The City of Orange City has put Rescue 67 into service for medical and accident response. No longer will you see the fire truck sent to medical ememrgencies, instead Rescue 67 has begun to respond. This is in response to requests for finding better ways to respond to emergencies.
Girl Scout Troop 48 gave back to the Dickinson Memorial Library with a recent gardening project. The troop meets at the Library Hall twice a month. The girls and their leaders decided to use some of their cookie money to beautify the library grounds. Congratulations to Troop 48 for their great work!
With four votes Paul Rasch has been selected to fill the seat vacated by Donald Sandford.
The City Council of Orange City used a process that included advertising the opening, interviewing candidates for the post and voting for candidates in several rounds of voting. This is the first time the council has used a process to fill a vacancy. Recent City Charter amendments and comments from the charter review commission recommended that an approach be developed. The hope is that, as the charter review commission suggested, a procedure or policy will be adopted so that what seemed to work well this time will be a way forward for future vacancies. Congratulations to the City Council for carrying out a good process with an open and encouraging atmosphere.
I met Shaggy and Rusty on the side of the road and shared my water with them. They were traveling along a road I frequently ride my bike on. I know the dogs on the roads I ride and these two guys were completely new and looking lost. (more…)