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For more information about the Armory Project - go to the Armory Page on villisca.com This quote is attributed to Bill Gates. In considering Villisca economic development - it has a story in it "We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction." ~~Bill Gates |
Villisca's All-Class Reunion/Heritage Days - July 4th Weekend - click here to go to the page dedicated to this exciting event Ragbrai riders - click here to go to Villisca's page dedicated to welcoming you to Villisca Villiscans - click here to go to a page dedicated to getting ready to host our Ragbrai guests on July 20
For those of you who would like copies of the Villisca Review Stanton Viking that reported on the win that took them to State and on their trip to State, they may be ordered from the Villisca Review for $3.00 total including S&H To receive by e-mail the pdf versions of these two papers, send your e-mail address to newspapr@netins.net. The pdf versions are in color and are great to look at. The total cost to receive the pdf versions of the paper is $2.00. You may pay for either of these online.
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Freeman Planning is underway for Villisca hosting the Ragbrai riders The next community meeting is April 20, 2009. Sandy Wainwright-Rossander and Roxanna Sieber accepted the role of co-chairmen for the Ragbrai committee. They emphasized that they would be bringing together and coordinating the events of the day but that it would take the entire Villisca community stepping up to the plate to make the day successful. At the minimum, committees for the event will include Welcome, Food, Beautifucation, Communication (promotion) Entertainment, Medical support, fundraising and Law Enforcement. Judy and Delbert Schroeder stepped up to the plate to chair the committee for coordinating the food booths. They did this in the 1992 Ragbrai event and have detailed records of what was done and how it was done. Chairmen are needed for the remaining committees. Those
who are interested in participating either by serving on a committee
or by having a food booth or providing entertainment should send their
contact information to ragbrai@villisca.com or by contacting Sandy
Wainwright-Rossander, Roxanna Sieber or the Schroeders. There were
questions raised about financing this event - including the cost of
porta potties and advertising. There will be a small charge for having
a food booth. There may have to be a fundraiser to raise additional
funds.
Joel Herzberg Family Fun Day in Villisca Villisca is planning a community wide Joel Herzberg Family Fun Day to raise funds for the Joel Herzberg family. Joel is the 18 year old son of Jim and Jan Herzberg of Villisca and suffered a brain injury in a skiing accident on January 2. He is making great progress but remains hospitalized in Omaha, Nebraska. The Villisca community and the Herzberg family are grateful for the kindness that has been shown from area schools and communities. Not only his immediate family has shown support, but also his community and Corner Conference “families”. It is wonderful to see all of Southwest Iowa pull together and show support for Joel. The Herzberg family has agreed to a one-time fundraising event in hopes that all organizations that want to be involved can all work together. The Joel Herzberg Family Fun Day will be held April 11, 2009. This is Easter weekend and we hope lots of families will get involved in the many planned activities. Tentative events include a walk/run, basketball tournament for all ages, shooting contest, pie/cake auction, game rooms, prizes, food, auction, entertainment and evening meal. Other events are in the planning stages. Any individual, group, organization or business wanting to donate food, auction items, or volunteer to work, please contact one of the following committee members: Shona and Clint Means 826-2526; Dawnette and Mark Herzberg 785-3239; Diane and Bill Shipley 785-3260; Mark Focht 829-2460; Becky and Vince Dolch 826-8161; Darci and Jason Poston 826-3120; Jodi and Steve Haer 826-9512; or Carolyn and Jerry Fisher 826-3122. Donated items for the auction may be taken to City Hall in Villisca. If you are unable to attend but would like to show your support, checks may be mailed to Joel Herzberg Benefit Fund, % Bank Iowa, 300 South 3rd Avenue, P.O. Box 46, Villisca, Iowa 50864. More details will follow at a later date.
Students, parents and school supporters can make a difference in the finances of the Villisca School District: 1) save boxtops4education labels - we can earn up to $20,000 a year; 2) start your online shopping at either igive.com or goodsearch.com and the store you shop at will give a percentage of your order to your designated charity - there are over 700 stores you can shop at including some of your favorites. The "stores" include office supply stores as well as airlines and motels. 3) start your Internet searches at either goodsearch.com or isearchigive.com. They will pay your charity between one and two cents for each search. This is free money. It can make a difference for the Villisca Community Schools. click here for a list of the 700+ stores you can shop at at igive.com click
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click here to link to the video of The Homecoming - when you get on the page - scroll down to the Video produced by Michael Barnes, Homecoming Revisited. This is the 8 mm film recently found by Leyton Croxdale that records the photographing of the Pulitzer Prize Photo.
Come on home to Villisca Montgomery County Memorial Hospital is seeking a doctor for their Internal Medicine clinic. Contact the HR department at 712-623-7000 for detail. Read more on the Villisca blog - www.villisca.typepad.com There are a several business locations available for sale in Villisca. Contact Dick or Gloria Kline at Crawford Real Estate or Bill Jacobs at Century 21 for more information. Small business assistance available from the Villisca Economic Development Initiative. Contact Roxanna Sieber at rtsieber@netins.net
The Villisca blog is back up after a lull of nearly two years. Visit it at www.villisca.typepad.com - Things are happening here in Villisca and this is one of the ways we can keep you up to date. We've also established a "Group" for Villisca Alumni and Friends" on Facebook.
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