Ladies Lakeshore Auxiliary
Ladies Lakeshore Auxiliary met Jan. 20.
Canasta winners were Joan Chubick, first; Connie Bailey, second; and Mary Kline, third.
Joan Chubick will host cards and chatter Jan. 27.
Kent Dinner Club
Kent Dinner Club met on Jan. 14 with 15 members attending.
Next meeting will be 5:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at Pizza Ranch.
Anyone who is living around Kent now or lived there years ago is welcome to join the club.
CARSPA
CARSPA (Creston Area Retired School Personnel Association) held its meeting Jan. 12 in the Del Richardson Conference Room at Greater Regional Medical Center. Following breakfast, 12 members enjoyed a presentation on tatting by Sandy Stalker and Lois Jordening. A business meeting followed. Members’ monetary contributions of $20 were collected and donated to the food bank in Corning. The next meeting will be Feb. 9.
To learn more about CARSPA, or if you’re a retired school personnel interested in joining our group, please call Diane Burgmaier at 641-337-5771 or Angie Ford at 641-337-5594.
TOPS 1338
TOPS 1338, Creston met Jan. 4 for their its meeting of 2016 at First United Methodist Church. Weigh-in was from 5 to 5:30 p.m.
Leader Anna Thompson called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. with eight members present. They recorded a net loss of six pounds. Monica B. was the best loser, and Alice Brown and Marisue Lewis tied for second.
For the last quarter of 2015, Thompson and Bev Lyon were tied for best loser, and Sandy Oswald was second. For the year, Thompson was first and Lyon was second. Lyon was the year’s division winner.
In old business, it was decided the Valentine Social will be Feb. 15 at Carol Sheldahl’s home in Orient.
Fines from Dec. 21 went to the treasury. Brown gave the treasurer’s report, and Diana Loomis read the secretary’s report. Both were approved. Squares were won by Lewis. A new contest was explained and was to begin with the weigh-in Jan. 11.
Monica B. presented the program from TOPS magazine, telling how a woman became an International Queen. The lady had titled her story “No Excuses.”
Meeting adjourned at 6 p.m.
On Jan. 11, 10 members weighed in. Best loser was Oswald, and Lyon was runner-up. The minutes and treasurer’s report were given by Loomis. Fines from Jan. 4 went to the treasury. Squares went to Lyon. The red can challenge is to eat no fried food.
Thompson’s program gave “10 ways to keep your hand busy,” rather than consuming unnecessary food. Some ways were to play cards, do puzzles, woodworking or another craft and attack chores. A short discussion followed with members adding activities they perform that keep them occupied. The new adult coloring books are being used by some.
Anyone interested in TOPS may contact a member or call 782-2686 or 782-2829 for information.
Beta Kappa Chapter
Beta Kappa Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma met the morning of Jan. 9 at Fontanelle United Methodist Church with six members present. President Julie Derby read a collect in observance of Founder’s Day before the brunch.
A thank-you from Graca Sarmento, a World Fellowship scholarship recipient, was read. Members were informed that Upsilon State Legislative Day is 10 a.m. March 2 in the Iowa Capitol Building. Delta Kappa’s grant-in-aid applications will be sent to the local schools.
Nominations for our Educational Excellence Award were turned in. The ad hoc committee will determine this year’s recipients. Nominations for the next biannual officers will be presented at the April meeting for voting. New members will also be voted on in April.
The rest of the morning was spent on completing the state biennial reports and updating the chapter scrapbooks. The next meeting will be 6:15 p.m. Monday, April 4, at the Winterset Pizza Ranch. The program will consist of members sharing the books they are currently reading.
