Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
A generational gin tourney in Everly: Last Saturday the Everly Lions Club hosted its annual gin tournament fundraiser at The Ranch in Everly. The venue was packed with players of all ages eager to play some 11-card gin and try their hand at winning some of the numerous prizes available. The event was even host to a handful of gin-playing children, excited to get off their phones and see if they could take down their parents, grandparents and community friends in the tournament. Among those at the event were two three-generation families. Shown here is Todd Meyer, of Everly, with his son-in-law, Josh Toft, and granddaughter, Dorothy Toft. Dorothy outlasted her family elders in the tournament, almost making it to the final rounds. Pictured to the right is the Scharnberg family of Everly: Lions Club members Mark and his son, Neil Scharnberg, alongside granddaughter Brooklyn.
Clay Co. Fair Queen apps open
The search is underway for candidates to compete for the 2024 Clay County Fair Queen title. The winner, to be crowned Sunday, April 28, will reign over this year's Clay County Fair and will also compete for the Iowa State Fair Queen title.
Females between the ages of 16 and 21 by Aug. 8, the first day of the 2024 Iowa State Fair, may apply. Candidates must never have been married, cannot be a professional model, cannot represent any other organization as a queen, and must reside in Clay County or an adjoining county if the majority of her activities are in Clay County. Applicants must be a member of at least one service organization such as 4-H, Girl Scouts or a church group. (Eligibility is not limited to 4-H or FFA membership.)
The Clay County Fair Queen will represent the Clay County Fair at the Flagfest Parade in June, the Iowa State Fair during the queen contest, selected celebrations during the summer, and the Clay County Fair in September. The fair will be flexible with appearance dates if the queen has educational conflicts during her reign.
In addition to her crown and title, the Clay County Fair Queen will receive many valuable prizes from local and area business, including over $1,500 in scholarship money.
Applications are available online at https://claycountyfair.com/get-involved/fair-queen/. The application must be submitted to the Clay County Fair Queen Contest, PO Box 527, Spencer, Iowa 51301 or emailed to [email protected] on or before April 8. A committee will then select the finalists who will compete for the title on Sunday, April 28 at the Clay County Regional Events Center.
Finalists will be notified by April 15 and will receive more information regarding the next phase of the competition. Candidates will be judged on personality, attitude, awareness, leadership and citizenship, contribution to the community, overall appearance, charm, poise and her three-minute or less self-expression portion. All Clay County Fair Queen Contest judges' decisions will be final.
4 seniors garner academic all-WEC honors
Four seniors from Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn are among the 2023-24 winter academic all-War Eagle Conference selections. Those named academic all-conference are senior participants with a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher.
Included on the girls' academic all-conference list from H-M-S are cheerleaders Delaney Murphy, Kinsey Schirmer and Emma Vollink.
George Vargas is one of the boys' basketball all-academic qualifiers.
