Cleo Griffin, Newton’s library lady, started it all with $50 and a lot of help from her friends
Friday, November 6th, 2009 Posted in Arts and Life | No Comments »By Kelly Greenwood NEWTON--Chances are, if you’re familiar with the Newton Library you’ve probably heard of a woman named Cleo Griffin. Griffin, an Idaho native, became the Newton library director as the result of an LDS Church calling back in 1997. She said ...
Voters’ Guide: Newton candidates for town council, mayor
Friday, October 23rd, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Kelly Greenwood NEWTON--Giving back to the community, educating the public and learning about town government are all things Jason Goodsell is looking forward to if he gets elected to the Newton Town Council in the town’s upcoming municipal election. Goodsell is ...
Newton dumps trunk-or-treating; Halloween ghosts and goblins will beg door-to-door
Friday, October 2nd, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Kelly Greenwood NEWTON -- The Newton Town Council recently decided to “bring back Halloween” with traditional trick-or-treating—which means doing away with the trunk-or-treat event that has been held in the town in past years. The council met Oct. 1 to ...
Barking dogs make Newton neighbors unhappy; planning commission tries to help
Saturday, September 26th, 2009 Posted in News | No Comments »By Kelly Greenwood NEWTON -- The Newton Planning Commission discussed a newly implemented pet ownership ordinance, subdivision plans, building codes and other community matters Thursday. Commission Chairwoman Helen Rigby first addressed the dog kennel conditional-use permit, an ordinance designed by the commission ...
Newton’s library features Mormon Battalion exhibit
Sunday, September 13th, 2009 Posted in Arts and Life | No Comments »By Kelly Greenwood NEWTON -- The Newton Town Library lies tucked away in Town Hall in what used to be a elementary school gymnasium. The town hall building was originally built as an elementary school in 1927 and ...