HOUSE AUCTIONED OFF!!!!

Wes Andelin was the high bidder at $28,000. There was one other bidder from Emmett.
The auction was attended by several local residents to observe the real estate auction process. Congrats to Wes!

COMMUNITY MEETING AND POT LUCK

For those of you that were unable to attend last night's meeting and pot luck here is a recap.

The potluck was terrific, lots of salads, casseroles and desserts. Everyone was well fed before the meeting started. The meeting was brought to order by Harry. Both Harry and Judi were re-elected to the board as their terms were up this year. Bill's term is up next year with Denny's up in 2012. The Hall restoration was discussed, money left over from the grant and the work that is left to do, floors and wainscoting and sealing the cement patio. With the park drying out, the work will start, sprinkler system and fill dirt to level it out. A good portion of the time was spent discussing the dire need for church siding. As we all know, the south side of the church is in bad shape and something has to be done soon. Bill and Gloria had names of different siding companies that could do the work. Gloria is checking if there are any grants available, however, that process is long and the work should be done this year. Money, of course, is an issue, so if you could possibly help, donations for the new siding would be greatly appreciated. We really want to save our church. It's lasted 100 years, in order for it to last another 100 we have to take care of it. Checks can be made payable to: Ola Community Church Restoration and given to Judi. Thank you so very much!!!

*****SCIENCE FAIR*****

A beautiful exhibit by Norma Hyde's class.

Interested spectators!

Lily Heiple and Moises Chavez, proudly displaying their exhibits.

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*******GREAT MEETING*******

On Tuesday night the BLM gave a very interesting training workshop on fighting wildfires. The training meeting was well attended by both Sweet and Ola volunteer firefighters. Every year we cross our fingers that we won't have to use this training but it will sure benefit all of us when the time comes. Many thanks to the BLM crew for sharing your knowledge with us and thanks to the volunteers from Gem County District #2 for attending Tuesday's training.

Dennis Weaver
Assistant Chief
Ola Fire Station

MANY THANKS!!

Jim and Bobbi would like to thank everyone for the cards and phone calls after Jim's accident. Your thoughtfulness and concern is greatly appreciated. Thanks again!

BULL TROUT CRITICAL HABITAT

If you have any questions,, Dave Poole, Charlie, Butch, Harry and Russ were at the meeting today. Give anyone of them a call to find out what was discussed. Please take the time and voice your opinion.

WE HAVE A WINNER...

Congratulations to Jim Sullivan of Emmett for winning the Ola Public Library Mossberg shotgun raffle.
The winning ticket was drawn Saturday night at the Annual Sweetheart Dinner. Jim was notified, and wasted no time driving up to Ola on Sunday to pick up his prize.

The Ola Public Library wishes to thank all of you who supported the library by entering this raffle.

OUR FAVORITE FUNDRAISER...

What a wonderful evening! The Sweetheart Dinner is an annual event that benefits the Ola Library. Every year, all that attend can look forward to good company and great food, and this year was no exception. The Hall was inviting with the elegant tables and the wonderful smell of a meal that was out of this world. To this sold out event, we were treated to our favorite salad, prime rib cooked to perfection, baked potatoes and dessert. The Library Board works very hard to make this night special and last night they out did themselves. Many thanks to Alan for cooking the delicious meat and to all the volunteers for making this Sweetheart Dinner one to remember!!

IDAHO SEEDLINGS

Check out this site if you are planning on planting trees this spring www.seedlings.uidaho.com/nurseryshop/default.asp? There is a wide variety of native Idaho seedlings available for purchase. It offers a great description of the plant, the wildlife benefits, growing size and sun requirements.

Thank you Sharon for sharing this with us.

CHILI AND BINGO COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER

The Cowboy Supper Saturday night was a great time! The food was great, with several variations of chili and cornbread. The weather wasn't the best but that didn't stop the community from leaving the warmth of their homes to eat and play bingo. A very nice selection of "white elephant" gifts was on display for bingo winners to shop ahead. Ladies Club presented the Ola Fire Department with a nice check that was earned at the Fireman's Pancake Supper. The Fire Department was grateful for the donation.

Thank you, Ola Ladies Club for all you do!!

CHECK OUT THIS NEW WEB SITE

Pure Cowboy is a new website by Mike and Sarah, containing an extensive variety of beautiful western collectibles, check it out. www.purecowboy.us

2010 GEM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Here is the 2010 schedule for the Gem County Commissioners:

April 26
August 23
November 22

These are the open public forum meetings held at the Ola Hall at 7PM.
I have posted them on the monthly calendars and will also be posting a reminder on the Newsletter as the dates draw near.

The Sweet schedule is also on the calendar and those dates are as follows: 3/22, 7/26 and 10/25. The meetings start at 7PM and are held at the Syringa Hall.

OLA'S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

The program was great as always and there was a full house. All of the children were dressed in their Christmas finest outfits and really spoke up and sang out, during the entire program. The Hall looked festive as it was decorated with the students beautiful artwork. Thomas was outstanding as "Santa In Space". Lily sang "Hark The Herald Angels Sing" and brought tears to your eyes with her clear, sweet voice. Faith played "Away in the Manger" with poise and grace. Bob sang two carols that conveyed the true meaning of Christmas and Mrs. Andelin was a new and wonderful addition to the program as she played the violin the the piano. Our Kindergartners and preschoolers squealed with delight when Santa came into the Hall. He took time and got every one's list. Everyone in attendance received a goody bag. It was a wonderful evening. Many thanks to our students and staff for giving the community a wonderful Christmas gift!!


