THE ORIGINAL VOICE OF VALMEYER

Volume 15 – Number 2 January 8, 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, January 8 – High School Girls Basketball at Gibault – 6:15 p.m.

Monday, January 8 – Music Boosters meeting in the Chorus Room – 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, January 9 – High School Boys Basketball vs. Metro-East at HOME – 6:15 p.m.

Thursday, January 11 – High School Girls Basketball vs. Chester at HOME – 6:15 p.m.

Friday, January 12 – Teacher Workshop – students dismissed at 12:47 p.m.

Friday, January 12 – High School Boys Basketball at Columbia – 6:15 p.m.

Saturday, January 13 – Student Talent Showcase in the High School Gym – 7:00 p.m.

Sponsored by the Valmeyer Optimists and the Valmeyer Music Boosters.

Monday, January 15 – Martin Luther King Birthday – NO SCHOOL.

Monday, January 15 – High School Girls Basketball vs. Lebanon at HOME – 6:15 p.m.

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. Tickets for this annual Dinner / Theater / Auction event will go on sale at a later date. As part of this event there will be a community theater production of “Virgil’s Wedding – The Musical”. Those interested in participating in this event are invited to attend a tryout session on Thursday, January 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the Chorus Room. If you want to try out, but can’t make it on that evening, please contact Mrs. Braswell. For more information on this event, contact Mrs. Braswell or Mr. Alexander at School.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the VALMEYER JAYCEES ANNUAL WINTER DANCE – Saturday, January 13 at the Hecker Commercial Club. Aftershock will be playing from 8:00 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $6.00 per person.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR the Valmeyer Optimists Fund Raiser BREAKFAST AT APPLEBEE’S – Saturday, January 27 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Tickets will be sold in 15-minute intervals beginning at 8:00 a.m. The menu will include pancakes, bacon, eggs and drinks. The ticket cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Tickets are available for purchase at Mike’s Convenience and First Bank in Valmeyer. The proceeds from this event will benefit Valmeyer Youth.

NEWS FROM THE VALMEYER AMERICAN LEGION AND AUXILIARY. . . There will be NO meeting during the month of January. The next meeting of the group will be on Monday, February 5, 2007 at the Legion Home at 7:00 p.m.

Mark your calendars for the THE VALMEYER YOUTH TALENT SHOWCASE – to take place on January 13 at 7:00 p.m. on the VHS stage. This event is sponsored by the Valmeyer Optimist Club and the Valmeyer School Music Boosters. The last time this event occurred was two years ago, and people raved for months about the talented young people who took to the stage on that evening. You won’t want to miss this one!!!!!

Congratulations to Village President and Valmeyer High School Agricutural teacher Howard Heavner. Howard was honored with a “People Are Today’s Heroes Award” by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Heavner received the award for his innovative teaching methods in High School agricultural studies. All honorees will be honored during an inaugural reception for Blagojevich and other state officers on January 8.

VALMEYER SCHOOL MUSIC HALL OF FAME - - - It’s time to pick up nomination applications for the induction of members into the Valmeyer School Music Hall of Fame. Nominees do not need to be VHS graduates, but must be at least 23 years of age. Nominees can be living or deceased. Nomination does not guarantee induction. Applications will be reviewed, and applicants researched by the Valmeyer Music Boosters Hall of Fame Committee. Nominees for 2007 will be inducted at an awards presentation at the Spring event of the Valmeyer Music Boosters on March 17, 2007. Nominees will be inducted because of their outstanding abilities in music and / or dance performance, because of their outstanding service as music educators, or because they have made an outstanding contribution to music in the School and/or their community. Induction may be because of any one or more of the previously listed criteria. HALL OF FAME APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY JANUARY 19, 2007. For additional info contact Marcia Braswell or Mike Alexander at Valmeyer School at 935-2100.

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