Community News Stories

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RSVP of Northeast Iowa and the American Red Cross are holding their “Battle of the Badges” Blood Drive Friday, May 6 from 12 noon until 5 pm at Stone Ridge Community Church, 1111 Montgomery Street in Decorah. Respond to the call and give blood during this time of critical need. Please also note that the American Red Cross has removed the mask requirement at blood drives. Come vote for your favorite public service department – EMS, Fire or Law Enforcement – for a chance to win a travel trailer camper that sleeps 8! Plus, you’ll also receive a $10 e-gift card to a merchant of your choice. For an appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit redcrossblood.org and enter code DECORAH. Or, simply call Pete at 309-236-2382.

We’re on a Mission…Pave the Way 5K

Saturday, June 11, 2022, starting and ending at the Calmar Lutheran Church.

Registration forms can be found on the church website or on the church’s Facebook page.

This is a fundraiser for the upcoming youth mission trip to Puerto Rico and the church parking lot project. The proceeds from the race will be split evenly between these two causes.

Chance Adam, Chase Adam, and Caylie Adam are putting this project on as part of their 4-H County Council Leadership project. If you have any questions you can contact Chance at 563-568-1389 or email him at chanceadam2004@gmail.com.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that seven Emergency Rural Health Care Grant awards will go to rural Iowa hospitals for a total of $5,187,500. Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco received a $1,000,000 grant to help build a 3,900-square-foot clinic addition. This project will include nine exam rooms, three offices, three nurses’ stations, and a procedure room to support COVID-19 recovery efforts.

“These grants are big investments in Iowa’s healthcare infrastructure, so that we can care for the people in our hometown communities and rural areas,” said Theresa Greenfield, USDA Rural Development State Director in Iowa. “As an advocate for rural Americans, USDA is funding critical facilities to make medical services more modern and accessible. By moving fast to improve rural hospitals, we are helping create more positive healthcare activities and outcomes for our family, friends, and neighbors all across Iowa.”

Additional awards will be announced in the coming months.

Join Giants of the Earth for Mini Czech Fest at Giants, part of our “Passport to Other Cultures” travelogue series on Thursday April 14, 2022!  
Join us this Thursday (April 14th, 2022) at 6:30pm to explore the Czech pop-up exhibit, get to know Craig and Sarah Neuzil of Pivo Brewery and Blepta Studios, as well as their mother, the fabulous Becky Neuzil! They will wear their cultural costumes, teach us about the history and culture of the country, and provide Czech-style beer samples!!!

RSVP and Allamakee Emergency management – April 26^th in Postville, April 28^th in Lansing and May 3^rd in Waukon – all at 5 pm. For More information about these meetings

NEI RSVP OFFICE IS AVAILABLE MONDAY – FRIDAY FROM 9A – 4P.  CONTACT US AT 563-277-5181 OR RSVP@DECORAHLIBRARY.ORG

https://www.decorahlibrary.org/rsvp

Easter Sunday, April 17 the Calmar Lutheran Church (200 North East Street, Calmar) is hosting an Easter Breakfast from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. They will be serving scrambled eggs with toppings, sausages, pancakes, fresh fruit, rolls/muffins, and beverages. This is a free-will event and the proceeds raised will be used for the Youth Mission Trip to Puerto Rico and future youth activities.

