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At 5pm stop in and take a look at the new additions to AA.
Then, at 6pm there will be a large scale community pep rally, then both the boys and girls BB teams will scrimmage. Don’t miss the chance to show your support of our HS Basketball Teams!
GO IRRIGATORS!!!
December 8th, 2007
4:30pm Christmas Tree Lighting at South Park shelter
5pm Christmas Caroling in City Hall
5:30pm SANTA arrives at City Hall
Register for a free bike to be given away! Chili Supper and Popcorn Balls
5:30-7pm Turkey Bingo (25 cents per card) Cake Walk (25 cents per card)
All proceeds benefit Horizons beautification projects.
6:30 Santa draws for two FREE bikes!! One lucky girl and one lucky boy will win, but they must be present to win.
This event is co-sponsored by Newell Community Club & HORIZONS.
If you’ve got a hankering for good music and holiday cheer, attend the Elementary Music Concert at 7pm on December 3rd at Austin Auditorium. Our future ranchers, rock stars and politicians will be performing!
At the last PTO meeting members were informed that Mrs. Keller our Elementary Music Teacher is looking for loans of Christmas decor so that AA can be made into a festive holiday venue for our children’s upcoming Concert on December 3rd. Also needed are volunteers to help decorate at 2pm on Sunday, December 2nd. Contact Mrs. Keller for additional information!
Remember to stop by the Newell School today (WEDNESDAY, November 28th) between 8:30-3:30 and donate blood!
Elks Hoop Shoot
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
Newell Middle School Gym
Starts at 2pm
Age Groups
BOYS 8-9, 10-11, 12-13 & GIRLS 8-9, 10-11, 12-13
Age determined by age by age of the contestant on April 1, 2008.
Top TWO winnners in each age group advance on to Lodge Championship in January.
Newell PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) will be holding their last meeing of 2007 on November 26th in the Newell School Multi-Purpose Room at 7pm.
PTO is a non-profit organization that not only helps to fund events such as the Science Fair, Spelling Bee, and HS Scholarship but puts on special events, activities, and suppers and buys other necessities that classrooms need throughout the year. There are NO DUES to join, and everyone is welcome; supporting our children and our school is worthy of making time for!!
PTO meets every 4th Monday at 7pm in the MPR August-April, NO December meeting.
On Saturday, December 1st stop in at the NVN Center from 9am-2pm for a craft bazaar. From 11:30-12:30 the Slim Butte Boys will be providing the entertainment, and many different food items will be available.
All funds raised will be to “crisis intervention” in our community, supplementary funds provided by Thrivent for Lutherans.
Are you feeling more comfortable with the blog? Commented a few times and now are itching to post your first blog? Have you registered, and asked an administrator to set you in the system as a blog author?
Unsure of how to post a blog? On the right hand side of the blog you’ll find a handy link to a Blog User’s Guide. In this you’ll find easy to follow registration, blog writing, photo uploading instructions and more! If you’ve gone through all this and still feel like you could use a little human instruction - comment under this blog post and we can set a time to help you out!
The flu season has begun, here are two links for Flu Prevention information courtesy of the SD Dept of Health website!
Want to learn more about the first Thanksgiving? The History Channel website is full of interesting facts and amusing stories surrounding the holiday. Visit the site at http://www.history.com/minisites/thanksgiving/
Newell was beginning to look a little like Christmas for a day there…
Who is looking forward to more???
Sure makes a cup of hot chocolate and a good book pretty appealing! Speaking of books - make sure you take advantage of our Newell Public Library. If you’re a resident of Butte County a library card is FREE, and very easy to obtain. Stop in on Monday from 2-6pm, or Tues-Friday 1:30-5pm!
If you haven’t purchased today’s edition of The Valley Irrigator you’re missing out (ok, I’ll admit my opinion might be slightly biased), as the Horizons/City Clean up made front page news. Appoximately 5 tons of buried rubble, 5 tons of scrap metal, 150 refrigerator items, 130 misc white goods, 2 cars and 1 ton of branches were hauled to the City Rubble Site on Novemeber 3rd - all this in ONE DAY! All in all they estimate 100 tons of scrap iron will be crushed, compacted and hauled on outta town when everything is said and done.
If the numbers alone don’t prove there’s been some serious structural changes in many areas (leadership, community, and povery), I’m not sure what will. Many attributed the days success to Horizons, City, and other residents ALL working together towards a common goal. Who says change is a bad thing?!!!
