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First page of the News, July 1987
The City's first newsletter News was published in July 1987. Two issues were printed the first year with circulation limited to Bloomington Sun-Current subscribers. Written by assistants to the Mayor and the City Manager, the newsletter was typeset and laid on white boards using Xacto knives and rubber cement.

Bloomington Briefing

February 2003

Old Cedar Bridge is falling down.
Nearly 10 years ago, the Old Cedar Avenue Bridge was declared unstable for vehicles and the City restricted its use to bicycles and pedestrians. Last December, it was closed to all traffic.

Volume 11, No. 1

This four-color, tabloid newsletter is sent to all single-family households and businesses. For your downloading convenience, we offer two sizes of files: the entire newsletter or one page at a time.

Briefing, pages 1 - 4 (4-page, 444KB PDF)

Briefing, pages 5 - 8 (4-page, 225KB PDF)

Index

Page 1.

  • Weary deck, sinking low - a troubled bridge over water.
  • Facilities Update: Construction on time and within budget.
  • Other news: Tune in to City Hall on cable TV.

Page 2.

  • Dedicated to service: Mayor Winstead talks about the evolution of City services.

Page 3.

  • Transportation Update: I-494 Third Lane Project underway.
  • Finance:
    • 2003 City property taxes
    • Services Remain affordable despite challenges.

Page 4.

  • Parks, Recreation and Arts Update:
    • Summer Jobs.
    • Adult Sports.
    • 19th Annual Shape Up Challenge.
    • Bloomington Loves Its Kids.
    • Spring Egg Hunt.
    • Adaptive Recreation and Learning Exchange.
    • Galaxy Youth Center.
    • Spectrum 2003 - Super Sign-Up Saturday!
    • Youth Sports.

Page 5.

  • Parks, Recreation and Arts Update:
    • BAC Gallery Players presents "The Glass Menagerie."
    • Bloomington Civic Theatre presents "West Side Story."
    • Bloomington Symphony Orchestra.
    • Taste of Chocolate.
    • Three Rivers Park District.
    • Pond-Dakota Mission Park.

Page 6.

  • Earth Action:
    • Building community improves our lives in many ways!
    • Choose to reuse.
    • Environmental - Clean Water Festival.
    • Get rid of unwanted items:
    • Spring 2003 Curbside Cleanup dates.
    • 2003 Citywide Garage Sale.
    • Separate scrap metal.

Page 7.

  • Sister City Organization, Inc. - Understanding our differences.
  • Life is Like a Valued Patchwork.
  • Bloomington Yesterday: Emanuel St. Martin farm home.
  • Bloomington United for Youth: Keeping our promises to youth.
  • Bloomington is FamiLink's new home.
  • Free tax preparation assistance.
  • Annual spring dance.

Page 8.

  • City wins Project of the Year Award.
  • Public safety training facility breaks ground.
  • Improvements for 2003 elections.
  • Keeping up appearances.
  • City recognized for annual report.

 

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