This blog reports events and interesting tidbits from Rensselaer, Indiana and the surrounding area.
The picture above was taken on March 12. Note the high water in the background and the sandbags. Here is a better look at the sandbag in a picture taken a day later.
By the way, the lady with the pole really knew how to handle it. I had a lot more trouble when I was raising gas prices, but I did have a longer pole.
(Why is kite flying concentrated in the spring? Why do people not fly them more in the summer?)
April 13 Electronics Recycling Day
April 15 Continued Commissioner meeting, 8:30 (Zoom link)
April 15 Jasper County BZA meeting, Courthouse 7:00 pm
April 16 Joint Council/Commissioner meeting 6:00; County Council meeting, 7:00 Sparling Annex (Zoom link)
April 18 Rensselaer Plan Commission meeting 5:30; Rensselaer BZA meeting 6:30 City Hall
April 20 Community Baby Shower, Fairgrounds. Registration required.
April 22 City Council meeting 6:00, City Hall
April 26 Gas Department Customer Appreciation luncheon, 11-1 Gas Department
May 5 Lifewise Academy Character Trait Trot 5K, Francesville
May 6 Commissioners meeting, 8:30 Sparling Annex
Unofficial website of Memories Alive at Weston Cemetery (Weston Cemetery Walk)
Unofficial Art Tour of Rensselaer
The official website of the City of Rensselaer: http://www.cityofrensselaerin.com/
The Rensselaer branch of the the Jasper County Library offers many programs. Their calendar is at: http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsCalendar.cfm?SiteID=8102
The water flow in the Iroquois River is measured east of Rensselaer by the USGS at: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/in/nwis/uv?sit
https://beacon.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=509&LayerID=7887&PageTypeID=2&PageID=3844 Who owns what and where in Jasper County.
Weather, Rensselaer and area.
City of Rensselaer; Minutes of City Council, Park Board, Board of Public Works and Safety
Jasper County Government Document CenterRensselaer Central School Board Minutes (called Board Bits)
3 comments:
i have to assume the ice cream stand is what i remember as the tastee freeze near downtown. has to be the same place. i remember getting ice cream at tastee freeze and being able to look at the river.
and here's a question/request. is the old train station still standing, and if so, what does it look like? it was empty in the '70s, at least as far back as i remember. the utility sheds along the tracks down from the station, and the access road along it, was fascinating to a kid such as me. i remember the station was empty and the windows may have been broken out...not sure on that, but you could go right in the door of the station, it wasn't locked. i don't remember it being particularly vandalized inside, but i could be wrong.
The old depot is long gone. See this entry, and follow some of the links:
http://rensselaeradventures.blogspot.com/2008/11/signs-of-amtrak.html
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