THE ORIGINAL VOICE OF VALMEYER

Volume 15 – Number 8 February 19, 2007

To look in and not out, to look forward and not back, to look up and not down.

IF THE ROOSTER DIES . . . . . . . BUY AN ALARM CLOCK!

THIS WEEK AT SCHOOL:

Monday, February 19 – Presidents’ Day – NO SCHOOL.

Monday, February 19 – High School Boys Basketball Regionals – Valmeyer vs. Marissa at 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 20 – FFA Animal Petting Zoo and Ag Olympics.

Tuesday, February 20 – Junior High Volleyball at Columbia – 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 21 – FFA Official Dress Day.

Thursday, February 22 – FFA Barbecue and Greenhand Day.

Thursday, February 22 – Junior High Volleyball vs. Millstadt at HOME – 5:00 p.m.

Friday, February 23 – FFA Cap Day, Tractor Show and Parade

Friday, February 23 – Music Boosters Fish Fry and Music Marathon.

The Village of Valmeyer is need of a SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD. If you are interested in this position, please contact Laurie at Village Hall.

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE - - - TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE - - - TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE - The Valmeyer Music Boosters have announced the date for their Annual Spring fund raiser. R.S.V.P. – The Wedding of the Century will take place on Saturday, March 17 at Valmeyer School. As part of this event there will be a community theater production of “Virgil’s Wedding – The Musical”. For more information on this event, contact Mrs. Braswell or Mr. Alexander at School.

FISH FRY at St. John UCC in Valmeyer – February 21 from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m. - - - including cod cut-ups and tilapia - - - sandwiches or plates. Plates include 2 sides (potato salad and slaw), drink and home-made dessert. You can dine in or carry out your order.

The VALMEYER SENIOR CITIZENS will hold their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 21 at 1:00 p.m. at the Emergency Services Building. Frances Meyer (the clown) will be at that meeting. Anyone 55 or older is welcome to attend.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the Valmeyer High School National Honor Society sponsored BLOOD DRIVE to be held February 26, 2007 from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Multi Purpose Room at the School. If you have any questions about the Blood Drive, contact the NHS advisor Kelly Rowold at 935-2100, extension 122. GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE – GIVE BLOOD.

Kudos to the students of Valmeyer Elementary who presented the morning “Pledge” on the WIL Cornbread Morning Show on Wednesday, February 14^th. Great job!

Valmeyer First Lady Ellen Heavner was spotted on the Channel 2 morning news with Tim Ezell on Wednesday, February 14. She was singing with the River Blenders for Cornbread’s Big Fat Wedding under the St. Louis Arch on Valentine’s Day.

If you are interested in helping with the VHS 2007 POST PROM EVENT, please email Becky Karsten at bkarsten@valmeyerk12.org or call 935-2100, extension 205. Parents and community volunteers are needed to help with planning this year’s event. Please leave a voice mail because Mrs. Karsten is on maternity leave, but she will be checking in periodically.

VALMEYER YOUTH SPORTS ASSOCIATION SIGN-UP FOR BASEBALL – SOFTBALL AND T-BALL . . . . . . . including boys and girls in grades K thru 8. Cost is $55 for the first child, $50 for the second child and $40 for each additional child. A $10 late fee will be assessed for sign-up and payment received after 2/18/2007. All divisions except T-Ball will have both home and away games. If you have a pair of the VYSA gray pants or purple shorts from previous seasons, please return them at one of the sign-up sessions. For more information contact Chad Kempfer, VYSA Vice-President at 935-6085.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE VALMEYER MUSIC BOOSTERS FISH FRY AND MUSIC MARATHON to be held on Friday, February 23 in the Valmeyer School Multi-Purpose Room from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. Carryouts will be available at 3:30 p.m. Fish will be sold by the plate, sandwich or by the pound. The cod plate will include 2 sides and dessert. Children age 3 years and younger can eat FREE. While you eat you can listen to the Valmeyer High School students perform their music solos and ensemble selections. All proceeds from this event benefit the Valmeyer High School Music Department.

The Valmeyer FEA Club has adopted two soldiers to show respect for them and what they are doing for our country. The soldiers’ names are Nina Spivey and Steven Kerley. Steven is from Valmeyer. Money donations can be given to Mrs. Ruettgers in Room 126 at the High School. Food, notebooks, pens, pencils, games, old or used DVD’s, toiletries and phone cards will also be accepted. You may put these items in either the main lobby or High School lobby. There is a box in each lobby that will list the items that can be sent. Please remember that heavier items will cost more to mail. Thanks from the Valmeyer FEA Club.

Village sponsored LARGE ITEM PICKUP DAY – Thursday, March 8. Items for pickup can include old appliances, furniture, etc. that are too large to be included in the regular pickup. All doors, compressors, and electric motors must be removed from appliances. NO construction materials, garbage, landscape waste, grass clippings, leaves, tires or gas tanks will picked up. Items must be placed at the curb and be ready for pickup by 6:00 a.m.

TRIVIA NIGHT – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 at the Monroe County Fairgrounds beginning at 7:00 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Sure Cure Relay for Life Team. Tables will include 6-8 players, there will be 50/50 tickets, and mulligans will be available. Cost to participate is $10 per person. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Bring your own drinks and snacks. For reservations call 935-2266 or 939-8743. All proceeds to benefit the American Cancer Society.

VALMEYER SCHOOL IS READY TO PLAY . . . . . Students and faculty will take part in the Nestle Pure Life Rewards Program. In an effort to promote healthier lifestyles, Valmeyer School is going to take part in the Go Play! program, created by Nestle Waters North America for its Nestle Pure Life water brand. This unique program helps accredited schools in the U. S. with grades K-8 earn points toward new fitness and sports equipment as well as field trip transportation. . . . . Go Play! encourages active play and healthy hydration for kids. Its mission is to promote learning through activity by getting kids up off the couch and getting them to play. . . . . Valmeyer School has already started to get the word out by putting up posters around school. To earn Go Play! points, students, families and community members remove labels from Nestle Pure Life bottles and drop them in Go Play! Collection boxes at school. Each label is worth two Go Play! points, and each school has the opportunity to earn up to one million Go Play! points – which is valued at $10,000 in rewards. All collection boxes must be postmarked by May 31, 2007 and received by June 8, 2007 to qualify. Go Play! points can be used toward indoor and outdoor sports gear from America’s Athletic Source, LLC, a direct supplier of sporting good products such as basketballs, soccer and playground products. Go Play! points can also be used toward transportation costs for educational field trip experiences from Field Trip Factory, Inc. Their field trips meet learning standards, are free to educators, and offer children valuable life-skill lessons in real-life environments by reinforcing classroom lessons on a wide range of topics. Learn more about the Go Play! program at their website, www.goplaylabels.com. If you want to help, you can leave your Go Play! labels at the School office.

During 2009, the Village of Valmeyer will celebrate its Centennial. Valmeyer was officially founded as a Village in 1909. To commemorate this celebration, I am working on the publication of a history book for the Village. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has any photographs of the Village throughout its history, from the earliest of times to current years. Photos of buildings, activities, holiday festivals, cultural events – whatever you may have – all time periods and all events are important in documenting the history of Valmeyer. Photos will be borrowed long enough to scan and then will be immediately returned to the owners. Compiling this book will take some time, so that is the reason for the early start. If you have any information to contribute, please contact me at 935-2142 or by email at knobloch@htc.net. Thanks, Dennis.

Visit the School’s webpage at www.valmeyerk12.org . . . find the Original Voice of Valmeyer on line by visiting the Community Links section of this site. SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!