March 23 Issue

The Paper
Our Town, Our Paper!
Laur ens, Iowa
Vol. 9 No. 47
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March 23, 2016
Local News
Rotary Club
Provides
Dictionaries to
Students
Pocahontas Rotary Club proudly
presented dictionaries to third grade
children in Pocahontas County:
Pocahontas Catholic School, Pocahontas
Area Community School District, and
the Laurens-Marathon Community
School District. Dictionaries were
delivered to each student and their
teachers by Rotarians Sabrina Taylor and
Helen Beneke.
Third grade has been designated
because the students are developing
dictionary skills and are beginning
to use other resource materials. In
addition, students in third grade make
the transition from learning to read to
reading to learn. All formal education
from this point through college is
dependent upon the ability of each
child to read and to understand what
he or she reads. The Pocahontas Rotary
Club wants our children to succeed
in education by proving this resource
to them. The students will benefit
from the additional resources in the
dictionary: International Atlas, Periodic
Tables, Sign Language chart, Roman
Numeral Tables, and other information.
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Laurens-Marathon 3rd Grade
Front Row L-R: Jazzlynn Mino, Alexa Wood, Miguel Martinez, Ava Tendal, Joshua Hoffman
and Maddison Cooper.
Row 2 L-R: Landen Tate, Zane Griffin, Raiden Hamby and Ayden Freeman.
Row 3 L-R: Caleb Hubbell, Michelle Gordon, DJ Dehart and Hunter Valentine.
Back Row L-R: Helen Beneke, Jericho Vickery, Brennen Storms, Alex Price, Dalton Burger
and Teacher, Ms. Emily Habben.
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Local News & Advertising
Sexual Assault Awareness 5k to be held April 23rd in Storm
Lake
The Buena Vista University Gender and Women’s Studies Class, in partnership with Centers Against Abuse
& Sexual Assault (CAASA), will be hosting a Sexual Assault Awareness 5k on Saturday, April 23 at 10 a.m. at
Circle Park in Storm Lake (located across from the south end of BVU Football Field). A rain date has been set for
Sunday, April 24th at 10 a.m. Registration for the event is $15 if registered by April 2nd, $20 if registered by
April 16, and $25 on race day. This includes a race day t-shirt.
Registration forms are available at BVU Information Desk, CAASA (506 Erie Street in Storm Lake), Hy Vee,
Grand Central, and La Juanita’s. All proceeds will benefit CAASA, a non-profit organization which helps survivors
in the surrounding areas to combat sexual assault, abuse, and violence.
If you would like more information, please contact Jenny Ahlers at jenny@caasaonline.org or 712-732-8120 or
Dr. Annamaria Formichella-Elsden at formichella@bvu.edu.
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Local News
5K
Sexual
Assault
Awareness
All proceeds will benefit CAASA, Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault,
a non-profit organization which helps victims in the
surrounding areas to combat sexual assault, abuse, and violence.
When: Saturday, April 23, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.
(Rain Date: Sunday, April 24, at 10:00 a.m.)
Where: Circle Park in Storm Lake (near the BVU Football Field)
Registration Fee (includes t-shirt):
First Deadline: April 2nd -- $15
Second Deadline: April 16th -- $20
Race Day: April 23rd -- $25
Make Checks Payable to CAASA:
Mail to: CAASA (P.O. Box 333, Storm Lake, IA 50588) OR
Annamaria Formichella-Elsden (P.O. Box 2939, 610 West 4th St., Storm Lake, IA, 50588)
Drop off: CAASA (506 Erie St., Storm Lake, IA 50588)
For questions contact Jenny Ahlers (jenny@caasaonline.org) OR Dr. Annamaria Formichella-Elsden BVU (formichella@bvu.edu)
Sexual Assault Awareness 5k
Name: ____________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________
City: _______________________________________________
Zip Code: _______________
Email Address: _____________________________________________
Phone Number: ______________________________________
T-Shirt Size: ______________
WAIVER: I hereby release CAASA, the Sexual Assault Awareness 5k organizers, sponsors, officials, and any other
coordination group or member associated with this event from any claim of damage or injury resulting from my participation in or
traveling to or from this race. I further state that I am in proper physical condition to compete in this race.
