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On April 17th from 1:30-4:00 the Newell Library is putting on an Open House with the theme of “The Wild West.” There will be a raffle along with prizes to win and refreshments with books, books, books!
Opinion Polls & Market Research
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Opinion Polls & Market Research
The Nisland election will take place April 8th at 7am - 7 pm at the Town Hall. Make sure you make it to vote!
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The shelter has been delayed due mostly to winter weather. The supplies are purchased and the work crews are on board. We just need some good weather and time to get the volunteers together to finish. The concrete floor and walk path is the next step which will be done by Boom Concrete and then Bob Newth will organize the work to finish the shelter. We are a little later than originally planned, but then this winter hasn’t exactly been conducive to concrete or volunteer labor. Please bare with us as we work toward finishing this project this spring.
The 7th grade exploratory class has a goal of “go green“. They have decided they are wanting to recycle newspapers and aluminum cans to raise money to fix up the basketball and volleyball nets in the park next year. Bins to recycle newspapers are found at the high school library, the middle/elementary library and teacher’s lounge. There is also a cage next to the red fuel tank at the middle school parking lot as a receptacle for aluminum cans.
We have scheduled this night for Thursday, March 27th. We will eat at 6:00 p.m. and then work will begin at 6:30. We will be meeting at the Senior Citizen building. If you need to have research done before you can begin planning, please try to have it done before this night. The committee and their chairs are listed below. Committee Chairs please call your volunteers and let them know about this meeting. It is very important that we work hard until the end so we can receive our $10,000 dollar grant amount. We have worked too hard to lose it now. The end is in sight! If you have questions, please let me know! Thanks so much!
Beautification- Committee Chairs
Carol McCarthy
Scott Wince
Ann Hodgman
Cheryl McCann
Beautification Volunteers
Harlon Robbins
Kim Wince
Mike & Diane Petts
Donavan DeBoer
Heather Kari
Pinky Catron
Signage Committee Chairs
Carol McCarthy
Scott Wince
Ann Hodgman
Cheryl McCann
Signage Volunteers
Kim Wince
Michelle DeBoer
Lisa Nelson
Donavan DeBoer
Community Unity Committee Chairs
Kim Smeenk
Lisa Nelson
Fred Sulzbach
Local Businesses and Fund Raising Committee Chairs
Bob Newth
Donavan DeBoer
Kelsey Morovits
Sean McCann
Local Businesses and Fund Raising Volunteers
Roger Monson
Melanie Williamson
Kim Wince Assisted Living Center Committee Chairs
Bob Newth
Donavan DeBoer
Kelsey Morovits
Sean McCann
Assisted Living Center Volunteers
Fred Sulzbach
Pinky Catron
Happy CatronIf you are not on a list, please feel free to come and join any committee you would like to. We welcome everyone!
Just a reminder - today the UBS will be in town (NVN Center) - stop in and donate blood!
This was sent with the Report cards - FYI!
For ALL Horizons communities:
It will be up to your community to decide what happens with your community blogs in the future. Some communities may see the value of continuing the blogs after Horizons is officially completed this summer. We also realize that some community blogs may choose to end when Horizons ends. NWAF has told us that the blogs will be active for as long as your community wishes to use them. Some benefits of community blogging include: · A place to share ideas in your community.· Open forum for discussion/decision making.· Interactive way to measure your progress on projects.· Marketing tool to attract new residents, potential project funders, positive press from local news outlets, etc.· A way to stay accountable/build momentum/gather volunteers and resources for planned projects, dreams and goals.
This is the last “report card” we will send to your community, but your work should continue through the end of the project. Many of you have followed the suggestions for improvement we had given you on the report cards sent in January/February.
Shoot for the Stars (Laptop Computer)
Faith, Newell & Whitewood – Would still like to see more active users, at this time there is one or two main bloggers, and a few others who have blogged once or twice. Technically you are meeting the requirement of having five bloggers for this incentive level, but only two of the five are “making contributions to the blog” consistently. Secondly, we would like to see posts specific to progress on your goals in the strategic plan. Overall, your community is still working at the Shoot for the Stars incentive…some, just barely. Your “to do list” through the end of Horizons:
1. Get one or two more people to blog consistently though the end of the project.
2. Add posts about the progress on strategic plans (Records of committee work, meeting minutes, photos of projects in action/completed, stories about people, how things have changed, etc.)
