Paperwork Fun Fact

The federal government is giving a $700 billion bailout to big banks - the application is 2 pages long (with 4 pages of guidelines):
http://www.ustreas.gov/press/releases/reports/applicationguidelines.pdf

The feds are giving 1/467th that amount ($1.5 billion) to homeless programs nationwide - the application is a very lengthy online process with 313 pages of instructions:
http://www.hud.gov/library/bookshelf12/supernofa/nofa08/snofa.pdf

Please let us know if this makes sense to you.

Christmas light tour

"City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style..."Celebrating our hockey heritage
The festive display at Northside Park

So many houses have lights and are decorated so festively...

take time to enjoy the Christmas lights,

we encourage you to make a night of "a light tour"

Thanks to all those you contribute to the beautiful decorations!

"Weak economy puts more kids in line for free meals, report says"

This report courtesy of CNN.com

"The sagging economy is taking a bite out of federal school-meal subsidies as more students take advantage of free or low-price breakfasts and lunches, nutritionists say in a report released Thursday. About 425,000 more students are participating in the National School Lunch Program, a group reports.The School Nutrition Association surveyed more than 130 school nutrition directors from 38 states to produce its report, "Saved by the Lunch Bell: As Economy Sinks, School Nutrition Program Participation Rises."

The nonprofit organization said that about 425,000 more students are participating in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program in 2008-09 than in the previous school year.

That represents an average increase of 2.5 percent from 2007-08, the report says.
These numbers hold true despite a slight decline in the number of students enrolled in public schools this school year, according to the study.

More than three-quarters of the districts surveyed reported a rise in the number of students eating free meals under the U.S. Department of Agriculture program, the report says.
Many of the school district employees who monitor the food programs complain that the federal subsidies fall far short of the rising costs.

According to the association, the estimated average cost to prepare a school meal is $2.90, but the federal reimbursement is $2.57.

School lunch programs are experiencing a potential loss of at least $4.5 million per school day, based on 30 million school lunches provided, the group says.

The good news, according to association President Katie Wilson, is that "this year, when hunger is more common, more students are able to eat a balanced, nutritious meal at school."

Meals served under the USDA programs must meet nutrition guidelines based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. For lunches, that means no more than 30 percent of calories can come from fat and fewer than 10 percent from saturated fat.

Holiday Shopping

Here's an experiment for everyone in Eveleth:

(For those of you who prefer a challenge, you can consider this one)
In all of the hustle and bustle of the holiday shopping, the experiement is to buy at least one or 2 more presents in your local community. The more we spend in our local community, the more the money stays in our local communities. The benefit is to the employer, the employee, the other businesses in town, and to the community as a whole.

So as you prepare for the holidays, remember to support our

local businesses and shop EVELETH!

Eveleth's Food Drive

It was an exciting evening in Eveleth tonight. Santa and the Eveleth Fire Department along with many volunteers braved the brisk evening picking up donations for the food drive. Fire trucks and ambulances traveled up and down the streets of Eveleth and West Eveleth. Tonight's food drive was an overwhelming success and will indeed help many families.






The Eveleth Horizons Beautification Committee would like to thank: Eveleth Fire Department, Eveleth Ambulance, North Country Church, all the volunteers that came out in support of this event, and the many Eveleth Residents who made this possible by making very gracious donations.

If you or someone you know could benefit from a food basket this holiday season, sign-up is at the Eveleth Library.

Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving Holiday.

Let's Light Up the City this Holiday Season

Eveleth Horizons Light Up Tour
December 13, 2008—January 1, 2009

Eveleth Horizons is promoting a holiday lights tour —
sign up to have your address listed for residents and
visitors alike to marvel at your holiday spirit.

Whether you have one candy cane or a brightly-lit yard,
WE WANT YOUR HOUSE ON THE TOUR!

Get involved—it’s easy. Just call 218-744-2098 or email
Eveleth.Horizons@gmail.com to get your house on the tour list.


