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Sherman sesquicentennial planning at 'critical
mass'
By Byron Painter
Editor
Roughly 40 minutes of discussion occurred on the upcoming sesquicentennial last Tuesday night at the
Sherman Village Board meeting.
Mayor Trevor Clatfelter said the planning has reached a “critical mass.”
Trustee Jeff Mitchell, the point man for the project, went down a laundry list of items to be discussed, and
each trustee is in charge of a different aspect of the event, be it fundraising, garbage pickup or games and
events.
Mitchell noted that marketing efforts need to be finalized soon, so various media outlets can be used to
get the word out about the event.
Things like how many sponsors on a T-shirt were talked about.
The event will be rain or shine, no matter the weather.
Trustee Ron Hickman, in charge of fundraising, and others are still soliciting sponsorships.
Clatfelter plans to have a mailing sent out about three weeks prior to the September event.
Security issues, especially around the beer tent, were discussed; more information was needed by the
insurance company before that situation could be finalized, noted Trustee Kevin Schultz.
Trustee Nancy Zibutis is in charge of the parade and events, including kids’ games and other activities.
Dorothy Johnson, the longest (in years) current resident of Sherman, has agreed to be Grand Marshal.
Letters have been mailed to all previous mayors, but no responses have been received; one of the
addresses came back undeliverable.
IDOT has granted permission to close Business 55 during the parade.
Because of a new law and greater restrictions regarding “carnivals,” some plans have been scaled back
for cost reasons.
There is a car show planned, as well as a dunk tank (which led to some chuckles about who might end
up getting soaked) and a tug of war.
Trustee Brian Long proposed moving the 5K run to Sunday because of so many events being planned
for Saturday.
He also warned against trying to do too much.
“I would rather do 5-10 things right instead of 20 things wrong,” he said.
There was agreement on having more activities in the beer tent area, including maybe the tug of war.
Trustee Jay Timm said that garbage issues are taken care of, though after the suggestion of a member
of the public in attendance, recycling what likely will be considerable waste will be looked at more closely.
Before the discussion concluded, Mitchell implored the other trustees to line up as many volunteers as
possible, maybe an extra 10 percent to account for people that might not follow through. Schultz said that
National Honor Society students should be contacted because working as a volunteer during the event
could help those students reach their service hour requirement.
mass'
By Byron Painter
Editor
Roughly 40 minutes of discussion occurred on the upcoming sesquicentennial last Tuesday night at the
Sherman Village Board meeting.
Mayor Trevor Clatfelter said the planning has reached a “critical mass.”
Trustee Jeff Mitchell, the point man for the project, went down a laundry list of items to be discussed, and
each trustee is in charge of a different aspect of the event, be it fundraising, garbage pickup or games and
events.
Mitchell noted that marketing efforts need to be finalized soon, so various media outlets can be used to
get the word out about the event.
Things like how many sponsors on a T-shirt were talked about.
The event will be rain or shine, no matter the weather.
Trustee Ron Hickman, in charge of fundraising, and others are still soliciting sponsorships.
Clatfelter plans to have a mailing sent out about three weeks prior to the September event.
Security issues, especially around the beer tent, were discussed; more information was needed by the
insurance company before that situation could be finalized, noted Trustee Kevin Schultz.
Trustee Nancy Zibutis is in charge of the parade and events, including kids’ games and other activities.
Dorothy Johnson, the longest (in years) current resident of Sherman, has agreed to be Grand Marshal.
Letters have been mailed to all previous mayors, but no responses have been received; one of the
addresses came back undeliverable.
IDOT has granted permission to close Business 55 during the parade.
Because of a new law and greater restrictions regarding “carnivals,” some plans have been scaled back
for cost reasons.
There is a car show planned, as well as a dunk tank (which led to some chuckles about who might end
up getting soaked) and a tug of war.
Trustee Brian Long proposed moving the 5K run to Sunday because of so many events being planned
for Saturday.
He also warned against trying to do too much.
“I would rather do 5-10 things right instead of 20 things wrong,” he said.
There was agreement on having more activities in the beer tent area, including maybe the tug of war.
Trustee Jay Timm said that garbage issues are taken care of, though after the suggestion of a member
of the public in attendance, recycling what likely will be considerable waste will be looked at more closely.
Before the discussion concluded, Mitchell implored the other trustees to line up as many volunteers as
possible, maybe an extra 10 percent to account for people that might not follow through. Schultz said that
National Honor Society students should be contacted because working as a volunteer during the event
could help those students reach their service hour requirement.
Issue Date: June 26, 2008