Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
HCC trivia night on New Year’s Eve
The Hartley Community Center will host a New Year’s Eve trivia night on Tuesday, Dec. 31. A meal will be served before the contest gets underway.
See the ad on Page 2 for more details.
No meal at Red’s Catering next week
There will be no carryout specials offered at Red’s Catering in Hartley on Wednesday, Jan. 1 due to the holiday.
Hartley snow ordinance reminders
The City of Hartley is reminding residents of parking and sidewalk snow ordiances. See the ad on Page 4 for complete rules.
Crazy Bob’s NYE special
Crazy Bob’s in Hartley will be serving a seafood boil dump on New Year’s Eve. See the ad on Page 3 for more details.
Lauri’s Cakes New Year’s Eve specials
Lauri’s Cakes in Hartley is offering New Year’s Eve cake specials this week. See the ad on Page 3 for more details.
Wild game feed planned in Royal
The Iowa Great Lakes Fishing Club will host its annual wild game feed on Saturday, Jan. 4 at Haggy’s in Royal. A free will donation will be accepted.
See the ad on Page 2 for more details.
First selection for conservation book club
O’Brien County Conservation Naturalist Lindsey Kleinhesselink is excited to host a quarterly book club. The first selection on the reading list is “A Sand County Almanac” by Aldo Leopold.
The 1949 non-fiction work by an ecologist, forester and environmentalist challenges philosophies, examines landscape transformations and advocates for a moral responsibility towards the natural world. Please complete your reading by Jan. 20 for a discussion accompanied by coffee and treats, at 10 a.m. at the Prairie Heritage Center.
You can borrow copies of the book from the center. Contact Kleinhesselink at (712) 295-7200 with any questions about the book club.
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.
H-M-S menus
Thursday, Jan. 2: Breakfast – Donut, fruit, juice; Lunch – Chicken strips, mashed potatoes, corn, applesauce.
Friday, Jan. 3: Breakfast – Breakfast pizza, fruit, juice; Lunch – French bread pizza, romaine salad, carrots, peaches.
Milk is served with each meal. Fruit/veggie bar offered daily.