FRIDAY – FRIDAY – FRIDAY – March 16 - - St. John UCC Valmeyer Fish Fry with serving from 3:30 to 7:30. Serving cod, river fish, and walleye with carryouts available.

Monday, March 12 – Music Boosters Meeting in the Chorus Room at 7:00 p.m.
Monday, March 12 – Junior High Volleyball against Smithton at HOME.
Tuesday, March 13 – Junior High Volleyball against SPPS at HOME.
Tuesday, March 13 – Auditions for the musical "The Boyfriend"
Thursday, March 15 – Seniors pick up announcements, caps and gowns from Josten’s rep.
Thursday, March 15 – Juniors meet to select Senior announcements.
Saturday, March 17 – Junior High Volleyball at St. Mary’s Tournament.

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. REMEMBER – APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION.

Youth Winter Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church in Valmeyer - - - "THE OUTBACK ADVENTURE" - - - on Sunday evenings March 4, 11, 18, 25 and April 1 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. For more information contact Ken Ledermann at 332-8473.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR – Large item pickup sponsored by the Village of Valmeyer. Thursday, March 29^th. For information on what items can be placed at the curb, contact Laurie at Village Hall.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR – Valmeyer Music Boosters Dinner Auction – "BON APPETIT" – on Saturday, April 21. This event will include a silent and live auction, as well as a delicious gourmet dinner. Your ticket price also includes the VHS Music Department musical production of "The Boyfriend" on the VHS stage. The musical will begin immediately following the completion of the live auction items. For ticket information or to donate items for the auction, please contact Marcia Braswell or Amy Haynes at Valmeyer School, Music Boosters President Barb Kendall or Auction Chair Becky Schaefer.

All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill . . . . . Almonds are a member of the peach family . . . . . Winston Churchill was born in a Ladies’ Room during a dance . . . . . Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable . . . . . There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous" - - tremendous, horrendous, stupendous and hazardous

Tickets are currently on sale for the 62^nd Annual Alumni Banquet at Valmeyer High School on Saturday, May 12^th. Dinner will be at 6:00 p.m. at the School, with the dance to follow at 8:00 p.m. at the Firehouse. Tickets for dinner only are $12.00, dance only $5.00, and a combination ticket for dinner and dance is $15.00. Tickets are available at Mike’s Convenience, MAR Graphics, First Bank in Valmeyer or the main branch of First National Bank of Waterloo.

RECYCLING DAY – Saturday, March 17. Please have your recyclables at the curb by 8:00 a.m. on that day.

Do you ever lay awake at night wondering . . . . . . . . If corn oil comes from corn, what does baby oil come from? . . . . When you want to STOP a session of Microsoft Windows, why do you have to click on START? . . . . . Do vegetarians eat animal crackers? . . . . . .Do employees of the Lipton company take coffee breaks? . . . . . . If a man says something while standing in the woods, and there is no woman there to hear him, is he still wrong? . . . . . . How does a thermos know if it should keep something hot or cold? . . . . . If CON is the opposite of PRO, is Congress the opposite of Progress?

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