A total of 45 votes for the survey of what you think would be good use for the old County Jail building. 4 undecided, 10 for a Bed/Breakfast. 14 votes for a Museum for the county, and with 17 votes the winner is a restuarant. So, when can we start construction. I actually think this idea would work. There is a good deal of people going in and out for various reasons and with the many County employees right next door, it should have a decent chance at sucess. They could create a jailhouse motif with Bars on the windows, waiters/ waitresses as Jail guards a Warden for the cook etc. etc. This actually turned out to be alot of fun. So now what shall we do for our next survey?????
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Wow Wednesday already
Cant believe it’s Wednesday already and hard to beleive it is going to get COLD, so put another log on the fire, and hopefully this is the last of the artic weather.
We did some behind the scenes changes to make the weblog more full featured and more choices for backgrounds and layouts, Also we now can have mutiple blogs once the fine tuning is complete. We didn’t have that before. In addititon we are going with a premium calender subscription starting April 14th. Same calender just more features. We also added more info to the website and we try to add little bits each day. remember, if youwant your Business or Organization listed its absolutely free and you can get webspace as well. Just contact us at nrk@yourtown2.com
Survey voting is heating up and starting to get popular. The totals so far 12 votes for a Restuarant, 11 votes for a County Museum, 8 votes for a Bed/breakfast and 4 undecided. Have you voted? What do think would be a good use for the old County Jail? You can find the survey on our main page HERE
Saturday is the IGA Cook out and this week is Pork sandwiches with the proceeds going to the Relay for life. IGA contributes $10,000 per year to local Organizations that take part in these cook outs.IGA Homepage Here
April 4th, This is the Meeting for the TIF district. The community is welcome and encouraged to attend. This is when you can ask your questions about how this will affect taxes and how this will benefit the community. Alot of folks have worked real hard to make this a reality.
The Legion Riders you can contact Mr Bill Goben at 217-379-3449 They also have a group Page is HERE
We are motorcycle enthusiasts as well as strong supports for our Troops and Vets. You can find us participating in parades, charity events, supporting our community, and much more.
Theres still time to register to vote if you have not already. The grace period runs until March 29th. You can go to the Ford County clerks office. You should be prepared to vote at that time. For more info call 379-9400
Humpday Reminders
This weekend may prove to be a little wet but theres still some great things to check out, Tommorrow is St. Patty’s Day and I am sure you can find some Green Beer somewhere. So whether your Irish or not Have fun and Be Safe
As usual IGA cookout is Saturday and this week proceeds go to support The Legion Riders. You check out the IGA website Here for the many specials they have. If you would like to support The Legion Riders you could contact Mr Bill Goben at 217-379-3449 They also have a group Page is HERE
HOMETOWN Home Business and Craft Show Saturday 9:00a -3:00p at the Civic Center. The event is sponsored by P.R.I.D.E in Paxton You can visit thier website here Tin Pan Concert. At 7:00 p.m. Saturday evening The Pitiful Pickers will perform at The Tin Pan. Great Irish Music, Food, and a wonderful time. Be sure to check it out. Also You can visit the Tin Pan website here for Specials and other info
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Spring Cleaning, Though Spring isn’t official until Mon. the 21st. Lots of Folks have already begun. If you need your lawn mower tuned or fixed Paxton Harware and Rentals is still having a special for that, and plenty of spring cleaning tools are ready when needed.Visit the website here or give them a call at 217-379-3611
Do you have an event???? Send us an email and you can also put it on the community Calender.. 
New Calender
seems that alot of folks (myself included) are having a hard time gettin the calender page to load so I got us a New one. will update the link later tonite or tomorrow AM you can Access the New Calender Here
City cracks down
It appears that the City of Paxton is cracking down on Property owners who don’t keep their property clean. Tickets are being issued to property owners for ordinance violations. This is a relief to many homeowners who do keep thier properties clean and have neighbors who just refuse to do the same. I do applaud this action but we must also be ready to help any property owner who is physically or financially unable to keep up thier properties. We have many eldery homeowners on fixed incomes that may just need some help fixing things up around the House/yard.And as Paxton hopes to fill up those 200+ new homes being built by the interstate, we should make every effort to insure that these ordinances are enforced fairly. That means ticketing Businesses as well as residents. we have several properties as you drive into Paxton from ANY direction that need to be spruced up. I know that the Mayor is well aware of this and is trying to encourage these owners to clean up. Perhaps they too should be ticketed..This would also help encourage Homes sales in other areas of Paxton. There are many lovely homes in Paxton but some propective buyers have expressed concern over the neighboring properies.
Humpday News and Reminders
It’s Humpday and everyone is surely looking forward to the weekend. We just wanted to remind everyone of some of the local events. If you have an event let eveyone know about it by putting it on the New Community Calender. It’s easy and it’s FREE. And it can also be listed here as an extra reminder. We hope to make this a weekly post. If you have any ideas please fell free to share.
Latest Survey updates The survey results thus far are 4 votes for a Bed&Breakfast, 3Votes for a Museum, 1 for a Restaurant,and 3 undecided. There are 19 days left so you can still vote. The survey is on the Main page of our website here
IGA Cookout is Saturday; There will be pork sandwiches and the proceed go to FBLA. IGA always has something cooking visit their website here for store specials
Tin Pan has a show going on this weekend: Friday is Piano Man Chuck Belanger Live and Free…Starts at 5:30. Don’t forget to check their Website for other specials Here
City council meeting is Monday at City Hall 7:00 pm
Ford County Board Meeting at The Jail Facility 7:00 pm
Special Meeting on The TIF district April 4th we will add addtional reminders. The purpose of this meeting is to help eveyone understand exactly how this will work and Benefit the community. Mayor Ingold and others have been working really hard to make this a reality.