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VALLEY HOME NEWS for the week of 9/1/10 It is always a pleasure to be able to share exciting news concerning one of our young Valley Home people that we have watched growing up in our community. On August 14th about 50 friends and family members attended the Graduation-Happy Birthday Party for Alanna Jones. Alanna graduated from Oakdale High School with the Class of 2010. Her birthday will be on September 12th, however she will not be ... |
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Valley Home News Sheriff Adam Christianson was guest speaker at the Valley Home MAC meeting held on August 18. He addressed issues with budgeting, loss of patrol, detectives and community deputies. He also addressed individual community member concerns regarding recent trespass, theft of personal property and other criminal activity. He also gave information on how to apply for a free service by STARS volunteers in which they stamp farm property with ... |
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Valley Home News In last week’s column I stated that Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson would be at tonight’s meeting of the Valley Home Municipal Advisory Council meeting and I wish to make that announcement again. Yes, Sheriff Christianson is scheduled to attend tonight’s meeting of the Valley Home MAC. You do not want to miss this meeting as there has been some unwanted activity such as gang tagging of buildings, ... |
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Valley Home News Valley Home residents need to be on the lookout for vandals who have invaded our community. A report was received last week after the VH News had been submitted that our Valley Home School campus had been heavily gang tagged with the tags on the multipurpose room, portable, main building and playground equipment. Anyone seeing any gang colors or gang activity should call 911. We are told that ... |
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Valley Home News A report of the July 21 Valley Home MAC meeting tells us that the CHP Officer at the council meeting reported that he had issued five traffic citations in the early morning during the month just ended. Otherwise it had been quiet. The Lieutenant from the Sheriff’s Department reported that there had been a minimum of activity in the Valley Home area. He passed along the watch commander’s ... |
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Valley Home News Valley Home School summer vacation is beginning to draw to a close and our mind has begun to focus, perhaps a little reluctantly for those of us who have enjoyed a lazy, fun filled summer, on thoughts of school starting up once again and returning to studies. |
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Valley Home News for July 21, 2010 This is the week that many of our Valley Home 4H’ers are busy at the Stanislaus County Fair along with their parents so news has been hard to get but the following PeeWee Showmanship news was received late Sunday evening.For the rabbit showmanship award, Kiley Rinna placed 6th in 4H True Novice. The results in PeeWee Showmanship were Ben Fletcher and Cody Soares ... |
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VALLEY HOME NEWS FOR JULY 14, 2010 Members of the Valley Home community were saddened to receive word that former Oakdale Mayor and friend, Elmo Garcia passed away on July 6th. Elmo was one of those rare people that you could always depend on. Elmo was a staunch supporter of the Oakdale Museum, the Oakdale Historical Society and the Oakdale Garden Club among many other organizations. As Mayor of Oakdale, he attended the ribbon cutting at ... |
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Valley Home News Valley Home residents enjoyed a quiet Fourth of July this year with picnic luncheons and visiting friends gathering together to watch the annual Fireworks display over Woodward Reservoir. Valley Home residents are in a fortunate position to enjoy the colorful displays lighting the sky over Woodward without having to leave their own back yards. Just another of the many reasons that makes our Valley Home area such a ... |
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Valley Home News From all appearances, it would seem that there was a mass exodus from our Valley Home community this past week with residents seeking the cooler breezes of both the ocean and the foothills. For those of us who stayed home and braved the heat, the community seemed unusually quiet, with almost no traffic to speak of. |
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Valley Home News Our Valley Home community welcomes South Dakota and Minnesota Hi 4-H exchange students Delani Jorgensen and Jared Hillard, along with Jared’s mother, Eldonna. The threesome are being hosted by Valley Home 4-H members, Tiffany and Melissa Thompson and Jordan and Nathan Soares and their families during their stay here in our community. We are told that 25 students and chaperones will be staying throughout Stanislaus County during the ... |
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Valley Home News The monthly meetings of the Valley Home Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) resume tonight with a meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Harold Pope School Library. A reminder that these MAC meetings are important to those interested in Valley Home happenings as representatives from various county agencies will make a report on the activities in their department — Sheriff, Animal Services, Public Works, etc. In addition, representatives from the ... |
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VALLEY HOME NEWS for June 9, 2009 Last week a copy of an email was received from Melinda Koppinger, the departing editor of the Valley Home 4-H Bug asking members running for office in the upcoming fall 4-H club to submit letters telling what office they are seeking and why. This week I would like to share with Valley Home News column readers these letters. |
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Valley Home News There is action at the Valley Home Community Center pavilion site, things are happening. Last week’s activity was the building of the concrete forms for the floor of the pavilion and the pouring of the concrete. There was a large group of concrete workers who demonstrated their skill and by early afternoon there lay before us a beautiful concrete floor that had a smooth as glass rim border ... |
