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October 17, 2013 The Wright County Monitor • Page 13
Dows Area News
Harvest Fest in Dows
DOWS COMMUNITY CALENDAR Thursday, Oct. 17 • Texas Style Jam at the DCCC from 6-9 p.m. Bring a snack to share. • 9th grade football at Clarion, 6 p.m. • Volleyball at Clarion, 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 • Football at Clarion, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 • JV football at Lake Mills, 6 p.m. • Dows School Board to meet
at Superintendent’s Office, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 • Volleyball at Clarion, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 • Cross country state qualify ing meet at Clarion, 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 • 9th grade football at Hamp- ton, 5 p.m. • Varsity football at Hampton, 7:30 p.m.
Trick-or-Treat in Dows from 3:30-6:30 p.m. October 31
The Dows Community Grocery put up tables for diners to relax and The Kensington Club will be visit with friends while eating $1 hot dogs and hamburgers. These four ladies were enjoying the warm weather and visiting with friends. serving the hot dogs for the party. Please leave your porch light on if you would like to have visitors on Friday night. By Marillyn Korth Not much doing from the Korner Sunday to church and lunch and this week. Monday, I went in and home and did some book work and had some blood work done at the errands in the house. Had a short doctor’s office; just routine stuff that nap also. Norma picked me up and I do every year. we went to Arby’s for a sandwich. Tuesday, I went up to Dudley’s Then home. Some of the guys are and Norma and I went to Mason still in the field this evening. I think City. We went to Younkers and then they are expecting rain sometime, to Fleet Farm, my favorite place. I but I wouldn’t hold my breath. rode a cart around and picked up I got word this eve that Wendy some stuff and it was just fun to be Watt (Jim Watt’s wife) had major there again. We went home after surgery yesterday. She is in Spencer By Mary Ellen Patterson, Secretary/Treasurer a stop at the yogurt place. They hospital and we hope she is doing Kensington Club met October notables as Jackie Gleason and charge you by the weight. I won’t better each day. 4 at the Crème, with Lisa and John P. Salt, as well as other famous tell you how much it cost. Tomorrow is Columbus Day. Joann Stuck as hostesses. Twelve people, before launching into Harriet Wednesday, after school and Good to remember that old guy who members answered roll call. The Eriksen’s talent for feeding family work was over, Stacey brought my found our country. minutes of the September meeting and guests “good stuff”. The Dows favorite little boys over for a couple Speaking of old, I have another Centennial Cookbook is used by all of hours. They were full of pep saying for the old-were accepted as read. The town Halloween “Trick or of us, and we each told our favorite and vinegar. Justin had been on a First you forget names--then you Treat” night is October 31. Pat Stock, recipes from the book. nature hike and had things to show forget faces--then you forget to pull Lisa Stuck, and Mary Ellen Patterson me. Emmett was his usual happy up your zipper--but it’s worse when will help with the serving of hotdogs self. We had mac and cheese and a you forget to pull it down! Till next and milk at the Convention Center, sandwich for lunch and Jell-O and time. MK either with earlier preparations, or pudding. What a joy it is to see when the “ghosts and goblins” come them. You know how silly I am over to eat. Come on down to the Dows them. We are to be thinking about where Community Convention Center this Thurs the doctor called me with to have our Christmas dinner and Thursday, Oct. 17, for a night of my test results. All were good. My “White Elephant” gift exchange great music, conversation, dancing, cholesterol was down and the bad in December. We will also be and plenty of snacks. stuff was down a lot. What good collecting a “silver offering” at that The Jam will run from 6-9 p.m., news. The Franklin County Genealogical time for a “need” in the community. and all jammers, listeners and Friday, I went to Hampton for Society will meet at 10 a.m. on Joanne Stuck moved to adjourn the dancers are welcome. my mammogram. It went well, Saturday, October 19, at the Franklin meeting as there was no further Bring a snack to share. but I don’t have the results yet. County Historical Building Library business. For more information, contact This is cancer awareness month. on the Franklin County Fairgrounds Anne Larson’s program was full Annie or Terri Avery 641-853-2495 If you haven’t had your test, you in Hampton. Guests are welcome. of timeless quotes and words of or 515-689-3986, or Marlo Watts at should think about it. It is a little wisdom and one-liners from such 515-852-3652. uncomfortable, but well worth it. Trick-or-treat time in Dows is set for Thursday, Oct. 31 from 3:306:30 p.m. Ghosts, goblins, and many other costumed young ones will be roaming the streets after school, and will finish their routes with a visit to the Dows Community Convention Center for a Halloween Party, sponsored by Harmony Club members from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Each child returning a UNICEF box to the club will be eligible for a drawing for a book.
From the Korner
Kensington Club report
Texas-style Jam Thursday
Genealogical Society to meet October 19
The D-Zone was one of many downtown businesses who went all out with Crazy Day sales last Saturday. The kids sold crafts, and homemade treats.
News from the Historic District By Velma Butt We hear much about distracted driving, so I received an interesting e-mail from the D O T this week concerning distracted driving. If you have been stopped by the highway patrol, you know that each patrol car is equipped with a laptop computer. With the touch of various keys on that laptop computer they can access all types of information about the stopped vehicle. So what is to keep the patrol officer to be watching the computer as he is driving down the road? Nothing at this time, but after November 1, all the computers in patrol cars will be equipped with a software program called Arch Angel. When the speed of the patrol car exceeds 15 mph the Arch Angel will shut down the computer; when the vehicle slows to less than 15 mph the computer is activated. It is great to know that the patrol cars still have help with them, but it will eliminate distracted driving. Now what can we do about all the other drivers on the road who text, talk and drive? We have been enjoying some beautiful fall weather, the trees are beginning to turn color so it’s time to head for the green belt, or northeast Iowa or just take a drive on the
blacktop from Dows to Alden. We take that road every Sunday morning so have been checking it out. Another beautiful drive not so very far away is to head south and east towards Dysart, instead of heading into Dysart stay on that road and head towards Vinton. The distance is not that long but it is like traveling in northeast Iowa but not quite so far away. We are thankful we missed the tornados in northwest Iowa and the snow in western South Dakota but in a couple months that white stuff may be with us. If you missed the article about the Historic District in this week’s paper, go back and check it out. It brought back memories. Things are progressing at our house, but we still have to leave the “KEEP ROLLING” to the rest of you.
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NORTHERN BATH TISSUE
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12 0Z
32 OZ
12 PACK
30 SQ. FEET
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PILLSBURY BROWNIE MIX
15 0Z
19 OZ
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8 OZ
9-11 OZ
16 OZ
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