Thanks Joyce!

NEXT DAY DELIVERY!

The mail service was as good in 1907 as it is today, Boise to Ola in a day and notice postage was just one cent. Thank you so much Sharon for sharing this with us!

A NOTE OF GRATITUDE.....

was posted this morning on Craigs List from the family whose dog was returned to them. They are very thankful to the kind people in Ola. To view the actual post go to http://boise.craigslist.org/grd/1481539306.html

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OLA CEMETERY ON-LINE

The Ola Cemetery is now on-line. Check out www.gem.idgenweb.org/cem_ola.html. I have also added this as a link, off to the left, under Gem County. This is such a wonderful addition to our newsletter! Thank you Sharon!

HAPPILY EVER AFTER.....

Thanks to the use and readership of the Ola Community Newsletter and an ad on Craig's List, a family and their dog have been reunited.

WELL WORTH IT!!

By selling calendars, DVD's and note cards, the Ola Ladies Club earned approximately $300.00 at the Sweet Bazaar last Saturday. Great job Gloria!

EXCITING NEWS!!

The Community has been granted a $3000.00 grant for the park. Many thanks to the Idaho Community Foundation and those who work so hard applying for these grants to keep Ola beautiful.

ARE YOU MISSING YOUR BEST FRIEND?

Rau's (the people that live in Jacobus' old house on High Valley Rd) have a stray German Shepherd looking dog. This dog has two collars, one green and the other is a choke chain. If this is your friend, please stop by and pick it up.

FIREMEN'S PANCAKE SUPPER

The Firemen's Pancake Supper

is being held

Saturday, November 21 at 6:00PM
at the Ola Community Hall.

This is a fundraiser for the Ola Fire Department.

Please join us and offer your support!

$10.00 pp or $25.00 per family with

children under 12

THANK YOU!!

Thanks to everyone that is using Goodshop, we have $30.00 in our account for the Community. Good job!

MANY THANKS TO PAM AND CYLE!!!!

Through the Scratch for Schools program, Pam and Cyle were able to donate $527.00 to the Ola Elementary. Great job!

2009 HALLOWEEN PARADE

CONGRATS!

Congratulations to all the successful hunters! Alan J. tagged this beautiful 3 point this Friday morning. Now we start Elk hunting, good luck to those hunters. Pics please!

Look at that elk Dave M. tagged. Pretty impressive!

Alan got his elk today (Nov. 2)

I know that there have been several other deer and elk taken by Olaites, pics please!

THANK YOU!!

On behalf of myself and my family, I would like to thank everyone for your enormous generosity and support. We always knew that we lived in a great community, but Saturday night's display of support was overwhelming. With your kindness, we will get through this.

Blane

SODA SPRINGS the MOVIE

As you know some of the scenes from Soda Springs the movie were shot at the Skippen place in Sweet, check out the website for the movie. www.sodaspringsthemovie.com

DID YOU KNOW? ..Find out on the recipe link..

HARVEST DINNER A HUGE SUCCESS!

The Harvest Dinner held Saturday afternoon was a huge success! The weather was great and with lots of old cars, wonderful stories and great food, the day couldn't have been better. The lunch was highlighted by the Ola Ladies showing off the remodeled Hall. Having waited 17 years for the improvements, it truly was a special day. Wanda Sutton was honored as one of the oldest Ladies Club members. Wanda will be moving to Emmett in the next couple of weeks, she will be greatly missed.

FOUND - Walking cane...

Found Friday evening on Timber Flat Road: A well used, hand made walking cane - sure to be missed by its owner.
To claim it, call Alan Jacobus at 584-3075

SUCCESSFUL FUNDAISER!!

That's sweet!
Look at that turnout!

The fundraiser for the Blane Carlock family was a success!! About 300 people enjoyed dinner and dancing at the Ola Fire Hall Saturday night. Not even the cold, wet weather could dampen the warm hearts of the many friends and family from taking part in this community event for a great cause. Plenty of wonderful items were donated for the silent auction and the lucky winners were announced for the raffles. Paul Metcalf was the winner of the rifle and Dave Merritt, the winner of the beautiful quilt. Many, many thanks to everyone that helped make this fundraiser a successful one!

THE AM COFFEE DRINKERS AT THE OLA INN

Can you hear me now?

ANOTHER YEAR AND ANOTHER SUCCESS

The Ola Reunion has wrapped up for another year. This year's reunion was as successful, if not more so, than years passed. With 115 attending this year, people from all over came to enjoy the food and share their memories of our Ola Valley. Some of the attendees became acquainted with relatives they didn't know they had and were able to visit their old homesteads, thanks to Sharon S. Thanks to the Ladies Club for the hard work they put in to make this annual event possible.

CHECK OUT THE NEW LINK

Gem County GenWeb is the new link, off to the left. Check it out!!

Thank you Sharon M. for providing this information.