THE ORIGINAL VOICE OF VALMEYER

Volume 16 – Number 14                                                                                                         April 7, 2008

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:

Friday, April 4 – FFA Record Book Judging Contest

Friday, April – High School Softball vs. Gibault at HOME – 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 5 – FFA Record Book Judging Contest

Saturday, April 5 – IESA Junior High Solo and Ensemble Contest at Waterloo.

Saturday, April 5 – Applebee’s Post Prom Breakfast – 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, April 5 – High School Baseball in Monroe County Tournament – times to be announced.

Monday, April 7 – High School Baseball at Gibault – 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 8 – High School Softball and Baseball at New Athens – 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 9 – Model UN Conference at McKendree 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 10 – Model UN Conference at McKendree 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Thursday, April 10 – High School Softball and Baseball vs. Marissa at HOME – 4:30 p.m.

Friday, April 11 – Teacher Institute – NO SCHOOL.

Friday, April 11 – Model UN Conference at McKendree 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Friday, April 11 – High School Baseball at Metro East Lutheran – 4:30 p.m.

 

The Valmeyer Police Department has recovered a bicycle within the last month.  To inquire about the bike, please stop by Village Hall or call 935-2131.

 

The students of Valmeyer Elementary and Junior High are jumping at the chance to help fight heart disease and stroke, our nation’s No. 1 and No. 2 killers.  The week of March 31 – April 4, the students for Valmeyer Elementary Grades K-5 will jump rope during P.E. classes for their Jump Rope For Heart event and grades 6-8 will be playing basketball for their Hoops for Heart event to raise funds for the American Heart Association, which funds cardiovascular disease research and public and professional education programs.  Did you know that children age 2 and older should get at least an hour of physical activity every day?  Did you know the average heart beats 100,000 times each day?  Jump Rope For Heart is co-sponsored by the American Heart Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.  Jump Rope For Heart has been teaching kids the importance of a healthy heart and raising funds for heart disease and stroke research for more than 25 years.  Please help our children help others.  When a student asks you to be a sponsor, support Jump Rope For Heart with whatever you can afford to give.  If you would like to help more, call 1-800-AHA-USA1.  If you have any questions regarding the event, contact Jenny Kohnz at 935-2100, extension 131.

 

VALMEYER KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION – The Valmeyer School District will hold its Annual Kindergarten Registration on Wednesday, April 9th from Noon to 6:00 p.m.  Please call 935-2100 for an appointment.  All students who are entering Kindergarten in the Fall must have an appointment to be registered.  Children must be at least 5 years old by September 1, 2003 to legally enter Kindergarten this August.  Please bring a COPY of your child’s birth certificate and a COPY of your child’s Social Security card.  These copies will be kept in your child’s permanent record – PLEASE BRING COPIES ONLY!  To schedule an appointment, call the Unit Office at 935-2100 by April 2nd.

 

On April 5th, there will be a breakfast fundraiser at the Waterloo Applebee’s from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. to support the 2008 POST PROM.  The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for students / children (ages 4-18).  You will get all-you-can-eat pancakes, eggs, bacon, OJ, milk and coffee.  Only 175 tickets are available, so please get your tickets in advance.  If any tickets are left, they will be sold at the door, but once the tickets are gone, no more will be sold at the door.  Please see a Post Prom committee member, or call Becky Karsten at 935-2100, extension 205 for tickets, or stop by the High School office.  Matching funds are being provided by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.

 

The family of Evelyn Foster will be honoring her with a 90th Birthday Celebration on Sunday, April 6th at the Valmeyer American Legion Home from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.  The public is invited to convey their wishes on this joyous occasion, and it is requested that there be NO gifts.

 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS – VALMEYER COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE to be held at St. John UCC in Valmeyer on Monday, April 14th from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m.  Refreshments will be provided.  Give the gift of life – give blood.

 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS – The Valmeyer FFA will be sponsoring a Donkey Basketball Game at School on Monday, April 14th beginning at 7:30 p.m.  Advance tickets are on sale at Mike’s Convenience Store and at Valmeyer High School.  All tickets are $5 advance or $7 at the door.  Players will include teachers, alumni, Juniors and Seniors.  All proceeds will benefit the Valmeyer FFA.  FREE donkey rides for kids 12 and under.  Don’t miss all the fun and excitement of this event!

