Topeka Town News
With the dry weather throughout
the country and here in Indiana and
LaGrange County, The Indiana Department of Environmental Management
(IDEM) is asking towns and high water
consumption users to reduce their
water consumption by 10-15%. This is
caused by the severe drought we are
facing. Here are some things we can do
to help.
On July 2, 2012, the Department
of Homeland Security and the Department of Natural Resources issued a
water shortage warning for counties
severely affected by drought including LaGrange County. With guidance
from IDEM, an important objective of
a water shortage warning is to initiate
concerted voluntary conservation ef-
forts as a means to avoid shortage and
relieve stress on the water sources. The
Town of Topeka asks that you observe
these voluntary conservation efforts
by restricting your use of water in the
following areas; (1) inside and outside
aesthetic uses and lawn watering, (2)
washing outside surfaces, drives and
buildings, (3) water used for recreation
and (4) washing vehicles, and any
other uses that do not effect health or
safety. Industrial, institutional and
commercial users are asked to reduce
water consumption wherever possible,
including irrigation, sanitation, domestic and industrial processes. Please
contact the Town Water Department
at (593-3407), with any questions or
comments.
by Ron Eash
Also, there is still a burn ban in
effect, so no burning, fireworks, or
throwing cigarette butts outside along
the roads.
This is something we don’t face
very often, but remember anything
you can do will help during this rough
stretch of weather.
Where
specials spill
out of shop
doors and
onto the
sidewalks!
50¢ Hot
Dogs & Pop
Refresh
ments
wide
Townrage
Ga s
Sale
SRMA Quilt Winner
Janet Faulkner from Culver,
Indiana was a winner of the annual
Shipshewana Retail Merchants Association (SRMA) quilt raffle. She came to
Shipshewana in late June to receive her
quilt. Members of the SRMA met with
her at the Farmstead Inn to present her
with the quilt.
Topeka Trace Apartments
Stop, Look, & Lease
1&2
Bedroom
Apartments
260.593.2313
Left to right: Kevin Lambright Trading Place, Kristine Stutzman Lolly’s Fabrics, Janet Faulkner quilt
winner, Levi King JoJo’s Pretzels and Ryan Riegsecker, Riegsecker Marketplace. Hometown Treasure Photo
Mon.
Wed.
Thu.
1-5pm
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