Mayor Mike Wins in a Landslide!

AP: Nov 4, 2008: Incumbent Glen City Mayor Mike Lindsey, running for a second term, easily won re-election. Residents turned out in droves to overwhelmingly support one of Glen City's founding fathers. In fact, exit polls indicated that 99% of Glen City citizens voted. Pollsters had predicted a close election, but voters had them fooled in this landslide victory for the reigning mayor. Some constituents said that Lindsey's BBQ pork barrel platform was a deciding factor in swaying their vote, while others said they simply voted for the lesser of two evils. Mike ran unopposed.

Glen City Fall Festival

Thanks to everyone who participated in the second annual Glen City Fall Festival. Although it was a "chili" afternoon, we all had a great time and shared a lot of delicious food. Below are some pictures of the day including Brian and Mike getting dunked, hay rides, bobbing for apples, and more. Enjoy!




Glen City Fall Festival

Lost and Found!

Several items have been left behind at various Glen City gatherings this year. If you are the owner of any of the following, please contact Jim and Carol.

- Yellow and Black Life Vest
- Colts hat
- Small white towel
- Yorktown Tigers seat cushion
- Childs small white blanket and small monogramed bear

Kick Off the Season of Giving

You are invited to a very special Christmas party on
Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.
at the Taylor’s house – 7809 W. Londonderry Ct.

The Taylor and Bade families are teaming up to create
this fabulous beginning to the holiday season.

Each year Samaritan’s Purse, a charity organization, collects and distributes thousands of shoe boxes, filled with toys and necessities, to needy children around the world. This has become a family tradition at the Taylor’s to begin the Christmas season. Our children help choose the items for the shoe box, include a short note to the recipient and as a family we pray for the child who will receive our shoe box. We also spend time talking about the blessing of giving and how this will be the only gift this child receives. It truly is a great way to begin this special season. And this year we invite you to join us.

Here is what you do to participate:

1. Visit the Samaritan’s Purse Web site to learn more about what items to pack in your shoe box http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/index/



2. Print the instructions including the label for your box.



3. Now comes the fun part….go shopping! Choose the items to pack in your shoe box. You may decide to complete a single shoe box as a family or create one box from each child. i.e. Our family will create one box from Jackson for a boy and a box from Maddie for a pre-school girl. Whatever you decide….please join us!



4. Bring your shoe box and contents to the party where we will pack our shoe boxes together. Please note that Samaritan’s Purse requests a donation by check to cover the cost of shipping.



5. Feel free to bring items to share. Some items are much less expensive to buy in packages such as bars of soap, socks and Hot Wheels cars. And no child, no matter how destitute, wants a shoe box full of soap and socks! We’ll create a “share” pile where you can swap your extra soap for a toy car or a pair of socks.



6. RSVP to the Bades (759.9434) or the Taylors (759.4849) by Nov. 1 so we know how many cookies to bake.

Come prepared to enjoy Christmas music, Christmas cookies, hot chocolate and a reminder of the gift given to all of us the first Christmas.

We hope you will begin your Christmas season with us!

Glen City Fall Festival

The 2ND Annual Glen City Fall Festival will be Saturday, October 18, 2008 at Brian and Cindy Caudell's home (corner of Wicklow and Adare). Chili will be provided by the Caudell's. Please bring a side dish to share, some drinks, and chairs. There will be games, kids activities, and something new this year...Dunk Your Mayor, I mean Neighbor. For more information, please call Mike at 759-4994. Hope to see you there.

Note: There will also be a Hay Ride!

Second Annual Raft Race

The second annual raft race was another huge success. Thanks to all who participated by building and entering rafts, or just by offering your support (and water balloons) along the sunny shores of Great Glen Lake. The race was hotly contested and included a little bit of controversy, but in the end, the winners were Chase Bell, Holden Bell, and Daniel Morency, powering a raft designed and built by Greg Bell.

Shortly after the race, Glen City residents gathered for a Luau and feast at Rich and Cheryl Lee's house. The carry-in food was outstanding with the main dish being a whole hog roasted by the honorable Mayor Lyndsey himself. Ask our Mayor if he'll be running for VP any time soon, he'd win with hog roasts like that! Cornhole, washers and football games were played until the misquitos chased everyone indoors. Did you know that the misquitos are the official bird of Glen City?

Below are a few pictures of the big event. Be sure to send us additional pictures to share if you have some.

The stakes have been raised to a new level. What will the rafts look like next year? Time to start planning now.



2008 Raft Race

Raft Race and Luau!

Aloha!

The second annual Glen City Raft race is set to start at 3:00 PM DST on Saturday, August 30th. Build a raft out of household items and enter. This year there will be a kids division and an adult division. Inflatibles are allowed but must be modified. The winner gets the Old Oaken Oar for a year.

