After conducting interviews for the full-time EMT position, Culver EMS Director Chuck Dilts recommended hiring Kimberly Irsa to the town council at their recent meeting. Irsa has been with the Culver EMS since November 2010, and was previously an Advanced EMT in Pulaski County.
The EMS building in Culver will soon be under repairs on the eastern side of the building. EMS Director Chuck Dilts told WKVI that the drain pipe running underneath the east side of the building was found to be leaking and as a result, the drain pipe as well as a concrete wall and sidewalk above it need to be replaced.
After serving his town for more than 15 years, Street Superintendent Bob Porter is receiving a promotion. Leaving his post of Street Superintendent, Porter will now be utility manager for the town of Culver.
When a tree falls in Culver and no one wants to pay for it, who covers the cost? That’s a question that was raised at the recent town council meeting, and the answer may surprise you.
According to Town Council President Ginny Munroe, an ordinance is in place that puts the responsibility for the tree on the shoulders of the landowner, meaning that even though the tree is in the right-of-way, the property owner is still responsible for any fees that tree may bring such as costs for trimming and cutting. Trees that have been planted by the town and are in the right-of-way are also prohibited from being removed without a permit.
The Culver Town Council has given Street Superintendent Bob Porter their permission to purchase 50 new water meters to help phase out the remaining old meters, which are susceptible to tampering. The street department has been systematically replacing the old meters over the last five or more years, and their inventory has been reduced to ten new meters remaining.
The search for a town manager is still underway for the town of Culver, now heading into its sixth month without a manager. Several candidates were interviewed for the position after the town council received less than 10 applications in July, but none of them were the perfect match for the position that the council had been looking for. Council President Ginny Munroe stressed the fact that they want to hire a town manager, but they haven’t yet found what they’re looking for.
Dr. Monty Moss of Moss Farm in Burnettsville will be speaking to the Culver Lions Club on Wednesday, October 12th to talk about Indiana pork production.
The program, “The Pork Industry: More Than Just the Other White Meat”, will showcase the industry’s rural economic impact plus ongoing programs to enhance the nutritional quality of pork, to protect the environment and to treat livestock humanely. New technologies and management systems have allowed U.S. pork producers to trim pork’s fat content 31 percent since 1983.
Culver Academies is teaming up with the Bike Barn in Culver to present another in the BB’s ongoing series of Culver history bike tours on Saturday, August 20th starting at 9:30 a.m. ET.
The tour will begin at the Bike Barn, 103 East Lake Shore Drive, and journey just down the street to the Culver Academies Museum and Gift Shop for an introductory tour of the museum and opening remarks by museum curator Jeff Kenney.
Following that will be an historic tour of Culver Academies, the hidden gem of architectural and aesthetic charm that it is.
The total distance of the tour will be five miles and is open to the public. Riders will need to bring their own bicycles, and use of helmets is strongly encouraged. All riders ride at their own risk.
Anyone who would like to gain a sense of what Culver is like, or what it was was like in the past is encouraged to attend. That’s 9:30 a.m. at the Bike Barn in Culver.
The Town of Culver will be applying for a grant for a water utility study to locate and resolve issues in their water system. A total of at least eight letters have been received by the town council regarding water issues, and a water utility study would allow the town to identify and fix any problems with the water.
What’s the difference between a golf cart and a Utility Terrain Vehicle? There isn’t much of one, but enough of a difference for UTVs to be prohibited on town roads, says Grant Munroe, owner of Culver Lodging Realty and CGM Photography. Munroe appeared before the town council and requested a revision to the Golf Cart Ordinance to allow for the use of UTVs on Culver roads.
The cast of Nunsense-The Mega Musical is back on the stage tonight at Argos High School. Director Becky Liechty said that she has sat through all of the rehearsals and she still has a good time watching and laughing as the actors bring the characters to life in this musical comedy.
Liechty gives us a quick review of the musical.
“Sister Julia, Child of God, is the convent cook and she has made some vichyssoise soup which turns out to be poisonous. 52 sisters die. Believe it or not, this is a comedy…it really is funny. They bury 48 of the 52 sisters and then Reverend Mother buys a Plasma TV for the convent thinking there’s enough money to bury the last four and there isn’t. Now they’re putting on this fundraiser which makes it a show within a show so they can raise the money to bury the rest of the dead sisters. It’s a really funny show.”
The second performance of Nunsense-The Mega Musical will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Argos High School Auditorium. This is the first year the performances will move around. The first five will be at Argos, then there will be two performances in Bremen, two in North Judson, and the final two in the newly remodeled Culver High School Auditorium.
The sets are made, the actors and actresses have rehearsed their parts, and it’s a about curtain time for the first performance of the summer musical Nunsense – The Mega Musical as presented by the Maxinkuckee Players.
The show’s Director, Becky Liechty, had erlier said the performances this year will come with a larger cast and more music than the original production presented at Culver a few years ago.
The 28th Annual Culver Lake Fest begins today. This year’s Theme is “Honoring our Heroes”. The Kiwanis Golf Outing kicks off the Festival at 12:00 p.m. ET today at the Mystic Hills Golf Course. The Miss Maxinkuckee Pageant will be tonight at 6:00 p.m. ET in the West Pavilion.
If you’re a restaurant affectionado, you’ve undoubtedly eaten at Papa’s in Culver. It’s the restaurant on the curve that has the vinyl record jackets on the wall.
Chances are many of those album jackets could have been designed by the original owner of Papa’s, Jim McCormick. Jim McCormick was an A and R man for years at V-J Records in Chicago. Look above the bar and you’ll see a Beatles jacket. Jim McCormick recommended that V-J sign the British group in the early 1960’s. An initial contract was sold for $350 to Capital and the rest, as they say, is history. His son, Brian, runs the restaurant today, and remembers how close his dad came to signing the Beatles. Continue reading
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According to Assistant Director Charles Weaver, the sets are completed and the rehearsals have begun in earnest for the Maxinkuckee Players summer musical, Nunsense – The Mega Musical.
The show’s Director, Becky Liechty, had earlier said the performances this year will come with a larger cast and more music than the original production, seen at Culver a few years ago. The cast is rehearsing as Argos High School where six performances will be presented beginning Friday, July 22nd. Opening night tickets are just $5.00.
At Culver’s Town Board meeting, several citizens spoke up against the local banquet facility after a large outside gathering got very loud, bothering neighbors. Some of the residents wanted to know if the big outdoor gatherings are required to get any permits to have these loud events, and Board President, Ginny Bess Munroe, mentioned that a food cart serves food in that area and is required to get a permit.
One hundred tons of sludge needs to be removed from sludge beds in Culver, in order to allow them to upgrade their sewer system. Because of the increase in volume, the system is in need of an increase in capacity. This involves upgrading some of the headworks and an equalizer tank. When the project was done just last year, the cost was roughly $30,000.
Jackie Wright from the Council on Aging in Marshall County appeared before the town council yesterday evening to discuss the possibility of expanding services in Culver.
“We were primarily looking at getting awareness out, and what type of services might be to enhance the transportation for people who don’t drive in the Culver area,” said Wright.
The Taste of Culver will be held this Saturday, June 18th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET. The event will be on Jefferson Street between Main and Ohio Streets.
A diversity of food offerings will be available, including pizza, polish sausage, chicken wings, Cajun specialties, shaved ice, cookies, and hot dogs. Those are just a few of the items that will be offered. Kent Arnsbarger will be providing the smooth sounds of the Caribbean on his steel drum. The Farmer’s Market will be open for you to browse through homemade items.
The Taste of Culver is sponsored by the Culver Chamber of Commerce.
