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Only in a small town does the whole community come together to support someone in need. On April 5 a benefit was held for Shane Oakland who is taking treatments for cancer. And on June 15 a benefit was held for Dakota Ray-Price who has Neurofibromatosis. The turn out was unbelievable at both of the benefits. Check out the CaringBridge site to follow along on how they are doing and give them some support.
There will be a benefit on Sunday, June 15 from 4:00-7:00 at the Rock Lake City Park for Dakota Ray-Price, son of Charlie and Rachel Price. Dakota has a genetic disorder called Neurofibromatosis that causes tumors to grow throughout the body. There will be a picnic meal along with a Silent Auction and Ticket Auction. All proceeds will go to the family to assist with medical costs and transportation costs to and from Omaha, NE. Please come out and show your support for the Price family!
Agriculture is the backbone of our community. If it disappears so does our community. So the question is do you want cheap food or safe food? Our state is number one in eleven different crops and second in three other crops. You can get cheap food from other places but safe food comes from here. Once the American farmer & rancher is gone they won’t be back, and if you think fuel prices are high, it isn’t nothing compared to what food prices will be!!!! SUPPORT AGRICLTURE AND HELP KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES ALIVE!!!!
We have two youth that have decided to make a difference in our community. The first one is Crystal Thomas. She has purchased the Hair Affair from retiring owner-operater Mavis Carter. The second one is Joshlyn Odegaard. She has taken over the management of the Rock Lake Cafe. Thanks to these two individuals the businesses will stay open.
The Rock Lake School Senior Class of seven, six girls and one boy, graduated today. Is a class size of seven to small? Do they get a better or worse education than larger classes? How small, of a class, is to small?
Because of the Horizons program we now have a welcoming committee. When someone new moves into the community they are delivered baked goods and a flyer with the list of businesses and organizations along with other important information.
The committee consists of five people: Jannell Lagein, Kelly Mitchell, Mavis Carter, Jennifer Hunt, Gary Hunt.
They are still working on the project as they would like a package of local coupons to share with new residents.
The Rock Lake 2nd Annual Spring Fling was held March 22, 2008 at various locations in Rock Lake. The day consisted of a free meal, Easter egg hunting, egg dying, ice golfing, BINGO, and an Around the World Experience. The free meal was served at the Rock Lake Cafe and was provided by the Horizons program. The Easter egg hunt was very entertaining for the children who came to participate in the days activities. Prizes were given out at the end of the hunt. The children also participated in the egg dying that was held at the VFW Hall. BINGO was enjoyed by a variety of people. It was also held at the VFW Hall. Ice golfing took place out on the lake and many people participated. The Around the World Experience was a chance for adults to try food and drink from different countries. The people were moved from site to site by pickups pulling trailers.
The Rock Lake city wide cleanup was held today. This is a annaul event every spring to get everything cleaned up after winter. They got the city park and the beach all ready for a season of fun at the lake. Stop in and have a look at how nice the town looks and spend the day at the beach. Have a fun and safe summer!!!!
Take a tour of our beautiful city either in person or sit back and enjoy it right here. See what our city has to offer. It may be small but you will be surprised at all the businesses it has. For a complete list of businesses check out our web site. We hope you will enjoy your tour and want to stop by some day to see it in person. It will be will worth your time and trip here!!!! Summer is almost here, come and stay awhile and enjoy yourself at the beach. Have A Fun And Safe Summer.
The pictures in the slide show are compliments of Connie Odegaard & Eugene Norheim.
The Rock Lake Ambulance Service held EMT training on March 1 & 2 at the ambulance hall. The instructor was from Golden Heart Services out of Rugby, ND. They trained in medical and trauma emergencies. The medical emergencies included anything from an allergic reaction to food, to OB delivery, to diabetic reaction. The trauma emergencies was from broken bones, to penetrating objects, to a bad car wreck. Also trained on removing a helmet from a trauma patient.
The Rock Lake Ambulance has a very skilled and will trained staff of care providers and drivers. They also do training every month at the monthly squad meetings to keep up on anything that is new or different. These dedicated individuals provide a life saving service to the community. Giving many hours of their time to the service (24 hours a day 7 days a week). They deserve a big THANK YOU for all they do.
The ones that took the training were Danny Krumweide, Gary Hunt, Rob Peterson, Duane Kaleva, Connie Odegaard, Kinsey Oakland, Malynda Carter, Aja Odegaard.
Anyone interested in joining as a EMT contact one of the above members.
Horizon leaders met, at the hair affair, to check on progress of the action ideas. All the communities in the county went together on a brochure highlighting what each community has to offer. JoAnn Rodenbiker brought up a sample, to show what it would look like. Planned a community event to show the progress that is being made and what ideas are already up and running. The leaders at the meeting were Mavis Carter, Jannell Lagein, Kelly Mitchell, JoAnn Rodenbiker.
