Nursing Home Week Schedule Highlights May 11 to 17
TMNH activities director Cammi Anderson outlines Nursing Home Week events with themed days from May 11 to 17. Residents enjoy Hawaiian Day A Blast From the Past Surfs Up Put Your Shine On and All American Day plus weekend trivia sessions worship services and communion led by Pastor Brad DeVries. The week features sensory teasers Card Club memory games bingo Wii games and a Mother’s Day nod. Gerladine Wessels and Jo Meinders post strong Wii bowling scores.
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Lawrence Welk
Brad DeVries
First Congregational
Pastor DeVries
Nursing Home
Delta Queen
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Betty Coxson
Geraldine Wessels
Jo Meinders
Buffalo Center Memorial Day and Community Events List
North Iowa Community May 26 events include Buffalo Center Memorial Day services at 9:30 a.m. with coffee at the cemetery followed by NICS Commons. Lakota Memorial Day at Eagle Center 10 a.m. Rake Ist Responders Breakfast June 7 at Rake Fire Station 8 to 11 a.m. Sundays on Sunday hosted by BC Historical Society June 8 1 to 4 p.m. Family Night Out SonGQuesT Barbershop Quartet June 12 at First Congregational Church 7 p.m. 2nd Annual Lakota Picnic in the Park and Street Dance June 28. July 4th celebrations, July 5 Buffalo Center Firemen’s Dance, July 6 Buffalo Center HS Class of 1954 reunion Heritage Town Center 12:30 p.m. Centre Stage Players Bus Trip to Guthrie Theater July 9 My Fair Lady leaves 2:30 p.m. Curtain 7:30 p.m. Crazy Daze in Buffalo Center July 26. Rake Fire Department August 16. August 23 Farmers Trust and Savings Bank 100th Anniversary at Lions Club Park 3–7 p.m. September 6 Buffalo Center Class of 71 and Class of 74 reunions at the Les and Karel Kiewiet farm during Sweet Corn Feed at Rake Fire Station.
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Buffalo
The
BC Historical Society
HTC
Songquest
First Congregational Church
Centre Stage Players
Guthrie Theater
Crazy Daze
Buffalo Center
Rake Fire
Farmers Trust and Savings Bank
Lions Club Park
Les and Karel Kiewiet
Centre Stage
Public Library
Benn Celebrates 70th Birthday This Week
Friends and family are invited to celebrate Phil Benn’s 70th birthday on Tuesday May 13 with a card shower. Greetings may be sent to P O Box 244 Rake IA 50465.
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Phil Benn
P.O. Box
Rake
Garst celebrates 90th birthday at Buffalo Center
Naomi Garst marks her 90th birthday with a card shower on Wednesday May 14. Friends and family are invited to send greetings to 2892 410 St Buffalo Center 1A 50424.
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Naomi Garst
Naomi
Buffalo Center
VFW Auxiliary Post 4824 Meeting Notes May 5 2014
The VFW Auxiliary Post 4824 met at the library on Monday May 5 2014 at 9 30 am with six members present. Eleanor M hosted. President Dee M opened the meeting with opening prayer by Chaplain Deloris S. The Patriotic Instructions and Pledge to the Flag were read. The Secretary reported and was approved. A thank you from the Kain family was read. The treasurer’s report was filed for audit. Dee M discussed the April 27 District Meeting in Armstrong and the next district meeting in Humboldt on September 21. New business covered Memorial Day program planning with George Dobrovolny and Connie Peterius of Buffalo Center, tablecloths and poppy decorations, rolls for Memorial Day coffee on May 26 from Donna Christ of Ledyard, and giving SI coins to children for placing poppies on cemetery grave markers. The Legion will provide the coins. Closing prayer by Deloris S. Meeting adjourned until June 2. Phyllis Bierle was hostess.
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VFW
Eleanor M
Dee M
Deloris S
Kain
Pres
Armstrong
Humboldt
George Dobrovolny
Singer
Connie Peterius
Buffalo Center
Donna Christ
Ledyard
Legion
Deloris S. Pres
Phyllis Bierle
Community calendar highlights May events across districts
May calendar lists events at NICS and district venues. Baccalaureate May 14 at NICS Auditorium. Track district meets May 15 across Lake Mills Britt Belmond Osage. High School Graduation May 18, 2 PM at NICS Gym. May 19 8th grade awards at NICS and May 20 Living History Farms field trip. Republican Women forum in Thompson at 6 PM. Destination DC meeting at NICS Commons 6 PM.
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NICS
Lake Mills
Mitchell County
Britt
Bison
Nics High
Belmond
Osage
Winnebago County
Republican Women Public Forum
TSB Bank
Thompson
Living History Farms
Nics-Commons
Nics-Auditorium
Grant 4-H Gleaners Meet At Heritage Town Center
The Grant Gleaners met Sunday May 4 at 6 30 pm at the Heritage Town Center. Brett Doege led the Pledge of Allegiance and Naddie Myer gave the 4-H pledge. Nineteen members attended and reported a project for the fair. Presentations were led by Madison Hassebrock Olivia Larson and Kylie Buns. Megan Moklestad served as secretary.
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Grant
Heritage Town Center
Brett Doege
Naddie Myer
Madison Hassebrock
Olivia Larson
Kylie Buns
North Iowa Woodcarvers Guild to Meet May 19
The regular meeting of North Iowa Woodcarvers Guild, Inc. will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday May 19 at the Community Center in Titonka. John Tammen will lead the program and refreshments will be provided by the Gamer group.
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North Towa Woodcarvers Guild, Inc
Titonka
John Tammen
Gamer Group
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Betty
Monica
Memory Lane
Elvis Presley
Fred Astaire
Buffalo Center Tribune
Theak Ridge Boys
Mayland
Alfred Mayland
Mary Mathews
North Iowa
Buffalo Center High School
Sweet Corn
Todd & Ethel
Pauline Eisenhauer
Planes4kidneys
Benn
Garst
Deloris Steffenser
Post Office
Forest City
Wes Dea
Buffalo Center Sun
Wed
Gleaners
Megan Moklestad
Woodcarvers Guild
Brickzin
Peake
Ruth Edwards
Nebago County
Bill’s Family Foods
Courthouse Square
Americ
An Cancer Society
Ryan Schiefelbein
210Th Ave
All Friends & Family
NI High
Caleb Ridke
Jackson Street South
Thompson, IA
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