Friends of the Old Millstadt Water Tower is a not-for-profit was organized in 2013 with the state of Illinois.  The following three officers are fulfilling Illinois’ requirement for having a board of three.

You are welcome to contact them anytime with questions, comments, or inquiries about Millstadt’s iconic water tower. Additionally, you can meet them during their monthly meeting at the Millstadt Senior Center, which is one block south of the four way stop by the water tower.

 

 

 

Betty Keller Timmer is an officer with the Friends of the Old Millstadt Water Tower.

Betty Keller Timmer

Betty Keller Timmer

President – Friends of the Old Millstadt Water Tower

  • Life-long resident of Millstadt
  • Former member of Millstadt Township Board of Trustees, 1977-1985
  • Life-long member of Zion Evangelical Church. Former Sunday School teacher, and Church Council secretary
  • While working as a reporter for the Millstadt Enterprise, wrote many of the stories in Millstadt’s “Bicentennial Salute”, which piqued interest in local history
  • Member of Millstadt Historical Society

Reason for being a member of Friends of the Old Millstadt Water Tower: The Old Millstadt Water Tower is the most visible Millstadt landmark, and worthy of being preserved.

Linda Lehr is an officer with the Friends of the Old Millstadt Water Tower.

Linda Lehr

Linda Lehr

Secretary – Friends of the Old Millstadt Water Tower

Linda is a lifelong resident of Millstadt who previously served as Village Trustee and Village Clerk. She is a member of and has served in leadership roles in various civic and community organizations, including Millstadt Sister Cities and the Millstadt Chamber of Commerce. In addition, she volunteers for various community activities, fund raisers and projects. She is active in St. James Church in Millstadt, including service on the Parish Council and leadership for various committees, youth programs and projects.

Marianne Schaefer Marianne Schaefer

Treasurer – Friends of the Old Millstadt Water Tower

Marianne is a lifelong citizen of rural Millstadt, and has been very active in the Millstadt community for many years.  The Millstadt Chamber of Commerce named her the Community Person of the Year for 2019.  She is a member of Concordia United Church of Christ, and has served on the Concordia Church Council as the secretary.  She was also the first secretary of the Millstadt Historical Society, and is currently a member of the Historical Society, the Millstadt Sister Cities organization, is a volunteer for the Millstadt Meals-On-Wheels program, is a faithful Red Cross blood donor, and maintains some of the garden squares along Washington Avenue in Millstadt.  And, in her “spare time”, she has been a prize winning pie baker who has baked countless pies for Tin Man fundraisers.

One thought on “About the Officers

  1. Avoid contractors demanding upwards of eight times the cost in hazardous disposal fees on your tower! Ecobondlbp.com used nationwide to seal and treat lead is used to render lead waste non hazardous for disposal in addition to being used as a leave on application to seal and treat existing painted on lead. Contact me and let me tell you how.

    Lead non hazardous? It’s now possible to render lead paint non hazardous for disposal and or treat existing lead paint applications by lowering the bio-availability upon application. Save upwards of eight times the cost in hazardous disposal fees not only on lead paint waste, yet those components painted over with lead. Steel, drywall, trim, fascia, stucco, wood. These substrates can now be safely sealed, treated and disposed of. Alternative practices now exist not only to render the lead waste as non hazardous yet on those applications where lead paint is left on the substrate, why not seal, treat and suppress those applications and lead paint dust particulates during any renovation?

    ECOBOND®LBP is used as a leave on specialty paint application to seal and treat lead in addition for removal practices both treating and sealing on the substrate prior to disposal. Used on numerous projects nationwide, ECOBOND®LBP using EPA test methods not only treats and seals lead but is responsible for reducing the bio-availability, leaching, and suppressing the harmful lead dust particulates during RRP by up to 99% (EPA method 1311). In addition, due to the ECOBOND®LBP patented natural phosphate reagent reduces the bio-availability by up to 75% (EPA 9200.1-86 non-fasting pH 2.2). This not only assists in Lead Safe Practice Rules, but RCRA and Air Quality Sample Compliance readings as well, thus potentially saving thousands in hazardous disposal fees.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *