Saturday, September 7, 2013 Lions Park, 300 N. Washington Street, Lena. Registration: 7:30 am; Race: 8 am. Come for a day of exercise and fun during the Lena Fall Festival. Awards for the fastest and refreshments for all. T-shirts guaranteed for pre-registered. Sponsored by the Lena Community Park District. Before August 23: $15; After August 23: $20. (815-369-5351)
The next meeting will be tonight on August 15, 2013 at 6:30 pm at the County Board Room, Stephenson County Court House, 15 N. Galena Avenue, Freeport.
For a complete agenda go to http://co.stephenson.il.us/board/mins.asp
In Good Day Illinois on July 26 I wrote about sweet corn being for sale all over Northwest Illinois and that the season was just too short. Recently, I saw the children of one of my old farm clients who died a few years ago. It brought home memories of many of my clients over the years who brought sweet corn to our office at this time of the year. The years have gone so fast. Many of them are gone now. Now I know the truth. I don’t miss the sweet corn. I miss seeing my old friends at this time of the year, and the sweet corn was just good excuse to see each other. So when I see sweet corn for sale, I think of my clients who are now gone and I do miss them. It is not the sweet corn.
On August 9 in Good Day Illinois we referred to the Illinois Butter Cow and the fact that Iowa also had a Butter Cow at its State Fair. At the Iowa State Fair last weekend Red paint was poured over the Iowa Butter Cow and Iowans for Animal Liberation claimed responsibility for this dastardly act. For details go to: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/13/animal-welfare-group-vandalizes-iowa-butter-cow/
The fair season ends this week with the Winnebago County Fair which starts Today and runs until August 18 at Pecatonica, Illinois. This year it features Country Superstar Jo Dee Messina on Saturday, August 17.
For more details on the fair go to http://www.winnebagocountyfair.com/
Freeport charges its residents $12.02 for monthly trash pickup. You are limited to 2 bags of trash plus recyclables. In Rockford residents pay $15.50 for trash pickup, but the difference is that household trash is unlimited, along with unlimited bulk items. 13 to 40 gallon containers or bags can be used, weighing less than 50 lbs. each. The argument in favor of this approach is that it discourages illegal dumping. Freeport has one bulk pickup for a fee some years and the number of items is limited. In addition there is a separate fee if you want your yard waste picked up and it is limited by the number of toters. If you have one toter, cost is $75.00 for season or 6.25 per month. In Rockford there is unlimited household yard waste pickup included in the monthly fee. Now compare for $3.48 more per month you get unlimited pickup weekly of household waste (including bulk items) and lawn waste in Rockford. In Freeport for your monthly fee you are limited to 2 bags a week with no bulk pickup, and there is no lawn waste pickup.
You decide which approach is better and which is a better value.
Don’t forget to look at Good Day Illinois on Monday, August 12. We will be talking trash! And tonight is Cruise Night in Freeport – an event not to miss!
Illinois State Fair, Springfield, now through August 18. Don’t miss the Butter Cow, Governor’s Day on August 14, or Republican Day on August 15. See our Illinois Politicians in action mixing with their constituents. For more information go to http://www.agr.state.il.us/isf/
Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee, ends this Weekend, August 11. For information go to http://www.wistatefair.com/wp/
Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, now through to August 18. Iowa Fair also has a Butter Cow!
For a listing of events go to http://www.iowastatefair.org/
And looking ahead to February, there is only one State Fair – The Florida State Fair in Tampa which is February 6 to February 17, 2014. A nice place to visit in February when you live in Northwest Illinois! For more information go to http://www.floridastatefair.com/
Good Day Illinois - Happenings in Northwest Illinois 