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June 1, Buffalo Lanes will serve breakfast and lunch from 6 a.m.-2 p.m., Monday-Friday. Daily specials will be served, Grundy Register along with regular menu items and baked goods.
Buffalo Center Swimming Pool Hampton Chronicle scheduled to open May 28
The Buffalo Center Swimming Pool is tentatively scheduled to open Saturday, May 28 from 1-8 p.m. The pool will also be open Sunday, May 29 from 1-8 p.m. and Monday, May 30 from 1-5 p.m. It will be closed Tuesday, May 31 and Wednesday, June 1 and will open for the season on Wednesday, June 2 from 1-5 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. For any changes or updates, check the Buffalo Center Swimming Pool page on Facebook.
Help needed to honor veterans this Memorial Day
Members of American Legion Post 21 and VFW Post 4828 are looking for some helping hands for the set up and take down of the Avenue of Flags at the Buffalo Center cemeteries for Memorial Day. The flags will be put up on Friday morning, May 27 at 7 a.m., and they will be taken down on Monday evening, May 30 at 7 p.m., weather permitting. Anyone interested in helping is asked to meet at the cemeteries at that time. The Avenue of Flags is made up of about 200 flags, which honor the men and women who have served our nation in the armed forces.
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The city is in the process of replacing the teeter totter and adding a new baby swing to the north playground in Lion’s Park.
City works on updates at Lion’s Park
By Andrew Shaw The City of Buffalo Center is making some improvements at Lion’s Park, with a focus on the north end by the swimming pool. The City Council discussed the old playground equipment by the pool during its May meeting, with Councilwoman Deb Wirth spearheading the efforts to improve the park. The council had discussed removing the teeter totters and the slide from the old equipment. After speaking with city workers, Wirth says the slide will stay, as it had repairs done last year, and the boards for the teeter totter will be replaced. The council is also looking at adding a baby swing to the swing set portion of the equipment, where there are currently only two swings. Wirth said a swing would cost about $30. The city plans to remove a grill
near that equipment, which sits at an angle in the ground. Another area where Wirth said she’d like to make improvements in the park is the picnic tables by the concession stand at the pool. The council discussed taking memorial donations for three new picnic tables, where the city would place a plaque on a new table in memory of an individual chosen by the donor. Anyone interested in donating toward this project may contact city hall. New signs will also be going up in all of the city parks regarding dog waste, as the council approved the purchase of five signs that will remind residents to pick up after their dogs. The signs include bags to be used for collecting dog waste. Two signs will be placed at Lion’s Park, and one sign each will be placed at South Park, Post Office Park and the Library Park.
Vacation Bible School next week in Buffalo Center
Community Vacation Bible School will be held next week, Tuesday, May 31 through Friday, June 3, at First Congregational Church in Buffalo Center. All children four years of age through sixth grade are welcome. This year’s theme is “Backstage with the Bible”. A meal will be served each day at 5:30 p.m., followed by the opening of the program at 6 p.m. and closing at 8:15 p.m. Kids are asked to wear a different color of shirt each day. Tuesday - red, Wednesday - green, Thursday - yellow and Friday - blue. Children are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item of that color to be donated to the local food pantry. There will also be an offering that will be collected each night for the Heifer International Project. The Bible School program will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 3. All parents and community members are welcome. Ice cream and cookies will be served following the program.
Volume One Hundred Twenty Six Number 21 14 Pages May 25, 2016
Mathahs and Helland begin new roles with school board
The North Iowa Community School District once again has a full school board, with the addition of a new board member and a new board secretary. Former board member Gwen Mathahs, right, was sworn in as the new school board secretary and business manager during last Monday’s board meeting, as she replaces outgoing board secretary and business manager Sara Meinders, who has accepted a new position at Forest City Community Schools. Filling Mathahs’ seat on the school board is John Helland, left, who was previously sworn in on April 21. The board also thanked Meinders during last week’s meeting for her seven years of service to the board.
Blome takes first at state art contest
Marvella Blome of Thompson is one of the first place award recipients at the 2016 Iowa Artists Show. The state show was held Saturday, May 14 at the Fairfield Convention Center in Fairfield. Blome’s winning watercolor painting is a portrait of Rick and Linda Potter of Buffalo Center, titled “Loyal Fans”. Blome says the Potters commissioned the painting, which is based off a photograph she got from Rick. “I really liked what Rick gave me,” said Blome. “When I do a portrait, I like something more natural that tells a story about the people.” Blome’s painting previously won first place at the regional Iowa Artists show held in Clear Lake in April. Nationally known artist John Preston was the judge for the state event in Fairfield.
Marvella Blome with her award-winning painting “Loyal Fans,” which is a portrait of Rick and Linda Potter of Buffalo Center.