Santa Food Drive
December 4, 2008; 6-8 pm
Santa will be joining the Eveleth Fire Department to collect food and
monetary gifts to help Eveleth residents with a holiday meal this holiday season.
We are asking for the following items: stovetop stuffing, canned cranberries, canned veggies, instant potatoes, gift cards to local grocery stores.

Just leave the items at the end of your front sidewalk/lawn in a brown grocery bag marked “food drive” and the Eveleth Fire Department
and volunteers will pick it up between 6-8pm, December 4.

If you know a Eveleth family in need this holiday season, please sign them
up at the Eveleth Library from November 24 to December 8, 2008

Come say hi to Santa

Sponsored by Eveleth Horizons Beatification Committee, Eveleth Fire Department,
Eveleth Methodist Church, North Country Christian Center, Resurrection Church

Adult Basic Education / GED

In this market, it is getting more difficult to obtain employment. Don't let a lack of education stand in your way.

GED classes are available for free at the following:

Franklin Elementary on Thursday evenings.
For more information please contact Terri at 748-2295

Virgnia Workforce Center - Monday through Thursday from 8-12 and 1-4.
For more information please contact Linda at 748-2277

Upstairs of Virginia City Hall - Monday throug Thursday 8AM - 4PM
For more information please contact 749-4352

In addition to GED classes, Adult Basic Education classes are available. Want to brush up on math skills, reading skills, etc? Please contact the numbers listed above.

Interested in gaining computer skills? A computer class is also available at City Hall and the Virginia WFC.

Winterwear Giveaway

Need winterwear?

Come to Eveleth United Methodist Church to find just what you need.

It's free

Where: Eveleth United Methodist Church-204 Adams Ave

When: Friday-Sunday November 14-16

Times: Friday & Saturday 10am to 4pm

Sunday Noon to 3pm

Lives in Transition

Have you, or someone you know, lost family financial support due to divorce, separation, death, or disability of a partner?

If so, the Lives in Transition program is available. The program provides pre-employment services to empower homemakers to enter or re-enter the labor market. Customers are women or men who have worked mainly in the home for a minimum of 2 years caring for home and family. Due to the loss of family financial support (usually through death, disability, or divorce) these customers must support themselves and their families. For free services, elibibility is based on income.

Please call Heather at 218-748-2273 for more information or if you would like to participate in this program.

MN Council of Nonprofit's Leadership Institute

MCN's Nonprofit Leadership Institute is a unique opportunity to excite, inspire and motivate nonprofit leaders to act strategically and build power through working with others. Upon graduation, participants will be better equipped to leverage resources for their organization, the sector and the public issues they seek to address. You are invited to learn more about the Nonprofit Leadership Institute by attending an Information Session on one of the following dates:

Thursday, November 20, from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, 2314 University Ave. West, St. Paul 55114 Register for the November session now
Monday, December 1, Webinar (for Greater Minnesota participants only) Register for the December Webinar now
Friday, December 12, from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, 2314 University Ave. West, St. Paul 55114 Register for the December session now
Wednesday, January 14, Webinar (for Greater Minnesota participants only) Register for the January Webinar now

Micro-Energy and Conservation Home Improvement Loans

This month $10 million became available through 2008 state legislation to homeowners (whose annual income is under $93,100) for energy conservation and solar, wind and other renewable energy project loans to help cut energy costs. Loans of up to $35,000, for terms of up to 20 years, will be made by the Fix-Up Fund, a statewide program that offers low-interest loans through Minnesota Housing Agency's large network of lending partners across the state, listed at http://www.mnhousing.gov/consumers/lender/ For more information go to: http://tinyurl.com/4ktdd6

from: MN Rural Partners

Showcasing Innovative Community Solutions Through Civic Engagement and Campus/Community Partnerships

NHED Regional Civic Engagement Forum
Friday, November 14, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Mesabi Range College
Eveleth Campus Commons

Mesabi Range College is pleased to host a Civic Engagement Forum in conjunction with Minnesota Campus Compact. This two-hour regional forum will bring together the five colleges of the Northeast Higher Education District as well as secondary school districts, legislators, and community members. The goal of the forum is to use testimonies to attest to the power of civic engagement programs in enhancing the education of our students and benefiting our communities. A panel response and discussion will identify ways of building on successes and expanding regional impact.

