SEPTEMBER 2011

 Spring Valley ACTS — Barbara Fouke

 “Great Ex‘spud’tations!”  Our 34th Potato Festival is just around the corner.  Proceeds from the Festival support Spring Valley in so many ways - youth activities, youth scholarship, the library, restoration of the Concrete House and more - so we all pitch in to make it a success.   If you are able to volunteer for a few hours, or for more information about the Festival, please contact the following:

·   Festival Chairman: Reed Madden, 239-1325

·   Potato soup: George McGowan, 416-1842, or Jon Keck, 470-4865

·   Baked Potato Booth: Louise Holton, 862-6151

·   Vendors: Reed Madden, 239-1325, or Kitty Crockett, 603-0348

·   Citizen of the Year: Janet Miller, 862-4491

·   Puttin’ on the Hits: Dony Benson, 286-5043

·   5K Tater Trot: Pat Zehring, 481-1619

·   Pet Parade: Francis Kennels, Jessica, 374-1636

·   Children’s Games: Sheryl Haines, 372-2340

·   Business Sponsors: Carla Smith, 768-4347

·   Publicity: Judy Madden, 645-8151

·   Entertainment: Ed Smyth, 862-4440

·   Electricity*: Tom Downs, 750-8666

·   Candy: Carla Smith, 768-4347

·   Cookies: Joyce Ponder, 372-0617

·   Baked Potato Prep**: Carla Smith, 768-4347

·   Festival Photographer: Nancy Steen, 470-7784

·   Barrett House Museum: Peggy Leadingham, 862-4649

·   Library Book Sale: Sue Losekamp, 862-4538

·   King & Queen: Amanda Stacey, 475-3036

*This year we particularly need volunteers to help Tom with the electrical setup.

** Baked Potato Wash & Wrap Party is scheduled for Thursday, September 29 beginning at 5:30 at the Methodist Church basement.  Young people from kindergarten age and up are invited to help prepare potatoes for baking.  Arrive no later than 7 PM to enjoy the pizza afterwards and receive the coupon for a free potato & pop at the Festival.  Bring music!

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Coming up later in October:

Halloweenie Roast will be held at Walton Park on Monday October 31^st  at 8:00pm

following  “Trick or Treat” in the village

SPRING VALLEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Office phone:  862-7691   Office hours: M – F 9am-12noon

Pastors: Gary and Sandi Maynard, Home Phone: 429-9539

Pastors’ e-mail: Sandigary@prodigy.net

Web site:  www.commoncupchurches.org/svumcpartyline

Church e-mail: SpringValleyUMC@gmail.com

Sunday School: 9:15, Worship: 10:30

Exciting things are happening at your Spring Valley UMC, as we transition from summer and begin a new school year!  Come join us to discover some welcomed new activities, and wonderful returning ones.  Upcoming events include…

1)  Following up from our Sept. 4^th showing of the “Blind Side” at the Pavilion, we invite everyone (whether you were able to join us at the movie or not) to come be our guest at worship in September as we kick off our next sermon series with a deeper look at this movie, at 10:30a.m each Sunday.  Teen classes will also study Biblical truths from this movie, and others like it throughout the year, 9:15a.m.each Sunday.

2)  Great mid-week, school year ministries - STARTING TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13…

• AFTER SCHOOL KIDS CLUB, Tuesdays, 4:00-5:30 pm. in fellowship hall, for K-6^th graders.                         Leader: Leslie Katter
• CHAT ROOM – Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 pm. in church basement (6^th -8^th grade girls).  Leader: Cindy Steffen

3)  One-Time… STUDENT EVENT:   

             Jr. & Sr. Highs… come join us for a BIG DAY of SERVING in Lima, Ohio, Sat., Sept. 24^th.

             The Big Day isn’t just a day of service… it’s A NATIONAL MOVEMENT!  The GOAL: ONE

             MILLION KIDS all over the country... working together for the same cause. 

