City of Rolla makes
Halloween festivities
safe and fun for all
The
City of Rolla will offer numerous festivities on Halloween night Wednesday, Oct.
31 by passing out candy, hosting costume contests, and making the community
feel welcome at The Centre, Rolla Police Department, Rolla Fire & Rescue,
Station 2 and at Rolla City Hall.
The
Centre, located at 1200 North Holloway St., will kick off the evening with
their annual Fall Costume Contest between the hours of 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Show
off your costumes and you will receive a treat. Costumes will be judged
according to age groups and winners will receive Centre gift certificates.
The
Rolla Police Department will be handing out candy Halloween night beginning at
5 p.m. at RPD Headquarters located at 1007 North Elm Street. Rolla Fire and
Rescue will hand out candy and host a child-friendly haunted house inside
Eugene Northern Community Hall at Fire Station #2 on Halloween night between 5
p.m. and 8 p.m. Fire Station #2 is located at 400 West Fourth Street. The
haunted house is free and open to the public.
Members
of the Administration and Public Works departments will also pass out candy and
treats in the lobby of City Hall (901 N. Elm Street) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
“Your children’s safety and the safety of the public is the City’s number one concern
on Halloween night,” said Rolla Mayor Bill Jenks, III. “Please stay safe while
you are enjoying the festivities around town.”
Parks and Recreation
leaf pick-up
service available
For a nominal
fee, Rolla residents can get their leaves picked up by the City of Rolla Parks
and Recreation Department.
All leaves
must be curbside along city streets. No
private driveways or private areas will be entered by City vehicles. Per City ordinance, no leaves can be placed
in the streets, gutters or ditches. Leaf
pick up will take place Monday-Friday.
The fee is
$50 per half hour with the minimum charge of $50. All fees must be paid within two weeks of the
service being completed.
For more
information or to schedule a pickup, please contact the Parks & Recreation
Department at 573-341-2386.
Environmental Services
offers curb-side pick-up
of bagged leaves
Along
with the natural beauty that comes with the fall foliage in the Ozark Highlands
there also comes the downpour of leaves, and the question of how to dispose
them in the most convenient and efficient manner.
The
City of Rolla’s Environmental Services Department will continue to offer the
pick-up of bagged leaves through Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. To receive this
service, the leaves must be placed in brown paper biodegradable yard waste
bags, which can be purchased at a reasonable price at many stores in the area.
We also ask that you place your bags to the curb by 6 a.m. so our equipment
operators can pick them up on your normal collection day.
Please
be aware that this service will be suspended from Dec. 15, 2012 through March
3, 2013. Collection of yard waste (leaves, grass, clippings and small sticks)
in brown paper bags will resume on Monday, March 4, 2013. Residents wishing to
dispose of these materials during the winter suspension can use the compost
site located at the end of McCutchen Drive just north of the Rolla Recycling
Center on Old St. James Road. Residents may also arrange for a special pick up
for a fee. For more information, please call the Environmental Services
Department at (573) 364-6693.
For
a nominal fee, Rolla residents can also get their leaves picked up by the
City’s Parks & Recreation Department through November 2012. The fee is $50
per half hour with the minimum charge of $50. All fees must be paid within two
weeks of the service being completed. Per City ordinance, we do ask that you
please rake all leaves to the curb along city streets, and that you do not
place any leaves in the streets, gutters or ditches. And please remember that
private driveways or private areas will not be entered by city vehicles. Leaf
pick-up will take place Monday through Friday (leaves will not be picked up
during weekends and holidays). For more information or to schedule a pickup,
please contact the Parks & Recreation Department at 573-341-2386.
Volunteers
needed for
Operation
Neighborhood
Clean-Up
With
less than two weeks before the 5th Annual Operation Neighborhood
Clean-Up is held on Friday, Nov. 2, there are at least 30 households located
throughout the City of Rolla that have been selected by the Rolla Police
Department and Rolla Area Ministerial Alliance to receive assistance. And while
many volunteers from past clean-ups have already signed up to help out with
this year’s clean-up, there is always a need for more individuals and groups to
help provide the kind of sweat-equity and teamwork that is required of this
collaborative effort that involves numerous City departments. Rolla Municipal
Utilities (RMU), Fidelity Communications, Century Link, and many other sponsors
and supporters.
If
you are interested in volunteering, you are encouraged to contact Officer Vince
Giacolone, VIPS Director at the Rolla Police Department (308-1213), or attend
the welcome gathering the morning of the clean-up on Nov. 2 at 6:30 a.m. at the
Greentree Christian Church Youth Center (located at 801 East 10th
Street). A complimentary hot breakfast will be provided, and the clean-up will
take place from 7 a.m. to 12-noon.
Operation
Neighborhood Clean-up is an opportunity for residents to partner with the Rolla
Area Ministerial Alliance, community churches, and the Rolla Police Department
to enhance a sense of community, well being, pride and property values among
the neighborhoods where the clean-up is conducted. The clean-up effort involves
limited tree trimming, hedge trimming, and the removal of brush piles, leaves, household
items and trash.
Luncheon to honor
Korean War Veterans
set for Nov. 3
The
public is invited to attend a luncheon and silent auction to honor Korean War
Veterans on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 12-noon at Greentree Christian Church (located
at 800 Greentree Road in Rolla).