St. John’s Evening Fellowship
St. John’s Evening Fellowship met Monday, Jan. 11, with 11 members present. Joan Chubick gave the devotions, and Delores Doench collected the Least Coin. Joyce Clark read the secretary’s report, and Peggy Erskine gave the card report. Erskine sent out Thanksgiving cards to several members. The group voted to donate money raised from the soup supper to the church along with its yearly pledge. Delores Doench gave information on the domestic violence program called United Charitable Organization. It is looking for donations and grants to help get this organization going. Lenten services will be held 5 p.m. at St. John’s. There will be a light meal served, and the group will decide on the menu at next month’s meeting. St. John’s will be serving at the Open Table on Tuesday, April 19. A tentative date of April 4 was set for the next soup supper. The trivia question was won by Carol Wallace. Refreshments were served by Mary Burg. The next meeting will be Feb. 15.
Alpha Gamma Chapter
The Iowa Alpha Gamma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa met Jan. 11 at the Windrow. Nine members enjoyed hearing about Green Valley State Park from Park Ranger Alan Carr. Green Valley was formed in 1953 and now covers 1,060 acres with a 390 acre lake. It receives 150,000 visitors yearly and 22,000 campers. Green Valley’s campground is one of the top 10 state campgrounds in Iowa.
President Marilyn Bohnker conducted the business meeting. Treasurer Lois Houghtaling reported that Union County Ministerial Alliance, Christmas Basket Fund and Crisis Intervention and Advocacy Center each received $124 donations from the charity auction held in November. Marcia Riley is requesting that members contact her or Pauline McCoy with altruistic offerings given this year.
The Feb. 8 meeting will be held in the home of Colleen Gangestad, with Pam Dunham and Sue Bergstrom co-hostessing.
Kiwanis
The weekly Kiwanis meeting was held 12:05 p.m. Tuesday at the Windrow meeting room, with 20 members and one guest present. President-elect Chris Eaton presided, Victoria Brammer gave the prayer and Jane Lowe was the finemaster.
Mary Houghtaling, senior housing director at Crest Ridge Estates, gave the program. She discussed the 34 apartments and the four different apartment styles for people ages 55 and older who still live independently. Some of the apartments have a balcony, and garage space is also available for residents.
Kiwanis pancake fundraiser has been set from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, at First United Methodist Church in Creston.
Bancroft History Assembly
Bancroft History Assembly met Monday at Greater Regional Medical Center. Seven members and four life-members were in attendance.
President JoAnn Nurnberg called the meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. The theme thought for the day was “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.” The inspirational thought was “The secrets of success won’t work unless you do.”
Roll call was answered by members telling who is or was their favorite singer. Minutes from the December meeting were read by Sandy Oswald and approved as read. Joan Chubick presented the treasurer’s report. The report was placed on file for audit.
Kay Raymond reported that we read 368 books. Five people read the Bible. Total books, newspapers and magazines read were 449. Marisue Lewis read the most books – 80.
In unfinished new business, the other two Federated clubs will be asked to join us from 1:30 to 3 p.m. April 24 for 125th Federated anniversary. We discussed places, dishes and food. We will continue the discussion next month. Our next meeting will be a luncheon at Kay Ritter’s home.
The club collect was recited.
Mary Jones moved the meeting be adjourned with a second from Chubick. Motion Passed.
Beth Perry gave the program on Lillian Russell. Russell was born Helen Louise Leonard on Dec. 4, 1861, in Clinton, lowa. She had perfect facial features and was a beautiful soprano. She was discovered by the “legendary” Tony Pastor in 1879. He provided her with the new name and made her a star.
She became known as the “Great American Beauty,” and her image adorned postcards. When on stage, she wore a $3,900 diamond-studded corset and sang her signature song, “Come down, my evening star,” for $5,000. For fun, she and her friend Diamond Jim Brady rode bicycles in Central Park. She rode a gold-plated bike set with diamonds and emeralds costing $1,900. Russell died in 1922.
Union County Genealogical Society
Union County Genealogical Society will meet 6 p.m. Jan. 25 at Gibson Memorial Library in Creston. The program will be “DNA Testing and Your Genealogical Research” by Jane Briley. The roll call will be answered through this question “What family name would you like to have DNA testing done on and why?” A short meeting will follow.