Society
The Northwood Public Library has four Friday Story Times planned for January; the 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th starting at 10 a.m. Story Time is geared for toddler and preschool age, but babies are welcome too! It’s a fun time for kids to socialize together, learn about sitting quietly for a short...
New Year’s Eve is a wonderful time to celebrate. You look back on the old year, what went right and what not so much. But, you realize you can’t change a thing about the past, it’s gone. You just learn from the experiences. You look forward to the new year, what you want to accomplish, what to...
The Lake Mills Public Library events for the month of January 2026 are as follows.
• January 1 - Winter Reading Program BINGO begins
• January 7, 14, 21 & 28 Little Learners, 10:30 - 11 a.m.
• January 7, 14, 21 & 28 ATLAS, 2:15 - 3:30 p.m.
• January 13 - Book delivery for Homebound
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Joe and Linda Nydegger had their Christmas gathering on Saturday afternoon with Lori and Scott Willert, Kelsie Willert and Reese Drenth of Ames, Cole Willert and Jenna Stene of Zumbrota, Minnesota. Joining them in the evening and overnight were Loren and Renee Nydegger and Anna, Ben and Clare of...
Members and friends of Trinity United Methodist Church of Bolan provided a sing-a-long of Christmas Carols on Sunday, December 7, at the Northwood Pines Assisted Living. Twenty-eight people joined in! The Bolan folks then had pizza together. Pam Wirtjes’ birthday was remembered.
Roger and June...
Twenties Club met on Monday, December 8, at the Olson room at 6 p.m. with 13 members present. Deanna Luedtke, president, called the meeting to order. Becky Tews did roll call and read the minutes from the previous meeting. Sharyl Ferley made a motion to accept the minutes with a second by Connie...
Cole Willert was one of the graduates of the NIACC Nursing Class of December 2025. The Pinning Ceremony for the 17 members of the Class took place on Thursday afternoon, December 17. Attending the Ceremony were Scott and Lori Willert, Kelsie Willert of Ames; Jenna Stene of Zumbrota, MN; Joe and...
The Green Thumb Garden Club met at 1:30 p.m. on November 24 at the home of Karen Davidson. Theresa Cooper, President, called the meeting to order and opened the meeting with the pledge of allegiance and the conservation pledge. Ten members answered the roll call question ‘What is something you are...
Some of us play golf, some play bridge, some play piano and others, like Jason Beenken, throw darts.
Beenken, the “Martial Dartist,” has been throwing for almost five years. “Prior to throwing darts I bowled for 10 years but, when bowling was starting to cause some shoulder issues, I decided to...
On Saturday afternoon Lori and Scott Willert and Joe and Linda Nydegger joined Loren and Renee Nydegger and Anna & Clare of Mt. Vernon, plus Kelsie Willert and Reese Drenth of Ames at a restaurant in Waverly, Iowa, before attending the Christmas with Wartburg concert held in the auditorium. ...