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TOWN OF MINDEN 2013 We hope you enjoyed your summer, even though it ended on a smoky note. Fall is already upon us bringing new events and acƟviƟes for the Town. Our successful Farmers Market will stop at the end of September. We hope you took advantage of this weekly event and enjoyed the fresh produce, goodies and giŌs from the various vendors. We look forward to the Market's return next summer. October will bring a number of events to the Town. The annual Scarecrow FesƟval sponsored by East Fork Art ArƟst AssociaƟon is scheduled for Saturday, October 5th in the Minden Park. Also the Safe Street Halloween night will be held in the CVIC Hall on Thurs- day, October 31st. We hope you and your family will join in on these fun annual Minden events. Our two annual holiday events, the LighƟng of the Gazebo and the Parade of Lights are scheduled for the evenings of Friday, December 6th and Saturday, December 7th. Put these fun and joyful events on your calendar today and plan to aƩend. I would like to welcome our new CiƟzens' Advisory CommiƩee members to our Town's organizaƟon. This group will be another way to receive input and share informaƟon regarding our town's prioriƟes and direcƟon. Please review the list of current members (see the back page) and share your thoughts with them as well as our staff or any of the Board members. Enjoy the fall season! Charlie Condron Upcoming Events.. . 9/27 ~ CVAC Film Festival “Tahoe Adventure Film” (CVIC Hall) 10/5 ~ Scarecrow Festival (Minden Park) 10/11 thru 10/13 & 10/18 thru 10/20 ~ CVCT “Blithe Spirit” (CVIC Hall) 10/31 ~ Safe Street Event (CVIC Hall) 11/1 ~ CVAC “Ririe-Woodbury” Dance Competion (CVIC Hall) 11/2 ~ CVAC “Ririe-Woodbury” Dance Workshop (CVIC Hall) 11/14 thru 11/17 ~ Library Book Sale (CVIC Hall) 11/23 ~ Kiwanis Turkey Bingo (CVIC Hall) 12/6 ~ Gazebo Lighting (Minden Park) 12/7 ~ Parade of Lights (Downtown Minden) 12/8 ~ Carson Valley Sinfonia Concert (CVIC Hall) 12/12 ~ CVCT Young Thespians (CVIC Hall) 12/14 ~ Carson Valley POPS Concert (CVIC Hall) 12/21 ~ United Blood Services Drive (CVIC Hall) 2013 Minden Town Board Charlie Condron, Chairman [EMAIL REDACTED] MaƩ Bernard, Vice Chairman [EMAIL REDACTED] Roxanne Stangle, Member [EMAIL REDACTED] John Stephans, Member [EMAIL REDACTED] Steve Thaler, Member [EMAIL REDACTED] The Chairman’s Fall Chatter Friday Night Join Santa for the Gazebo lighting at Minden Park at 6:00pm. Free Hay Rides for light gazing, Smores, Hot Cider, Cookies, and Live Mu- sic! The 11th Annual Weinhacts Fest (Christmas Festival) including food, gifts and crafts will be held on Esmeralda Avenue. Saturday Night Come watch the 18th Annual Parade of Lights from Gardnerville end- ing in Minden Park. Gather around on Esmeralda after the parade for firepits with smores and hot cider. Reindeer Games and children’s crafts in the CVIC Hall with a special demonstration from West Coast Martial Arts. Live Music on Esmeralda Avenue as well as the 11th An- nual Weinhacts Fest. Come join the fun and celebrate a wonderful kick off to the season! Town of Minden AdministraƟon and Public Works Offices will be closed on November 28th and 29th (Thanksgiving Day weekend), Christmas and New Years Day. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season! ---PAGE BREAK--- The Leaf Brief… Just a few notes and reminders on fall leaf disposal. Please do not rake them into the street. The Street Sweeper can clog from excessive amounts, and they may have to go around your curb if there are too many. Please fill up your brown can with leaves first (no bags), then you can bag up your extra and set them out for extra trash day, your 3rd trash pickup of the month. Please place trash cans in the guƩer instead of the sidewalk. This will free up the sidewalk as well as allow the trucks to pickup faster. Residents in a cul-de-sac should use the sidewalk for cans to help with truck turning radius. 