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Valley Home News The multipurpose room at Valley Home School became a western setting on Wednesday evening, May 19th as a background for the eighth grade graduation ceremony. Western saddles and blankets displayed on a fence and containers of garden plants provided a setting on one side of the graduate seating, with benches, cowboy hats, lariats and colorful plants decorating the opposite side of the setting. As the first notes of ... |
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Valley Home News We always enjoy sharing in the joy of birthday festivities for one of our favorite Valley Home residents. Hazel Henry had a wonderful day from morning to night enjoying festivities hosted by members of her family who gathered to help her celebrate her birthday on May 9th. Hazel tells us she had “a wonderful birthday and Mother’s Day all in the same day.” She tells us that her ... |
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Valley Home News This week’s Valley Home News came close to not being. We had a power failure here at the ranch lasting for four days that could not be immediately remedied, and in fact is still not working. A very nice PG&E worker came to our assistance first and turned off the electricity so that repairs could be made. Fortunately, we have a wonderful friend who is an electrician and ... |
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Valley Home News Don’t forget to circle this coming Thursday, May 6, and plan to attend Valley Home School PTC’s annual meeting at 3 p.m. Come and join the group as they plan to vote in new officers for the 2010-2011 school year! Suggestions for activities and fundraisers for the coming school year are always welcome. This group does so much in providing activities to benefit our students during the year. ... |
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Valley Home News The following news item arrived after the column had been sent off last week and we are including it now. We are always happy to share the activities of our 4-H members. Jenna Heaton and Gunther Brisi did quite well, representing Valley Home at the recent Valley Classic Goat Show held at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds. Jenna also exhibited at the Junior Grand Nationals at the Cow ... |
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VALLEY HOME NEWS The regular meeting of the Valley Home Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) is tonight (April 21) at 6:30 p.m. at the Harold Pope School library at 4600 Texas Ave. All residents are encouraged to attend, as this is a meeting especially for residents of the Valley Home area who are interested in what is happening in the community and/or interested in doing something for the community. The agenda for ... |
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Valley Home News for April 4, 2009 Gray skies and cold temperature didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the children who turned out on Saturday to participate in the annual Easter Egg Hunt hosted by our Valley Home 4-H members. MaryBeth Carpenter did a wonderful job of chairing this fun event. MaryBeth handed out beautiful chocolate bunnies to the winners and also gave out delightful gift packs to those who won for having ... |
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VALLEY HOME NEWS You can feel the excitement in the air as our Valley Home students’ lace up their running shoes and prepare to put their best foot forward for the Annual Jog-A-Thon on April 1st. Our runners have been busy collecting pledges for the event and are anxious to get running! MoHawk the School Mascot invites you to be sure to stop by the field located on the Pioneer campus ... |
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VALLEY HOME NEWS Valley Home 4-Hers Dan Fletcher, Nathan Soares, T.J. Verdegaal and Halley Smith participated in Stanislaus county 4-H Livestock Proficiency Day in the areas of Beef, Swine and Meat Goats. They were tested in their knowledge of parts ID, equipment ID, judging, grooming/fitting, showing and general knowledge in their species. |
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VALLEY HOME NEWS Valley Home 4-H members will be hosting their Annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 3 at noon on the grounds of the “old” school. The “Hunt” is always a fun event for young and old. We have received word that the 4-H Spaghetti dinner which was scheduled for March 19 has been postponed for now. The group tells us that a dinner fundraiser will ... |
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VALLEY HOME NEWS Valley Home residents are looking forward to an evening of good food and fun on this coming Friday night at the 2nd Annual Bunko Night sponsored by the Valley Home School PTC. We are told that tickets will be on sale for a $20 donation to Valley Home PTC at the door if there are some left, however, once they sell out, then the doors close. To make ... |
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VALLEY HOME NEWS Valley Home residents are looking forward to two evenings of fun this month starting off with the Valley Home School PTC sponsored 2nd Annual Bunko Night being held on Friday evening, March 12th. Dinner will commence at 6 p.m. in the School Multipurpose room with the game of Bunko beginning at 7 p.m. Remember that seating is limited for the fun event so interested parties should give Lisa ... |
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VALLEY HOME NEWS We have just received a message from Lisa Jones, president of Valley Home School PTC. She would like to thank everyone for their continued support, hard work and dedication for Valley Home School’s fundraisers. She states with everyone’s help the PTC has been able to provide students, teachers and staff with the essentials that our school budget lacks. With that in mind, Valley Home PTA members are approaching ... |
