July 19, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
Let’s get together!
In an effort to make a close-knit community even closer, local resident Wanda Redmon is inviting members of the Keltonburg and Jefferson Communities to a “Meet and Greet” Saturday, July 22 from 3-5 p.m. at the Keltonburg Community Center.
Redmon said its an opportunity for new residents of the community and those born and raised there to get to know each other better and for the newcomers to learn more about their neighborhood.
Light refreshments will be served.
If it’s a success, Redmon said more community events may be held on occasion.
Wanda explained how she got this idea.
“It started when the Belk community last year started doing things getting their families together. We used to do that at Keltonburg. We used to have family get together and community events here and that’s what I want us to do again so I rented the Keltonburg Community Center for this Saturday, July 22 for a meet and greet,” said Redmon.
“Several months ago I met some people who had moved here but they knew no one in the community and had no knowledge of services like our fire department. My desire is to encourage people to get together and get involved to strengthen our volunteer community services like the fire department. We have thriving businesses here. Our community is growing from Keltonburg to Jefferson and Pates Ford and Keltonburg is a drive through on the way to Rock Island. We want to make everyone feel welcome at Keltonburg and show others that this community loves serving people.”
“This will be our first meet and greet Saturday but we are planning a date in October for a fall festival. Maybe by then we can have even more people involved to offer a day of fun activities for kids and adults,” said Redmon.