The Village of Exeter recently transported its entire grass dump pile
and had it spread out on a nearby field. A huge pile of large chunks that
were in the grass that was spread out that are obviously not grass, but were
dumped by residents in the grass pile. Chunks of concrete, pieces of
signs, lots of large sticks and even a license plate were found in the
pile. The pile is for GRASS only.
The Exeter-Milligan Junior- Senior
High Christmas Program was held Thursday evening in the Exeter gymnasium.
The Junior High Choir opened the
evening performing “Deck the Hall” and “The First Noel” which was accompanied
by Jordyn Brandt and Ella Wilkins. The
Junior High then gathered their instruments and played two band numbers,
“Winter Fantasy” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.”
A special duet was performed by
seniors Ashley and Meghan Miller, “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” before the
Senior High Choir was joined by the group Friends of Vocal, a group of selected
Junior High choir members. The group
sang “La Loo, La Low.”
The five members of the Senior High
Choir performed “Do You Hear What I Hear,” and “Sankta Lucia” with a special
introduction by Madeleine Ensrud, a foreign exchange student from Norway who
traditionally sings the song in Swedish each Christmas season as her father is
from Sweden.
The Senior High Band did an
outstanding job performing “’Handel’ For Christmas,” “Let It Snow! Let It Snow
Let It Snow!” and “Winter Wonderland” before the Junior High band joined them
to accompany the audience participation number “Christmas Sing Along.”
First National Bank
in Exeter recently announced that they would be changing their name to
Generations Bank as of December 17th.
According to
President Alan Emshoff, “The only change that our customers will notice is our
name change, a new sign on the front of the bank and a new logo.”
The bank transitioned
from a national charter to a state charter which required eliminating the use
of national in the name of the bank, “We chose the name “Generations Bank” as a
way to honor past generations of our customers, recognize the current
generation and to continue the tradition of real community banking for the next
generation.”
Generations Bank has been serving
members of the area since 1934, and “we intend to continue to do so for
generations to come,” according to Emshoff.
A few Exeter-Milligan high school
students had the opportunity to attend the Self Advocacy workshop at ESU6
recently. It was very informative for the students. They watched a
mock interview that gave them tips on what and what not to do at an interview
and they learned proper behavior for an interview. They also had the
opportunity to find what their learning style is and how they can use that to
their advantage in the classroom. A school psychologist also came in and
explained all of the different kinds of disabilities including the following:
reading, math, writing, speech/language, and many more. The students
really enjoyed the section on technology where they were able to learn about
many of the new technology tools that can be helpful for them in the future.
Students had the opportunity to work with students from other schools and
socialize with them. A college disabilities service counselor came in and
explained how to disclose their disability to colleges and how to survive
college. They learned that nothing can stop them from doing what they
want to do except for themselves. Overall, it was a great experience for
the students. They learned a lot and enjoyed what the workshop had to
offer.
