Our next meeting is quickly approaching! We will meet on January 2nd at the Jane Murray Hall, First Congregational Church located at 201 W. University Ave at 12:30 for social time. The meeting begins promptly at 1pm. We hope to see you there!
The effort to build a skate park for the children of Orange City is one step closer to becoming a reality. We have pledged one of our CDs full value to help the park become a reality. Here are pics of Mayor Laputka making the announcement at Coleman Park where the tBall court will become the skate park! Present is our President Priscilla Ballasy and Casi Sprague Colin’s Mom and some of Colin’s skateboarding friends.
The Christmas Village will be held on December 14th in Dickenson Park from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m. The Christmas Parade will follow! Come and patron the local Artisans, Crafters, & enjoy good music and fantastic food while checking out the decorations that will be lit there tonight! We will have Christmas items for sale that all proceeds will go to local non-profit charities. Hope to see you there! Merry Christmas
(Dickenson Park is located at Graves Ave and Hwy 17-92)
There is a list of folks I know,
All written in a book,
And every year at Christmas time,
I go and take a look.
And that is when I realized that
These names are all a part
Not of the book they’re written in,
But of my very heart.
For each name stands for someone
Who has touched my life sometime.
And in the meeting they’ve become
The “Rhythm of the Rhyme”
I really feel I am composed
Of each remembered name,
And while you may not be aware,
Of feeling quite the same.
My life is so much better
Than it was before you came.
For once that you have known someone
The years cannot erase
The memory of a pleasant work
Or of a friendly face
So never think my Christmas cards
Are just a mere routine
Of names upon a list, forgotten
In between
For when I send a Christmas card
That is address to you
It is because you’re on the list
Of folks I’m indebted to.
And whether I’ve known you
For many years or few,
In some way you have had a part
In shaping things I do.
So every year when Christmas comes
I just realize anew,
The biggest gift that GOD can give
Is knowing folks like you.
(Author Unknown)
Please join us tomorrow at Jane Murray Hall located next to the First Congregational Church at 201 W. University Ave at noon! Get involved in your community!! Free lunch and find out what we are all about!!!