Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Donors needed for June 28 blood drive
Donors are needed for the Hartley community blood drive on Wednesday, June 28, from 12:30-5:30 p.m. at the Hartley Community Center. New donors are especially welcome.
Donation appointments are encouraged. Schedule yours by texting LIFESERVE to 999-777, calling (800) 287-4903 or visiting lifeservebloodcenter.org.
Ice cream novelties stand making rounds
Joyful Treats Ice Cream Novelties has been setting up in Hartley, Sanborn and Melvin during the weekdays. The stand is operated by Sandy Verhoef.
See the ad on Page 3 for the business’ weekly schedule.
Vision on Vine is Sunday
The 10th Annual Vison on Vine Bike Blessing will be held Sunday, June 25 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The schedule features a variety of events and will be held at 2633 Vine Ave., Hartley.
See the ad on Page 4 for complete details.
Red’s Catering menu
Red’s Catering in downtown Hartley will be serving four carryout specials on Wednesday, June 28 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m..
See the ad on Page 3 for more details.
Book Club to meet
Between the Covers Book Club will meet to discuss “The Weight of Silence” by Heather Gudenkauf, at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27, at the Hartley Public Library.
Operation Dry Water starts July 1
A group of state, federal and local law enforcement agencies will partner to focus enforcement of Iowa’s boating while intoxicated law as part of the national Operation Dry Water campaign to draw public attention to the hazards of boating under the influence.
Operation Dry Water will run July 1-3. In 2022, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and its partners contacted more than 1,425 vessels containing 5,253 boaters resulting in 533 citations or warnings as part of Operation Dry Water.
The DNR has partnered with the U.S. Coast Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers, and local police and sheriff’s departments as part of previous Operation Dry Water campaigns.
According to a news release from the DNR, one-third of all boating fatalities nationally involved alcohol and many of those victims were innocent bystanders.
2022 top areas for BWI arrests: Okoboji, 7; Coralville Reservoir, 6; Mississippi River, 5; Missouri River, 5; Rathbun Reservoir, 5; Total BWI, 36.
HLC food pantry
Current hours for the food pantry at Hope Lutheran Church in Everly are Wednesdays, 1-5 p.m. Everyone is allowed to come in and pick out their food, but masks are required.
Al Anon meetings
Al Anon meetings are held at the following locations each week:
Wednesday, 8 p.m., 511 Southmoor, Spencer; Thursday, 8 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Royal; Sunday, 7 p.m., Sanford Medical Center, 118 N 7th Ave., Sheldon.
All are welcome to attend.
Regular hours at Royal library
Hours at the Royal Public Library are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 3-5 p.m.; and Tuesday and Saturday, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Okoboji Summer Theatre announces 65th season
The Okoboji Summer Theatre (OST) has announced its schedule of productions for the 2023 season.
June 27-July 2, “Let It Be”; July 4-9, “See How They Run”; July 11-16, “Promises, Promises”; July 18-23, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike”; July 25-30, “Cole: A Musical Review”; Aug. 1-6, “Dial ‘M’ for Murder”; and Aug. 8-13, “The Wedding Singer.”
Weekly curtain times are 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday. Contact [email protected] for ticket information
The Boji Bantam Children’s Theatre performances will be “The Mother Goose News Hour,” July 5-8, and “Charlie the No-Good, Really-Rotten, Cheat-A-Saurus Rex,” July 19-22. Productions are presented Wednesday-Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
Bridal shower for Sonya Newkirk
A bridal shower for Sonya Newkirk, bride-to-be of Tyler Swanson, will be held on Saturday, June 24, from 9:30-11 a.m., at Everly United Church. The couple is registered at Amazon.com and Target.