             Want to be a part of a cause so great and so worthy of your time?  We hope the answer is “YES!”

             We have a long way to go to reach the dream God has given us to see one million students serving,

             but we hope with God’s blessing and your help, we will be there in no time!

             Interested/have questions: contact Pastor Sandi, and/or visit… TheBigDayofServing.com

       RSVP by Sept. 11^th!  Cost: $29 by Sept. 11 or $39 later.  Scholarship help will be available.

4)      One-Time… STUDENT EVENT:

           All 3^rd-6^th graders… are invited to JR. JAM @ Cedarville University, Sat. Oct. 8^th.  This very

           popular event is limited to the first 2000 registrations each year, so don’t delay!  Cost: $25 (includes

           t-shirt).  Scholarship help will be available. Questions: contact Pastor Sandi.   Sign up, and pick up

           registration form on table in church entry way.  Return completed form and $$ to church office or

           Pastor Sandi ASAP, or by Sept. 20^th at the latest.

5)   The SV Youth Choir/SPARTUNES… will again meet at the church!  Youth in grades K-12 are

       invited to bring their great attitudes and wonderful singing voices to choir practices on Thursdays

       from 4:00-5:30pm.  No need to be a "resident" of Spring Valley...come with a friend.  Scheduled

       performances will be held throughout the year at various locations.  Contact Shery Snell at 862-4726

       if you need further information. 

6)    FREE BREAD FRIDAYS!  Let us help feed you and your loved ones.  Wonderful Panera bread

        items available from 9am to Noon at the church. 

7)      Back by popular demand… our mouth watering CHICKEN and NOODLES and/or APPLE DUMPLINGS during the Potato Festival!  Come see us at the church's food booth, just in front of the Post Office.

8)      Everyone is invited to our annual TURKEY SUPPER on Saturday, November 12th.  Meals served from 4 to 6 pm, at the church.

You are always welcome to be our guest on Sunday mornings for Sunday School and Worship, 9:15, and 10:30, respectively.  Hope to see you soon!

Pastor Sandi

SPRING VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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

How the Spring Valley Potato Festival got started –Peggy Leadingham

These quotes and information are from the minutes of the meetings of the Concerned Citizens Social Action Group, and the Spring Valley ACTS.

“On Thursday evening, September 22, 1977, a group of citizens met at Spring Valley Town Hall for the purpose of forming an organized group to promote and develop ideas of the community for the community.”

After some procedural discussion, the meeting was turned over to Mr. Harry Watson of Community Action Committee of Greene County Outreach Program. This agency helped find funding for organizations with specific goals for “community betterment.” It was Mr. Watson who said there should be a definite membership list to qualify status and give force to the group.  Those present decided to name their organization Concerned Citizens Social Action Group.

At the end of the meeting, “Mrs. Riley expressed the desire to have community get acquainted activities and Mr. Watson stated there would be some money available in October for such a festival.”

One week later, on September 29, 1977, a group consisting of Mr. Mather, Mrs. Riley, Mr. Lundy, Mayor Horner and many others, came together for a second meeting. At that meeting, discussion of an Octoberfest resulted in the decision to set up a festival to coincide with Halloween. Festival committee was set up with Pat Johnson, Pam Young, Nancy Miller, Betty Young, and Solomon Brokeshoulder.

On November 10, 1977, the results of the festival were discussed. “Community Halloween party sponsored by the group was reviewed, the success of which seems to call for bigger and better plans for subsequent festivals. Net profit to the organization as a result of the event amounted to $130.09. In light of efforts put forth by Jr. Citizens Group, it was moved by Jack Horner that proceeds from donations at the refreshment table in the amount of $33.19 be contributed to that group. Motion was seconded by Carol Harner and carried.”

