St. Mary’s Catholic Church 231 Main St, Merrimac

St. Mary’s Catholic Church231 Main St, Merrimac

SCHEDULE OF SERVICESSaturday 4:30 p.m. MASSMASS (Confession 4:00)Sunday 9:30 a.m. MASSMASS (Confession 8:45)Thursday 9:00 a.m. ROSARYROSARY 5:00 p.m. ADORATIONADORATION (Confession 5:00 - 6:45) 6:45 p.m. BENEDICTIONBENEDICTION

7:00 p.m. MASSMASS 7:00 p.m. TRIDENTINE TRIDENTINE

MASSMASS (first Thursday)Father Pedro Escribano 643-2449

Pastor Lil BelusaPastor Lil Belusa608-493-2640 Church608-493-2640 Church493-4136 Parsonage493-4136 Parsonage

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Sunday Service Sunday Service at 9:30 a.m.at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School Sunday School at 8:30 a.m.at 8:30 a.m.

11stst & 3 & 3rdrd Sundays SundaysAll children welcomeAll children welcome

Holy Communion Holy Communion every 1every 1stst, 3, 3rdrd, & 5, & 5th th

SundaySunday

THIS WEEKSunday, 6/28 Worship Service 9 a.m.Monday, 6/29 All Good Café 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Enjoy a free, hot meal!Tuesday, 6/30 EMERGE Accountability Group 7 p.m.

Garage Sale – Leaving State Everything must go!

July 4-5 9am - 1pm130 2nd st.

Merrimac, WI

Yamaha VMAX 600 & Aracat Panther Snowmobiles, Sporting Equipment, Furniture,

Household Items

Questions? 630.640.6406

HELP WANTED

Taking applications for a part-time position for phone technical support. Duties would include helping customers troubleshoot internet, phone and video services plus other clerical duties. Competitive wage, free cable services, plus more. Send resume with qualifications to office@merr.com or mail to Merrimac Communications, P.O. Box 40, Merrimac WI 53561.

Moon Valley Resort  Café & Gift Shop

**** HOURS *****Thursday – Sunday

11:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M.Stop in for a snack – eat here or take out!

******** ********Also...Bait Shop, Boat &

Cabin RentalMERRIMAC

Hwy. 78 & 113East of Charlie’s Lakeside

NOW HIRING

DAYS INN PORTAGE  

HIRING FULL TIME/PART TIMEFront Desk & Night Audit Part-Time Housekeeping Part-Time Maintenance

Weekends & Holidays a MUST! Apply within at N5781 Kinney Rd, Portage

(Next to Petro Travel Plaza)

608-742-1554

Boy Scouts in Merrimac?Let's show some Merrimac pride!Let's show some Merrimac pride!

Village resident, Carole Berglund, wants to start up a Boy Scout Troop and Pack in Merrimac. If you are interested in Scouts

or in being a Troop Leader, please send an email tocaroleberglund@yahoo.comcaroleberglund@yahoo.com

The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation's largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations.

The program builds character, teaches the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness.

To learn more, go to To learn more, go to www.scouting.orgwww.scouting.org

Merrimac Ecumenical Food Pantry & Crisis Program

exists to help people in the community inurgent need of food, gas, & essential support.

If you need help, please contact:Pastor Roxi: 493-2774 or 415-1626

Pastor Lil: 493-2640Barb: 438-3839, Kris: 963-5237Mary: 493-2545, Kitty: 493-2646

Marsha: 493-2337Food Pantry is located at 607 MainPlease call for an appointment

Please consider donating the following items:

* Flour * Sugar * Salt & Pepper* Baking Powder * Baking Soda* Dehydrated Onions * Instant

Potatoes

You can drop items off at the post office,the village hall or at area churches.

Cash donations are welcome!

