A local attraction in the Pella area could be the ideal source of evening entertainment for those with family and friends visiting for the holiday weekend.
Around 40 volunteers helped clean-up a Lake Red Rock campground last week that’s being revived as the area’s first public site for primitive camping, according to Jaime Gyolai with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Title: Central College Senior Recital Location: Cox-Snow Recital Hall Description: Central College senior Michelle Dickinson will perform a saxophone recital on Saturday, December 5th in Cox-Snow Recital Hall at 4:00. Marlys Grimm of Newton will accompany on piano. The event is free and open to the public. Start Time: 16:00 Date: 2009-12-05
Title: Central Chamber Singers Performing Location: Salisbury House-Des Moines Description: The Central College Chamber Singers will perform Handel’s “Messiah” at the Salisbury House in Des Moines on Friday and Saturday, December 18th and 19th at 7:00 pm. Doors open a half hour before the performance. Tickets are available for $25. For more information, call 1-800-447-0287. Start Date: 2009-12-18 End Date: 2009-12-19
Title: Knoxville Library Schedule Changes Location: Knoxville Library Description: Due to the upcoming holidays, the Knoxville Public Library will have schedule changes. They will close at 2:00 on Christmas Eve and be closed on the 25th and 26th for Christmas. They will also close early at 5:00 on New Year’s Eve and will be closed on New Year’s Day. Start Date: 2009-12-24 End Date: 2010-01-01
Title: Knoxville Senior Center Ceramic Sale Location: Knoxville Senior Center Description: The Knoxville Senior Center is holding a ceramic sale Thursday through Saturday, December 3rd through 5th from 10:00 to 3:00. The ceramic group at the center has been working hard all year to prepare for this event. For more information, call 842-6070. Start Date: 2009-12-03 Start Time: 10:00 End Date: 2009-12-05 End Time: 15:00
A Mass of Christian Burial for Coletta Hoch, aged 93, of Melcher-Dallas, will be held Monday, November 30, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Melcher-Dallas.
Funeral Services for Gary Matice, age 67, of Pella, will be held Monday, November 30, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Pella. Interment will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery at Pella. Visitation will begin Sunday afternoon at the Van Dyk- Duven Funeral Home where the family will be present from 3-4:30 p.m. Memorials may be designated for the First Baptist Church in Pella.
Marion County Health Officials say the first wave of H1N1 is subsiding, although a second surge is expected in January or February – just in time for the seasonal flu’s expected rise in numbers.