Southern Prairie invites all to open house

Southern Prairie Family Fitness Center

Southern Prairie Family Fitness Center is having an open house from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., today at its facility at 1201 W. Townline in Creston.

Those in attendance can tour the facility and meet new director Brianna Dillavou. Light refreshments will be served.

The center is also looking for people to play in its annual golf tournament Oct. 18 at Crestmoor Golf Club in Creston. Various sponsorships are available from hole to four-person team sponsorship. Shot gun start is at 9 a.m. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. For more information, contact the center at 782-9622.

John Van Nostrand

JOHN VAN NOSTRAND

An Iowa native, John's newspaper career has mostly been in small-town weeklies from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River. He first stint in Creston was from 2002 to 2005.