3. If you haven’t already, include the answers to the monthly questions. We would like to read more than just one person’s perspective, for example, you may choose to give this as an assignment to committee members and/or other community members.
4. Also, we would also like to stress quality versus quantity through the end of the project. We would really like to see specific posts on how your Strategic Plans are being implemented.
Newell Baptist Church is inviting everyone to Good Friday Services at 7pm on March 21st, and also to a Sunday brunch at 9:30am with Easter Worship Services to follow at 11am.
The youngest Horizons members taking a quick break from painting benches at the Newell Church Museum.
Horizons members scrape old paint off, then paint primer at the Newell Public Library.
Horizons hosted the first Homecoming Festival on the Newell School Track!
3 on 3 Tournament
Girls & Boys
Grades 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th
March 22, 2008
Starting at 8:30 am
Newell School
If you would like to register a team, of a maxium of 4 players, register on-line at http://dd041.k12.sd.us/newell_hoops.htm
The Lip Sync put on by the National Honor Society was a great success this year. On March 17th at 7:00 pm there was a crowd roaming around eating cookies and juice waiting for the judges: Amy Gibson, Kevin Nakajima, and Mrs. Hogan to decide who won the prizes.
In the Austin Auditorium at 7:00 pm March 20th the Annual Battle of the Sexes will be taking place. This is a fundraiser for post prom so the cost to get in is $3 for adults and $2 for students. There will be a pie auction and a shoot out at half-time for $1 per try. Chance to win a Gatorade or PowerAde. Come and watch your Irrigator Basketball players and coaches compete!
Join us for our annual Good Friday Service presented by the combined churches of the Newell Assembly of God and Newell Christian Fellowship churches. Our service this year will be held at Newell Christian Fellowship Friday, March 21 at 7:00 p.m. We are located at the corner of Elmira Avenue and 4th Street. Refreshments will be served following. The combined choirs of the two churches will perform as well as a message presented by Pastor Nathan Keller of the Newell Assembly of God. March 15th began with the annual Community Club Easter Egg Hunt.
Lunch, fun and games provided by the Newell Horizons group.
Ending with roller skating sponsored by the local Cub Scout Pack at City Hall.
Proving that with three local groups cooperating and supporting each others events really is three times the fun!!!
Today is the last day to submit a written appeal to the recent assessments. Contact the FO for additional info (456-2737).
On Monday the 17th at Newell City Hall the local Board of Equalization will meet to hear appeals.
Tonight from 4-7pm in the MPR at the Newell Schools the GBB & BBB will have a “Potato Bar”, cost is $5 a person. Come and support your Irrigators!
You’ll be missing out if you don’t stop by the school at 11am on Saturday for the annual Community Club Easter Egg Hunt open to children 0-9 years of age. Afterwards stop at the NVN Center for a meal sponsored by Newell Horizons along with fun games and give aways. The Boy Scouts are sponsoring roller skating next door at City Hall that afternoon - so make a day of it with your family in Newell!
The Valley Irrigator recently put on an indoor garage sale in Newell, with all proceeds from booth rentals being donated to the Newell Horizons group!
Horizons members also ran a concession stand during the event.
On Friday March 14 starting at 9am Liz Diers will be available at the NVN Center to help with tax prep! To get your stimulus payment you must file your 2007 taxes.
The monthly meeting at TJs is going to be cancelled this month due to the Easter Festivites. Please plan to join us for the Easter Egg Hunt, a free taco feed, ham bingo, a bake walk, and lots of fun! fun! fun!
What structures have been changed that will enable your community to address poverty in the long-term?
Will you monitor and evaluate your community’s progress in reducing poverty?
What community resources will be needed to sustain the community plan to reduce poverty?
What additional resources would make a difference in your community’s work to reduce poverty?
