Around Everly & Royal

CC/E menus

Wednesday, Aug. 24: Breakfast – Biscuits with sausage, cold cereal, toast, fruit, juice, yogurt; Lunch – Crispito, corn, pears, rice.

Thursday, Aug. 25: Breakfast – French toast sticks, cold cereal, toast, fruit, juice, yogurt, milk sticks; Lunch – Ground beef and gravy, green beans, banana, dinner roll.

Friday, Aug. 26: Breakfast – Donut, cold cereal, toast, fruit, juice, yogurt; Lunch – Grilled cheese, carrots, peaches, chocolate chip cookie.

Menus subject to change at any time. Milk is served with each meal.

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.

Hope Lutheran food pantry hours

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.

Summer Honor List announced at NCC

Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon has announced the Honor List for the summer semester. Students on the Honor List are full-time and have achieved an average grade point of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

Area students named to the list are identified by hometown and program.

Everly: Alyssa Zylstra, Associate Degree Nursing.

Sanborn: Faith Kamanda, Practical Nursing; Jason Kruger, Automotive & Light Duty Diesel Technology; Daniel Nyanchoga, Practical Nursing.

Accessibility improvement grants offered for voters with disabilities

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate is providing a $1,000 grant to every county in the state to improve voter access ahead of the 2022 general election. The grant is intended for counties to partner with local advocacy organizations and self-advocates to receive feedback on how polling places can be more accessible for Iowans with disabilities.

"I want all voters to have a positive experience when they cast their ballot," Pate said in a news release. "Every polling place is required to be accessible, but we need to move past simple compliance. Inclusion begins in the planning stages and providing county auditors with the resources to work with local organizations to improve access will make sure every Iowan can easily navigate their polling place on Election Day."

Approximately 300,000 Iowans have a disability. Counties can use the grant to improve accessibility considerations and receive communication, etiquette, and sensitivity training to understand the perspective of voters with disabilities.

The deadline for counties to request the grant funds is Aug. 31, and the scope of work must be completed by the November 2022 general election.

NWI fishing report

Most area lake temperatures was in the mid-70s to 80s last Thursday. This week's forecast calls for continued temperatures in the 70s-80s. Bass and panfishing has been great on most lakes out along weed lines in 15-plus feet of water. Most fish have been caught out in deeper water as temperatures have increased.

East Okoboji Lake: Lake temperature was in the lower 80s last Thursday. The water level is one inch over crest. Fish are out deeper during warm water temperatures. Trolling has been working very well. Find crappie and yellow bass in 12-17 feet of water. Try fishing weed lines where there is new vegetation growth.

Black crappie, good. Best bite is in 10-15 feet of water along weed lines. Bluegill, good. Walleye, fair. Try spinners, crankbaits and long and shallow shad raps in the main basins. Best bite is an hour before and after sunset. Yellow bass, good.

Lost Island Lake: Fishing/trolling is getting more difficult as aquatic vegetation reaches the surface in many places. There has been a decent-sized algae bloom lately. Black crappie, fair. Walleye, slow. Try trolling crankbaits or with lindy rigs off weed lines. Best bite is an hour before and after sunset. Yellow perch, fair.

Minnewashta Lake: Bluegill and crappie fishing has been good; some sorting may be needed. Black crappie, good. Bluegill, good.

Silver Lake (Dickinson): The late afternoon bite has been fair. Many anglers are targeting fish schools during the day. Vegetation growth and a large algae bloom are making fishing more difficult in many areas. Many large schools of young of the year bullhead are swimming around the lake.

Walleye, fair. Try spinners, crankbaits and long and shallow shad raps.

Spirit Lake: Water temperature was in the upper 70s last Thursday. The lake level is at crest. The walleye season is open. Most species are out deeper in 17-plus feet of water.

Black bullhead, fair. Try fishing the northern grade of Spirit Lake. Black crappie, fair. Use a tube jig and bobber. Bluegill, fair. Walleye, fair. Use spinners, crankbaits and long and shallow shad raps; try to find weed lines. Yellow perch, good. Many perch can be caught, you may need to sort for size.

West Okoboji Lake: Water temperature was in the upper 70s last Thursday. The water level is one inch over crest. Most fish are out deeper in 15-plus feet of water. Rocky points and areas with new vegetation growth have seen the most success.

Black crappie, good. Use crankbaits or shad raps. Bluegill, good. Try small shad raps. Largemouth bass, fair. Smallmouth bass, fair. Try fishing off points with surface baits or jerk baits. Walleye, fair. Try fishing off points by trolling crankbaits or with lindy rigs. Best bite is an hour before and after sunset. Some fish have been caught while trolling for crappie.

Fair to Fork Market new at Clay County Fair

Fairgoers will be able to enjoy a farmer's market experience and learn more about locally produced foods at the 2022 Clay County Fair.

Located in the former Art Barn south of the Outdoor Arena, the Fair to Fork Market will feature vendors selling fresh produce and other locally produced food items, as well as educational exhibits from the Iowa Food and Family Project.

Vendors in the Market will switch out daily with two timeframes available, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., and 3-7 p.m. each day of the fair. Vendors interested in participating in the Market may contact Jason Brockshus at [email protected] or (712) 580-3000.

It's Threshing Bee time in Butterfield

The Butterfield Threshermen will hold their 55th annual Steam and Gas Engine Show Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 20-21 at Voss Park on the west edge of Butterfield, Minn., just off Minnesota Highway 60 in southwest Minnesota.

See the ad in this week's Northwest Iowa Peach for admission details Parking is free, and and Voss Park campground near Butterfield Lake is available for camping.

Continuous entertainment on stage, from Friday night through Sunday, will feature outstanding bluegrass bands. This year's entertainment will include Becky Buller who is a 10-time International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) award winner.

Several steam engines and antique tractors will thresh about 10 acres of wheat and oats during the show. Over 250 antique tractors, from Rumleys to Hart Parrs, will be on display. Equipment will parade Saturday afternoon at 2:15 p.m., and Sunday at 3:15 p.m., along with classic cars and trucks.

The featured equipment this year is Ford and Ferguson tractors and the Hercules Economy gas engine. There will be several models on display during the 2022 show.

The antique auto exhibit will feature station wagons as the special attraction. Visitors will enjoy seeing these classic examples of family transportation as well as other vintage cars on display.

The show's many attractions include woodcutting by a sawmill, lathe mill, shingle mill and much more. The Voss Park grove will be loaded with antique gas engines, big and small, not to mention scale models. The steam building houses a permanent display of stationary steam engines. There will be an antique and out-of-field tractor pull held on Friday evening at 5:30.

The pioneer town replicates early Butterfield with a school, general store, church, homestead, gristmill, print shop, saddle shop, livery and more. Each has working displays showing how early Butterfield thrived. Pioneer crafts like spinning, weaving, doll making, and broom making are ongoing, and the many antique collections will delight all.

A feature attraction enjoying its third year is the Construction Corner. Vintage earth moving equipment can be seen operating in the demonstrations area on the south side of the show grounds.