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The instructions for this game of Concentration is below the box.
Here is our Villisca version of the classic memory game, Concentration. Click on the box above. The cards begin face down. Click on one to turn it over. Try to find a second card that matches the first. If the second does not match, both cards return to a face down position. If they do match, the cards are removed to reveal part of the background image. If your computer is not java enabled, you will not be able to play this game.
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Scrolling Marquee on the Villisca Middle/High School Campus is a gift
from the Villisca Alumni and Friends Association - aka VAFA
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 The Villisca VFW American Legion Post #8998 and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary are continually initiating projects in an effort to keep the commmunity and children involved with patriotism. Recently, members of Villisca’s High School art class embarked on a project to help Post #8998 stand out from others in the District. Under the guidance of Villisca Art instructor, Arlan Meske, Villisca students are painting a mural on the wall of the post hall. The backdrop for the mural will be the word patriotism with seven of the letters depiting seven major conflicts of the United States - the Colonial War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, the Korean, Vietnam and Gulf Wars. In the center will be a portrait of the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima. The remainig block will represent the ultimate sacrifice, a gloved hand presenting a folded flag to bare hands. The mural, an original design by the students, will be a project througout the school year. photo by Peggy Vermillion |
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We do a lot in Villisca to work toward the safety of our young people. The following article is posted here to raise awareness of what may be - what likely is - lurking in the background. Even though many activities are provided to keep our youth busy and, supposedly, out of troubling activities - just because one is busy does not mean that they don't have a problem. ~~ Roxanna Sieber, Webmaster July 26, 2006
Alcohol Remains
Biggest Rural Substance Problem
While methamphetamine plagues rural communities across the country, alcohol remains a far more prevalent problem. A recent report by Karen VanGundy at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey Institute, shows that alcohol abuse in rural America exceeds illicit drug abuse and that excessive drinking is a serious problem among rural youth, more so than among urban youth. (carseyinstitute.unh.edu)
According to VanGundy, “Alcohol abuse remains the most serious substance abuse issue in rural America, particularly among youths and young adults.”
VanGundy, an assistant professor of sociology, doesn’t downplay the meth problem. She simply reminds us that it isn’t the only deadly game in town. What’s needed, she says, is a comprehensive approach to reduce and treat substance abuse—whether alcohol, methamphetamine or anything else.
The report, based on several national studies, finds that:
Why the higher rates of rural use and abuse? The causes are less than certain—especially for younger kids. Certainly, having parents on the scene reduces the problem. And for those old enough to work, employment helps. (Stimulant abuse among the rural unemployed is seven times that of the urban unemployed.) Unlike its impact on illicit drug use, however, educational attainment makes little difference. Whereas rural drug abuse decreases as education increases, alcohol abuse rates are similar across high and low educational levels. Likewise, rural youth from low-income families were no more likely than those from high-income families to abuse alcohol.
What then? VanGundy cites three possibilities. One, alcohol use and abuse are part of the rural (and urban) societal norm. The adults do it; why shouldn’t we? Two, the kids are bored with “nothing else to do.” Three, rural areas lack many of the preventive and treatment services found in urban areas. The report shows that states with the highest rates of alcohol abuse among youths have the greatest unmet need for alcohol treatment and these states tend also to be the most rural.
My own experience as a rural teenager in the 1970s who sadly and regularly abused alcohol supports all three. Drinking—at dance halls, beer joints, town celebrations and parties—wasn’t merely part of the culture; it permeated the culture. And teenage drinking—illegal though it was—was at best lightly frowned upon and at worst given a hearty slap on the back. As for boredom, whether it was true or not we thought we had nothing better to do on Friday and Saturday nights than to buy a bunch of beer (with fake IDs), sit down by the river and hope we made it home in one piece. Prevention? While it makes me sound like a politician to say this, I do not recall any.
Tragically, those factors led one spring night of our senior year to the deaths of three of my close friends and the near deaths of two others—hit by a drunk driver, himself a teenager. I’d like to say that the murderous event scared us all straight, that the culture changed and that preventive services soon appeared. But none of that happened.
And a call this morning to the local sheriff’s department makes me think things haven’t changed much in 27 years, at least not enough. “Alcohol,” an officer told me, “is just part of an unacceptable norm and is always going to be a big problem.” When I asked her what could be done if the resources were available, she singled out the need for public awareness—in grade school, middle school, high school and college. “Go out and tell the kids everything has a consequence,” she said.
