Newell

Try-Outs for the Spring Production, Night of the Living Beauty Pageant, will be on Thursday, 6th.  Come to Mrs. Heck’s classroom before school at 7:45 or after school at 3:45.  If you need a script or have any questions, please talk to Mrs. Heck. The last Production was a blast!

Thanks to all who participated at the pancake supper at the Newell Christian Fellowship. Servers and eaters turned out in good form to cook, eat and clean on Saturday, March 1st. The pancake flipper was kept hopping from 5:00 to 7:00 and the kids especially liked the ice cream and cookies. If you missed the occasion, you missed a great time of stuffing faces and catching up on the latest Newell news. The money raised will go to the general fund of the church.

Thanks again to all who participated!

Horizons was planning a Family Fun Night for tomorrow night, but have decided to postpone it and hold it in conjunction with the Community Club Easter Egg Hunt on March 15th!  Watch for more details to come in emails and in the paper!  We hope you’ll join us that day for Easter Egg hunting, Ham Bingo, a Bake Walk (Cakes and more) and FREE FOOD!

We are trying to get a list made up of all alumni so we can get a letter sent out regarding the centennial celebration. If you have any e-mail addresses or mailing addresses of alumni please get ahold of Kim Smeenk or leave a post below.

 Thanks!

Don’t forget the monthly Horizon meeting at TJ’s on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Daycare is provided. Please come ready to share with us what you and your committee has been doing. See you there!

There 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

In response to the questions posed to us on Leadership….

I would say that Leadership Plenty has improved our leadeship greatly. I think people who didn’t think of themselves as leaders are now stepping up to the plate and our seeing that they truly are leaders. When given a task and having the support of others behind them; people are doing things they never thought they could/would do.

I also think that people who knew that they had leadership skills were equipped with better leadership tools and strategies from Leadership Plenty.

I think it also bonded people together and they found out that more people then just themselves have the same goal. It’s easier to work towards something when you have support and camaraderie. I think there is a better spirit of unity among those that attended. Although there were different opinions brought up and we don’t always think alike; people have put some differences aside to get some things accomplished.

Throughout this next phase of Horizons each committee is required to report to the strategic planning committee and community coach once a month. These dates have been set for the 3rd Saturday of each month at 10:00 a.m. at TJ’s cafe. Daycare and brunch will be provided. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend.

A great big thank you to the students, parents and teachers for the donations made to the food pantry over the holiday season. This donation drive setup by the teachers in exchange for staff-related gifts brought in $76.00. We appreciate your selfless leadership example.

 
There has been some interest expressed in putting a pool in Newell. Do you think that it’s a good idea? Would you like to be involved? Contact Horizons today by calling 456-2121 or simply posting your comments under this blog.

Horizons had a nice break for the Holiday season. Now it’s time to get going again. We are having a meeting on Jan. 26th at 10:00 a.m. at TJ’s Cafe. We are asking the steering committee,strategic planning committee, and all committee members to attend. We will be getting an update of progress made, things that need done yet, resources needed and any other information that Carolyn has to share with us. Please plan to attend. Daycare is provided! Contact Amanda Keller or Julie VanDerBoom for more information.

If you are a subscriber of The Valley Irrigator - your in town delivery will not occur until Thursday, December 27th and Thursday, January 3rd due to Christmas and New Years falling on the regular print day (they are printing a day late, so delivery will also be a day late).

My apologies to the Catholic church’s - it was brought to my attention that neither of them had the same large print billing in the Church Directory that the other churches received. This (I’ve now learned) was due to the fact that when I’d pasted the info on the page a few lines of code were left out. Now that I’ve gotten a little more website savy I’ve figured out the problem and I’m happy to say that it’s now resolved. So all churches have the same large print heading! There was no disrespect intended, just a “learning how to - on the computer glitch”. Thanks for bearing with me!

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.

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!

Armistice Day was officially changed to Veterans’ Day by an Act of Congress on May 24, 1954.  That year President Eisenhower called on all American citizens to observe the day by remembering the sacrifices of all those who fought so gallantly. The President referred to the change of name to Veterans’ Day to honor all of the servicemen and women who have fought and sacrificed during all America’s wars.