Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Renovation on the buildings located at 135 and 141 S Central Ave. in downtown Hartley continued this week, with seven new windows being installed. The window openings were previously covered by metal. The buildings were purchased earlier this fall by EZ Acquisitions, LLC. Owner Elijah Zevenbergen plans to renovate the ground level commercial space and create apartments on the second floor. Pictured here, workers reframe a window on the second floor of the old pharmacy building.
Holiday open houses planned locally
Open house season is upon us, with several local businesses planning events in the coming weeks.
Check out the ads inside for more details on open houses in Hartley and Everly.
Red's Catering menu
Red's Catering in downtown Hartley will be serving a variety of specials on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
See the ad on Page 4 for more details.
Hartley Public Library closed Nov. 29-30
The Hartley Public Library will be closed on Friday, Nov. 29 and Saturday, Nov. 30. Regular hours will resume on Monday, Dec. 2.
Recycling day change in Hartley
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, recycling in Hartley will be picked up on Friday, Nov. 29.
H-M-S Giving Tree gifts due Dec. 13
The H-M-S Giving Tree will once again provide gifts to families in need during the upcoming holiday season. Gift lists are available on trees at the following businesses: Iowa State Bank, Sanborn Savings Bank and Prins Insurance in Sanborn; Treimer's Insurance Agency, United Community Bank and Savings Bank in Hartley; and JR's in Melvin.
Wrapped gifts are due back at participating businesses by Dec. 13.
Hartley Lions Club Burger Bar is Dec. 8
The Hartley Lions Club will hold its annual burger bar on Sunday, Dec. 8 from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Hartley Community Center. The event will be held in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce's Vendor Fair.
See the ad on Page 3 for more details.
Everly Christmas Vendor Fair is Dec. 7
The annual Everly Christmas Vendor Fair will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Hap Ketelsen Community Center. This year's event features more than 25 vendors selling a variety of products.
See the ad on Page 2 for more details.
Chapel group selling nuts to raise funds
The Hartley Chapel Group will be selling nuts at the Hartley Chamber of Commerce's vendor fair on Sunday, Dec. 8. All proceeds will benefit the group's activities.
See the ad on Page 4 for more details.
H-M-S menus
Monday, Dec. 2: Breakfast – Cereal, pop tart (9-12), fruit, juice; Lunch – French bread pizza, baby carrots, corn, pears.
Tuesday, Dec. 3: Breakfast – Pancake and sausage bites, fruit, juice; Lunch – Chicken patty on bun, chips, broccoli/cauliflower, mixed fruit.
Wednesday, Dec. 4: Breakfast – Breakfast pizza, fruit, juice; Lunch – Soft shell taco, lettuce/cheese, tomatoes, red peppers, grapes, bread (9-12).
Thursday, Dec. 5: Breakfast – Egg omelet, muffin, fruit, juice; Lunch – Chili, crackers, cinnamon roll, celery, applesauce.
Friday, Dec. 6: Breakfast – Donut, fruit, juice; Lunch – Pork chop patty, mashed potatoes, green beans, oranges, roll (9-12).
Milk is served with each meal. Fruit/veggie bar offered daily.
HLC food pantry
Current hours for the food pantry at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly are Wednesdays from 1-3 p.m. Everyone is allowed to come in and pick out their food.
EFR lands grant
Nearly $416,000 in 50 percent cost-share grants were recently awarded to 138 Iowa rural fire departments to help their efforts to protect Iowans and their property from wildfires. The grants offer valuable funding assistance for wildfire suppression, personal protective and communications equipment.
Among the recipients was Everly Fire & Rescue. These grants are made possible through Iowa DNR Forestry, in cooperation with US Forest Service - State and Private Forestry.
Jason Walker, fire supervisor with DNR Forestry, reminds all fire departments of the importance of submitting Wildland Fire Reports whenever they respond to a wildland fire or provide assistance to a prescribed or controlled wildland fire. Wildland fire reporting forms are available at http://www.iowadnr.gov/fire.
Departments returning these reports receive priority points when the grant applications are scored. These wildland fire reports are compiled locally and nationally and are reported to Congress.
Elevator work at OC courthouse
The O'Brien County Courthouse will have limited access to services on the second and third floors due to reconstruction of the elevator. Drivers' license, and some other services for those individuals unable to use stairs, will not be available due to the equipment needed.
If you are unable to use the stairs, officials will make accommodations where possible. Please give the office needed a call to make arrangements.
Apply now for KIB paint grants
Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful recently announced that applications for 2025 Paint Iowa Beautiful grants are open. The longstanding partnership provides free paint to a wide variety of public service and community betterment projects throughout Iowa.
Keeping up the appearance of our buildings, facilities and parks is an important component of viable communities. Well-maintained and painted buildings reflect pride in our communities. Thousands of gallons of paint have been donated to community groups through the Paint Iowa Beautiful program.
In its 20-year partnership with Keep Iowa Beautiful, Diamond Vogel has awarded enough paint to cover over five million square feet of surfaces for 1,438 community projects in Iowa.
Applications are due Feb. 14, 2025. For more information, visit https://keepiowabeautiful.org/grants-scholarships/grants/paint-iowa-beautiful/.