So in honor of Angie, K.P., Lori, Janice and Belinda, that’s what I’m doing. Copyright 2006, Thomas D. Rowley, RUPRI Fellow |
Red Bird Mission School in Kentucky had the Methodist Church - Villisca hopefully have their alumni. Click here to read how the Red Bird Mission School raised $21,361 from Boxtops4Education.
click here to look at some of the current opportunities for contributing to Villisca growth
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Did You Know? Nearly half of the trash that Americans throw away each day (about 5 lbs. per person) can be composted. A compost bin can contain many things from your garden and household: leaves, grass clippings, fruit and vegetable peelings, egg shells and even fluff from your dryer! By not putting this material at the curb, you can cut your personal landfill disposal in half! Composting even produces an organic fertilizer that enriches your soil, gives nutrients to your plants or lawn, and helps soil retain water. Best of all, it’s free. There are many reasons to recycle. Certainly it is good for the environment; it reserves resources; and here in Villisca using the recycling bins is a tool in meeting DNR mandates about reducing the amount put into our landfill. Here are the rules for use of the recycling bins: Items that may be put in the recycling bins are #1 and #2 plastics only. (No grocery bags or oil containers), tin, aluminum, newspaper, paper sacks, corrugated cardboard, letter grade paper, magazines, office papers (except carbon backed paper). Please remember that the articles placed in the glass, tin and paper compartments of the recycle bin are not to be in plastic bags. No styrofoam (egg cartons, packing peanuts, etc.). Thank you for your cooperation in this manner. |
Chamber members do not take themselves too seriously during the 2004 Heritage Days Bed Races To become a Chamber
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Villisca Chamber of Commerce
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The
Villisca Swimming Pool continues to be a favorite gathering place in
the summer months. For those who have fond memories of time at the pool
and would like to help preserve this for future young Villiscans, tax-deductible
contributions may be made to the pool fund by sending them to Villisca
City Hall, 315 South 3rd Avenue, Villisca, IA. Approximately $28,000
has been raised to make necessary changes to the pool. $135,000 is needed
to put in stainless steel guttering and plumbing. Additional funds would
be needed to provide some of the items for the kids, such as a new slide,
diving board, lifeguard chairs, concrete work. |
Here kids from the 7th grade Ag class help unload the first shipment of equipment for the new play area in the park on the square in Villisca. The money for the equipment is being been raised by V-Town Park Boosters - Villiscans who look forward to continuing to enhance Villisca's quality of living for young families. Funds are still needed to complete the project. The total cost is $31,000 and about $18,500 has been raised. Tax-deductible contributions may be mailed to Villisca City Hall, 318 S. Third Avenue, Villisca, IA 50864 |
 Memories
continue to be made in Villisca - just simple memories - swimming at the
pool, spending time in the city park, participating in school activities,
Heritage Days. The quality of living in Villisca continues but at a cost.
Besides the pool and playground equipment projects, soon another fundraiser
will be in place to raise funds for a quad area at the High School; a
new track is needed; funds continue to be raised for the before-after
school program. Villisca has a wonderful history of raising funds to meet
the needs of the community - the community center, the Christmas decorations,
the wonderful hanging baskets and other garden enhancements around town,
the physician's center, Good Sam. The local churches continue to need
contributions so they can meet the spiritual needs of those in the community.
For those who have enjoyed the benefits of growing up in Villisca, we
invite you to contribute to the projects of your choice. pictured to the
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For those who
have enjoyed the benefits of growing up in Villisca, Listed below are some of the fundraising efforts going on in Villisca Contributions can be sent to those noted or can be sent to the Villisca Education Foundation, c/o Carol Greenfield, 120 North 5th Avenue, Villisca, IA 50864. The Foundation is a 501c3 so contributions are tax deductible. When sending money to the Foundation, please include what the money is for. |
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Bring
back the Victory Bell and move forward with a new Courtyard Villisca Swimming Pool Fund - This fundraiser is to raise funds for renovation of the Villisca Swimming Pool, a mainstay for summer recreation for Villisca residents. For those who have fond memories of time at the pool and would like to help preserve this for future young Villiscans, tax-deductible contributions may be made to the pool fund by sending them to Villisca City Hall, 315 South 3rd Avenue, Villisca, IA. $135,000 is needed to put in stainless steel guttering and plumbing. Additional funds would be needed to provide some of the items for the kids, such as a new slide, diving board, lifeguard chairs, concrete work. Villisca City
Park Playground Equipment - The money for the equipment is being
been raised by V-Town Park Boosters - Villiscans who look forward to
continuing to enhance Villisca's quality of living for young families.
Funds are still needed to complete the project. The total cost is $31,000.
