Linton, ND

Emmons County Soil Conservation will be hosting a Children’s Activity for Kids entitled “Build Your Own Rainstick” Wednesday, June 18 at 2 p.m. at the Linton Public Library. Kids will be involved in rain activites and snacks.

Our local library holds a lot of fun activities to get parents and their kids involved with books & activites. Watch for the “Catch the Bug” Reading program coming in July. This event is held as a yearly tradition to get the kids involved in reading.

More will be posted at a later date.

 
The three high schools in Emmons County were nominated on behalf of the Emmons County Interagency for an award at the Region VII Safe and Drug Free Communities Coaltion Appreciation Banquet.  The schools include: 

Linton Public School, Steve Nelson, Superintendent
                                              Strasburg Public School, Jim Eiseman, Superintendent
                                              H-M-B Public School, Brad Rinas, Superintendent
 
The superintendents and staff of all three schools have been an important part of our local coalition in providing ATOD and Safe Community programs in our community. Through the school newsletters and parent bulletins we have been able to distribute information about upcoming programs or concerns to students and parents in a very efficient manner.  We have been able to distribute the CHOICES Magazine through Parent/Teacher Conferences.
 
The schools have allowed us to use their facilities for Safe Nights, Kids Fun Fairs, school lyceums, among other programs.  The schools have been very cooperative with each other in providing student bussing as we rotate the location of these events around the county.  They make available the kitchen and kitchen staff when meals are being served during a program as well as janitorial staff to assist with set up and clean up after events.
 
Teacher and counseling staff are available to help students plan activities such as Safe Night during school hours.  This arrangements allows easier access to involving students in planning activities and in the process, assists with developing  leadership  skills in our youth.
 
Our coalition would not be able to offer the level of programs in our community that we do without the support and cooperative working arrangement with our schools in Emmons County
 

The Emmons County 4-H Achievement Days will be held July 9-10. Static exhibits will be judged at the Linton Public School Old Gym starting at 9:00 am on the 9th with purple ribbons given at 1:00. A bake sale will be held starting at 10:00 am. Projects can be viewed until 5:00 pm. Doors will also be open on the 10th from 8:30-5:00 for project viewing.

On the 10th the judging of livestock will begin at 9:00 am at the 4-H quonset followed by the 4-H raffle drawing and the horse show to conclude the days events.

You may see employees at the Emmons County Courthouse wearing jeans a little more often than on the usual Jean Days. The group has set up a committee and in order to raise more funds for their charity of choice, for a time period for $2 a week jeans can be worn to work on Thursdays and Fridays.

This year funds were donated to students that went to the National Science Fair. Then we sent the last round of collections to the local schools for their Prom or Grad Finale celebrations.

The next round of jean funds is earmarked to help Violet Haak’s family with medial bills.

If given the chance there are some of us that would be willing to pay $5 a week and wear our jeans.