WHAT’S HAPPENING IN APRIL
Sharon King, Mayor
CLEAN ‘ER UP!
Do you ever just want to scream about the litter in town? Well, this Saturday you can help pick it up. The City will be coordinating the Great American Clean Up again this year. You can come by yourself or with a group. There are competitions for Largest Group and Most Bags of Trash Collected. A new addition to the competition this year is a food drive. Teams are asked to bring canned goods to be donated to Angel’s Ministries. The winner in each category will receive $75. The organizers have also collected door prizes from several local merchants that will be given away. At 11:30, hot dogs and water will be served to all participants. Woohoo!!!
If you have a group that wants to help, please call City Hall, Veda or Joan, 356-6662, and get registered. That way they can assign a territory for your group to work in. If you don’t have a group but want to help, show up Saturday morning and get adopted by an existing group.
The Clean Up is this Saturday, April 1st (no fooling), 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the south side of the Memorial Building. Trash bags will be provided to participants but vehicles won’t. Extra dumpsters will be on the grounds.
Come out and have some fun and help clean up trash that our recent winds like to spread around.
EASTER EGG HUNT
Happy Easter! The Cultural Affairs Committee for the City of Portales is hosting its 8th Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 15, 2017. It will be held at the City’s Softball Complex on Industrial Drive. You can drive northwest on 18th street, cross highway 70, continue to Industrial Drive and turn right. You can also drive down the Floyd Highway to Industrial Drive and turn left toward the Senior Center.
The hunt begins at 2:00 pm and is for kids 10 and under. If you would like to donate Easter candy, it needs to be prewrapped and delivered to City Hall by Wednesday, April 12th. Donations are needed and deeply appreciated.
For more information, call City Hall and ask for Veda or Joan at 356-6662.