Tax-deductible contributions may be mailed to Villisca City Hall, 318
S. Third Avenue, Villisca, IA 50864. Hanging Baskets
and Harris Harmony Trail 4th of July Fireworks
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Villisca Alumni
and Friends Association At this time, the legal work to incorporate the organization, to set out the by-laws and to apply for tax-exempt status is being done with the help of Bob Mullen, Class of '67. The board is being put together with the leadership of Jim Robinson, Class of '67. Each decade will have two representatives. Through the VAFA, there will be a number of ways to participate in preserving the past and building the future of Villisca. Once the board is formed, it will begin to develop initiatives to match the mission and vision of the organization which many of you will choose to participate in. As with any organization there will be organizational costs involved. Contributions may be sent to the Villisca Alumni and Friends Association, c/o Jim Robinson, 114 North 3rd Avenue, Villisca, IA 50864 For more information
on the Villisca Alumni and Friends Association contact Jim Robinson,
114 North Third Ave., Villisca, 50864 or send inquiries to VAFA, P.O.
Box 45, Villisca, IA 50864; or e-mail Villisca Historical
Society Library Volunteer
Firefighters and EMTs Churches Interchurch Council Sunday Dinner
Fundraisers Some fundraisers
don't call for cash contributions. If you shop online, if you start your shopping at Boxtops4Education.com or iGive.com, the participating retailers will donate a percentage of your purchase to the charity of your choice. There are over 200 stores in the Boxtops Marketplace and over 600 at iGive.com including stores many people shop at everyday. The only thing you have to do to get the donations to your charity is to start your shopping trip at the Boxtops or iGive Websites. |
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That a well-educated rural kid can make more money in the big city than she can at home—in the community that paid for a good chunk of her schooling—is more or less given. Indeed, the so-called “brain drain” that results when the newly graduated leave the countryside in search of higher salaries and broader experiences is a widely known and much-lamented phenomenon.
That a well-educated workforce can help a rural community prosper is also more or less a given. Just how to create a well-educated workforce that stays home is, of course, a big problem--one of many.
As editors Lionel Beaulieu and Robert Gibbs, write in the introduction to a new report, “The Role of Education: Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America,” Serious challenges await rural areas that seek to improve their economy by improving their human capital. “…if rural schools are successful in producing well-educated students, they run the risk of accelerating the exodus of talented youth to the larger cities that offer higher salaries and other important amenities.”
Sure, Beaulieu and Gibbs say, rural areas can try to keep their best and brightest by creating better paying, higher quality jobs. “But, in far too many rural places, the necessary infrastructure and fiscal resources needed to create or attract such jobs are simply limited.”
On top of that, similar limitations keep rural areas from fully capitalizing on a well-educated workforce—even if it can be kept at home.
In their chapter, Penn State’s Stephan Goetz and Anil Rupasingha examine the economic returns to education in rural America. They find that a one-percentage point increase in the share of high school graduates raises per capita income by $128 in a typical rural county. Sadly, but not surprisingly, that same one-point increase in an urban county raises per capita income by a whopping $413.
David Barkley, Mark Henry and Haizhen Li, from Clemson, find similar results: a five-percentage point increase in the share of adults attending college, on average, yields a 3.5 percent increase in the growth rate of rural per capita income and a 9.0 percent increase in that of urban. It also yields a 5.5 percent increase in the growth rate of rural employment, but a 6.8 percent increase in urban.
Why so much higher in urban?
Synergy, according to Goetz and Rupasingha. Not only does education on its own tend to raise per capita income, it also interacts with other factors that raise income—things like interstate access and higher population density that are lacking in rural America. Put them together and the whole is greater than the sum of its parts—more so in urban areas.
All of which, say Goetz and Rupasingha, gives “some indication of the staggering odds or disadvantages that rural areas face in terms of providing those with a high school degree a reasonable return on their investment.”
Fortunately, the news in the report isn’t all bad. Thomas Lyson, from Cornell University, writes that the rural school is still one of the most important local assets—reaching the broadest set of folks by teaching kids; employing teachers, administrators, janitors, and bus drivers; and providing social, cultural, and recreational opportunities for all.
Out of that, Lyson argues, comes great economic value. Specifically, his research shows that rural New York villages with schools are more likely than those without to
And lest we get too focused on the economic benefits, Lyson also reminds us that rural schools offer something of equal if not greater value. The rural school “is a place where generations come together and where community identity is forged.”
Which brings to mind a quote I once heard attributed to scientist, author, and founder of The Land Institute, Wes Jackson, “The American educational system has but one major: upward mobility; it needs a second: homecoming.”
