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Our newest restuarant in town officially opened today, hours will be 5:30am-10pm everyday, with possibly extended evening hours as the crowd dictates. Formerly known as the Royal Oak, the building sat empty for over two years before current owners Jeremiah and Tracy Heath bought, remodeled and opened the business.
During the recent Newell City Council mtg the finance officer reported that Martin Trucking had paid the city $20 per ton for the scrap metal he crushed , and compacted from the city rubble site, meaning the city received a payment of $1,795.60! Newell Horizons played a large part in getting this much scrap iron to the rubble site, they lined up volunteers, machinery, and dump trucks to help haul items out of town and the surrounding area. They took time out of their busy schedules to take calls and make numerous trips to the site.
The clean up projects have helped to gain awareness of one of the strengths Newell possesses - we are able to pull together to get things done. By recognizing that not all folks have the means, physical ability, or vehicles to bring items to the rubble site area residents worked to make sure anyone that needed help received it. The awareness of the diversity within our community helped to ensure that needs were met and projects were completed to the best of everyone abilities.
TJ’s (formerly known as the Royal Oak) opened their doors this evening for a private meeting of the SD Stockgrowers Association. For more information on the SDSGA check out their website
http://www.southdakotastockgrowers.org/
On December 8th at Newell City Hall Horizons co-sponsored the annual Santa Claus Day with Community Club. The official tree lighting ceremony, and then caroling in the hall started the event out. Horizons Member Lisa N made delicious homemade chili that was offered FREE to all that attended. Horizons Nathan K ran the Turkey Bingo games, and Julie ran the cakewalk - both were fundraisers for the Horizons Beautification Fund. With the big guy in the red suit handy to listen to all the kids wishes the day sure was one for the scrapbooks!
As if our teachers don’t give enough, they’ve gone one step futher this year - this is the letter students brought home recently:
Dear Parents and Friends:
In the true spirit of Christmas, we are asking the parents of our students to consider making a $1 donation to a fund we are establishing to help provide non-food items for the Community Food Pantry. This donation would take the place of any staff-related gifts and , we believe, would help meet a real need in our community. The donation to the Pantry will be made in the name of Newell Elementary Students. If you would like to participate, please send $1 with your child any time between now and the start of Christmas vacation (December 21st).
Thanks for all your help. May you have a wonderful holiday season.
Newell Elementary Staff
I would be willing to hazard a guess that if you don’t have an elementary student, you could still donate to the cause by dropping your $1 off at the Elementary Office located near the west doors by the MS Gym. What a wonderful example our teachers are setting for our children, banding together to help those who need it in our community.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
On Saturday, November 17th at the NVN Center from 5-7pm the Butte Co. Historical Society will be hosting a pancake, egg, and sausage supper and a silent auction. Freewill donations will be accepted, all proceeds will go to the Hillside School Historical Restoration Project.
Over the past couple of weeks Horizons has continued to get phone calls to help people move out old fridges, water heaters, stoves, and other miscellaneous scrap metal. There have been lots of loads to the rubble site since the main cleanup day held on Saturday, November 3rd. Thanks to the people who have continued to volunteer equipment, time and muscles! 
Nope, not a misprint - according to organizers of the latest clean up day (11/3) the City Rubble Site had to stop collecting tires mid afternoon due to the fact that they were at their allowed quota. 700 tires were collected within 4 hours!! Loads and loads of snowmobiles, motorcycles, and appliances large and small were just some of the various other items also taken to the Rubble Site.
During the Celebration Event on November 9th Horizons members presented the Newell Strategic Plan to the community. The five basic goals are to put up new signage, improve the attractiveness of town, creat a stronger more unified sense of community, promote local businesses while raising funds for community improvements, and to build an assisted living facility. Guest Speaker was Kari Fruechte our Horizons Project Director, many local Horizons members also spoke.
Horizons met on October 29th for the third time in the Visioning Phase. The group, broke into three committees; beautification, economic development, and community events. Each group wrote down the goals, implementation steps, and timelines for each of their goals completetion. These items will be formally organized into Newell’s Strategic Plan, which will be presented to the community during the CELEBRATION EVENT (see blog post below) on November 9th! Free meal starting at 6pm, everyone is welcome.
Newell Horizons organized another successful clean up day on November 3rd. Countless loads of junk were hauled to the City Rubble Site on volunteers trailers, pick up beds, and dump trucks. Truely a community effort was seen - the Mayor, local business owners, Pastors, residents, country folks, teachers… even teenagers and children pitched in to bring Newell that much closer to a sparkly clean future. Pulling together to get things done - that’s Newell community unity at work - job well done Horizons members!
The shelter in the North City Park is becoming a reality! If you’ve taken a stroll on the walking path in the past few days you might have noticed the dirt work, and now poles are set! Last night Community Club showed thier support of the project by donating $200 towards nuts, bolts and other necessities needed.
Horizons is holding a CELEBRATION EVENT on November 9th! Enjoy a
FREE meal starting at 6pm. Guest speakers with the big envieling of the Newell Strategic plan to follow. This is your chance to see what projects and goals will be accomplished in the near future, get involved on 11/9!
Nisland volunteers including City Council Members and the local CAT program put together a Halloween themed event like no other. The fairground pavilion was transformed into a foggy, cobwebbed delight that provided fun, prizes and screams throughout the evening. Upstairs featured a spookhouse, and a costume contest was held towards the end of the night. Many local businesses contributed, all funds raised went towards the fairground grandstand repair fund and food raised from the one can admission went to the CAT program who will distribute it to those in need throughout the NVN area.
Work done on clean up days have included mowing lawns, felling dead trees, scraping and painting, washing windows, 
and more. If you’ve got projects you need help with or would like to help yourself - contact Cheryl McCann and she’ll help line things up! November 3rd is the next Clean Up Day!!!
