THE CLARION WIRE, issue #419 Friday, January 17, 2014 ** Note from Julie Reed: Brushy Creek Honor Flight will once again honor our World War II and Korean War Veterans by taking flight to our nations capitol to visit THEIR memorials on May 10 and September 6. Cost is approximately $618 for each veteran to go on this well-deserved trip. Each county is responsible for the funds needed to send them. Join us by giving a donation, so they may get to take this Trip of a Lifetime! For more information or to make a donation, call Deb Prehm 1-515-532-6477 or Julie Reed 1-515-825-3750 (both are work numbers). ** TEAM VALLEY WRESTLING tournament on Friday, January 17 - Clarion-Goldfield High School - weigh ins 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. for pre-K - 4th graders; 5:30 - 7 p.m. for 5th - 8th graders. Walk-ins welcome; contact Carl Valley at 1-515-293-2598. ** 2014 Annual Meeting for the Humane Society of Wright County will be held at Pizza Ranch in Clarion - Saturday, January 18 at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Lynn Seaba - 1-515-825-3363. ** Sunday, January 19th at 2 p.m. is the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Shooting Contest for youth ages 10 - 14; held at the Belmond-Klemme High School. Basketballs will be awarded to the winners! ** Iowa Caucuses are set for Tuesday, January 21. Up for election in Wright County for 2014 are County Recorder, Treasurer, Attorney, and District #2 Supervisor (currently held by Supervisor Stan Watne). Republicans will caucus at the Clarion-Goldfield High School beginning at 7 p.m. registration begins at 6 p.m.. (After making two contacts with prominent Democrats in the county, I have no caucus information from them, sorry!). ** Annual Wild Game Feed on Saturday, January 25 beginning at 5:30 p.m. - Oakdale Chapter of Izaak Walton League, southeast of Renwick. Tickets on sale at several area locations (i.e. Clarion Hardware Hank) - $10; $15 at the door. Snow date: Sunday, January 26 beginning at 2 p.m. ** Join Live Healthy Iowas 10 Week Wellness Challenge (from January 27 - April 4) and create a healthier lifestyle in 2014! Gather your friends, family members or co-workers and register your team today! Teams of 2-10 Iowans compete in a web-based competition tracking weight loss and/or activity minutes for 10 weeks. Entry fee is $20; for that amount, each participant will receive: a challenge T-Shirt - NEW COLOR in 2014; Weekly motivational emails; Personal online tracking page; Unlimited access to recipes; Workouts and health information on the LHI website; Free registration for Winter and Summer Iowa Games Fitness Walks; A one-year magazine subscription; Chances to win a four-night tropical cruise for two, gift cards, fitness shoes, bikes or more!; Exclusive discounts at businesses statewide; and more! Check out the web site/sign up at: livehealthyiowa.org. ** To kick off the wellness challenge, Wright Countys Wellness Coalition is hosting Kickoff Event 2014 at the Goldfield School on Sunday, January 26 from 2 - 4 p.m. with lots of fun indoor events & activities for the entire family: kids bowling & obstacle course; go fishing - indoors; participate in mini-sessions of yoga, jazzercise, boot camp &/or zumba; learn about winter activities available at Lake Cornelia with Naturalist Jake Schaben; seek relaxation techniques & health-related products; blood pressure checks; information about benefits of organic goods, eating too much sugar, smoking information; learn your body mass index; browse through health-related booths & what fitness centers have to offer. Jumpstart your Live Healthy Iowa 10 week challenge. ** From the Honey Barn: The Cabin Fever Kit Sale at The Honey Barn Quilt Shop in Goldfield has been extended thru the month of January. Kits are 10% to 35% off. Also there is 20% off the backing when you purchase the corresponding kit. ** KJYL Christian Radio is celebrating 20 years of bringing Gods truth and Christian music and programming to north-central Iowa from its Eagle Grove studios! At 100.7 FM and 88.3 FM in the Story City area, KJYL and KJTT are pleased to be part of this region and are blessed by the support from listeners for 20 years now! They are planning a 20th Anniversary Party for Twin Lakes Christian Center near Manson on Feb. 28 and March 1; more details will be coming soon. ** The annual schedule of events noted that the annual WinterFest in Wright County would be held on Saturday, February 1. IT HAS BEEN CANCELLED! ** Clarion Chamber is kicking off another Club Connect, bringing together Clarion clubs and organizations to create a network for sharing ideas, projects, and upcoming events to support each other and strengthen our community. Each club/organization is asked to have up to three representatives from your club or organization to join us for “Club Connect” on Tuesday, February 18th from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm at the Clarion Public Library. Please RSVP your club/organization representatives to clarionchamber@gmail or 1-515-532-2256 by Tuesday, February 11th. ** Through a partnership between Keep Iowa Beautiful & Diamond Vogel Paint of Orange City, groups can receive FREE paint for community enhancement projects. Public or private Iowa nonprofit organizations can apply; deadline of February 22. Award Announcement: Mid-April. Mail/e-mail applications to: Keep Iowa Beautiful, 300 E. Locust St., Suite 100, Des Moines, IA 50309. For more complete information, go to web site: keepiowabeautiful . Paint award winners from across Wright County have been recipients/winners in the past. If your group could use paint to enhance our community, this might be a possibility for you; check it out!! ** If you have an upcoming celebration (i.e. Valentines Day; birthdays), the Rowan Library has more than 40 shaped cake pans for most any occasion which can be checked out for use. Library hours are M - W from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; F from 10 - 5; and Sat. from 9 a.m. - noon. ** AT THE MOVIES: Showing at the Clarion Theatre from Friday, January 17 - Sunday, January 19, Walking with Dinosaurs in 3D (2D in Sundays). Show times nightly at 7 pm plus a Sunday matinee at 2:30 pm. And then again on Wednesday, January 22 at 7 p.m. Join your friends at the movies!! For current shows and more information on to view a preview of this movie or upcoming movies, check them out at:: clariontheatre ; phone number 1-515-602-6606. ** MONEY SAVING TIP: Buy any Footlong Sub sandwich at Subway Stores all the month of January for $5; as part of their JanuANY promotion! ** FOCUS ON BUSINESS: Now is the time to take advantage of winter, Christmas, and holiday merchandise; lots of discounts. Check out your favorite retailers!
Posted on: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:09:54 +0000
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