Text Box: CONCERNED CITIZENS COMMITTEE THE EAGLE EYE

eagle-eyed adj.  Having keen eyesight.
Text Box: Text Box: THE EAGLE EYE is our newsletter. TEE’s purpose is to provide information and inspiration… ...with a dash of humor. Current circulation is 745 plus the internet. Text Box: CURRENT ISSUE VOLUME III, ISSUE 9 SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 Text Box: JUSTICE Charity begins at home and justice begins next door. Charles Dickens Text Box: The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. Thomas Jefferson Text Box: Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions. Albert Einstein Text Box: A jury is a group of twelve people of average ignorance. Herbert Spencer

The greatest mistake in life is to be continually fearing that you will make one.  Elbert Hubbard

 

All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.  Adlai E. Stevenson

 

VOLUME III, ISSUE 9

On guard...

We mutually pledge to each other and our honor.
Text Box: September 6th ~ Labor Day! September 11th ~ Patriot Day 9/13/2010 ~7pm Billings Township Board meeting. 9/18/2010 ~ Noon-3:00pm ~2nd Annual CCC Scavenger Hunt to benefit Random Acts of Kindness 9/22/2010 ~ 7:00pm CCC Roundtable; Fellowship Session: Members and Guests. Refreshments served; Therefore, CCC meetings cannot be open to the public. September 23rd ~ First day of Autumn

Special points of interest:

Text Box: Our thoughts and prayers are with the Edward Kenny and Allie Wooley families. May your memories comfort you. Text Box: Remember when four board members were recalled in February 2007... Well, one of the recalled ‘un-fab four’ was Trustee Kris Phillips. Her husband also lost his attempt to be re-elected as Supervisor in the August 2008 Primary. Recalled Trustee Phillips is the Petitioner of the current effort to recall Supervisor Nephew. Here is her reason for the recall: “Julia Nephew, Supervisor of Billings Text Box: Township, is not performing her supervisory duties, in enforcing zoning ordinances.” The reason to recall does not have to be true, but the language used in the reason must be clear. We believe the reason should be true. We will be interviewing Julia Nephew on the validity of the reason and continue this report in the October issue of TEE. Text Box: SOUR GRAPES Text Box: 3rd Annual CCC Picnic Text Box: SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 Text Box: The Eagle Eye

NOTICE

 

The Concerned Citizens Committee is NOT circulating petitions to Recall the Supervisor, Julia Nephew.

 

Please let us know if someone asks you to sign a petition to recall the Supervisor and states they are with the CCC.

 

Contact information is on the back of TEE.

Donut Challenge

 
Text Box: Random Acts of Kindness (59 to date) Do you know someone who could benefit from A Random Act of Kindness? Contact us to donate, volunteer or for more information. Thank you for your support! Text Box: CONCERNED CITIZENS COMMITTEE OF BILLINGS TOWNSHIP

The 3rd annual CCC Picnic was held at Woodside Park on August 14th.

The CCC and citizens take a break every year to share a feast, fellowship and fun. 

Fried turkey and brats were the main entrées. 

Local recipes were plentiful and happily sampled by all.

Games included: Door Prizes, Raffle, White Elephant Auction,  Guessing Game, Sack Race, and the Donut Challenge.

Winner

Victoria Doan

2nd place

Katlyn Curtis

Linda Rybkowski

Dennis Doan

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Text Box: Our deepest ‘Thanks’ to the following local businesses for their generous contributions to the picnic:

The highest result of education is tolerance.  Helen Keller

College isn't the place to go for ideas. Helen Keller

   Look out for each other.

 

 

Watch for the eagle!  The eagle is watching out for you.
Text Box: WANTED PLAYERS AND SPONSORS: The 2nd Annual CCC Scavenger Hunt to benefit Random Acts of Kindness will be on September 18th. Phone Linda at 435-3035 to be a Player or to Sponsor a Player. Prizes for Players!

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www.cccbillings.com
Text Box: Random Acts of Kindness every month since August 2008. We depend on your generosity to provide this community service. A list of the target items we are hunting for is on the flyer included with this issue of TEE. Please check your pantries for items on the list. Pledges for turkey donations are also welcome. We need Players and we need Sponsors. Please contact us and come out and play for a good cause. Team Players need Sponsors . . . $10.00 per Player. Prizes for the Players. Text Box: The 2nd Annual CCC Scavenger Hunt to benefit Random Acts of Kindness will be on Saturday, September 18th from Noon-3:00pm. Last year the Hunt was in November. We collected 699 pounds of non perishable goods and sundries, including 11 turkeys. With your help, we will be successful this year. Players travel the township in Teams collecting the items. The hunt lasts about 3 hours. If we miss your house, please call Linda at 435-3035. The CCC has performed Text Box: Try to live your life so that you wouldn't be afraid to sell the family parrot to the town gossip. ~Will Rogers Text Box: 2nd Annual Scavenger Hunt Text Box: More on last months article... We had hoped to continue our ‘License to Steal’ report on the overpayment of property taxes by 8 property owners. But the Board ‘tabled’ discussion on returning the overpayment at the August 9, 2010 meeting until this month’s 9/13/10 meeting. More on last month’s board meeting… Also supposedly ‘tabled’ until this month’s meeting was discussion on how much to charge (FINE) property owners in the Sewer Assessment District (SAD) that are not hooked up. Surprise! A Special Meeting was held two days later on 8/11/10. Three of five board members voted to ‘FINE’ owners $500.00. They are the Clerk, Treasurer and Trustee Grell. Supervisor Nephew voted ‘no’. Trustee Kross was absent. Text Box: PICNIC continued

Big R’s Pump & Party

Chuck’s Garage

Coach House Restaurant

Erica Allen Stylist

Fruchey’s Family Market

Hot Press Designs

K Hardware

Rhoton Automotive

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What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.  Albert Pine