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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 2015
Page
1
The North Iowa Back to School Bash returns this Thursday Aug 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Buffalo Center school playground. Free event with food games and prizes for all K 12 students and families, organized annually by the Links Organization.
Five day Operation LZ event for Vietnam veterans begins next Wednesday August 26 in Forest City. Governor Terry Branstad will attend along with the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall air shows helicopter rides displays and vendors marking the 40th anniversary of the war ending. The committee expects thousands to attend and asks registered attendees to sign up online or by phone. Veterans registering receive a free meal card and commemorative medallion.
Buffalo Center hosts its annual Men’s Turkey Dinner on Sunday August 23 from 11 am to 1 pm. Day and time changed from prior years. Turkey baked beans sweet corn salads and dessert will be served for a free will donation.
Fannetts Assist and Avisisi will host an Appreciation Supper on Wednesday August 26 from 5 to 7 PM at two locations Heritage Town Center Buffalo Center and Eagle Center La Kota.
Titan Pro organizer Richard Wabben will host a Field Day on Monday August 24 at 10 am. The event takes place at the corner of 380th St and 30th Ave, south of Buffalo Center.
Thompson Library hosts a farewell coffee for outgoing director Susan Shaw who is moving to Florida. Shaw, a Forest City native, departs after six and a half years, praising the library board for the relocation to the former Thompson Senior Center. Fairy Florence, longtime library board member, becomes the new director, applauded for guiding the transition and her Thompson roots.
Buffalo Center City Council heard two rival petitions over reinstating the 7 am whistle at the former fire station on 1st St NW. Betty Davids urged restoring all three whistles as part of town history while Mary Jo Shelton pressed to keep the 7 am whistle off. Council reached a compromise to satisfy both sides.
Voters in several local communities will decide on city council seats and mayors in November. In Buffalo Center councilors Jensvold West and Schaefer and Mayor Armstrong terms end. Thompson councilors Chapman Hughes Willett Brackey and Mayor Hughes term end. Lakota votes for three council members and Mayor Price with four year terms. Filing for nomination papers runs Aug 24 to Sept 17 at the county auditor and city clerk offices.
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