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Vol. 13 No. 23

November 6, 2019

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Hy-Vee & Hormel Foods Spread Smiles with 11,000-Pound Donation of Skippy® Peanut Butter to Food Banks Across the Midwest Hy-Vee, Inc., in conjunction with Hormel Foods, is donating more than 11,000 pounds of Skippy® creamy peanut butter to food banks across the grocer’s eight-state region. The donation is part of a hunger program created by the makers of Skippy peanut butter in 2018. Earlier this year, Hy-Vee participated in a sales promotion with Skippy, and as a result was provided more than 11,000 pounds of peanut butter to be distributed to food banks in 11 different communities. The hefty peanut butter donation equates to more than 184,467 peanut butter sandwiches. “Through our partnership with Hormel Foods and its popular Skippy brand, we can further address the issue of hunger here in the Midwest,” said Craig Clasen, Hy-Vee’s senior vice president of retail business development. “Hy-Vee and Hormel Foods care about our customers, and this is a great way to

give back to our communities.” Food banks in each of the following locations will receive 1,000 pounds of peanut butter, which supplies enough peanut butter to make approximately 16,300 sandwiches. • Austin, Minnesota • Fremont, Nebraska • Jefferson City, Missouri • Kirksville, Missouri • Le Mars, Iowa • Muscatine, Iowa • Norfolk, Nebraska • Ottumwa, Iowa • Quincy, Illinois • St. Joseph, Missouri • Yankton, South Dakota “Protein is a much-needed item for households, and peanut butter is a terrific protein option,” said Doug Johnston, senior customer executive at Hormel Foods. “We want to thank Hy-Vee for joining this effort and thank the local food banks for serving their communities. Hormel Foods and the Skippy brand are proud to give back to the communities Hy-Vee serves.”

Laurens Women's Club to MeetThe Laurens Women’s Club will meet on Friday, November 8 at 1:30 p.m. at the West Iowa Bank. Sandy Aronson will present the program “Uganda”. Jackie Stelter will give the book report. Members of the Serving Committee are Jackie Stelter and Carol Hoffman.

J.D. Scholten To Host Town Hall in RolfeJ.D. Scholten, congressional candidate for Iowa’s 4th district, will host a town hall in Rolfe on Thursday, November 7th as part of his “Don't Forget About Us” tour. During the tour, Scholten will hold a town hall in a town with a population of less than 1,000 in each of the 4th district’s 39 counties. Too often, Iowa’s rural communities have been forgotten and left behind by politicians. As a result of the years of federal neglect and the lack of investment, hospitals consolidate, grocery stores and schools close, and more and more of Iowa’s children leave the district due to the lack of opportunity. J.D. is committed to making these towns a priority and revitalizing our rural communities. J.D. wants to fix our healthcare system, fight for an economy that works for all of us, and secure our democracy by getting special interests and big money out of politics. His campaign writes no one off and leaves no one behind, which is why he’s getting out directly to the people, and working to earn the trust and vote of every Republican, Democrat, and Independent in this district. The town hall will be held a the Community Center, 319 Garfield St. in Rolfe on Thursday, November 7 at 7:00 p.m. This community event is free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome.

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At the Library with Glenda MulderNovember 6, 2019 The next program on our calendar is tonight, November 6th! Story Teller Darrin Crow will bring us Coal Car Riggs and Little Eva – The Great Depression in Iowa. His website describes it this way, “This first person story weaves together the lives of Coal Car Riggs, a hobo and the young farm girl Eva Killen as each struggles to survive. Along the way they will cross paths with Grant Wood, Jeff Davis the Hobo King, and the Million Dollar Mulligan.” Iowa librarians are giving this story teller rave reviews. This program is possible because of your generous support of the Laurens Public Library Foundation. New books this week include quite a few nonfiction, so I’ll tell you about those first. We received: Janis: Her life and music by Holly George-Warren, Home Work: a memoir of my Hollywood years by Julie Andrews, Me: Elton John by, of course, Elton John, Jet Girl: My life in war, peace, and the cockpit of the world's most lethal aircraft, the F/A-18 Super Hornet by Caroline Johnson and The Way I Heard It by Mike Rowe. In fiction we received: Christmas Gathering by Anne Perry, Noel Street by Richard Paul Evans, Final Option by Clive Cussler, Kiss the Girls and Make Them Cry by Mary Higgins Clark, Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky, Someone to Remember by Mary Balogh and All About Evie by one of my favorite authors, Cathy Lamb. We are all excited to be a part of the Pocahontas County STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Festival that L-M is hosting for all TK- 6th grade students in our County this Friday, November 8. We will be reading (naturally!) the book How to Code a Sand Castle and doing a fun coding activity that goes along with it.

