Ladies Lakeshore Auxiliary
Ladies Lakeshore Auxiliary met Wednesday, Dec. 30.
Canasta winners were Gwen Sandeman, first; Barb Bills, second; and Buelah McDonald, third.
Maxine May won the door prize.
Wanda Nash hosted cards and chatter Wednesday, Jan. 6.
Canasta winners were Linda Clark, first; Joan Chubick, second; and Barb Bills, third.
Barb Bills will host cards and chatter Wednesday, Jan. 13.
Creston Lions Club
Creston Lions Club met Tuesday evening, Jan. 5, at Pizza Ranch. Susan Weight, president, opened the meeting and led in the Pledge of Allegiance. Delmer Brown gave the invocation. Al Pokorny introduced the guest speaker Haley Jones, who serves as Union County youth and outreach coordinator.
Following the meal, Jones told about her background, including living on a dairy farm in northwest Iowa, and her education. She works mainly with the 4-H youth in Union County, but her job includes many other facets and projects. Currently, a record number of youth belong to 4-H clubs in Union County. Jones told about summer day camps, alternative programs for 4-H members not involved in agriculture, the county fair and other topics including the effects of the bird flu outbreak last year on all poultry projects. She also announced the Peterson Farm Brothers from Kansas will perform Feb. 28 at the high school in Afton.
Weight conducted the business meeting. The budget was discussed and approved. The committee for the annual Spud Supper was named. The event will be held Feb. 25 at Creston First United Methodist Church. A thank you was read from the YMCA for the assistance given by Creston Lions for an activity that is held for children before the start of the school day. Dean Brant thanked Lions members for their help with the Christmas Baskets. Information about the annual Peace Poster Contest for students sponsored by Lions International will be available soon. The club furnished a gift basket, which will be raffled off at the Mid-Winter Conference in Des Moines Jan. 7 to 9.
The drawing was won by Mike Duckworth. The next meeting will be a guest night 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Pizza Ranch.
Kiwanis
The weekly Kiwanis meeting was held 12:05 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, at the Windrow meeting room with 23 members and one guest. President Craig Mittag presided, Jane Lowe gave the prayer and Ken Norton was the finemaster.
The program was the Rev. Delores Doench and the Rev. Karen Norton, who spoke about Ministerial Alliance and United Charitable Association.
Ministerial Alliance helps community members who are having a rough time affording medicine, gas to get to work or doctor appointments and paying for shelter. The Creston Kiwanis Club donated $300 to them during the meeting.
United Charitable Association is a new group working with homeless people, domestic violence victims and transitional housing for individuals. The association’s goal is to help them with safe temporary shelter. Both Doench and Norton are contacts for these groups.
C.A.T.
Crest Area Theatre will hold its annual meeting Saturday, Jan. 9, at the Pizza Ranch in Creston. The social hour will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a business meeting to follow. New officers for 2016 will be elected and future plans for performances will be made. All who are interested in community theatre are invited to attend.
For more information, contact Linda at 641-782-5517.
Catholic Daughters
Court Joan of Arc No. 428 met Dec. 15 in the church hall following Mass. Dinner was served by the committee of Anita Studer, Pat Pokorny, Ann Moore, Alice Reed and Katie Brennan.
The program was presented by Kris Kerrigan on craft ideas. She told about her career designing patterns for well-known magazines and displayed many of the quilted projects she had made. She also presented each member with a book she had written called “The Good Earth.”
The business meeting was called to order by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and reading an Advent prayer. We welcomed Kerrigan as a new member. The minutes of the last meeting were read. Sharon Skarda made the motion to approve. Lois Nelson seconded. The treasurer’s report was given. Virginia Aguilar made the motion to approve. Janet Brown seconded.
Retta reported the Court Joan of Arc No. 428 soup supper was a success. One-half of the proceeds will be sent to state for the Fall Food Project. Jean Miller made the motion that we give our half to the Rerun for gift certificates, and Betty Baker seconded. Motion carried.
The club received a thank you from the state regent for the financial review. New copies of the call tree are available for anyone who doesn’t have one. Baker gave the card report. Retta is trying to locate the club’s charter and asked if anyone knew where it is. June and Retta helped put the float together for the lighted parade. Retta donated our leftover Lifesavers to hand out. Aguilar walked in the parade.
Aguilar reported 17 ladies are signed up for the January CHRP (Christ Renews His Parish).
The National Convention will be July 20 to 24 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rooms are $114 plus tax. More details on the bus trip will be coming.
Studer has agreed to act as publicity chairman. Kathy Tapken won the half-and-half.
The members recited the membership prayer to close the meeting. Aguilar made the motion to adjourn. Baker seconded. Meeting was adjourned.