Intellicast WeatherWe have had some calls for the up comming hunting season. I would encourage andyone interested to get their reservations in so you get the spot you want. We have had very good response to our Home Away from Home. Those who have stayed have had very positive things to say. Please call Mike or Connie for your reservation today. e-mail at conniebickett@alliancecom.net
About 45 people from our community met at the legion hall on Sunday June 14th to honor our flag. The Oldham American Legion and Auxillary and the Oldham Area Improvement Corporation sponsored a pot luck supper and program. The flag salute along with the poem “I Am the Flag” was read and the songs “Your A Grand Old Flag” and the “Stars Spangled Banner” were sung. It is so good for a community to get together and meet and greet each other. You find out you have a new neighbor and who has been ill ,or just a good hand shake from someone you haven’t seen for a while. I would encourage everyone to get involved in your town or our town. We all come together for a tragedy, find out how good it is to just get together and vist with your neighbor. It isn’t gossip when you are conceerned about those around you. It is only gossip when you make it gossip.
I would encourage all to joiun us for a night of city clean up. We willbe trimming trees picking up debree and helping our friends who aren’t able to do some of their own work. We wil be cleaning on Tuesday June 23rd at 6:30. Please join us for a night of enjoyable work.
WE couldn’t be happier about the requests we have had for lots. We welcome all of you to come to our town and see what we have to offer. Many of us think we have a special little town here and are proud of it. We are looking for families’ or anyone who is interested in being a part of our community. We have a great school system, several small businesses and some larger businesses. Our grain elevator just completed a large expansion project and is going strong. Stop by the Dragon’s Den and have a pop. Ask about what is going on in this awsome little town we’ll be more than happy to tell you.
It has been a long time coming but we got the Oldham Area Improvement Corporation property cleaned up and it is ready for homes. The OAIC will give the lot to anyone who will build a single family home. You can’t get a much better deal than that.
Connie’s home away from home is available by the night, weekend, or week. A great place to stay in a great little town!!
Oldham Area Improvement Corporation is off and running. Well at least the OAIC has made another step forward in our strategic plan. The house is gone, the foundations are cleaned up and hauled away and the lots are ready for houses. There are a total of 6 lots which it takes 2 lots for a house so we have 3 house lots available for anyone willing to build a single family dwelling. Oh did I mention “FREE” lots available. This will be a major advantage for anyone wanting to build a new home. Lots in Brookings, Madison, Sioux Fall, Watertown and all the other large communities can cost anywhere from $10,000 to $40,000 and even more in some cases. Ours are going to be free to anyone building a single family dwelling. That will level the playing field when it comes to commutes too. Anyone interested in the lots can contact the OAIC or visit the Oldham website and email us.
Potato Days was a big success again this year. We had several new activities happening including one that has gotten Oldham on the web. We had a remote controlled model airplane show this year. You can check it out on YouTube. Just type “Oldham model airplane show 2008″ in Google and it should take you there. There are three segments of 10 minutes each and you sill see a lot of children included. My grandchildren are in there too!!! It was great to see many people return to the town and got many good comments on our website and the community blog. The link from the website to the blog has been used and we have many who have moved away from Oldham that have been able to keep up on some of the happenings by using the blog. I guess we all need to let that be a lesson on the power of the internet.
I have a little more time these days so I come home today and read some of the blogs from other communities. It is fun to see what other communities have done. I was especialy interested in the one at Estelline and their farmers market. That is one thing that many of our residents of the community here in Oldham have expressed an interest in. Perhaps when Glen gets the convience store up and going we can have some produce and items of local intrest for sale there. I also feel that Glen has been very responsive and open to ideas. Please feel free to give him your ideas and the things you would like to see at the store. One of the things I have learned through this process is everyones opinion needs to be expressed and if we all work for the better of our community it will be a better community. We are small, but team work will keep us together and hopefully we can grow and be a thriving small community in years to come.
Keep reading the blogs and maybe a brain storm will hit you and something new will come from your mind. Remember we are all a part of this community and everyones opinion counts. Don’t wait for someone else to start it. Get out and GET’ER DONE!
Home Away from Home is ready and waiting for you to spend the night here in Oldham. We have completed most all the major renovations and are proud of what we have done. It was great to have our first guests and to get some feedback on what we need to add. We are hoping to get some pictures on the blog. If you are traveling through Oldham or comming to see family and need a place to stay give us a call. Mike and Connie Bickett
