Faith, SD

The community will be hosting a informational meeting on February 26th at 5:00pm until 6:00pm at the Frontier Room in the Prairie Oasis Mall. This meeting is to get events happening in Faith and to involve everyone in the community. There are alot of GREAT ideas out there and they need to put into action and this is where we need your help. Some of the ideas that are being discussed are the Easter Promotion which will bring back the popular GOLDEN EASTER EGG HUNT and also a kids easter egg hunt with great prizes. The meeting will also involve talking about items for the next year such as Demolition Derby, Mothers Day Tea, Lady’s Day, 4th of July, Home Show with Barrel Racing and Team Roping, Halloween, Ethnic Week with Crazy Days, EMS Week, Christmas Activities, Turkey Boweling, Christmas Fair, New Years Eve with Vegas Night, Parade of Lights, and many more activities that you find exciting. These are all events that community members have showed interest in and we are asking for your input to help chamber make these possible.

It is very important that local businesses please attend to offer your in put into the activities. All of these activities could possible bring customers in your door and valuable dollars. Also it is important that all community members attend and offer you in put into what you would like to see happening in our community.

We would also like to invite all local organizations to attend, so we can all work together to make each and every event bigger and better every year.

SO COME ONE COME ALL
BUSINESS OWNERS
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
SCHOOL BOARD
CITY OF FAITH COUNCIL MEMBERS
AMBULANCE SERVICE
FIRE DEPARTMENT
STOCK SHOW COMMITTEE
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
LADIES MEDICAL ORGANIZATION
FAITH STUDENT COUNCIL
FAITH HIGH SCHOOL RODEO CLUB
MEADE CO 4-H RODEO COMMITTEE
LOCAL CHURCH GROUPS
CAT TEAM
AND ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE BETTERMENT OF FAITH AREA.

From February 11th to the 14th, the FHS Student Council sold and delivered Valentine grams to the students at Faith school.  This is a new project for the student council only in its 2nd year as an SDSCA (South Dakota Student Council Association) member, and they did well.  The total profit from the project was $125 which will be donated to the Children’s Miracle Network. This is an ongoing project of the SDSCA and at last year’s leadership conference $18,113 was donated by all participating student councils in SD. This year’s donation will be presented at a ceremony with all other student council’s from the around the state at the SDSCA State Leadership Conference in Pierre on April 1st 2008.  Great job guys!

The previously cancelled grand opening of the Faith fitness center has officially been set for this Wednesday, February 20th at 4:00 pm.  After the ribbon cutting, the Horizon’s meeting will be at 5:00 pm at the Faith Community Center meeting room. Hope to see everyone there!!!

On February 5th the Faith Chamber of Commerce hosted the 31st annual Ranchers Forum at the Community Center in Faith. With the help of Morris Lemke, SDSU Extension Agent in Ziebach County; the Chamber was able to bring a strong slate of speakers in for the afternoon program. Prime Rib supper was served by the Chamber prior to the grand finale. The banquet speaker this year was the SD Secretary of Agriculture Mr. Bill Evan. He talked about his background in the ag industry, his thoughts about some of the current and upcoming issues facing ag producers and what his department, the Govenor’s office and the legislature is doing on some of these things. He also spent some time answering questions posed by the audience and visiting with people afterwards (he and his staff actually left the same time we did after everything was cleaned up). Over the years this really has been a great program the Chamber and especially Mr. Lemke put on and this year was no exception. A big Thanks goes out to the people that worked to put it together, those who donated door prizes(a LOT of them), the sponsors of the meal, the speakers and the producers attending. Remember comments and suggestions are always welcomed and encouraged.

Another great event happening on the 11th with the help of the Faith Chamber is the Valentines Supper. There will be a Italian Smorgasbord available for a cost of $12.50 per plate and then the Newlywed Game will take place for everyone to enjoy. If you are a business and would like to take a couple please contact the Chamber Office so that we can get a count down. Also this is open to the public for anyone to attend. Please pass the word this used to be a great event in Faith and we are excited about the Chamber bringing this great event back. We are also looking for door prizes for the valentines supper, if you are interested in donating something please let myself or Debbie know so that it can be advertised. The Country Closet has donated 1 dz. roses and also a carnation to all the women who attend, so please pass the word so we there are door prizes available.

The grand opening for the fitness center will on be the 11th of February at 4:00pm with the ribbon cutting at the fitness center. It would be great as many of us that can attend to be there for the pictures.  The cost for a membership for the month of February is $5 and will be available on the 11th so pass with word to everyone.

Tonight, January 30th, at 5:00 p.m. we are going to have a set-up work night for the fitness center. We are asking anyone in the community to show up at the fitness center that is interested in helping set-up the fitness center. We have lots of equipment and a TV that was donated by the school to haul up the stairs. There will also be taco soup for supper for everyone that helps. If everyone would please pass the word so that we can get a much help as possible.

At the Horizon’s II meeting on January 16th, the discussion of the Fitness Center was discussed.  The site for the fitness center will be in the city building, upstairs from the police station.  We understand that it is not handicap accessible at this site, but it is a starting place so we can get the center going to build up to something accessible to everyone.  Also, at this time, appoximately 9 different pieces of equipment have been donated from as far away as Rapid City.  We still would like to possibly have a TV, a stereo system, exercise mats, a VCR/DVD combo for the center.  If you have anything to donate to help get this project going, let us know by calling or leaving a comment.  The center is planned to be opened on February 1st.