Congratulations to the North Iowa High School Class of 2016
The 28 members of the North Iowa High School Class of 2016 have successfully completed 13 years of education, as they received their high school diplomas during Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 22. Gathering for one last class picture on the front steps of the school are, front from left: Mica Johnson, Molli Joens, Ivey Greensky, Dalton Cooper, Lexis Julsrud-Wertjes, Lucy Hughes and Tiarra Jensvold. Second row: Ashley Baumann, Sydney Main, Brooke Hovland, Tess Trappe, Sam Pettit and Shamea Harris. Third row: Cassandra Burke, Kayla Limberg, Christa Miller, Samantha Sevley and Megan Davis. Fourth row: Zach Dirksen, Logan Eichenberger, Kam Rohwedder, Cam Hepperly and Josiah Beenken. Back row: Alex Paulson, Jesse Boehm, Hunter Gelhaus, Izacc Quisling and Steven Milbrandt. Look for more photos from graduation in next week’s Tribune.
Communities to mark Memorial Day on Monday The local communities of Buffalo Center, Lakota, Rake and Thompson will all hold events marking Memorial Day next Monday, May 30. Programs will be held in Buffalo Center, Lakota and Rake, while a Memorial Day luncheon will be held in Thompson. Buffalo Center The program in Buffalo Center will be preceded by a parade, which assembles at 8:45 a.m. at the northwest corner of Buffalo Lanes. The parade, featuring the joint veterans honor guard, NIHS marching band, cub scouts and program participants will travel to the school by way of Main Street. The program will begin in the North Iowa Community School Auditorium following the parade. The featured speaker this year is Jay Gourley. A native of Corwith, Gourley graduated from high school in 1956 and completed a career in the Army in 1977 – retiring with the field grade rank of Major. He completed two combat tours in Vietnam with Command and Control Detachment – North, 5th Special Forces Group (1967-1968) and the famed “Angels in Red Hats” 162nd Advisory Team to the Vietnamese Airborne Division (1971-1972). He was awarded the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with Palm, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, Combat Infantry
Badge, four combat unit citations, Vietnamese Parachute Badge, US Army Parachute Badge and 10 lesser awards, badges and decorations. Gourley’s distinguished career included assignments working and managing computer operations research, combat resources, programs of education and training instruction and educational testing systems. He is also the founder and CEO of a business recognized by INC. Magazine in 1985, 1986 and 1987 as one of the nation’s fastest growing companies. His long and varied career has included working as an international consultant to French and German automotive component manufacturers and several Russian stock ownership companies. He has also been a university lecturer on business management, accounting and financial management systems and quality standards at universities in Russia. Gourley and his wife, Nancy, have five children, 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Buffalo Center’s Memorial Day commemoration will continue with a program at the cemeteries. Any children who would like to help place poppies on the crosses are welcome. Refreshments will be served following the program in the school commons.
Lakota Memorial Day Services in Lakota will be held Monday, May 30 beginning at 10 a.m. in the Eagle Center. All veterans are encouraged to sit in a specially marked area with the honor guard. The program will include patriotic music, readings from area students and a demonstration on the proper way to fold the American flag. The 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor will also be remembered. After the traditional taps at the Eagle Center, the honor guard will go to the Maple Hill and St Paul Lutheran Cemeteries for taps and laying of the wreaths. Lunch and fellowship will be offered after the program. Rake The Memorial Day Program in Rake will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday at Zion Lutheran Church. Pastor Bill Peake of First Reformed Church in Buffalo Center will be the speaker. Coffee will be served at Rake City Hall following the program. Thompson A Memorial Day luncheon will be held in Thompson, rain or shine, at the Branding Iron Round-Up Room from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free will donations will be accepted. Full Memorial Day program itineraries for Buffalo Center and Rake can be found elsewhere in this edition.
Poppy Days a huge success in Buffalo Center
By Andrew Shaw The spring Poppy Days fundraiser in Buffalo Center wrapped up two days early last week, thanks to an outpouring of support from the community. The Cub Scouts from Pack #445 helped the ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary collect donations in exchange for poppies at Buffalo Center businesses beginning last Monday. The kids had planned to offer poppies until Friday, but Auxiliary member Karen Kiewiet says they finished handing out the last of the 250 poppies they had for this year’s campaign on Wednesday. Kiewiet says she was blown away by the amount of support for Poppy Days this year, and the Auxiliary appreciates the help of the Cub Scouts in making it a success. The poppies are made by veterans at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, and proceeds from the Buffalo Center fundraiser go toward FAVA in Forest City to support local veterans. Anyone who would still like to make a contribution for Poppy Days can make a donation to the Auxiliary’s account at Farmers Trust and Savings Bank.
Helping with the Poppy Days distribution last Wednesday on Main Street are, front from left: Riley Welhousen, Connor Fisher and Brody Cooper. Back row: Betty Hayes, Illa Roth and Kody Roth.