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April 9, 2008 What's Happening? City rummage The City Wide Rummage, sponsored by The Akron Hometowner, is April 26. ACT play/dinner Akron Community Theatre’s production of “Guys and Dolls” is April 11, 12 and a matinee April 13. The play is being sponsored by First National Bank. FNB is hosting a dinner April 12 prior to the play at Akron Jo’s. Legislative Forum On Saturday, April 12, 2008 Representative Chuck Soderberg and Senator Dave Mulder will be hosting legislative forums at 9 a.m. at the Hawarden City Hall and 10:30 a.m. at the Akron Public Library to discuss various issues concerning the Iowa Legislature. The public is invited and encouraged to attend the meetings and address any issues that are of concern. Bridge begins Ladies Bridge begins April 16 at the golf course. Clean-up day Clean-up day at the Akron Golf Course is April 12. Blood drive The Siouxland Blood Bank is holding a blood drive in Akron Friday, April 11, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at First National Bank Community Room. Photo I.D. is required. Legion breakfast The Brunsville Legion is holding a breakfast April 13, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Brunsville Legion.
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All things are go! Cast is ready for “Guys and Dolls” this weekend at ACT. The new chair lift is also ready to go.
The cast has been preparing many weeks and is ready to perform “Guys and Dolls” this weekend at Akron Community Theatre. The new chair lift has been installed by American Elevator of North Sioux City, NE, and is ready to be used for “Guys and Dolls.” It is recommended if you would like to use the chair lift to come 30 to 45 minutes early for the play. The chair lift is a reality thanks to the Akron Community Foundation Grant of $3,000, The Junior League of Sioux City Fund donation of $750, the Friendship & Service Club donation of $2,000, and the many private donations. The board decided to upgrade the lift from a 300 pound capacity to a 375 pound capacity for an extra $2,000. The board is still looking for donations for the lift because with the upgrade, they are approximately $1,700 short of their new goal of $8,500.
Legionnaires’ dedicate new home
On Saturday, Albert E. Hoschler American Legion Post No. 186 and the Auxiliary hosted the Ninth District Spring Conference. Dedicating the former Masonic Temple building, at Fourth and Reed Streets, was one of the highlights of the gathering. About 140 veterans and auxiliary members attended the day-long conference. The veterans met in the Legionnaires’ new home while the auxiliary members met at St. Patrick’s Fellowship Hall. A noon banquet was followed by the building’s Dedication Service and a veterans’ Memorial Service.
Six out of sixteen isn’t too bad by Ben Banks On Friday April 5 the Akron-Westfield boys track team traveled to Elk-Point South Dakota to participate in the Huskie Relays. The team placed sixth out of 16 competing teams with 62 points right behind Sergeant Bluff with 71. Sioux Falls Christian won the meet with 97 points Kyle Groon took first place in the High jump with a jump of 6’7.5”. This breaks both the A-W record as well as the Huskie Invite record. This also qualifies Kyle for the Drake Relays. Taking second place for the Westerners was Kyle Groon in the Long Jump with a jump of 20’6”, as well as Chris Carlson in the 300 Meter Hurdles with a time of 44.10. Taking third place was the 4x800 relay team (Anthony Miller, Cody Reed, Nathan Easton, Josh Mahaney) with a time of 9:10.49. Chris Carlson also placed third in the 110 Meter Hurdles with a time of 17.61. Placing fifth were Anthony Miller in the high jump with a jump of 5’8”; Kyle Groon in the 200 meter dash with a time of 23.61; the 4x200 meter relay (Eric Eskra, Grant DeRocher, Ben Wolthuizen, Chris Carlson) with a time of 1:29.3; the medley relay team (Wolthuizen, DeRocher, Easton, Mahaney) with a time of 4:06; and the 1600 meter relay team (Groon, Cody Reed, Carlson, Miller) with a time of 3:47.28. Placing sixth was Michael Harris in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:17. Harris also placed eighth in the 1600 meter run with a time of 5:12.99.
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