SPONSORED BY SV ACTS, INC.                    SPRING VALLEY TOWNSHIP

                                                                                        June 2010

 Spring Valley ACTS — Barbara Fouke

 Spring Valley Association of Community and Township Services, Inc. (ACTS) is a non-profit charitable corporation dedicated to preserving and improving life in Spring Valley and Spring Valley Township.  Through volunteer efforts, ACTS coordinates the annual Potato Festival, proceeds from which benefit the community in many ways, such as supporting our library and sponsoring various youth-oriented activities, including a scholarship for local students who demonstrate a spirit of civic-mindedness.  ACTS maintains Bledsoe and Founders’ Parks and is restoring the historic George Barrett Concrete House.  We welcome new members, volunteers and any suggestions!  To contact ACTS:

Spring Valley ACTS Inc.

P.O. Box 26

Spring Valley, OH 45370

937-862-5250

 ACTS Meetings – Meetings are always at 7 P.M., at the George Barrett Concrete House, 2-4 East Main. The next ACTS meetings are on July 13 and Sept. 14.  Everyone is welcome!

 Community Service Scholarship – Please see the information below to learn how graduating seniors may apply for this scholarship.

Progress Report

·         Barrett House Restoration – Work to replace moldings and doors in the first floor rooms of the oldest part of the house is in progress.  The work never ends and volunteers are always welcome. If you would like to be informed of future workdays, call George McGowan, 862-4461.

·         Museum – Additional storage racks and archival preservation materials were purchased.

·         Bledsoe and Founders’ Parks – In April, members of the Board toured these parks with representatives of the Greene County Department of Development, discussing improvements that might be made with grants obtained by the Development Department.  In April and May, we spruced up and mulched the planting beds in Founders’ Park.

·         Events – A good crowd searched for goody-filled eggs and had photos taken with the Easter Bunny at the annual Easter Egg Hunt in Walton Park, despite a cold April wind.  Thanks to all the 4-H volunteers who made this event a success!

 Thanks to everyone who came to our annual community Easter Egg Hunt held in Walton Park on April 3, 2010. We had a great turn out this year even though the weather was questionable. Also special thanks go to the Spring Valley ACTS for sponsoring this event and the Spring Valley Country Kids 4-H Club for their organization and execution of this event. Everyone had a great time and hope to see all of you next year.                                                                                                                            Amanda Zehring
Congratulations to the winners (next page)--

 

                                                     2010 Easter Egg Hunt Winners

 

	Ages 0-3	Ages 4-6	Ages 7-9	Ages 10-12
Golden Egg	Benjamin Smith	John Mangan	Thomas Foster	Steven Holton
1st  prize	Brant Amburgy	Dean Bogan	Cassie Price	Sierra Butler
2nd  prize	Blake Amburgy	Dalton Fairchild	Christopher Keirn	Travis Foster
3rd  prize	Danielle Mangan	Ian Fairchild	Derek Harbison	Clara Haines

 

Looking for ideas and feedback regarding the Potato Festival and Bledsoe Park

 I have two separate items that need community response;

 First, I have heard on a number of occasions that there may be interest in having the Adult Lip Sync at our Friday Night Potato Festival. So the question is would you be interested in participating? If so we need to know by June 24th, in order to include it in the planning.

 Second, we are looking at ways to get a grant to make improvements at Bledsoe Park. One of the ways is to have a schedule of activities in the park that would promote the arts and entertainment. This would mean that we would book activities in the park throughout the year that would educate and entertain. What I need to know here is do you have suggestions on what we would like to have? Would you like to have local band(s) come in and show their talents? A community play? An artist to come in and demonstrate painting, sculpture or drawing?

