The ORIGINAL VOICE OF VALMEYER

TO LOOK OUT, AND NOT IN – TO LOOK UP, AND NOT DOWN – TO LOOK FORWARD, AND NOT BACK

VOLUME 9 – NO. 30 July 30, 2001

IF THE ROOSTER DIES, BUY AN ALARM CLOCK

MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW FOR the Valmeyer Optimist Club GLOWBALL GOLF TOURNAMENT. This event will take place on Saturday, August 18th at the Red Bud North County Country Club. Details of the tournament . . . . .

          9 HOLE - - PAR 3 - - 4 PERSON SCRAMBLE

          SHOTGUN START BEGINNING AT DARK

          $40 PER PERSON includes Cart (for two ), one GLOWBALL, FOOD AND DRINKS

          SKINS AND MULLIGANS, 50/50 TICKETS

          TEAM PRIZES : First place - $160, Second place - $120, and Third place - $80

          Deadline for registration is August 11 – call Rick Crossin for registration at 935-2729

          Donations of prizes are being sought. All proceeds from this tournament are used to benefit area youth in educational activities and sports programs.

RECYCLING DAY – Saturday, August 4th – please have your recyclables at the curb by 8:00 a.m. on that day.

The Valmeyer Public Library summer hours are Monday and Thursday from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Library will also be closed during Fair Week (beginning July 30).

Don’t miss the Monroe County Fair beginning on Monday, July 30th and continuing through Sunday, August 5th. There’s still time to dig a jar of canned beets out of your cellar or snip a prize-winning rose bloom from your garden. Plenty of blue ribbons will be there just waiting for you to take them home!

OLD BUT WISE CHINESE PROVERBS . . . . .

          Man who run in front of car get tired.                       Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.

          Man who run behind car get exhausted.                    Man who drive like hell bound to get there.

          Man with one chopstick go hungry.                           Man who live in glass house should change clothes in

                                                                                      basement.

COMING SOON TO VALMEYER . . . . . . . . AUCTION OF THE JOHN DEERE COLLECTION OF ALLYN NIEBRUEGGE on Saturday, August 18th at Borsch Park beginning at 10:00 a.m. More than 70 tractors from Allyn’s extensive collection will be for sale. Allyn spent most of his life following his passion . . . . . . . . tractors and the things that made them work. The mass of Niebruegge John Deeres during the Midsummer Celebration Parade was a favorite sight for all, and was sorely missed during the 2001 event. Allyn would recruit drivers from throughout the County to help him showcase his collection on that annual occasion, and all those asked were more than happy to accept the challenge to drive a piece of history down Valmeyer’s Main Street. Not only did he enjoy his hobby . . . . . . . . he was one of the most skilled mechanics in this area, and his meticulous restorations were envied by many. The auction will also include numerous parts, tools and gas engines. Aumann Auctions of Nokomis, Illinois will be conducting the auction, and is predicting that thousands of people from across the country will come to Valmeyer on August 18 in search of treasure. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to view this great "GREEN AND YELLOW" collection before it leaves town in the hands of many happy collectors. Be there!!!!!!!!!!!1

This year the First Baptist Church is holding an Adult Vacation Bible School. The VBS sessions will be held on Sunday evening from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. The date for these sessions is August 5. All adults in the community are invited to join in this unique program. Zip Westenberger is the teacher. During the same time, the Youth will have their Vacation Bible School. Youth of the community are also encouraged to attend. The theme for the youth VBS is "Truth Uncovered" (The Real Life Project). The Children’s VBS will be August 13 to 17 in the evening. More information will be available at a later date.

Visit the school’s web site for school news plus current and past editions of the Original Voice of Valmeyer . . . . . . www.valmeyerk12.org and click on Community Links.

  SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!