REMINDER: There will be no Akron Hometowner 

Dec. 29. The next issue will be Jan. 5, 2024.

Members of the Akron Friendship & Service Club recently presented donations to area projects.  Donations were made possible from proceeds of the 2023 Great Akron Scarecrow Festival.

 Funded projects include:

By Dodie Hook

Penny Virginia Harvey will be turning 80 years young on December 29, 2023. Please honor her by sending a card or a note to Penny at 531 Jespersen Blvd, Akron, Iowa, 51001. 

The Westfield City council announced the winners of the Westfield Lighting Contest at their Dec. 18 meeting.

First place and winning $100 towards the electric bill is Jaime Adams, 134 Brule St.

The Akron Opera House was the place to be Dec. 8 and 9 to hear the wonderful music of the Triumphant Sound Quartet. The event was sponsored by Akron FBC making the concert free to those attending. However, there was a freewill basket for donations which all went to the Akron Opera House restoration project.

By Dodie Hook

By Jennifer Wendel

Trinity Lutheran Church in Akron is amplifying its commitment to the community with two significant initiatives aimed at supporting our residents and fostering spiritual growth among the youth.

The Akron-Westfield Discovergarten through fourth grade performed their Holiday Concert Nov. 29 in the elementary gym. Director was Kyle Schroeder and accompanist was Kathy Johnson.

Elizabeth (Beth) Finzen will be turning 98 years old Dec. 23. She was born on

December 23, 1925. Now, she lives at the Akron Care Center in Akron. 

Congratulations to the winners of the first round of Akron Area Chamber of Commerce’s Holiday Receipt Rebate Drawing. A total of $500 Chamber Bucks were awarded. Winners were drawn Dec. 6 and could receive up to $50 in Chamber Bucks depending on the amount of their receipt. Winners can pick up winning Chamber Bucks at Security National Bank.

COMING OF AGE IN MISSISSIPPI

By Anne Moody

120 years – Dec. 10, 1903

Several more small installments of snow the past week have made fair sleighing and gives us some pleasant winter weather.

         The museum recently acquired a book titled History of Plymouth County with a  copyright of 1917.  One article by C.M. Hilliker of Akron tells of his arrival from Eastern Iowa in November of 1871, to wit:

Winners announced in Chamber’s Holiday Lighting Contest

As you drive around Akron, be sure to take notice of all the beautiful holiday displays and especially look for the winners in the recent Akron Area Chamber of Commerce’s Holiday Lighting Contest.