The Northern Lights Women’s Chorus of Decorah, Iowa, will present its spring concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 10 at Decorah Lutheran Church. The 40-member chorus, comprised of women from communities throughout northeast Iowa, will present a variety of styles of beautiful choral music. Pacem, the Latin word for peace, is the theme, and the concert will feature songs designed to inspire peace.
The choir will perform a selection of joyous songs, including “A Canon of Praise,” “Pacem” and “Sanctus” with violin and flute accompaniment. Three American folk tunes will celebrate traditional music: “Banjo Pickin’ Girl” with banjo and string bass, “The Camptown Races” and “Shenandoah.” Meaningful texts and haunting melodies are featured in “Caverns in the Clouds” and “Mother to Son.” The choir will also perform the beloved contemporary standard “What a Wonderful World.” The concert will conclude with a lively traditional spiritual, “Ain’t No Grave Can Hold My Body Down.”
Guest musicians include Suzanne Ernst, flute; Julia Wharton, violin; Pat Casey, banjo; and Janice Roseland, string bass.
Decorah pianist Chris Hadley will provide special intermission music.
Northern Lights’ artistic director is Rachael Buresh, and Mary Beth Bouska serves as collaborative pianist.
Northern Lights would like to thank Depot Outlet for a major grant to support its 2021-22 season.
Decorah Lutheran Church is located at 309 Winnebago St., Decorah, Iowa. A freewill offering will be taken, with a portion of the proceeds being donated to Samaritan’s Purse for emergency medical care in Ukraine. For more information, visit the choir’s Facebook page.

The Annual Allamakee County Dairy Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 2 at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon. Food service will start at 7 pm and the program will start at 8 pm. Production and recognition awards will be presented to local dairy producers and the coronation of the 2022 Allamakee County Dairy Princess.  Banquet tickets will be available at the door.

Veterans Memorial Hospital Community and Home Care/Allamakee County Public Health will continue to offer walk-in clinics for all doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, EACH FRIDAY afternoon, continuing through the entire month of March, from 1:30-3:45 pm in the ICN Conference Room located on the southeast side of the hospital. Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be available.

Parking is available by the orange cones along the golf course for easy access to the vaccine location. Flu shots will also be available and can be safely administered at the same time as the COVID vaccine. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please wear a mask and bring your insurance card and vaccination card if you are coming for your second or booster shot of the COVID vaccine.

Both Hartig Drug and Nightingale Pharmacy in Waukon have vaccine available for ages 12 and older. Parental/ Guardian consent is required. Please call them ahead to schedule an appointment.

Since Veterans Memorial Hospital is a health care facility, the CDC does require that masks are still required to be worn by every patient and visitor to the hospital.

According to the Iowa Department of Public Health, the best way to protect yourself against COVID-19 is to get vaccinated. The risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19 far outweighs any benefits of natural immunity. COVID-19 can have serious, life threatening complications and there is no way to know how it will affect anyone. The COVID-19 vaccine, which is readily available locally, creates an antibody (immune system) response without having to experience sickness.

For more information, please call Veterans Memorial Hospital Allamakee Public Health in Waukon at 563-568-5660.

Motivational speaker Trevor Ragan will be speaking at Waukon High School on March 16th at 5.  He will speak on resiliency, learning, growing and becoming better.

CRESCO, IA: Howard County Community Hospice (HCCH), a division of Regional Health Services of Howard County (RHSHC), will begin an eight-week grief support group on Monday, April 4 from 6:00-7:45 PM. The group will meet at RHSHC’s George R. Willis Campus, located next to Kwik Star in Cresco, and will be facilitated by the HCCH social work team.

The group will be a “closed support group,” meaning the group has the same members throughout and drop-in visitors are not allowed. This allows participants to build camaraderie and trust with each other, enhancing the experience for all members. Members are asked to commit to attending all eight sessions to gain the most benefit and to support group cohesiveness.

“Individuals who attend grief support groups receive the benefit of working with trained professions and connecting with other community members who are grieving,” said Audrey Nosbisch, Administrator of Community Health Services at RHSHC. “It is the perfect time for individuals who have experienced the death of a loved one during the pandemic to start receiving support for their unique grief.”

Participants must pre-register for the group by March 30. To pre-register, or for questions, please contact Brecka Putnam, LMSW, at 563-547-2989 or becka.putnam@mercyhealth.com.

Are you a woman who owns land or farms in Winneshiek County? Are you a woman who is interested in land stewardship and/or farming? Then the Winneshiek County Women, Land & Legacy would like to hear from you. Come and join other like minded women at one of two upcoming listening sessions to share ideas, talk about your vision and needs for your land, and discuss how agencies and organizations can better assist you. Takeaways from these sessions will help guide future programs and events for Women in Winneshiek County. We need your input!

