Dear Franklin Community, We hope this message finds you well, now that we are over a month into the 2020-21 school year at Franklin CSD. Please know that we fully appreciate all the support and cooperation from our students, parents/guardians, families, and community members to get the school year up and running in such a […]
By Michael Sellitti This year has certainly presented many challenges for everyone, including community organizations like the Sidney Center Improvement Group [SCIG]. When the pandemic hit, the all-volunteer members of SCIG quickly transitioned to meetings held on Zoom with a commitment to keep moving the efforts of the group forward for the community. SCIG has […]
By Darryl Loker The Maywood Historical Group of Sidney Center, Inc., made the decision last spring not to open the Maywood Depot for 2020. This meant there would be no Ice Cream Socials, family gatherings, potluck dinners, or parties during the summer months. The decision was based on being unable to set up for social […]
By Michael Sellitti If you’ve driven through the hamlet of Sidney Center recently, you may have noticed our beautiful new entrance signs. Funded and installed by the Sidney Center Improvement Group (SCIG), the signs are works of art created to welcome folks to Sidney Center by paying homage to the area’s long history with the […]
By Brian Brock The tentative 2021 budget for the Town of Franklin would spend $1.80 million. To partially finance this, the town board plans to raise $1.23 million in property taxes from landowners, an increase of $ 0.017 million (1.38%) over the 2020 budget. This increase in the levy would be just under the state-imposed […]
By Brian Brock The Town of Franklin could use more office space, and our town board has tried for three years to build some. The issue that sparked this search for office space lay in the lease from 2000 that gave the town half of the Rich tenant house to use for 50 years. With […]
By Trish Tyrell Despite the sprawling stormfest that is 2020, there have been some silver linings. One is a remarkably successful and sunny fourteenth season at the Franklin Farmers’ Market. Even with the ever-present anxiety and concern around COVID-19, the market saw record-breaking growth, and vendors experienced their most profitable year ever. It is as […]
By Jan Mulroy On October 17, 2017, I attended the Candidates Forum for Franklin Town Council candidates. At one point, Garret Sitts mentioned winning $80 million in a settlement against DFA and others. I asked: what is DFA?. It is Dairy Farmers of America, a dairy cooperative. [1] This was an anti-trust case (Allen, et […]
Issue #41 – Vol. XIV No. 3 Fall 2020 – 20 pages with ads (download the full issue in color, PDF 5.9MB) Mr. Sitts Goes to Court – Jan Mulroy Office Efforts Part 1: Not Here nor There – Brian Brock Tentative Town Taxes 2021 – Brian Brock Franklin Farmers’ Market Plans Winter Markets: Silver […]
Residents of the Town of Franklin and the former Treadwell School District have for many years been able to rely upon the Treadwell Food Bank for help in feeding their families during times of crisis. Conceived as an outreach project by the Treadwell United Methodist Church Crisis Relief Committee in the 1980s, the Treadwell Food […]