Event Briefs for the week of Wednesday, April 22

Lions Pickleball April 25

Saturday, April 25, the Greenfield Lions Club will host a double elimination pickleball tournament at Nodaway Valley High School. It is open to high school students and adults. Two players per team at $10 per team. The event is limited to 25 teams and registration is walk-in only.

Registration begins at noon with the tournament starting at 1 p.m.

NV Archery spaghetti supper

Nodaway Valley archers going to nationals are hosting a spaghetti supper to raise funds that will cover fees for that trip 4-7 p.m. Sunday, April 26 at The Gathering Place.

This event is in conjunction with Lions Club Bingo that begins at 4:30 p.m., a Higher Power Gospel Quartet concert 5-6:30 p.m.

This event is in conjunction with a Higher Power Gospel Quartet concert from 5-6:30 p.m. Bingo begins at 4:30 p.m.

Spaghetti will be served with a choice of marinara or alfredo sauce, garlic cheese bread and a cookie or bar.

Iowa’s bootlegging legacy to be featured at library program

Join Iowa historical fiction writer Ann Hanigan Kotz 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at the Greenfield Public Library, as she takes you through the early 20th century in her program, Iowa’s Prohibition and Bootlegging Legacy at the Greenfield Public Library. Patrons come to understand why Iowa became a whiskey-making state during prohibition, including the how and where of the illegal enterprise. Kotz ends by discussing the current exploits of today’s underground whiskey business.

Ticket sales open for alumni banquet

Past, present and future alumni from the Bridgewater, Fontanelle and Greenfield communities are invited to enjoy a night of dinner, entertainment and catching up at the 2026 Nodaway Valley Alumni Banquet, scheduled for the evening of Saturday, May 2, at Sixteen Oaks in Fontanelle.

The meal will be catered by Lidderdale and music will be provided by Blast From the Past Jukebox.

Registration opens at 4 p.m. with a 5 p.m. social hour, 6:30 p.m. dinner, 7:30 p.m. annual meeting and program and 8 p.m. music and cocktails.

Tickets may be found online at www.nodawayvalleyalumni.org, FNB in Greenfield or Fontanelle or Union State Bank in Greenfield or Bridgewater.