Tickets
for the event, which include a delicious meal of barbecue pork, cole slaw,
potato salad, and dessert, are $20 per person. The acoustic classic rock band, Trilogy, will also be performing, and a
preview of “Little Women” will be presented by Ozark Actors Theatre.
Proceeds
from this event will go towards the development of Veterans Memorial Park and
the completion of the new pavilion that was recently constructed in the park.
Veterans Memorial Park, which is a City of Rolla park, is located on Southview
Drive near Hwy. 72.
To
order your tickets for the luncheon or for more information, please contact
Susan Hinkle, Treasurer of the South Central Regional Veterans Group
(S.C.R.V.G.), at 573-578-2141.
The
event will be hosted by members of the S.C.R.V.G., area veterans and volunteers
who are committed to the development and completion of Veterans Memorial Park.
Rolla City Council
Mtg. set for
Nov. 5
The
next Rolla City Council meeting will be held on Monday, Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the
Rolla City Hall - Council Chambers, 901 N. Elm Street. City Council meetings
are usually held the first and third Monday of the month unless interrupted by
an observed holiday.
To
view the agenda and full agenda packet for the Nov. 5 Council meeting, please
visit the City's Website at: http://rollacity.org/admin/agenda.shtml#agenda.
A copy of the 2012-2013 City of Rolla Proposed budget is also available on this
page on the Website.
Council
meetings are also broadcast live on Rolla Channel 16, (Rolla's Public Education
& Government channel).
For
more information, please call City Administration at 426-6948.
Environmental Services Important Dates
(clip & save coupon)
Nov. 22, 2012
– Thanksgiving Day: Thursday’s trash will be picked up
Wednesday.
Dec. 25, 2012
– Christmas
Day: Tuesday’s trash will be picked
up Wednesday.
.
Holidays
NOT affecting trash or recycling collection:
Oct. 8, 2012 – Columbus Day
Nov. 12, 2012 – Veteran’s Day
Nov. 23, 2012 – Day after Thanksgiving
Rolla Channel 16
live streaming
24/7 on the Web
If
you happen to miss the airing of a Rolla City Council meeting, Planning &
Zoning meeting, Rolla Public School Board meeting or Board of Public Works
meeting, you can now watch them live on the Rolla Channel 16 Website at http://rollachannel16.com.
Rolla
Channel 16, Rolla’s premiere Education and Government channel, is also now live
streaming (24/7) at http://rollachannel16.com.
RC16 is live streaming all Rolla City Council meetings, Rolla Planning &
Zoning Commission meetings, Rolla Public Schools board meetings, Rolla High
School Review and “City Minutes” hosted by the City of Rolla’s Communications
Office.
Other
syndicated content on RC16 such as Missouri Outdoors, Army Newswatch, and
Capitol Dialogue will also live stream on RC16 at http://rollachannel16.com.
For
more information regarding programming or DVD duplication of Rolla City Council
meetings, Rolla Planning & Zoning meetings, and Rolla Public Schools board
meetings, etc., please contact Kenny Perzan, Senior Video Editor, at (573)
426-3377 or at Kenny.Perzan@fidelitycommunications.com.
Be
sure to watch Rolla Channel 16 – “Education, Government and Community for you!”
OCTOBER 2012
Oct. 31 – Have a Safe Trick or Treat in downtown Rolla (5-7
p.m.); sponsored by the RDBA
Oct. 31 – Rolla City
Departments host Halloween Festivities (5-7 p.m.); The Centre, Rolla PD, Rolla
Fire & Rescue, Station #2, and Rolla City Hall
NOVEMBER 2012
Nov. 2 – 5th Annual Operation Neighborhood Clean-Up
(6:30 a.m.-noon); volunteers meet for at Greentree Christian Church Youth
Center, 801 E. 10th St. (308-1213 – Vince Giacolone)
Nov. 3 – Luncheon and Silent Auction to honor Korean War
Veterans (12-noon); Greentree Christian Church; proceeds to benefit Veterans
Memorial Park; tickets-$20; call Susan Hinkle at 578-2141 for more info
Nov. 3 – 29th Annual Optimist Flap Jack Day (6 a.m. –
2 p.m.); St. Patrick Parish Hall; proceeds benefit Rolla Area youth
($5-Advance; $6-Door – Under 6 FREE)
Nov. 3 – Doolittle Fire Dept. 22nd annual Benefit
Bluegrass Show & Auction (4 p.m.); Doolittle Fire Dept., I-44, Exit 179;
Admission: $6
Nov. 5 – City Council Mtg. (6:30 p.m.)
Nov. 7 – Rolla Board of Public Works Mtg. (4:30 p.m.); 101 West
10th St. (Tucker Centre)
Nov. 12 – City Hall closed for Veterans Day Holiday
Nov. 19 – City Council Mtg. (6:30 p.m.)
Nov. 22-23 – City Hall closed for Thanksgiving Holiday
DECEMBER 2012
Dec. 1 – Rolla Christmas Parade (10 a.m.); Pine Street, downtown
Rolla
Dec. 2 – City Council Mtg.
Dec. 14-22 – Christmas in the Park Light Display; Rolla Lions
Club Park, Hwy. 63 S.; FREE, donations accepted
Dec. 17 – City Council Mtg.
Scott A. Grahl
Communications Director
City of Rolla, Missouri
(573) 426-6943
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