Talk:Valmeyer, Illinois

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March 2009

I just finished taking some photos of Valmeyer for my blog, let me know how you want me to submit a few, as I am unsure how to do so. Dpalme (talk) 04:09, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Heavily vandalized

The section below has been heavily vandalized with "sneaky edits" and now appears as little more than a collective of POV edits intermixed with obvious vandalism. I placed it here since I can't begin to tell in the edit history where it all started and its mized in with legit edits to the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by OberRanks (talk • contribs) 21:32, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

The Great Flood

The “Great Flood” caused many to have to start over, even elder couples who did not have a mortgage, had to start over, like newlyweds. The town of Valmeyer received thirty-five million dollars" of government money, to help pay for the school, streets, sewer systems, and many other buildings and important things a town needs, including the community center, which is used for the fire and police department. Not everybody left their homes, however, a few decided to stay and rebuild or fix their homes, others decided to just move out of Valmeyer, all together. For many though, they have been kept their (farm) land, which each had in their families for years. The look and feel of the new town was planned by 80 people on seven committees, each committee did something different for the town, weather it had been street names, or lights, where the roads were paved, or how many lots in each section of the town. Houses were built, some next to the same neighbors as down in Old Valmeyer, others chose to build away from their old neighbors. When the committee decided the rules and regulations of their new town they wanted Valmeyer to feel like a town again, instead of a subdivision, like it was set up. There are not many crazy rules set for the residents, just a few, so the new town would not look too tacky. The school was rebuilt right in the middle of town, the school was the most important thing to the residents of Valmeyer, and their children had lost so much, having to be schooled in trailers at the Monroe County Fair Grounds. They just wanted the kids to feel like they were home again, and when it was all said and done, they could really tell the difference in all the children. They had all been through so much they wanted them to feel happy again.

1995 to present

The small school has been wonderful. Every student knows each other, and every teacher knows every student. The small town life can be difficult, though, especially when it comes down to academics. Valmeyer does not have some of the academic classes some students would like to take, but many students through out the years have gone to college others have gone straight into the work force, most of the graduating students making a really good life for themselves. Valmeyer has gone through a lot since the flood of 1993. Deaths of those that helped a great deal in the relocation, the mayor switched hands from Mr. Knobloch to Mr. Heavner, plus just other losses, friend’s, homes, and games everything a real town has to go through. Valmeyer is a real town, not just a cul-de-sac, like many were worried about. The graduating class of 2008 was the first class to go from kindergarten to graduation in the New Valmeyer School. The school has done a great job, in remembering Old Valmeyer. Some have found ways to receive new trophies and plaques from all the years that got destroyed in the flood; they also built a water fountain. The bricks and exterior lettering of the fountain came from the old school building. The flowing water is meant to represent the flood of 1993, and the columns represent the devastating series of floods that affected Valmeyer through out the years. Every part of the fountain represents something about Valmeyer, and the fountain is located right outside the main entrance of the High school. Since the great flood of 1993, and the relocation of Valmeyer, the town and community are doing very well. Since the new school opened in 1995, the school, students, faculty, and community have been doing great. With Valmeyer being such a small school, and district, it really makes it hard for sports teams to go too far, but in 2008 the girl’s volleyball team was declared to be the first-ever Sectional victory for a Valmeyer sports team. The sports choices have declined from the days in the old town. Valmeyer has volleyball, basketball, softball and baseball, as well as soccer that was just started in the 2006/ 2007. Valmeyer is a great little town, and 2009 is Valmeyer’s Centennial year, many things have been done to represent this. The community held a play about Valmeyer in the old town, the forth of July parade was a little larger and a book was written about Valmeyer’s history, from beginning to present. Valmeyer is a very strong community that is still going strong, even after everything that has been thrown at them.