Nine students from the Rock Lake School participated in the District STAR events. STAR stands for Students Taking Action with Recognition. It is part of the FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) program. Districts was held in Edmore on February 27th. Nicole Jacobsen, Crystal Haberstroh, and Alyson Leas did an Entrepenurship project in the senior divison. They rescieved a gold placing and are going to State. Rachael Lagein, Vicki Lonier, and Danielle Wiener did a National Programs in Action project with emphasis on Communtity Service in the senior divison. They received a gold placing and are going to State. Ashley Johnston and Julia Clouse did a Chapter Service project in the senior division. They recieved a silver placing. Caitlin Swanson did an Illustrated Talk project in the senior division. She recieved a bronze placing. Congratulations to all! Nicole, Crystal, Alyson, Rachael, Vicki, and Danielle will be going to the State convention on April 6, 7, and 8. Good Luck!
DATE: April 5, 2008
PLACE: ROCK LAKE Fire Hall and VFW Hall
EVENTS:
Poker Tournament: Starting at 11:00 a.m. SHARP at the VFW Hall on Main Street-Payouts to the final five
Pork meal: Starting at 4:30 at the Fire Hall-Free-will offering, $10.00 donation suggested, potluck salads & bars
Silent Auction: Bids will be taken on items until 7:00 at the VFW Hall
* Silent Auction & Monetary donations are being taken at the First State Bank of Cando-Rock Lake
*Shane is currently undergoing treatment for cancer. Proceeds will be given to the family to assist with medical costs.
*Come out and show your support for the Oakland family!!
Questions: Call Cindi at 266-5528 or 266-5668
Check out the new Rock Lake website. Another accomplishment thanks to the Horizons Program. It’s amazing all the businesses in the community, that you don’t realize, until you look at the list. If you or someone you know has a business that is not listed on the website let me know, so it can be added. The main ones behind this project are Eugene Norheim and Myron Jacobsen.
Let me know what you think of the new header or if you got something else to put up there to reflect our community.
This is the new beach at the city park shortly after it was done. This is one of the action ideas that came out of the study circles. It goes to show that you don’t need alot of people on a committee to get something done. The head ones of the beach are Gloria Covert, Guy Mitchell, and Brock Mitchell. When you see them, tell them, thank you.
The beach is a nice addition to the city park. Come and spend the weekend or anytime here and enjoy it.
There was over forty people, adult and youth, at the study circles. They were held in early Febuary 2007. At the study circles we learned there are many different kinds of poverty. We also learned that everyone has many skills and talants that on one knew about. By putting these skills and talents to work we are able to make many structural changes in our community and in poverty. We are able to make this a great community to live in and be a part of. We also learned that we have many leaders in our community that are very good at it. By the end of the study circle we had came up with a list of action items to act on. Of them ideas two of them are up and running already and one more will be up and running in a couple of weeks. Stay tuned to find out which one that is.
The leaders of the study circles were: Jo Ann Rodenbiker, Kelly Mitchell, Mavis Carter, Jannell Lagein, Brock Mitchell, Darrel Lagein.
On Sunday, January 20, Ashley Johnston and Julia Clouse hosted a dessert party with a free will donation with proceeds going to the Rock Lake Cafe. Ashley and Julia did this as a part of the Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) program. They were helped by the other members of the Rock Lake FCCLA chapter. It was from 3 to 5:30 pm at the Rock Lake School in the cafeteria. After the crowd had their dessert, some hung around to play games.
People enjoying the desserts. Ashley and Julia
Mark the date on your calendars for Rock Lake Winter Fun Day! It is scheduled for Saturday March, 22. LOTS of fun planned including the 2nd annual Around the World Experience! Contact committee members Diane Schwandt, Cindi Swanson, Jennifer Lautt, Teresa Krumwiede, Chris McConnell or Kelly Mitchell if you would like to help!
The Handy-Thrifty Helpers 4-H Club of Egeland has been busy sewing quilts and purchasing food for those in need this holiday season. Leaders Deb Odegaard, Jannell Lagein, and Tina Koehn organized several quilting sessions for interested 4-H members over the past year. Three quilts were completed and recently presented by club members to Sarah Anderson, one of the SAFE house directors in Devils Lake. Supply costs for this project were supplemented with donations by the Young Riders 4-H club of Rocklake and Walmart of Devils Lake. Club members also purchased food to contribute to the Cando Area Food Pantry.
Handy-Thrifty Helpers 4-H members who participated in the Quilt and Food Pantry donations are: Casey and Coty H, Danielle W, Corinna and Mandy K, Vicki L, Amanda L, Rachael, Traci, Jill, Jessi and Ben L, Kayla and Brenna D, and Karly and Adam H. Leaders and parents who participated were Deb Odegaard, Dave and Jannell Lagein, Tina Koehn, and Gail Harder.
The community enjoyed an evening at the new beach area to the West of the park in Rock Lake. This was the show off day for one of the Horizons projects that was worked on during the summer and fall months. The event was held on a Sunday afternoon in Sept. Over 150 people from the community and surrounding areas attend the event. There was good food prepared by some awesome cooks!! Games were enjoyed by the youth and whoever was game enough to play and show up the young people. There were numerous positive comments about how nice the beach area looked . Carl Swanson was the man behind the machine that put the landscaping touches to the beach area. The park/beach is a place that if free of charge and is accessible to anyone who would like to bring their family and friends to a nice quiet place, grill some burgers and enjoy the scenery. Bring the binoculars and watch the numerous species of birds on the lake. What better place to spend a day at the beach!!!! 