As facilitator of this discussion, we are excited to have Larry Goodwin, President of The College of St. Scholastica and Chair of the Minnesota Campus Compact Board of Directors. We are also thrilled with our five panelists—it’s shaping up to be a dynamic discussion! Mesabi Range College employee Beth Peterson; Liz Kuoppala works as Associate Director of the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless; Chris Ismil is the Program Director for Iron Range Youth in Action; Steve Potts, an instructor at Hibbing Community College; and Dr. Sue Collins will be rounding out the discussion from her unique perspective as NHED’s President.

We will also be joined by the Interim Executive Director of Minnesota Campus Compact, Jim Scheibel. Mr. Scheibel was Mayor of St. Paul from 1990 to 1994. After completing his term as Mayor, Mr. Scheibel served as Vice President of the Corporation for National Service and directed AmeriCorps VISTA as well as the Senior Corps at the during the Clinton administration.

Election Withdraw?

Feeling withdraw from the election?

Stay involved. The City has numerous commissions and boards that you can serve on. Contact City Hall for more information 744-7444. An application can also be printed from the City of Eveleth website under Commisions and Boards.

Election Day

Today is Election Day.

Find your polling place http://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us/


Not Registered to Vote?

You can register to vote on election day by providing one of the following:A valid Minnesota driver’s license, learner’s permit, Minnesota ID card, or receipt for any of these:

• A valid student ID card including your photo, if your college has provided a student housing list to election officials;
• A Tribal ID card that contains your picture and signature;
• A valid registration in the same precinct under a different name or address;
• A notice of late registration sent to you by your county auditor or city clerk;
• A voter registered in the same precinct as you who can confirm your address with a signed oath;
• An employee of the residential facility where you live who can confirm your address with a signed oath

This and further information can be viewed on the Minnesota Secretary of State website mentioned above.

Chance for youth to write their views

ThreeSixty is a journalism program out of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul.

Sexual activity of Minnesota teens in on the rise. ThreeSixty wants to hear about teens' personal struggles with sexual choices

* Do you have sex or stay abstinent?

* What pressures do you feel?

* What resources - parents, clinics, teachers, friends, churches, etc. - help you decide what to do?

In 300 words or less, tell us your story. Submit on-line at: www.threesixtyjournalism.org Look for the YourTurn contest.
To encourage you to get as personal as you want, we will not publish the name of the writer if they wish to keep their identity secret.

Deadline for submissions: Saturday, November 8.
First-place winner receives $100. Runners-up will receive $25 Target gift certificates.

Eveleth's 2nd Annual Learn To Skate & Adult Skating

FUN FOR ALL AGES

Season starts Wednesday, October, 22 2008

Until Hippodrome closes for the season.

Every Wednesday from 6:45pm to 8:15pm

&
Friday, October 24, 2008 from 3:30pm to 4:45pm

Business Retention and Expansion Techniques Workshop

Getting Started with BR&E:

A Business Retention and Expansion
Techniques Workshop

10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., including lunch
Friday, November 21st
Cloquet Forestry Center
179 University Road
Cloquet, Minnesota 55720

A workshop for economic development professionals, volunteers
& other community leaders to learn how to conduct effective
firm visits and learn about BR&E resources from
University of Minnesota Extension

Cost: $25 per person or $50 per community team (2 to 4 people)

Why attend?
1. To learn an essential economic development skill
2. To learn more about University resources for BR&E
3. If you already know these things, then this is your chance to bring along others in your community for enlightenment, information, and experience

Who should attend?
• Economic development professionals and board members
• Elected and appointed public officials
• Certified BR&E Project Coordinators with a team of prospective leaders for a
BR&E program
• Anyone else who wants to involve their community in economic development

In order to pre-schedule business visits, the registration deadline
is Friday, November 14th.
Call: 888-241-0724 or 218-726-6471

Minnesotium!

SENT BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Positively charge equal parts economic vitality, brainy ingenuity, tireless industry, brilliant artistry, stunning natural beauty, and a certain canned lunchmeat and you get...