Signature: ___________________________________________
Date: _________________
Signature of parent or guardian required if under 18 years of age.
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Local News
Certificates of Appreciation Presented
At the March meeting of the Alpha
Omega Chapter of Delta Kappa
Gamma, Certificates of Appreciation
were presented to six members who
have continued beyond retirement to
promote education in their communities.
Pictured left to right are: Pat Frantz and
Lois Jirgens of Laurens, Ellen Degner of
Newell, Katheryn Spencer of Goldfield,
Martha Schmidt and Kay Muller of
Humboldt.
Delta Kappa Gamma is a professional
honor society of key women educators
in the United States, Canada, Europe,
Latin America and Japan whose
mission is to promote professional and
personal growth of women educators
and excellence in education. The Alpha
Omega Chapter of DKG includes
Humboldt, Pocahontas, Northern
Calhoun and Northern Webster Counties.
L-R: Pat Frantz, Lois Jirgens, Ellen Degner, Katheryn Spencer, Martha Schmidt and Kay Muller.
DKG Learns About Supplementary Food Programs
L-R: Jean Murray, Karen Johnson and Kristy Smith.
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Guest speaker Jean Murray of Laurens and Delta Kappa
Gamma members Karen Johnson of Marathon and Kristy
Smith of Humboldt (pictured left to right) shared information
about supplementary food programs for children at the Alpha
Omega Chapter of DKG’s March meeting.
Members learned area schools have high levels of students
eligible for free or reduced lunches. Concerned groups have
stepped forward to organize and facilitate a backpack food
program for weekends, since these students receive breakfast
and lunch at school on weekdays, but have insecure food
resources on weekends. Members of Alpha Omega were given
an opportunity to contribute money to support the programs.
Delta Kappa Gamma is a professional honor society of key
women educators in the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin
America and Japan whose mission is to promote professional
and personal growth of women educators and excellence in
education. The Alpha Omega Chapter of DKG includes
Humboldt, Pocahontas, Northern Calhoun and Northern
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Webster Counties.
Local News
Garden
Extravaganza to
be Held on April 9
You are invited to the Garden
Extravaganza on Saturday, April 9 at
the Pocahontas Expo Center located
at the Pocahontas Fairgrounds from
9:00 AM to 1:30 PM. Admission is
only $3.00 at the door and children
are free.
The garden show will feature
local experts sharing their gardening
expertise, businesses selling the
latest in plant varieties and garden
décor, garden tips, and educational
handouts. There will be drawings
for door prizes throughout the day.
Coffee and rolls will be served at 9:00
AM for a nominal charge. Lunch
will be served by the Pocahontas
Garden Club for $6.00 from 11:001:30 PM.
There will be two informational
presentations. At 9:15 AM our
first speaker, Yvonne McCormick,
Horticulturalist, I.S.U. Extension &
Outreach will give a presentation on
“Gardening from the ground up”.
At 10:30 AM, Julie Wurr, Heart’n
Home, Laurens will discuss “Flowers
from garden to table”.
Exhibitors this year include:
Boernsen Bees-Ocheyedan; Faith
& Floral-Pocahontas; Farm &
Home-Pocahontas; From Miry Clay
Pottery-Dayton; Gilmore Garden
Center-Gilmore City; Iowa Lakes
Community College-Emmetsburg;
Kandi’s Flower Market-Graettinger;
Pocahontas Chamber of Commerce;
Pocahontas County Conservation;
Pocahontas Garden Club; Pocket
of Posies-Albert City; Radon
Mitigation-Ida Grove; Rhythm and
Blooms Greenhouse-Pocahontas;
Rolfe Flower Bin-Rolfe; and Thistle
Down Nursery-Lake View. The
Pocahontas County Conservation
will have a hands-on make and take
workshop.
This event is sponsored by
the Pocahontas County Master
Gardeners and I.S.U. Extension and
Outreach. Come join us for a day of
learning, excitement and fun!
80th Birthday!
Happy 80th Birthday to Lanore
Thumma on April 2nd
Cards can reach her at: Laurens
Care Center, 304 E. Veterans Rd.,
Laurens, IA 50554
No gifts, please.
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At the Library
At the Library
with Glenda Mulder
March 23, 2016
Book Club selection for March is
Little Wolves by Thomas Maltman.
