![]() Eleven! In quiet, lovely, historic Bennington. Early this month, the paper reported a “staggering number of overdoses - including one fatality - over a four-day period.” There were 11 overdoses in just four days. The Bennington Banner’s front page routinely features articles about drug sales, drug arrests, drug overdoses and deaths. That can be a prescription for instant death for users who don’t know what they’re taking. Now there is deadly fentanyl, with which drug pushers are lacing a variety of recreational drugs. Then psychedelic drugs morphed into a predicament messing up rock performers and their idolizing young fans.Īll those years, of course, drugs were actually a deadly problem for every class, race, gender, and socioeconomic group in the country. Then it became an inner-city issue (read: a Black problem). Drugs lead to lost jobs, divorce, poverty and death.ĭrugs decades ago were thought to be a habit jazz musicians had. Illegal drugs bring with them crime and a plethora of guns, overdoses and destroyed personal relationships. So does every other city and town in the United States. Tuesday, June 20 at Coronado Community Center.Bennington has a drug problem. Trails Committee member Adam Birkner led the committee’s effort on the virtual marathon. On Friday, the committee honored Trails QR Code Virtual Marathon winner Bernita Russo, and other participants. He also praised HSV police, fire firefighters, other POA employees and LIfeNet staff for their response to the heavy rain. I like having the rules,” McLeod said.Īlso, McLeod said he was amazed at the good condition of most Village golf courses after May 11th's heavy rain. “Some of them were rules that we couldn't enforce, and we need a way to do that.” We are cleaning up a lot of things that didn’t make sense,” he says. “There’s been a lot of things in the covenants and rules and they are the exact opposite of each other. McLeod said the POA Board of Directors has been working on recommendations from the POA Ad-hoc Rules and Regulations Committee, striving to remove contradictions and create one cohesive unit. He spent three hours the day before skimming debris from his Lake Cortez cove.īarnard also said that while the Cooper Nature Preserve has mounds of debris to remove, the new bridge and picnic tables survived. Member Paul Barnard thanked shoreliners that regularly clean Village lakes. The magazine is mailed to homes and businesses throughout the 71909 zip code.Ĭarpenter said he and Ladehoff worked on the Village cleanup on Lake DeSoto, along with kayakers, on Earth Day, April 20. Johnson, and thanked the HS Village Voice for its feature on Cedar Creek Trail in the June HSV Life magazine. “Thank you for your years of dedication,” he told Hartman.Ĭarpenter also recognized new member B.B. ![]() Kim Botkin was elected vice chair and Kathy Swanson will be secretary.Ĭarpenter thanked outgoing volunteer Pam Hartman for her long service. Wiley praised volunteers for their work on new trail signs.īoard liaison Bob McLeod oversaw the election. The recent paddle sports swap meet went well despite the weather, she said. “It’s been a pleasure working with everybody, and thank you very much,” Ladehoff said. Wiley thanked her for her service to the Village. Wiley said improved maps have been placed online – no more maps will be printed when the remaining supply runs out.īotkin had an 8-inch-by-10-inch map, and staff provided some of the remaining larger maps.Īlso, Ladehoff has accepted a job in Hot Springs and will be leaving the POA. Guests and trail users will have access to maps via internet in the Village’s hills and dales. ![]() In member comments, Kim Botkin said the HSV Area Chamber of Commerce had requested larger trail maps for visitors. “We are addressing safety issues first,” Wiley says. It may take four weeks to repair trail damage. ![]() “We really want people visiting to get a good first impression.” “Fountains at the West Gate are down, minigolf remains under construction, we’re working on basketball goals, but we're on it. “We have a lot of work to do on trails,” outdoor recreation manager Ginger Ladehoff said.ĭepartment director Terry Wiley said staff will be prepared for the Memorial Day weekend. HSV Property Owners' Association Parks and Recreation Department staff told the POA Trails Committee last Tuesday that the department will be working hard. Rains created the need for repairs to HSV trails, and led to cancellation of last Saturday’s Dam to Dam Hike. ![]() Heavy rain the week of May 11 left much damage to Hot Springs Village trails. ![]()
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