 Contact me by e-mail jon_keck@yahoo.com with your thoughts on either of the programs, but soon, Thanks.                                                                                                         Jon Keck 

Spring Valley Area Chamber of Commerce —Judy Madden

 The next Spring Valley Area Chamber of Commerce quarterly business dinner meeting will be August 11^th (note this is one week later than normally scheduled) at the George Barrett Cement House located at 4 E. Main St. in Spring Valley.  Dinner will be at 6:00pm and our program will start at 6:45pm.  This will be a carry-in dinner and the Chamber will provide the meat, drinks, and table service.  Just bring something to share and put in a reservation by calling Judy Madden at 862-4110 or Pat Zehring at 862-6621.

 Our program is going to be our Sixth Mini Antique Road Show.  We are asking that you bring one item per person for evaluation and remember these are going to be suggested values.  This program is always a lot of fun.

 Mark your calendar for the up-coming Spring Valley Potato Festival.  It is October 3^rd and 4^th and if anyone would like to help, please call Reed Madden at 862-4110.

 Our next business meeting will be November 3^rd   with our program to be announced later.

 

SPRING VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY – Barbara Fouke

Meetings – The Society meets on the third Monday of each month at 7 P.M. in the George Barrett Concrete House.  Everyone is welcome.

Town Hall Facelift  – The façade of Spring Valley’s 1888 crown jewel looks much better, but work is not finished yet.  We plan to resume work in July.  Remaining painting work includes:  entries to the Post Office; some window trim; the staircase to the 2^nd floor; second coats of paint in a few areas and, most exciting, stripping and painting the fabulous Eastlake style doors to the Council chamber.  The molding and siding under one of the Post Office windows needs repair.  So, there is plenty of work to keep a number of volunteers busy.  Everyone who volunteered in the fall can expect a call!  If you would like to join the crew, please call Barb Fouke, 862-8665, or Jake Rider, 864-4744.

Walking Tour – These excerpts from "A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Spring Valley", first published several years ago by the Historical Society, describe buildings 18 through 20 on the tour.  We invite you to take a stroll through the village, look at the houses we describe, and enjoy our rich architectural heritage.

21.  201 East Main, once the Protestant Methodist Church, 1859

This frame, 1-story, side-gabled building was altered in 1922 to a Craftsman Bungalow style dwelling.  It has a shed dormer, a full façade porch, and simple brackets.

22.  108 East Main, 1870

This frame, 2-story home has an irregular plan and a hipped roof.  Its setbacks and elongated windows exhibit Italianate influences, although the truncated eaves and porch addition compromise the style.

23.  202 East Main, 1890

This frame, 2-story, gable-fronted home features shaped window surrounds.  The gabled entry porch is a replacement, and the additions to the side and rear are modern.

 

 

SPRING VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT— Eric Snell

 THANK YOU for your support by attending the Annual Pancake Brunch; the money raised will help to sponsor Movie Nights again this summer.

    Movie Nights are planned for:
            June 18  8:30pm
            July 9     8:30pm
            Aug 13   8:30pm

These are all Fridays and rain dates will always be that Saturday.  The movies will start at sunset.

We haven't picked the movies yet, but put these dates on your calendar for a fun family evening.  These nights are FREE and are at Bledsoe Park (downtown across from the Town Hall).  There will be FREE cookies, popcorn, and lemonade.  We hope to see you there.  We will be posting information at the ball park, town hall, and gas station.  We will also try to get the information on the Village and Fire Department websites.

  

SPRING VALLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Phone - Church office  862-7691   Office hours: M - F 9am-12noon

1 W. Walnut Street, PO Box 277,  Spring Valley   OH 45370

Pastor:  Damon Martin      Church Newsletter Editor: Dianna Myers

web site: www.billsroom.com/svumcpartyline.  Church Editor's email: dhatmyers@att.net

 Greetings and glad tidings to you in the name of Jesus!  It is that time of year when the United Methodists make changes in the pastors appointed to churches.  Our church is one of them; we are getting a new pastor, and that means we are saying farewell to Pastor Kay who has been with us four years now.  Pastor Kay will be preaching in our pulpit until June 20th and then Pastor Damon Martin will begin preaching in our pulpit on June 27th.  JUNE is filled with other activities, too, and we invite you to share in them.

