Intellicast WeatherThere will be a combined meeting with all the Horizons Committees on May 14. Glenn and Darlene will give short reports on the Lincoln NE seminar they attended. There will be Subway sandwiches and drinks for everyone attending. Reports will be given to Martha on the progress of the committees and then they will break into their respective groups and continue working on the projects.
This article is submitted by Sandy Smith of Oldham:
The Oldham Gym was a very busy place to be on Tuesday April 8th….along with the “Military Display” voting for a new Mayor and a Ward 1 Council Member started the day off at 7:00 a.m. Blood Services truck then pulled into the parking lot about 1:00 to get ready for the 2nd Annual Auxiliary Blood Drive…then at 2:30 you could smell coffee being made in the kitchen as some ladies were setting up goodies for the “Community Gathering Cofffee Time” which they were hosting free that afternoon to give the community member a place to gather and visit with their neighbors and friends! Blood is life giving….and we had many community members who came to give their blood between the hours of 2:30-6:30. Blood Services personal were very please with the good turn out from the Oldham community and they told us how much they enjoyed all the goodies in the kitchen! 
By 7:30 the votes were counted, the gym cleaned up and Oldham had a new Mayor….Roger Eide…Congratulations! Congratulations also to John Pester who will be representing Ward 1.
The Oldham American Legion Auxiliary want to thank everyone who made our 2nd Annual Blood Drive a success….and thanks to the community members who came and enjoyed visiting over the goodies in the kitchen! Thank-you also to the community members who came out and voted…..THANK-YOU to all who have served “Our Country” in the past and present allowing us to live in a country that is FREE ….where we do have the freedom to vote!
Greetings from the Bickett home. Well this is our home ,however we are getting Home Away from Home ready for you. Mike and I have been busy this winter cleaning and fixing on our rental home we purchased. We are getting anxious to get it done and have an open house. We would like to be able to rent it short term to fishermen, hunters or someone back for a visit. Thanks to the Horizons program we were inspired to go ahead and purchase the home and start this process. We have completely gutted the kitichen and done some other renovations. We would love to hear from you if you are interested in renting for a night or two. We would like to have it ready to go by May 1st. I will try to keep everyone informed on our progress. Take care and have a great week.
This post has been submitted by Sandy Smith of Oldham for posting to the Community Blog: Please join us to RECOGNIZE, HONOR AND APPRECIATE those who serve our country.
Tuesday April 8th a Military Display was sat up in the lobby of the Oldham Gym…this display was to honor and recognize “Our Present Military with Oldham Ties”…There were pictures of each of the 21 presently serving our country along with their rank and address! We as a community know that “FREEDOM IS NOT FREE” and we as the Oldham American Legion Auxiliary thought this would be a way to honor them and to let them know how much we appreciate what they are doing for us by serving our country and to let them know how proud we are of each one of them!!!
We know we probably have missed some and we are sorry! If you have a family member who is serving in a branch of the military please contact Ann Lingbeck or Sandy Smith.
This blog is provided by Sandy Smith, a local resident:
We were so glad we were able to be home in Oldham this past weekend (4th-6th)….What a “fun week-end!” Friday night Oldham Lutheran Church had their annual “Homemade Soup Supper”…the soup was “super” along with the french bread and homemade desserts…By being able to attend we had an opportunity to visit with community members we haven’t seen in awhile.
On Sunday the new Oldham Area Improvement Corporation held their first community Sunday dinner…..serving Pork, baked potatoes, corn, buns along with yummy homemade desserts. They made this fine meal open to anyone as there was not a set charge but just a free-will donation. This gathering also gave us an opportunity to not only enjoy this great meal with family but to also visit with our neighbors and friends!
Can you see now why I am happy we were home this past week-end? Actually we had a couple other special events we were able to take in also….I was able to attend a bridal shower held for Amber Huntimer Saturday morning …and we also were invited to a “surprise birthday party” held for our neighbor and friend Evelyn Holmvik by her family after church services Sunday morning in the Oldham Lutheran Church. Was she SURPRISED…YES! Her family did a great job with the party!
I would like to add that if you are ever hungry and see a meal being advertising in Oldham come join the fun and enjoy a great meal!
Oldham will be hosting a free City Wide Clean-Up on April 25th. This is intended to be for items that don’t get picked up on regular garbage pickup day. Volunteers will pick up items that are set by the curb. Volunteers are needed. Meet up by the watertower at 5:00 P.M. if you can help.
Sunday, April 6th Oldham Area Improvement Corporation is hosting a community dinner. We will be serving pork, baked potatoes, corn, bread, and a dessert. It is from 11:00-12:30 in the Oldham gym. Free-will donations will be accepted.
I was informed I need to get to typing. So here it goes: It’s a busy 6 weeks coming up around Oldham. The seniors leave tomorrow afternoon to Wisconsin and a community dinner on Sunday. Next week, April 8th, to be exact, is ELECTION DAY in Oldham!!! Don’t forget to vote for mayor and your new citycouncilman/woman in your ward! There is also a blood drive that day…then on Friday is a Red Carpet Affair-this year’s prom. Grand March is at 6:30 open to the public. April 25th, the OR Band will be making their band trip down to Kansas City to perform. April 25th is also the day of Oldham’s city-wide cleanup! DONT FORGET TO SPRING CLEAN!! Then comes the lovely day of May 10, 2008, when the Senior Class of 2008 marches down the aisle and says farewell to high school! Ceremony begins at 2:00PM. All are welcome to celebrate with us! Now you know this month’s busy schedule for the big, bustling town of Oldham!
The Horizons Committees have been busy building partnerships and involving many groups and organizations in our efforts to address poverty in Oldham. The City council was asked to pay for half of the cost of the citywide clean up on May 2 which they agreed to do. The county commission has deeded property over to OAIC for the housing committee, the school district is allowing the use of the school gym for meetings and allowing internet to be installed for the Horizons group. Alliance Communications is installing and providing free high speed internet into the school gym for Horizons. Horizons Health Care Systems will be partnering with the community for health screenings and health education. Horizons and ORR students partnered together to have a food drive for the food bank. That involves many groups in the community including the churches and some other groups that support the food bank. Many other possibilities are being explored.