I’ve just started reading it and am
curious if I see the same in it that
the “All Iowa Reads” committee did
in 2014. So far it’s pretty dark, but
interesting. Our catalog describes
it this way, “Their family farms
devastated by a Minnesota drought
in 1987, a father searches for answers
after his son commits a heinous
murder, while a pastor's wife returns
to the town for mysterious reasons
of her own.” I guess I shouldn’t have
expected cheerful, right?
I have exciting news again this
week! Circle July 25th on your
calendar, you won’t want to miss this!
Iowa author Heather Gudenkauf,
who has written several New York
Times Best Sellers (Missing Pieces,
Weight of Silence, Little Mercies, One
Breath Away, These Things Hidden)
will be at our Library! We’ve got all
her books, so be sure to read one
before her visit. Once again I’ll say
we will give you more details as it
gets closer.
New novels this week include:
At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy
Chevalier, Two if by Sea by Jacqueline
Mitchard, Property of a Noble Woman
by Danielle Steel, Deep Blue by
Randy Wayne White, The Widow
by Fiona Barton, Fool Me Once by
Harlan Coben (Audiobook too!),
No One Knows by J. T. Ellison, The
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Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen
Loigman, Treachery at Lancaster Gate
by Anne Perry, The Summer Before the
War by Helen Simonson and Secret
Language of Sisters by LuAnn Rice
(Audiobook too!). Just one new DVD,
its Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Road
Chip.
We are gearing up to celebrate
National Library Week April 1016 in a big way in Pocahontas
County Libraries thanks to a grant
from the Pocahontas County
Foundation. Author Linda McCann
will visit each of our 9 libraries and
present a program. Tuesday’s &
Wednesday’s programs will be the
Civilian Conservation Corps in
Iowa, Thursday’s programs will be
Prohibition in Iowa. Look for our
posters and bookmarks!
Maker Monday
What a fun mix of ages we had
at our first Maker Monday at
the Laurens Public Library! Each
participant made Book Page Easter
Eggs to take home and decorate for
Spring. We are on the lookout for
our next project. If you have an idea,
please contact the Library!
Event Calendar
• Tot Time every Monday at 10 a.m.
• Tell me a Yarn every Monday at
7 p.m.
• Book Club is 4th Monday of every
month at 7 p.m.
• Card Making is the 4th Tuesday of
every month
• Civilian
Conservation
Corps by Author
Linda McCann
Tuesday, April 12
at 7 p.m.
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Announcements & Advertising
Summer Help Wanted:
The City of Laurens is now taking
applications for lifeguards,
$7.25/hr first year;
pool manager, salary to be
determined; and summer parks
department positions, $9.50/hr
for the first year. Applications will
be accepted at Laurens City Hall
through April 1.
The City of Laurens is an equal
opportunity employer.
JH Design Studio Bridal Registry
217 W. Veterans Rd., Laurens * (712) 841-4585
We Wrap & Deliver!
Melissa Cleveland & Jake Frye
Shower - April 30 ~ Wedding - July 9
Regan Grossnickle & David Doely
Wedding - May 7
Kendra Voss & Andrew Hanson
Shower - April 30 ~ Wedding - July 16
Real Estate Taxes Are Due
Second half real estate and mobile home taxes
are due March 31, 2016. After March 31, 2016,
interest of 1-1/2% per month will apply to any
unpaid taxes.
Please provide the payment stubs from the
statements received in August to insure proper
credit.
You may also deposit your tax payments in the
Pocahontas County payment drop-box, which
is located at the east exit driveway of the north
courthouse parking lot.
You may also pay online at www.iowatreasurers.
org by using a credit card or e-check.
Thank you for your payment!
Sarah Winkler
Pocahontas County Treasurer
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Advertising & Announcements
UnityPoint Clinic
Family Medicine in
Newell is
Closing April 1, 2016
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Jack Link’s brand represents a heritage of quality and consumer trust. Well known for its iconic “Messin’ With
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outlets in more than 40 countries. Check out JackLinks.com for more information on the brand.