Minnesotium!

Today the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development's Minnesotium! video received highest honors at the International Economic Development Council Annual Conference award ceremony in the General Purpose Promotion category. The video promotes Minnesota as the best place to live, work and do business, with a fun and unique style that captures our state's personality.

See Minnesotium! for yourself at: http://www.positivelyminnesota.com/whymn/Minnesotium.htm

Next Generation Ponders Hope on the Iron Range

This guest editorial can be viewed on HometownFocus.us.

By Aaron J. Brown
Guest Editorial

At any of the historical sites or mine views on northern Minnesota's Iron Range, an elderly but enthusiastic volunteer will gladly tell you about the past. They will tell you how, in their youth, they crawled over the red, gritty dirt of a mine dump to see pillars of sparks rising off a steam drill into the evening twilight of the 1930s, '40s or '50s.

The past is not past on the Iron Range. It is everywhere.

And that's one reason why so many of my generation, the crazy kids who wore Zubaz pants and listened to Vanilla Ice on purpose, found it hard to grow up on the Iron Range. It's hard for kids to care about the history of where they've already been.

This effect was doubled because the Iron Range children of my generation also saw their homeland as an iceberg melting away under their feet. Starting in the early 1980s with the closure and scuttling of the Butler Taconite mine near Nashwauk, the Iron Range has seen the contraction of jobs, population and prospects. My wife attended elementary school in Nashwauk-Keewatin in 1983 and remembers classmates simply disappearing from one day to the next as families moved quickly to find work elsewhere. Layoffs and downturns persisted through the '80s, '90s and the turn of the century. As long as I can remember, people older than me have been telling me that the old days were better.

An entire generation of Iron Rangers was taught that any person of worth must leave to find fortune, fame and home. I shared that belief during my senior year of high school, eyeing the bright lights of Chicago. The problem with this exodus is the same problem we Iron Range kids found with the red iron-tinted dirt clinging to the undersides of our parents' cars after parties held near secluded mining locations. You can't shake that dirt. You can't shake your home. You can't shake the Iron Range.

The Iron Range grew as an anomaly, a string of quirky mining locations along a jagged, ridiculously abundant iron formation in the thick north woods of Minnesota. More than any other part of the state, it was built by immigrants eager to prove their loyalty to a great country. These people fought each other at first, but learned to fight together against the powerful companies that held them in poverty. Considered radical to many, these early political pioneers sacrificed comfort so that my generation could go to a good school and do whatever we wanted. And though many of my generation wanted to leave to avoid the general malaise of the sinking Range economy, my talks with high school friends always brings up one truth: We are Iron Rangers. That will not change.

On Sept. 19, officials broke ground on the new Essar Steel plant near Nashwauk, not far from where I grew up and now live, and on the same site as the former Butler Taconite plant. The media blitz, talk of hundreds or thousands of jobs, probably gave many the sense that times were changing on the Iron Range.

They are, but as a lifelong Iron Ranger under the age of 30 I have to ask: "Are we, the Butler Taconite generation, ready for the change?"

Suddenly this generation of Iron Rangers raised on Nintendo and pessimism, awash in mass media from all over the world but rooted in a gritty Iron Range sensibility, now must navigate a ship no longer sinking. Handling these new struggles won't be possible until the attitudes we modern Rangers grew up with change to include the genuine possibility of a real and compelling future here on the Range. Like, totally. For real. OMG!

One thing is abundantly clear. We Iron Range children of the 1980s have weathered the storm. The chances of economic prosperity and collapse run about even nowadays. We stand now with our last best hope of diversifying, modernizing and strengthening our row of little towns nestled along a red-stained ridge in the north woods of Minnesota. This opportunity will not come again. What we do with it will determine whether our great-grandchildren will speak of this time with the same reverence now reserved for our past.

Aaron J. Brown was born in Hibbing, is the author of Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range, and is a community college instructor, newspaper columnist and political organizer. He lives in Itasca County.

2008 United States Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women's Face-Off Classic

October 18, 2008

6:00 p.m.
Eveleth Hippodrome

FIRST EVER Women's college game to be held at the Hippodrome!

