The Crete News is sleeping out today, April 17 on 13th and Ivy St. in Crete to advocate for children identified as homeless in the Crete school district. To make a tax deductible donation, please visit the Crete Public Schools Foundation website, click donate now, and select the McKinney-Vento option. Or, copy and paste this link into your browser https://payments.efundsforschools.com/v3/districts/56473
The Crete News strives to raise funding that each child is able to receive a new pair of shoes and backpack to begin the school year in the fall.
City Water Department employees will flush fire hydrants and water mains on the dates and at locations below from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting.
Tuesday, April 16: The portion of Crete south of the Burlington tracks and from Grove Avenue west to the Blue River, and that area west of the Blue River;
Wednesday, April 17: The portion of Crete north of the Burlington tracks;
Thursday and Friday, April 18-19: The portion of Crete south of the Burlington tracks and from Grove Avenue east.
The Public Works Department regrets the inconvenience that will result from the rusty, discolored water. It is necessary to flush the hydrants and mains at intervals to clean them and to check fire hydrant condition. It is recommend laundering be postponed until the water has cleared several hours after flushing.
The Crete volunteer fire department is hosting an open house celebrating Terry Petracek's 50 years of service with Crete Fire & Rescue. Petracek joined the department in May of 1974. He has served in many leadership roles, been a mentor to countless new members and dedicates himself to serving the community as a volunteer firefighter and EMT.
The open house will be at the Crete fire station on Sunday, April 21 from 1-3 p.m.
The Pleasant Dale American Legion will host a breakfast at the Legion hall on Sunday, April 28, from 8 a.m. to noon. Sausage, french toast, pancakes, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, coffee and juice will be served for a free-will donation. The auxiliary will also have a bake sale.
A few years ago, Wilber's Lambert Zoubek donated more than $1 million to make Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools' new agriculture building a possibility. The building, which gives students the opportunity to raise live animals in class, was finished in 2019. However, due to COVID-19 and changes in instructors at the school, W-C pushed the open house date to April 26 of this year. Read this week's edition of the Wilber Republican to learn about Zoubek's reason for donating and all the new learning activities the building has already provided for students.