The Women, Land and Legacy chapter of Winneshiek County will be hosting two listening sessions in March 2022. The first event will take place at Wildberry Winery in Decorah, IA on March 22, 2022 from 5-7:30 pm, and the second event will be at the Spillville Library in Spillville, IA on March 31, 2022 from 5-7:30 pm. These events are free to attend, and a meal will be provided. Women are strongly encouraged to attend one of the two sessions. For more information or to RSVP please contact Sophia at 563-382-4352 ext 3.
Space is limited and registration is required by March 15, 2022.

A recent improvement has wrought a big change in the appearance of a local historic home in Decorah’s Broadway-Phelps Park Historic District. The portico of the Frederick and Sarah Landers 1860 Greek Revival home has received a much-needed facelift, thanks in part to a $5,265 grant from the Historical Resource Development Program of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. Matched by an equal amount from community residents and local businesses, the combined funds restored the portico and the signature Greek Revival transom and sidelights of the historic home owned by the Winneshiek County Historical Society and housing its offices.

Located on the southeast corner of Broadway and S. Mill Streets, the focal point of the historic home, was suffering from the ills accompanying its 167+ years as well as from unwanted attention from woodpeckers and squirrels. Wadsworth Construction, a local company specializing in historic preservation, began work by removing the transom and sidelight windows, and the fluted Ionic columns, capitals, and portico balustrade. Two braces were used to support the portico roof, and transom and sidelights openings were covered with plywood while restoration was underway at the Wadsworth shop. A Day Spring Questers grant had previously restored the center pane of the transom; that restored pane remained in place for the duration of the restoration as a promise of better days to come for the absent panes. In the shop, the remaining transom and sidelight panes were puttied, a cracked pane was replaced with 1860s era glass, and the sashes were repainted.

Meanwhile, the portico railing, columns, plinths, and capitals received similar careful attention. The posts, rails, and spindles of the portico balustrade were scraped, sanded, and repaired. A bonus emerged—it was discovered after many layers of paint were stripped from the portico roof railing spindles, that the c. 1865 carved spindles were in amazingly good condition despite their age and required only repainting. (As evidenced by an 1860 daguerreotype and a later photograph, the portico was not added until approximately five years after the home’s original construction date of 1860.)

The Ionic capitals received additions of wood epoxy to repair voids, then were scraped, sanded, and painted. Removal of the fluted columns from the portico revealed their interesting construction technique. The columns had been built by a local cooper in 1860 with oak staves in the manner of barrel construction. The beautifully executed fluting on the columns’ exterior was carved after each column was constructed. It was a creative carpenter’s inspired solution (we know his name was E.H. Keyes) to the lack of transportation of ready-made columns from a supplier in far-away Chicago, Madison, or Milwaukee. The railroad did not arrive in Decorah until 1869 and transport of the columns would have required rail transportation from Chicago or other points east to Prairie du Chien, a ferry ride across the Mississippi River to Marquette, and then an arduous 3-day journey by wagon from the Mississippi River overland to Decorah. In the case of the columns, necessity was indeed the mother of invention. When all repair and restoration work was completed, the parts were reassembled at the Landers house and final painting was done.

Thanks to local contributions and the grant provided by the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, the Greek Revival home’s portico and door surround have been transformed from “black eye” to their original role as gleaming focal point, and now serve as a visible reminder of Decorah’s early history. Future restoration plans include restoration and installation of the home’s original shutters and repointing of the brick walls with historically accurate mortar to preserve the locally manufactured brick and limestone from pre-Civil War era Decorah. Stay tuned for further developments!

Portico column had been damaged by woodpecker and squirrel incursions. The deteriorated railings and portico floor had mold problems.

David Wadsworth shows the interior of a cooper-built column constructed with local oak staves, a creative 1865 construction solution by E. H. Keyes, local carpenter. Animal and woodpecker incursions to the Ionic capital and column after restoration were restored with wood epoxy, primed, repainted, and reinstalled. Completed portico, transom and sidelights after restoration resume their original role as gleaming focal point of the 1860 Greek Revival Landers home.

