MOWING SEASON IS UPON US - PLEASE BE AWARE

Tall Grass & Weeds:  Per Section 4 of Ordinance # 54-05-O you will be notified

and given 5 days to cut any grass or weeds that exceed ten inches (10") in height. 

Thank you for your cooperation!

Don't forget to pick up your BBQ Chicken or Porkchop Dinner Tickets!

Last date for ticket sales will be May 24th

Dinner Date,Time & Location

Thursday, June 6th at Eastview Park
4:00 pm ~ 6:00 pm
$7.00 for Chicken, applesauce, bag of chips and roll
$8.00 for Pork Chop, baked potato, applesauce and roll
Tickets are available at the Celina Parks Office
located at 426 W. Market Street
100% of profits will go towards purchasing new equipment for next
year’s baseball and softball programs.

Please be aware that there will be various Street Projects going on

throughout the next few months.There may be road closures, detours and/or delays.

Please avoid construction zones when possible. Please drive with care if you are

unable to avoid a construction zone.

Streets that will be affected in 2013 are:

S. Walnut Street (Market to Logan)

Brandon Street (Touvelle to Wayne)

E. Market Street (Main to Enterprise)

PLEASE USE CAUTION AS YOU TRAVEL NEAR OR THRU THE ABOVE AREAS.

Brandon Street Project

Walnut Street Project

East Market Street Project

The East Market Street Project will be put out for bid on May 30, 2013. The project, which encompasses East Market from Main Street east to Enterprise, will begin late July 2013 with a projected completion date to be sometime early spring 2014.

Baseball and Softball season is about to begin!

We have had a GREAT turnout and because of this huge turn out we are

now in dire need of Coaches. Please call the Parks Department at 419.586.1041

or email Jeff Fortkamp and come join us for a FUN season!

Although registration has ended for baseball/softball and swim/dive teams the fun never

ends at the Celina Recreation Department  Registration for other fun sports offered

will soon begin. Don't miss out on the fun. Register your children early and don't forget to

offer your help as a coach and join in the fun!

Celina Recreation will be offering Kickball for the first time this year.

Applications for kickball will be accepted until June 1st. This is a FREE league

so come join the fun!

Celina Recreation Soccer, Football and Flag Football registration Deadline is August 1st

Applications are available at the Celina City Schools, Celina Utilities Office and here.

Completed applications must be returned to the

Celina Recreation Department, 426 West Market Street

Coaches and Umpires are needed for baseball and softball. For more information,

contact the recreation department at 419-586-1041.

The City of Celina Parks and Recreation Department is taking
applications for the following seasonal positions:

WSI Lifeguard $ 8.25 per hour
Certified Lifeguard $ 7.25 per hour
Pool Maintenance $ 5.50 per hour
Pool Concession/Baskethouse $ 5.50 per hour
Baseball/Softball Assistant $ 7.50 per hour
Baseball/Softball Umpires $5.00—$15.00 per game
Baseball/Softball Registered Umpires $50.00 per game
Baseball/Softball Coaches Volunteer
Apply at the Celina Parks & Recreation Department

426 W. Market Street, Monday through Friday 7:30 am to 4:30 pm.

2013 schedule of Concerts in the Park

 Looking forward to a wonderful season.

 Hope you can join us!

The service provider for residential solid waste collection within the
City corporation limits is Maharg, Inc. Their service includes collection
of garbage, recycling and yard waste. Bags should be placed at
the curb by 6:30 a.m. on collection day. Collection service is provided
within the City corporation limits only.

Weekly Route Map

City of Celina/Maharg’s bags can be purchased at:

Celina Chief Supermarket
Celina Ace Hardware
Celina Party Mart (Shell Gas Station on S. Main Street)
Eastown Party Mart (Shell Gas Station on E. Wayne Street)
IGA (Logan Street)

The cost of the bags are as follows:
Garbage $1.20 per bag or $6.00 for a package of five
Recycling $0.80 per bag or $4.00 for a package of five
Yard Waste $1.20 per bag

ALL GARBAGE MUST BE PLACED IN THE CITY BAGS.
GARBAGE FROM GARBAGE CANS OR TRASH BAGS WITH
THE CITY BAGS TIED TO THEM WILL NOT BE PICKED UP.

Mahargs also provides special tags sold at the Celina Utilities Office
for large, bulky items, such as furniture and white goods. The
tags state all restrictions to pickup by the collector,
with special attention to environmental
based restrictions. The cost for the tags varies
from $5.00 to $10.00 per item as per tag.

FIVE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT
STORMWATER RUNOFF POLLUTION

1. Compost your yard waste;
2. Check car for leaks & recycle motor oil;
3. NEVER dump anything down Storm drains or in streams;
4. Sweep driveways & sidewalks instead of hosing them down;
5. Pick up after your pet.