11th, 7:30pm, Concert, Recital and Reception.  Shery Snell invites you to a Spring Concert by the community youth choir, The SparTunes!  Also, students of the Snell Music Studio will present their recital.  A reception will follow.  Location: SV UM Church!

 15-18th, Vacation Bible School.  Carla Smith is director again and invites all you young ones to enjoy the "Galactic Blast" at the church building; mornings, Tuesday through Friday that week.

 17th, Fellowship Dinner.  We gather for a relaxed evening of home cooking and Christian fellowship as we wish Pastor Kay well and send her prayerfully forward on her journey.  Sisters of Faith and SPPR Committee are hosting this event at the church.

 19th, Men's Fellowship.  All men are welcome to share in this monthly breakfast meeting, 8am at the church.  See you in the lower level!

 20th, VBS Sunday.  All the young ones who attended Vacation Bible School are invited to attend the morning worship service at 10:30 with all their family and enjoy a brief review of some the fun they had last week.  (It's Father's Day, too!)

 27th, Welcome, Pastor Damon.  This will be Pastor Damon's first Sunday to preach in the SV pulpit and we will hold a reception immediately following the morning worship hour so that we might greet Damon, his wife Sara, and their son Colman.

                                                                                     

PREVIEW OF JULY EVENTS:

4th, Guest Preacher.  Ken Huffman will deliver a patriotic/historic message for us based on Jeremiah.  Pastor Damon will help lead the worship hour.

 9-10th, SV Community Wide Garage Sale.  We will participate again this year, and The Sisters in Faith will offer baked goods for sale.  Start bringing clean items to the church hall on June 28th.  We will accept clothing, but only new items.  Sue Pike will coordinate this event so call her with questions, but not this week because she is in Michigan holding a brand new granddaughter.

 Band Competition

On May 15, select students from the seven elementary schools and two middle schools competed as the Xenia 5th and 6th grade Honor Band at Kings Mills, Ohio. They performed at the Music in the Parks Festival. Taking a superior rating, the band claimed 1st place as elementary Concert Band and 1st place Band of the Day.  Local Students: Megan Miller and Maria Smith were members of this award winning band. Congratulations to all.

 

SPRING VALLEY PARK DISTRICT—Tracey Wright

 I would like to remind everyone that the park needs to be reserved for events. That call or list needs to be given to Tracey Wright.  Sign-ups for soccer will be held during tournament week of softball in mid-July and sign-up sheets will be available at Spartan Spirit the entire month of July.  Youth Softball began on May 25^th.  Game time is 6:30pm at Walton Park every Tuesday and Thursday evening through mid-July. Thank you to everyone—sponsors, coaches, umpires and team helpers—helping with softball.  Please have a safe summer. 

 

 

 

SPRING VALLEY SENIOR CENTER NEWS — Janet Miller

1489 Spring Valley-Paintersville Rd., Spring Valley, Ohio 45370

Center Hours: 9am to 4pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday, and 6pm to 9pm Friday

      As director of the Senior Center since April 19, I have been getting to know a lot of the people coming for meals and activities.  It’s a great place to visit, play cards, quilt, exercise, or do ceramic and needlecrafts.  I encourage more seniors to come check us out!  Remember, the cafeteria is open to the public Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 11:30 to 1, whatever your age! 

For those of you who don’t know me, I grew up on a farm in Sugarcreek Twp., married Joel Miller in 1976 and have lived in Spring Valley ever since.  I have two children, Erin Switala, of Waterford, MI and Jason Miller, in Lebanon, OH.  I taught Home Economics at Xenia and for Greene County Career Center at Yellow Springs.  I have worked as a seamstress for Fred Miller, making band uniforms, and Sailors’ Tailor, making boat covers and beanbag chairs.  I am also Village clerk at Spring Valley for the last 2 years as well as 6 years prior to Cathy DeWine.   I’m excited about this opportunity to work with seniors in my community!  By the way, you only have to be 50 to join!        

