Area artists are invited to submit art for a fifth juried exhibition, The Artist’s Showcase: Orange City Arts’ Regional Exhibition. Deadline for submissions is March 18. The exhibit will be April 22-30, 2016 at the Northwestern College DeWitt Theatre Arts Center.
The exhibit is open to artists from Iowa or within a 350-mile radius of Orange City. Any adult, college or high school-age artist may submit up to three works of 2-D or 3-D art, created in the past three years. There is no theme, no entry fee. Work must be submitted digitally to Orange City Arts.
The exhibit will be held in conjunction with the Northwestern College production of Rabbit Hole.
Best of show and honorable mention awards will be given, with $100 and $40 cash prizes. Artists accepted for exhibit will receive complimentary tickets to the theatre production.
Read more and get entry information below.
Puddle Jumper #5 Lots are for sale!
UncategorizedThe City of Orange City is pleased to announce that the low cost residential lots in our Puddle Jumper 5th
Addition are now available for sale to the public. This addition is directly south of Orange City Area Health
System and Puddle Jumper Trail.
The City hopes to see a lot of activity in the Puddle Jumper #5 Addition next year and in the years to come.
These lots sell for $20,000 each. We have already sold the first lot and the construction will start yet this fall.
We encourage any builder or family looking to build a new home to check these lots out! Contact any local real
estate agent or go to www.oc.spireworks.pro to find out more about this exciting opportunity.
mayor douma provides december update for citizens
UncategorizedWelcome to the Mayor’s Update.
The Mayor’s Update is an attempt, on a monthly basis, to better inform Orange City’s citizens and others on the progress and activities occurring within the community. City Council decisions, retail and commercial development progress, business activities and other actions affecting the community will be included in a brief and, hopefully, informative manner.
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I would like to express my gratitude for the opportunity of serving Orange City as its mayor for the past four years. It has been a rewarding four years. Former President Theodore Roosevelt was quoted as saying, Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. I was able to embrace that ‘prize’ in the field of education, working in various roles, for over 42 years. Indeed, the arena of education was work worth doing.
Then, four years ago, I had the good fortune of being elected as Mayor of Orange City. Once again, I was reminded of Roosevelt’s quote…the chance to work at work worth doing. I was given the opportunity to serve in the role as mayor of one of the finest communities one might imagine, to support the citizens’ vision for that community to be all Orange City should be, to work with City management, employees and staff of that community in a quest for daily excellence, and to partner with a City Council that continually held the welfare of the community at the center of all decisions made. Truly, the role of Mayor of Orange City has been work worth doing.
Some time ago, I received a bit of good advice, When you work or when you follow your passion, do it because you love to do it and are hoping to make a contribution. Give of yourself – of what you have and what you can give. If what you give makes a substantial difference, wonderful. If it doesn’t, that is okay too. In any event, give what you have. As mayor, I was privileged to serve along side many special people in attempting to make a difference on behalf of Orange City. For the successes, it only happens through the collective efforts of many. For those areas where I failed to meet expectations, I apologize. Hopefully, the shortcomings were not due to a lack of effort.
So, thank you, Citizens of Orange City, for making my four years enjoyable and for making Orange City such a special place to live, work, and worship.
Finally, I want to wish Mayor-Elect Deb DeHaan the very best. She will serve our community extremely well as she assumes her responsibilities on January 1, 2014.
Les Douma
Mayor, Orange City
on sale | christmas bonus bucks
UncategorizedThe Orange City Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Christmas Bonus Bucks are on sale today! You can buy Chamber Bucks at a 10% discount thanks to over 30 local businesses that made this years discounted bonus bucks program possible. Stop in the Chamber’s windmill office today!
Our Sponsors:
Civco
Community Bank
Edward Jones
Iowa State Bank
Farm Bureau Financial Services
Northwestern Bank
Van Engelenhoven Insurance
Participating Businesses: (spend your bucks here)
ALCO
Bomgaars
Centrum Foto
Conoco
De Zoete Winkel
Don’s Food Center
Dove Christian Bookstore
Dutch Mart
Dutch Mill Pharmacy
Dwellings
Fareway
Hands Around the World
Hardees
Hatchery
Holland House Interiors
Joe’s TV & Appliance
Kraai Furniture Carpet One
Landsmeer Golf Club
Mulder Oil
Neal Chase Lumber
Nederlander’s
Next Door Boutique
Pizza Ranch
Quiznos
Radio Shack
Sinclair Highway Service
Subway
Szechuan Inn
Windmill Park Jewelers
Woudstra Meat Market
Must buy in increments of $100, limit $1,500 per household.