Archive for the ‘12. Community: Structural Change’ Category
NVN CATS Open House
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Due to weather this event is postponed until Saturday 5/3!
Community Action Team Holds OH
On Thursday, May 1st the NVN CATS will be holding an open house at their new building in Nisland, which is also the former Nisland Town Hall.
Check out their new services, which includes a clothing store!
CATS provides commodities, senior care packs, the Meals on Wheels program and many others!
North Park Shelter Progress
Friday, April 18th, 2008Boom Concrete poured the concrete floor for the new park shelter today!
Finshed product!
#12 Questions
Friday, April 11th, 2008Final set of questions for the blog requirements! Please add your input.
12. Sustaining action and creating structural change around community How will your community make decisions about seeking further resources to support its plans? Is a system in place to seek, receive, monitor and report on new resources to support community work? Is a system in place to maintain contact with, or to continue to work with other communities? With your Delivery Organization? In other partnerships? What new resources have been secured to assist the work of the community?
Monday, March 31st, 2008
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!
http://www.vizu.com/poll-results.html?n=85218 click here for results
Horizons Committees Work Night
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008We 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!
Final Blog Report Card!!
Thursday, March 20th, 2008Final Blog Report Card – Carolyn’s Communities
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.
Remember When?!!!
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008A few photos to get you thinking about where Newell Horizons was just a half a year ago…
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!
Community Day a group effort
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008March 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!!!
Horizons receives donation
Thursday, March 13th, 2008The 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.
Additions to Newell blog
Monday, March 3rd, 2008Newell’s newest bloggers practice their newly learned talents!
Tonight - learn to blog!
Monday, March 3rd, 2008Learn to blog - TONIGHT!
At 5pm and 7pm at the Newell Public Library Horizons members will be on hand to teach you how to use the Newell blog. From setting up a free email account, basic web navigation to commenting and even posting your own blogs entries! It’s free, daycare and transportation are available if needed. So stop on by!
Enterprise Fair Photos
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008Here’s a few pictures from the 5th Grade’s Enterprise Fair held in the MS Gym yesterday. Look for an upcoming article in the Valley Irrigator on this talented class of entrepreneurs!
5th Grade Enterprise Fair
Thursday, February 21st, 2008The Newell 5th graders have been working on a graded project lately - they have each come up with a handmade product they will be selling during during the Science Fair on Tuesday the 26th in the MSGym. Each students has made expense reports, learned about advertising and worked hard on their product - come see what they’ve got to offer - and don’t forget to bring a few dollars!
Taco Feed
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008Newell High School Student Council will be putting on a Indian Taco Feed on Saturday, February 16th from 11am-7pm in the Multi-Purpose Room at Newell School. The funds raised will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Parents Who Care
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Parents Who Care are working to raise money for post prom events. They will be selling Irrigator hoodies for $30 each during tonights BBB game that starts at 5pm tonight in AA. For more info contact Mrs. Shaykett or Mrs. Waterland.
TAKE A POLL - New Page
Thursday, January 31st, 2008On the right hand side bar under pages you’ll notice a new option called TAKE A POLL! Here is where all past (yet still relevant) polls are in one handy to vote on and read page! If you haven’t checked out the results in a while, or forgot to vote - take a few minutes to look at this new added feature.
Are you lost when it comes to Blogging? Help is on the way!
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
How can you help your community?
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008There are various committtees being formed in Newell to help research and develop plans to improve our city. Horizons needs your involvement to help better our town. Below is a list of committees; if you can be involved please call 456-2121 or simply leave a blog post under this blog.
City Signs/Street Signs
Centennial Planning
Beautification
Community Center
Assisted Living
Economic Development
School Board Seats Open
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Four School Boards seats are up for election this year. Starting March 1st interested individuals may obtain a petition from the Newell Schools Business Office, petitions MUST be returned by March 25th at 4pm.
NPL Book Club
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
One of the many services that the Newell Public Library offers includes a Book Club! Free of charge and open to anyone, this club meets once a month in the Library at 7pm to discuss the book of the month.
February’s book is Old Deadwood Days by Estelline Bennett, the club will meet on February 18th.
To obtain a complete list of upcoming books, contact the NP Librarian Glynda Smith at 456-2179 during Library hours or email the library at NewellLibrary@yahoo.com
Library Hours
Monday 2-6pm
Tues - Friday 1:30-5pm
DADS Night in Newell
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008The annual DADS (Dads are Doing Stories) Reading Night drew a good sized group of fathers and children spending quality time together reading books in the Newell High School Library. With insanely cold wind chills, it was neat to see so many make the night a priority!
Pine Wood Derby
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008Sunday the Newell City Hall was full of Scouts and handmade cars, the annual Derby netted a large group of spectators that cheered on their favorite cars.
Newell Cub Scouts is for children in first through fifth grade, if interested in joining or learning more contact Kurt Olson (Cub Master).
Benefit well attended
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008Saturday’s Benefit for Ramona Voeltz who lost her house in a fire earlier this week was well attended. A pancake feed, silent auction and bake sale were offered.
