I hope everyone who looks forward to Easter had a good one last Sunday. With the weird weather last week, it was nice to have this week start with sunshine and warmer temperatures.
There is a lot to discuss this week, so we will move on to business.
Early last month, I spent some time writing about “Walkability” training that would be coming up in April at the Vendome. Well, that training will be taking place next week, Tuesday, April 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and a half day Wednesday, April 27 from 8:30 until noon.
The free training, sponsored by Southwest District Health, will help participants…
o Identify what makes Weiser walkable.
o Experience walking through the senses.
o Advocate for changes in community design.
o Build confidence to lead a walk audit.
o Link walking with health and economic outcomes.
o Find how planning and design policies impact walking.
o Transition from student to teacher.
o Learn about available technical resources.
o Have fun while taking the training.
If you are interested in this subject, please RSVP to Daniel Adams at SWDH. He can be contacted at 208-296-0847 or by email at Daniel.Adams@phd3.idaho.gov. If you are unable to block out a day and a half for the full training, the first half day is the most helpful.
Timbra Long over at the Library, wanted me to let you know that the Library will be showing ANOTHER big name movie this Saturday. This month’s movie is “Peter Rabbit”. So, bring your bunny ears and water bottles to watch the show at 11:00 to 1:00. The Library will even have free popcorn for you!
Police Chief Carl Smith was telling me that the Police Department and Sheriff’s Office will be attending a training session this week in the Vendome on Drug Overdose Prevention and Response. They will be learning about opioids, how to recognize and respond, how to administer Narcan (the most effective counter-measure to an overdose), and a review of the Good Samaritan law. After the training, the two departments will be given a substantial free supply of Narcan.
I want to say “Thank You” to the police officers and deputies for taking this training. It is another way that shows our officers care about the community and are willing to learn more in order to make Weiser a great place to live.
Bill Taylor from your Water Department has asked me to let you know a little bit about the irrigation ditch “system” in Weiser. The system is made up of 18 different irrigation districts or companies. Each has their own ditch rider who is supposed to take care of any issues on their line. These ditch companies are completely separate from the City.
Each year when water is turned into the ditch, there tends to be issues with irrigation lines. The irrigation main lines run through the alleys with feeder lines running from there into the yards of the individual homeowners. The irrigation company is responsible for the mainline, with the homeowner responsible for the feeder line. Since the irrigation line runs through the alley and the City’s water lines run through the streets, if there is water coming up in the alley, it is an irrigation company issue.
The City often gets called when the irrigation lines have issues. However, the issues are the ditch company’s responsibility. If you rely on ditch water for your irrigation needs, please take the time to learn which company services your part of town and who your ditch rider is. The place to start is by asking how you pay for the service and follow the money!
Well, that’s it for this week. Let’s hope there is no more snow!
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