Spring clean up in Mac & Winger

McIntosh:

The City of McIntosh Council would like to promote a clean and healthy community by designating May 6th - 13th as City of McIntosh Clean Up Week. 

Property owners within city limits may bring items to the lift station located on the east end of First Street south of the baseball field. 

This service is free of charge, but donations would be greatly appreciated to help defray cost. Be prepared to show proof you own property or reside within the city limits of McIntosh. Having a McIntosh mailing address does not necessarily mean you live within city limits. This service is provided solely to McIntosh City Taxpayers. If you are unsure, please call the city clerk’s office: 218.563.3043. 

Pick-up service is available for those unable to bring in their own items. Items must be piled near the street no later than 8 am on May 13th. If further help is needed with removing items from property please call the City office and help will be scheduled. If interested in volunteering to pick up items and/or use of your truck and/or trailer please call the City Office.

Acceptable Items: Small Amounts of Demolition Material (Wood, Metal, Shingles, Windows, Sheet Rock), Dry Paint Cans, Mattresses, Box Springs, Couches, Chairs, Other Miscellaneous Household Items.

Non-acceptable items: Tires, Appliances, TV’s, Computers or Monitors, Railroad Ties, Fluorescent Bulbs, Cement, Hazardous Materials

Please note that we are not accepting yard waste: branches, leaves, grass clippings, etc. These items can be taken to the green dump on the south end of town. If you need assistance please contact the City Office.

Winger:

The City of Winger will host its Spring Clean-up Day on Saturday, May 18, 2019. 

Volunteers from Ultima Bank and Titan Machinery will be available to haul out items for those who need assistance. You can call Ron at 938-4144 for assistance.

Please remember to have items outside for removal by 9:00 am on Saturday.

No hazardous materials, including tires, batteries, televisions, computer monitors or appliances can be picked up. Also, no household garbage will be picked up.

Public Sewer Reminder:

It’s that time of year when folks are doing extra cleaning around the house and trying new products to make those jobs easier. We strive to make sure the sewer system stays clear and doesn’t back up into buildings. You can help us (and your neighbors) by not flushing:

• grease or oil down drains. Grease such as cooking oils, tallow, bacon grease, etc. will harden in the lines, and on the float switches, causing the pumps not to work.

• non-biodegradable items down drains. Items such as cigarette butts, dental floss, Qtips, disposable diapers, sanitary napkins, tampons or condoms can clog the pump and pipes.

• flushable manufactured wipes. Even if product states it is flushable it does not disintegrate like toilet paper so it clogs and tangles in the rotors of the pumps and lines.

• rigid or gritty materials down drains such as cat litter, coffee grounds, chicken bones, egg shells, fish scales, etc. Limit the materials you put through a garbage disposal to edible food products only.

• flammable or volatile liquids down drains such as gas, waste oil and thinners. It is illegal to dispose of these items in the sewer system.

• household chemicals down drains, such as paint, pesticides, herbicides, strong cleaning products, or other toxic chemicals.

Manufacturers list many things as flushable, but the only thing that belongs in a toilet is toilet paper and human waste.

On behalf of your neighbors and friends, thank you for helping to keep clogged sewer lines at a minimum.

Winger Pet Clinic:

On Thursday, May 23, 2019. Winger will hold it's annual Dog and Cat Clinic from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. 

Cornerstone Veterinary Service of Gonvick will be at the Winger Community Center on Thursday, May 24th to offer spring vaccines for your dog or cat. Pets should be on a leash or in a kennel. Please bring pet's current paperwork. 

The following vaccines and other preventable products will be available at a discounted price: Rabies (dogs and cats), Distemper (dogs and cats), Lymes (dogs), Bordetella, commonly known as kennel cough (dogs),  Leukemia (cats), Fontline (cats), and Revolution for ticks, ear mites and worming (cats).

City dog licenses will be available for purchase at the time of the Pet Clinic at well.

A reminder that Winger City ordinance 42 states in part, "No dog shall be permitted to run at large within the limits of this City." Also, "No person shall keep any dog six (6) months of age or older within the City without securing a license therefore from the City Clerk; who shall keep a record of all licenses issued and shall issue a metal tag for each license. A certificate of rabies vaccination within the previous two years shall accompany all license applications."

Dog tags can also be issued directly at the City Hall Office during regular business hours. Please bring your Veterinary Clinic Certificate for proof of rabies vaccination.