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Many children are now back in school and taking part in outdoor activities. Fort Leavenworth Frontier Heritage Communities would like to remind residents that complying with all speed and traffic regulations is a priority for the safety of everyone.
Here are a few tips to help keep children safe in the community:
- Always be alert: Drivers should expect pedestrians on sidewalks and in traffic crossings.
- Be prepared: When driving through school zones or heavily populated areas leave earlier to avoid being rushed.
- Comply with traffic signs: Do not drive through a crosswalk until all children are visible and on the side of the street they need to be on.
- Ditch distractions: Only use electronics when parked.
- Care: When driving through housing areas, drive as you would expect other parents to drive if your children were partaking in outdoor activities.
While military police patrol the villages to enforce traffic laws, they cannot be everywhere at all times. It is important for everyone’s safety to follow the law even when no one is watching.
Fall landscape schedule
Beginning Oct. 1, Tidewater will start performing lawn maintenance on a biweekly schedule. Remember to keep yards free of toys, grills, chairs and other lawn furniture on the day of your village’s scheduled mow. Though lawn technicians are in the residential areas every day, do not attempt to submit lawn maintenance requests through them. For information or lawn maintenance service orders, contact Maintenance at (913) 651-3838.
Week One
Monday — Normandy and Osage villages
Tuesday — Oregon and Ottawa villages
Wednesday — Shawnee and Pawnee villages
Thursday — Sumner, Riverside, Grant and Scott avenues
Friday — Make up day
Week Two
Monday — Upper/Lower Kansa and Cheyenne villages
Tuesday — Santa Fe, Iowa and Nez Perce villages
Wednesday — Thomas and McClellan avenues, Kickapoo and Pottawatomie villages
Thursday — Main Post, Infantry Barracks
Friday — Make up day
Schedule is subject to change due to weather.
Infantry Barracks heat vote
FLFHC is conducting a heat vote to decide when the Infantry Barracks boiler/chiller systems should be switched over to heat. A mass e-mail was sent out to all residents of Infantry Barracks asking them to submit their votes to the Infantry Barracks mayors.
While FLFHC can appreciate that not all will agree, votes will be counted by the village mayors and the majority vote will preside. Keep in mind that once it is switched over to heat, the heating system will not be switched back to air conditioning until spring.
Residents who did not receive an e-mail but would like to vote can select one of the four options below and e-mail their vote to infantrybarracks.mayor1@gmail.com by Oct. 7.
Choose from the following options:
Oct. 17-21
Oct. 24-28
Oct. 31 to Nov. 4
Nov. 7-11
Office contest
Stop by the FLFHC offices at 549 Kearney Ave. between Oct. 1-27 to participate in the Halloween office contest. Guess how many Halloween treats are in the jar and have a chance at winning it. The winner will be announced Oct. 29.
Fire Prevention Week
Fort Leavenworth Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 9-15. The Fort Leavenworth Fire Department is hosting a home fire safety clinic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Post Exchange parking lot. The Fire Department will display fire trucks and provide home fire safety tips. FLFHC will provide free hotdogs. Fire station tours are available for families and children of all ages. Tours consist of fire safety house demonstration, fire truck display, fire safety videos and fire safety giveaways. To schedule a tour, contact the Fire Department at 684-4190.
Halloweenie Roast
Join FLFHC and the Fort Leavenworth Fire Department for the fifth annual Halloweenie Roast. This free event is 4-6 p.m. Oct. 31 at Fire Station No. 2 on Biddle Boulevard across from Trails West Golf Course. Bring the little ghosts and goblins and enjoy free hotdogs, chips, drinks and a costume contest. Pets will also have an opportunity to participate and win some treats.
Don’t forget to stay updated with the latest news and other important information by adding FLFHC on Facebook and following on Twitter. Visit the FLFHC website at www.ftleavenworthfamily-housing.com for downloadable forms and other useful information.
For more information on any FLFHC upcoming events, contact Camri Yates at (913) 565-9806 or cyates@mmhusa.com.
Utilities tip
Use a microwave oven whenever feasible for cooking. It draws less than half the power of its conventional oven counterpart and cooks for a much shorter amount of time.