Helping Services for Youth & Families is highlighting Teen Dating Violence Awareness during the month of February. According to the CDC, nearly a quarter of adult victims of rape, physical violence and stalking by an intimate partner first experience partner violence between the ages of 11 and 17. In addition, nearly 1 in 11 female and approximately 1 in 14 male high school students report having experienced physical dating violence in the last year. 

Dating violence is not only physical abuse but may also include excessive texting, checking up on, or telling you what to wear or who to hang out with are just a few tactics abusers may use to control their partner. Abusive relationships are all about power and control, and abusive patterns can start at any age.

The Domestic Abuse Resource Center is able to help and all of our services are free and confidential. For information on services or to speak with an advocate, call us on our 24-hour resource line at 800-383-2988 or chat with us at HelpingServices.org/Chat. Everyone deserves to be in a happy and healthy relationship.

The Iowa Brewery Running Series announces their beer run with Toppling Goliath!

We are the Iowa Brewery Running Series and we run for beer!

Join us at Toppling Goliath on June 18th for a 5kish course that starts and ends at this award-winning taproom in Decorah! Weave through the surrounding area at whatever pace you like, no matter what there’s a beer waiting for you at the finish line!

What’s included?! All participants receive:

• FREE craft brew from Toppling Goliath!
• Your choice of a collector’s pint glass or seasonal swag item from the Brewery Running Series
• Your chance to win sweet door prizes, like Brewery Running Series merchandise or a growler to take home
• Access to event festivities, games, goodies and giveaways
• And more!

We are all about being active, having fun and giving back to our local community. Since our inaugural event (the Brewery Running Series was founded in Minnesota in 2012), we have been able to donate over $200,000 back to local nonprofits. This event will add to that tally and go towards The Spectrum Network who serve adults with various disabilities and challenges in the Decorah area. So not only do you get to a little exercise and enjoy a great beer, you are contributing to our awesome community!

For more information visit www.breweryrunningseries.com/iowa

Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging (NEI3A) has resumed monthly in-person support group meetings. The meetings will be held on the 3^rd Monday of each month from 10:00 to 11:00 am in the Education Room of the Spectrum Network building, located at 607 Washington Street, in Decorah. Masks are recommended, and anyone experiencing COVID symptoms should stay home. A phone-in or Zoom option is also available for convenience.

Kelly Kuennen, a social worker from NEI3A, will facilitate the meeting. The next meeting will take place on January 17 at 10:00 am. This is a free group, and all caregivers of elderly or disabled persons are welcomed and encouraged to attend. No reservations are needed. If you are interested in the meeting and need more information, please contact Kelly Kuennen, Family Caregiver Specialist at NEI3A, at 563-277-6024

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ALLAMAKEE COUNTY VETERANS MUSEUM

The Allamakee County Veterans Museum will observe Pearl Harbor Day on December 7th by offering a program to the public in the Program Room of its new museum in the former Vet’s Club building in Waukon.  

On Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. a video documentary will be presented about the Japanese air raid on the U.S. Naval and Air Bases at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Islands, which marked the entry of the United States into the Second World War.  

The Pearl Harbor documentary will be preceded by a video that museum staff are calling “The last summer of peace in Waukon before the War.”  It includes movie film shot in downtown Waukon in the summers of 1940-41 by the Cote family for entertainment viewing in their newly opened Town Theatre.   Staff encourages you to try to spot and identify relatives and family friends depicted in the film, and enjoy a nostalgic look back at the “good old days.”  Period vehicles, dress, and businesses are featured, with candid closeups of people about town.

The program room currently seats about 45 people.  Due to Covid concerns, masks are encouraged but not required.  There is no admission or membership charge. The facility is handicapped accessible.  Light refreshments will be available. 

The museum remodeling was finished in late summer.  Preparation and installation of exhibits is underway and should be completed by Memorial Day 2022.  Tours will not be offered until the exhibits have been completed.  However, educational programs will continue to be offered periodically.

