May is a busy month of the year with many preparing for District 321 graduations. The Chillicothe Fire Protection District will hold its 100th year celebration with a Parade and Open House. This memorable event is sure to capture the attention of all ages.

May marks the new fiscal year at City Hall and new appointments will be made at the first City Council meeting. City Council meetings are held the 2nd and the 4th Monday of each month at 7pm. The public is welcome to attend.

At the April 11th City Council meeting, the Council approved:

• A request to accept the resignation of Megan Geiger from the Shademakers Committee
• A request to appoint Laurie Miller to the Shademakers Committee
• Approved the Ordinance Terminating the Fiduciary Agreement with MEG
• Approved a Special Event Request from the Chamber of Commerce for Chillicothe Days & Carnival on June 14th–17th
• Approved a Special Event Request from the VFW for their Annual Cruise in Car Show and fundraiser on June 24th from 9–7pm
• Approved to Refer to the Attorney to Draft an Ordinance to Prohibit Ground Mount Solar Residential Zoning Districts

Since burn dates within city limits only happen from April 1 – May 31 and October 1 – December 15, Chillicothe residents may wonder what can be done with their landscape waste between June through September. The City of Chillicothe has a drop off site located in the 200 block of Moffitt Street. During the month of June, the open hours are Mondays:  4 – 6pm (Closed Memorial Day), Wednesdays: 10am–NOON and 4pm – 6pm and Saturdays: 8am – 1pm. Full schedule may be found on the city’s website.

Rounding out the month of May is the annual Summer Camp Music Festival at Three Sisters Park, running May 26–28. An estimated 20,000 attend this concert throughout the Memorial Day weekend. Plans begin early to prepare Three Sisters Park for the festival. We close out the month of May with the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Veteran’s Memorial triangle on Santa Fe Avenue. This takes place at 11am on Monday, May 29th.

Upcoming May Events:

4 Bounce Into Summer – South Elementary School, 5pm – 7:30pm

5 Night Hike In the Hollow - Coal Hollow Park, 7-9pm

6 CC Fire Department’s 100 Year Celebration, Open House Noon–4pm, Parade 2pm

13 Chillicothe 2nd Saturday – Retail Businesses on 2nd, 4th and Santa Fe, 10am

13 Optimist Garage Sale with Silent Auction–Casting Club, 8am

14 AMVETS Breakfast–VFW, 9am

18 Back the Blue Chillicothe Police Appreciation Dinner–Grecian Gardens, 6pm RSVP 309.253.1010

19 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) will tour Chillicothe

20 District 321 Graduations–1:30pm CEC, 3pm Mossville, 5pm IVC

26–28 Summer Camp Music Festival–Three Sisters Park

29 Memorial Day – Veteran’s Memorial event–Veteran’s Triangle, 11am

The first weekend in June is a busy one. The Brad Wallin Tournament will take place on many local baseball fields. The tournament’s baseball teams stop by the Town Theatre to watch the “Safe at Home” movie about the story of Brad Wallin. On Saturday, June 3rd, at City Park the Optimist Club will be hosting the Home Run Festival and the Chillicothe Community Fire District is hosting the Ride the Rails Passenger Train Ride. Tickets must be purchased in advance and the train will load on Cedar Street next to the Train Depot.

So many things are happening in Chillicothe. Get out and enjoy this great town.

Your hometown,
The City of Chillicothe
Where the Rails Cross the River