Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

08/10/23: Community Calendar

Electricity to be shut off again in Hartley

Hartley Municipal Utilities will have a planned power outage on Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 11 p.m. The outage will end on Thursday, Aug. 17 at 4 a.m.

See the ad on Page 4 for more details.

Red’s Catering menu

Red’s Catering in downtown Hartley will be serving four carryout specials on Wednesday, Aug. 16 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

See the ad on Page 6 for more details.

Picnic, lawn concert Aug. 15 at PHC

Little Sioux Valley Conservation Association and the O’Brien County Conservation Board invite the public to a picnic and lawn concert at the Prairie Heritage Center on Tuesday, Aug. 15 from 5-7:30 p.m.

Enjoy bison burgers and the musical talent of Larry Heschke. O’Brien County Naturalist Lindsey Kleinhesselink will offer prairie flower hikes and kids’ games. The center will be open for visitors. Bring a lawn chair.

Prairie Heritage Center is located at 4931 Yellow Avenue, west of Peterson. All ages are welcome to attend this free event.

See the ad on Page 6 for more details.

Legion Family membership meeting

The Legion Family membership dinner will be held Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the Legion Building in Hartley. Social hour is from 5-6 p.m. with the catered meal at 6 p.m.

Please call (712) 301-8095 for information or with questions.

Guest speaker will be Gerry Holtrop, who serves as vice president of Partners for Patriots. The organization obtains, trains and provides service dogs to disabled Veterans free of charge.

Food distribution at Trinity UCC

The Food Bank of Iowa’s mobile pantry program will be conducted on Wednesday, Aug. 16, starting at 4 p.m. at Trinity United Church of Christ in Hartley. The program is available free of charge and geared toward individuals in need of food assistance.

Participants are asked to stay in their vehicles and line up on the east side of the parking lot. The food will be brought to you as you drive under the canopy.

Blood drive to be held Aug. 23 in Hartley

Donors are needed for the community blood drive on Wednesday, Aug. 23, from 12:30-5:30 p.m. at the Hartley Community Center. New donors are especially needed.

Donation appointments are encouraged. Schedule yours by texting LIFESERVE to 999-777, calling (800) 287-4903 or visiting lifeservebloodcenter.org.

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