Golden Horizons of Ida Grove is hosting the 2nd Annual Ida County Health Fair on Wednesday, March 8 at the Cobblestone Event Center in Holstein, Iowa. Doors open at 11 a.m. with a free lunch being available from 11:30 to 12:30, sponsored by Denise Van Dusen of Farm Bureau Financial Services.
Starting at noon, three speakers will share information and knowledge on the topics of “Caregiver Burnout”, “Fall Prevention” and “Advance Care Planning.”
Ridge View High School’s Speech team attended the District Speech competition in Moville at Woodbury Central High School on Saturday, Feb. 25. Performers who earned a #I rating will advance to the State Individual Speech contest in Fort Dodge on March 11. The following students earned a “I” rating and will be performing in Fort Dodge on March 11:
The Ida County Fair will be here soon. July 18-23 are the dates. The Open Class Coloring contest picture has been chosen, you can pick it up from the Ida County Extension Office. Coloring pages may be colored with any coloring media. To enter the picture (or any other projects you so choose), come see us at the South end of the Exhibit Hall at the Ida Co. Fairgrounds on July 18 from 4 to 7:15 p.m. You will need to show your season fair pass to enter projects! Projects are released on July 23 at 4:30 pm.
Comedian Jeff Allen, performed at the Rosemary Clausen Center on Feb. 18 in Holstein. A large crowd enjoyed laughs throughout the night.
Jeff Allen is the very best at what he does – making people laugh as hard as humanly possible. With clean comedy suitable for the whole family, Jeff drives home the humor in everyday family life, the ups and downs of marriage, the challenge of raising children, the bliss of the empty nest (followed by the unexpected returns to said nest) and the joys of being a grandparent.
A Mardi Gras celebration was put on at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church for the Faith Formation Families on Feb. 15. The Knights of Columbus served pancakes. There was Bingo, A King’s Cake, and door prizes.
The Galva-Holstein Board of Education met Monday, Feb. 13 with the following board members present: Grant Aschinger, Don Kalin, Jamie Whitmer, Matthew Wittrock and Jeff Witzke, as well as Superintendent Adam Bisenius.
The board agreed to approve financial reports for January 2023 as presented.
The board then approved the resignation of Ashley Shindoll as a para-educator, and approved the hiring of Elizabeth Peterson as an elementary para-educator.
The board members agreed to the whole grade share transportation billing from fiscal year 2022.
The Galva City Council met on Feb. 14. Council members in attendance were Freese, Hustedt by phone, Langel, and Wuebker, as well as Mayor Wanberg.
Nicholas and Ally Babcock were on hand to discuss with the council the need for a survey for a legal description to rezone their property from agricultural to residential.
The Ida County Board of Supervisors met on Feb. 10 in the courthouse. Board members in attendance were Chair Creston Schubert and Devlun Whiteing. Raymond Drey was present via phone conference.
County Engineer Jeff Williams was on hand to discuss current road conditions. The board approved Creston Schubert as Clerk of Douglas Township to fill a vacancy until Dec. 31, 2024.
The Ida County Conservation Board (ICCB) met at the Conservation Center in Moorehead Park on Feb. 13. Board Members in attendance were Synda Jepsen, chair; Sue Knop, and Don Poggensee, as well as ICCB Director Zach Hall.