ONLY RAIN DOWN THE STORM DRAIN!!

City of Celina selects IGS Energy as new supplier of natural gas aggregation program.

Every Saturday Morning
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
May—October
At the Corner of
Main and Market Streets
Locally grown produce, homemade foods ,
artisan crafts, plants, flowers and home baked goods.
Sellers Needed!
For information & application forms call the Chamber of Commerce
at 419-586-2219 or download a form at
www.celinamercer.com

Join Mercer County 4-H!

Clubs may be found throughout
the county and generally meet once each month.
Club members practice leadership and public speaking
skills and can learn about a project of their choice.
A member need only to be the correct age to be eligible
to join a club.

Youth do NOT have to live on a farm or show and raise an animal to participate in 4-H.
Youth should currently be at least 8 years old or older and at least in 3rd grade to join

a traditional club program. Children in grades K-2 may join Cloverbud 4-H.
Youth remain eligible through the age of 19.

For more information, contact the Extension Office at
419-586-2179 or visit our web page at www.mercer.osu.edu

Our Old Book Case by Mercer County Historical Society President Joyce Alig

December 2012 letter from Joyce Alig.

Celina Utilities Shut-off Policy

Prompt payment of your utility bills to avoid getting your services shut off is important.

Any customer with a past-due account balance is subject to disconnect.

Customers can determine their account status by checking their monthly utility bill.

If your bill indicates you are in disconnect status, prompt payment is necessary to avoid
having your utilities turned off.

Payments can be made to the Celina Utilities office with cash, check, automatic deduction
from your bank account, or credit card. A night deposit box is located outside of the front doors
for payment after working hours.

If you have any questions or are unsure of your account status, please contact the Celina Utilities
office at 419-586-2311.

Any customer who has had their utilities turned off due to nonpayment, must
make payment with cash or money order to be reconnected.
It is important that you budget for your utilities.
If find yourself in need of assistance, you may qualify for financial aid from one of the following
agencies:

SOURCES 419‐584‐1550
OUR Home 419‐586‐4663
Job & Family Services 419‐586‐5106
American Indian Center 419‐586‐6567
Salvation Army 419‐586‐1550

Ward Precinct Map

Authorizing legislation designating the new City of Celina Ward subdivisions

Limb and brush pickup will resume again in 2013

For more information call 419-586-3032.

Free Mulch
The City has free mulch available for public pickup at the City's compost facility (former landfill) on Summit Street. The high quality mulch, which has not been treated or dyed, was made from tree limbs and leaves picked up over the past year by the City.

City crews will be available to load mulch into residents' pick-up trucks and or trailers from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon each Saturday in May, while supplies last. Residents unable to pick up mulch during the scheduled loading dates and times are permitted to use their own loading and hauling equipment at their convenience. For more information, contact the Celina Utilities Office at 419.586.2311.

Lake Improvement Initiative
The City of Celina has joined with the Mercer and Auglaize County Commissioners, City of St. Marys, Lake Improvement Association (LIA), Lake Development Corporation (LDC), and Grand Lake St. Marys State Park to support the Grand Lake St. Marys Restoration Initiative.

The purpose of the initiative is to develop programs and initiate projects to improve the water quality of the lake. Individuals and groups who wish to financially support this initiative may do so by making a tax deductible contribution to:

 

 

Mercer County Civic Foundation
Grand Lake St. Marys Improvement Fund
P.O. Box 439 Celina, Ohio 45822
Ph: 419.586.9950

Colavita-Zipp TT series August 11, 2013

Race around Grand Lake with a 25 mile loop in Celina August 11 2013. For more information contact Roger at info@colavitaohiocycling.com

September 14, 2013    (2nd Annual)

The Donut Dash 5K Run-Walk-Hobble-Crawl-Roll-Twitch

The Donut Dash is a unique event, where your ability to eat donuts is just as important as your ability run fast. The race is unlike any other! While racing you will visit two 'donut stops' along the 3.1 mile course and eat donuts. For each donut the runner eats during race they have 2 minutes deducted from their finish time.

There are awards for donut adjusted time in age group categories, the most donuts eaten, overall fast times and  the coveted golden Donut Dash championship belt for the best adjusted 'donut time” .This donut race is meant to be fun, and include all athletes.

While the event is technically a 'race' very few consider it a serious competition, remember this is all in fun! We doubt the next Olympic champion will have Donut Dash Champion listed on his resume, so eat some donuts and run as fast or slow as you wish.

http://www.thedonutdash.com/

Our City of Celina website has been redesigned by Brand It Marketing Communications.
Our new look is easy to navigate and full of useful and accessible information. We want to recognize The Grand Lake Photo Club for furnishing the beautiful photos used on the site.