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ROAD CLOSURE: WILDEN AVENUE
Friday, March 17, 2023
Wilden Avenue will be closed to thru traffic between Rock Run Creek and Main Street / State Road 15 starting this Monday, March 20, until September for road construction. Traffic will be detoured on Indiana Avenue/CR 21 to CR 26 to Main Street/State Road 15.The project involves rebuilding and improving... more
ROAD CLOSURE: 8TH STREET
Monday, March 13, 2023
The City of Goshen will close South 8th Street between East Plymouth Avenue and East Jackson Street from Tuesday morning, March 14, to Thursday afternoon, March 16, to allow the Water & Sewer Department to replace a sewer lateral. more
REMINDER: CITY TO TEST TONADO SIREN
Monday, March 13, 2023
The City of Goshen Fire Department will test the city’s tornado sirens Tuesday, March 14 between 10 and 10:30 a.m. as part of an annual statewide test of communications systems. While the drill will be sent using live TOR EAS coding (Tornado Warning), it is only a test, and will be postponed... more
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Board of Works
Today, 2:00pm
To join the webinar please copy and paste this link on your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82986722338 or call 309-205-3325. Webinar ID: 829 8672 2338. Comments are no longer taken online.
Shade Tree Board
Today, 7:00pm
This meeting is in-person only.
Board of Zoning Appeals
Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 4:00pm
To view the webinar, please copy and paste this link on your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89051557762 Or call: (301) 715-8592 or 312 626 6799 Webinar ID: 890 5155 7762
Indigenous Peoples Day
Goshen and its surrounding region has rich history as land of the Potawatomi and Miami nations. To honor Indigenous Peoples Day, the City of Goshen Community Relations Commission will provide an opportunity for residents of all ages to learn this history.
The CRC will host an Indigenous Peoples Day event at the Goshen Theater Tuesday, Oct. 11 from 6–8 p.m.
Doors at the Theater open at 6 p.m. with activity and information tables and an informative program starting in the theater auditorium at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the community.
Presentors:
- Nayo Ulloa: Caxanarca (Peru) performer and educator— facebook.com/NayoUlloaQuenista
- Diane Hunter: Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma—miamination.com
- Matthew Bussler: Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians—pokagonband-nsn.gov/
Direct contact: 269-462-4316, matthew.bussler@pokagonband-nsn.gov - Zuleyja Prieto: Community leader, organizer, educator. (A leader of Rooting through Corn)—facebook.com/rootingthroughcorn
- Luke Gascho: Author and Speaker. Presenting indigenous land use
Information tables:
- Goshen Historical Society—goshenhistorical.org/
- Goshen Public Library—goshenpl.lib.in.us/es/
- Miami Ribbon Work
- Rooting Through Corn—facebook.com/rootingthroughcorn
On display:
- "Dancing for Our Tribe" a selection of portraits—oupress.com/9781733674423/dancing-for-our-tribe/
- "The Blessing Quilt: Community Art as Prayer, Reconciliation and Blessing"— contact Rebecca Haarer: bluestaaar@aol.com and Norm Kauffman: nlkauffmann@gmail.com
Displays on the way:
- Potawatomi-Miami Trail Marker Project—potawatomi-miamitrail.org/