How crafting benefits kids
Kids have boundless energy. Parents of young children can look to various activities to harness that energy, and crafting is one endeavor that makes use of kids’ enthusiasm and creativity.
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Gold Buckle Productions announces donor list
For the past two years, Gold Buckle Productions, a non-profit organization, has put on the Battle with the Bulls rodeo event in Sidney and has returned monies to the community through donations. Battle with the Bulls is made possible by the volunteer spirit of the community.
Items to take to the tax preparer
For many working Americans, April 15 is synonymous with taxes. But taxpayers may be happy to learn that they have two extra days to file their returns in 2018. That’s because this year April 15 falls on a Sunday, and April 16 is Emancipation Day, when the District of Columbia celebrates Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, which freed more than 3,000 slaves in D.C.
Greenhouses effectively extend growing seasons
Modern, large-scale agriculture operations utilize various machines and technologies to provide products to consumers. Greenhouses are among the resources used to help plants thrive.
Hamburg Hometown Pride placed new picnic tables by the end of last year
At the end of last year, Hamburg Hometown Pride completed one of the projects to beautify the town: new picnic tables. Both Hamburg City Park and Clayton Fields have now picnic tables for the use of families and community members.
Soil Fertility Workship to be conducted across Iowa
Farmers wishing to maximize the profits from their fertilizer dollars will want to attend one of 15 in-person workshops or a virtual workshop hosted by Iowa State University. The workshop series, called Soil Testing Interpretations and Recommendations: Maximizing Return on Investment, will be held in February and March. This series will address the profitable management of soil fertility in Iowa, as conditions continue to change with increased fertilizer input costs and a rising demand for nutrients from higher-yielding crops.
Hospital acquires Cardiac Rehab monitoring system, Bariatric Beds
The George C. Grape Community Hospital Foundation recently donated over $20,000 to help with the purchase of a new Cardiac Rehab monitoring system and two Bariatric Beds.
Annual testing effort finds 36 deer with CWS in state
Samples from nearly 5,000 deer have been tested as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) effort to monitor for chronic wasting disease, resulting in 36 confirmed positives from the 2021-2022 hunting season, including one in Fremont County.
$10K in College Savings Deposits available
Registration is open for a special drawing of a $1,000 college savings deposit that 10 Iowa parents and guardians of students in eighth through 12th grades will be randomly selected to receive after March 31, 2022. The drawing is sponsored by ISL Education Lending.
Arbor Day Foundation’s Community Tree Recovery Program plants 150,000 trees in 2021
The Arbor Day Foundation’s Community Tree Recovery Program held nearly 200 events where volunteers helped plant approximately 150,000 trees in communities impacted by natural disasters in its fiscal year from June 2020 to June of 2021.