News from The Chronicle

(Courtesy of the 7-31-14 and 8-7-14 editions of THE CHRONICLE)

Miss Dreams Made True
Kristine Cowlham, daughter of Jason and Joan Cowlham of Odebolt, won Miss Dreams Made True on July 19th at the 5th Annual Dreams Made True Pageant in Carroll, Iowa.

Queen at the Fair
Katlyn Cowlham, Odebolt, was crowned Sac County Fair Queen on July 23, 2014.

Gerke Wins Free Fuel from Cenex
Charlie Gerke of Odebolt was selected to receive free fuel from Tanks of Thanks®, a program that rewards people who do good deeds to help make their community just a little bit better.

"Locks of Love" Donation
Josilynn, age 7, and Addisyn, age 5, recently made a newsworthy donation of their long hair to "Locks of Love."  The donations will be used for wigs for cancer patients.

The sisters had their haircuts at Janet Hoefling's shop "Shear Magic" in Odebolt on July 17.

Myers Takes Command of ARB
Lieutenant Colonel Scott Myers took command of the 4-227th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB) during a ceremony held at Fort Hood, Texas on June 10, 2014.  The 4-227th ARB is an Attack Helicopter Battalion comprised of 24 Apache Helicopters and over 400 soldiers, and serves as a member of the legendary 1st Cavalry Division.

He is married to the former Angela Scanlan of Kiron, IA.

AMERICAN LEGION & AUXILIARY FUNDRAISER

Monday, August 18, 2014

6 to 8 p.m.

Odebolt Community Center

Serving grilled steak,

potatoes, beans & salad

$20 Each

Door Prize:  Three 3x5 Flags

Tickets are available

from any Legion member.

Funds to be used for
Boys & Girls State, Scholarships,
Citizenship Awards

and Flag Replacement.

ODEBOLT COMMUNITY CENTER EVENT CALENDAR

Wednesday, Aug 13th
  OCC MEETING
Monday, Aug 18th
  Legion Steak Fry
Monday, Aug 25th
  CPS Appreciation Supper
Tuesday, Sept 2nd
  Senator Grassley Town Hall Meeting
Saturday, Sept 13th
  Wedding
Wednesday, Sept 24th
  Life Serve Blood Drive (Click link to display sign-up page.)
Saturday, Oct 4th
  Wedding

For reservations call 668-2223 or 668-2676.


OCC Raising Funds to Replace Floor
The Community Center is in the process of raising funds to replace the floor in the main room at the Center.  The community center board is asking individuals, businesses and organizations for contributions to help fund the project.

The present floor, which was installed before the grand opening in 2005, will be replaced with a similar type floor.  There have been big advances in product quality and methods of preparing the floor before the epoxy is applied. The present floor covering will be completely removed and the ridges in the concrete will be ground off to make a level floor.

The board has a $28,000 quote and would like to start raising funds in order to apply for grants after some of the money has been committed.

The board is proud of the service that the Community Center provides for Odebolt and the surrounding area, such as a reasonable rental fee, no charge for benefits and no charge for churches that want to use it for funeral lunches.

Donations may be
sent to: Odebolt Community Center, Box 279, Odebolt, IA 51458;
dropped off at United Bank of Iowa, 301 S. Main St.;
or given to board members:  Steve Bengford, Todd or Angie Bengford, Ann Hoefling, Bob Harden, Rick Crawford, Joyce Curtis, Carolyn Hoelscher, Ron or Jenny Sorensen or Janet Leonard.

Please make your check out to “Odebolt Community Center” and indicate “flooring” in the memo line.