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SPLAT!
Hard work pays off, and sometimes it's in the form of a pie to the face. Such was the case for students at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary last week. The young Hawks celebrated achieving their...
02/02/23: Community Calendar
May City firemen hosting soup supper The May City Fire Department will hold its annual soup supper on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 5-7 p.m. Free will donations will be accepted. See the ad on Page 4 for more details. Daycare fundraiser is March 4 The...
02/02/23: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Hartley snow ordinance reminders The City of Hartley is reminding residents about snow ordiances regarding snow removal and street parking. See the ad on Page 4 for more details. Lydia Harders named...
By From Our Files
• Feb. 5, 1948 Although the fuel oil shortage had not been so keenly felt in Hartley as in other sections of the state, plans were discussed by the Chamber of Commerce to set up an emergency fuel oil council. The committee would attempt to allocate...
01/26/23: Community Calendar
May City firemen hosting soup supper The May City Fire Department will hold its annual soup supper on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 5-7 p.m. Free will donations will be accepted. See the ad on Page 5 for more details. Daycare fundraiser announced The...
01/26/23: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
UI announces fall dean's list honorees More than 7,500 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean's list for the 2022 fall semester. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn graduates inclu...
Critters crawl into CC/E
Clay Central/Everly Elementary had a few creepy crawly guests of honor visit on Monday. Librarian Iesha Toft invited Clay County Conservation's AmeriCorps aide Brooklynn Wille to join all library...
Come on down!
Class may have started late last Friday at Clay Central/Everly Elementary due to winter weather, but conditions were just right for an all-school assembly at the end of the day with some excitement....
Better late than never
Christmas break caused a bit of a hiccup in Clay Central/Everly's winter schedule. Unfortunately, that meant holding off on the annual holiday music program until classes resumed in January. Students...
01/19/23: Community Calendar
ECHO Apartments annual meeting ECHO Apartments in Everly will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the fire station in Everly. See the ad on Page 6 for more details. Hartley snow ordinance reminders The City of Hartley is reminding...
01/19/23 Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Fall honor list announced at NCC Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon has announced the honor list for the fall semester. Students on the honor list are full-time and have achieved an average grade point of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. The...
From Our Files
• Jan. 22, 1948 L.W. Anderson, Mike Colling, Carl Rahn and Harry Ketelsen were elected to terms of two years on the Hartley Chamber of Commerce board. A committee was appointed to get action started on a skating rink. Chamber members were less...
First baby of 2023 wins 3-way expectant mom race
Early New Year's Day was quiet in Spencer Hospital's Birth Center, but that changed quickly when Jill Viedenkamp arrived late Sunday afternoon. She was the first mother-to-be to flip the atmosphere...
01/12/23: Community Calendar
Grief group starts Sunday in Hartley St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley will host a grief support group beginning this Sunday, Jan. 15, at 2:30 p.m. Sessions will continue for the following five Sundays. The event is free and open to anyone. See...
01/12/23: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Elected to second term as NACCAS commissioner During the month of November 2022, 1,400 cosmetology schools and institutions throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam voted to elect...
From Our Files
• Jan. 15, 1948 A group of 27 hunters from the Hartley area joined together for a fox hunt. They were rewarded for their efforts by bagging three fox, all from the same section. The animals were displayed at Ketelsen Hardware. Acting on immediate i...
01/05/23: Community Calendar
Red’s serving variety of options Jan. 11 Red’s Catering in downtown Hartley will be serving three carryout specials on Wednesday, Jan. 11 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. See the ad on Page 5. Book Club is looking for new members Between the Covers Book Club...
01/05/23: Area Happenings & Accomplishments
Grassley sworn in to 8th Senate term Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), on Tuesday took the oath of office to begin his eighth term in the Senate. Grassley, 89, will also become the dean of the Senate, or...
From Our Files
• Jan. 8, 1948 Kermit Kloppenburg, Hartley Township chairman of the O’Brien County Farm Bureau, reported that the Christian Christmas Fund Drive was very successful. Though no official goal was assigned to the township, contributions aggregating...
From Our Files
• Jan. 1, 1948 The free mailing privilege which service men and women had enjoyed since March 27, 1942, by simply writing “Free” in the upper right hand corner of the envelope and the name, serial number and address in the left hand corner, end...
Fall ESL session concludes at St. Paul's
St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hartley completed the fall session of English as a second language (ESL) on Dec. 13 by holding a celebration with the students and volunteers. Church leaders expressed...
12/29/22: Community Calendar
Hartley garbage reminder Brommer Sanitation will collect garbage in Hartley on Tuesday, Jan. 3 due to the New Year’s holiday. HCC trivia night on New Year’s Eve The Hartley Community Center will host a New Year’s Eve trivia night on Saturday,...
Many sounds of Christmas at H-M-S
A variety of Christmas-themed music was performed by Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School vocal and instrumental students during the winter concert on Dec. 11. The concert choir sang "Christmas...
What do you want for Christmas?
Dear Santa, I have bin kind to mi boy Gruly. I Love christmas and Santa. I love Santa and christmas. Lylia Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I want cheristmas yearings and nale polish and geter...
I would like...
Dear Santa, Mor lagos. New books. Mor lagos cars and where is your workshop? Bryce Dear Santa, Hi can i plese have new snow bots and Rain bow? High dolls and new makup supplies and art suplis plies...
