RECURRING & ONGOING EVENTS

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

Algona POW Museum: closed until further notice due to construction.

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Gala preview party

The public is invited to attend the Bishop Garrigan Gala Preview Party on Friday, April 12 from 5-7 p.m. in the BGHS Friedmann Auditorium. This year’s Gala theme is Winning Tradition.

Benefits trapshooting program

ALGONA—Results from euchre play at Pep’s on April 2 were first - Doreen Koepke and Sandy Boekelman, 74; second place - Dean and Linda Frideres, 70; third place - Elaine Patterson and Virginia Bode, 68; and most loners - Doreen Koepke, 5.

Door prizes were won by George Bierstedt, Kay Courtney and Theresa DeLange.

Reemtsma 80th

Jan Reemtsma will celebrate her 80th birthday on Saturday, April 13 from 2-4 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Algona. Cards will reach her if sent to 602 N. Phillips St., Algona, IA 50511. She requests no gifts.

Coleman 80th

Thursday, April 11

Sweet and sour chicken rice, broccoli, peaches

11 a.m. – Exercise

1:15 p.m. – Board meeting

Friday, April 12

Vegetable beef soup, crackers, coleslaw, cookie

10:30 a.m. – Bingo

Monday, April 15

Chicken sandwich, french fries, mixed vegetables

10:30 a.m. – Bingo

Tuesday, April 16

Roast pork, mashed potatoes with gravy, dinner roll, peas

Monday, April 15

9 a.m.: Presbyterian Church

7 p.m.: Kindergarten Concert

8 p.m.: Lucia Wallace Music Program

Tuesday, April 16

9 a.m.: Trinity Lutheran Church

10 a.m.: Grace Church

7 p.m.: City Council

9 p.m.: All School Band Concert

Wednesday, April 17

9 a.m.: Faith Assembly of God

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

11:30 a.m.: City Council

Monday, April 1

4:06 a.m. Alarm/Called off.

7:57 a.m. 911 hang up.  All OK.

9:24 a.m. Medical.

3:40 p.m. Aided locked out of house.

4:04 p.m. Violation of no contact order.

4:21 p.m. Speak with officer.

5:08 p.m. Speak with officer.

5:35 p.m. Death. M.E. notifed.

5:46 p.m. Peace disturbance.

5:49 p.m. Death. M.E. notifed.

5:52 p.m. Welfare check.

7:17 p.m. Driving complaint.

Monday, April 1

10:17 a.m. Report of 911  hang up, Swea City.

1:05 p.m. Request for a deputy, Buffalo Center.

Tuesday, April 2

7:01 a.m. Report of vehicle in ditch, Lakota.

9:29 a.m. Request to speak to deputy, custody issues, Swea City.

2:12 p.m. Report of fire, Bancroft.

3:56 p.m. Request to speak to deputy, custody issues, Fenton.

Wednesday, April 3

5:23 a.m. Request for an ambulance, Lakota.

Kyan Jones of North Union returns for the third straight year while four other players are back for the second time on the 27th annual edition of the Kossuth County Advance boys’ basketball first team.

Algona’s Ben Helmers and Alex Manske along with Danyal Fothergill of North Union are back off last year’s squad while North Union’s Aiden Lofstrom was a member of the 2022 first team.

Algona Advantage Program awards first forgivable loan to The Reef

A local food truck business will soon become a restaurant with the help of a $5,000 forgivable loan from the Algona Area Economic Development Corporation (AAEDC).

By Kim Wegener

Features Writer

Back in 1989, several people from the area attended a National Catholic School convention in Chicago. At the convention they listened as officials from two schools gave presentations on raising money for their schools through Gala type events featuring dinners and auctions.

ALGONA—Kossuth Regional Health Center will welcome Dr. Ricardo (Ric) Young, a general surgeon, to its staff in May. Young comes to Algona from a critical access hospital in rural Indiana.

The 19th annual Women’s Networking event was held at the Columbia Events Center last Monday, April 1. The theme for this year’s event was Any Fool Knows, Women Get Things Done.

Panelists were Shelly Brown, Kris Schlievert, Bernie Merrill and Mandie Studer. Shelly Brown received the Women’s Achievement award.

Shareholders of Mid-Iowa Bancshares Co., the holding company of Iowa State Bank, received a message of strength and growth at their annual meeting held on Tuesday, March 19. The holding company reported that Iowa State Bank had a 10% increase in assets in 2023 with total assets now exceeding $475 million.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Two dozen Iowa Farm Bureau members representing 18 counties met with Iowa’s congressional delegation last week in Washington, D.C. to discuss policy issues important to the sustainability of their family farms.