Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
2023-24 registration at H-M-S, CC/E
Online registration for the 2023-24 school year at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn is open now through July 31, with in-person registration slated for Aug. 3.
Registration at Clay Central/Everly Elementary will be held on Tuesday, July 25 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Sign-up will be for grades PK-6 only.
See the ads on Page 4 and Page 5, respectively, for more details.
Electricity to be shut off in Hartley
Hartley Municipal Utilities will have a planned power outage on Wednesday, Aug. 2 at 11 p.m. The outage will end on Thursday, Aug. 3 at 4 a.m.
See the ad on Page 5 for more details.
HHS alumni to gather
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will be serving coffee and bars to Hartley (60 and over) graduates, on Saturday, Aug. 5 from 8:30-10 a.m.
Members of the Class of 1958 will also be celebrating their 65th class reunion.
Summer Celebration 2 weeks away
With end of July on the horizon, that can only mean one thing: Hartley Summer Celebration is near.
See the ads on Page 3 for details about Cow Pie Bingo, Hartley Health & Fitness Center’s 5K, and early wristband sales for Kids Corner at Neebel Park.
Red’s Catering menu
Red’s Catering in downtown Hartley will be serving four carryout specials on Wednesday, July 26 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
See the ad on Page 3 for more details.
O’Brien County Fair starts Saturday
The 2023 O’Brien County Fair kicks off on Saturday, July 22 at the fairgrounds in Primghar. Check out the complete schedule on Page 4.
Museum open for Railroad Days
Yesterday’s Memories & Vander Haag’s Antique Truck Museum in Sanborn will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday during Railroad Days.
See the ad on Page 5 for complete details.
Upcoming events at Hartley library
Between the Book Covers will meet at the Hartley Public Library to discuss this month’s book selection, “The Key to Everything” by Valerie Fraser Luesse, at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25.
Sidewalk chalk and bubbles will be featured at the library’s summer reading program at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 26.
Children’s story time at the library will be held on Monday, July 31, at 10:30 a.m.
HLC 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.
Back-to-school shopping during tax-free weekend
Consumers working through rising prices of children’s school supplies and inflation can find some relief by planning for Iowa’s sales tax-free weekend.
Mark your calendar for this once-a-year opportunity, Aug. 4-5, to expand your student wardrobes without paying state and local sales tax. This means consumers will save at least $6 on every $100 they spend for clothing and shoes.
Iowa’s annual sales tax holiday kicks off at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 4 and runs through midnight Saturday, Aug. 5. Although the two-day event falls during the back-to-school shopping season, the exemption applies only to certain apparel and footwear priced less than $100. Waived on such items are the state sales tax of 6 percent and any local option sales tax.
Examples of a few items that are exempt from Iowa’s tax-free weekend include: jewelry, watches and watchbands, umbrellas and sports equipment (such as skis, swim fins, roller blades and skates, as well as clothing or footwear designed specifically for athletic use).
The Legislature approved the tax holiday in 2000 to help boost the economy and give consumers a break. Know the rules to make the most of your purchase decisions.
• No sales tax, including local option sales tax, will be collected on sales of an article of clothing or footwear having a selling price less than $100.
• The exemption does not apply in any way to the price of an item selling for $100 or more.
• The exemption applies to each article priced under $100 regardless of how many items are sold on the same invoice to a customer.
For more information and a complete list of what’s included in the tax holiday, visit https://tax.iowa.gov/iowas-annual-sales-tax-holiday.
Master Gardener training offered
The application window is now open for the fall 2023 Master Gardener training cohort, which will be offered in 55 counties or Extension regions. Northwest Iowa counties offering the fall training include Cherokee, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola and Sioux.
Iowans wishing to complete Master Gardener training choose a county through which to complete training, participate in online learning modules and attend at least four in-person training sessions organized by the county Extension office. After completing the 10-week training, trainees put their knowledge to work with a 40-hour internship in their training county.
Master Gardeners are volunteers who use research-based information to educate people and coordinate projects that promote healthy communities.
Applicants have until Friday, Aug. 18 to apply for the fall session. Training for the fall session begins Sept. 5.
Local Extension staff can help anyone with questions about joining Master Gardener training this year, including details of when and where in-person meetings will take place in their county or Extension region. For more information, contact:
• Kate Stewart, Master Gardener Program Coordinator in O’Brien County, at (712) 957-5045 or [email protected]
• Sandy Lamfers, Ag Program Coordinator and Office Assistant in Osceola County, at (712) 754-3648 or [email protected].
Interested individuals can also learn more and apply for the training online at https://www.extension.iastate.edu/mastergardener/become-master-gardener.
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.