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Valley Home News for February 10, 2010 There is nothing like birthday festivities to brighten up an otherwise overcast Saturday afternoon! We received news from Hazel Rushman that husband, Pete’s granddaughter, Haydin Hale turned two years old on Sunday, celebrating the occasion with a party held at Chuck E. Cheese in Modesto. The birthday cake was decorated in pink and white frosting with a Cinderella theme and shared by all, with Haydin ... |
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Valley Home News for February 3, 2010 Highlighting this week’s activities for our Valley Home 4-H members was the group’s annual Valentine Box Social. The Social is always a fun filled evening as members have a great time bidding on beautifully decorated boxes and baskets brimming with tasty goodies guaranteed to tempt the palates of the bidders. There is always lots of excitement as each successful bidder opens his or her prize ... |
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Valley Home News Surveys are being taken, in the Valley Home area, as the Stanislaus County Redevelopment Agency is required by law to gather information for an implementation plan for 2010 through 2015. This information is to address conditions within designated redevelopment areas. This can include public infrastructure, facilities and deteriorating buildings to name a few. |
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Valley Home News Sharon Hofmann shares the following information on the installation of newly elected officers for St. John’s Lutheran Church. The installation will be held on Sunday, January 24th. Steve Neubaum will be taking over as President, Charles Eaton will be an Elder and Judy Bossard will be one of three Trustees. A special thank you goes to Charles Eaton for being our President for the last several years. Charles ... |
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Valley Home News Our Red Hat Queen, Bonny Bianchi reports that members of Oakdale’s Fun Lovin’ Ladies welcomed in the New Year with a meeting and lunch at Café Bravo in Oakdale on January 6th. Plans are already in the works to visit Bocelli’s Restaurant (Old Garlic House) for their second meeting of the New Year on February 3rd. Queen Bonny offers this reminder that if you need to cancel or ... |
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Valley Home News Valley Home 4-H member Jenna Heaton and Garrett and Justin Martin traveled to the Arizona National Livestock Show this past week to show their animals. We received word that all three had an exciting time and did great showing of their animals and representing our Valley Home community very well. Congratulations to all three young people! Valley Home is proud of you! |
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Valley Home News for December 30, 2009 Valley Home residents have enjoyed an exciting year of events! In January the O.H.S. Decathlon Team met at Valley Home members Evan Boggs and Ryan Burghardt’s homes, to gear up for the event with 6 hour practice sessions. Former resident Chad Burghardt joined the Navy and during training, out of 933 recruits, graduated with one of the highest honors, the Navy League Award for superior ... |
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Valley Home News for December 23, 2009 Good news has been received that the Valley Home Community Center park project is on the move forward again. Several volunteers have made themselves available for different jobs and the result is welcomed progress. The project of getting the ballard (a set of standing metal pipes surrounding an area to be protected) completed for the well was completed this past week. Volunteer Eldon Angle rode his tractor ... |
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Valley Home News for December 16, 2009 What a surprise and delight to wake up on Tuesday morning and discover a light blanket of snow on the ground here in Valley Home! Running late for an appointment in Oakdale, your reporter couldn’t stop to snap a photo, however on returning home we were delighted to find it had not all melted during our absence and were able to still capture some of ... |
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Valley Home News for December 9, 2009 The Valley Home Community Christmas Parade will take place this coming Saturday, December 12th at 5:30 p.m. The viewing stand will be located in front of the “old” School. Bundle up to fend off the evening chill and enjoy a steaming cup of hot chocolate and tasty cookies while viewing the parade. It is a lighted parade and this year will feature Mrs. Elsie Martin ... |
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Valley Home News for December 2, 2009 It is always nice to share Holiday visits enjoyed by our Valley Home residents. Hazel Rushman and family members enjoyed a combined Thanksgiving dinner and birthday party at her granddaughter Stacy and husband Tom Murphy’s home in Delhi. Hazel’s twin great, great granddaughters, Rylee Brooke-Lynn and Madison Elizabeth Murphy celebrated their first birthday. The birthday cake was frosted in pink and purple, with a candle ... |
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Valley Home News for November 25, 2009 Get your tickets now before the Christmas Tree Gala arrives on December 4th by calling Jenny at 847-4079. Make this a night to remember with an opportunity to win a fully decorated tree that will include the gifts placed underneath it. To order your tickets for this fun fundraiser just give Jenny a call to reserve your place at the function, which is being held ... |
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Valley Home News for November 18, 2009 Word is the Pancake Breakfast on Saturday was a hit! A special thank you to our helpers who braved the early morning chill to arrive at the multipurpose building between 4-6 a.m. to get everything started for a great morning for our Valley Home P.T.C. sponsored 1st annual “Double Barrel Pancake Breakfast.” |
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Valley Home News for November 11, 2009 Valley Home PTC president Lisa Jones reminds us that “We are pre-selling Pancake Breakfast tickets children up to 12 are $3 and adults are $6. This breakfast is going to be great: pancakes, sausage and bacon, eggs, milk, juice, water and coffee. Saturday, November 14th 6-11 a.m. Don’t miss out and get your tickets today!” What a nice way to start the day!
