Heritage on display
POCAHONTAS — Heritage Days is returning to Pocahontas this weekend with a full slate of events and live music to entertain people of all ages. Topping the live music scene will be Atari, an ’80s band that will be performing at 8 p.m. Friday night. “That is definitely one of the ...
Art on the lawn
One of the artists exhibiting their work Saturday at the Blanden Arts Festival at the Blanden Memorial Art Museum actually predates the museum by a few years. The Blanden opened in 1932. Evelyn Ruhnke, of Algona, is 100. She was showing off her pressed flower art. Each arrangement is ...
Heartland Museum to hold annual book sale June 20-27
CLARION — Heartland Museum is holding its annual used book sale June 20-27. Books have been donated and proceeds will be used for Heartland’s 4-H schoolhouse roof repair. Books are being accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Heartland Museum, 119 Ninth St. S.W., Clarion, Monday through Friday up until sale dates. The gift shop also will be open on the sale days. Book prices are $1 for hard cover, 50 cents for soft cover, and 25 cents for kids books and romance books. Sale hours are 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Monday and Tuesday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday ...
Happy 125th, Knoke
KNOKE — The “Knoke” sign on the edge of Knoke proudly proclaims that you can reach the small Calhoun County community from any of 3 exits. It also gives the population. According to the sign, it’s 19 — plus or minus. So how many people actually do live in Knoke? “We don’t ...
