News in brief
A round-up of the week's news and events
Counties will host ice-fishing camp
The Hancock and Winnebago County Conservation Boards will be holding an ice-fishing day camp at Thorpe Park's Lake Catherine on Saturday, Feb. 13. The event will run from 11 a.m-2:30 p.m beginning at the Thorpe Park shelterhouse, and will be open to kids ranging in age from 7-15. There will be no cost for the camp.
The day camp will include instructional sessions, lunch and snacks and actual fishing. Kids will also be given handouts to take home with them. If children are able to bring along their own ice-fishing equipment, they are encouraged to bring it. A limited number of fishing poles and equipment will be available to those young people that are not able to bring their own, and holes will be drilled for the participants.
Although the camp will be free of charge, preregistration is required by Wednesday, Feb. 10 by contacting either Winnebago County Naturalist Lisa Ralls at (641) 565-3390 or Hancock County Naturalist Jason Lackore at (641) 923-2720. When pre-registering, people should indicate whether or not their child will need to borrow an ice-fishing pole for the event. Parents or other adults are also welcome to accompany their children during the camp if they would like.
NICAO taking Head Start apps next month
Starting in February, the Head Start Preschool program administered by North Iowa Community Action Organization will be taking applications soon children ages 3 & 4 for classes that begin this fall. Head Start is a premier earl childhood education program that also serves children with special needs and has strong family involvement. Call the Head Start family worker number listed for your county to apply and/or answer any questions you may have. Slots fill up fast.
Hancock County - (641) 357-7571
Kossuth County - (641) 562-2842
Winnebago County - (641) 562-2842
Head Start administrative office: (641) 494-1891 or (866) 836-3124
Vet's Affairs to meet Feb. 9
The Commission of Veteran Affairs will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 9:30 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors' room.
Church to hold prayer service for Haiti victims
The Wright County Catholic Community, with the support of ministerial associations from across Wright County, is hosting an Ecumenical Prayer Service for Haiti on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. at the Clarion High School, 1111 Willow Dr. in Clarion. Everyone is invited to attend this event as we pray together for our brothers and sisters in Haiti during this time of tragedy and continued uncertainties.
Father Nils Hernandez, who pastors congregations in Eagle Grove, Belmond and Clarion, said, "We mourn the terrible suffering of our brothers and sisters in Haiti. The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that ravaged Haiti on Jan. 12 has already claimed thousands of lives including the Archbishop of Port-au-Prince. It has destroyed countless homes, churches, seminaries, schools and other buildings and has left millions without the most basic necessities of life. Our faith compels us to pray for and reach out to them in their time of suffering."
The Wright County Catholic Community has played large roles in the lives of Haitian people over the past few years and theeir care and concern continues. Ten members of the Church had planned a medical mission visit to their "Sister Parish" in Anse Rouge, seven hours north of Port-au-Prince from Feb. 3 - 10. Because of the tragedy, the mission visit has been postponed until a later date.
Monetary donations for Haiti Relief can be made at the ecumenical prayer service or may be directed to St. John Catholic Church, 608 - Second Ave. NE, Clarion, IA, 50525. Checks should be written to St. John Catholic Church with the memo: "Haiti Relief".
For more information, please call (515) 532- 3586.
Germans from Russia topic at NCIGS meeting
The North Central Iowa Genealogical Society will hold its regular meeting at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb 6, at the LDS church located at 1309 S. Kentucky Ave. in Mason City.
A program entitled “Germans from Russia in Iowa” will be presented by Jerry Krieger of Mason City. Jerry has ancestors who were Germans from Russia and has been researching his roots for a number of years. Please join us at the meeting to hear this interesting program.
All of the meetings of the NCIGS are free and open to the public. Anyone who is interested in history and genealogy is encouraged to attend.
Memberships in the North Central Iowa Genealogical Society may be obtained by contacting Bill Bjerke at (641) 423-7114 or by completing a membership application at any of the meetings or in the NCIGS research library at Madison School on South Jefferson Ave.
Wartburg announces fall Dean's List
The Wartburg College Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs has released the Fall Term 2009 Dean's List.
More than 500 students from 18 U.S. states and 13 additional countries made the list. The complete listing and a copy of this release are available online at www.wartburg. edu/news.
To qualify for Wartburg's Fall Term Dean's List, students must earn a 3.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) in at least four course credits for the term. Three of the four course credits must be graded with a traditional letter grade. Students with incompletes are not eligible for the Dean's List.
Wartburg is a four-year, selective liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and is nationally recognized for community engagement. The college enrolls 1,800 students from 27 U.S. states and 38 countries.
