Harvey, ND

The Harvey Gymnastics programs has changed it’s name, to Tumblebee’s Gymnastics.  The four-week summer session dates are May 20, 21, 27 and 28 & June 3, 4, 11 and 12.  Sessions are open for boys and girls and are held at Harvey City Hall.  Beginners class runs from 4 to 5pm; Intermediate class time is 5-6pm; and Advanced class is 6-7pm.  They will hold the parent/child class from 7-7:30 pm on Wednesdays.  The majority of classes work on techniques in tumbling, trampoline and floor exercises.    The volunteer board members are Leslie Felchle, Kim Thorson, Pam Faul, Sally Feist, Tami Feist, Danica Grossman, Minday Schneibel and Karie Meranda.

  2008 D.A.R.E Report

  By Officer Marc Balfour     

The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program continues its progress in the Harvey community, marking its 4^th consecutive year of being taught within the Harvey School system.  The D.A.R.E. program is a collaborative effort between the community, police, and the schools to promote drug and crime prevention.  The Harvey Chemical Health Committee provided donations this year to provide the students with workbooks.  Donations are also given back to the students in the form of awards and graduation gifts, and also allowing for funding of future classes. 

D.A.R.E. in the Harvey school system was originally started only in the 5^th grade, but is now in its 2^nd year of being taught in the 7^th grade also.  The program was initially only being taught in the 5^th grade with 10 weekly classes and a graduation ceremony.  The expansion into the 7^th grade, now has 12 scheduled weekly classes in order to reinforce the healthy decision making processes that the students originally learned in the 5^th grade.  The additional class periods allow for lesson plans concerning bullying, and the alarming increase of Over the Counter and Prescription drug abuse.  The graduation ceremony was held on March 27^th, for 55 total students.  The ceremony included the reading of the winning essays by Kaitlyn Kost, Wyatt Lautt, and Santana Schneider, and presentations by Minot State University on the dangers of methamphetamines and other narcotics, ND Highway Patrol K-9 unit, Troopers Kennedy and Tyson, and US Air Force, Senior Airman Melissa Orozco on the importance of drug and crime prevention in our communities. 

Officer Balfour would like to thank the parents, school, students, and community for the commitment in making the decisions to stay drug and violence free. 

“AmeriCorps VISTA is the national service program designed specifically to fight poverty. Founded as Volunteers in Service to America in 1965 and incorporated into the AmeriCorps network of programs in 1993, VISTA has been on the front lines in the fight against poverty in America for more than 40 years.”

St. Aloisius Medical Center is a sponsor site for the AmeriCorps VISTA program. The VISTA volunteer in Harvey would assist the St. Aloisius Medical Center Community Volunteer Program, assisting in the development, implementation, and sustainability of various volunteer programs in the Harvey area.

 This position does provide a monthly financial stipend, educational award, and many other benefits associated with national service.

For more information go to the AmeriCorps VISTA webpage at http://americorp.gov/for_individuals/choose/vista.asp, or call Tammy Neurohr at 701-324-4651 x 342.

Mark LoMurray, director of Sources of Strength in Suicide Prevention came to Harvey to teach teens peer to peer suicide prevention.  After meeting with local 7th and 8th graders, he met with high school students, then provided an informational meeting for community members.  For more information on the Sources of Strength in Suicide Prevention contact Mark LoMurray at 701-471-7186 or Tammy Neurohr at 324-4769 Ext. 342.

St. Aloisius contacts with St. Alexius Medical Center to provide hospice services to patients and families who are facing terminal illness.  It is a comprehensive team-oriented program of care that seeks to treat and comfort terminally ill patients and their families.   Hospice establishes pain management and symptom control as clinical goals, and understands that psychological and spiritual pain are as significant as physical pain.

Volunteers compliment professional staff by providing companionship, respite care and prayer support.  Through bereavement services, hospice supports family members of patients who have died for up to 13 months following the death.

For more information on hospice, please contact St. Aloisius Medical Center at 324-4651.

RSVP is a federally funded program that connects agencies with needs and volunteers with skills.  By participating in RSVP, volunteers who are 55 years old or older are provided with a supplemental insurance that protects them while providing volunteer services.  This benefit is at no cost to the volunteer. 

For more information about the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, contact the St. Aloisius Community Volunteer Program at 324-4769 Ext. 342

Senior Companions are healthy older adults who help other adults live independently.  They provide support to family caregivers by assisting with grocery shopping and other daily living tasks necessary to maintain independence.  Senior Companions become part of a team of caregivers by alerting doctors and family members to potential health problems.  They also provide short periods of respite care to primary caregivers and help with therapy and exercise for adults with physical disabilities.

For more information on the Senior Companions program, contact the St. Aloisius Community Volunteer Program at 324-4769 Ext. 342

Wells Co. Mentoring was established in 2003 and is now under the St. Aloisius Community Volunteer Program.  The mission of WCM is to strengthen our young people by providing them with caring, positive relationships.

We feel that every child can benefit by having an extra caring adult in their life.  We focus on teaching young people leadership skills and providing them with tools to make healthy choices.  Mentoring has proven to be one of the most effective prevention efforts for today’s youth.

Mentors are screened and carefully matched with a young person, then asked to spend a minimum of one hour per week or four hours per month with their youth.  Training is provided around common youth issues and information from the latest in mentoring research.  Fun monthly group activities are offered, along with opportunities to participitate in service work, the development of leadership skills and training on current prevention efforts.

WCM typically has approximately 50 adults or teens matched with young people.  According to Mark LoMurray, former director of the ND Rural and Native Mentoring Project, Wells Co. Mentoring is one of the most successful mentoring groups in the state.

For more information on the Wells Co. Mentoring Program, contact Tammy Neurohr at 324-4651 Ext. 342.

The Harvey FCCLA is having a bowling night on Friday, February 29 at the bowling alley. It should be a lot of fun and hopefully there will be a good turn out.

Boy are in District Tourenments in Devils Lake at the Sports Center. They played the Fourwind Indians on Saturday February 23, 2008. They will be playing the Carrington Cardinals on Monday February 25, 2008 at Devils Lakes in the Sports Center to. GOOD LUCK