The LifeServe Blood Center is holding a blood drive at the Peace Lutheran Church in Pella on Monday October 19th from 12:00-5:00pm. To make an appointment call 800-287-4903. Blood donors should pre-screen themselves for fever prior to appointments. Only donors with temperatures under 99.5 will be allowed to donate. Blood donors are required to wear a mask for the duration of their appointment. The church is located at 1000 Vermeer Road in Pella.
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Hike the trail at the Annette Nature Center in Indianola anytime between October 19th and October 31st to learn about the animals of Halloween. There will be signs along the trail with fun facts about animals that we hear about during Halloween. Animals you will learn about include: spider, bobcat, bat, coyote, raccoon, snake, owl, crow, millipede, and toad. The trail starts just across from the Butterfly Garden near the circle drive. There will be a start and end sign.…
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Join City Horticulturist Angie Buchanan at Buxton Park on Sunday, October 18th at 2:00pm, to harvest fall blooms. You’re asked to bring hand shears or pruners and a vase or container (no larger than a 5 gallon bucket) with water in it for the stems you will cut. Take your harvest home and create your bouquet, take a photo and email your photo to parkrec@indianolaiowa.gov. A $20 gift certificate for the 2021 Plant Sale will be awarded to the bouquet…
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The Monroe Elementary PTA presents a Trunk of Treat event on Saturday October 17th from 3-5pm on the Monroe Square. Wear your favorite costume and come and have fun. There will be drinks, packaged snacks, mini pumpkins and a photo booth. Admission is free, however freewill donations will be accepted.
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Webb Shadle Memorial Library in Pleasantville is holding a Take and Decorate Pumpkin Extravaganza in October. Pumpkins and painting supplies will be available for pickup at the library between 10:00 a.m. and noon on Saturday, October 17th. Families will decorate pumpkins at home and send photos of the finished work to the library via email or Facebook.
Find out more »The Little Tyke Flag Football Program will be taking registrations between now and October 14th. Playing dates will be October 17th, 24th, 31st, and November 7th from 9:00–10:30am. The program ss designed as an introduction to the skills, drills and game like situations of flag football. Children will learn the fundamentals, basic rules and do short scrimmages. Cost is $20 for A pella resident and $24 non-resident. Sign up at the community services office between 7:30am-4:30pm.
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The Indianola Knights of Columbus will be hosting their annual Fall Fish and Chicken dinners starting from Friday, October 16th to November 20th at 5:30pm at the St. Thomas Aquainas Parish Hall in Indianola. All meals will be served as drive up carryout service, only. Each meal will contain a generous portion of Fried Alaskan Pollock, Chicken Tenders, French Fries, Cole Slaw and a Dinner Roll. The cost is $10 per meal.
Find out more »If you ever wished you could learn a little more about some of the prairie practices used by the Warren County Conservation Board, you’re invited to come out to help with a prairie seed harvest on October 16th at 5:30pm. You will learn to identify and how to harvest seeds from several prairie plants. Register at warrenccb.org/events.
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Central College will welcome the works of alum Ryan Bredlau to the Mills Gallery in the Lubbers Center for the Visual Arts from now-October 16th. His exhibit is titled “Celestial Entities.” Bredlau grew up in Iowa City and received a bachelor’s degree in art from Central in 2005, focusing on ceramics, sculpture and glassblowing. He currently is the studio technician at St. Charles Community College. The public is invited to view this display in The Mills Gallery which is open…
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You’re invited to a Yoga class on Friday October 16th at 8:00am at the Indianola Activity Center. Volunteer instructors lead this class for men and women 50 and over. You’re asked to bring a mat, towel and water bottle.
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