by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
The annual Clean-Up Day for the Rice area will take place from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 in the parking lot of Pine’s Edge Grocery along Hwy. 10 just two miles south of Rice.
Any residents living in the townships of Watab, Langola and Graham, or in the City of Rice, are welcome to bring cast-offs to the clean-up site. Acceptable are appliances, furniture, computer components, waste picked up from road ditches, vehicle tires, scrap iron, cement waste and demolition waste.
Only one appliance can be accepted per household. After the first, $15 will be charged for each additional appliance. And only four tires are allowed per residence. For each extra tire, $2 will be charged.
No hazardous wastes will be accepted.
The clean-up day organizers will also pick up stuff at homes if people cannot make it to the collection site. To schedule a pick-up appointment, call Watab Township Board Supervisor Craig Gondeck at 320-492-6814.
The annual event is sponsored by Watab and Langola townships and funding from Benton County.