Students on the 2009 Fall Term Dean's list are:
Britt- John Mallen, junior, son of Shawn J. and Betty Mallen; Lori Tlach, senior, daughter of Jerry and Carol Tlach
Titonka- Sarah Wilkin, sophomore, daughter of the Rev. Timm and Bess Wilkin.
ISU students receive fall semester honors
More than 5,430 Iowa State University undergraduates have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2009 fall semester Dean's List.
Students named to the Dean's List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work.
Those named to the Dean's List were:
Britt- Kymberly Mae Gremmer, Elementary Education; Danielle Cady Jakoubek, Pre-Business; Amanda L. Thill, Psychology; Michael George Tlach, Mechanical Engineering;
Corwith- Daniel Duane Anderson, Engineering; Samuel James Anderson, Psychology; Andrea Lynn Arndorfer, Psychology.
Booster Club looking for basketball teams
The Clear Lake Booster Club is sponsoring a basketball tournament for seventh and eighth grade girls and boys on Saturday, March 6. For more information contact Cal Dickson at (641) 425-0978 or go to www.mwsports.net.
County snowbirds to meet for breakfast
The Hancock County breakfast will be held Friday, Feb. 12, from 8:30 - 11 a.m., at the Old Country Buffet, Superstition Mall, Mesa, Ariz.
Hiscocks chosen to be Chief Petty Officer
Jeffrey L Hiscocks was 1 of 3,697 selected from a field of 19,701 eligible Sailors in the US Navy.
A “Chief Petty Officer Pinning Ceremony” was held Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 in Bremerton, Wash., where friends and family members, including his parents, Doyce and Sue Hiscocks of Aledo, Ill., gathered to witness Jeffrey assume the title of “Chief”.
All Chief Selects participated in a six-week long induction process where they learned valuable lessons that will help them become better Chief Petty Officers. They were taught that teamwork, communication, and unity is important at any command.
For some, being a newly pinned Chief means the opportunity to lead their Sailors while providing experience and support to all ranks of the Navy. The Chief community is the backbone of the Navy and the new title comes with a lot of challenges.
Jeffrey has been in the Navy since February 2000, taking his basic training at Great Lakes Navy Training Base. His submarine training in Groton, Connecticut and has been assigned to the USS Alabama SSBN 731 Submarine. He is currently serving on the USS Maine SSBN 741 Submarine based out of Bangor, Washington.
In January 2010, he will be reporting to the USS Texas SSN 775 Submarine based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
January meeting held for Orthel Jolly Workers
On Jan. 2, the Orthel Jolly Workers met on a cold winter afternoon and had a meeting at DeEtta Kluver's house for a fun game day. There were 16 members present and Nicole Lampe opened the meeting by saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll call was what is your favorite winter activity. Bri Bier gave the secretary's report for the last meeting. Kelsi Pringnitz gave the treasurer's report. The club had two new deposits to the club fund. Old business consisted of the t-shirt committee, club by-laws, and installation of officers. New business consisted of the upcoming meeting, which will be held on Friday, Feb. 12, at the Teen Center in Britt. They will be having their annual lock in. This meeting was run by Liz Tusha; president, Taylor Kluver; vice president, Bri Bier; secretary, and Kelsi Pringnitz; treasurer. The meeting ended with Taylor Kluver leading the 4-H Pledge.
Wetlands Reserve Program applications due by Feb. 10
Nearly $5 million is available to eligible landowners for the purchase of wetland conservation easements and restoration through the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP). Iowa landowners should apply by Feb. 10 at local USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offices to be considered for the first round of fiscal year 2010 funding selections.
WRP is a voluntary NRCS-administered program that provides technical and financial assistance to private landowners and Tribes to restore, protect, and enhance wetlands in exchange for retiring eligible land from agriculture. WRP is a continuous signup program, although NRCS periodically makes funding selections as program funding allows.
Wetlands provide habitat for fish and wildlife, including threatened and endangered species; improve water quality by filtering sediments and chemicals; reduce flooding; recharge
groundwater; protect biological diversity; and provide opportunities for educational, scientific, and limited recreational activities.
According to Iowa NRCS Easements Coordinator Monica Monk, more than 3,200 Iowa acres were restored to wetlands last year, or are currently being restored through WRP. More than 140,000 acres of wetlands have been restored through wetland easement programs in Iowa since 1992.
For more information or to apply for a WRP contract, contact your local USDA Service Center or go online to www.ia.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/wetlandreserve
program.html.
For more information, contact Monica Monk, Iowa NRCS Easement Programs Coordinator, at (515) 284-4353.
Jeffrey and his wife Sarah have a two-year-old son Blake and is the grandson of Mrs. Robert Hiscocks Jr. of Britt.
Story created Jan 27, 2010 - 11:49:20 CST.
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