          Two new board members were elected at the annual membership meeting: Sharon Neff and Linda Blanton.  Gayle Miller was also re-elected to her position.  Other board members include, Dick Nettles, Joy Muterspaw, Louise Holton, and Harold McCoy.  Also, a big thank-you to outgoing members Everett Hughes and Judy York, who served well!  Also, cheers to Rosemary Smith for 10 years as director and best wishes in your retirement      Sharon Neff was honored for her volunteer work at Spring Valley Senior Center with a leadership award at the Greene County Council on Aging Celebration.  Sharon works tirelessly at the Center to promote activities and special events.  She started and prepares a bi-monthly newsletter, enjoys designing and constructing quilts, and has taught several classes.  Sharon was born and raised in Xenia, where she currently lives.  She had attended elementary school in Spring Valley for a couple of years and had family around the area.  She was drawn to the center by the quilting but said it felt like coming back home. 

    Spring Valley Senior Center is planning several activities in the coming weeks.  Monday mornings, join us for ceramics, Tuesday and Thursday exercises at 11, crafts and quilting about any day, cards and dominoes in the afternoons and jigsaw puzzles anytime!  Our quilt room is back up and running!  We are already working on some quilts that have been contracted –come check out what we’re doing and help with some projects for Potato Festival.  The monthly euchre party is the 2^nd Friday at 6 pm and birthday carry-in dinner and cards the 4^th Friday at 6 pm.  Check our calendar for special classes!  

Upcoming fundraisers events open to the public -- a spaghetti dinner on Sunday, July 11 from 11:30 am -1:30 pm, a Hawaiian luau party Saturday, August 21 from 6-9 pm with a meal and games.  A representative from Heartland Hospice is coming to speak to anyone wanting information July 13 at 1 pm.  Call the center for further information.

Telephone #(937) 862-4475   Fax # (937) 862-9975    email svcenters@yahoo.com

  

SPRING  VALLEY COMMUNITY LIBRARY — Sue Losekamp

1 E Walnut St    Telephone & Fax 937- 862-4538

Note Summer Hours: Mon & Wed 3 – 8, Tues & Thurs 2 – 5,  Sat 10 – 2

We will be closed July 3^rd & 5^th for Independence Day.

Thank you to everyone who so promptly responded to our annual letter asking for donations.  We genuinely appreciate the community’s support.  We truly are a community library.

 The Library was recently a beneficiary of Key Bank’s annual “Neighbors Make a Difference Day”.  An employee of the Bellbrook Branch, Pam Johnson, gave the Library a much needed “spring cleaning”.  We surely appreciate her cheerful hard work.

 Summer Story Time will be held on Tuesdays beginning June 29^th and ending July 20^th.  We are planning two sessions each day—the younger children at 11:00am and the older group at 12:20pm (family groups can be kept together, if desired). Please call or stop by the Library to register. We always have a good turnout and would like to know how many to expect. We invite children from preschool age to young teens to participate. Between the two sessions each Tuesday, with the help and hospitality of the SV UMC next door, we will be providing a free lunch to our young readers.

 New at the Library in: Adult fiction

            Caught  Harlan Coben                                    The Last Time I Saw You  Elizabeth Berg                   Deliver Us from Evil  David Baldacci                   Without Mercy Lisa Jackson

            The 9^th Judgment  James Patterson                 Nowhere to Run  C.J. Box

            Every Last One  Anna Quindlen                                  Deep Shadow  Randy Wayne White

            Blue-eyed Devil  Robert B. Parker                   House Rules  Jodi Picoult

            Fragile Beasts  Tawni O’Dell                          Shattered  Karen Robards

            Dreamers of the Day (2010 “Big Read” book)  Mary Doria Russell

New NON-FICTION include:

Captain’s Duty:  Richard Phillips                    The Shadow Effect  Deepak Chopra

Oprah: a biography  Kitty Kelley                   I’ll Mature When I’m Dead  Dave Barry

The Pacific  Hugh Ambrose                            Windows 7 for Dummies

Paul and Me: 53 years with..my pal Paul Newman  A. E. Hotchner

Historic Warren County: an illustrated history  Cynthia L. Pauwels (a SV resident!)

