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October 4, 2006
What's
Happening?
FFA Fruit Sales
The Akron-Westfield FFA is selling fruit, meats, cheeses and popcorn.
Orders can be placed between Oct. 4 - Nov. 1 with any A-W FFA member or by
calling Advisor Randy Kroksh at 568-2020.
Influenza vaccines
Floyd Valley Community Health Service will again be providing flu shots
throughout Plymouth County. The date in Akron is Monday, Nov, 6, 10-11:30
a.m. at the Akron Senior Center. There is a cost for the vaccine and if
you are eligible for Medicare, bring your Medicare card (Part B) with you.
For further information contact Deb Steffen at 712-546-3335.
Westfield Harvest
Supper
The Westfield Congregational United Church of Christ will have its annual
Harvest Supper from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at the church. Take-Outs
will be available. Tickets will be sold at the door as well as advanced
tickets are being sold. See ad on Page 2.
St. Jude fund-raiser
Express Fitness & Health is helping raise funds for St. Jude Children's
Hospital during October. On Oct. 21 a special fund-raiser will be held at
Express Fitness. See ad on back page for more information.
Centennial Books
There are still Akron “Our Life: 1882-1982” centennial books available.
The price is $10. Stop by Koala-T Printing, 120 Reed St. and pick one up.
There is also other Centennial items available.
Ice Cream Social
The Akron Care Center Auxiliary is holding its annual Ice Cream Social
Sunday, Oct. 15, 2-4 p.m., at the Care Center. Homemade pie and ice cream
will be served.
Youth volleyball tourney
The Akron-Westfield Athletic Booster Club is sponsoring a 6, 7, 8, grade
youth volleyball tournament Saturday, Oct. 21 at the school.
Classifieds
For Print Subscriptions, call 712.568.2208
Subscription Prices
$25 for Plymouth, Sioux, and Woodbury counties in Iowa and Union
county in South Dakota
$32 - elsewhere
$20 - college (9 months)
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There are plenty of pumpkins ready
for customers to choose at Diane's Pumpkin Patch at 22324 C-12 in rural
Ireton.
A-W soldiers coming home
By Julie Ann Madden
The Westfield City Council unanimously approved taking steps to welcome
home soldiers returning from Iraq with the Le Mars C-Troop 1-113th CAV
unit. The Akron-Westfield community has eight soldiers serving with this
unit. They are Charles Bohr, Alexander Jay “AJ” Dirks, Brandon Forcier,
Klint Gustavson, Jeremy Koch, Joseph Kroll, Joshua Kroll and Tyler
Utesch. According to information The Akron Hometowner has received, the
soldiers should be arriving home later this month. As of press time, no
official confirmation has been received. The Le Mars National Guard unit
was deployed to Iraq in July 2005.
Akron Quasquicentennial - August 9, 10, 11, & 12,
2007
Pickin' pumpkins at
Diane's Pumpkin Patch
By Julie Ann Madden
There are all shapes and sizes of pumpkins at Diane's Pumpkin Patch.
Guests have the choice of selecting one from the craft shop or riding
out to the patch and picking their own. In addition, there are plenty of
gourds for decorating one's home or business for the autumn season.
There are smooth gourds and ones with bumps. There are green ones,
yellow ones, orange ones and ones of multiple colors. There are even
some shaped like apples and snakes. Visitors will also find a selection
of squash and Indian corn. Diane's Pumpkin Patch is more than just
finding a variety of harvest produce. There is Flash, the basset hound
to greet visitors. Llamas and a pony to pet. Hay rides through the
pumpkin patch. A “paint” barn where visitors can decorate their pumpkins
by painting them. A craft shop where shoppers of all ages can find
something to decorate their homes for autumn and Halloween. A tent for
eating treats and enjoying an evening in the country and a bonfire for
roasting hot dogs and making s'mores if weather permits. Diane's Pumpkin
Patch is open from 4 - 6 p.m. on Fridays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays;
and 1 - 5 p.m. on Sundays. Appointments are also made for groups to
visit Diane's Pumpkin Patch and enjoy several activities. Lucy Colt's
Creative Corner preschool students spent a morning at the pumpkin patch.
They took a hay ride through the pumpkin patch, making a stop so each
child could pick their own pumpkin. They decorated their pumpkins in the
paint barn. Then they learned about gourds, squashes and Indian corn in
the Craft Shop. They finished their visit in the tent eating homemade
pumpkin cookies made by one of the students' moms. On Friday night,
Becky Brinck of Sioux City brought several friends to celebrate her 13th
birthday at the pumpkin patch.“ It's really fun,” she said.
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