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Taking the time to visit

Coffee and Chat at the Fenton Library is a great place to visit with your neighbors and then check out some books to snuggle up with at home. Lori Peterson, library director, encourages anyone to join the chats on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 9 to 10 a.m. Submitted photo

Halloween theme STEM

This month's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) session at the Fenton Library for homeschool students combined a Halloween theme with the physics of bridge building. They watched a video about spiders and the incredible tensile strength of their webs and then created their own “spiderweb” decks that would support as much weight as possible.

Last scarecrow featured

Staff at Algona Manor created this scarecrow at the corner of State and Jones streets in Algona. This is the last scarecrow to be featured this year in the Kossuth County Advance. The annual October scarecrow event is sponsored by the Algona Area Chamber of Commerce. Kim Wegener photo

BGHS presents The Wizard of Oz

By Kim Wegener

Features Writer

 

ALGONA— Bishop Garrigan High School Drama Department will present the musical The Wizard of Oz on Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5 at 7 p.m. in the Friedmann Auditorium at BGHS. There is no reserved seating. There will be bleachers and floor seats available. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

The candidates speak out

ALGONA—Candidates were invited to a forum at the Tietz Entrepreneurial Center at Iowa Lakes Community College on Tuesday, Oct. 11 by the Algona AAUW Chapter to answer questions. AAUW member Julie Murphy acted as moderator.

Candidates present were District 3 Supervisor Donnie Loss (D) and Joshua Waechter, (R). For District 1 Supervisor Galen Casey (D) and Carter Nath (R). For State Representative District 9 Joe Tillman (D) and District 10 John Wills (R).

Noon Kiwanis October Students of the Month

From Algona High School, Lainey Venteicher, daughter of Brett and Rachel Venteicher. Pictured from left are: Rachel, Lainey, Noel McLaughlin  (high school guidance counselor) and John Kern. Submitted photos

From Algona Middle School, Alejandro Gonzalez Gutierrez, son of Ivian Gonzalez Gutierrez. Pictured from left: Chris Doerning (8th grade Social Studies teacher), Nelsida Gutierrez (grandmother), Alejandro and John Kern (Kiwanis President).

 

Algona Senior Center

Thursday, Oct 27

Ham balls, carrots, cauliflower, fruit, dessert

11 a.m. – Exercise

12 p.m. – Kiwanis

1 p.m. – Cribbage

 

Friday,  Oct 28

Baked chicken parmesan with spaghetti, green beans, fruit, breadstick

10 a.m. – Bingo

 

Monday,  Oct 31

Bones and eyeball soup, bugs

on a stick, spider eggs, worms in dirt

10 a.m. – Bingo

4-5:30 Trick or treat for the kids

 

Funding the future of EMS

 

The proposed plan and how to pay for services

KOSSUTH COUNTY—Kossuth County will join several other Iowa counties this November in seeking essential service status for emergency medical service (EMS). The Kossuth County EMS Advisory Council has created a plan to address the needs of a county-wide system and the funds required to support it.

Check out the 2022 Progress Edition in this week's Kossuth County Advance

This year’s version of the Kossuth County Advance Progress Edition includes features on all 13 Advance Award winners. They are scattered among 46 pages and six separate sections. In between them, you will find advertisements from 90 local businesses and organizations, without whom these awards and this entire salute to community would not be possible.

Harman joins EXIT Realty

 

 

ALGONA—EXIT Realty Home/Land Properties is pleased to announce that Katie Harman has joined its growing team of dedicated real estate sales professionals.

AMU Programming

Monday, Oct. 31

9 a.m.: Presbyterian Church

7 p.m.: Football vs. Humboldt

9 p.m.: Homecoming Coronation

 

Tuesday, Nov. 1

9 a.m.: Trinity Lutheran Church

10 a.m.: Grace Church

7 p.m.: Candidate Forum

8:30 p.m.: Volleyball vs. Estherville

 

Wednesday, Nov. 2

9 a.m.: Faith Assembly of God

10:30 a.m.: Divine Mercy Catholic Church

11:30 a.m.: Candidate Forum

Santa for Seniors – Adopt a Senior

 

ALGONA—Year 2022 has been difficult for everyone, with things ever-changing. As the holiday season approaches, with the ongoing impact of COVID-19, it has brought even more isolation to seniors. They need support now more than ever. In some cases, seniors are living on a very limited income and may not be with their family at Christmas.

Gifts should be wrapped and ready to go when they are dropped off to one of the designated addresses:

RECURRING & ONGOING EVENTS

 

To update this information, email news@algona.com or call 515-295-3535. Some changes to schedules may occur without notice.

____Libraries, Museums, Recreation, Events_____

Algona Nativity Scene: Small groups by appointment. Call 515-295-7241.

Algona POW Museum: Saturday and Sunday, 1-4 p.m.

3-2-Do and Community Calendar

Fundraiser

in Titonka

A quasquicentennial fundraiser soup luncheon is set for Sunday, October 30 at the Buffalo Center Activity Center in Titonka. Free will donation serving chili, chicken noodle and cinnamon rolls.

 

Noon Kiwanis pancake breakfast

Anniversary

Peter 50th

David and Debra Peter of La Mirada, Calif. will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on November 4. A card shower is planned in their honor. Cards will reach them if sent to 4726 Fairhope Dr., La Mirada, CA 90638.

Birth Announcements

Cora Lynn Buscher

Matt Buscher and Emerald Shipler of Algona announce the birth of their daughter, Cora Lynn, on October 21, 2022, at Kossuth Regional Health Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. Cora is welcomed home by a brother, Braxton Buscher and a sister, Aliyah Buscher.

Maternal grandparents are Chad and Molly Berte of Algona and Bobby and Jenna Shipler of Algona. Paternal grandparent is Liz Buscher of Algona.

 

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