Sanborn Central, SD

Celebrating 21 Horizons II successes is a new publication from the SDSU Cooperative Extension Service. This 8-page tabloid highlights the many successes documented by the 21 communities across South Dakota that recently completed the Horizons II project.

To read more about the great things happening in South Dakota communities click here.

 YOU’RE INVITED!! 

WHO: Everyone from Artesian, Forestburg & Letcher

WHAT: Sanborn Central Horizons Graduation Celebration 

WHERE: 4-H Building in Forestburg

WHEN: Saturday, July 26th at 7:00 p.m.

Everyone is invited to attend the Sanborn Central Horizons Graduation Celebration on Saturday, July 26th at 7:00 p.m. at the 4-H Building in Forestburg (click on the poster above for more information).

Artesian resident Sue Richard applied for and received a $10,000 grant for municipal pool and bath house renovations. The grant will be used for upgrades to the pool and bath house to provide residents of the area with a healthy and safe place to gather.

The grant for the swimming pool was received from the Avera Health Board of Directors. Sister Mildred Busch said the board is pleased to be able to impact the health and vitality of rural communities.

Sanborn Central Horizons II had a float in the parade on July 4th at Artesian’s 125th Anniversary Celebration.

Arlene Dorris’ house in Artesian was painted on June 28th through the Paint SD program.

Fifteen volunteers helped paint Missy Hoffman’s house in Letcher on June 28th as part of the Paint South Dakota program. This annual event is sponsored by the Letcher Community Club and the South Dakota Housing Development Authority. The Paint South Dakota program buys the paint and volunteers do the painting on a Saturday in June. This is the fourth year that the Letcher Community Club has participated in the program.

Sanborn Central Horizons is having t-shirts made to wear during Horizons events (such as the Fourth of July Parade, fundraisers, clean ups and the graduation celebration). Click on the picture above to see the design created by Martha for the t-shirts.

This will be a way to show that you are involved with Horizons and invite others to get involved and join “TEAM HORIZONS.”

If you would like to have a t-shirt printed, just purchase your own white t-shirt in whatever size you want and get it to Velma Kneen (home 495-4391, cell 354-5063). She will print a transfer and iron it on your t-shirt for you.  

IMPORTANT NEWS!

SDSU’s Cooperative Extension Service is seeking 15 new communities for the Horizons III project!

The application deadline is August 5, 2008. The Horizons project is open to communities with populations of 5,000 or less where the poverty rate is 10% or greater.

To apply or get more information, communities should call Horizons project director Kari Fruechte at (605)688-4946 or email her at Kari.Fruechte@sdstate.edu.

Read more about the Horizons III project here.

A writing contest was held for Artesian’s 125th celebration.  Students in the 6th through 12th grades from the Artesian area wrote essays entitled, “What Artesian Means to Me.” The winning entries can be read in the following article from the Sanborn Weekly Journal.

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