DES MOINES—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.
DES MOINES—The Iowa Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program (ILFPA) has surpassed $1 million in purchases from Iowa farmers and producers which are then distributed to underserved communities throughout the state according to Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig.
Divine Mercy PFAH Fall Festival is set for Sunday, September 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at St. Cecelia’s Presentation Center in Algona. Food, games, country store and raffles are planned. All proceeds go toward Parish Families Against Hunger.
Homecoming candidates are front, from left: Avery Lichter, Violet Bode, Ella Schaaf and Abbie Capesius.
Back: Sam Plathe, Justin Bauer, Logan Nemmers and Nick Laubenthal. Kim Wegener photo
ALGONA—There were 163 vehicles on display during the 2022 Algona Cruise-In in downtown Algona. That was 20 more vehicles than the first year’s event in 2021. The cruise-in celebration just keeps growing and people love to share stories about their vehicles.
Organizer Scott Sewick said the event is a great opportunity to come downtown for an afternoon to have fun and socialize and view a variety of vehicles.
The Bishop Garrigan High School Class of 1973 reminisced at a 50 year reunion on August 18-19. The event started with a tour of Bishop Garrigan High School on Friday evening followed by an informal gathering at the Veterans Park shelter house. Saturday events included the Dan Bernhard Memorial Golf Outing, a Zumba class led by classmate Mary Cotten Mirco, a wine tasting at Train Wreck Winery, and a dinner that evening at the Hillside Golf Club near Wesley.
New York jazz artist, composer and educator Yvonnick Prené will offer a free musical performance at the Ed & Betty Wilcox Performing Arts Center, followed by a harmonica teaching session at Billie Joe's Bar and Grill on Saturday, Sept. 9.
ALGONA—The Stinson Prairie Arts Council will have a special sneak peak exhibit at a reveal party this Sunday, Sept. 10 from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Carnegie Centre for the Arts. See the progress being made at the Carnegie, and view the new Russell Cowles pieces recently acquired by the Arts Council. Jason Noteboom, a noted art collector who brought his Mary Call paintings to Algona for an exhibit a few years ago will be here to speak.
Approximately 500 people attended the first ever Whittemore Market to Market fall event on Saturday, August 26. Event organizers Melanie Elbert (left) and Kimberly Kollasch said they will be giving a little less $2,000 back to the community from the event’s vendor registration proceeds.
Billy Joe Simonson, commander in chief of The Sons of the American Legion, honored six Purple Heart recipients Monday evening, August 7 at the American Legion in Whittemore. Purple Heart Day is observed on August 7 each year and is a time for Americans to remember and honor the brave men and women who were either wounded on the battlefield or paid the ultimate sacrifice with their lives.