JOB OPENINGS
Secondary Manufacturing (M-F 6:30am-3pm)
Operations ( 1st, 2nd, 3rd shifts)
Pre-employment drug screening
Climate controlled facility
Health, dental, vision available after 60 days for full time employees
401K match; EAP program; Employee company store
Company paid short-term disability and life insurance
Vacation accruals begin at 6 months
Excellent attendance, willingness to learn, work well with others, good math skills,
overtime when needed, able to be certified on pallet jack & fork lift
Pick up application at:
Jack Links, Inc.
210 North 1st Street
Laurens, IA 50554
Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm
Bringing high quality, convenient care to our patients is a priority at UnityPoint Clinic,
which is why closing Family Medicine in Newell is a very difficult decision. To better
serve our patients in the Newell area, we have added additional hours to both our
Fonda and Lake View clinics.
Doctors Bernadette Gyano, Leszek Marczewski, and Zoltan Pek, as well as Kay
Blessington and Tonya Lankford, will continue to provide services at all our clinics.
Your medical records will remain available to UnityPoint Clinic caregivers and the
process for making appointments will remain the same.
Thank you for letting us be a part of your health care team.
Fonda
Lake View
Sac City
101 South Main
Phone: (712) 288-4426
208 Main
Phone: (712) 657-8513
301 Highland Avenue
Phone: (712) 662-7119
Clinic Hours:
*Tues | 8 am – 5 pm
*Thurs | 1:30 pm – 5 pm
Clinic Hours:
Mon - Wed | 8 am – 5 pm
*Thurs | 8 am – 12 pm
Fri | 8 am – 5 pm
Clinic Hours:
Mon – Fri | 8 am – 5 pm
*New Clinic Hours
JOIN THE #1 MEAT SNACK TEAM
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BUILDING A #STRONGIOWA
Extension Week Celebration!
Join us for a fun filled evening at the
The City of Laurens is taking sealed
bids for contract mowing.
Bid must be submitted per average lot
and must be received at
City Hall by noon on April 1.
Any questions, please contact
City Manager, Barb Smith, at
(712) 841-4526
FREE Health Fair
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
from 3:00 - 7:00pm
at the Expo Center located on the
Pocahontas Fairgrounds
Enjoy a free will donation burger meal from
5:00pm - 7:00pm
and
a night filled with information from:
ISU Extension and Outreach Specialist
Nutrition, derma scanning, family finance, farm stress
Pocahontas Community Hospital
Prevention screening, car seat info, and more
Pocahontas Co. Public Health
Radon kits for purchase, blood pressure checks,
and much more
Pocahontas Co. Home Care
Family Foundation information
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach programs are available to all without regard to race, color,
national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability. ADV.16.06 January 2016
www.extension.iastate.edu/pocahontas
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Local News & Advertising
The Secret Garden
Blooms in April
ISU Theatre’s spring
musical, The Secret
Garden, blooms in
April, beginning on
April 8 at 7:30 p.m.
in Fisher Theater.
There will be
additional performances at 7:30 p.m.
on April 9, 15, and 16 and matinee
performances at 2 p.m. on April 10
and 17.
According to Director Brad
Dell, “The Secret Garden is a story
of transformation. When Mary
first encounters the garden, she
describes it as grey, dead and ‘the
most forgotten place I have ever
seen.’ But she is taught the idea of
wick - that deep down below the
surface even the deadest looking
thing can be filled with life. ‘When
a thing is wick, it has a life about it.
Maybe not a life like you and me.
But somewhere there's a secret streak
of green inside it.’”
In the beginning, loss seems
to have nearly broken the human
characters. The Secret Garden proves
its capacity to reveal life, beautiful
and powerful, buried beneath a dead
exterior. We discover that not only
does the garden have the power to
transform itself, but also to revive
people.
Just like that secret garden,
seemingly lonely, dead, and
forgotten, this musical reminds us
that even in our darkest hours we are
all “wick,” proving the resiliency of
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the human spirit.
Gorgeous songs like “Lily’s Eyes”,
“A Bit of Earth”, and “Come to My
Garden” musically transport us
and bring to life the haunting,
magical world of The Secret
Garden. This beautiful and
universal story will entertain,
uplift, and inspire the entire
family. It is a musical that will
appeal to all ages.
Admission is $24 for adults
and seniors and $16 for students.
Tickets can be purchased at the
Iowa State Center Ticket Office, all
Ticketmaster locations, or by calling
1-800-745-3000.
LUNCH AT THE
CLUB COMING
SOON!
