Santa comes to Book Buddies at the Odebolt Library on Dec. 21. Book Buddies is the storytime program at the Odebolt Library inviting two- to four-year-olds to listen to a story and do a small craft activity. No attention to a story when Santa came in as the kids surrounded him to tell them their wishes. A small coloring activity was done and later a craft led by librarian, Julie Childers and assistant librarian, Kenzee Reik.
Survival Santa was the musical/play put on by the OABCIG first, second, and third graders on Dec. 15. The play was written by Denise Gagne and directed by Renee Fritz, music teacher at OABCIG. The kids had joyous smiles and laughs while putting on the show making it a fun show to watch. The audience was delighted with scenes such as Reindeer Rock, Reindeer Love to Boogie, Santa Claus is Cool, and Frosty Hand Jive.
Denise Van Dusen and Roger Bumann launched a food drive by the Farm Bureau Board at Food Pride Dec. 18. Van Dusen is an Agent from Farm Bureau and Bumann is on the Farm Bureau Board. The two encouraged shoppers to grab a red or black bag with a list of grocery items to pick from to buy for the Community Basket. The shoppers can turn in the items they bought which were piling up fast on Sunday morning. The shoppers can then sign up for a drawing for a $100 gift card. Also, Shoppers received 10 percent off their groceries on this day.
Presented at the OABCIG school board meeting was Staci Rohlk’s TAG students. Rohlk explained that students are tested on their intellectual, special ability, aptitude, creative and artistic thinking. To be eligible, they have to have a certain percentage in ELA, Math or both on ISASP. COGAT testing is given to all third graders. It shows not what they know but how they think.
The Galva-Holstein Board of Education, along with the Schaller-Crestland Board of Education, met in regular session on December 12, in the media center of the Galva-Holstein School in Holstein.
The boards approved the resignation of Janae Coe, Wee Wildcat Daycare and the hiring of Joshua Sussman as prom sponsor.
The Ida County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 9 a.m. Board members in attendance were Chair Raymond Drey, Creston Schubert and Rhett Leonard.
Compensation Board members Dan Remer, Sheriff’s Representative; Rita Frahm, Auditor’s Representative and LuAnn Bennett, Supervisor’s Representative were on hand to advocate for their salary recommendations to align with the state ranking of the County’s population ranking. Also in attendance were Sheriff Wade Harriman, Treasurer Traci Riessen, Recorder Julie Phillips, and Devlun Whiteing.
There was once again free skating at the Skate Palace on Saturday, Dec. 17 put on by the Ida Grove Kiwanis. Kiwanis is all about giving to the kids in the community. They even invited Santa who was oh so welcomed with adoring eyes and arms held out for hugs. The Skate Palace was filled up on the skate floor with games for a prize or two. Many families enjoyed the skating with their various skills, some younger ones needing the three–wheeled apparatus to young and older displaying their speed or style-skating.
Horn Memorial Hospital is beginning the works of an expansion project to meet patients’ needs. The project will meet much needing expansion for the Emergency department, the lab, and other needs. In the emergency department, the project would provide two private larger trauma rooms in lieu of the existing two-bed small and narrow trauma room. It would provide three private infusion rooms in lieu of the current three-chair infusion room. It would improve the registration area in terms of security and patient privacy.
Ida Grove will go forward with city hall plans after awarding the contract to the second-lowest bidder.
The City Council of Ida Grove has struggled with the decision for which bid it would accept for the construction of city hall. Ladwig Construction is the lowest bid coming in at $1,639,798. The next-lowest bid is L&L Builders at $1,744,000.
The Ida County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 9 a.m. in the courthouse. Board members in attendance were Chair Raymond Drey, Creston Schubert and Rhett Leonard.
County Engineer Jeff Williams presented 3 2023 pickup truck bids as follows: 2 - 3/4 ton Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Double Cabs at $56,236.10 and a 1-ton Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD Double Cab at $53,254.30 from Vollmar Motors and a 2-ton Ford 2022 F550 4X4 pickup from Beckman Motors for $59,350.
