Chronicle News

(Courtesy of the April 11, 2013 edition of The Chronicle.)

Kiron Fire Department
Annual Pancake Breakfast

Sunday, April 14 - 7:30am - 12:30pm
at the Kiron Fire Station
serving pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee, juice

 free will donation

Arthur Emergency Medical Responder
& Arthur Fire Department
Annual Omelet Brunch
Sunday, April 14 - 9am to 1pm
at the Arthur Community Center
All you can eat omelets with all the fixings and sweet rolls
 13 to Adult-$6; Children 5-12-$5; Preschool-free

PILLOW CLEANING DAY
a fund-raiser for the Rural School Museum Project
Saturday, April 27
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Odebolt Community Center

All types of bed pillows,feather, foam, down, fiber fill, etc.

cleaned, sanitized, re-fluffed & new ticking.

Sponsored by the Rural Legacy Project

For more info call Kraft Pillow Service:  712-378-2948

Sac Soil & Water Conservation Present Awards

The Sac County Soil & Water Conservation District handed out several awards on March 26th during a ceremony at the Haye Loft restaurant in Wall Lake.  Jerilyn and Kenny Ekstrom of Odebolt received the Windbreak Award.  Their windbreak was planted in 1996 on the north side of their homestead southeast of Odebolt.  Through the years, the Ekstroms have taken care of the windbreak carefully, keeping the trees and bushes pruned and shaped.  The award was presented by Roger Buehler, Sac SWCD Commissioner.

Social Host Ordinance proposed for Sac

A Social Host Ordinance has been proposed by the Sac County Coalition to reduce underage and binge drinking pursuant to a Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) awarded to Sac County by the state of Iowa.  The grant was awarded to Sac County based on its ranking of twelfth out of 99 counties in the prevalence and need for prevention of underage drinking.

The Ordinances hold non-commercial individuals responsible for underage drinking on private property they own, lease or otherwise control.  Read the entire article in The Chronicle.

For more information call Dianne Barry of New Opportunities, Inc., at 712-662-7921.

Odebolt Community Center

Sun., April 28
   Private Reis event
Wed., May 8
   OCC Meeting
Sat., May 18
   Graduation party

Mon., May 27
   Memorial Day Lunch

EXTRAS:

This issue of The Chronicle also contains a "Spring Sports Special" with area school golf and track schedules and photos, and a "2013 Spring Home Improvements" supplement.

OTHER NEWS

I was exploring the Sac County web site and found the Sac County Conservation Board's Spring 2013 Newsletter.  It has a wealth of information

• information on the changing patterns of birds
• many recipes for making home-made cleaning mixtures for "Green Spring Cleaning"
• upcoming programs
• kid's activities
• "Eyes to the Skies" containing planet, star, moon and meteor shower events, and more!  

Check out this excellent newsletter at http://www.saccounty.org/conservation/newsletters/2013spring.pdf
See past newsletters at http://www.saccounty.org/conservation/newsletter.asp

 - Barb Girvan Horak, editor