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Valley Home News for November 4, 2009 Valley Home PTC members would like to say “Thank You” to their numerous donors, businesses and families that helped to make our Annual Harvest Festival such a fun place to be! We appreciate all the hard work that many individuals and families put forth to make it turn out so nice! |
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Valley Home News for October 28, 2009 There were lots of happy smiles to be seen on the faces of those attending the PTC sponsored Harvest Festival held at the Valley Home School Pioneer Ave campus on Saturday evening. The parking lot at the school featured a 4-H Petting Zoo and lots of fun activity booths manned by the students. Inside the multipurpose room were tables decorated with fall foliage where family ... |
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Valley Home News for October 21, 2009 Get set for a wonderful afternoon and evening of Halloween fun and good food. Our Valley Home Harvest Festival is here! Saturday, October 24th from 3-7 p.m. in the gym at the Valley Home Pioneer Avenue Campus…12321 Pioneer Avenue and all are welcome. Plan to participate in various games offering fun prizes to be won! This year we will have a penny pitch, bring other ... |
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Valley Home News for October 14, 2009 A Memorial service was held on October 7th at the River Oak Church in Oakdale for Ed Tribby. Ed actively served the Oakdale community as an Equipment Operator for Oakdale City Public Works. He spent countless hours helping his Valley Home friends and neighbors, and his church develop and build construction projects locally. Ed was involved in work to save the old Valley Home Community ... |
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Valley Home News for October 7, 2009 We are saddened to announce the sudden passing of friend and neighbor, Ed Tribby. Ed will be deeply missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing and working with him. Ed was the chairman of the group of residents who worked so hard to try and save the old Valley Home Community Center and when that proved impossible, he worked hard to overcome County ... |
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Valley Home News for September 30, 2009 It was great to see so many Valley Home residents attending the O.I.D. “A Century of Service Celebration” held at the Gene Bianchi Community Center on Saturday. A large crowd turned out to attend the event and luncheon, which was followed by an introduction of speakers who congratulated O.I.D. on its many years of service to the community and the important role that O.I.D. has ... |
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Valley Home News for September 23, 2009 Valley Home members of the Oak Valley Art Society traveled to Escalon on Saturday to enjoy a very informative program by Robert Shatswell of Crownshield Photography in Oakdale on the use of digital cameras for capturing art subjects and the basics to be able to make use of our camera’s full potential. Members were invited to bring their own cameras to the meeting and were ... |
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Valley Home News for September 16, 2009 Mike Burghardt and son, Jeff spent the last week enjoying a fun filled trip to Indianapolis to attend the NHRA Funny Car Races and watch their friend, John Force, his daughter, Ashley and John’s son-in-law, Robert compete in the races. The trip was also a first airplane ride for Jeff. The trip began with a mix-up in seating for Mike and Jeff, both of whom ... |
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Valley Home News for September 8, 2009 We have received word that Valley Home 4-H sign-ups will be held later this month for new members, the exact date yet to be decided. This year the club is again being led by President Carly Thomason. Club officers held their first meeting last week and are very excited about plans for the coming year. One of the exciting items discussed was a community service ... |
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