By October 1978, the Concerned Citizens group changed their name to Spring Valley ACTS and moved the festival to the first weekend in October, renaming it the Spring Valley Potato Festival. Their motto was “Our future is our past,” and their goal was historical preservation of the village. To start this, the Miami University architecture department was commissioned to create a series of drawing of buildings and homes on Main Street. Five citizens loaned the money for this project, and it was hoped that the proceeds from the festival could be used to repay them.

As to “Why the potato?” Mrs. Cleo Riley was asked this question by a Dayton Daily News reporter (Sept. 1978), and she replied, “We believe we represent grassroots America, and the potato is the mainstay of the American meal.”

And that, as Paul Harvey would say, is the rest of the story.

Spring Valley Area Chamber of Commerce —Judy Madden

 The Spring Valley Area Chamber of Commerce quarterly business dinner meeting will be November 2nd at the Spring Valley Senior Center on Spring Valley-Paintersville Rd.  Dinner will be at 6:00pm and our business meeting starts at 6:45pm. Speaker to be announced later.  For reservations please call Pat Zehring at 862-6621 or Judy Madden at 862-4110.  See you at the Potato Festival!

SPRING VALLEY PARK DISTRICT—Tracey Wright

  ATTENTION! ATTENTION! The Spring Valley Park District is in desperate need of volunteers for next year’s softball program. Rick McPherson has done a wonderful job all these years and is now stepping down. We need people to help organize this league.  Please contact Tracey Wright at 376-2598.

If you have not paid your sponsorship for the youth softball program, please do so. The budget for that program needs to be closed out ASAP.   

Spring Valley Village—Eric Snell

 Website

We’ve added a new website www.springvalleyohcouncil.com .  It currently has Zoning Regulations, meeting minutes, and forms you may need.  We will continue to add to this website so that information is easily available to everyone.

Council Members needed in 2012

We are going to need to fill two Village Council seats in January 2012.  If you are interested please contact the Village Office (937.862.4485) or talk to any Council member (Eric Snell, Leslie Daughtery, Gloria Graziano, Bob Urschel, Doug Walters, Reva Salyer), Clerk (Janet Miller), or Mayor (Stephanie McKee).

Planning Committee

The Planning committee still needs two village residents to participate.

Main St. Project

The grant application to acquire money to replace Main Street has been submitted and we are waiting to find out if we will receive the grant of over $700,000.  Thank you to everyone who completed the income surveys.  The surveys helped us get $150,000 over two years for the Main Street project.  This project will only proceed if we receive the main grant.  Without that we will not be able to complete the $901,000 project.

Town Hall

The village is starting a fund to receive donations to update the Town Hall so that the second and third floors can be used by residents.  If you are interested in donating, please see Doug Walters.

Finance

The finance committee is meeting at 6:30 on Sept.12.  The committee is reviewing the budgets for the Water department and the Village and making recommendations to the whole council.  The village is working to determine how best to meet the fiscal issues over the next few years in order to remain financially sound.  Public participation is welcome and desired.

SPRING VALLEY COMMUNITY LIBRARY — Sue Losekamp

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

Hours: Mon & Wed 3 – 7, Tues & Thurs 2 – 6, Sat 10 – 2

We have completed another very successful Summer Story Time.  We had a delightful group who seemed to really like the stories and the lunches and we really enjoyed having them with us each week. Thank you to Sue Nelson who presented a fun, interesting, and informative special program at our last session.

Some of our new bestsellers in Adult fiction:

Sisterhood Everlasting Ann Brashares                        Split Second  Catherine Coulter

What Alice Forgot  Liane Moriarty                  Smokin’ Seventeen  Janet Evanovich

Dead Reckoning  Charlaine Harris                  Among the Missing  Joss Morag

The Borrower  Rebecca Makkai                                  Then Came You  Jennifer Weiner

Silent Girl  Tess Gerritsen                                The Paris Wife  Paula McLain

Robopocalypse Daniel Wilson                         Victory and Honor W.E.B. Griffin

New NON-FICTION include: 

            A Stolen Life   Jaycee Dugard                          The Greater Journey  David McCullough

            The Happiness Project  Gretchen Rubin                     Psychic Intelligence  Terry & Linda Jamison

New children's books include:

            The Lemonade War  Jacqueline Davies                      Top Secret! Bathroom reader for kids

            Now you see me…  Tish Rabe                         Scat, cat!  Alyssa Satin Capucilli

            Duck at the door  Jackie Urbanovic                Kitty cat, kitty cat, are you waking up?