Merrimac Food PantryNeeds Food Donations

Merrimac Post OfficeHow to change your address

There are three ways to change your address:

1. Online at https://moversguide.usps.com (Cost is $1.05)2. The Mover’s Guide, available at the Post Office (FREE)3. The Call Center at 800-ASK-USPS (FREE)

Mondays & Wednesdays, 1-5 p.m.

No appointment needed!No appointment needed!95 Lincoln Ave, Prairie du Sac

608-643-4749608-643-4749Free medical care to individuals who have

no insurance & are financially eligible.

Free information & counseling forvictims and families of domestic

abuse and/or sexual assault. Mondays 1:00-4:30 p.m.

St. Vincent de PaulCommunity Resource Center1906 North St, Prairie du Sac

643-4749

Dental ServicesOffered free to individuals

who have no insurance and are financially eligible.

Appointments preferred.Mondays 1-5 p.m.

St. Vincent de PaulCommunity Resource Center1906 North St, Prairie du Sac

644-0504

My Neighbor in NeedSt Vincent de Paul Resource Center, Prairie du Sac

saukprairie.myneighborinneed.org644-0504 ext 18

A free service to low income people in need of such things as furniture, household items, transportation, plumbing, electrical. Visit our website or call us for more information.

Did you knowyou could have

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For only $10.00 a week?Call today for details.

493-9470

The Handyman Can!

Rick Jasper608-220-2620

* Maintenance* Carpentry* Painting

Fully Insured – Free EstimatesMerrimac – Lake Wisconsin area

NOTICEI’m here to help you

WITH ANY KIND OF ODD JOBSFixing – Trimming – Chopping Down

Moving – Delivery – Etc.

Call Mark608-444-5765

Serving the greater Merrimacand surrounding area.

COMING INTO SOME CASH?FREE CONSULTATION AVAILABLE.

Joe LaCourInvestment Representative

811 Phillips Blvd, Sauk City

Bus: 643-7890Home: 493-2242

www.edwardjones.com

The SCAA(Sauk County Art Association)

ART GALLERY HOURSWednesday, Thursday & Friday

11:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m.Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

*** ***FINE ART TO GIVE &KEEPscaa.art.gallery@gmail.com

*** *** Next to the Al Ringling Theater

On the SquareBaraboo, WI

Baraboo, 356-5246

Char Olson’s Artis on display and for sale at the

You’ll see a variety of watercolor paintings and mixed media.

Charlotte Hamilton Olson*** *** ***

The Historical Farm KitchenNow Under New ManagementOpen Tuesday through Sunday

Friday Seafood Buffet * Sunday Brunch

Char Olson’s History Book AvailableThere are still some left!

Merrimack, Wisconsin History &

Ferry Tales Et ‘Cetera552 pages – 12 chapters

Hundreds of pictures!160 years from 1843 – 2003 from the

Prairie du Sac Dam to PortageThe Ferries - Railroad – PdS Dam

Churches – Businesses – Families, etc.AVAILABLE FOR $50.00 AT

* LUCK’S Antique Shop, by the PdS Bridge* Moon Valley Resort’s New Gift Shop & Gallery, Merrimac

$ave BIG on your Phone Billwith Merrimac Communications

$15.99 for 500 minuteslocal & long distance

$25.99 for unlimitedlocal & long distanceNo extra charge:

*Voicemail *Caller ID *Call Forwarding*Call Waiting *3-Way Calling *Call

BlockingCall Merr.com at 493-9470

or visit www.merr.com

HOME THEATREFor all your home theatre

needs, products, installation and support, please call

Audio Contractors 608-835-0556  

Extensive portfolio and testimonials

Rec Fee ReimbursementThe Town of Merrimac reimburses Town residents for the Non-Affiliated Community Fee assessed by the Sauk Prairie Recreation Department. Mail copies of your payment forms or cancelled check to the Town of Merrimac, PO BOX 115, Merrimac 53561.

