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Volunteers during Saline Celtic Festival week not only get a free pass to the Festival—Friday, July 8 (evening) and all day Saturday, July 9—but there are two opportunities to be entered into drawings for $50 gift cards.
“High school students are encouraged to sign up,” says organizer Terri Murphy.
“No experience necessary! Help includes setting up tables and chairs, hanging banners and distributing equipment throughout the festival locations. Each 3-hour shift for pre-Festival set up gets your name in a drawing for a $50 gift card and free admission to the festival—and Saturday volunteers will be entered into another drawing for a $50 gift card.”
Interested? Here’s how you can help:
Tuesday, July 5
Meet at the Mill Pond Park Pavilion at 10:30 a.m., to help when tents, gear and equipment roll in.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, July 6, 7, 8
Volunteer any time between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., or in the evening.
Put tables, chairs, equipment and gear in place, hang flags and banners, golf carts and Gators are delivered, and administrative duties are finalized. Help vendors and merchants set up on Friday.
Thursday, July 7
Thursday afternoon volunteers are needed to help put the mechanical “Millie the Mill Pond Monster” and her family into the river! Fun, fun, fun!
Friday, July 8
Gates open at 5 p.m., activities start at 6 p.m. Help at the gate, assist visitors, and more.
Saturday, July 9
Help at Wee Folks Island, the gate, assist visitors, and more.
Sunday, July 10
Morning: Roll banners, pick up trash, and load trailers.
Email Volunteers Chair Heather Koepfle at salinecelticvolunteers@gmail.com with contact information and a general description of what interests you; or sign up at this online form
Check out Festival activities, and ticket prices, at https://www.salineceltic.org/.
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No questions about the lack of inspections is alarming
Not to worry. I’m sure Ali will share her extensive knowledge of this subject (or any other subject for that matter) and will remind us that the city can do no wrong and that this situation is not due to negligence of any kind by the city!
Is anyone ever held accountable in this city? The biggest issue we've had recently is just capable employees to do things like get the wells inspected when they should be, hydrant flushing of the pipes so we don't have brown water, etc. We must insist on doing better. Council needs to insist we do better
And yet we need a lazy river, gathering places and other unnecessary things??? The city can’t supply us with clean water and now maybe no water at all. How does this even make any sense? City Government continues to fail Saline taxpayers! Maybe we need to hire more consultants and spend even more money 🤪.
Not a great situation and not mad at the City. City administrators have done their job. Well 7 was introduced and under construction to meet the needs of the City.
You obviously think the city bears no responsibility ever for anything! That’s ok. You can continue to point fingers, deny accountability and make excuses but what I know is that when I pay my water bill it’s made out to “The City of Saline” so as far as I’m concerned the buck ultimately stops there!
So has the rec center been included in reducing water usage? How about the 4 car wash businesses?
I would like to hear more about that point. Seems very valid . I assume they are clear to use as much as they wish while we are told to use less.
The rec center sent out emails asking members to take either brief showers or wait until they get home.