New  books for children include:

            Runaway Twin  Peg Kehret                              The Devil’s Arithmetic  Jane Yolen

            Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls  Meg Cabot        Worth  A. LaFaye

            Who Loves the Little Lamb  Lezlie Evans        Weezer Changes the World  David McPhail

            Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs  Ron Koertge           Zeus: King of the Gods  George O’Connor

            Is It Night or day?: a novel of Immigration and Survival  Fern Schumer Chapman

New for YOUNG ADULT’S:

            Woods Runner   Gary Paulsen                         Dork Diaries  Rachel Renee Russell

            Waiting for Normal  Leslie Connor                 A Snitch in the Snob Squad  Julie Anne Peters           

New DVDs:     Avatar             This is it             The invention of lying                        Up

 

Community Calendars

            The Library is again selling the Spring Valley Community Calendars. This was at one time a school project, so the calendars follow the traditional school year (will run from September 2010 through August 2011).  The calendars show the meeting dates for the Village and Township councils and for all our local organizations, as well as the birthdays and anniversaries of your friends and neighbors. They also have display ads for many of our local businesses.  The calendars are just $6.00 each and that includes up to 4 listings. (Additional listings are just $.50 each.)  We will be calling if you have purchased a calendar in the past.  If you have not bought before, give us a call at the Library to place your order now.

 The Library lost an avid reader and dear friend May 2^nd with the passing of Bill Jackson. He will be greatly missed.

 

  

  

CLEAR SPRINGS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH — Terri Van Hoose

2201 Centerville Rd., Spring Valley, Ohio.

Join us for:  Sunday Morning Service @ 11:00am

      3rd Friday of each month - Song Fest  @ 7:00pm         4th Saturday Night Church Service @ 7:00pm

 

  

Spring Valley ACTS – Community Service Scholarship Award

 Purpose:

Provide financial assistance to a worthy Graduating High School Senior toward the furthering of their education in an accredited educational program. This scholarship is to reward a Spring Valley Village/Township student’s effort in community service and activism, primarily within the Village of Spring Valley and/or Spring Valley Township area.

 Criteria:

• Graduating High School Senior
• Minimum of a 2.5 GPA
• Proven community service, contributions and activism
• Applicant must be a residing resident of Spring Valley or Spring Valley Township.

 Funding:

There will be a total of $500 available annually, which may or may not be awarded in full or in part to the qualified individual(s) as deemed by the selection committee.

 Administration: 

A board of review will be selected by the Spring Valley ACTS Board of Directors and to be chaired by a member of the board. Spring Valley ACTS will be in charge of soliciting and managing funds, as well as, overseeing the awarding of the scholarship.

 Submission Requirements:

• Résumé with your goals and objectives, outlining activities and achievements, including a short essay as to why you think that you qualify for this scholarship.
• Letters of Reference, denoting community service, contributions and/or activism
• Copy of High School Transcript

 Deadline:

• Postmarked by June 30th of Senior’s graduation year.
• Send application to:

Spring Valley Acts

P.O. Box 26

Spring Valley, OH 45370

 Awarding:

A Letter of Acceptance from the institute of higher learning, along with a copy of class schedule from that institution will be required. Awarding of the scholarship funds will be paid directly to the successful applicant(s).

 If at all possible, SV ACTS would like to make a symbolic presentation at each year’s annual Potato Festival, based on the recipient’s availability.