WHAT A BUSY WEEK WE HAVE BEFORE US!!!!! Not only will we experience Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday, but we will also have to pay close attention to see if the month of March enters like a LION OR A LAMB!

THIS IS IT - - - THE DAY YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR - - - Illinois Department of Natural Resources Rattlesnake program at the Emergency Services Building – TONIGHT – Monday, February 26 at 7:00 p.m.

Monday, February 26 – FFA Greenhand day.
Tuesday, February 27 – FFA Ag Olympics and T-shirt day.
Tuesday, February 27 – Junior High Volleyball at SPPS.
Wednesday, February 28 – FFA Animal Zoo.
Thursday, March 1 – FFA Official Dress Day and Barbecue.
Friday, March 2 – Teacher Institute – students dismissed at 12:45 p.m.
Friday, March 2 – FFA Tractor Show and Parade.
Friday, March 2 – Junior High Volleyball at Smithton.
Saturday, March 3 – IHSA Solo and Ensemble Contest at Freeburg.
Monday, March 5 – Pulaski Day – NO SCHOOL.

VALMEYER KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION - - - The Valmeyer School District will hold its annual Kindergarten Registration on March 14^th from Noon to 7:00 p.m. Call 935-2100 for an appointment. All students who are entering Kindergarten in the fall must have an appointment to be registered. Children must be at least 5 years old by September 1, 2001, to legally enter Kindergarten this August. Please bring a copy of your child’s birth certificate, a copy of your child’s social security card, and a copy of the immunization record. These copies will be kept in your child’s accumulated record - - - please bring copies and not original documents. The pre-school screening will be held in August. This date has not yet been set. REMEMBER – APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION. PLEASE CALL THE UNIT OFFICE AT 935-2100 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT.

POSTAL NEWS – CLEARANCE SALES – Whether your interest is Daffy Duck or Santa Claus – you’ll find it at the Valmeyer branch of the U. S. Post Office - - - and you’ll find it at 50% off normal retail prices. All postal retail products are 50% off regular price. All package products are – BUY ONE AND GET ONE FREE!! Don’t miss this colossal sale.

RECYCLING DAY – Saturday, March 3 – Please have your recyclables at the curb by 8:00 a.m. for pickup.

Time is running out for you to register to vote in the upcoming April Consolidated Election. Registration will close on Tuesday, March 6. If you are not sure about your voter registration status, call the County Clerk’s office at the Monroe County Courthouse at 939-8681. If you are not registered to vote, or if you are not registered from the correct address, you may not be able to vote at the April election.

Don’t forget to stop by MAR Graphics (935-2111), Valmeyer Village Hall (935-2131) or First Bank (935-2223) to purchase your copy of "Rising to New Heights: The Rebuilding of Valmeyer". These books are being sold as a fund raiser by the Valmeyer Optimist Club.

B.O.S.S. SHIRT SALE – In Pirate and Wildcat varieties. Available are T-shirts for $7.00 or long-sleeved Henley shirts for $15.00. If you would like one of these shirts call Robin Scheibe at 935-2100, extension 504 or at 935-2226.

DID YOU KNOW? - - - - On a Canadian $2 bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag? - - - All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck on 4:20? - - - No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple? - - - DREAMT is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"?

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  SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!