License Your Dog in TownSauk County ordinance requires all dogs over 5 months of age to be licensed. Send the dog’s name, color, breed, sex, certificate of rabies vaccination (required) along with a stamped return envelope and $5.00 for spayed or neutered dogs & $10.00 for others to:Town of Merrimac, PO Box 115, Merrimac, WI 53561.

The Green Line Green Line serves Prairie du Sac, Sauk City,

Bluffview, Merrimac, Plain, Spring Green &

Baraboo.

The MerrimacDining Center

Fresh, hot lunches are served Tuesday through Thursday each week at the Village of Merrimac Municipal Building, around noon, and are provided on a donation basis.

Please call 493-2122 to make your reservation by noon on the day before you wish to dine. See current menu on next slides.

All are welcome to come and enjoy!

Tuesday, June 30: Meatballs in Honey Mustard Sauce, Baby Red Potatoes, Summer Blend Vegetables, Chocolate Banana Torte, Dinner Roll, 2% MilkWednesday, July 1: Pork Jaegerschnitzel, Mashed Potatoes, Red Cabbage, Applesauce, Sliced Bread, 2% Milk Thursday, July 2: Hamburger on a Bun, Cheesy Potato Bake, Peas and Carrots, Birthday Cake, 2% Milk

Village Brush PickupREMEMBER THE4 x 4 x 4 x 4 Rule

Brush needs to be cut no longer than 4 feet in length, can be no bigger than 4 inches per piece in width and piles can be no bigger than 4 feet wide and 4 feet high. (4 x 4 x 4 x 4)

If your brush meets these requirements, we will be happy to pick it up during our scheduled pickup days. Leaves and grass need to be bagged in clear plastic bags for pickup.

Pickup Schedule (See Village Voice):April through October, bi-weeklyNov thru March, once a month

Village of MerrimacMilitary Veterans Memorial Web Page If you are (or were) a Village resident, and you are a military veteran, we would be honored to place your information and a photo on our website.

Please provide the following:•Name & Rank (current or highest rank achieved) •Branch of Service (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard) •Specialty/Career Field (infantry, spec ops, intelligence, pilot, navigator) •Dates of Service (e.g. 1970-1974) •Veteran’s Photo (in uniform); digital photo or image (4”x6” size minimum)

Send to:Village of Merrimac, 100 Cook St, Merrimac, WI 53561

merrimac@merr.com

Please help us keepPlease help us keepour village clean!our village clean!

Village of MerrimacOrdinance 47-9

Animal Defecation

No defecation or manure shall be dumped or left on any street, alley or sidewalk nor on any portion of the Village; provided, however, that this provision shall not be construed to prohibit the use of manure as fertilizer for lawns and gardens in keeping with ordinary and customary practices.

COME JOIN US!

Ladies’Quilt Camp

Every 2nd & 4th Monday10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Merrimac Village Hall(Bring your own lunch)

Come hang out!Quilt – Stitch – Learn

Great comradery by all.

Crime StoppersProvide information

towards solvinga crime in Sauk County.Call the Tipster Line

at 355-3297.All information is kept strictly confidential.

Durward’s Glen Presents

Family Movie NightLoad up the kids and the blankets and enjoy a moviewhile laying out in the front yard of Durward’s Glen.

We’ll be showing Disney movies on Sunday nights though August 23.

Story hour at 8 p.m. Movies at dusk.(In case of rain, we’ll move to the Main Dining Hall.)

Snack & beverages available for sale.

NOTICEThe Merrimac Town Board will meet on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at 7:00pm, or immediately after the Board of Review, in the Merrimac Town Hall, S6911 State Hwy. 113.

AGENDA OF THE TOWN BOARD MEETINGCall to order; certify compliance with the open meetings law.Consider approval of minutes of the town board meeting of June 3, 2015.Consider financial reports and approval of bills.