Many children are now back in school and taking part in outdoor activities. Fort Leavenworth Frontier Heritage Communities would like to remind residents that complying with all speed and traffic regulations is a priority for the safety of everyone.
Here are a few tips to help keep children safe in the community:
- Always be alert: Drivers should expect pedestrians on sidewalks and in traffic crossings.
- Be prepared: When driving through school zones or heavily populated areas leave earlier to avoid being rushed.
- Comply with traffic signs: Do not drive through a crosswalk until all children are visible and on the side of the street they need to be on.
- Ditch distractions: Only use electronics when parked.
- Care: When driving through housing areas, drive as you would expect other parents to drive if your children were partaking in outdoor activities.
While military police patrol the villages to enforce traffic laws, they cannot be everywhere at all times. It is important for everyone’s safety to follow the law even when no one is watching.
Fall landscape schedule
Beginning Oct. 1, Tidewater will start performing lawn maintenance on a biweekly schedule. Remember to keep yards free of toys, grills, chairs and other lawn furniture on the day of your village’s scheduled mow. Though lawn technicians are in the residential areas every day, do not attempt to submit lawn maintenance requests through them. For information or lawn maintenance service orders, contact Maintenance at (913) 651-3838.
Week One
Monday — Normandy and Osage villages
Tuesday — Oregon and Ottawa villages
Wednesday — Shawnee and Pawnee villages
Thursday — Sumner, Riverside, Grant and Scott avenues
Friday — Make up day
Week Two
Monday — Upper/Lower Kansa and Cheyenne villages
Tuesday — Santa Fe, Iowa and Nez Perce villages
Wednesday — Thomas and McClellan avenues, Kickapoo and Pottawatomie villages
Thursday — Main Post, Infantry Barracks
Friday — Make up day
Schedule is subject to change due to weather.
Infantry Barracks heat vote
FLFHC is conducting a heat vote to decide when the Infantry Barracks boiler/chiller systems should be switched over to heat. A mass e-mail was sent out to all residents of Infantry Barracks asking them to submit their votes to the Infantry Barracks mayors.
While FLFHC can appreciate that not all will agree, votes will be counted by the village mayors and the majority vote will preside. Keep in mind that once it is switched over to heat, the heating system will not be switched back to air conditioning until spring.
Residents who did not receive an e-mail but would like to vote can select one of the four options below and e-mail their vote to infantrybarracks.mayor1@gmail.com by Oct. 7.
Choose from the following options:
Oct. 17-21
Oct. 24-28
Oct. 31 to Nov. 4
Nov. 7-11
Office contest
Stop by the FLFHC offices at 549 Kearney Ave. between Oct. 1-27 to participate in the Halloween office contest. Guess how many Halloween treats are in the jar and have a chance at winning it. The winner will be announced Oct. 29.
Fire Prevention Week
Fort Leavenworth Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 9-15. The Fort Leavenworth Fire Department is hosting a home fire safety clinic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Post Exchange parking lot. The Fire Department will display fire trucks and provide home fire safety tips. FLFHC will provide free hotdogs. Fire station tours are available for families and children of all ages. Tours consist of fire safety house demonstration, fire truck display, fire safety videos and fire safety giveaways. To schedule a tour, contact the Fire Department at 684-4190.
Halloweenie Roast
Join FLFHC and the Fort Leavenworth Fire Department for the fifth annual Halloweenie Roast. This free event is 4-6 p.m. Oct. 31 at Fire Station No. 2 on Biddle Boulevard across from Trails West Golf Course. Bring the little ghosts and goblins and enjoy free hotdogs, chips, drinks and a costume contest. Pets will also have an opportunity to participate and win some treats.
Don’t forget to stay updated with the latest news and other important information by adding FLFHC on Facebook and following on Twitter. Visit the FLFHC website at www.ftleavenworthfamily-housing.com for downloadable forms and other useful information.
For more information on any FLFHC upcoming events, contact Camri Yates at (913) 565-9806 or cyates@mmhusa.com.
Utilities tip
Use a microwave oven whenever feasible for cooking. It draws less than half the power of its conventional oven counterpart and cooks for a much shorter amount of time.