 

Valmeyer Optimist Club ROAD RALLY – Saturday, April 19th.  The rally will be starting from Fountain Inn.  The entry fee is $15 per person with a 4-person limit per team.  Get a FREE T-shirt.  There will be complimentary chili and hot dogs provided by Fountain Inn starting at 11:30 a.m.  The Rally kicks off at 12:30 p.m., ending around supper time at a local restaurant.  Call Teena at 458-4546 to sign up.  All proceeds from the rally will benefit the programs of the Valmeyer Optimist Club.

 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS – The Valmeyer FFA will be rolling out the Spring color with their Annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, April 19th from 9:00 a.m. until Noon.  They will have a wide variety of hanging baskets and bedding plants.  You can also visit their greenhouses during School days from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. or from 3:15 to 4:00 p.m.

 

On April 19th, while shopping for bargains at the Valmeyer Spring Community-wide Yard Sale, why not let the Valmeyer Boy Scouts cook your lunch for you?????  They will be having a Barbecue at Mike’s Convenience Store from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  They will be selling hot dogs, hamburgers and brats.

 

                VILLAGE OF VALMEYER COMMUNITY-WIDE YARD SALE – SATURDAY, APRIL 19TH - Join all of your neighbors and friends in clearing out those items that you no longer have use for, but still have lots of miles left in them.  Residents throughout the community will have items for sale, and you can bet there will be lots of enthusiastic shoppers in town, so don’t miss this great event.

 

                WE AREN’T JUST BLUFFING – SATURDAY, APRIL 26 – The Salt Lick Stewardship Committee, the Kaskaskia Valley Audubon Society and CLIFFTOP are jointly hosting a morning hike at Salt Lick .  The public is welcome to attend the interpretive jaunt.  Those interested are to meet at 8:00 a.m. in the parking lot near the Village maintenance shed to the left of the Rock City entrance gate, just north of the original town of Valmeyer on Bluff Road.  Good walking shoes, perhaps a walking stick, binoculars for those who wish to do some spring birding and water are recommended for the moderate-to-difficult trail hike. . . . . Salt Lick Point, a 450-acre tract of bluff lands, overlooking the American Bottoms, offers beautiful views of great outdoor Monroe County.  Dedicated as a Land and Water Reserve a few years ago, Salt Lick permanently protects a mosaic of 12 high-quality hill prairies, seven lovely limestone glades, gorgeous racks of limestone cliffs and stunning runs of upland forest.  The reserve is open to the public.  Salt Lick is the highest point in Monroe County at elevation 810 feet, and provides breathtaking vistas of the American Bottoms.  The Salt Lick Point Stewardship Committee and the Valmeyer Boy Scout Troop recently completed a mile and a half public trail at the site.

 

The Valmeyer Village Board of Trustees has authorized the formation of a committee to begin planning festivities and events for the Centennial of the Village to be celebrated during 2009.  Anyone interested in serving on that committee should contact Laurie Brown, Village Clerk.

 

                Valmeyer will be serving as a IEPA Household Hazardous Waste Collection site on Saturday, June 7.  The site will be set up on the location of the former Schneider’s Store parking lot on Lake Street in the original part of town.  The event is being locally sponsored by the Monroe-Randolph Bi-County Health Department and the Valmeyer High School Science Club.  ACCEPTABLE ITEMS INCLUDE: oil based paints, used motor oil, herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, old gasoline, pool chemicals, cleaning products, mercury, medicines, household batteries, paint thinners, lawn chemicals, solvents, antifreeze, hobby chemicals, aerosol paints and pesticides, fluorescent lamp bulbs and drain cleaners.  PLEASE DO NOT BRING LATEX PAINTS.  UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS INCLUDE:  Agricultural wastes, business or commercial sector wastes, explosives, fireworks, lead acid batteries, propane tanks, smoke detectors, farm machinery oil, fire extinguishers, or institutional wastes.  Watch for future announcements of the scheduled times for this event on this date.

 

                Want to help out the School?  Collect General Mills boxtops, Campbells for Education labels and Nestle water bottle labels and send them to School with your child or even with a neighbor child or drop them off at the school office.  All these companies provide funds or equipment for our School.  To find out what products are eligible look at these websites:  http://www.labelsforeducation.com/eligibleproductsEN.aspx and http://www.boxtops4education.com/AboutBoxTops/Products.aspx.

 

                VILLAGE OF VALMEYER LARGE ITEM PICKUP DATES FOR 2008

                                JUNE 12, SEPTEMBER 25 AND DECEMBER 11.

 

                VILLAGE OF VALMEYER COMMUNITY-WIDE GARAGE SALE DATES

                                APRIL 19 AND OCTOBER 4.

 

                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!!!!!!!!!!!!