By Dori Phillips
It was chilly weather for cleaning our community, however, the snow and rain let up long enough to allow the day to happen. Melissa Billing organized this year’s projects with Dori Phillips helping from the school to arrange students for each project. Over 80 students and more than 40 adults worked through less-than-perfect weather to accomplish big things! Mrs. Ternes and Dori Phillips circulated through the projects to get pictures and make sure everything was going well for all of the groups.
Libby Nisley had a group of students cleaning out the trophy cases at the high school. Larry Hunt, Brian Hopkins, Hylee Layne, and Kortny Cathey were there to make sure no dust was left behind.
Kendra Hartman needed some help moving shelves of books at the high school library. Students walked in circles moving books to their new homes. Those helping were: Deanna Twedt, Lucinda Cain, Oliveah Schaffer, Sully Bradley, Wyatt Gee, and Michaley Knapp.
A group of FFA students helped Art Perleberg, James Riley, and Nick Knoblauch build and install fitness trail workout stations on the walking trail around B-Hill. The FFA kids involved in this project were: Maclain Cathey, Ashley Bilbrey, Callie Williams, Gavin Severeide, Chalee Harms, Erick McConnon, and Kyle Minow.
A second group of FFA students met up with Darlynn Williams, Shanna and Chase Talcott, Elizabeth Emeline, Libby Olson, Myles Gardner, Shaw LaPlant, and Marshall Williams to work on the Community Garden. Raised beds were boxed in, fences were started and dirt was hauled in. Students helping included: Megan Johnson, Garrett Cunningham, Seth McDowell, Corbin Irish, Kori Kolka, Bailey Smith, Dakota Holbrook, and Kaydin Trent.
Jessica Malone took a group of girls to the park to do some painting. They even had time for a quick coffee break at Western Chick while their “paint dried”. Graci Barbero, Aspen Krantz, Mia Mader, and Sophie Irish were there to help Jessica. Then they worked in the park, removed leaves from the tennis courts, and had a leaf tossing party.
Matt Zellers, Annie Brimmer, Vera Clements, and Sue Richards worked with students to do some cleaning projects at the VFW Hall. Students cleaned bathrooms, vacuumed, mopped, and shampooed floors, cleaned dishes, and washed walls. Helping out with the cleaning was: Hunter Robinson, Jadyn Traub, Kylee Drane, Kiarah Coulter, Alessandro Galieni, and Keelyn Murdoch.
A couple groups cleaned up trash around town. Patty Williams, Zeason Schaffer, Logan Harden, Michaely Knapp and Ciarra McDowell picked up trash around the school and then all the way out to the cemetery.
Mary Rumph was joined by Johnny Richards, Kolton Williams, Ronnie Richards, Lauryn Billing, Aidan Kennelly, Rheanna Schroeder, Dillon Gee, Paysen Kuhbacher, Logan Rumph, and Cooper Zimmer. This group started out at the truck stop near the Cashway Cafe and worked along the road towards the golf course and then back to Silver Sage. Cass Zimmer kept the group stocked with garbage bags and picked up the full bags along the road. Cass also provided gloves to the kids who did not have their own.
The Powder River Historical Museum is ready for the summer season. Volunteers dusted, vacuumed, swept, and cleaned some windows, saddles were shined and the old school house was cleaned. Adults helping were: Ron & Twila Talcott, Pat Hanlan, Sandy Smith, Illa Dee Talcott, Jesse Barnhart and Darlene Wash. Students helping out included: Donovan Sturtz, Ezra Gotfredson, Tawna Quiroz, Alex Edwards, Shannon Knapp, Collin Roberts, and Dharma Sturtz.
Jim Hansen, Brandon Rogers and Landon Capp spent the afternoon at the Lutheran Church. They cleaned gutters and lights and trimmed trees and shrubs.
The Broadus Insurance office got a face lift. Abi Krantz, Abbie Heacock, and Lyza McMullan helped clean out their back room, re-arranged furniture, washed signs and windows. Pete Wenzel and Lori Stokes helped the girls.
Rick and Chad Gatlin, Ashley VanTine, and Tammy Schoenbeck had projects ready at the golf course. Students picked up range balls, eliminated a few yucca plants, and helped clean the pond. Those helping were: Kashus Giacometto, Thomas Drane, Clay LaPlant, Troy Amsden, and Layla Preite.
Grace Hansen, Karli Collins, and Sharkey Hansen took on a HUGE project. They cleaned the inside and outside of one of our activity busses.
Volunteers at the cemetery are working on the BillionGraves project. Photos are being taken of each grave/head stone and added to the BillionGraves website. This allows families to see photos of lost loved ones all over the country. Adults and students included: Katie Ward, Karen Amende, Julie Riley, Dina Gay, Valli Jo Fulton, Connie Barnhart, Rebecca Boman, Jada MacBlane, Lacey Robinson, Alexis Desatoff, Grayson Arithson, Marcus Mader, and Dalton Wahl.
Kelda and Tate Page set up the Silent Auction for the County. They also traveled to projects to take pictures and deliver water and snacks.
Dani Drane, Brooke Burley, Faith Bradley, and Aaron Rogers cleaned up the flower beds in front of the elementary school. Fresh dirt was add, leaves raked, weeds were pulled, and they are now ready for new flowers and seeds.
Finally, Jerry Coulter got a few of our youngest students involved. He took our second graders to the baseball field to clean up trash. Two students were unable to join them since their bus did not run, but the other four were good sports: Reece Emmons, Addison Harper, Kacyn Hinman, and Sammie Three Fingers-Hart.
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