Family & Friends

A local resident has received a special thank you for her contributions to the community. Pricilla Robinson of Storm Lake was selected to receive free fuel from Tanks of Thanks, a program that rewards people who do good deeds to help make their community just a little bit better.

Return to a simpler time with “Bye Bye Birdie,” the ultimate feel good musical, presented by Alta-Aurelia High School at the Roxy Theatre in Alta.

Performances are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14, 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 each and can be reserved by calling Shawna at 712-200-1331. Reservations are highly recommended as shows sell out in advance.

Trinity Lutheran Church will host its annual Soup and Pie Dinner on Sunday, Nov. 16 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 401 W. Second St. in Alta.

Goodies will include chili, vegetable beef soup, chicken noodle soup, cream of potato, maid rites and a large assortment of pies, cinnamon rolls and cake. Drinks are included with the meal.

Storm Lake Public Library has been collecting used Christmas cards. These cards will be used to make ornaments that will decorate the library Christmas tree.

Instructions and supplies are set up at our ornament making table through December but we would love to already have lots of ornaments on the tree for the Friends of the Library annual Basket Event that takes place on Dec. 3.

Research shows that one in four girls and one in six boys are sexually abused before the age of 18. In the U.S. alone, it is estimated that 40 million Americans are victims of child sexual abuse. The Nurturing Healthy Sexual Development workshop recognizes that a critical component of nurturing healthy sexual development is protecting children from sexual abuse, and it empowers and educates adults how to prevent, recognize and react to child sexual abuse.

Ag Partners is pleased to announce the offering of an exciting new line of precision ag equipment to our customers through Precision Planting, a leader in agriculture technology.

Precision Planting offers an extensive line of innovative products for all planting needs, including:

Students from the Storm Lake area are officially members of the University of Iowa’s Class of 2018.

The undergraduate class is the largest (4,666 students) and most diverse first-year class in UI history and is extremely academically accomplished.

The holidays are fast approaching and everyone is gearing up for winter. Please remember that your community library is a good place to come and spend time during the winter months. We have newspapers and magazines to read, board and card games to play while you’re here, tables for group activities as well as a meeting room if you find our handicapped accessibility easier in the winter. We also have five public access computers for your use.

Buena Vista County will host a Fumigation Continuing Instructional Course for commercial pesticide applicators on Tuesday, Nov. 18. The program will be shown at locations across Iowa through the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pest Management and the Environment program.

Happy Veterans Day to Dorothy and LeRoy Brashears who both served in World War II. They will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Feb. 9. Dorothy is 93 and LeRoy is 90. Here they are at home at Welcov Assisted Living in Alta with a standup cutout of themselves as sweethearts in the service. TIMES photo by DOLORES CULLEN