New for YOUNG ADULTS:

            Addie on the Inside  James Howe                    Mysterious Benedict Society  Trenton Lee Stewart

Liar, Liar  Gary Paulsen                                  Out of the Dust  Karen Hesse

            The Wednesday Wars  Gary Schmidt              Torn: the Missing, book 4 Margaret Peterson Haddix

            Middle School: Worst years of my life  James Patterson         

New  DVDs:      

 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules               Secretariat       Despicable me       RED      Babies 

We’re preparing for our big annual Book Sale during the Potato Festival in October.  If you need to make room on your shelves at home, now is the time to donate those books. All Book Sale proceeds go to help keep the Library open and materials up-to-date.  We can also use help setting up for the sale the week before the Festival.

Spring Valley Senior Center   Director's Notes —  Janet Miller

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

Open Mon. Tues. Thurs. & Fri. 9am – 4pm  Lunch served 11:30am – 1pm

There's always something going at the center! We continue to have Monday morning ceramics painting at 9:15, Tuesday and Thursday morning line dancing at 10 and a small crafting circle, Friday morning craft-of-the-week at 9:15 and Swedish weaving at 12:30. There are seniors paying Euchre and canasta, or other card games and dominoes every afternoon. We've had some good interest in quilt classes, with several making beautiful Dresden plate blocks and Quick Trip table runners. Ann Martin has another class scheduled for October on the Flying Geese pattern. There are no quilt classes in September but there's always sewing going on in the quilt room and preparations for items to sell for Potato festival. For September we have an oil painting class with Floyd Hood on Sept 13 from 5 to 8 pm. Judy York's group of painters that has met at Rosie Bogan's will begin meeting at the center Monday nights, starting Sept. 19 from 6-9 pm. This art class will be opened up to others 50+ if you are interested in trying some different mediums -watercolor, pastels, gourd painting, etc. This is a loosely structured class without a single teacher so they are open to your ideas. Call the center or talk to Judy if you are interested. Several will be attending LaComedia for 'Church Basement Ladies- Second Helping' on October 5. At this time, there are still tickets available- check with Louise Holton or the center. We are offering several daytrips for those who want to get out and go somewhere, we have several opportunities coming up -just don't wait till the last minute to sign up!! September 27 is a Mystery Trip; October 11 is a shopping trip to Brown County, IN, and a Mystery overnight on Oct 17-18. Details are available at the center! Greene County Health District has a flu clinic scheduled here for Oct 10 from 1:30 to 3:30 if that is a convenient way for you to get your shot. Susan from GCCOA comes once a month for anyone with questions on retirement, health insurance and Medicare issues – you don't have to be a regular to come for these. We usually have someone here to check blood pressure on the second Monday before lunch and we continue to have Bingo the second Monday at 1 pm, following the pork chop day lunch. Join in a progressive Euchre party on the 2^nd Friday of the month at 6 pm and a carry-in dinner to celebrate that month's birthdays the 4^th Friday at 6 pm. New people are welcome!! October 28 will be our annual Halloween party and carry-in dinner. Come in costume and we'll have some games and fun!! We will also have a bake auction connected with this night so we need donations of home-made baked goods as well as bidders that would love to take home some of the best baking in the area! October is also one of our big fundraiser's- the Spring Valley Potato Festival on Oct 1 & 2! We will have a booth with crafts, ceramics, and quilted items made at the center, as well as tickets for a quilt raffle. The Friendship Star quilt is made from authentic feed sacks that had been donated by Marjorie Haines, the pinwheel blocks put together by Linda Blanton, and quilted by Kay Septant. Tickets are $1 or 6 for $5 and are already available at the senior center. The drawing will be held Sunday afternoon, Oct 2. We will also have potato farmer soft-sculpture dolls for the clearance price of $5. We would be glad for your support or just stop by and say hello! Anyone interesting in helping at the festival, please sign up at the center or call 862-4475. If you've thought about getting involved, this is a great time to meet other seniors and form connections. There are several opportunities for volunteering at the center if you just need to get out of the house once a week and want to feel needed! I'd also like to start some special days and activities to invite new groups – maybe a Spring Valley area meet-your-neighbor event, a Wright Cycle lunch-group day – let me know what you would be interested in and if you have a group that would like to come for a once-a-week or -month lunch get-together!

