Topeka Town News
We are looking for sponsors for the
Clueless Crossword on a month by
month basis, a new advertiser each
time. Melissa would be happy to use
words to do with your business as
the words that get put in the puzzle.
Call for more details! 260-463-4901.
to the puzzle on page 25.
C H I T C H A T B
O A G A B B L E
M U M B L E L O A
M
K
S
T
S
B U R B L E S W H N
N
C
I
O
E
A
I Y W H I S P E R R A P
C
A
J
A
P
D
A P R A T T L E V B
T B T A Y O D E L
I B A B B L E K M A
O
E
R
I
B
N A T T E R M U T T E R
Solution
Clueless
Crossword
By Melissa Byler
We welcome Tom Sheline as new
water plant operator for Topeka. Tom
is qualified for this position because he
Solution to puzzle on page 5
C M A N C H E S T E R E
L S R A E Y I P T C L T
U E K O R B R E N W O A
E G A S L S H A T T I C
L A S I D C B K H E O O
E U N N O O R E R A T L
S G E R O O R R O C W L
S N C K T S N S W H E E
S A S A O W S E W I N G
A L E L Z Z U P Y N T E
L R K N I T T I N G Y E
C A H D R O W S S O R C
earned his water certification credits
and has 14 years of experience in this
field. He started on November 7.
The South Main water line replacement project is complete. The
700 South EDA project has also been
completed. API Construction submitted the pay request to the engineer for
review on October 5. As of November
5, the town of Topeka has not received
the document for final signature. The
South Main/Hawpatch paving project
that was scheduled for this fall has
been delayed until 2012.
December 3 will be the downtown Christmas celebration. Santa is
scheduled to be at the town hall from
9 am to 12 pm to greet kids and will
be followed by the Westview choir
performing some carols. The merchant
gift drawing will then be held at the Do
It Best hardware store.
Holiday trash pickup is scheduled
for Wednesday, December 28 and
January 4.
As 2011 comes to a close, so does
my time served as Clerk-Treasurer.
I thank the community for the support and cooperation during these
past years. The question I often hear
is, “what will you do?” The answer is
“live!” As Robert Frost said, “there are
many miles to go before I sleep.”
by Dewayne Bontrager
So many things in our day are built
to be obsolete as soon as possible, but
the Lord has given us all purpose in
life. Friends may fail me, loved ones
have gone on before, and often family
is preoccupied. At times, one looks to
the right and to the left and feel no one
cares, but God, the ruler of the universe has said, “I am indeed concerned
about you” The Lord watches over my
moving and journeying here on earth
and time after time opens up refreshing oases along the way. I will find one,
I’m sure.
We have seen steady growth in Topeka during these years in office. From
three major employers to fifteen industrial employers. The assessed value
went from 12 million to 100 million
and we annexed 260 acres. The park
system improvements have received
compliments from visitors including
State and Federal officials. Many other
changes have taken place and change
will continue with new council members (Ron Troyer and Pete Kauffman)
and the new Clerk-Treasurer (Katie
Braid). They will be taking office January 1, 2012. I encourage the continued
community support as these people
continue to work for community improvement.
Meadowview Elementary
The 1st and 2nd graders at Meadowview participated in a Fall Festival
to enhance their studies on fall and
Thanksgiving. They did many activities
throughout the day such as tin punch-
ing, making pasta necklaces, making
turkey cookies, and playing games.
Left-Over Letters Spell Out
A Message From Melissa!
Enter remaining letters starting at
the top and going left to right.
CL A SS
IS
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
DONE
N O W,
____ ____ ___ ____
_
____ ____ ____
YE AH ?
_
___ ____ ___ ____
_
Photos Submitted
The Hometown Treasure · Dec. ‘11 · pg 27