The Role of Education:
Promoting the Economic and Social Vitality of Rural America is available
at http://srdc.msstate.edu/publications/ruraleducation.pdf. |
7-03-05 -- This weekend while watching all the activity in Villisca with people catching up on the lives of school friends while at the same time for many it was as if no time had passed, I thought of one of Carolyn Gage's Corners found in the Villisca Review. Even though many have moved away, they still seem to belong to "Our Larger Circle." from: "The Corner - Thursday, August 12, 1999" "OUR LARGER CIRCLE" "Our circle is larger. We who live in small communities would win any contest that compared the number of our friends and acquaintances with metro-dwelling counterparts. "Whereas we know those who live on our street or the street to the east, the city dwellers may know the neighbors who live on either side, but not those four doors down. We visit on a first-name basis with the grocery store clerk and the bank teller and the postman who delivers our mail. Not so in the city. "If there is a family tragedy or medical crisis in a small town, help is there - immediately. Our friends, neighbors and families ... responding to our needs. It can be the arrival of food, help with baby-sitting and/or unsolicited offers of assuming farm chores. "This process of being our 'brother's keeper' is intangible. There is no way to photograph it for economic development brochures or videos. And yet, it is rural America's finest asset. We may not have the malls or mega-theater; instead, thank God, we have our circle. "carolyn cole gage"
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20, 2004 Home for Christmas? By Thomas D. Rowley
Whatever else it may include, the American Dream surely entails “a decent home and suitable living environment.” Indeed, the Housing Act of 1949 called for just that “for every American family.” And while progress has certainly been made in the fifty-plus intervening years, that part of the American Dream is for many just that, a dream—even in rural America, where common wisdom says housing is cheap. As Winston Churchill purportedly responded to a woman’s accusation that he’d had enough whiskey to fill a large room, “So much done, so much more to do.”
First, the “so much done.”
According to USDA, the rate of rural homeownership continues to hit record highs, reaching 77 percent in July of this year and exceeding urban rates for a variety of household types. Aided by low interest rates, housing affordability climbed nationwide more than 10 percent from 2000 to 2003, despite the price of existing houses jumping more than 22 percent.
Now, the “so much more to do.”
In an interview with the Housing Assistance Council, Cushing Dolbeare, founder of the National Low Income Housing Coalition and a woman involved in housing issues for half a century, summed up the magnitude of the problem and its lack of visibility this way: people know that 45 million Americans have no health insurance; they don’t know that 96 million have housing problems—housing that’s unaffordable, inadequate, or dilapidated, and sometimes all three.
And some of the worst problems are in rural areas.
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(continued from column one) Is help on the way?
Not likely, said experts at a Housing Assistance Council (HAC) conference last week. For starters, federal assistance has been on the skids for a while. According to the National Rural Housing Coalition, federal support for subsidized rural rental housing is down 73 percent since 1994, and rural rental housing unit production by the feds is down 88 percent since 1990.
Nor are things likely to improve. The federal budget is tight and will only get tighter in the foreseeable future, thanks to tax cuts, the war in Iraq, and the President’s stated intention to cut domestic discretionary spending by 12 percent.
According to Jonathan Miller, Democratic staff member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the tax cuts “have crippled the ability of the federal government to fund housing programs.”
To dramatize the point, Miller noted studies by the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution showing that the top 1 percent of U.S. earners (people who make more than $300,000 a year) will get back some $50 billion a year from the President’s tax cuts. In contrast, he said, HUD’s entire budget is only $35 billion a year.
No surprise then that the 2005 federal spending bill signed into law last week reduced funding for many rural housing programs. Among those programs is the popular 515 rental housing program that has financed more than 526,000 living units since its inception and today serves some 475,000 families. Cut by 16 percent, the program will supply approximately 100 fewer units and house 100 fewer families next year, said HAC Deputy Director Joe Beldon.
Sadly, for many Americans—rural and otherwise--Bing Crosby’s classic is all too true: “I’ll be home for Christmas…if only in my dreams.” Copyright
2004, Thomas D. Rowley, RUPRI Fellow |
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Villisca
Business Directory Find below a list of Villisca businesses. We are pleased to include businesses outside Villisca who consider themselves a part of the business community by participating in the Villisca Chamber of Commerce. We've tried to include all Villisca businesses and welcome corrections. The one exception is that we have included only the farm operations which belong to the Villisca Chamber of Commerce. |
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and Related Businesses Frey Enterprises Hilltop Greenhouse
& Gardens Kernen Farms,
Inc. Nodaway Valley
Equipment Penwell Grain Company Pioneer Hi-Bred
Intl Shapcott Implement
Co.
