Family & Friends

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program has been established to help qualifying low-income Iowa homeowners and renters pay for a portion of their primary heating costs for the winter heating season. Applications will be taken until April 30. This program is not designed to pay households’ total energy costs. The program will provide supplemental assistance based on several factors.

If you have already applied and have been approved this winter season, you cannot re apply.

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program has been established to help qualifying low-income Iowa homeowners and renters pay for a portion of their primary heating costs for the winter heating season. Applications will be taken until April 30. This program is not designed to pay households’ total energy costs. The program will provide supplemental assistance based on several factors.

If you have already applied and have been approved this winter season, you cannot re apply.

Straight A Honor Roll

Freshmen: Matthew Cummings, Trey Engelmann, Kelly Jensen, Elizabeth Kaskey, Jessica Larson, Teagan Meyer, Cade Rohwer and Alaina Westphal.

Sophomores: Alexa Fredericksen, Kirah Kolpin, Chloe Kruger, Abigail Latta, Jimena Mendoza, Sarah Sundene and Morgan Wilson.

Juniors: Carly Drenth, Colton Henkel, Annika Patton and Brittany Turnquist.

Seniors: Mary Barnes, Jacob Hull, Tristan Jensen, Erin Lockin, Grace Meier, Lauren Rohwer and Alicia Turnquist.

A Honor Roll

PAW PRINTS

BY PAULINE LARSEN

Puppy mills abound throughout the country. Until there is a loud consistent protest from animal advocates everywhere, our legislators will ignore the problem, and the mills will continue to flourish. If you are not familiar with the horrors of these abominable places, the story of Walter is just one of thousands of accounts of the pain and suffering endured by puppy mill dogs.

MY FAVORITE RECIPES

BY MARY CULLEN

Rose and Dale Wetherell of Storm Lake are enjoying their life in retirement.

“I think retirement is nice to do the things you want to do when you want to do them, like play cards,” she commented.

Rose grew up in Wilkes-barre, Penn. Dale is from Storm Lake; his parents are the late Ralph and Lila Wetherell.

No auditions necessary

Buena Vista Community Theatre is looking for folks age 21 and up to be part of their musical variety show “As Seen on TV.” There are no auditions. Just come and participate in this fun project.

Jacob Pederson of Alta is the director of “As Seen on TV.” Practices are Thursday and Sunday nights at 7 p.m. at the Methodist Church in Alta (one block east of Main Street and the Roxy Theatre).

The youth group at United Methodist Church will sponsor a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for one of their members, Andrea Rodriguez. She was recently paralyzed in a car accident. The dinner will be held at United Methodist Church on Wednesday, Feb. 28, serving from 5-8 p.m. The menu will include meat sauce, vegetarian sauce, wheat and gluten-free pasta, bread sticks, lettuce salad and a variety of cakes for dessert.