PUBLIC COMMENT – Public comment will be allowed regarding matters on the agenda at this time. Any matter not

on the agenda and deemed by the Chair to be of significant public concern shall be tabled and placed on the agenda for the next meeting or as scheduled by the Board. If the matter is deemed not to be of significant public concern, the Board may discuss the matter; however, they may not take action.

CORRESPONDENCEA copy of a letter to the Restoration Advisory Board from the U.S. Army discussing Phase II of the Modified Interim Remedial Measures (MIRM) Shutdown Plan.

REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES

Report on Walleye Lane handicap pier; Open Book June 18, 2015 from 9am – 11am; Board of Review July 18, 205 from 9am – 11am or until adjournment.

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESSDiscussion and possible action regarding a recommendation from the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve a Conditional Use Permit for Vacation Rental Establishment (VRE) in the Residential District per Town Ordinance 2.30 on property located at S7626 Walleye Lane with conditions; Tax Parcel 026-0115-00000; application by Stephen & Julie Hupp,

668 Indian Path Rd., Grayslake, IL 60030.Discussion and possible action regarding a recommendation from the Planning & Zoning Commission to approve proposed Town Ordinance 2015-17 amending the Town of Merrimac Zoning Ordinance by creating Section 2.33 “Mobile Tower Siting Permits”. Discussion and possible action regarding the possible naming of the town park located at the end of Walleye Lane.

ADJOURNMENT

Merrimac FireworksFriday, July 3rd

(Rain Date Sunday, July 5th)

Gate opens at 5 p.m.Fireworks held at dusk

S7116 Bluff Rd

$3.00 Per Car Load

Sponsored byMerrimac Fire & Rescue

Saturday, July 4, Noon-Saturday, July 4, Noon-MidnightMidnight

FREE ADMISSIONFREE ADMISSION* Entertainment * Food * Games * * Entertainment * Food * Games *

ArtArtFireworks start at 9:30 p.m.Fireworks start at 9:30 p.m.

www.fireontheriver.orgwww.fireontheriver.org

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – VILLAGE OF MERRIMAC FLOODPLAIN ORDINANCE

PUBLIC NOTICE is given to all persons in the Village of Merrimac that a public hearing of the Village Plan Commission will be held on July 7, 2015, at 6 p.m. to solicit comments on proposed floodplain zoning ordinance revisions that are required by state and federal law. These revisions govern development in mapped floodplain areas. The proposed ordinance revisions are on file in the office of the Village clerk for review prior to the public hearing. The proposed regulations are intended to protect life, health and property in floodplain areas and will govern uses permitted

in mapped floodplains. Activities such as dredging, filling, excavating and construction of buildings are generally allowed, but may be restricted according to which flood zone the property is in. A copy of the proposed ordinance will be on file and open for public inspection in the office of the Village clerk for a period of two weeks prior to this public hearing.

All persons interested are invited to attend this hearing and be heard at the Village Hall, 100 Cook St., Merrimac. Written comments may be submitted to:

Village of Merrimac Plan Commission, Chair James Malmberg, 100 Cook St., Merrimac, WI 53561.

NOTICE OF PLAN COMMISSION MEETINGVILLAGE OF MERRIMAC, VILLAGE HALL, 100 COOK ST.Tuesday, July 7, 2015 6:00 p.m.1. Call to order & examination of notice of meeting.2. Public Input.3. Review WI DNR’s new “model” Floodplain Ordinance proposed for adoption by all Wisconsin municipalities in 2015. Make recommendation to Village Board to either approve or disapprove the model floodplain ordinance with pertinent modifications for the Village of Merrimac.4. Review application for Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for 16’ x 24’ accessory building at 540 N. River St. Make recommendation to Village Board to either approve or disapprove CUP application. 5. Consider any other matters pertinent to this meeting as allowed by law.6. Adjourn.

