Coming Events

Hats and More

Hats and More will meet for lunch at Barn Wired in Sigourney Aug. 17 at 11 a.m. Hostesses will be Jean Coffman, Sandra Aldrich and Kay Grove.

Victor American Legion dinner

The Victor American Legion will serve a pulled pork or brisket meal Saturday, Aug. 19, from 4 to 7 p.m. Price is $10 per plate, and the bar will be open. Take-out is available Proceeds will benefit the solar project.

Tractorcade

The Keystone Turners tractorcade will be Saturday, Aug. 19. Registration is from 8 to 9:45 a.m. Riders depart from the Turner Hall at 10 a.m. Entry fee is $40 and rider fee is $20.

Tractors will travel from Keystone to Van Horne, break for lunch in Newhall, travel through Shellsburg, take a 45-minute break at the Benton County Fairgrounds in Vinton and head back to Keystone. For more information, contact Nick Rinderknecht, Landon Lohf or Brad Sievers.

Victor blood drive

A LifeServe blood drive will be held in Victor from 1-5:55 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22 at the American Legion Hall, Third and Main Streets.

Appointments are encouraged. Contact Karen Heitmann at 319-647-3457 or LifeServe at 800-287-4903.

Family Fun Day

The Ladora Development Committee will host its annual Ladora Family Fun Day Saturday, Aug. 26, at Wayne Shaull Memorial Field, Ladora, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Activities include a softball tournament beginning at 10 a.m.; carnival games, ending at 5 p.m.; inflatables; food trucks; rolle bolle and bags tournaments beginning at 1 p.m.; and a silent auction, ending at 5 p.m. Comedian Raj Sharma will perform at 7 p.m.; the band 8 Seconds will perform at 8 p.m. Proceeds will go to Hope Foundation. The bar opens at noon (donate canned goods for a free drink).

Compass 5K, 10K, pancake breakfast

Compass Memorial Healthcare will hold its 5 and 10K fun run/walk and kids fun run Saturday, Aug. 26. Sign up online at www.compassmemorial.org or starting at 6:30 a.m. on the day of the race at 300 W. May St. in Marengo.

The 5 and 10K will start at 7:30 a.m.; the kids fun run begins at 8:45 a.m.

A pancake breakfast will be served from 7-10 a.m. for a freewill offering. Proceeds benefit the CMH Foundation. For more information, contact Compass Memorial Healthcare Foundation Events at 319-642-5543.

Historical Society’s 60th year

The Iowa County Historical Society will celebrate 60 years of the Historical Society and Museum Saturday, Aug. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Pioneer Museum, 675 East South Street, Marengo. Cake and other refreshments will be served.

Truck and tractor pull

Car Quest of Marengo will host the Iowa County Truck and Tractor Pull Saturday, Aug. 26 to benefit the Iowa County Fairgrounds and projects. The event begins at 6 p.m. at the fairgrounds, 800 E. Marion, in Marengo.

Admission is $20 for anyone age 15 or older and $10 for children 7-14. Children 6 and under will be admitted free. A pit pass for ages 15 and older is $25; for ages 7-14 the pass is $15.

Coolers are allowed, and food and drink will be sold on the grounds. The event is sanctioned by Easts Central Iowa Tractor Pulling Association.

Community hymn sing

Pleasant Grove Grace Brethren Church will host a community hymn sing Aug. 27 at 6 p.m. Those attending are invited to share a piece of special music or a favorite reading. Everyone is also invited to bring a favorite finger food snack item to share during the fellowship time.

Round up

Marengo Ministerial Alliance will be beneficiaries of the Big G Round-Up from Aug. 28 through Sept. 10. Customers may round up their bills to the next dollar amount. The extra money will be used for the Ministerial Alliance Operation BackPack and Summer Lunch programs.

The programs provided 452 lunches during June and July 2023. During the school year, non-perishable food is sent home on Fridays to provide meals during the weekend for elementary age children.

Iowa County farmers markets

Marengo: second and fourth Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., north park pavilion. Last market of the season is Oct. 14.

North English: every Saturday, 8 to 11 a.m., south side of Freeman Foods.

Williamsburg: every Friday, 4 to 6 p.m. on the town square; every third Friday is a special event pop up, 4 to 7 p.m. The market runs through September.

Williamsburg Lego Club

The Williamsburg Public Library will hold its early-out Lego club from 1 to 2:45 p.m. on the following dates:

First and second grades: Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Dec. 13, Jan. 24, Feb. 28 and April 10.

Third through sixth grades will meet: Oct. 11, Nov. 8, Jan. 10, Feb. 14, March 27 and April 24.

Sign-up is required and sessions are limited to 20 participants. Children are required to stay the full session unless picked up by a guardian. Sign-up is open now at the library.

Gateway Challenge Trialthlon

The Gateway Challenge Triathlon will be held Saturday, Sept. 16, from 8 to 11 a.m. Register at runsignup.com/Gatewaychallenge. Sign-up price increases after Aug. 21. A two- or three-person team option is available.

Welcome to Medicare seminar

Compass Memorial Healthcare Senior Health Insurance Information Program counselors in Marengo will offer a Welcome to Medicare seminar Saturday, Sept. 9 from 9-11:30 a.m. The seminar will be held in Marengo at Compass Memorial Healthcare in Conference Room 1 (located in a separate building to the East of the main hospital). Register by September 3 by calling 319-642-8046.

The seminar will cover Medicare Part A and Part B benefits, the prescription drug benefit (Part D), Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare supplement insurance. For more information or questions call 319-642-8046.

The Senior Health Insurance Information Program is a service of the State of Iowa. SHIIP services are free and confidential.