A new business and a bunch of pictures

On Saturday, a new business in Rensselaer had an open house. D-1 is a towing company that operates heavy-duty tow trucks, the big ones that can tow just about anything. The other area towing companies with these big rigs are Farney's in Wolcott and Cheever's in DeMotte.

The new office is located west of the Amtrak station in a large building that I think was previously used for storage.

D-1 is not a new company. It has been operating for several years in Francesville. The establishment of a branch in Rensselaer will let them serve the Interstate better.

In addition to towing, they offer tire repair, alignments, and oil changes.

I noticed another new business, this one at the bend of US 231 north of Merritt Street. It is selling Trump flags, signs, and other items.

Last week the concrete floor was poured for the Fenwick Farms brew house.

Work on US 231 in the downtown was finished last week as workers painted the lines for parking spaces.

The traffic cones made for interesting driving on Tuesday.

The mural alley has a new addition.

Last week the dead ash trees along the Maxwell Ditch in Weston Cemetery were cut down and removed.

I noticed this image on a very old marker and I think I know what it is. What do you think it is? I will give you my answer at the end of the post.

There were several meetings last week. The Park Board met Monday evening for a short meeting. Grass is growing on the new ball fields and on the soccer fields in Foundation Park. However, the grass in Foundation Park is not growing well where the old school was located. I saw someone mowing the grass on the ball fields, so it must be doing well.

The Park Department still has not completely figured out how it will handle concessions for tournaments next year. A lot of reunions that rent shelters were canceled this summer, reducing revenues. Eighty to a hundred people have signed up to use the dog park. Seventeen organizations and businesses signed up to create something for the Scarecrow Trail in Milroy Park, but there are currently less than 17 entries. Below is the entry from Brown's Garden Shop. It took me a while to figure out that this is a shaggy dog.

When I went to the Airport Authority meeting on Tuesday, I was impressed with the jet at the airport. The meeting managed to get a quorum but nothing of importance was decided. The hangars currently have no vacancies. There is one empty bay in the old hangar, but its door needs to be fixed and it is not clear that repairing it is economical given the low rents for that building. There was discussion of maintenance issues.

I did not attend the JC Water and Sewer meeting on Thursday because I expected it to be very short. It was called to approve the almost final agreement with DeMotte to extend sewer and water to the I-65/SR 10 interchange. The Demotte City Council met last week and also approved the agreement. The Rensselaer Republican reported on this meeting in their Saturday issue. Also in the Saturday issue of the Rensselaer Republican was a report on a meeting for town officials by alumni who are presenting a plan to the SJC Board that is intended to invigorate the College.

We have been having some beautiful fall weather. It is ideal for harvesting crops and it encourages people to get out and enjoy the color in the trees.

(I think the picture on the marker is of an hourglass.)