Northeast Iowa Community Action Early Head Start is accepting applications. The program serves pregnant women and children birth to three years old. The program provides weekly home visits to help parents be their child’s first and most important teacher. Socializations and playgroups are held for families to participate in. If you live in Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette, Howard & Winneshiek counties contact Northeast Iowa Community Action .

Have you thought about becoming a mentor? Tuesday, November 9 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at T-Bocks Upstairs; Youth Mentoring at Helping Services is hosting a Mentoring Social. 

This is the perfect event to attend to find out more about how YOU can become involved. Mentors will informally share stories about the impact mentoring has on their youth and them as an adult, the dire need for boys to have male role models, and the ways you can get started so that you are comfortable with being a mentor. 

All adults are invited to come and connect with others about mentoring. It is the event for you to attend or bring along a friend that you know who will make a great mentor. Everyone will enjoy socializing and free appetizers. Drinks will be available for purchase.This event is open house style. Come and stay the whole time or come for a portion of the time. 

There are many options available to mentors. Community mentors spend a minimum of four hours per month with their youth doing things that they both enjoy like going to a ball game, enjoying a meal together, or going for a walk. School-based mentors meet their youth for one hour per week in their building. This option is available in the Decorah and Howard-Winneshiek School Districts. Mentors can be individuals, two buddies assigned to one youth, and families. There are also part-time mentors who attend the events that fit their schedule.

Youth Mentoring has a place for you! For more information, attend the Mentoring Social or contact Colinne or Kathy at mentoring@helpingservices.org, 563-387-1720, or visit www.helpingservices.org/mentoring. 

Serving families since 1973, Helping Services for Youth & Families is dedicated to responding to current health and safety needs of youth and families through empowerment, support, and education.

Cross of Christ will host a Meatball Supper on Wed., Oct. 6, from 4-7 pm at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Houston, MN. Drive-thru/carryout only.

Meatballs, potatoes and gravy, homegrown squash, two salads, green beans, bun, and brownies. $10.00

Co-authors Doug Newhoff and Craig Sesker will be in Decorah Wednesday, Sept. 8 to promote their new book, “Home Sweet Dome,” which shares the stories of Iowa’s best high school football programs during the playoff era.

The book includes a terrific chapter about the Decorah High School program, and features interviews with Vikings greats Josey Jewell, Dick Wuest, Jason Olejniczak and Bill Post. Decorah is one of 34 programs in the 560-page, 44-chapter book, which also highlights a handful of individuals whose teams didn’t participate in the UNI-Dome playoffs.

Wednesday’s book signing event will take place from 5-7 p.m. at T-Bocks. “Home Sweet Dome” can also be purchased online at www.domeplayoffs.com or by mailing a check for $35 to Home Sweet Dome, 5407 Glacier Dr., Cedar Falls, IA., 50613.

Note: A little more info about the book can be found on the domeplayoffs.com website. If you are interested in an interview with one or both of the authors, contact Doug Newhoff at dknewhoff@yahoo.com or (319) 240-5545. We appreciate anything you can do to help us get the word out about Wednesday’s event!

The Frankville Fire Department will be holding their annual Labor Day BBQ on Monday, September 6th from 11 – 1.  Menu will include choice of chicken or turkey tenders, homemade potato salad, baked beans, a dinner roll and milk for $10.00.   The Frankville Presbyterian Church will also be selling pieces of pie for $3.00.   This is a drive-thru event.   Please follow the signs.

Along with the annual power show going on 13th-15th city wide rummage sales are also going on! There will be a coffee truck on main street!

St. John’ Lutheran Spring Fountain will be hosting there annual dinner on August 29 2021 at the church which is located 4 miles west of Sumner on Hwy 93 to Tahoe Ave then 1 mile south. The address is 1490 Tahoe Ave Sumner Ia. We will be serving from 11:00 AM till 1:00 PM. The menu includes Barbecue Pork Loin, Cheesy Hash Browns, Cracked Green Beans, Macaroni Salad and Malts. Please join us at our beautiful brick church

Assumption Parish of Little Turkey will be celebrating their annual church dinner on Sunday, August 15th. Mass at 3:00 pm. Meal serving Reicks Fried Chicken with homemade side dishes and baked goods will be served from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. $12 per meal. No advanced tickets. Live Music by Marc Frana & Jim Busta Band. Games, Bingo, Kolache Sales, Raffle, and Facebook Auction. For more information go to the parish facebook page: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Little Turkey, Iowa. Outdoor dining only, carry-out or drive-thru.  Come enjoy a meal with friends and family under the tent.

