06/30/22: Community Calendar

Legion Family to meet July 5

The Hartley Legion Family will meet Tuesday, July 5, at 7 p.m. at the Legion Building.

Game night for adults at Hartley library

Hartley Public Library will be hosting a game night for adults at 6 p.m. on Friday, July 8. Board games, Card Against Humanity and many other options will be available.

No special at Red’s

Red’s Catering in downtown Hartley will not be serving a meal on Wednesday, July 6.

See the ad on Page 4 for more details.

Research Farm Field Day set for July 13

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 include 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.

Attendance at the morning and/or afternoon field day is free and open to the public. Registration is not needed. For more information, contact Joel 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.

Okoboji Summer Theatre announces lineup

The Okoboji Summer Theatre has announced the lineup of productions for its 64th season in the Iowa Great Lakes.

June 28-July 3, Ken Ludwig’s “A Comedy of Tenors” (Comedy); July 5-10, “Pump Boys and Dinettes” (Musical); July 12-17, “An Inspector Calls” (Mystery); July 19-24, “Purely Patsy” (Musical); July 26-31, “Bright Star: A New Musical”; Aug. 2-7, “Painting Churches” (Heartwarming Comedy); and Aug. 9-14, “Legally Blonde” (Musical).

The Boji Bantam Children’s Theatre performances will be: “The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!” (July 6-9) and Molly Shannon’s “Tilly the Trickster” (July 20-23). Boji Bantam productions are presented Wednesdays-Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.

Stephen Brotebeck returns as OST’s artistic director and will be joined by guest directors, actors and designers from around the country.

For ticket information, call the Box Office at (712) 332-7773.