May 08, 2024

Event Briefs for the week of March 8, 2023

Donkey Ball March 31 at NVHS

Greenfield Lions Club will be hosting Donkey Ball 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 31 in the Nodaway Valley High School gym.

Advance tickets are $8 each and preschool-age children are free. With purchase of an advance ticket, get 10% off a purchase of $25 or more at Olive Branch or Tiger Drive-In. Tickets are $10 at the door without the coupon.

Advance tickets may be purchased at FNB Bank in Greenfield or Fontanelle, Union State Bank or Greenfield Lumber.

Come early to enjoy more fun!

Sunshine Day Care will have a soup supper beginning at 5 p.m.

At 5:30 p.m. there will be family activities, including pin the tail on a donkey, ring toss, donkey bowling and more.

A coloring contest will begin at 6 p.m. with various age categories, and a cowboy/cowgirl costume contest begins at 6:30 p.m.

Donkey Ball will begin at 7:30 p.m. A concession stand will be provided by Sunshine Day Care. There will be a silent pie auction sponsored by Sunshine Day Care.

No video cameras or filming are allowed in the gym during the event.

Craft Class at Gospel Chapel started March 6

Craft Class for kids in kindergarten through sixth grade happens 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday nights from March 6 through April 3 at Greenfield Gospel Chapel, 401 E. Iowa Street.

There is no cost to participate. If school is canceled, there will not be craft class.

Craft Class includes crafts, puppets, singing and Bible verses.

David Graham and the Eskimo Brothers March 11 at WCC

Direct from Nashville, David Graham and the Eskimo Brothers will appear in concert at the Warren Cultural Center on the east side of the Greenfield square 7 p.m. Saturday, March 11.

For the past 15 years Graham has been the frontman for the Nashville-based American roots music trio The Eskimo Brothers. Graham’s goals are simple: to be the biggest and best male entertainer he can be, and to write and perform songs that are real. Graham’s influences range from Hank Williams, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, to Elvis, KISS, Garth Brooks, AC/DC and Bob Seger to Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin and Frank Sinatra.

Tickets are $15 for adults — students high school and younger are free.

Order tickets at www.warrenculturalcenter.com while they last.

Special sponsor is Maynes Law Office.

Cornerstone hosting pre-Easter women’s gathering

Cornerstone Fellowship Church’s womens ministry invites the community to celebrate the hope of the Easter and spring season at Arise!, an Easter womens gathering 5 p.m. Saturday, March 25. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.

Tickets are $15. Reservations are needed by March 17. Call 641-743-0221.

Featured speaker will be Kari Minter. The evening will feature music, beautifully decorated tables, a sit down meal, and additional testimony by Cindy Love of Greenfield.

Caleb Nelson

Caleb Nelson

Caleb Nelson has served as News Editor of the Adair County Free Press and Fontanelle Observer since Oct. 2017. He and his wife Kilee live in Greenfield. In Greenfield and the greater Adair County area, he values the opportunity to tell peoples' stories, enjoys playing guitar, following all levels of sports, and being a part of his local church.