Santa Poses at the Gazebo with Glam

Spaghetti Dinner a Hit at Christmas

by: Doug Russel News Editor

Jessica Kleman figured everything was under control when she went to the KI BOIS Community Action Foundation's conference room Christmas morning. After all, Kleman and other volunteers who had been working on providing a free spaghetti dinner for the community on Christmas Day had been preparing for weeks. The sauce was already cooked, so it just needed thawed and warmed, people had been preparing or buying desserts — everything should have been a go.
It was. And it went better than Kleman had hoped.

(more on this story in this week's Stigler News Sentinel)

Property Taxes Due, notice or not

by: Doug Russel News Editor

Got your property tax notice?
The taxes are coming due, even if you didn't.
According to Haskell County Treasurer Gale Dixon, dozens of notices are returned to her office each year as undeliverable, in some cases causing the county to send out notices again when all information indicates the address the treasurer's office has is correct.
"Each one of those costs us 44 cents to mail, then we get some back and have to turn around and mail them out again," Dixon said. "That's another 44 cents that, sometimes, we really didn't need to spend."
In some cases the tax notices are returned even though the taxpayer still receives mail at the address. In others, the mail is returned with a new address on the envelope. "They'll put the new address on, then send it back to us, which I don't understand, but it happens," Dixon said.

(more on this story in this week's Stigler News Sentinel)

Keeping it Clean

by: Doug Russel News Editor

It's a new year facing an old problem: despite efforts of state and local groups, litter and trash along the state's highways and roadways continues to be a problem.
And reminding people not to litter is something that the state believes in enough to get students involved, giving students a chance to win up to $250 and see their artwork published in a calendar.
The art of Stigler Grade School student Rylan Price was selected as a runner up in the last Trash Poster Contest, and now his work is one of 11 pieces adorning the 2011 TPC calendar.

(more on this story in this week's Stigler News Sentinel)