MONDAY-FRIDAY
LAURENS
COUNTRY CLUB
PUBLIC
WELCOME!
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Local News & Advertising
Upcoming Class
Reunion
The Laurens Classes of 1970 and
1971 will be holding a reunion on
July 9, 2016 beginning at 5:00 at the
Laurens Country Club. The event will
be in conjunction with the Laurens
Summer Fest, so additional ways to
participate will be available. Those in
the Class of 1970 are encouraged to
contact Bob Stewart at 515-556-4900,
roberthstewart@yahoo.com; and the
Class of 1971 should contact Frank
Koenig at 319-212-0668, frnkkoenig@
hotmail.com. Classmates should also
join the Facebook reunion page. A
splendid time is guaranteed for all!
CLOSED FRIDAY,
MARCH 22 FOR
GOOD FRIDAY!
HAPPY
EASTER!
Things Being on Swim Team Teaches
“Dazzling Duos”
at Fonda Arts
Center
“Dazzling Duos” comes to the Fonda
Arts Center, April 10th at 2:00 p.m., a
collage of musical duets featuring guitar,
violin, piano, organ, recorders, and
vocals.
Making his first appearance at the
Fonda Arts Center is Gabriel Carbajal,
talented eighteen-year-old singer/
songwriter from Schaller. Rounding
out the afternoon’s entertainment will
be the Archer Family’s “Four for One”,
Gloria & Randy Mobley, the Baughman
Girls (Cheryl and Coleen), Jesse Coon,
Savannah McGee, Trish Moe, Marilyn
Schmitt, Larry and Sallie Tamm, and
Larry Heschke. All this at the Fonda
Arts Center, on the northwest corner
of Fourth & Main Streets. Everyone
welcome! As always, free admission, free
refreshments!
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OPEN HOUSE
Tastefully Simple
(Sue Wenell)
Pampered Chef
(Megan Hauswirth)
Tuesday March 29
5-7 p.m.
at Sue Wenell's Home
407 Lawman Lane,
Laurens, IA
10) Swimming teaches you to show up
on time.
9) You learn to work with all different
types of people.
8) You are detail-oriented but can see
the bigger picture, too.
7) You know how to take criticism.
6) Time management has always been
the key to your life.
5) You’re a team player.
4) You’ve learned how to win—and
lose—with grace.
3) You know when to have fun and
when to be serious.
2) You know how to be healthy and destress.
1) You’re dedicated.
These are valuable life skills that we
want to continue to offer to the youth
of Laurens and the surrounding area.
Please support the Laurens New Pool
Project!
TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS
can be sent to: Laurens Pool Project
c/o City of Laurens
272 North 3rd Street,
Laurens, IA 50554
Like us on Facebook:
Laurens Pool Project
www.laurens-ia.com
Donate Online:
https://www.youcaring.com/residentsof-laurens-501476
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Laurens Genies to
Meet
The Laurens Genies will meet
Friday, March 25 at 2:00 p.m. at the
home of Verlae Nicol. The program
will be about “Writing Personal
Histories” presented by Verlae Nicol
and Jeanette Korrect. Roll Call will
be “How did you get your name?”
Anyone who is interested in family
research and genealogy is cordially
invited to attend.
Growing a New
Generation of
Iowa Foresters
help wanted:
Vaughn DeLoss Construciton is taking applications for full
or part time equipment operating and construction labor.
Equipment operating and concrete finishing experience
preferred. Truck driving or machanic experience helpful.
Currently working in Laurens. Must have a license and be
dependable. Call: (712) 260-1129
Growing a New Generation Of Iowa
Foresters with Luke Gran, Forester,
Owner of PRUDENTERRA will be
held on Wednesday, April 20 from
6-7:30 PM at Iowa Central, One
Triton Circle, Fort Dodge in the
BioScience/Health Science (BHS)
Building, Room 105.
Students free with college ID.
Tuition $10 per person. To register
call: (515) 574-1293.
