March, 2018
We have many things to share with you as we complete our Water/Ways journey and begin again to explore the Solomon Valley together. There were eight special events presented during the course of our wander Water/Ways exhibit, from August 2017 to January 2018. We reported on all of them in the Solomon Valley Anthology, with the final program coverage in this issue. Another special note – the complete exhibit is now on our website! Click Here To View
It is an honor to acknowledge the Kansas Humanities Council for providing the principal funding for our Water/Ways partner site role. The KHC is a nonprofit cultural organization that connects communities with history, traditions, and ideas to strengthen civic life. This project is part of “Water/Ways,” a statewide initiative exploring the ways water shapes our lives.
We say this, write this, read this over and over as we introduce and advertise KHC programs. But as we look back on this past two years, preparing for and presenting our exhibit Living Off the Water: the Challenge to Tame and Sustain Life in the Solomon Valley, the attribution to the KHC does describe our experience! We have benefited as communities connected to each other as well as with history and traditions.
During the year, you will find the Call for Voices 2017 poetry and prose published in the Anthology. Many participants turned to water in their writing. We are pleased that the conversation will continue in this way.
Finally, our website has a fresh look. It is meant to be a useful tool. We hope it encourages you to get on the road to explore our 24 on 24! Take a look!
–Joan Nothern
December, 2017
Dear Friends Along This Way,
This has been a remarkable year for the SV24HA. Working together we continue to bring the heritage of the Solomon Valley to the public. The Water/Ways story of Taming and Sustaining Life in the Solomon Valley was well received at four venues, from August through November. We are indebted to the local researchers and hosts who made this a successful partnership with the Kansas Humanities Council.
At this time, our 24 blue-roofed kiosks along US 24 are being refurbished. New panels will be installed with updated information, formatted on the Kansas Sampler 8 Rural Elements. This project is supported by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation. Alliance board members Roger Hrabe and Alan LeSage have led the way on this project.
We had a good response to the 13th annual Call for Voices. Our generous reader-judges are reviewing this work. We will meet the winners at the Annual Meeting, January 27, in Osborne.
This is the season of thanks, and as an organization we have many people to thank: all of the board members who ease us along, step-by-step, adding to our cultural resources; the gift of the Solomon Valley Anthology; the judges of Call for Voices; web master Greg German for maintaining <hwy24.org>, a growing record of the Solomon Valley and 24 communities on US 24; and, finally, we thank you, the members, who support our vision and activities. It is time to renew memberships, to give membership gifts, and to encourage others to join us.
I hope you will plan to attend the Annual Membership Meeting, Saturday, January 27. We will recognize the Faye Minium Spirit Award recipient and announce the 2017 Call for Voices winners. A special program by Ron Parks and Leo Oliva will bring our Water/Ways exploration to a thoughtful conclusion.
Let’s continue our journey together!
–Joan Nothern
We have many things to share with you as we complete our Water/Ways journey and begin again to explore the Solomon Valley together. There were eight special events presented during the course of our wander Water/Ways exhibit, from August 2017 to January 2018. We reported on all of them in the Solomon Valley Anthology, with the final program coverage in this issue. Another special note – the complete exhibit is now on our website! Click Here To View
It is an honor to acknowledge the Kansas Humanities Council for providing the principal funding for our Water/Ways partner site role. The KHC is a nonprofit cultural organization that connects communities with history, traditions, and ideas to strengthen civic life. This project is part of “Water/Ways,” a statewide initiative exploring the ways water shapes our lives.
We say this, write this, read this over and over as we introduce and advertise KHC programs. But as we look back on this past two years, preparing for and presenting our exhibit Living Off the Water: the Challenge to Tame and Sustain Life in the Solomon Valley, the attribution to the KHC does describe our experience! We have benefited as communities connected to each other as well as with history and traditions.
During the year, you will find the Call for Voices 2017 poetry and prose published in the Anthology. Many participants turned to water in their writing. We are pleased that the conversation will continue in this way.
Finally, our website has a fresh look. It is meant to be a useful tool. We hope it encourages you to get on the road to explore our 24 on 24! Take a look!
–Joan Nothern
December, 2017
Dear Friends Along This Way,
This has been a remarkable year for the SV24HA. Working together we continue to bring the heritage of the Solomon Valley to the public. The Water/Ways story of Taming and Sustaining Life in the Solomon Valley was well received at four venues, from August through November. We are indebted to the local researchers and hosts who made this a successful partnership with the Kansas Humanities Council.
At this time, our 24 blue-roofed kiosks along US 24 are being refurbished. New panels will be installed with updated information, formatted on the Kansas Sampler 8 Rural Elements. This project is supported by the Dane G. Hansen Foundation. Alliance board members Roger Hrabe and Alan LeSage have led the way on this project.
We had a good response to the 13th annual Call for Voices. Our generous reader-judges are reviewing this work. We will meet the winners at the Annual Meeting, January 27, in Osborne.
This is the season of thanks, and as an organization we have many people to thank: all of the board members who ease us along, step-by-step, adding to our cultural resources; the gift of the Solomon Valley Anthology; the judges of Call for Voices; web master Greg German for maintaining <hwy24.org>, a growing record of the Solomon Valley and 24 communities on US 24; and, finally, we thank you, the members, who support our vision and activities. It is time to renew memberships, to give membership gifts, and to encourage others to join us.
I hope you will plan to attend the Annual Membership Meeting, Saturday, January 27. We will recognize the Faye Minium Spirit Award recipient and announce the 2017 Call for Voices winners. A special program by Ron Parks and Leo Oliva will bring our Water/Ways exploration to a thoughtful conclusion.
Let’s continue our journey together!
–Joan Nothern