This Week Only Residential Garbage pick-up schedule by LaRose Disposal will be as follows:

Residents living East of Chestnut Street will be Friday 7/31 starting at 6 am

Residents living West of Chestnut Street will be Saturday 8/1 starting at 6 am

Next week's pick-up schedule may vary according to weight and timeliness.

Special Note: Unfortunately, until a new garbage contract is written, bid out, and agreed upon there will not be any pick up of Furniture, Household Appliances, etc….

LaRose Disposal has agreed to service residential homes in Minonk once a week thru September 11, 2015 at the current rate. In the meantime the city will have a new contract written and released for qualified contractor bid process.

Thank you,

Bill Koos

12:30-1:30 Varsity Players only 1:30-2:30 JV & Bantam Players.
Flag players will receive their jerseys at practice from their coaches. For those that cannot
make hand-out, equipment will be given to each parent the night of the 1st practice.

Practice can officially begin August 10th. Head Coaches will be contacting the parents of practice times within 1 week of practice.

All fund raising tickets will be passed out at equipment hand-out and will be due at 1st week of practice. Please return all sold tickets to a Board Member: Lanna Ruestman, Heather Pieffer, Jessica Overocker, Amy Stimpert, Chris/Heather McKay, Dana Johnson, Erika Bane, or Paula Wisenhoffer. All tickets must be sold or your child will sit out a game and will not collect a refund.

All Players (except Flags) must have a physical before 1st practice.

Check us out on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/fieldcrestyouthfootball or our Website: fieldcrestyouthfootball.shutterfly.com for updates.

First and foremost, this problem is not caused by the city or its officials. The culprit is the contractor, being less than honest in fulfilling his obligation to the city and our people, for not alerting the city when he could/should see his problem developing.. As a business man, financial or equipment problems do not arise abruptly over night or even in a few days. These kind of problems develop over time, months to years. So for anyone in this city to blame city officials for the problem are clearly out of line.

As I read the Mayor's report that a company has been located and has agreed to come yet this week . No disposal service is immediately available due to their established business obligations. For a company to agree to come in and help, with less than a 48 hour notice, has to be a near miracle.

With this service being obtained, your garbage disposal service this week is only 1-2 days late, so you have not missed anything at all.

Our city officials do act for the benefit of the people of this city. Comments such as I read are not justified from anyone.

I am expess my comments from first-hand knowledge having served as an alderman, mayor and city administrator of this city. So, I am asking these people, what experience do you have to justify making your ridiculous comments?

Dave Shirley

Billie Stokowski: Thank you for clearing up all the confusion

Jennifer Murrah: Only comments i really see on here are about an adjustment to our bills. Since there is a one-two day lateness, do we then get to charge the city a 10.00 fee for lateness when we are charged 10.00 fee for our lateness? Even if the water drop box is on a hide n seek schedule or blocked due to repaving?

Keri Sammans Carls: There's a 1 to 2 day wait when garbage day falls on a holiday. ......

Eric Tomlinson: Dave I am from LaRose Disposal and you are correct we do have our own routes. That's why I hope everyone who reads this can understand we are trying to intermingle our routes with your town and do it in a timely fashion. It will take a couple of weeks to work the kinks out but I'm confident it'll get worked out. Thank you everyone for your patience and understanding

Bethany Carey: Thank you!

Connie Ropp: Very well said! I feel so grateful that a company has stepped up to help us out! They are busy also and wouldnt have to do this. Our city officials were right on top of this!

Richard Williams: How much money are we paying for this new company to help us out? The last couple of weeks the trash service came later and later. I don't think this was sudden. This new company isn't coming here for free so I am wondering how much extra it's going to cost us? I'm not interested in charging the city that's just silly. If you don't want a $10.00 fee for paying your bill late then simply don't pay your bill late. I don't blame the city for the garbage service problem, but I do wonder the cost.

You should think about your neighbors who might be sick & trying to rest, or little babies, or even shift workers.

According to Ordinance #9.10.010, you may be fined for this norise nuisance.

Thank you for your cooperation & think of you fellow neighbors.

Jack Marcoline
Alderman Ward 1

Joan Weter

Editor reply: I talked to the author and he said the book is being submitted to the publisher next week and hopefully the book will be available for distribution sometime in August. We will let everyone know when the book is ready.