AIRING OUT THE QUILTS: OUTDOOR QUILT SHOW IN DECORAH 

For Release:  Wednesday, June 30, 2021

For more information contact Mike Ellingsen

507.602.0322  ellingsenms@gmail.com

Quilts will adorn neighborhoods of Decorah on Thursday, July 8, as the NorthEast Iowa Quilters’ Guild sponsors their second annual Airing of the Quilts – a drive-by quilt show that runs from 3:00-6:00 pm. As with many organizations, it has been a tricky year for the NEIQG – they had to cancel their biennial quilt show last October – and worked to find an alternate venue to display member quilts. Clustered in three Decorah neighborhoods – Vennehjem, Broadway/Mechanic, and South Side – colorful quilts of members and friends will be draped on fences, suspended from balconies, and hung from porches and rain gutters. The event is free, and the public is invited to drive, bike, or walk the route to enjoy these quilts. While attendees are asked not to enter porches and private areas, they are welcome to move near to examine the quilts. There may be quilts hanging at other homes along the way. You are welcome to display your own quilts – if you wish to be included on the map, please contact Mike Ellingsen at 507.602.0322. Maps will be available on the NEIQG home page (www.neiqg.com), the NEIQG Facebook page (NorthEast Iowa Quilters’ Guild), and at the Decorah Chamber of Commerce.

The NorthEast Iowa Quilters’ Guild is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that meets on the first Tuesday of the month, with meetings at 2:00 and 7:00 pm. A short business meeting is followed by announcements, show-and-tell, and a program or presentation by a quilting expert. New members are always welcome.

The Floyd County Museum invites you to join us for a day of family fun featuring games, food, educational activities, and local products! The event will be at Andres Park next to the Museum. Parking available on the street and at St John’s Lutheran Church one block west. Call 641-228-1099 for questions.

COOKIE AND PIE CONTEST

Got a pie or cookie recipe you want to show off? We want to try it! Cookies and Pies will be judged in two separate categories, and scored on taste, presentation, and creativity by local judges. Call to enter by July 23. Entries must be dropped off at the Museum by 4pm on July 30.

Do you love history?  A unique museum experience is coming to Decorah July 7.

TRACES Center for History and Culture presents the “BUS-eum,” a  traveling mobile museum on a retrofitted bus featuring five unique American history exhibits from the era of 1914-1939 and spotlights Midwest connections.  Exhibits include: Prohibition era bootlegging, Farmer-led social unrest during the Great Depression, the flu pandemic of 1918, and other era-specific topics. See this unique take on bringing history to life with original artifacts: photos, documents, letters, and hear in-depth knowledge from a university professor as your guide.

The “BUS-eum” will be viewable at the Decorah Genealogy Association located at Heivly St across from the Farmers Market, Decorah from noon-7PM on Wednesday, July 7th.

Explore these “Prequels to the Greatest Generation;” five “Hidden or Forbidden” subchapters of 20th-century American history. This non-profit, educational resource is made possible by on-going support from Vander Haag’s Inc. of Spencer, Iowa.  Find us at www.facebook.com/TracesMLT

2021 Summer Live Performance at the Ossian Educational and Performance Pavilion Features the “Tom and Betty Show”

The first of eight live summer performances at the Ossian Educational and Performance Pavilion will take place on Sunday, June 27, at 7:30 p.m. Tom and Elisabeth Kirby are two members of Mason City, Iowa’s popular band “Betty and the Gents”. The “Tom and Betty Show”, which will be featured for this live performance, is known for its unique spin on popular covers and Betty’s “dreamy soul-pop” original songs. Tom’s influences include the Beatles, Weezer, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, and Garth Brooks.  Betty’s influences include Ingrid Michaelson, Korey Cooper (Skillet), Juni West, and Chris Martin (Coldplay). This live performance is sponsored by the Luana Savings Bank.

