April 22. Students from the preschool were invited to participate in the day’s activities. Students attended several sessions in such topics stranger danger, fire safety, weather safety and “Operation Lifesaver.” “Crash dummies” wandered around and visited with the students. The “Smokehouse,” a small building filled with smoke, taught the students how to crawl through a smoke-filled house. Toward the end of the day, the Lifeteam helicopter landed on the playground and its crew gave the students a tour of it. “A special thanks to these men and women for volunteering to help keep our students safe,” said Principal Ken Parry.
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