Chisholm Spring Litter Pick-Up

The City of Chisholm will conduct it’s Spring Litter Pick-Up on Saturday, May 7th from 10:00 till Noon.

Pick up bags, vests, gloves, and area assignments at the Senior Citizens Center before 10:00 or register prior to Saturday with Tammy at City Hall 254-7909.

Sponsors are the Chisholm Youth Center , American Legion , and the Chisholm Senior Citizens Center.

Chisholm Horizon Areas are the West Entrance and Exit and the Iron Man Park. We are meeting at 10:00 in the Iron Man Parking lot near the West Entrance to town.

Come and join us for a couple hours on Saturday May 7th to help with the Spring Clean-Up.

Financial Literacy Classes

YOU’RE INVITED

YOUTH FINANCIAL LITERACY

            SPONSORED BY CHISHOLM HORIZONS

         PRESENTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION

Chisholm Horizons, together with The University of Minnesota Extension, is offering FREE YOUTH FINANCIAL LITERACY training. The Financial Literacy education is available in a “train the trainer” format.

The training will consist of: Elementary Age Youth – Use children’s literature to teach financial literacy to pre-K and elementary age students and their parents. The train the trainer trainings are for pre-K and elementary teachers, Head Start and ECFE staff, children’s librarians, etc. working with children and parents.

Middle School Age Youth – Provide financial literacy learning opportunities for youth on a variety of topics in both formal and non- formal educational settings. Train the trainer trainings for middle school teachers or community youth serving agencies, including 4-H, Boy & Girls Scouts, Boys & Girls Clubs, after school programs, religious organizations, etc.

 

Elementary Age Youth training: Monday, March 21st
Middle School Age Youth training: Tuesday, March 22nd

Time: (both nights)    4:30pm to 8:00 pm

Where: (both nights)    Range Center, Inc.
1001 NW 8th Ave.  Chisholm, MN 55719
Free food-n-beverage will be provided. Attend one or both nights. CEU credits available:    .3 CEU per night or .6 CEU for both nights for $10/person (Payable at the door) A “certificate of attendance” will be provided.
Please RSVP by Monday, March 14th (Please include name, # attending and phone #.)

Email: chisholm.horizons@yahoo.com      Marketa Anderson (218) 254-7628 or Karen Amistadi (218) 969-1310
Horizons is a community leadership program aimed at reducing poverty in small rural and reservation communities (population less than 5,000) faced with economic decline and demographic change. Chisholm Horizons, which began in October 2006, is a group of local citizens formed through The University of Minnesota Extension/ Minnesota Horizons with the startup funded by the Northwest Area Foundation. Two of Chisholm Horizons aims are to help overcome
financial barriers and to promote youth activities.

Summer Rec Scholarship Project = 41

The magic number this year turned out to be 41. That’s the number of children able to attend the Chisholm Summer Rec Program with the funding from the Chisholm Horizon Scholarship Project.  That’s nearly a 33% increase over last years scholarship numbers.   Chisholm Horizons also made a donation to ensure the children using the Summer Rec would have nourishment available during this 6 week program.  Thanks to all who made this possible.

Summer Rec. scholarships

Summer Rec Discounts for Kids on  “Free and Reduced Lunch”

Chisholm Horizons                                                                                                                       Chisholm Horizons is a local citizen group formed through Minnesota Horizons with the startup funded by the Northwest Area Foundation.  Horizons promotes community leadership for poverty reduction.  Two of Chisholm Horizons aims are to help overcome financial barriers and to promote youth activities.  Chisholm Horizons has a scholarship program for qualified kids to join in the Chisholm Summer Recreation Program.

Chisholm Summer Rec Program
Chisholm Summer Rec Program runs this year in Chisholm for 6 weeks in June and July.   It is available to Chisholm and Balkan youth in the K-6th grades.  The Early Registration fee this year is $40.00 per child. After June 7 the fee is $50.00.

Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program
The Free and Reduced Lunch Program is a Federal Program for families who meet certain Poverty Income Guidelines.

Chisholm Summer Rec Fee   “Horizons Discount”
Those Chisholm and Balkan children who have qualified for the “Free and Reduced Lunch Program” at their schools also qualify for a “Horizons Discount” deducted from the regular Summer Rec fee.

Please call 254-2960 to apply for discount or for further information.                             Openings for Discount are limited.

This Horizons Project is partially funded by donations from The Field of Screams and the Margaret Polenik Memorial.

Chisholm MS Walk May 2

MS Society Fundraising Event

Chisholm
May 2, 2010

Jim’s Sports Club Bar & Grill
108 Lake St., Chishom, MN

Registration time
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Route information
Walkers can begin walking at 11 a.m., after they have checked in.

Walk options
Walkers can choose a 1 or 5 mile route.

Getting to Jim’s Sports Club & Grill
From US-169 S.
Take the US-169 S. ramp to Hibbing. Turn left at US-169 S. Turn right at Longyear Lake Blvd/US-169. Turn left at E. Lake St./US-169. Jim’s Sports Club Bar & Grill will be on your right.

From US-169 N.
Take MN 73 N/US-169 N. exit toward Chisholm. Continue on Lake St. W./US-169. Jim’s Sports Club Bar & Grill will be on your left.

More information at : www.walkmsmn.org

Community Spring Litter Pick-Up May 1

The Chisholm Youth Center is hosting the annual Community Spring Litter pick-up on May 1, 2010 in conjunction with “Helping Hands Day”. They are looking for groups or individuals to volunteer to pick litter throughout our community and parks. You may pick up bags, gloves and vests at the Chisholm Senior Center starting at  8:00  am on May 1^st. The litter pick-up will be from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. The KSKJ is providing a lunch at the Senior Center for the volunteers from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm.

To sign up or if you have any questions, please contact the Parks and Recreation office at 254-7909.

Youth Center/Horizons Collect for Shelters

The Chisholm Youth Center and Chisholm Horizons are teaming up to collect supplies for the Hibbing Homeless Shelter and Bill’s House in Virginia.

They will accept donations until June 5th at the Chisholm Youth Center , 315 W Lake St. They are open for donations on Wed, Thurs, Fri from 4-8 pm.

Items being accepted include Household Items – new/slightly used pots, pans, dishes, sheets, pillowcases, towels, dishcloths as well as Hygiene Items – shampoo, conditioner, paper towels, toilet paper, laundry detergent, bodywash and cleaning supplies.

For more information, please contact Gus at (218)254-2960.