Family & Friends

Would you like to be the next Buena Vista County Fair Queen or Little Miss Buena Vista? Applications for these contests are now available. Candidates do not have to be a 4-H member. If interested, please go to our bvcountyfair.com, email bvcfairqueen@gmail.com or contact coordinator Sarah at 712-299-0394. Deadline is June 30.

Storm Lake Cemetery Board is looking for volunteers to help plant trees Saturday, May 13 in the Storm Lake cemetery. With a grant from Alliant Energy’s Trees Forever 100 trees have been acquired. Come to the cemetery at 9 a.m. Volunteers should bring a spade and/or rake. The rain date is the following Saturday.

The Storm Lake Public Library’s monthly Monday matinee will be shown on May 8 at 1 p.m. 

Sole 2 Soul’s fitness center in Galva teamed up with Tuel Shed Training of West Des Moines to get the public ready for summer.  In the Spring Shape Up six-week challenge, Team Galva is competing against Team Schaller to see which town can lose the most pounds by exercising more, eating healthier, reducing portion sizes, watching protein and carbohydrate ratios, and committing to sustainable lifestyle changes.

BY NANCY PLOEGER

The Schaller Red Hats met April 18 at the Lutheran church parking lot in Schaller.  Thirteen ladies would tour and visit several Holstein businesses. Our first stop was at the Nicklas D Jensen Funeral home and Monument Co.  Nick Jensen met us at the door.  His wife, Sarah, and daughter also joined us.  Nick gave us a tour of his beautiful funeral home.  He shared a lot of information that was very beneficial to all of us.

Cole Drenth received $2,000 for college while learning important financial literacy skills through the 2016-17 Iowa Financial Know-How Challenge: Senior scholarship sponsored by Iowa Student Loan.

Buena Vista Regional Medical Center’s First Embrace Obstetrics Department will conduct a free car seat safety check on Saturday, May 13 from 10 a.m. to noon. The check will be held at Rasmussen’s Ford. Bring your children, car and seat owner’s manual.

Certified child passenger safety technicians Brenda Thams and Angela Castillo will assist parents in making sure car seats are properly installed and answer your questions about making sure your children are properly secured.

Over 100 students from the Storm Lake High School Music Department performed in the Iowa High School Music Association's State Solo/Ensemble Contest at Sioux Center High School on March 26.

Students performed solos and small ensembles for a judge and received a rating.