Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Upcoming program at Hartley library
A program on local foraging will be held at the Hartley Public Library on Saturday, June 25, at 9:30 a.m. The program will be presented by a member of O’Brien County Conservation and is open to the public.
Winnie Mack turns 101 on June 25
Winnie Mack, of Hartley, will turn 101 on Saturday, June 25. A card shower is requested to mark the occassion.
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2 specials at Red’s Catering next week
Red’s Cater in downtown Hartley will be serving scalloped potatoes and ham as well as a salad bar on Wednesday, June 29 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Hope Lutheran Church food pantry
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.
Research Farm Field Day set for July 13 near Sutherland
The annual Northwest Iowa Research Farm Field Day will be held Wednesday, July 13, from 9:30 a.m.-noon at the farm located at 6320 500th Street near Sutherland.
The program will begin with ISU Extension and Outreach Crop Markets Specialist Chad Hart discussing “Outlooks: Ag, Carbon and Renewable Energy.” Timely topics to be covered by Extension specialists including tar spot, nitrogen management, weed control, carbon and renewable energy, and more. A new optional corn rootworm field day providing in-field education using a corn-on-corn demonstration plot will follow lunch at 1 p.m.
“Farmers and agronomists can plan for a full day of learning at the Research Farm,” said Joel DeJong, field agronomist with ISU Extension and Outreach, in a news release. “This year we are offering two field days in one day in an effort to maximize education and networking time.”
Attendance at the morning and/or afternoon field day is free and open to the public. Registration is not needed. For more information, contact DeJong at (712) 546-7835 or [email protected].
Upcoming blood drive at Spencer
LifeServe Blood Center is conducting a drive at Southpark Mall, 901 11th Street SW in Spencer, on Friday, July 1, from 2-6 p.m.
Appointments are required. Schedule a donation appointment online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or call (800) 287-4903.
Operation Dry Water starts July 2
A group of state, federal and local law enforcement agencies will partner to focus enforcement of Iowa’s boating while intoxicated law as part of the national Operation Dry Water campaign to draw public attention to the hazards of boating under the influence.
The Iowa DNR will conduct boating-while-intoxicated-focused enforcement statewide with increased patrols and check points. Officers will also administer breath tests and work to inform the public on the hazards involved on the waters across Iowa.
One-third of all boating fatalities nationally involved alcohol and many of those victims were innocent bystanders, according to the DNR. Operation Dry Water runs July 2-4.
In 2021, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and its partners contacted more than 1,800 vessels containing 6,254 boaters resulting in 542 citations or warnings as part of Operation Dry Water.
2021 areas for BWI arrests: Mississippi River, 8; Coralville Reservoir, 6; Missouri River, 3; Okoboji, 3; Rathbun Reservoir, 3; total BWI, 31.
Regular hours at Royal library
Hours at the Royal Public Library are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 3-5 p.m.; and Tuesday and Saturday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
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.
