Calendar

Title: Melcher-Dallas Lion Club Music Jam
Location: Melcher-Dallas
Description: The Melcher-Dallas Lions Club is sponsoring a music jam at the Melcher-Dallas Community Center on the second Thursday of each month. There will be a potluck dinner with the cost being just $2 per person. Music will get underway at 7:00pm.
Date: 2011-11-10

Title: Melcher-Dallas Lion Club Music Jam
Location: Melcher
Description: The Melcher-Dallas Lions Club is sponsoring a music jam at the Melcher-Dallas Community Center on the second Thursday of each month. There will be a potluck dinner with the cost being just $2 per person. Music will get underway at 7:00pm.
Date: 2011-10-13

Title: Friends of Central Arts
Location: Pella
Description: The Friends of Central Arts Reception is in the Mills Gallery from 10:30 – 11:30 on Saturday, October 1. Friends should stop by to meet other Friends and to see the exhibit of works by Sha Sha Higby, this semester\’s Allison B. Allen artist in residence. Members of the board of The Friends of Central Arts will be there and happy to tell you about the projects that have been supported in the past year.
Date: 2011-10-01

Title: Cyclecross Race
Location: Pella
Description: The Dirty Wooden Shoe cyclecross race will be Saturday in Pella at the South Overlook at Lake Red Rock starting at 9:00am. Registration opens at 9 a.m. and closes 15 minutes before each event. Unlicensed riders, including citizens and juniors, must
purchase a 1-day ($10) USCF license in addition to the entry fee. No annual licenses will be sold the day of the event.
Date: 2011-10-01

Title: Williamson Jam Session
Location: Williamson
Description: The Williamson Jam Session will be Monday from 6:30-8:30pm. All musicians are welcome and you\’re invited to bring food to share.
Date: 2011-10-03

Title: Marion County Public Health Clinics
Location: Pella
Description: Marion County Public Health is have in foot and blood pressure clinics in October. October 26th they will be at the Pella Senior Center from 8-11am. For more information call the Marion County Public Health office at 828-2238.
Date: 2011-10-26

Title: Marion County Public Health Clinics
Location: Knoxville/Pella
Description: Marion County Public Health is have in foot and blood pressure clinics in October. October 18th at the Knoxville Senior Center from 1:30-3:30pm, and October 26th at the Pella Senior Center from 8-11am. For more information call the Marion County Public Health office at 828-2238.
Date: 2011-10-18

Title: Marion County Public Health Clinics
Location: Knoxville/Pella
Description: Marion County Public Health is have in foot and blood pressure clinics in October. October 12th they will be at the Melcher Senior Center from 8-11am, October 18th at the Knoxville Senior Center from 1:30-3:30pm, and October 26th at the Pella Senior Center from 8-11am. For more information call the Marion County Public Health office at 828-2238.
Date: 2011-10-12

Title: Pella In Pink
Location: Pella
Description: Join Positively Pella\’s 3rd Annual Pella in Pink Two Mile Run/Walk on Saturday October 8th from 8-10am in West Market Park in Pella. Registration is $15 and $20 on the day of the run. For more information call 628-2626. All proceeds go to benefit Breast Cancer recovery at Pella Regional Health Center.
Date: 2011-10-08

Title: Healthiest State Initiative
Location: Pella
Description: Community walks in Pella are scheduled in part with the Governor Brandstad\’s Healthiest State Initiative. There will be two walks, one starting at the Central College Fieldhouse and the other starting Third Reformed Church and ending at Caldwell Park. For more information call the Pella Chamber of Commerce at 628-2626.
Date: 2011-10-07

Title: Pella Girls Basketball Bussing Tables
Location: Pella
Description: The Pella Girls Basketball Squad will be busing tables at the Pella Pizza Ranch on Tuesday from 5-8pm to raise money for the team. You\’re invited to leave tips and help out one of our local high school sports teams.
Date: 2011-10-04

FOR SALE: exercise bike…please call 641-828-7635.

Title: SOS Committee Selling Bricks
Location: Knoxville
Description: The Knoxville Alumni Save Our Stadium Committee will be selling bricks from the Old High School building this Saturday from 11:30am-2:30pm at the fenced in area behind the pool bath house of Ken Locke Stadium. Bricks will be sold \”as is\” for $1 a piece. There is no limit to how many you may purchase, and bricks will be sold as long as they last.
Date: 2011-10-01

Title: Zumbathon
Location: Knoxville
Description: You\’re invited to the Zumbathon at Knoxville High School October 16th from 2-3:30pm. The theme is Party in Pink and 75% of the proceeds will go to the Susan G. Komen Society to support Breast Cancer awareness. For more information email nbeary@discoverknoxville.com
Date: 2011-10-16

Title: CROP Walk
Location: Bussey
Description: The Annual CROP Walk against hunger will be Sunday October 2nd at 2:00pm. The walk will be from Hamilton United Methodist Church to Bussey United Methodist Church. Refreshments will be served at the completion of the walk. For more information call 946-7910.
Date: 2011-10-02

Title: Conference on Exporting
Location: Knoxville/Pella
Description: Plan to attend the Go Global Export Conference at the Vermeer Global Pavilion October 28th. Cost is $30 before October 17th and $60 after. For more information call Carla Eysink at 828-2257.
Date: 2011-10-07

Title: Second Christian Reformed Church GEMS Supper
Location: Pella
Description: The Second Christian Reformed GEMS and Cadets will have a pork patty barbeque supper on Wednesday October 5th. Serving will be from 5-7pm and includes pork patty sandwiches, bakes beans, homemade potato salad, and desserts. The supper will be in the church basement located at 609 East First Street in Pella, a freewill donation will be accepted.
Date: 2011-10-05

Title: Pella Area Quilt Guild
Location: Pella
Description: The Pella Area Quilt Guild will be meeting October 4th at 7:00 in the Third Reformed Church Room 101. Their guest this month will be Lee Pilsch from Whitestone Quilts in Grinnell.
Date: 2011-10-04

Title: Ducks Unlimited Banquet
Location: Knoxville/Pella
Description: You\’re invited to attend the 2011 Membership Banquet of Ducks Unlimited taking place at the Red Rock Cultural Center in Knoxville on Saturday October 8th at 6:00pm. All proceeds will go to benefit wetlands conservation in Iowa and all of North America. For more information call 828-2089.
Date: 2011-10-08

Title: KACT Performance
Location: Knoxville
Description: The Knoxville Area Community Theater presents Rogers and Hamerstein\’s \”The Sound of Music\” November 4th and 5th and 11th and 12th, and 13th at the Knoxville Middle School Auditorium. All tickets are general admission for $8 in advance and $12 on the day of the show. Tickets are available starting October 7th at the Next Chapter and Valley Bank in Knoxville.
Date: 2011-10-07