Open House set
for May 22
at Environmental
Services Facility
The
public is invited to attend an Open House at the City of Rolla’s new
Environmental Services facility located at 2301 McCutchen Drive on Wednesday,
May 22 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The
event kicks off with a ribbon cutting ceremony coordinated by the Rolla Area
Chamber of Commerce and Chamber Ambassadors,
followed by tours of the facility and light refreshments.
The
20,-000-sqaure-foot facility houses the Environmental Services’ Vehicle
Maintenance and Sanitation Divisions previously located off Sharp Road.
The
highly efficient ‘green’ facility, which was in the works for over 15 years,
significantly improves the working environment, storage capacity and the
quality of services now provided by City employees for the Rolla community.
For
more information, please call 364-6693.
May
27 for
Memorial
Day Holiday
Rolla
City Hall (901 N. Elm Street) will be closed Monday, May 27 in observance of the
Memorial Day holiday.
The
Centre, Rolla’s Health and Recreation Complex (1200 N. Holloway St.), will be
open Memorial Day from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. The indoor pool at The Centre will be
closed for an equipment upgrade beginning Monday, May 27, and will reopen on
Tuesday, June 4.
SplashZone,
Rolla’s outdoor water park, will be open on Memorial Day, May 27 from 12-noon
to 5 p.m.
The
City’s Environmental Services Department will be closed on Monday, May 27 in
observance of Memorial Day. Monday’s trash will be picked up on Tuesday, and Tuesday’s
trash will be picked up on Wednesday. There will be no special pick ups on
Wednesday.
A
Memorial Day Service coordinated by the Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce will be
held on Monday, May 27 at 10 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park, (located on
Southview Drive off of Hwy. 72).For more information, please call 426-6948 or visit
the City’s Website at www.rollacity.org.
Law Enforcement
Torch Run set
for May 28
As many of us make plans for the
Memorial Day weekend, Rolla Police Officers along with officers from the
Missouri State Highway Patrol, Phelps County Sheriff’s Office, Missouri S&T
and several surrounding police agencies, are preparing to run
in the 28th Annual Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run
on Tuesday, May 28.
This year the torch run starts at the Sullivan Wal-Mart parking
lot at 9 a.m., and ends in a gala celebration with all the runners arriving at
the Rolla Kohls parking lot (220 N. Bishop) at approximately 1:30 p.m. Food
will be available for purchase and entertainment provided by Travel Tunes DJ
service starting at 12:30 p.m.
“We invite the entire
community to join us in a gala celebration as we cheer on the runners and show
them how much we support and appreciate their efforts,” said Sgt. Vince
Giacolone, who is coordinating the event with Lt. Steve Davis, a member of the
Troup I State Highway Patrol.
For more information, please contact Sgt. Giacolone at 308-1213.
RPD to conduct
sobriety checkpoints
month of May
The
Rolla Police Department will be cracking down on impaired drivers by conducting
one to two sobriety checkpoints during the month of May 2013.
Law
enforcement efforts will be increased in an endeavor to reduce the deaths and
serious injuries caused by impaired drivers. Those caught drinking and driving
could lose their license, money, and freedom.
Rolla City Council
Mtg. set for
June 3
The
next Rolla City Council meeting will be held on Monday, June 3 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.
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.
Rolla Optimist Tennis
Program set for
June 10-20
Summer is right around the corner,
and the Rolla Optimist Tennis Program for children ages 9-15 will be held June
10 through June 20 at the Ber Juan Tennis Complex (located at the corner of
Holloway and 14th Streets in Rolla) next to The Centre.
The program is FREE, and parent help is welcomed. Donations accepted. For more
specific details and a registration form, please click on link below:
Rolla Downtown
Farmers Market
open every Tuesday
The Rolla Downtown Farmers Market will be open from 7 a.m. until
12-noon every Tuesday through October in
the downtown festival lot next to City Hall (at the corner of 9th and Oak
Streets).
Vendors will be set up in the lower festival lot at City Hall
beneath the large blue shade canopy.
The market is known for locally grown produce, homemade breads,
jams and jellies, locally grown plants, farm fresh eggs, fresh meat, and
various other handcrafted and homemade goodies.
For more information, please contact Joyce Schaefferkoetter at
573-265-6122 or at 573-201-3671.
The mission of the market is to provide fresh produce and local
crafts in a family-friendly outdoor market to the Rolla community.
re for our Spring Breakout Camp! We
will play a variety of games,ct
2013: Environmental Services Dept. List of Important Dates (Clip & Save)
May 27, 2013 - Memorial Day: Monday’s trash will be picked up Tuesday;
Tuesday’s trash will be picked up Wednesday.
July 4, 2013 - Independence Day: Thursday’s trash will be picked up Wednesday.
Sept. 2, 2013 - Labor Day: Monday’s trash will be picked up Tuesday;
Tuesday’s trash will be picked up Wednesday.
Nov.
28, 2013 – Thanksgiving Day: Thursday’s trash will
be picked up Wednesday.
Dec. 25, 2013 – Christmas
Day: Trash service will not change.
.
Holidays NOT affecting trash or
recycling collection:
Oct. 14, 2013 – Columbus Day
Nov. 11, 2013 – Veteran’s Day
Nov. 29, 2013 – Day after Thanksgiving
Dec. 31,
2013 – New Year’s Eve Day
MAY 2013
May 22 – Open House for new Environmental
Services facility; (4-6 p.m.); 2301 McCutchen Drive (364-6693); open to the
public
May 27 – Memorial Day Services (10 a.m.);
Veterans Memorial Park, Southview Dr.
May 28 – Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit
Special Olympics Missouri; starts at Sullivan Wal-Mart at 9 a.m.; ends at Rolla
Kohls parking lot at 1:30 p.m.; gala celebration at 12:30 p.m. (Sgt. Vince
Giacolone, 308-1213)
JUNE 2013
June 2 – 9th Annual Youth Fishing Fair
(1-3 p.m.); Ber Juan Lake; FREE (341-2368)
June 3 – City Council Mtg. (6:30 p.m.)
June 17 – City Council Mtg. (6:30 p.m.)
JUILY 2013
July 1 – City Council Mtg. (6:30 p.m.)
July 4 – City Hall closed for Independence Day
July 15 – City Council Mtg. (6:30 p.m.)
Scott A. Grahl
Communications Director
City of Rolla, Missouri
(573) 426-6943
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