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April 2012

2-Apr Women Networking Together event at the KC Hall from 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm; Algona
   
2-Apr Whittemore Gun Club Annual Meeting. The meal will be served at the Community Center starting at
6:00 p.m. Business meeting and raffle drawing to follow. Proceeds of the event help support, maintain,
and improve Kossuth County-owned Siems Park. For more information contact Ron Kollasch at 515-884-
2265, Gun Club President; Whittemore
   
4-Apr Stroke Screening at the VFW; Emmetsburg
   
4-Apr Emmetsburg Community Blood Drive at Holy Family Parish Center.  Schedule your appointment online at www.lifeservebloodcenter.org or contact Angie Beem at (712) 852-3869. Blood drive sponsored by Catholic Daughters of America; Emmetsburg
   
5-Apr West Bend Community Blood Drive at the West Bend Community Center 103 S. Broadway; West Bend
   
7-Apr Annual Children's Easter Egg Hunts. 10:00 am Kids of all ages gather eggs and receive prizes for
their efforts. Hunts are held at Noah's Park and also throughout the downtown business district. For
more information contact Linda Farrell (515) 884-2265; Whittemore
   
7-Apr Get Wild craft and Gift Show at the Wild Rose Casino from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm; Emmetsburg
   
7-Apr Masons Prudence Lodge Breakfast. Dad's Belgian Waffles serving from 7:00 am - 10:30 am at the
Lodge at 1413 N McCoy; Algona
   
9-Apr The Compassionate Friends of North Central Iowa will meet Monday evening April 9th at 7:30 at the
Algona Library (Room D). We are a support group for parents/grandparents/siblings who have lost a child
of any age. For more information contact Cathy at (515) 538-0572; Algona
   
11-Apr First United Methodist Church - salad bar luncheon from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm; Algona
   
12-Apr Kossuth County Concert Series: Redhead Express: Bluegrass & Old Timer Music sung & performed
by the Walker family. At O.B. Laing Auditorium at 7:30 p.m; Algona
   
15-Apr Pancake, Sausage & Egg Breakfast sponsored by Ruthven American Legion Post 33 from 7:30 a.m. -
12:30 p.m. at the Ruthven Legion Hall. Free Will Offering; Ruthven
   
15-Apr Pancake Breakfast hosted by the Emmetsburg Boy Scouts at the VFW from 8:00 am - 12:30 pm;
Emmetsburg
   
16-Apr West Bend Library Luncheon. Serving from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm at the Community Center in West
Bend. Contact Jenny Gambell at (515) 887-6411 for more information; West Bend
   
18-Apr Salad Bar Luncheon at Palo Alto County Hospital; Emmetsburg
   
21-Apr Concert at the Wild Rose Casino featuring the "Yardbirds"; Tickets are $15.00; Emmetsburg
   
21-Apr 2nd Annual Hot Wing Feed, Contest & Wing Eating Competition: Members of the American Legion
Riders, sponsor a chicken wing feed, chicken wing contest $10.00 entry fee per team, plus the cost of the
i li it d t 15 t i Al wings - limited to entries. Also featuring the crowd favorite - The Hot Wing Eating Competition Cost to
taste is $5.00 per person. Held at the American Legion in Whittemore from 4:00 - 7:00 pm. For more
information contact Mick Zimmerman at 515-884-2607. Entertainment to follow competition; Whittemore
   
26-Apr Horizon's Unlimited Theme Table Dinner at the Smith Wellness Center Gym. Horizon's Unlimited is
looking for businesses and individuals to sponsor and decorate tables. If you are interested, please
contact Jennifer Meyer at (712) 852-2211 or jennifermeyer@horizons-unlimited.net; Emmetsburg
   
26-Apr Remembering Iowa's Buffalo Bill with guest speaker Roy Behrens at the Lost Island Nature Center.  Events begins at 7:00 pm, call 712-837-4866 for more details or questions; Ruthven.
   
27-28 Apr "Women's Day Out" Event hosted by the Emmetsburg Retail Association; Emmetsburg
   
28- Apr Volunteer Day at the Grotto of the Redemption. Help the Grotto celebrate Earth Day by cleaning and
re-landscaping the Grotto and the pond. To volunteer or for more information, contact the Grotto office at
515-887-2371. Rain Date: May 19th; West Bend
   
28- Apr Relay for Life Vendor Show at the VFW. For more information contact Lindsey Jones.

 

 


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