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Independent filing creates trustee race in Andover
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ANDOVER - Kevin Johnson has joined the list of candidates for trustee in Andover, running as an independent. The three candidates determined by caucus were incumbents Amber Lily and Mike Mielke and newcomer, Amanda Browning. Mayor Dave Crippen and village clerk Bev Josephson also are running for re-election. The election is April 9. The Andover Tourism Council plans to sell 54 pies at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Luther Hall, Ms. Lily told the board. Proceeds will be used for a memorial walk in Andover Lake Park. She said the council is looking for trustees to volunteer to transport pies from the auctioneers to the winning bidders. She also said there are 13 raffle items and six additional items high in value. She saidthe tourism council needs more volunteers overall.Mayor Crippen agreed, noting the work Ron Peterson does for the group. The mayor also announced the Orion Fall Festival has donated $2,500 toward bleachers at Andover Lake Park and $2,000 toward the memorial. In other action, the board voted 5-0 for a variance that will let Dewey Peterson put up a new shed within 10 feet of his property line. Trustee Dan Crippen was absent. Before the next zoning board meeting, Ms. Josephson will check with the county to see if property adjacent to the Central Bank is already zoned commercial. It was stated Neil Hamerlinck, of Sherrard, wants to put a storage business there. It also was noted street signs all over town will be replaced through a state grant. The mayor also said the Bi-State Regional Commission will help Andover with a new website, but it probably will be at least July before they get to it. 
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Today is Saturday, May 25, the 145th day of 2013. There are 220 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The annual review of the fire department of this city took placeyesterday and made a fine showing with machines and hose carts in tip-top order.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood.
1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.
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