A quiet week

 Erica's Boutique opened this week and had a ribbon cutting on Friday

The shop sells women's clothing and accessories. The Rensselaer Republican's story on the store is here.

The weather forecast says we will be having several days of rain and the total amount may be six or seven inches. Despite rain on Thursday, the LaRue Pool opened for the season. Its opening had been delayed first with a broken valve and then with leakage from expansion joints. The pool is over seventy years old and some of the plumbing that makes it work may be that old. Perhaps it is time to spend some money to update what needs to be updated. Although the Parks for People campaign has topped off, there are people who would donate if the donation were specifically for the pool. Also, Rensselaer will be getting over $6 million from the latest stimulus bill. Perhaps some of it could be used for infrastructure like the pool.

There was one brave swimmer on Friday a bit after noon.

The flag mural on the Campbell Printing building is finished.

The Tuesday night Cylinders and Snacks event is drawing respectable crowds.

However, I am not sure about the sorts of people it is bringing to Rensselaer.

The sidewalks along the section of McKinley Avenue that is being reconstructed were finished early this week.

More stone was being added to the street later in the week.

Pipestone Veterinary Services has begun adding an addition to the west end of their building. Alliance Bank has a new lobby.

The disc golf course at Brookside Park has a new sign.

I am not sure how long the new sign for the Health Department has been in front of the Sparling Annex.

Walmart has a new sign with a bigger logo and smaller letters.

The summer solstice was the past Monday. Now days are getting shorter. Summer flowers are blooming, such as milkweed.

Corn and soybeans are still fairly small, but wheat is ready to harvest.

The strawberry season is mostly over but blueberries are ripening.

Biplane rides will return to the Jasper County Airport on July 29-31. Cost is $80 for adults and $60 for children.

I have mentioned in past posts that the United Way of White County was administering a grant to aid not-for-profit organizations affected by Covid. At their June meeting the review committee awarded that last of the funds that were available for Pulaski and Jasper Counties. I had been worried that there might be money left on the table.