Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
O’Brien County Relay For Life planned Aug. 10
The annual O’Brien County Relay For Life will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 10, at the Sheldon High School Track Field.
Teams made up of families, businesses, neighbors or church groups will raise funds for cancer research and a variety of other areas of focus during the event. All cancer survivors from O’Brien County and the area are invited to be a part of the Survivor Lap during the opening ceremony at 6 p.m. Participants may contact Karla Robinet at (712) 540-7372 for information.
To remember or to honor a loved one at the luminaria ceremony at 7:30 p.m., contact a team member Sheryl Storm at (712) 723-5270 or Joan Holles at (712) 348-1260 by Aug. 4 to purchase a Luminaria.
For general information concerning the event, contact Cindy Runger at (712) 541-7122.
Summer library program in Hartley
Hartley Public Library’s summer library program provides opportunities and incentives to keep kids reading, discovering, playing and creating all summer long. This year’s theme is “Reading Colors Your World.”
To join the summer reading program, stop by the library to register and pick up a log to record your reading time. Compete for prizes and enjoy the joy of reading.
Programs during the summer are free and no registration is required. Come to one event or all as your schedule allows.
Kids ages 1-4 can come with their caregivers to enjoy stories, songs and crafts geared to them during Toddle Time on June 30 at 10:45 a.m. Caretakers are expected to stay with the children and be responsible for them during this time. Older kids can enjoy stories, games, and crafts beginning at 10:30.
Teens can enjoy teen game day at 3:30 p.m. on July 7 and August 4. Teen craft days will be held on July 7 and July 21 at 3:30 p.m.
Adult coloring will be open at the library every Tuesday in June at 2 p.m.
Feenstra traveling office hours scheduled locally
The office of Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) will be holding the first round of traveling office hours. Representatives from Feenstra’s office will be in 19 counties to help constituents with casework such as passports, veterans’ benefits and other federal programs.
Traveling office hours for the remaining 18 counties will be held later this year. Iowans in the 4th District can also visit Feenstra.House.Gov to submit a casework request.
• Clay County: Thursday, June 24 from 9-11 a.m., at the Clay County Administration Building – Board of Supervisors Room, 300 West 4th Street, Spencer.
• Osceola County: Thursday, June 24 from 1-3 p.m., at the Osceola County Courthouse – Board of Supervisors Room, 300 7th Street, Sibley.
Moneta all-school reunion is July 24
Get your reservations in for the Moneta all-school reunion to be held Saturday, July 24, at the Hartley Community Center.
Call (712) 928-2055 or write to Darlene Lux, 201 N 1st Ave. West, Hartley, IA 51346. Anybody is welcome to attend.
Between the Covers meets June 29
Between the Covers Book Club will discuss “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins when they meet at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29, in the front room of Hartley Public Library.
Lydia Quixano Perez lives a comfortable middle-class existence in Acapulco, Mexico, with her journalist husband, Sebastian, and her 8-year-old son, Luca. Lydia runs a bookstore and one day befriends a charming customer, Javier, who appears to have similar interest in books. However, when Javier is revealed to be the kingpin of a drug cartel in a tell-all profile by her husband, Lydia and Luca are forced to flee and join the countless people trying to reach El Norte. Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they trying to reach?
Between the Covers meets the last Tuesday of the month. For more information, contact Hartley Public Library at (712) 928-2080.
Waste tire disposal offered by FB
Waste tires are banned from disposal in Iowa sanitary landfills and open burning of waste tires is prohibited by Iowa law. To help its members dispose of old tires, the O’Brien County Farm Bureau applied for and has received a Farm Bureau Share Grant.
The board of directors has earmarked this grant for a tire recycling project. O’Brien County Farm Bureau members may bring up to eight passenger or light truck tires to the show ring at the O’Brien County fairgrounds in Primghar on Saturday, June 26, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., or on Monday, June 28, from 5-7 p.m. Tires must be removed from rims. Up to eight tires per household will be accepted.
This service is offered at no charge to O’Brien County Farm Bureau members. If you are not a member, contact Phyllis Postma at the Farm Bureau office at (712) 957-2535 before June 24 to become a member. The tires will be shipped to a tire recycling center.
Annual Research Farm field
The annual Northwest Iowa Research Farm Field Day will be held Wednesday, July 7, from 9:30 a.m.-noon at the farm located at 6320 500th Street, Sutherland.
The field day will focus on pest and weed management and nitrate reduction practices.
“We look forward to holding our field day live and in-person this year,” said Joel DeJong, field agronomist with ISU Extension and Outreach, in a news release.
The program will begin with a conversation with ISU Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dr. Daniel Robison.
Other topics include updates on corn rootworm and soybean gall midge management, led by Erin Hodgson, Extension Entomologist; integrated weed management updates for 2021, led by Prashant Jha, Extension Weed Specialist; and edge-of-field practices for nitrate reduction, led by Matt Helmers, ISU Ag and Biosystems Engineering Professor.
Attendance at the field day is free and open to the public. Registration is not needed. A complimentary noon lunch will also be available.
For more information, contact DeJong at (712) 546-7835 or [email protected].
Blood drives scheduled at Spencer
LifeServe Blood Center is conducting two upcoming blood drives at Southpark Mall, 901 11th Street SW in Spencer. The first is on Monday, June 28 and the second is on Monday, July 5. Hours for both will be from 12:30 p.m.-6 p.m.
Appointments are required. Schedule a donation appointment online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or call (800) 287-4903.
Regular hours at Royal library
The Royal Public Library is now operating normally. Hours remain the same: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 3-5 p.m.; and Tuesday and Saturday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Food pantry at HLC
Current hours for the food pantry at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly are Wednesdays, 1-5 p.m. Everyone is allowed to come in and pick out their food, but masks are required.
Al Anon meetings
Al Anon meetings are held at the following locations each week:
Wednesday, 8 p.m., 511 Southmoor, Spencer; Thursday, 8 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Royal; Sunday, 7 p.m., Sanford Medical Center, 118 N 7th Ave., Sheldon.
All are welcome to attend.
Farmland property owner/tenant meetings scheduled
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s annual farmland leasing meetings for agriculture property owners, tenants, ag business representatives and lenders will be held in early August.
Each workshop will focus on current farmland value and lease rate trends, methods for determining fair ag rents for 2022 and farmland lease communication and legalities, including how to write and terminate a lease.
“These meetings are designed for ag property owners and tenants, so we focus greatly on land ownership and tenant information such as rental rates and land values,” said Gary Wright, Farm Management Specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach, in a news release. “We will also discuss how to determine a fair cash rent with the current economic uncertainty.”
Upcoming workshop dates and locations include:
• Aug. 5, 9 a.m. - Dickinson County Community Building, 1602 15th Street, Spirit Lake; Preregister to (712) 336-3488.
• Aug. 11, 3 p.m. - Northwest Iowa Community College, Building A, Room 119, 603 W Park Street, Sheldon; Preregister to (712) 957-5045.
• Aug. 12, 2 p.m. - 4-H Auditorium, Clay County Fairgrounds, 800 West 18th Street, Spencer; Preregister to (712) 262-2264.
Meetings are approximately 2-1/2 hours in length and all registrants receive a leasing arrangement book, as well as access to research-based resources from ISU Extension and Outreach. There is a $20 per individual or $30 per couple preregistration fee for those who preregister to the Extension office hosting the meeting at least two days prior to the workshop date.
Wright encourages individuals to call in and preregister so that adequate space and materials can be prepared. For more information regarding land leasing and value or the upcoming workshops, contact Wright at (712) 223-1574 or [email protected].
