City of Alma E-Newsletter

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May 2016

Keep Alma Beautiful Planting and Cleanup Day

Be sure to keep Saturday morning, May 21st open and join the KAB Committee from 9:00 a.m. - noon for the Planting of Flowers and Community Cleanup Day in Downtown Alma. Volunteers are asked to meet in front of the Chamber of Commerce Office. Bring your gardening tools and friends to help get downtown ready for spring.

Highland Festival & Games

The 49th Alma Highland Festival and Games will take place May 27, 28 & 29 on the Alma College Campus. This year's festival is sure to be a great time! On the schedule are the Saturday morning parade, Solo Piping & Drumming Championship, Choreography Dance Competitions, Athletic Events, Country Dancing, Entertainment Tent, Border Collie Exhibition, 5K Road Run/Walk, 10K Run, Kids Fun Run, Arts & Crafts Show, Clan Tents, The Celtic Caterer, Chelsea House Orchestra, Mother Grove and Colin Grant Adams.

The vending area provides visitors with the opportunity to buy a kilt, bagpipes and just about anything Scottish. The food vendors will be located outside the festival gates as well as the Arts & Crafts Fair. To get the most up to date information on the Festival including rain plan locations, check their website at www.almahighlandfestival.com

Park Shelter Reservation Program

Alma has many beautiful parks throughout the city, some of which have shelters which you can reserve for your special events. Reservations are accepted through September 30 each year. You can download the reservation form and bring it to City Hall with the appropriate fee.

Riverside Cemetery Flower/Decoration Rules:

Memorial Day Decorations:

Flowers of all kinds may be placed in (all) parts of the Cemetery between the last week of May until the 15th of June each year. After that date any unauthorized flowers/decorations will be removed by the Cemetery personnel.

Any questions concerning Decorations, Markers and Monuments, please call the Cemetery office located in the Public Works Garage Building at 989-463-8901

Red Cross Blood Drives

Help save a life during our beautiful fall season by donating blood. Following are the drives for May:

Monday, May 2, 2016: Ithaca High School
                   8:14 a. m. to 2:15 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016: Ithaca Community Center
                    Noon to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016: Alma Public Library
                      1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 26, 2016: Nativity of the Lord Parish
                 Mt. St. Joseph Church, St. Louis
                      Noon to 6 p.m.

To schedule your appointment, you may call 1-800-Red-Cross, 989-463-3209 or visit www.redcrossblood.org.

Water Conservation Tips

Take 5-minute showers instead of baths. A full bathtub requires up to 70 gallons of water.

Install water-saving aerators on all of your faucets.
Drop tissues in the trash instead of flushing them and save water every time.

Garage & Yard Sale Sign Regulations

The City of Alma encourages residents to conduct garage sales, but urges them to follow the regulations concerning garage sale signs. Follow this link to be "in the know" on the do's and don'ts of garage sale signs and yard sale regulations.

Yard Waste

The Yard Waste program is now in full swing. Yard waste is collected on your regular trash collection day and must be in paper bags, cardboard boxes and/or trash containers marked "yard waste". Tree limbs should be placed in piles, not bundled, with all stems lying in the same direction. To get the complete info on the yard waste program, follow this link.

Noxious Weed Program

The City enforces a noxious weed ordinance. All property owners are required to keep weeds and grass mowed. Owners must cut the weed or the weeds will be cut and the costs will be assessed against the property by special assessment. If you have questions, phone 463-8356.

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