Prairie Hills Transit is a non-profit company that serves the Newell area by supplying rides to and from neighboring towns for medical and other necessary appointments. If you’re over 60 years of age, they ask for a donation, under 60 they charge a fare - they accept Medicare/Medicaid and TANF as payment if you qualify. For more information visit their website at www.prairiehillstransit.org or call 605-642-6613 for more information. To schedule a pick up call them toll free at 1-877-673-3687.
With services that provide elderly (and others) transportation out of town for necessary appts, structural change is happening in the community - keeping folks in town as long as possible helps to sustain our growth.
Are you a hunter that wants to help area families in need? Or is your family in need of meat? The SD Sportsmen Against Hunger (SAH) can help, this year they are issuing processing certificates worth $50 (limit of 4 per person) to hunters that donate all the meat from an antlerless deer for processing and distribution to needy families.
$50 will cover the entire cost of processing at Newell’s Tri-County Lockers. Hunters can fill out the processing certificate forms at the locker to use as payment. For more information on the program visit www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/hunting/Info/SAH/Index.htm
After being processed, the locker donates the meat to the NVN Ministerial Association who runs the Newell Food Pantry. If you could use the meat, visit the pantry at the NVN Center which is open every 1st and 3rd Thursday from 1-4pm. If you cannot make it during those hours, contact Assembly of God Pastor Nathan Keller and he’ll make arrangements to open it up at a more convenient time.
Another shining example of how leadership from those in the community can help those in need, and also raise awareness of how we can work together to combat poverty in our area.
At 5pm,an hour prior to the start of the spectacular IRRIGATOR BASKETBALL event in Austin Auditorium on 11/29, there will be a Grand Opening (or Open House) of the new construction that was recently completed. If you haven’t taken a peek, this is a great opportunity to look around, then at 6pm enjoy the community pep rally, guest speaker, band, scrimmage and much much more…. there is no admission to this event - but be sure to wear your IRRIGATOR PRIDE proud and loud!
I’ve been told there will be a mystery raffle - the winner will be privy to a special prize that will be the envy of every Irrigator fan young and old!!! Don’t miss it!
On the evening of November 18th the NVN Ministerial Association put on a Community Thanksgiving feast, followed by a Steve Desmond concert. Hundreds of area residents attended, friends and families came together to worship and enjoy the company of their neighbors.
Horizons has taught that poverty is not just a matter of money, but can be spiritual, social, and more. If anyone felt a social or spiritual “poverty” before this event, chances are they left with their spiritual and social needs fufilled, at least for the evening.
On the evening of November 17th at the NVN Center the Butte County Historical Society held a pancake supper and silent auction to raise funds for continued restoration of the 1884 Hillside School, which is now west of the BF Police Dept. Originally it was located SW of Nisland. President Gwenn Vallery said anyone with an interest in history is welcome to join, dues are 5$ a year - contact any of the more than 70 members for additional information.
On Wednesday, November 28th from 8:30-3:30 there will be a blood drive at the Newell High School sponsored by the National Honor Society. Total Donor Goal is 48, local contact is Betsey Burtzlaff at 456-2393. For additional info visit www.unitedbloodservices.org
Save a life - donate blood.
The Newell City Foreman clarified some recent confusion that arose around the exact number of tires collected during the recent clean up day on November 3rd. He said that only 700 tires total could be at the rubble site at any time. He said that 370 tires were collected on 11/3 which brought the site to capacity (700) as far as tires. Official numbers on what the clean up day collected will be posted next week, more details will tentatively be run in the 11/21 edition of The Valley Irrigator newspaper.
You are invited to attend Fall Production’s presentation of the musical comedy “The Dream on Royal Street”. This adventure will be on November 16th & 17th at 7 pm at Austin Auditorium. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for students. Get tickets early from one of the drama students or buy them at the door.
Horizons will be doing concessions at the November 29th scrimmage for the BBB and GBB teams. If you are willing to help, leave us a blog post and we’ll put you to work!
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Christian musician, vocalist, and recording artist Steve Desmond will soon be giving performances in our area. On Sunday November 18th at 2pm Desmond will be in concert at the Prairie Home Church located 45 miles east of Newell on Hwy 212 (Contact Paster Roger Monson for more details). Then at 7pm he will perform at Newell City Hall following the Community Thanksgiving Dinner sponsored by the NVN Ministerial Association.