At 5:30 PM, shortly after the race (to give racers time to shower off the slime), Glen City residents will be gathering for a Luau at Rich and Cheryl Lee's house, 7704 Londonderry Court. Mike Lindsey will be roasting a whole hog for the occassion. Everyone is asked to bring a side dish to share and drinks. There will be some contests at the Luau including a limbo line. Please dress accordingly.

Pool Party!

Joel and Brenda are having a pool party. Below are the details:



Directions:
From East: If coming from the east side of Glen City, head west on Tipperary, then turn right (north) onto Adare Drive. Proceed to 7900 Adare Drive.

From South: Southsiders should take Londonderry North, merge onto Wicklow North, then continue heading north. Turn right onto Adare and head East to 7900.

From West: West-end residents should take Wicklow North to Adare Drive. Turn right (west) on Adare to 7900.

From North: Northsiders should hop on over to Adare and head west to 7900.

Traiffic shouldn't be too bad this time of day, but you may want to give yourself an extra 20 or 30 seconds, just incase.

Caption This Picture

Ok, we need some audience participation to do this game. I am posting a picture below. Your job is to click the "comments" link and type in a creative caption to go along with the picture.

Backyard Bible School Photos

July 2008 - Here are a few pictures from the first night of Backyard Bible School in Glen City. If you have pictures to share from any event in Glen City, be sure to send them to us and we'll add them here.

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Squeels On Wheels at Muncie Rib Fest!

Just wanted to let the residents of Glen City know that the world famous Squeels-on-Wheels BBQ ribs will be on sale at the Muncie Rib Fest. Rib Fest this year is on August 2 and 3rd, so come on over to downtown Muncie and enjoy some corn and ribs with the Lindsey's!

Help Needed! Reminder Too!

On Sunday night, July 27th at 7pm, Heather Taylor needs help unloading the Backyard Bible School inflatable bouncy thing and other supplies. If you can lend a hand, it shouldn't take very long. Please meet at the Taylor's at 7pm.

Of course this means that the Backyard Bible School is here. Bring your friends and neighbors and come on over to the Taylor's backyard on July 28th, 29th, and 30th from 6:30 - 8:00 PM. Kids from the age of 2 thru 5th grade are welcome to attend.

FOUND

Someone left their Razor Scooter at the Tinch's on the 5th of July. If you are missing a scooter and can correctly identify this one, see Michelle or Mark to claim it.

Cookout at the Tinch's!

Mark and Michelle Tinch have offered to host the 5th of July cookout at their house. The cookout will start at 5PM on the 5th. Please bring a dish, preferably filled with food, to share with your neighbors. Also BYOB (bring your own beverage). Mark and Michelle live at 7805 Londonderry. Hope to see you there. Thank you Tinch's!

Also, don't forget about the bonfire on the 3rd and the parade earlier in the day on the 5th. Details below.

4th 5th of July Parade!

Reminder! The annual Glen City Fourth Fifth of July Parade will take place on, you guessed it, July 4th 5th. Decorate your bikes, scooters, golf carts, pets, spouses, or whatever and meet at the flag pole at the Mayor's house at 10AM on the 5th (or 9:45 AM for some of you).

Also, if anyone would like to offer up their yard to host a cookout later in the day, please let Mayor Lindsey know and he will include that info on a flyer and we will add it here __________.

Hope to see you at the parade.

Squeals On Wheels Special Deal!

Mike is firing up the smoker on Saturday, June 28th, and he has room for more. So, for just $5.00/pound, Mike will prepare some slow cooked hickory smoked pulled pork made specially for you. Just let him know by June 23rd. You can call him at 759-4994.

Glen City .500 Mile Lawn Mower Race Pictures

Glen City Times photographer Katie Lindsey has sent us a great collection of photos from the First Annual Glen City .500 mile Lawn Mower Race. Check them out below (notice the drag racers near the end of the slide show). If you have any pictures you'd like to share, please send them to us and we'll get them posted! Thank you Katie. Enjoy!



The Glen City .500

Yard Sale Coming - June 14th!

Dawn Aul and Marsha Bemis are organizing a Glen City neighborhood Yard Sale for Saturday, June 14th. This is the same weekend as Summer Heat in the nearby city of Yorktown, so there should be a lot of traffic flowing through the area. Please tell friends and neighbors who may not read this blog about the yard sale.

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BackYard Bible Club Returns

The 3rd Annual Glen City BackYard Bible Club is scheduled to take place in the backyard of the Taylor's on July 28th thru 30th. The club is open to kids ages pre-school through 5th Grade. All children welcome.....they do not have to live in The Glen. So invite your friends or bring the grandkids.

The theme this year is Hawaiian, so break out those hula skirts and lend a hand. If you'd like to volunteer, please contact Heather at 759-4849 or email her.