NOTICEThe Commission of the Merrimac Sanitary District #1 will meet on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 7:00pm in the Merrimac Town Hall, S6911 State Hwy. 113. AGENDA OF THE SANITARY DISTRICT COMMISSION MEETINGCall to order; certify compliance with the open meetings law. PUBLIC COMMENT – Public comment will be allowed regarding matters on the agenda at this time. Any matter not on the agenda and deemed by the Chair to be of significant public concern shall be tabled and placed on the agenda for the

next meeting or as scheduled by the Commission. If the matter is deemed not to be of significant public concern, the Board may discuss the matter; however, they may not take action. CORRESPONDENCE OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESSDiscussion and possible action regarding opening a checking account for the Commission at the Bank of Prairie du Sac.Discussion and possible action regarding proposals to hire a hydrogeologist for the purpose of evaluating proposed well

location data as prepared by the United States Army, the purpose of which is to assist in estimating the scope of the entire project.

Discussion with Mike Sitton of the US Army to discuss time lines and future activities of the Commission. ADJOURNMENT

Bagpipesin the Glen

Saturday, July 11, 7 p.m.Durward’s Glen

A night honoring the Durward family's Scottish roots. Enjoy live music from Scotland

and Ireland.Open air concert; one of our most popular events! Food available. Donations

welcome.Bring a lawn chair or blanket & enjoy!

W11876 McLeisch Rd, Baraboo * durwardsglen.org

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF MERRIMAC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be conducted by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Town of Merrimac on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Merrimac Town Hall, S6911 State Highway 113, to consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to construct a 180’ monopole tower for telecommunication purposes on tax parcel #026-0655-00000, property owned by Edward Esch, 191 Timber Ridge, Baraboo, WI 53913. Application by Cloud 1, LLC., 130 E. Walnut St., Green Bay, WI 54301. Interested parties may contact the Town Administrator at

(608) 493-2588 or by email to tnadmin@merr.com. A full copy of the proposal are available for viewing at the Merrimac Town Hall, S6911 State Hwy. 113. During the Public Hearing, the public is invited to speak regarding the amendment. Written comments can be submitted to the Town Clerk prior to the meeting and shall become part of the record. The Public Hearing shall be closed when all interested parties in attendance have had a chance to offer comment. Upon the close of the Public Hearing, a meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission of the Town of Merrimac shall be called to order and the amendment shall be discussed and considered per the agenda.

8-11 Sozo Kids’ Superhero Fun Run8-11 Sozo Kids’ Superhero Fun Run 11-5 Horseshoe Tournament &11-5 Horseshoe Tournament &(Registration 8-9am, Event Start 9am)(Registration 8-9am, Event Start 9am) Brat/Hotdog SalesBrat/Hotdog Sales10-4 Sozo Kids’ Creativity Tent10-4 Sozo Kids’ Creativity Tent 11-5 Chicken Drop11-5 Chicken Drop10-4 Art & Craft Fair/Popcorn Booth10-4 Art & Craft Fair/Popcorn Booth 1-8 Food Vendor Sales1-8 Food Vendor Sales10-8 Beverage Tent & Raffle Sales10-8 Beverage Tent & Raffle Sales 2-3 & 5-6 Water Ski Shows2-3 & 5-6 Water Ski Shows11-1 Chicken BBQ & Kids’ Lunch Sales11-1 Chicken BBQ & Kids’ Lunch Sales 3-5 & 6-8 Live Music by Cool Front3-5 & 6-8 Live Music by Cool Front

Visit Facebook.com/MerrimacCommunityFestival for details.Visit Facebook.com/MerrimacCommunityFestival for details.““Building beautiful parks for our community”Building beautiful parks for our community”

Join our VBS “Camping Adventure”Exciting Stories, Splash ‘n’ Dash Games, S’More Fun Music,

Wilderness Crafts, Campfire Snacks

Monday, August 3 to Thursday, August 612:30-4:30

Merrimac United Methodist ChurchPastor Lil 493-2640 Pastor Roxi 415-1626

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