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Weekend Wrap-Up - September 23, 2007
Red Bud Man Escapes Injuries When Car
Collides With Train At Maeys Station Maeystown Firefighters Stop Leaking Gas: The Maeystown Fire Department was called to stop a leaking propane tank Sunday afternoon on Maus Road at the home of Mike and Linda Rettig. At 4 p.m., Linda heard a loud noise outside her home coming from their L.P. tank. She quickly called 911, turned off their electricity and contacted her husband. She then took the children to a neighbor’s house to wait at a safer location. “It appears the tank was overfilled and today’s warm temperatures caused the cap to pop,” said Maeystown Fire Chief Lyndie Prange. Maeystown firefighters poured water on the tank to cool it and the leak soon stopped. After the firefighters made sure the home was safe, the Rettigs were allowed to return to their home. A motorcyclist was injured Sunday afternoon in an accident at the intersection of Route 158 and Bohleysville Road. The biker, whose name has not been identified, was taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A vacant home in Dupo was completely destroyed by fire early Sunday morning. A motorist driving at 2 a.m. on Route 3 over the canal bridge between Cahokia and Dupo noticed flames coming from a residence and called 911. When police officers arrived on the scene, a home at Jess and McBride was completely engulfed in flames. The Dupo Fire Department was assisted by firefighters from Cahokia and Prairie Du Pont, but they could not save the structure. “There was no one in the home and there were no injuries,” said Dupo Fire Chief Kurt Johnson. The cause if the fire in currently under investigation.  Warm weather was soaked in by the participants in Saturday’s Melvin Fisher Memorial Hills and Hollows Half Marathon / 5K Run-Walk in Valmeyer. The annual event raises funds for Backstoppers and the Valmeyer Fire Department.
The 27th Annual Maeystown Oktoberfest is Oct. 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 50 artisans will be on hand, displaying their crafts, arts and antiques. Food will include turtle soup, ham and beans, kettle corn, bratwurst, potato pancakes, funnel cakes, baked goods, apple butter, cider, coffee and soda. Volunteers Needed In Maeystown: Apple butter will be made Sept. 28 and 29, at the Old Rock Mill. Apple peeling will take place on Friday, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and stirring will begin Saturday at 6 a.m., usually lasting to about 3 p.m. Pay Phone Installed In Maeystown: In a village sitting in a limestone valley not able to have cell phone service, Mark Bundy and Earl Fitch helped do the next best thing. They installed a public pay phone Saturday afternoon at Maeystown’s Civic Association Park. “We have a safer community now,” said Mark Bradley, a village resident.
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