News from Naples
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| May 21, 2011 |
By Theresa Wardle
The Naples Easter Egg Hunt was a big success,
and thanks to all the hard work of numerous
volunteers and for Linda Rs leadership. We put
together 1,000 eggs for all the Naples
Elementary students and some home schooled
students who braved the weather for candy-filled
eggs.
The extra eggs were distributed at "Soups On"
the following day.
We were also able to provide seven families with
Easter dinner baskets that included bread,
mayonnaise and more to make use of the leftover
ham. Thanks to the Naples Helping Hands, Soups
On, Naples General Store, Shirley A., Linda R.
and all those who contributed time, dollars and
donations!
Speaking of Soups On, their Friday soup
gathering is really taking off. Each week they
have been averaging over 60 folks who come
together for delicious soup and community
companionship. It's such a success that they are
in need of cooks to help prepare the pots of
soup each week. Please call Oma, (208) 304-0011,
if you'd like to be part of the wonderful group
of people who help make the soup or if you'd
like more information.
We've started a Naples Community Cupboard
committee that will begin moving forward to
establish a program that will provide food to
those in need. Fire Chief Tony Rohrwasser has
confirmed that we can use the old church in
Naples next to the fire station, but now we need
to take care of all the details. Please let us
know if you'd like to help with the committee of
with distribution of food in the future.
Lisa Robbe spoke at the last Naples Community
Group meeting about her exciting plans to
establish a zip-line/canopy course on her
property. The county planning and zoning
commission gave the proposal a thumbs up, and
county commissioners will hold a second public
hearing at 9:30 a.m. Monday, June 13, to make a
final decision. You can find out more about that
application by
clicking here.
Dale had a great idea for having a weekly
sporting event where everyone can get involved.
You may remember we looked into using the Naples
School gym once a week during the winter months,
and we may set something up for this fall and
winter. Several of us are interested in creating
a community softball league to play one night a
week during the summer.
We'll be checking to see if we can use the
baseball diamond at the school, but in the
meantime, let us know if you're interested.
The Naples Community Potluck is on for 1 to 5
p.m. Saturday, July 9. So far, it sould like
we'll have music, volleyball, horseshoes and a
silent auction in addition to the potluck
itself. We also hope to announce the winning
slogal for Naples ... Be sure to submit your
ideas at the Naples General Store, the fire
station or at Naples School.
Since Naples is named after Naples, Italy
(famous for its pizza), we are making plans to
hold the first Naples Italian Festival September
17. We have some great ideas and expect it will
be quite an event. We'll have lots of time to
prepare after the Community Potluck.
We are looking for someone who would like to be
our community group secretary and help take
minutes at the meetings. Let us know if you're
interested. Also, we're still in need of a web
site developer to expand our website,
www.thenaplescommunity.com, with business
links, historical information, local stories,
events and more.
Sounds like a lot of people enjoyed the grand
opening of the Fall Creek Fire Station and
Moose
Valley Farm's Appreciation Day. Also heard
there was a great gathering for the Copper
Mountain Band at the Great Northwest Territories
Events Center.
We will be holding two meetings in June; Monday,
June 6 and Monday, June 27, since the first
Monday in July is Independence Day. All meetings
are at 6 p.m. at the Naples Fire Station
community room. Hope to see you there!
Finally, the Boundary County School Board has
approved Naples Elementary as a magnet school!
Please mark your calendars and make plans to
attend the Learning Fair/Mini Carnival from 4 to
6 p.m. Thursday, June 2. To learn more about the
magnet school concept, call Linda Lee at Naples
Elementary, (208) 267-2956, or call me, (208)
290-1233.
Quite a bit going on for a little town, isn't
there?!
To find out more about the Naples Community
Group or to volunteer to help,
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