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News Events
Santa and Mrs. Claus to visit Rake Public Library The Rake Public Library will host its Christmas Open House on Friday, December 6 from 3 - 5 p.m. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be attending. Coffee, bars, cookies, and juice will be served.
Holiday Open House at State Savings Bank State Savings Bank in Rake will host its annual Holiday Open House on Friday, December 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy holiday goodies, coffee and cider.
Christmas Open House at FTSB Farmers Trust and Savings Bank will host its annual Christmas Open House on Wednesday, December 11 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in Buffalo Center and 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. in Lakota.
Cookie Walk moves to the Heritage Town Center St. Patrick’s Annual Cookie Walk will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Heritage Town Center in Buffalo Center. Shoppers are asked to take note of the change of location this year. Large boxes of cookies are $9, and small boxes are $5. A large array of Christmas cookies will be available, as well as breads and candies. Coffee and cider will also be available for a free will donation.
25th annual Buffalo Center Christmas Lighting Contest North Iowa Betterment will conduct the 25th annual Christmas Lighting Contest in Buffalo Center this holiday season, and all Buffalo Center residents are encouraged to light up their homes. Judging will take place the evening of Sunday, Dec. 15. Anyone with a 50424 zip code is eligible for consideration. All homes in the Buffalo Center city limits are automatically entered in the contest, while rural residents may enter their homes by calling Jim at Drivers Choice at 562-2350 by noon on the 15th. People can call to enter their own home or someone else’s home in the contest. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three winners, as selected by judges from neighboring communities. Winners will also be given signs to display in their yards. Winners of the 2012 contest are not eligible for prize consideration this year.
Lakota Holiday Lights Contest Lakota residents can win cash prizes this Christmas for having the best decorations in town. The City of Lakota, along with supporting businesses, is sponsoring the 2013 Lakota Holiday Lighting Contest, and anyone with a 50451 zip code is eligible to participate. Cash prizes will be awarded to the first, second and third place winners, and judging will be held by North
Iowa Betterment on Friday, Dec. 13. The Tribune plans to feature photos of the winning displays in the December 25 edition. Residents must contact City Hall no later than noon on Thursday, Dec. 12 to be considered for judging. City Hall can be reached by phone at 515886-2549, by email at clerk@cityoflakota.org, or stop by in person.
Christmas in Lakota Saturday “Christmas in Lakota� will be held this Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Lakota Fire Station. Santa Claus will
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Holiday program Thursday features “The Incredible Reindeer� The North Iowa Elementary will present its annual holiday music program this Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. in the North Iowa Auditorium. K-Prep through second grade students will sing sounds of the season, and the fifth grade band will play in its very first performance. Grades 3-5 will present a mini-musical entitled “The Incredible Reindeer�, in which the North Pole is threatened due to foggy conditions and an impending meteor strike. Can anyone help Santa and his elves save Christmas? Fifth graders featured in the speaking roles of the musical include, front from left: Sam Norland, Dominyk Price, Amber Embrock, Chloe Banks, Hope Henton, Kade Hobbs, Tyler Murray, Elizabeth Hoppe and William Jensvold. Back row: Kaitlyn Karl, Paige Goodnight, Kendall Kahler, Ethan Mitthun, Kali Bengtson, Hannah Boekelman, Max Schaefer, Jacob Hoffman, Cody Price, Parker Greensky and Izzy Salas. Not pictured are Jaymie Simmons and Mary Burkhow.
arrive at 10 a.m. to hand out sacks of candy to youngsters through fifth grade. Drawings will be held for kids and adults, with the 4-11 year old drawing being held in the community room, and the other drawings taking place in the fire station. There will also be a Quasquicentennial drawing. Anyone interested in donating gifts for the drawing may contact Judy Boekelman at 515-886-2271 or Sue Baumann at 515-886-2205. The event is sponsored by the Lakota Community Club, who will also be collecting non-perishable food items that day for the food pantry.
Santa Claus is coming to town Santa and Mrs. Claus will make stops in the local communities in upcoming days to find out what all the kids want for Christmas. Santa will make his first stop in the area on Friday, Dec. 6, when he will be at the Rake Public Library for their Christmas Open House from 3-5 p.m. On Saturday, Dec. 7, Santa will arrive at the Thompson Public Li-
brary at 9:30 a.m. Santa will also be in Lakota from 10-11 a.m. on Saturday for “Christmas in Lakota� at the fire station, and he will come to Buffalo Center between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for the “Santa House� at North Iowa Betterment. Santa will return to Buffalo Center on Saturday, Dec. 14, to take part in the Old Fashioned Christmas celebration from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Middle School hosts winter concert next Monday
North Iowa Middle School invites the public to its annual winter concert, which will be held next Monday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in the North Iowa Auditorium. The sixth, seventh and eighth grade bands and choirs are slated to perform, and there is no charge for admission. Front from left are: April Soost, Charlie Wycoff and Jeremy Dirksen. Back row: Isaac Embrock, Lexie Arnevik and Samantha Davis.
Many ways to win at Old Fashioned Christmas
Traditional Christmas Open House at TSB TSB Bank in Titonka, Forest City and Thompson will host its annual Traditional Christmas Open House on Friday December 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy refreshments and pick up your free gift and TSB calendar.
NIB hosts Tour of Lights NIB will host a Tour of Lights on Sunday, December 8 from 5 - 8 p.m. Stop at the NIB building to pick up a map of outdoor holiday decor, as well as holiday refreshments including hot cider, hot chocolate and Christmas treats.
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Jake Hofbauer, left, returns his scavenger hunt card to Mr. and Mrs. Claus during last year’s Old Fashioned Christmas in Buffalo Center.
North Iowa Betterment and local businesses will give away a number of prizes during the Old Fashioned Christmas celebration on Saturday, Dec. 14 in Buffalo Center. People can sign up now at participating Buffalo Center businesses for the NIB drawings for adults and youth grades 5-12. Prizes include Buffalo Bucks and gift cards from Casey’s and K&H. Shoppers ages 18 and up should also keep an eye out for the “Elf on a Shelf� while signing up, for a chance to win a Kindle Fire HD. Participants must be present at the Old Fashioned Christmas drawing on December 14 to win these prizes. Kids ages 0 through fourth grade can sign up for drawings at the Santa House, which will be held at the NIB office this Saturday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again on Satur-
day, Dec. 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Drawings will be held during Old Fashioned Christmas on December 14. Kids do not need to be present during the drawing to win. Prizes will also be awarded on December 14 for the NIB kids’ coloring contest, kids’ scavenger hunt and gingerbread house contest. The scavenger hunt takes place that same day, and cards must be returned to the Santa House at NIB. Coloring contest entries need to be turned in at the Buffalo Center Tribune by 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, and gingerbread house entries are due to the NIB office by Monday, Dec. 9. Businesses participating in the NIB drawings should bring their buckets to the Tribune by 11 a.m. on December 14. Snow date for Old Fashioned Christmas is Sunday, Dec. 15.