Garbage pickup changes in Hartley

The Labor Day holiday will force changes to the garbage pickup schedule in Hartley. Instead of Monday, it will be Tuesday.

Fall clean up day in Hartley

The City of Hartley will hold a clean up day on Monday, Sept. 21. Once the trucks have picked up the refuse on your block, they will not return to pick up more.

Construction and demolition material will require the use of a dumpster. All refuse must be placed at your regular garbage route pick up site.

Visit the city's website for more details.

Early Labor Day deadlines

Due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, Sept. 7, the deadline for the Northwest Iowa Peach is Thursday, at noon. The deadline for ads and submitted news for next week’s newspaper is Friday at 5 p.m.

The Sentinel-News office will be closed on Labor Day.

Artisans Road Trip postponed to 2021

After reviewing feedback concerning COVID-19 safety recommendations, the ART board unanimously decided to postpone this year’s Artisans Road Trip to 2021.

Keep your 2020 ART brochures, as information in them will continue to be valid for the artists and locations. All that needs to be changed are the 2021 dates.

ART will keep its blog and Facebook page updated regularly. Links to both may be found at http://www.ArtisansRoadTrip.com.

CC/E school menus

Thursday, Sept. 3: Breakfast – Breakfast stick, fruit, juice; Lunch – Pork tender, mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots, dinner roll, banana.

Friday, Sept. 4: Breakfast – Donut, fruit, juice; Lunch – Fish sandwich, baked beans, oranges.

Monday, Sept. 7: No School, Labor Day.

Tuesday, Sept. 8: Breakfast – French toast, fruit, juice; Lunch – Creamed chicken, mashed potatoes, peas, dinner roll, strawberry cup.

Wednesday, Sept. 9: Breakfast – Banana muffin, fruit, juice; Lunch – Mr. Rib, baked beans, coleslaw, apples.

Thursday, Sept. 10: Breakfast – Egg biscuit, fruit, juice; Lunch – Orange chicken, stir fry vegetables, rice, banana.

Friday, Sept. 11: Breakfast – Donut, fruit, juice; Lunch – Sub sandwich, broccoli, baked chips, applesauce.

Milk is served with each meal.

Online parenting program begins Sept. 24

A free online program for parents of school age children will be held on six consecutive Thursdays, beginning Sept. 24 and ending Oct. 29. Classes are held from 7-8:15 p.m. each week.

The virtual course is based on the Common Sense Parenting program and covers topics such as parents as teachers, effective praise, preventative teaching, corrective teaching and teaching self-control. Gift items will be given to those who complete all six classes.

For more information or to register, call (712) 724-6513 by Monday, Sept. 14.

Change in food pantry hours at Hope Lutheran

The food pantry at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly will be closed on Labor Day (Sept. 7). After that the schedule will be Mondays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., and Wednesdays, 1-5 p.m. Please knock on the church door and food will be brought out to you.

Virtual suicide prevention program remains available to agribusiness community

Iowa’s rural communities and families are still coping with the uncertainty, stress and imposed isolation produced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Financial worries and unpredictable commodity prices also continue to contribute to anxiety in the agriculture industry.

In response to this ongoing impact, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering weekly online “Question. Persuade. Refer.” (QPR) programs. QPR is a suicide prevention program that teaches participants three steps to help save a life from suicide.

“Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade and refer someone to help,” said David Brown, Extension behavioral health specialist in a news release.

Extension is offering QPR every Tuesday from noon-1 p.m., through Oct. 27. Each program will last for one hour.

Agribusiness professionals, agriculture lenders and bankers, veterinarians, vet techs, commodity group members, producers, social service professionals and other concerned individuals can register at no cost for any of these programs.

To register, go to https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/QPR. Participants will receive a unique URL prior to the program to access the Zoom-hosted program.

For more information, contact Brown at dnbrown@iastate.edu.

H-M-S menus

Thursday, Sept. 3: Breakfast – Waffles, sausage (9-12), fruit, juice; Lunch – Scalloped potatoes/ham, cooked carrots, roll, grapes, bread (9-12).

Friday, Sept. 4: Breakfast – Donut, fruit, juice; Lunch – Hamburger/bun, fries, peas, pineapple.

Monday, Sept. 7: No School – Labor Day.

Tuesday, Sept. 8: Breakfast – Cereal, granola bites (9-12), fruit, juice; Lunch – Mr. Rib/bun, baked beans, cauliflower, pears.

Wednesday, Sept. 9: Breakfast – Breakfast pizza, fruit, juice; Lunch – Chicken fajita, lettuce/cheese, tomatoes, green beans, bananas, bread (9-12).

Thursday, Sept. 10: Breakfast – Pancake, sausage bites, fruit, juice; Lunch – Spaghetti, breadstick, romaine salad, cherry tomatoes, apples, crackers (9-12).

Friday, Sept. 11: Breakfast – Omelet, toast, fruit, juice, Lunch – Chicken patty/bun, mashed potatoes, cooked carrot, peaches.

Milk served with each meal. Fruit/veggie bar served with lunch.

Tools for caregivers online series begins Sept. 24

Thirty-nine percent of all adult Americans are caring for a loved one who is sick or has a disability. Caregiving can be a stressful responsibility leading to poor health, mental distress and less life satisfaction for the caregiver.

To help caregivers find the support that they need, ISU Extension and Outreach is offering Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a program for caregivers of children with special health and behavioral needs or for those who provide care for a spouse, parent or friend with a chronic condition such as dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The program provides information, support strategies, communication techniques, stress reduction ideas and resources to assist family caregivers with their concerns related to caregiving.

An Online Powerful Tools for Caregivers of Adults with Chronic Conditions series is scheduled for six Thursdays, Sept. 24-Oct. 29, from 2-3:30 p.m. The virtual series will provide caregivers with the tools they need to take care of themselves.

The program costs $35 per person or $40 per couple, and registration can be found online at: https://bit.ly/ptc16520.

To learn more, visit https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/ptc-tools or contact human sciences specialists Cheryl Clark [cclark@iastate.edu, (641) 373-2196] or Mackenzie DeJong [mldejong@iastate.edu, (712) 541-8737] for more information.

Al Anon meetings

Al Anon meetings are held at the following locations each week:

Tuesday, 7 p.m., and Wednesday, 8 p.m., 511 Southmoor, Spencer; Thursday, 8 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Royal.