Sunbest Papetti
Farms Tyson Fresh Meats
Inc United Farmers
Merc Co-op Villisca Elevator Bruce and Donna
Williams David & Corrine
Williams Automotive
Repair & Maintenance Clark's Garage Kasha's Garage
McAlpin Corner Service Myers Auto Repair
& Auto Body Precision Auto &
Truck Schafer Automotive
Service
Banking
and Financial Great Western
Bank Houghton State
Bank Page County State
Bank Beauticians Hair Connection,
The Hair Kut Korner Vickie's Hairloft
& Tanning Child
Care Churches Mount Calvary Lutheran
Church Presbyterian Church St. Joseph's Catholic
Church Strand Evangelical
Lutheran Church United Methodist
Church
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Communications KCSI-KOAK Radio Mediacom Communications
Corp. Red Oak Express SWIE Digital Villisca Review
Stanton Viking
Construction Clark Plumbing &
Construction Gay Brian Construction
Co. Jim Parker Construction Kammerer Shawn Carpentry
& Roofing Leichty Construction Scott Foundation
Replacement Winther Construction Entertainment
and Cultural Affairs Rialto Theatre Villisca Country
Club Food
and Drink Casey's General
Store D&D Bar and
Grill Lee Ann's Ark The Bank V-Bar, American
Legion
Insurance
and Law Firms Swanson Law Firm Medical Clarinda Reg. Health
Center Montgomery Co.
Mem. Hospital Villisca Medical
Clinic Stoner Drug
Wyatt, James F.
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Estate Century 21, Bill Jacobs, Agent 2453 T. Avenue Villisca, IA 50864 826-8132 Crawford &
Co. (formerly Kline Real Estate) John Hausen/Jim
Hughes Real Estate Sun Valley Apartments Individuals Tom Focht Mark & LaDonna
Focht Clarence Peterson Jim & Diane
Wallick Donna Williams Retail Flower Basket Granny's Auto
Parts The Greenery Red Oak Chrysler Stoner Drug United Farmers
Merc Co-op Villisca Foods Villisca Furniture
& Antiques Westside Treasures Service
Businesses Brown's Sales &
Service Dance Unlimited Fish Appliance
Svc, Htg & AC
Means Lawn Scape Methodist Church
Conference/Camp Aldersgate North Page Detailing
LLC Service Clean Southwest Iowa
Rural Electric Cooperative Thompson Woodworking
& Rock U.S. Post Office Villisca Community
Schools Villisca Detail
Center & Car Wash
Villisca Municipal
Power Plant Villisca Public
Library Villisca Small Engine Villisca Storage Wolfe Funeral
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City Council MAYOR - Larry Figgins |
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City Hall CITY CLERK - Elinor Brown |
Municipal
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Villisca Farmers Telephone Company Contact Telephone #712-826-2812 |
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CHIEF Bryan Dickey Bob Brown - Ron Brown - Terry Currin - Dereck Freshour - Curtis Gaunt - Larry Gaunt - John Bruce - Gayle Heard - Joe Kernen - Dan Lindberg - Jule McCuen - Junior McCuen - Jason Poston - David Riggle - Don Sexton - Kyle Stein - Byron Sunderman - Larry Taylor - Ryan TenEyck - Tom Wright
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Villisca Public Library Librarian - Pat Means Contact # 712-826-2452 |
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Police/Sheriff Emergency - 911 Non-emergency - 712-623-5107 |
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City Hall Contact Number - 712-829-2212 Clerk/Treasurer - Marilyn Rubel Stanton Community Room - 712-829-2687 |
Water/Sewer/Streets Contact # 712-829-2613 Water Superintendent - James Cavner Wastewater Superintendent - Earl Johnson Electrical System |
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Stanton Community School Elementary School - 712-829-2171 |
Stanton Farmers Mutual Telephone Company Contact Telephone - #712-829-2111 |
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Stanton Community Library Librarian - Jerry Gilliland Library hours
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Villisca
has enjoyed beautiful lighted Christmas decorations in the downtown
area and at the north entrance to Villisca. These decorations were purchased
with donated funds. They have grown tired and in need of replacement.
Funds have been raised for replacements for the decorations on the square.
A second-round of fundraising is now ongoing to raise funds to replace
the remaining decorations. Contributions can be sent to Villisca City
Hall, designated for Christmas Decorations.
For
several summers Villisca's downtown area has been wonderfully decorated
with hanging baskets where the Christmas lights are hung at Christmas.
These take a great deal of loving care in the planting in the spring
and then watering all summer long. The costs of maintenance is raised
by the Villisca Garden Club. Harris Harmony Trail is developed and maintained
by volunteers and the costs of maintenance are covered by contributions
which can be sent to Villisca City Hall designated for Villisca Garden
Club. Pictured is one of the sculptures on the Harris Harmony Trail.