Tom and Betsy Kirby are the featured performers for this event. Tom, a native of Calmar, Iowa, is a 7th grade math teacher for the Mason City Community School District. Betsy is a music teacher for the Mason City Community School District. Tom, Betsy and their boys live in Mason City. Tom is the son of Kenn and Shirley Kirby of Calmar,

The 2021 Summer Performances at the Pavilion includes movies and live performances during the summer months. The Ossian Educational and Performance Pavilion features a state of the art sound system, a large movie screen and recessed lighting.

Other future events include another movie night on Wednesday, June 30, at 7:30 p.m. featuring “Soul Surfer”. The movie‘s sponsor is Bushman Insurance. The second of eight live performances will be on Wednesday, July 7, at 7:30 p.m. Mike McAbee will perform. Reilly Construction, Inc sponsors this live performance

All 2021 Summer Performances at the Pavilion are free. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the event on the lawn at Carey’s Park in Ossian. The 2021 Summer Performances at the Pavilion are sponsored by the City of Ossian, the Ossian Crown Club and Casey’s General Store – Ossian.

Washington Prairie Lutheran Church will be hosting a drive-thru Memorial Day luncheon on Monday, May 31 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church on county road W42.  Lunch consists of maid rites, salads, chips, bars and a bottle of water.  Free will offering.  Donations will be go to the Cemetery Fund.

South Winn Golf and CC on Sunday, May 2 serving from 11:00 to 2:00.

Serving  Reicks’s cod fish, potatoes, baked beans and a dinner roll for $13.

The address is 2585 175th Street, Calmar

Shopping for a Cause is an annual event held in the spring coordinated by April McQuade. For each event the vendor fees and proceeds are donated to a family in need within our community. This event will benefit the family of Ashley Plagman.

Saturday, November 28^th, 2020 Ashley passed away unexpectedly at the age of 27 after suffering from a blood clot. She left behind her 3 year old son Keeegan, daughter Brayleigh, just 3 months old at the time, and boyfriend Jeff Haas. Since Ashley’s passing Jeff has taken on the role of single dad. Proceeds from this event will help cover the kid’s daily expenses.

The event will be held Saturday, March 13^th from 10am-2pm at the Waukon Banquet Center. There will craft and vendors selling products with a portion of their sales being donated to the family. We will also have a free-will offering bake sale and a raffle.

New this year, BE Catered will be offering a meal for carry-out. You’ll be able to pre-order your dinner; meatballs, mashed potatoes and gravy, ham, corn, and dinner roll for $10. $2 from every meal will be going to the family. Watch this event and BE Catered’s Facebook page for more details.

A special thanks to the Waukon Banquet Center for donating the use of the facility.

Anyone interested in being a vendor can contact April McQude (563-794-0672). Details for bake sale donations to follow.

Anderson, Wilmarth, Van Der Maaten, Belay, Fretheim, Gipp, Evelsizer Olson, Lynch & Zahasky 
Announce Changes 

The Law Offices of Anderson, Wilmarth, Van Der Maaten, Belay, Fretheim, Gipp, Evelsizer Olson, Lynch & Zahasky are pleased to announce Jana Evelsizer Olson has become a partner of the firm.  Ms. Evelsizer Olson has been with the firm since 2016.  

Lee Wilmarth has transitioned from partner to “Of Counsel” for the firm. Mr. Wilmarth will continue to provide services in Tax, Real Estate, Probate, and Estate Planning.  

The firm would also like to announce the addition of Charles Crain as an associate attorney and Assistant Winneshiek County Attorney.  Mr. Crain received his bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University in 2002 and his Juris Doctor from the University of St. Thomas School of Law in 2012 and is licensed to practice law in Minnesota and Iowa.  Previously, he was a Director of Student Services at the University of Minnesota.  Mr. Crain is married to Kara Crain, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor at Winneshiek Medical Center. They have three children.  

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