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Church
Grace Lutheran
This Week at
Church Marathon,
Bethany Lutheran
Our Savior’s
Thursday: March 24, 2016
7:00 PM ~ Maundy Thursday Service w/
Lutheran Church
Communion
March 25, 2016
Albert City & St John Friday:
7:00 PM ~ Laurens Community Good
Friday Service
Lutheran Church
Saturday: March 26, 2016 – March 27,
Rural Albert City
2016 Easter Prayer Vigil from 6:00 AM Sat.
through 6:00AM Sun. morning
Pastor John Mayer
Satrudays 5 p.m. Worship Service @ Grace
Lutheran Church - Marathon
Sundays 10:30 a.m. Worship @ Our Savior's
Lutheran Church - Albert City
Sundays 9:00 a.m. @ St John Lutheran
Church Rural - Albert City
This Week at First
Christian Church
Sunday: March 27, 2016
Resurrection of Our Lord / Easter Day
7:00 AM ~ Youth Community Easter
Sunrise Service at LUMC
8:00 AM ~ Youth Community Easter
Breakfast at LUMC NO Sunday School &
Confirmation
9:30 AM ~ Easter Celebration Worship w/
Communion **Note change in worship time
for second service.
NO Youth Group
Tuesday: March 29, 2016
10:00 AM ~ Coffee Time
This Week at
Laurens United
Methodist Church
Wed., March 23rd:
NO puppets
Maundy Thursday, March 24th:
Living Last Supper presentation @ 7 p.m.
Good Friday, March 25th:
Men’s Bible Study @ 7 a.m.
Sat., March 26th:
Laurens Chamber Easter festivities held here:
Pancakes from 8 a.m.-11 a.m.
Meet Easer Bunny from 10-11 a.m.
Easter Sunday, March 27th:
Ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service @ 7 a.m.
(led by the Laurens Area Youth Group)
Breakfast to follow Sunrise Service
Sunday School @ 9:10 a.m.
Fellowship @ 9:30 a.m.
Worship @ 10:30 a.m. - Choir performs
NO Youth Group
Pastor Rev. Rita Cordell
Thursday, March 24
2 p.m. - Coffee with Pastor
7 p.m. - Service of Darkness
Friday, March 25
7 p.m. - AA
7 p.m. - Ecumenical Good Friday Service at
Bethany Lutheran Church
Sacred Heart Church Laurens
Sunday, March 27
8:30 a.m. - Coffee and Doughnuts
9:30 a.m. - Worship (NOTE TIME CHANGE)
Pastor ~ Fr. Francis Makwinja
Sacred Heart
Holy Thursday, 5:00 PM
Good Friday, 7:00 PM
Easter Vigil, Saturday, 8:00 PM
Easter Sunday, 8:30 AM
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Cluster Parishes
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Sioux Rapids
Holy Thursday, 5:00 PM
Good Friday, 7:00 PM
Easter Vigil, Saturday, 8:00 PM
Easter Sunday Mass, 10:30 AM
St. Louis Catholic Church, Royal
Holy Thursday, 7:00 PM
Good Friday, 5:00 PM
Easter Sunday Mass, 8:30 AM
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Extension News
Rolfe After School
Program
ISU Extension and Outreach
Pocahontas County and Pocahontas
County Conservation Present
“Pollinators” on Tuesday, April 12
from 3:45-5 p.m. at the Rolfe Public
Library.
All children 2nd grade and older
are welcome to join in this after
school hands on workshop! This is a
FREE event but we do ask that you
either sign up at the Rolfe Public
Library or call the ISU Extension and
Outreach Office Pocahontas County
at 712-335-3103 or email lzeman@
iastate.edu.
2016 Pocahontas
County Fair
Derby Swine
Weigh-In
All 4-H and FFA members that will
exhibit pigs in the Derby Swine
Show at the 2016 Pocahontas
County Fair must weigh their pigs
at the fairgrounds on Saturday,
March 26 from 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Please call the ISU Extension and
Outreach Pocahontas County Office
if you have any questions at 712335-3103 or lzeman@iastate.edu
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Extension and
Outreach Week
Celebration
“Health Fair”
Tree Care
Workshop To
Be Held In
Pocahontas
Iowa State University Extension
and Outreach, Pocahontas County
will be holding a “Health Fair”
in celebration of Extension and
Outreach Week on Wednesday,
March 30 from 3-7 p.m. A free will
donation burger meal will be served
from 5-7 p.m. This will be held
at the Expo Center located on the
Fairgrounds in Pocahontas.
