More unsung heroes

There are heroes and there are heroes..

Top of the list is our troops….every single one of them.

They stand up in front of us… and for us…

Then there are the firemen, who go where most don’t

want to go… who else wants to run in a burning building.

to rescues children, elderly, and you and I.

To the private citizen, who will step up to the plate, be it

run into the building to call out to all .. that the building

is on fire. Who rescues said people.  Or comes along a

car accident, before police and emergency crew get there,

and jump in to help.  

The police officer, who has to go into a building, a home

where there is domestic problems, stops a car not knowing

who is behind the wheel, and do they have a gun.. As far as

I know.. no one…no one at all, calls the police station, or flags down a police car, just to say everything is ok, life is good… just thought I would let you know and thank you…

They are cussed at, spit at, and shot at.

The Vet who still stands strong for what is right, who ride motorcycles to escort a funeral even thought they don’t know who is in the casket. Because they got tired of deceased soldiers being disrespected.

These are the heroes that we forget from time to time.. These are the men and women who step up to the plate.

On the lesser level, we have community volunteers, who run groups to help others…

And then you have people who step up to help run a small town. The bigger towns are run by people who run for the office. Some with great gusto and money.  But the little towns, while also are elected by the people, some times are not. Why is that? Because someone has left the council, for what ever reason.. moved away, health or what ever.  Then they depend on volunteers who will step up to the plate to fill in the rest of the term. While there, they see what running the city/town is like. And a lot of them run for

the office, because they believe in the town and want to help. It sure isn’t for the pay.. because that is super low.  When my husband was asked to help out about 8 years ago, and ran one term… the pay was $25 a month. A most of time, no one runs against them, because no one else wants the job. We are a town of over 400 people,

yet most of the time, only 34 vote. Because they figure they trust the ones who are there already.  Maybe you all think that isn’t bad money for an hour or so, talking about how to run the city/town. But there is more.. there are

committees, other meetings to go to, for interest for the town/city. Like transportation, other local city’s gatherings.  And then from time to time, there is things like the city of Kootenai has been working on. Updating the ordinances

With Kootenai, it was updating to state code/policies and to overhaul it, as it hadn’t been done in so many years.  The council and the Mayors have been working on this one for 2 years or more… Maggie Mejelde, the former Mayor was at the start, and then the incoming Mayor Mike Keough.

2 years, twice a month is the average… Jim, Dave Sunquist,

Nancy Lewis, Crystal Clossom, with city clerk, Mary Luzmoor…they have gone over word for word.. over 100 pages. Making sure they were up with the state as well, as making it safe and protecting their citizens they represent.  With the consultant, Lisa Keyes and now

the city’s new planner, Lisa (different one) guidance, and the city’s lawyer, making sure it was legal.  And now after all this time, they have the final draft.  But it still isn’t done. There is the read thru. Next will be the public input.  They will be invited to come and sit and read. To make comments on it . And then… it will be in the Public Notices…and it will be the law. The law to guide the council thru decisions they have to make and the council’s to come...

And I got to go along for the ride… and they generously let me have some imput.  My self made sign was… “Cis, the Public”.

So to all of the small town councils and Mayors that no one pays attention to… thank you…from most of the citizens. Thank you for hanging in there  at basely thankless job… you are the unsung heroes. 

By the way, do you live in a small town? Do you go to their

council meetings?  You should, you really should... it isn't as easy as it looks.  

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