Bemidji State -vs- University of Wisconsin

For more information, please email us at info@ushockeyhallmuseum.com.

HOMECOMING WEEK

October 6-10 is Homecoming Week

Please see the website to identify various planned activities

http://www.isd2154.k12.mn.us/

Volleyball:

October 7: Against Nashwauk-Keewatin at home at 5PM - "C"

October 7: IRCT: Greenway (A-B) at home at 7PM

October 9: IRCT: Game 2 at higher seed - TBA

October 11: Hibbing C Tourney - away - at 9AM

Girls Tennis:

October 6: Team Sub-Section Quarter Finals - High Seed - TBA

October 8: Individuals Sub-Section - Virginia - 9AM

October 11: Team Section Semis and Finals - St. Cloud - 9AM

Cross County:

October 4: 55th Anual Swain Invitational - Enger G.C. - 10AM

October 9: Hial Pike - International Falls - 4:00

Girls Soccer:

October 7: Two Harbors "B" and "C" - Home at 4PM

October 7: Section 7AA begins - TBA

Girls Swimming:

October 6: 7th Grade Meet - Virginia - Home at 4:30

October 9: Grand Rapids (A&JrH) - Away - 5:00

Boys Soccer:

October 7: Section 7AA begins - TBA

Football:

October 10: Homecoming game against Virginia - Home at 7PM

B/C Football:

October 7: Two Harbors "C" - Away at 4:30

7&8 Football:

October 6: Greenway (7th at 5:30, 8th at 7:00) - Eveleth

7&8 Volleyball:

October 6: Greenway Quad - Away at 4:30

October 9: Ely (A-B - 7th/8th) - Home at 5:45

"Give me your eyes" by Brandon Heath

Looked down from a broken sky

Traced out by the city lights

My world from a mile high

Best seat in the house tonight

Touched down on the cold black tile

Hold on for the sudden stop

Breath in the familiar shock

Of confusion and chaos

Are these people going somewhere?

Why have I never cared?

Chorus:

Give me your eyes for just one second

Give me your eyes so I can see

Everything that I keep missing

Give me your love for humanity

Give me your arms for the broken hearted

The ones that are far beyond my reach

Give me your heart for the once forgotten

Give me your eyes so I can see

yeah...yeah...yeah...yeah

Step out on busy street

See a girl and our eyes meet

Does her best to smile at me

To hide whats underneath

There's a man just to her right

Black suit and a bright red tie

To ashamed to tell his wife

He's out of work

He's buying time

Are those people going somewhere?

Why have I never cared?

Chorus

I've been there a million times

A couple of million eyes

Just moving past me by

I swear I never thought that I was wrong

Well I want a second chance

So give me a second chance

To see the way you see the people all alone

Chorus

Chorus

It's never to early

Winter Car Survival Kit

Simple Items Every Driver Should Keep in the Car

In the age of good highways, sophisticated cars, and ever-present cell phones, we worry less than ever about the hazards of winter driving. We shouldn’t be so flippant about the risks of winter travel. While the stories of individuals lost in winter storms or trapped or sliding off the road and being trapped in their cars overnight are far less frequent than they once were, we can all be better prepared by simply packing a winter essentials kit in our cars.

Preparation Is Essential

Keep a bag stocked and always present in your trunk or in the cargo compartment just in case of emergency. Purchase a bag expressly for this purpose or simply use a cardboard box, an old travel bag, or a couple of canvas grocery bags. Kits should include, at minimum:

• Winter coat, hat, and gloves; ideally a blanket (or more than one) as well
• First-aid kit
• Some non-perishable food such as granola bars, or crackers; even just some hard candy can help
• Strike anywhere matches in a water-tight container
• Candles and an empty coffee can to melt snow; a cup is a good idea as well
• Flashlight with extra batteries
• Small tool kit or at least an all purpose tool
• Shovel
• Jumper cables
• Tire chains

Important Tips

If you are forced off the road or simply have to wait out the worst of the storm, turn on your emergency flashers. Remember to carry your cell phone with you but realize you may not have service. Call for help if you can. Stay with your car. In your car you will be protected from the elements, you’ll stay near the highway, and you will be far more visible. Trying to go for help will only expose you to the elements and increase your chances of getting lost. You could easily be hit by another car if you attempt to walk alongside a highway. Run the engine only for about ten minutes per hour to heat the car and open a window slightly on the side opposite the wind for ventilation.

