Happy Birthday Dr Seuss!

A Homesteader Arbor Day

 Thanks to Mr Jones' and his 4th Grade class, Whitewood celebrated 2019 Arbor Day with a homestead feeling.

   

-In the early Years, Whitewood was known as the 'Breadbasket" for the area because of the many fruit tres and vegetable gardens run by Whitewood residents.   One resource writes Whitewood is the "the best fruit region of the State."   - excerpt from Whitewood Historical Notes and Folklore by Mary Livingston.

Friends of the Library and Historical Society.

Organizational Meeting

Tuesday,  12 February, 2019

6:30pm  at the Whitewood Public Library

This meeting will explore what we need to do to have a nonprofit organization called :
Whitewood Friends of the Library & Historical Society.

What will need to be started to establish this as a non-profit group is.
1.  File paperwork with the South Dakota Secretary of State.  This will give us:
     a.  Registered SD Organization
     b.  EIN Number
     c.  By Laws
This takes about a month to get back and costs $35.00.

2.  File paperwork with the U>S> IRS. This will get us:
     a.  Non-profit Status

This takes 6 to  9 months to get back at a cost of $275 - $400 depending on the type of form used.

Annual forms must be filed with each of these organizations.



What would it mean for the Whitewood Public Library to have this nonprofit?

1.  Provide support for the Whitewood Library along with many other South Dakota Libraries who currently have Friends of the Library.
2.  Provides the Whitewood library Director with a method of getting library needs known and, possibly, filled.  Contributions to the Library would be tax deductible.
3.  It would send a clear signal that our community is serious about supporting the library and maintaining our Whitewood Historical Collection
4.  This would be the vehicle that would allow us to push forward with the dream of having a place where Whitewood historical material could be on show.
5.  Once we have this status we can apply for nonprofit grants.  That does not guarantee we will get any grants, but it will give us the opportunity to try.
6.  It provides an opportunity for people to get involved.  People who live in Whitewood and the surrounding area and those who have an interest in Whitewood but live some distance away.
7.  Once a membership list is established, we will be able to communicate on a monthly basis with members.
8.  This organization could work with other organizations to move all agendas forward and accomplish goals.

We need as many people as possible to participate in getting this organization started and keeping it going.  That does not mean you will be asked for money all the time or you will be asked to attend endless meetings.

We are proposing the Whitewood Friends of the Library and Historical Society Governing Board meets once a quarter.  Committees would be formed to work on defined projects.

As with most  organizations. fund raising will be important so one of our first jobs will be to establish monetary goals and what kind of fund raisers we want to try.
More important than raining money, we need to "have everyone on board"  with the overall goals of the organization.  For this we need you to speak up and give your input.

What is important to you?

What would you like to see this organization do in its first year?                             In its 5th year?  In its 10th year?

Do you have ideas that you haven't heard anyone else talk about?

Please talk to us.

Learn about Oils

Phoebe Apperson Hearst Library Staff Visit

Pheobe Apperson Hearst Library Staff from Lead, SD jumped in a car to tour other libraries.  Whitewood Public Library was on their radar!   We had a great sharing session.

Sr Center Plant Exchange

"Cowboys" Visit the Library

Whitewood 'Cowboys'

Jim Willson,  Clayton Overland,  and Howard Peterson

talked the 4rth graders about the 'Ridin' and 'Ropin Clubs that they were a part of over 50 years ago. Mr Peterson gave the kids a lesson in calf ropin'.

This was all part of the 4rth Grade South Dakota History project.  Mr Jones has put a focus on Whitewood's history by assigning his students with people to interview and buildings to research.  We here at the library were glad to be a part of that.

 

Social Security Workshop

Tuesday, May 10, 2016  at 6:30 PM

Are you making the right decisions before you retire?
Come & Learn Various Retirement Income-Enhancing Strategies
- Coordinate benefits to help enhance spousal and survivor benefits
- Claiming spousal benefits while earning delayed retirement credits
- “File & Suspend”, “Do Over”, and “Start, Stop, Restart” strategies
- Claiming early worker benefits could lower your spousal benefit
- Survivor benefits for widowed and divorced spouses

Tuesday, May 10th
from 6:30 to 8:30 pm
at the Whitewood Public Library
1201 Ash Street
Seating is FREE, but limited.
Call Rea Weyrich at (605) 269-2616 or
Brian Bickett at (605) 791-1254
to reserve your seat and workbook!

Easter Bake Sale

Whitewood Chamber March Newsletter

Make Cards with Joyce Ehlers

Saturday March 19,2016 09:00:00 AM

Make 4 cards for $10

Great fun!! Everything is cut and ready to go.

Let me know if you can attend

This includes a lite breakfast.

Please Call the library 269-2616 or

Joyce (605)490.1473 JEHLERS@RUSHMORE.COM


2016 Card Class Shedule

19 March

9 April

14 May

11 June

9 July

10 Sep

8 Oct

12 Nov

10 Dec

Thursday Afterschool Activity

 Field Trip to Vore Buffalo Jump

Leave Whitewood Library  10 March, 2016 at 1:00 with 15 children return at 3:30.
Permission slips are available at the library and should be turned in there.

Last Thursday Patty Karas shared a video about a buffalo jump with the children. She layed out the contents of a 'comparison' box that the children loved. Items we use today were matched with items used by Native Americans.

1st Wednesday of the Month Craft Class 1:00  @ the Library

March class was Barn Quilts
Mary Livingston demonstrated how to pick a design and lay it out in minutes. She provided participants with their own materials to design a barn quilt pattern to take home.

In 2013 Whitewood Celebrated the 125th Anniversary of the incorporation as a Dakota Territory City. To celebrate, residents created and hung Barn Quilts on businesses and homes. Since then more Barn Quilts have been added.
Take a drive through Whitewood to see these works of art in
South Dakota's Only Barn Quilt town.

Next Craft Class will be 6 April 2016

Waffle Wednesday and Dr Seuss's Birthday.....and FRIENDS!!!