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Grassley, wife Barbara mark 70th anniversary at favorite date spot
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and his wife Barbara marked their 70th wedding anniversary Thursday at their favorite date spot. “Barbara & I went to the Hickory House in Waterloo when we were 1st dating 2nite we celebrate our 70th wedding anniversary where it all started,” Grassley said in a post on the social platform X.…
Sac City’s Cattlemen’s Steakhouse Celebrating Manger Being Recognized As Iowa’s 40 “Women To Watch” In Hospitality Industry
The restaurant manager for the Cattlemen’s Steakhouse in Sac City has been named one of the “40 Women to Watch” in Iowa’s Hospitality industry. Chelsea Funk has been nominated for her exceptional customer service skills, displaying a passion for her customers, the Cattlemen’s Steakhouse team, and the business. Funk has worked in service for most of her life, working in her mother’s bakery before becoming a server at the popular Sac City restaurant. It was not uncommon for customers to request to sit at one of Funk’s serving tables. A promotion to shift manager came quickly to Funk. She started working on the bar portion of the restaurant, spending almost a year and a half developing one of the top state craft cocktail and bourbon menus alongside the 2024 Top Mixologist Ellie Rastetter. Funk was nominated by her team, being defined as the “very essence of hospitality.” All 40 award winners will be recognized during the Iowa Restaurant Association Annual Celebrating Excellence Awards Ceremony on November 18, part of the Iowa Hospitality Showcase.
A Homes For Iowa House Has Been Delivered To Glidden
The Homes for Iowa spec house has arrived in Glidden and is awaiting to be placed on the foundation to give another option for affordable housing in the community. Last spring, the Glidden City Council approved donating a lot in a subdivision that has sat vacant for 15 years to Region XII Council of Governments (COG) for a two-bedroom, one-bath home to be constructed and delivered to Glidden through the HFI program. This opportunity has been made possible through financial assistance from the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Workforce Housing Tax Credit program. The house will be placed on the foundation next week and hooked up to utilities. Once completed, the house will be available for purchase. Questions or interested buyers are asked to contact City Administrator Brooke Peterson for more information.
Mural commemorates manufacturing company’s importance
When Ross Rocklin drives to work, he has a visual reminder of his family’s manufacturing legacy. His grandfather, I.J. Rocklin, and his father, Jim Rocklin, are there on the side of the Rocklin Manufacturing Co. building for him and all of Sioux City, Iowa, to see. A mural, first...
Seasons Center To Host Free Training For Caregivers At Dordt Next Month
Spencer, Iowa – Seasons Center for Behavioral Health is hosting a free training for caregivers in Sioux Center next month. According to Seasons Center officials, the training, called “Cultivating Resilience with Trista Miller; Strategies for Professionals and Kinship Families,” will be on Friday, September 20, 2024 at the Dordt Ag Stewardship Center at Sioux Center.
KLEM News for Friday, August 23
(pictures courtesty Plymouth County Engineer) The Iowa State Patrol has taken over the investigation into a rural Plymouth County bridge collapse south of Struble Thursday night. Authorities were called to 120th street for a bridge that collapsed after a semi hauling an oversized load of hay bales tried to cross.
2nd Annual Road Trip to Honor Memory of Harley McDonald
The public is invited to celebrate the memory of a Greene County teen with a fundraiser. The 2nd Annual Road Trip in Memory of Harley McDonald takes place tomorrow at the Scranton Community Center. Registrations for the ride are from 9-11am with a $20 fee. The route for the ride can be found below, but it starts and ends at the Scranton Community Center. Nina McDonald says at noon the beer garden opens, followed by the 515 Cornhole Tournament at 2pm. Dinner is then served at 6pm, along with a variety of raffles at 7pm and a live auction at 7:15pm. The event wraps up with live musical entertainment at 8pm with Dirt Road Divide.
Classical Academy of Sioux Center starts
SIOUX CENTER—Sioux County’s first private classical school is launching a one-day hybrid program this fall, pushing back its opening date as a full school until August 2025. The Classical Academy of Sioux Center will be offering its program on Tuesdays, September-May, at the former Spalding Catholic School building,...
New hotel approved in downtown Mason City
(ABC 6 News)- The River City just keeps on growing. This time in the hospitality arena as the city just approved a proposal that will not only bring another play to stay for visitors, but will also bring even more opportunities for local businesses. “We can definitely use the extra...
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