Did you hear about Weiser’s own Brody VonBrethorst? He is now officially a hero! Over the Labor Day weekend, he pulled another young man off the bottom of a lake in Missouri who had had a diving mishap. If you haven’t already done so, you can read about it in this week’s paper or on Living In The News. Weiser is proud of you, Brody!
Weiser continues to be in the Orange category, down from the Red, for COVID-19 spread. To make it even better, according to my calculations, we should be moving down into the Yellow! From 9-6-20 to 9-20-20 Washington County went from 301 to 333 confirmed/probable new cases for an increase of 32. This increase is approximately 2.17 per 10,000 per day. The guideline for “Yellow” is 1-2.5 new cases per 10,000 per day. GOOD JOB, WEISER! Let’s continue to keep everyone safe by wearing masks, distancing, etc. Your efforts are paying off!
Next week the School District will be moving from the current A/B schedule to allowing students to attend four days a week on Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday. Please take extra caution to watch out for kids walking and biking. Remember not to pass a bus with flashing stop lights. Kids are hard to see sometimes and they move fast!
If you aren’t already aware, the folks at Angel Wing’s Network are having their Fun Walk/Run, their main fundraiser, held virtually this year. In addition, they will be 100 selling tickets for a drawing for a Traeger Pellet Barbecue. You can go to their webpage to find more information. This is a local charity doing great work helping local families deal with cancer. Angel Wings Network deserves our support.
Also be aware that there is a lot of farm equipment on the road this time of year. Please be careful and have a little patience driving on the highway and back roads.
The Recreation Dept. will be taking registrations for 1st and 2nd Grade Boys, the 1st – 6th Grade Girls Basketball Clinic and Scrimmage, and 3rd – 6th Grade Boys Youth Basketball through October 14. The fee is $25 for city residents and $30 for county. If your child does not already have a Weiser Recreation Dept. Jersey, there will be a $21 charge to purchase one.
The 3rd through 6th Grade Girls Youth Basketball will be played after the first of the year with a registration deadline of December 9. There will be a separate fee for the Girl’s Clinic and Youth Basketball.
In addition to Youth Basketball, the Recreation Dept. will be hosting a Men’s Basketball league this year. Registration will be through October 21st, with a penalty for late registration or roster changes. The fee is $200 per team. There will be a Zero-Tolerance policy for misconduct. Please see the Recreation Dept. for details. Last-year the season was cancelled due to behavior issues the prior year.
The Street Dept. continues to work on E. Commercial between E. 9th and E. 11th. The project is going according to schedule and should be completed by the end of the month.
Also, W. 3rd Street at the railroad crossing will be closed the week of October 5 – 9 to allow Union Pacific to completely redo the crossing. The railroad has had to repair this crossing annually because it tends to elevate itself from the road. This time they will be taking it out completely to fix the underlying problem.
Thanks for taking the time to read this article and Thank You! for allowing me to be YOUR mayor!
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