1604 Esmeralda Ave Suite 101 Minden, NV 89423 Phone (775) 782‐5976 Fax (775) 782‐5287 Town AdministraƟve Staff: Jenifer Davidson, Town Manager Trish Koepnick, Office Manager Rachel Hamer, Senior Secretary Sharon Lueck, Office Assistant Town Public Works Staff: Greg Hill, Superintendent Carol Mikulski, Office Assistant Andy Concannon, Maintenance Supervisor James Smith, Maintenance Supervisor Dan Kistler, Maintenance Specialist III B.J. Strauser, Maintenance Specialist II Shane Mortensen, Maintenance Specialist II Rick Humphrey, Maintenance Tech II Jeff Donahue, Maintenance Tech II Mark Cirillo, Maintenance Tech II Michael McDermiƩ, Maintenance Tech I Robert Kelly, Maintenance Assistant I Charles Cryderman, Maintenance Assistant I Richard Slater– Seasonal Tim CoƩrill– Seasonal HOLIDAY TRASH SCHEDULE! There will be NO trash pick up on 11‐28 (Thanksgiving) and on 11‐29 (Family Day). If your trash day is Thursday, you need to put your cans out Wednesday. NO GREEN WASTE PICKUP THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING. LETS LIGHT UP MINDEN! In celebration of the Minden Holiday Weekend, we would like to encourage our residents to have Christmas lights up by December 6th. We would love to offer a map of decorated homes on our website for everyone looking to enjoy the seasons festivities. Anyone interested in having a pin point on the map please contact the Town’s Administrative Offices. Jenifer’s Journal In addiƟon to popular tradiƟons from years past, the events commiƩee has a number of new and exciƟng acƟviƟes planned for the 2013 Christmas celebra‐ Ɵon. Minden Staff take great pride in decoraƟng the Town for the holidays. We sincerely hope you will consider joining us this year to light up Minden. Together we can make this a holiday season to remember! Adjacent to Jake’s Wetlands is a vacant lot owned by the Town, which was iden‐ Ɵfied as a potenƟal trailhead for the MarƟn Slough Trail. I am pleased to report the Town was awarded $66,000 in grant funding for a trailhead at this locaƟon. The Board has directed staff to seek input from Minden residents re‐ garding a site plan for this project . All interested residents are welcome to aƩend the future public meeƟng. Addi‐ Ɵonal informaƟon will be posted on the Town of Minden website regarding the meeƟng date and Ɵme. QuesƟon of the quarter: Why is Jake’s Wetlands overgrown? Why doesn’t the Town eliminate algae in the ponds there? Answer: The Town used porƟons of Mar‐ Ɵn Slough to create Jake’s Wetlands. The goal was to establish a natural riparian en‐ vironment to miƟgate water run‐off and encourage wildlife. The naƟve plants se‐ lected for Jake’s are thriving and behaving as intended in a wetland environment. The only unexpected plant growth problem is the corn sprouƟng there. Visitors some‐ Ɵmes feed corn to the geese and this corn is flourishing in the rich soil. In addiƟon, there are no actual ponds at Jakes, merely natural water collecƟon points. Algae growth is naturally managed by adjusƟng water levels to mimic water runoff paƩerns. Our Staff does not use chemicals to treat the water because of the negaƟve impact those chemicals would have up‐ stream and down on the environment. Have a wonderful Fall Season! ‐ Jenifer 2013 CiƟzen’s Advisory CommiƩee Sanford (Sandy) Deyo 775‐782‐6691 Beverly Giannopulos 775‐782‐4226 John Hamer [EMAIL REDACTED] Debbie Jacobsen [EMAIL REDACTED] Sheila Kendrick Debra Lang [EMAIL REDACTED] Jeff Stephensen [EMAIL REDACTED] Cold Weather is on it’s way! Don’t forget to winterize your pipes!