Legislative Town Hall Meeting Saturday in Adel
Two of the area’s state lawmakers will meet with constituents this weekend in Adel.
District 10 State Senator Jake Chapman and District 19 State Representative Ralph Watts are hosting a town hall meeting at the Adel Farm Bureau Saturday.
Watts says it’s a comfortable atmosphere where the public is invited to share their thoughts.
“It’s very informal. What we do is when we start up we might give a very quick summary of what’s happening in both the House and the Senate from our own vantage points. Then we really throw it open for questions and comments from the people that attend because you assume that if somebody takes the time to come to a town hall, you want to get their input. That’s basically what they’re about and why we have them.”
Watts encourages everyone to attend. It begins at 9am is is expected to last around one hour.
Perry’s Annual Chocolate Walk is Saturday
Have you picked up your passport for this weekend’s Chocolate Walk in Perry yet?
Sponsored by the Perry Chamber, the annual event serves as a tour of businesses throughout the town while collecting sweet treats.
“It’s a great day. Go out and get a little sweet treat, see what the merchants have to offer, a lot of times they have sales and special events and things too. Right before the big Valentine’s Day so take advantage of our Chocolate Walk.”
That’s Executive Director Bob Wilson. Passports are available for $5 each or two for $8. The event takes place Saturday from 10am until 4pm. Contact the Chamber for tickets by stopping by the office in the Security Bank Building or call 465-4601.
Adel Library Hosting Soup Fundraiser Saturday
Adel area community members are invited to come warm up at their inaugural For the Love of Soup fundraiser this weekend.
Saturday from 11am until 1pm everyone is encouraged to stop by and taste all the soup they would like. Pocket change can then be used to vote for your favorite recipes. Desserts will be provided by the Friends of the library and the winner of the contest will receive a traveling trophy.
All proceeds will go to support library events and programs through the Friends of the Adel Public Library Foundation.
For more information, call 993-3512.
Snowy February Continues in the Raccoon River Valley
All three of our local weather reporting areas have surpassed the normal monthly snowfall totals for February already.
According to the National Weather Service, Jefferson added another 1.4 inches of snow to their total this week, Perry saw an additional 0.6 inch and Guthrie Center received another 0.3 inch. This puts Perry’s snowfall total so far this month at 8.7 inches, Jefferson’s at 7.9 and Guthrie Center’s at 7 inches.
In terms of precipitation, so far Perry has received 0.8 inch and both Jefferson and Guthrie Center have had just over an inch.
There is a chance for more snow early next week.
Fortis to Purchase ITC Holdings for $11.3 Billion
A transmission utility company with a facility in Perry is merging with a Canadian utility company.
Fortis Incorporated will purchase ITC Holdings Corporation for $11.3 billion dollars.
Area Manager Troy Weary at the Perry facility says the good news is all employees and facility locations will remain in place. They will keep the ITC name and things will remain status quo, just with new ownership.
After the merger, Fortis will be one of the top 15 North American public utilities in terms of enterprise value.