VOLUME 21

ISSUE 7

JULY

2018

Welcome to the Terrytown Communicator. The purpose of this publication

is to keep you up to date on events and decisions that effect your city.

This publication is provided as a public service by the City of Terrytown.

You can contact the City Office at 632-7212 or www.terrytown.org.

116 Terry Blvd., Gering — (308) 632-7212

Monday through Friday

8:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m./1:00 p.m.—5:00 p.m.

www.terrytown.org

CARPENTER CENTER

JULY MENU

07/03 — Sweet & Sour Chicken with Rice

07/05 — Hot Hamburger

07/10 — Philly Cheese Steak

07/12 — Chef Salad

07/17 — Pork Cutlets

07/19 — Enchilada Casserole

07/24 — BBQ Ribs

07/26 — Cuban Sandwich

07/31 — Grilled Chicken Sandwich

Meals served at 11:30 a.m. and are

$6.00 per plate which includes an

entrée, salad, drink and dessert.

Carry out available upon request.

Please RSVP by calling 635-8422

before 2:00 p.m. the day before.

With fireworks going on sale shortly, please follow all

instructions for safe handling and laws pertaining to

fireworks. Make sure fireworks are used in an area

free of items that could catch fire. After fireworks are

finished, soak them in a bucket of cold water instead of

piling them next to a structure before discarding.

Do NOT attempt to relight fireworks that fail and be

cautious of these fireworks. Large areas of grass are

also prone to catching fire from falling embers and sparks

during this time of year. Almost half of all reported fires

on the Fourth of July were started by fireworks.

Fire Chief Jeremy Kasza’s

HOT SPOT TIPS FIREWORKS SAFETY

SCOTTSBLUFF RURAL

FIRE DEPARTMENT

DATES TO REMEMBER

July 4/all day

City Office Closed

July 5/6:30 p.m.

City Council Meeting

Housing Partners of Western Nebraska

Community Meeting Room

89A Woodley Park Road, Gering

July 16/all day

Monthly Utility Bill Due

THE TALK OF TERRYTOWN

REVISED TERRYTOWN AND BELLEVUE

TRASH AND YARD WASTE SCHEDULE

RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS

Monday — all dumpsters in Terrytown and all trash carts on Country Club

Road, Chinoe Road and South Terry Boulevard (excludes trash carts on

Michael Street and Barbara Lane)

Tuesday — all dumpsters in Bellevue

Wednesday — all carts in Terrytown (excludes trash carts on Country

Club Road, Chinoe Road and South Terry Boulevard) and Bellevue

Thursday — all yard waste (April through October)

COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS

Monday, Wednesday and Friday — all commercial dumpsters

Thursday — all yard waste (April through October)

Due to safety concerns and quality of customer service, Waste Connections have found it necessary to remove

both trash and yard waste dumpsters from the alleys of Country Club Road, Chinoe Road, South Terry Blvd.,

Michael Street and Barbara Lane. These dumpster have been replaced with plastic carts. These carts need to

be pulled out by the street by 6:00 a.m. on your pick-up day!

Please do not place hazardous materials, items containing asbestos, wet paint, tires, car batteries and hot ashes

in the trash dumpster and carts. If placing tree branches in the yard waste dumpsters and carts, please have

them cut into 12-inch lengths.

FACTS ABOUT GARBAGE

The United States makes up only 4% of the world’s population, yet it is the number one producers of garbage.

Americans make more than 200 million tons of garbage each year, enough to fill Bush Stadium from top to

bottom twice a day!

Every year we generate around 14 million tons of food waste, which is 106 pounds of food waste per person

(570,000 tons of this is composted for a 4.1% recovery rate). The rest, or 13.4 million tons is incinerated or

landfilled and occupies 6.3 million cubic yards of landfilled MSW.

Americans throw away about 28 billion bottles and jars every year (25,000,000 plastic bottles every hour).

Glass takes over one million years to decompose in a landfill. It takes 80-100 years for an aluminum can to

decompose (break down) in a landfill.

If every American recycled just one-tenth of their newspapers, we could save about 25 million trees each year.

Every year nearly 90,000,000 trees are cut down to provide raw materials for American paper and pulp mills.

On average, a baby will go through 6,000 disposable diapers before they are potty trained. Disposable diapers

last centuries in landfills.

Burying coffins means that 90,272 tons of steel, 2,700 tons of copper and bronze, and over 30 million feet of

hard wood covered in toxic laminates are also buried per year.

It is more likely that Americans will recycle than vote!

BLUE — Garbage

BLACK — Garbage

GREEN — Yard Waste

WATERING WOES

Over-watered lawns frequently lead to excess blade growth, summer fungal diseases and more frequent mowing. Excessive watering of lawns also wastes water and increases the risk of fertilizer and pesticide run-off from the lawn to paved surfaces. This could negatively impact local water quality. During warmer months, a good deep watering once a week will be sufficient. When to water:

Water only when your lawn needs it! How often you water your lawn will depend on the weather, the type of grass and soil you have.

The lawn should be partly dried out between waterings. This lets in air to the root system, stimulates deeper root formation and creates a more drought resistant lawn.

Watering every day or every other day is bad for your lawn and leads to disease and a shallow root system.

Time of day:

Watering your lawn should be avoided during the heat of the day. Water in the early morning or evening to mini-mize water loss through evaporation.

LACK OF LITTER—LET’S ALL DO OUR PART!

It has come to the City’s attention that residents are piling large or bulky items around

their dumpsters, like furniture or oversized items which do not fit inside the dumpster

itself. This is considered to be “littering” under City Ordinance §166 and is punishable

by a $100.00 fine. The only proper way to dispose of trash is by placing items inside your

receptacle or container provided by Waste Connections for the purpose of waste disposal.

Should you have more waste than your current receptacle allows, then you may contact

the City in order to make arrangements for a second rollout to be provided to your resi-

dence at an additional monthly charge. An alternative if you have items that are too large

for the receptacle, you need to make arrangements to haul the items to the Waste Connec-

tion for disposal. In addition, Waste Connections has free dump days for our citizens on a

TERRYTOWN TIDBITS

If you feed your pet

outdoors, please bring

the food dish inside

when they have finished

eating. Leaving food

outside draws other

animals such as feral

cats, raccoons and

possums to your yard.

CRITTER

CORNER

WARNING: HEAT KILLS!

Leaving your pet in a parked car can be a deadly

mistake. On a warm day, the temperature in

your car can reach 160 degrees in a matter of

minutes, even when the windows are partially

open. With only hot air to breathe, your pet

can quickly suffer brain damage or die from

heatstroke.

TERRYTOWN CLEAN UP!

Sunday, July 29th

9am – 12pm

Buyers Realty and The Rock Church

have partnered together to help

with clean up around the city!

If you need help cleaning up your lot,

please let us know at

308-765-0274

Please plan on joining us!