Be patient. Even in the most remote places, there will be other cars on the road and emergency personnel at work. You’ll be safe, and if you follow these simple suggestions, you’ll be comfortable while you wait for help.

For more winter driving and tips for preparing your car (and yourself for winter conditions, read more at the American Red Cross.

Supporting our students

Please see the calendar below for many of the Eveleth Gilbert school activities. Let's support our students by attending the various events.

Register to Vote

Pre-registration for voters ends on October 14, 2008. Register to vote by going to the Minnesota Secretary of State website at http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=204.

You can register to vote on election day (November 4, 2008) by providing one of the following:

A valid Minnesota driver’s license, learner’s permit, Minnesota ID card, or receipt for any of these
A valid student ID card including your photo, if your college has provided a student housing list to election officials
A Tribal ID card that contains your picture and signature
A valid registration in the same precinct under a different name or address
A notice of late registration sent to you by your county auditor or city clerk
A voter registered in the same precinct as you who can confirm your address with a signed oath
An employee of the residential facility where you live who can confirm your address with a signed oath

This and further information can be viewed on the Minnesota Secretary of State website mentioned above.

Remember to vote November 4, 2008

COLLEGE FAIR

Mesabi Range Community & Technical College

Wednesday, September 24th 2008
1:30 to 3:30 pm
Virginia Campus – Gym


Representatives from 60 colleges (2 and 4 year), professional schools and military organizations will be at Mesabi Range Community & Technical College
Virginia Campus Gym.

FREE TO THE PUBLIC

Looking for ways to Stretch Your Food Dollars This Fall and Winter?

Oregon State University offers a great free web based self-paced learning modules called Eat Well for Less.

Check it out at http://extension.oregonstate.edu/fcd/nutrition/ewfl/module_03/summary.php
This site provides simple tips on stretching your food dollars at home and in the store. Additional modules are available on basic food nutrition and healthy habits.

The University of Wisconsin also offers a wonderful handy guide entitled "Planning to Stay Ahead" that can help in your budgeting needs. Check it out at http://learningstore.uwex.edu/pdf/B3478.pdf

For more resources like these and on healthy eating habits visit the Resource Library at the Unites States Department of Agriculture website http://foodstamp.nal.usda.gov

Beautification Committee Meeting

I hope everyone enjoyed their summer
It's that time a year again. Kids go back to school, sun goes down earlier,
Beautification Committee meets every 2nd Monday of the month.

On the agenda for the meeting; Holiday events.

Everyone is invited to come and join the fun...

When: Monday, September 8, 2008



Where: City Hall, upstairs



Time: 5:30 pm to 7pm

National Night Out

On Tuesday, August 5Th, 2008, 7 blocks in the City of Eveleth joined with many other communities throughout the United States for National Night Out. The overall goal of this event is to build our community by getting to know our neighbors and build a partnership with local police.

This was the 2ND annual National Night Out for the Eveleth Police. The Department was able to send officers and cars to the parties. Children and adults were able to ask questions, get in and touch and learn how the equipment worked. Best of all they built a foundation of communication that might not have been their previously.

The ambulance was able to come to the parties as well. Everyone was welcome to get in, ask questions of the men and women who serve Eveleth every day.

All in all the evenings events were a big success with neighbors getting to know each other for the first time, or all over again.

800 block of Clay & Summit Block Party

600 Block of Clay Block Party






700 block of Cleveland Block Party





700 block of Harrison Block Party



Monroe Park Block Party




Auburn & Michigan Block Party



Thank you to all the Block Party Leaders; all of you did a fantastic job!!!!
A special thank you to the Police Department and the Officers, Ambulance Services; Thank you for what you do in our community everyday.