Lincoln United 4-H
Lincoln United held a regular scheduled meeting Oct. 23, 2019, at The O’Riley Center in Creston. There were six 4-H members and three clover kids present. Roll call for this month was “What your Halloween plans are.” The club voted for officers for 2019 - 2020 year. New officers are, Briley Dunning — president, Candace Zollman — vice president, Carley Sheil — secretary, and Madison Smith — treasurer. The club discussed projects they would like to work on throughout the year and also signed up for monthly demonstrations and host duties. They will be volunteering at the food pantry Nov. 24. Clover kids made pumpkins for their meeting activity. The next meeting will be 6 p.m. Nov. 18, 2019, at the O’Riley Center. Demonstration will be given by Caydance Wiese and the hosts for the meeting are Caydance Wiese, Keiden Foutch, and Emylia Gourley.
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IA TOPS No. 1338
IA TOPS No. 1338 Creston met at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 30 at Creston Methodist Church with 11 members present. Mitzie Cellan called the meeting to order with TOPS pledge and roll call. Alice Brown was “best loser,” and second place was a tie between Cellan and Bev Roberts. Last week’s fines went to the treasury. Our monthly “best loser” was Brown, and Donna Scheel was runner-up. The minutes were read by Roberts, and Brown gave the treasurer’s report. We received a notification of maintenance fees due. The officers arrived early to pack all the club records and scales as we were unable to afford our raised rent at the church. Therefore, we will meet at a new place. Donna Scheel gave the program on “10 super foods for better health.” Next week Carol Sheldahl will give the program. The squares contest was won by Marisue Lewis and red can challenge is No. 20 for three days, with a one meal a day challenge: “If you cannot wash it, don’t eat it.” The group was adjourned at 6 p.m. with “You Take My Hand.” Our next meeting will be Jan. 5, 2020, with weigh-ins starting at 6 p.m.
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VFW Post 1797
VFW Post No. 1797 met Dec. 10 at the Elks Club in Creston, with 27 members and guests present for dinner. After dinner, essay winners for Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen winners were announced. Commander O’Daniels called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. with 12 members present. The post draped the charter for veterans Leonard Lett and William Fils. Service officers reported 13 hours for community service, 56 hours hospital and 6 hours for Honor Guard for a total of 75 hours. Minutes and QM reports were read and approved. In old business, “Poppy Day” was held on Nov. 9. The commander and quartermaster attended the SWCC scholarship donor appreciation dinner in November. A Veteran’s Day program was also held in Orient-Macksburg on Veteran’s Day, presented by Chaplain Rick Leonard. In new business, the Creston lighted parade was held at 7 p.m. on Dec. 5. Patriot Pen essay winners were: Alyssa Gerdes, Savanna Davis, Jacqueline Kenyon and Teran Miller. For the Voice of Democracy essay, the winner was Riley Wipperman. A motion was made and approved to donate $500 to the Christmas Basket, and a member also to be made available to help pack and distribute on Dec. 14. The state VFW is selling 100th anniversary challenge coins for $10 to help with the centennial fund. Wreaths Across America will be held on Saturday Jan. 11, 2020, in Creston. The state mid-winter conference will be held Jan. 17 and 18 in Des Moines at the Airport Holiday Inn. The meeting was adjourned at 8 p.m. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at the Creston Elks with dinner at 6 p.m. and a meeting to follow at 7 p.m. All war veterans are encouraged to attend.