COMING EVENTS• Story Teller Darrin Crow – 7:00 p.m.Wednesday, November 6

• Tot Time Every Monday at 10 a.m.• Book Club 7 p.m., 4th Monday of the month• Card Making 6:30 p.m. 4th Tuesday monthly

• Take it Tuesday 6:30 p.m. the 1st Tuesday of the month

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Church

This Week at Bethany LutheranPastor David E. Klappenbach

Sunday: November 10, 2019Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost9:15 AM ~ Adult SS9:30 AM ~ Youth SS & Coffee Fellowship10:30 AM ~ Worship6:00-8:00 PM ~ Youth Group (HS) at UMC (Lesson by Pastor Klappenbach)

Monday: November 11, 20194:00 PM ~ Christian Ed. Mtg.7:00 PM ~ Hand Bell Rehearsal

Tuesday: November 12, 20197:30 AM ~ Prayer Group9:30 AM ~ Tuesday coffee at Bethany

Wednesday: November 13, 20197:00 PM ~ Council Mtg.

Worship, Love, Accept~Together in Christ’s Name

This Week at First ChristianPastor Rev. Rita Cordell712-845-6164

Wednesday, Nov. 6 11:30 a.m. - Ladies Lunch at Teapot Café12:30 p.m. - C.W.F. 7 p.m. - Mission Council

Friday, Nov. 8 7 p.m. - AA

Sunday, Nov. 10 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School 10:30 a.m. - Worship 6-8 p.m. - HS Youth Group at UMC

Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic ChurchPocahontas, IA -- Pastor: Very Rev. Craig Collison, VF

MASS TIMES:Daily Mass as scheduled in the weekly bulletinSaturday at 5:00 PMSunday at 10:30 AMConfessions: Saturday 4:15 pm at Resurrection

Office: 16 SW 2nd Street, PocahontasOffice Phone: 712-335-3242 Residence Phone: 712-335-8065E-mail: [email protected] Pastoral Care: Sister Renae Hohensee, 563-552-8666

This Week at Laurens United Methodist ChurchPastor Ed Frank

Wed., Nov. 6: Confirmation Parent & Student meeting @ 6:30 p.m. in the Wesley RoomPuppet Troop practice @ 7 p.m.

Thurs., Nov. 7: UMW Ex. Brd. @ 1 p.m.UMW General @ 2 p.m.

Fri., Nov. 8: Men’s Bible Study @ 7 a.m.

Sun., Nov. 10:Adult Sunday School @ 9:00 a.m.Sunday School (kids) @ 9:10 a.m. Fellowship Coffee @ 9:30 a.m.Worship @ 10:30 a.m. - Holy Communion served, Choir & SS kids singCharge Conference @ 3 p.m.at Storm Lake UMCYouth Group (Sr. High) 6-8 p.m. here Choir practice @ 8 p.m.

New Hope Baptist Church202 Byron St, Laurens

New Hope Baptist Church invites you to join us for Sunday School at 10 a.m. and our Worship Service at 11 a.m. Additionally all are welcome to attend our weekly Bible Study held each Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m.

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Extension News

Ornamental & Turfgrass Applicators Course Offered November 13Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pocahontas County will offer the Ornamental and Turfgrass Applicators Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators Wednesday, November 13, 2019. The program can be seen at locations across Iowa through the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) team. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the course runs from 9 to 11:30 a.m. To register or to obtain additional information about the CIC, contact Dianne Dirks at the ISU Extension and Outreach Pocahontas County office at 712-335-3103. The course will provide continuing instructional credit for commercial pesticide applicators certified in categories 3O, 3T, 3OT, and 10. The IDALS-required topics to be covered include recognition of sensitive areas as potentially impacted by pesticides, worker protection standard and restricted entry intervals, pesticide labels, and pests and pest management. Pest and pest management topics (including pesticides) include warm season grassy weeds; ant control on golf courses and in ornamental planting beds; growth regulators on athletic fields; moles and how to control them; mulching trees in the urban environment; controlling weeds around urban landscapes; and evergreen tree disease management. Additional information and registration forms for this and other courses being offered by the PSEP team can be accessed at www.extension.iastate.edu/psep.

Fumigation Continuing Instruction Course is November 19Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pocahontas County office will host a Fumigation Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial and private fumigant pesticide applicators on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. The program provided by the ISU Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) can be seen at office locations across Iowa.Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the course runs from 9 to 11:30 a.m. To register or to obtain additional information about the CIC, contact Dianne Dirks at the ISU Extension and Outreach Pocahontas County office at 712-335-3103. The course will provide continuing instruction credit for commercial pesticide applicators certified in categories 7C (Fumigation) and 10 (Research and Demonstration) and private pesticide applicators who are certified to apply fumigants. The course will cover topics including: recognition of sensitive areas; pests, pest management and pesticides; specific factors which may lead to a hazardous condition; and pesticide labels. Additional information and registration forms for this and other courses offered through PSEP can be accessed at www.extension.iastate.edu/psep.

Upcoming Women, Land and Legacy MeetingWomen, Land and Legacy Meetings are meetings held for female landowners and farmers to be local and global agents of positive change through active discussion, education sessions and networking opportunities. The next meeting is Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at the Laurens West Iowa Bank at 1:00 pm. We will be discussing Stress on the Farm: Strategies that Help. Participants will learn to identify signs of stress and strategies for coping. You will learn how to help others and will review available resources. Mackenzie DeJong, Human Sciences from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will be the speaker. Please contact Lexi Seuntjens at: (712) 335-3103 or [email protected] to register for this class.