The Williston Area Chamber is looking for parade entries for the “Light Up Harmon Park Parade” to be held Nov. 27 following Thanksgiving day. The theme this year is “The Light of Christmas”. Please call the Chamber and register. The only stipulation is that your float, pick-up, icehouse, oil rig have lights on your entry to be considered for the prize money. Santa Pictures are taken once again at Service Drug following the parade.
The weekend of Nov. 27 will be the first chance to register for the Christmas Cash Give-Away in participating stores. There will be $2,000 given away on four different locations during the holiday season. The dates for the give-away are Dec. 5, True Value North parking lot at 1 pm, Dec. 9, Economart parking lot at 6 p.m. Dec. 14 at Eagle Ridge Wellness parking lot 1 p.m. and Dec. 12 at Albertson’s parking lot at 6 p.m. Five $100 prizes in Christmas Bucks are given away at each location. You need not be present to win.
The annual Warm Up after Light Up at the James Memorial Art Center is on Friday, Nov. 27. The historic building will be adorned with bird houses of various shapes, sizes, and decor to carry out decorating chair Kevin Duttenhefner’s theme of “Every Birdie’s Welcome at Christmas.” The center is open in the afternoon from 2-4 p.m. with entertainment by Pat Lund. The Williston Strings will provide entertainment for those attending in the evening when the Center will be open from 6:30-8:30 p.m. following the Light-Up Harmon Park Parade. Enjoy hot chocolate, spiced apple cider, or coffee served with holiday cookies. A free will donation will be taken that day.
James Memorial Art Center is located at 621 First Ave. West in Williston. It is handicapped accessible via the entrance on the north side. For more information contact Lynn Altizer at 701-774-3601 Speaking of Christmas, the 18th annual TUBACHRISTMAS is on Saturday, Dec. 5 at three concert sites First Lutheran Church Chapel, 1:50 p.m. The Kensington, 2:45 p.m. Bethel Home Activity Room. MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS will be presented in over 200 cities throughout the United States and several foreign countries. There are 18 area musicians participating in this annual event. All concerts are free and open to the public.
The Five Dollar Masquerade sale is from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.tomorrow in the McCauley Room at Mercy Hospital. All proceeds go toward patient needs. This fundraiser is through the Mercy Medical Center Auxiliary.
Gary Clark, principal of West Fargo High School, and Marcia Armogost, principal of Williston Middle School, recently met with Senator Dorgan in his Washington, D.C. office to discuss education in North Dakota. Clark was recently honored as North Dakota High School Principal of the Year, and Armogost was honored as North Dakota State Middle Level Principal of the Year.
Principals have difficult jobs that require them to wear many hats at once. They have to be teachers, businessmen and women, disciplinarians, community builders and policy experts all rolled into one. Principals work extremely hard to create strong learning environments to educate our next generation of North Dakota leaders.
Inspired by the hard work of Mr. Clark and Ms. Armogost, Senator Dorgan introduced a resolution in the United States Senate honoring the contributions of our nation’s school principals by recognizing October 2009 as National Principals Month.
The Senate resolution recognizes principals for being education visionaries and community builders, and for establishing curriculum that maintains high educational standards. It honors the critical role that principals play in education. So while you’re swinging by school to pick up your kids or see your local principal around town, please take a moment to thank them for all their hard work. Our schools are our most important investment in the future of our children, and principals are the foundations of those schools.
Congratulations to Jim Evanson, the winner of the Monday Night Football Pool.
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