Special to the Times Vedette
Editor’s note: Monteith is an unincorporated community in Guthrie County. Residents in or around the area gather monthly to share updates on projects and celebrate milestones. Following are the “minutes” from the affectionally named “Monteith City Council Meeting.” We are pleased to publish these as submitted.
Mayor JD Kuster brought the meeting to order with Pledge of Allegiance. A total of 20 were in attendance.
There was not a February Council Meeting. It was such a busy month, it was decided to defer the meeting to March.
February birthdays were celebrated for JD Kuster and Barb Rees Bachman
Several members went to see Jim Smith on Jan. 20 to help him celebrate his 86th birthday. His health is much improved. It is great to see you feeling better, Jim.
Also Barry Branson and Vanessa Branson were blessed with a beautiful great-granddaughter. Her name is Crosby, and she was born Jan. 18. Congratulations to both of you and your family, and we are so glad all are healthy.
Old business
The plaque for the rock at Monteith City Park is finished. Was decided that Jeff Derry and Rich Bachman will put the plaque on the rock once the weather is warmer. Rich and Jeff will also check the sign on the east side of Monteith to determine if we need to replace the entire sign. Once that is researched, we will discuss how to raise money to help pay for this.
Vicki Varnum Crannell talked to the group about upcoming events in Guthrie Center. She asked for volunteers for RAGBRAI. Barry and Vanessa volunteered for the information booth. Also we discussed ideas for fundraisers.
Upcoming dates
- Sunday March 22, Decorating Monteith Cemetery for Easter. Barry and Vanessa volunteered to put up decorations on Sunday and Rich and Barb will get them down out of the loft for them.
- Friday March 27, Zoning Commission at 1 p.m.
- No meeting in April
- Friday April 24, Zoning Commission at 1 p.m. and then 5 p.m. Fish Fry. When we get closer to date, we will put out notice for sign up for food.
Jim Smith motioned to adjourn meeting and Jeff Derry seconded the motion.
This will be our last formal meeting of this season, and then we will start up again in September. There will possibly be some Drinks in the Drive this summer, since we all have so much fun together. We had a great crowd last night — good fellowship and great food.
Great quote of which we need to remind ourselves: “Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” – Abe Lincoln
We are a happy group! Thanks everyone.
Your secretary/treasurer, Barb Rees Bachman