Spring Valley Senior Center opens up for lunch to the public from 11:30 to 1 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. We put out a monthly menu that you can pick up and send bi-monthly newsletters to our members. *It only costs $15 per year to join.* Entrée’s generally cost $3, and sides, salads, and drinks $1, pie $1.75 (blackberry $2.25). Pork chops, lasagna, and steaks are $3.50, and any other exceptions are noted on the board. Sides vary daily. This is home-style cooking made here!!

Entrée’s for September: (closed 5^th), 6-fried chicken, 8-liver & onions, 9-spaghetti,

                                    12-pork chops, 13- sloppy Joes, 15-turkey hotshots, 16- BLT's,

                                    19- polish sausage, 20-BBQ pork chops, 29- chicken stir-fry, 30 pancakes & sausage

Spring Valley LIONS CLUB — Dave Jordan

 Once again the Lions Club will be serving from their food trailer at the October 2011 Potato Festival.  We wish to thank those who have patronized us in the past and encourage everyone to do so again this year. Proceeds from our food sales support local and state causes. The Spring Valley Lions Club will be celebrating their 40th anniversary on October 15. Anyone who has any memorabilia pertaining to the club and would like to lend them to us for the celebration should contact Jimmy Smith at 862-5861 or Dave Jordan at 372-4774. The Lions Club held its yearly zone meeting at the Spring Valley Senior Center on August 25 with many attending from clubs in the southwest and southeastern areas. The club will also have another pancake breakfast at a later date. Watch the local paper for details. Anyone interested in joining the Spring Valley club either as an individual or as a family, please contact the above members for information.

The club will also be holding our annual senior appreciation dinner in November. Again, watch the paper for details.

                                                                                                Thanks for your support.

King & Queen/Prince & Princess Contest Guidelines.

 Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of judging for your class.

King & Queen:

We would like the candidates to dress as though they were going for a job interview: 

            Men: Sport coat preferred, but not necessary; long sleeve, button down shirt as opposed to a polo shirt;             dress trousers as opposed to jeans or Dockers;  a tie would be a great addition, but is not necessary.

            Ladies: Suit or blazer with slacks or skirt preferred, but not necessary; blouses as opposed to polo or long             sleeve t-shirt material; sweaters permitted.

Prince and Princess:

            All candidates are encouraged to dress for the current year’s theme. Instead of interview questions, this       year we will have each participant to decorate a potato for this year’s theme and to tell how their potato   represents the year’s theme.

Note: We also expect the winners in each class to be present on Saturday at 4:00pm on the stage, for recognition following the Citizen of the Year award.

 34^th  ANNUAL POTATO FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Sign ups for all Friday night events will be available at 5:30pm at the Thompson Pavilion

Or check online at www.springvalley.oh.com for rules & entry forms.

We ask prospective “royalty” to pre-register by calling 475-3036 by Sept. 30^th.

The Barrett Concrete House will be open each day

 during the festival from 10am till 4pm.

Library Book Sale

Saturday 9am – 6pm & Sunday 11am – 5pm

Corner of Walnut & Vine Streets