Ames Somerset News

2012 July Tree Damage

July 26, 2012 - 7:38 PM

Tree Damage in Somerset

The following announcement came out from the City of Ames this morning regarding clean-up of downed tree limbs and trees from the storm last night.

Tree Limb Drop-Off Site to Open Through Aug. 5
Posted Date:7/26/2012 10:00 AM
AMES, Iowa – (July 26, 2012) – Severe weather and strong winds damaged property and created electric outages around Ames late Wednesday evening. 

City of Ames crews will continue to clear tree limbs from the public right of way (typically the area between the sidewalk and the street). To assist residents, the City has opened a drop-off site for tree limbs, branches, and vegetative debris from private property at the Parks and Recreation Maintenance Facility at 700 East 13th St. The site will be marked with a sign and open daylight hours through Sunday, Aug. 5. There will not be a curbside pickup for tree limbs. 

Residents should contact their private garbage hauler for non-tree limb debris from the storm. To report tree limb damage on public property, contact the Public Works Department at             (515) 239-5160      . 
by Bruce & Rhonda

Happy 4th of July

July 4, 2012 - 9:45 AM

I Hear America Singing

By Walt Whitman 1819–1892 Walt Whitman

I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear,

Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,

The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,

The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,

The boatman singing what belongs to him in his boat, the deckhand singing on the steamboat deck,

The shoemaker singing as he sits on his bench, the hatter singing as he stands,

The wood-cutter’s song, the ploughboy’s on his way in the morning, or at noon intermission or at sundown,

The delicious singing of the mother, or of the young wife at work, or of the girl sewing or washing,

Each singing what belongs to him or her and to none else,

The day what belongs to the day—at night the party of young fellows, robust, friendly,

Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.

by Bruce & Rhonda