Join us for a night filled with
information from: ISU Extension
and Outreach Specialist, Pocahontas
Community Hospital, Pocahontas
County Public Health, and
Pocahontas County Home Care. The
Health Fair will include:
• Pocahontas Community Hospital
- Prevention screening for humans
and houses, car seat information,
carbon monoxide detector
information, and ambulance tours.
• ISU Extension and Outreach
Specialist - Health & nutrition,
derma scanning, family finance,
agricultural and farm stress.
• Pocahontas County Public
Health - Radon kits for purchase,
blood pressure checks, bioterrorism
booklets, and a chance to win a
weather radio.
Pocahontas County Extension &
Outreach is holding an informational
meeting on tree selection, proper
planting methods and treae pruning
at the County Extension & Outreach
Office in Pocahontas on March 31st,
from 9:30 – 11:30pm.
Dr. Jesse Randall, Iowa State
University Extension Forester, will be
conducting the meeting. He will be
educating landowners on the current
state of the Emerald Ash Borer in
Iowa, treatment options for EAB, as
well as removal and replant options.
He will discuss how to select healthy
trees, how to correct pot bound root
systems, as well as how to plant,
maintain, and prune trees. Attendees
are encouraged to bring photos of
their existing yard and windbreak
trees and Jesse will answer questions
as time allows.
The meeting is FREE and open
to the public. For more information
and to pre-register, which is highly
recommended, contact Pocahontas
County Extension & Outreach at
712-335-3103 or email Holly Frerk
at hfrerk@iastate.edu.
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Extension News
Yard and Garden:
Caring for
Grapevines
Standing in front of a mass of
tangled grapevines and wondering
what to do can be a scary
experience for the novice or even
the more experienced gardener.
When should I prune
grapevines? The most desirable
time to prune grapevines is late
winter or early spring. In Iowa,
pruning can begin in late February
and should be completed by early
April. Grapevines pruned at this
time of year may “bleed” heavily.
However, the loss of sap does not
harm the vines.
What is the proper way to
prune grapevines? Grapevines
produce fruit clusters on the
previous season’s growth. Before
pruning, a grapevine may have
200 to 300 buds capable of
producing fruit. If the vine is
not pruned, the number of
grape clusters would be excessive
and the grapevine would be
unable to ripen the large crop
or produce adequate vegetative
growth. The purpose of pruning
is to obtain maximum yields of
high quality grapes and to allow
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adequate vegetative growth for the
following season.
Grapevines are trained to
a specific system to facilitate
cultivation, harvesting and pest
control. The most common
training system used by home
gardeners is the four-cane Kniffin
system. In a four-cane Kniffin
system, the canes of the grapevine
grow on two wires, one located
three feet above the ground and
the second six feet high.
If utilizing the four-cane Kniffin
system, select four canes on
the upper wire, two going in
each direction. Also, select four
canes on the lower wire. To aid
identification, some gardeners tie
brightly colored ribbons or strips
of cloth on those canes they wish
to retain. All remaining one-yearold canes should be completely
removed.
Going back to the upper wire,
select two of the remaining four
canes, one going in each direction.
Prune these canes back to one
or two buds. These short one or
two bud canes are referred to as
renewal spurs. The renewal spurs
provide the shoots or canes that
will produce next year’s crop.
Prune the remaining two canes on
the upper wire back to eight to 13
buds. The number of buds left on
the fruiting canes is determined
by plant vigor. If the grapevine is
vigorous, leave 13 buds per cane.
Leave only eight buds per cane if
the grapevine possesses poor vigor.
Prune the four canes on the
lower wire the same as those on
the upper wire. When pruning is
complete, no more than 60 buds
should remain on the grapevine.
When counting the number of
buds on the grapevine, include
both the buds on the fruiting
canes and those on the renewal
spurs.
The six-cane Kniffin system
is another training system
occasionally used by home
gardeners. In the six-cane Kniffin
system, the canes of the grapevine
are grown on three wires. The
wires are positioned two, four and
six feet above the ground. After
pruning, a grapevine trained to a
six-cane Kniffin system consists
of six fruiting canes and six one
or two bud renewal spurs. As
with other training systems, the
maximum number of retained
buds is 60.
Tools required to prune
grapevines include a hand shears,
lopping shears and saw.
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