Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Summer rec program needs volunteers
The summer baseball and softball program in Hartley is need of coaches and umpires for the summer season. The rec department is also in need of a director.
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Correction
An article last week about bird show cancellations in Iowa incorrectly identified Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig as the Iowa Secretary of State.
Paul Pate is the Iowa Secretary of State. The newspaper regrets the error.
Spring seasons off to slow start
Getting the outdoor sports seasons started has been a struggle for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn's golf and track teams.
The track meet to be hosted by South O'Brien on March 29 was cancelled while the golfers' season opener with Gehlen Catholic at LeMars on April 4 is postponed.
H-M-S's track teams are scheduled to compete in the Sioux City Relays on April 9, in a meet hosted by Unity Christian at Orange City on April 11 and at Spirit Lake on April 12.
Weather and course conditions allowing, the Hawk golfers will play at Hinton on April 7 and at Remsen St. Mary's on April 11, and host South O'Brien at Sanborn on April 12.
The spring sports tab featuring H-M-S and Sibley-Ocheyedan golf and track teams will be included with next week's issue of the Sentinel-News.
Foundation grant supports updates at Seasons Center
Seasons Center in Spencer recently received a $6,000 grant from the Clay County Community Foundation. Funds will be used to update the reception area of the administrative office in Spencer.
"We are extremely thankful to the Clay County Community Foundation for this award," said Christina Eggink-Postma, Vice President-Program Coordination and Compliance at Seasons Center in a news release. "Our building has been around for a while and is in desperate need of an update."
"We see a lot of clients at our Spencer office. Having the opportunity to update our main entrance and reception area will have a positive impact on all those who visit our agency," added Dan Ries, President and CEO of Seasons Center.
2 plantings open at cemetery
The Memory Tree Project at Pleasant View Cemetery sponsored by the City of Hartley and the Chapel Group has pledges for three of the five possible tree plantings for 2022. If you are interested in participating in the Memory Tree Project this year, contact Hartley City Hall at 928-2240 or LeRoy Raabe, Chapel Group president, at 712-260-3567 before May 1.
The purpose of the Memory Tree Project is replacement of diseased and fallen trees to maintain the beauty of the cemetery. In 2021, the first year of the project, five trees were planted.
Boat registrations expire April 30
Iowans will be registering more than 231,000 boats before April 30, when current boat registrations expire. Boat registrations are good for three years and registration fees go to support water trails, navigation enforcement, aquatic invasive species, and boater education and safety.
Boat registrations are handled by Iowa's county recorders and boat owners may bring their current registration to any recorder's office when they renew. Nonresidents who register their boat in Iowa will go to the county where the boat is primarily used.
