Exeter Aquatic Center adds additional services

The Exeter Village Board voted Tuesday night to offer private parties at the new aquatic center for a cost of just $35.00 per hour. Anyone interested in hosting a party should contact Manager Jackie Miller for available times and dates.

Also announced by the board are the official dates for swimming lessons this summer. The lessons will be offered July 20 - 31 at scheduled times throughout the day. Lessons will be $20.00 per child and reservations can be made by contacting Jackie Miller at the pool or through the Village Office. Shelli Mueller will be conducting the Red Cross approved lessons.

Exeter-Milligan graduate honored with two national scholarships

Kayla Becker, a 2009 graduate of Exeter-Milligan school, recently received word that she had been selected for two national scholarships.

She was notified that she will be receiving the Knights of Columbus Anthony J. LaBella Endowed Scholarship which is a $1500 scholarship, renewable yearly.

Kayla also learned that she had been selected to receive the Military Ex-Prisoners of War Foundation $2000.00 scholarship which is also renewable yearly.

Kayla will be a freshman at the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, MN in the fall, majoring in Psychology.

Another successful Blood Drive

The Bloodmobile in Exeter on Friday, June 26th collected 28 pints of blood for the American Red Cross.

The event, coordinated by Doris Hall and Ruth Ekeler, had 35 donors come with six deferrals and one non productive.

The ladies from the United Church of Christ in Exeter provided the lunch with Norm Yound, Sterling Dyer, Alva Smith and Butch Jansen serving as the unloaders. In the canteen were Elva McBride, Barb Becker and Dianne Hanson.

Mary Wince donated orange juice, Erma Adamson donated the cups, the First National Bank in Exeter donated napkins and the Exeter Care Center donated goodie bags and bottled water. Donating cookies were Cindy Carrigan, Pat Schoenholz, Eyvonne Johnson and Doris Hall.

Several donors reached milestones in their donations including Lynn Strate who earned a one gallon pin. Two gallon pins were earned by David Bristol, Anita Mueller and Kurt Kleinschmidt. Lois Thomsen received her four gallon pin.

Assisting as greeters were Bonnie Cudaback, Marci Manwarren and Tess Moor. Escorts for the afternoon event were Sharon Dyer, Frances Becwar and Evelyn Michl.

The next area blood drive will be held in Fairmont on Friday, August 28th noon to 5:30 p.m.

Exeter Public Library Summer Reading Program Finale

The audience loved the play about sharks and fishes (just like the three little pigs).

Prizes and a fudgesicle for Katherine White at the Exeter Summer Reading Program.

A fun round of musical chairs.

The older group of kids in second and third grade performed a play for the kindergarten and first grade class.

The Exeter Library Program "Be Creative at your library" ended on Monday, June 29th with a special program for the kindergarten through third graders. The students enjoyed a bean bag color toss, a game of musical chairs and then the second and third graders performed a play they had practiced for the younger group. The students had the opportunity to learn about all of the different facets of creativity and the arts. After the program prizes including a puzzle and book bags were drawn for, bean bags and puppets were passed out and all of the participants enjoyed fudgsicle treats.

Exeter Girls Softball Team

Exeter 10 and under girls team are pictured after their third place tournament win: front row from the left, Macy Due, Jacy Schlueter, Hannah Horne, Joan Strate, Katherine White, Janey Erdkamp, top row from the left Coach Jane Beethe, Katie Skinner, Ashley Benorden, Samantha Horne, Tara Mueller, Marissa Scott, Hannah Beethe, Lucy Murphy and Mark Beethe.

Exeter Softball teams have success this weekend

Exeter Eagles 14 and under Funrall League - League Tournament Runners-Up

front row: Meredith Emshoff, Megan Waldron, Taylor Erdkamp, Shauna Meyer, Sierra Christensen

back row: Coach Mallory Ruhl, Erica Yound, Brooke Manning, Logan Zeleny, Maitlyn Thomsen, Madison Horne

not pictured: Coach Justina Hall

Exeter Eagles 18 and under Funrall League - League Tournament Champions

front row: Maddy Emshoff, Katie Briske, Megan Kuska, Mackenzie Thomsen, Brooke Pfeifer

2nd row: Ana Androyna, Heather Pribyl, Taylor Erdkamp, Kelsey Moore, Amanda Dinneen
back row: Coach Bob Ruhl



Exeter Eagles 18 and under Funrall League - Senior Recognition

Teammates playing their last game of their career for the Exeter Eagles Funrall league were recognized as follows: Megan Kuska, Katie Briske, Mackenzie Thomsen and Brooke Pfeifer

A great opening!

Opening Day at the new Exeter Aquatic Center!

Village Chairman Alan Michl supervises sign in at the pool.

The Exeter Aquatic Center opened with a free swim day for everyone on Sunday afternoon. Lots of comments were made about the new pool looking smaller until the kids got in it. With three separate sections for swimming the pool seemed a lot larger. Lots of kids and parents came to watch with over one hundred signed in for the day. A number of community members visited during the afternoon, some enjoying tours of the new facitility and some just watching the kids. The new zero entry area was a kit with kids and parents alike. Pool single and family passes are available for sale at the pool and at the village office.

More pictures in a slideshow on the sidebar.

It's a go! Ready for occupancy!!

The Village of Exeter was given the green light to open the pool as schedule on Sunday afternoon. Thursday afternoon saw inspections from both the health department and the fire marshal and both approved the opening. The pool will hold its regularly scheduled hours on Sunday from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

So Close . . .

Village Chairman Alan Michl cleans up around the shade posts

The pop and the pop cooler have been delivered.

The north shade structure (with Michl still scrubbing).

The yellow shade structure is close to the north area of the pool.

Mert Christiansen of Christiansen Construction supervising the final details of the pool before the inspections begin.

Dylan Ring cleaning every bit of the pool floor.

Preparing for the final inspections of the pool has occupied this last week. Not visible in the pictures, Village Maintenance Supervisor John Mueller was busy cleaning the construction debris off the streets around the pool. Family passes are available for purchase now at the village office. Get yours before the pool opens on Sunday to avoid "the rush"!!!

Summer Reading Program - ART!!

Making bookmarks

Being creative at the library!

Librarian Nina Bartu reads the kindergarten and first graders a story while they learn about having talents at Summer Reading Program.

The kindergarten and first grade kids from Exeter met at the library Monday morning for another session of their Summer Reading Program. They have definitely been creative and learned about all different branches of art. Under the direction of Librarian Nina Bartu the group has explored, music, colors and today they learned about "talents." This week the preschool group will meet on Wednesday at 10:00 and the second and third graders will meet on Friday at 10:00.

The last session of Summer Reading Program will be on Monday, June 29th will all participating age groups invited.