THE ORIGINAL VOICE OF VALMEYER

Volume 15 – Number 9 February 26, 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 26 – Valmeyer Community Blood Drive – 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. – High School Gym.

Monday, February 26 – Junior High Volleyball vs. New Athens at HOME – 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 27 – Junior High Volleyball vs. Freeburg at HOME – 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 1 – Junior High Volleyball at Smithton – 5:00 p.m.

Friday, March 2 – Teacher Institute – No School.

Saturday, March 3 – Junior High Volleyball at Gibault Tournament.

Saturday, March 3 – High School Solo and Ensemble Contest at Freeburg High School.

Sunday, March 4 – Sweetheart Dance in Multi Purpose Room 7:00 to 11:00 p.m.

Monday, March 5 – Pulaski Day – No School.

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 – March 9 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.

TRIVIA NIGHT – TRIVIA NIGHT – TRIVIA NIGHT - - - Benefiting Valmeyer Boy Scouts / Cub Scouts Troop #345 – Saturday, March 10^th at the Valmeyer Junior High School Gym. Doors open at 6 – trivia starts at 7:00 p.m. Bring your own snacks / drinks – NO ALCOHOL PERMITTED. Fee is $10 per person – 8 members to a team – cash prizes. For registration, call Allen May at 935-2611.

Help support the VALMEYER HIGH SCHOOL POST PROM by eating breakfast at Applebee’s in Waterloo on March 10 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The breakfast is all-you-can-eat pancakes, eggs, bacon and drinks. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and children over 3 years of age. Age 3 and under are Free. If you would like to buy a ticket, contact Becky Karsten at 935-2100, extension 205, or stop by the High School office during school hours.

The Fountain Creek Band, formerly known as The Alumni Band, formerly known as “A Bunch of Guys Who Like to Get Together to Play Music” will once again be performing as the musical entertainment for the Alumni Banquet Dance on Saturday, May 12^th at the Valmeyer Firehouse. Any and all alumni (preferably talented, but not necessary) who would like to perform with the group is invited to participate. If you would like to get in on the action, send a note to Scott Roever at csroev@htc.net.

News from the VALMEYER PUBLIC LIBRARY - - - The quilt has been sent to the finisher. Special thanks to Pam Roever, Linda Keller, Sandy Baum, Bobbie Klinkhardt, Lucy Engbring, Maria Rohlfing, Audrey Roever, Rose Ann Kohnz, Rayma Rippelmeyer, Alberta Hohnbaum and Gail Arnold. The next project is to design a hanger from used books so the quilt can be displayed in the new library addition. - - - - - The featured author of the month is Pittsburgh-born Martha Grimes. You are invited to come to the Library to meet the work of this mystery writer. Additional events at the Library include:

February 26 – Monday Night Book Club – 7:00 p.m.

March 15 – LapSit Story Hour – 6:30 p.m.

Thursday Book Club – 7:00 p.m.

March 26 – Monday Night Book Club – 7:00 p.m.

April 10-17 – Book Fair

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.

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.

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!!!!!!!!!!!!