HARTLEY—LifeServe Blood Center of Sioux City will hold a blood drive 12:15-5:45 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the Hartley Community Center and 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, at Centre Mall in Sioux Center. Appointments are required by visiting lifeservebloodcenter.org or calling 1-800-287-4903.

PAULLINA—Representatives of U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hold office hours 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, at the Paullina City Office to help constituents seeking assistance regarding a personal issue with a federal agency or wishing to share views on matters of federal policy…

SIOUX CENTER—LifeServe Blood Center of Sioux City will hold a blood drive 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, at Centre Mall in Sioux Center. Appointments are required by visiting lifeservebloodcenter.org or calling 1-800-287-4903.

SIOUX CENTER—The Sioux Center Public Library has had to cancel the program, “Learn How to Diffuse a Situation with an Upset Child,” scheduled 10-11 a.m. Thursday, Oct 21, at the Sioux Center Public Library.

SIOUX CENTER—The Sioux Center American Legion Doornink Brunsting Post 199 will meet Thursday, Oct. 21, at the American Legion Hall, 282 First Ave. NE. There will be a social hour at 6 p.m. with the meeting starting at 7.

PAULLINA—The Youth Pheasant Hunt in O’Brien County is set for 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Crosbie Wildlife & Nature Youth Center near Paullina. Participants must be 12-15 years old.

ROCK VALLEY—Sioux County Conservation Board and Sioux Prairie Pheasants Forever Chapter will host the annual Youth Mentor Pheasant Hunt for ages 12-15 will be 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at Rock Valley Gun Club.

SIOUX CENTER—Dordt University is hosting a recital by internationally acclaimed pianist, Andreas Klein, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, in B.J. Haan Auditorium in Sioux Center.

SIOUX CENTER—The Sioux Center Public Library hosts Bilingual Story Time that meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays through Oct. 25.

SIOUX CENTER—The Sioux Center Public Library will host a Harry Potter Party for fifth- through eighth-graders 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28.

SHELDON—Campus Cleaners and Top Notch Stitching in Sheldon are sponsoring the annual Coats for Kids Drive. Drop off new or gently used children’s winter coats sizes 0-12 at Top Notch Stitching at 512 Ninth St. through Friday, Oct. 29. The coats will be cleaned and minor repairs made before b…

REGIONAL—Siouxland Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for future home builds in Alton and Hospers.

ORANGE CITY—Orange City’s 2022 Tulip Court was elected on Wednesday, Sept. 22. Selected were:

ROCK VALLEY—Love INC of Sioux County has decided to expand Rides of Love Ministry.

PAULLINA—O’Brien County Conservation will hold a new event, 3D archery, Saturday, June 22, at the Crosbie Wildlife & Nature Youth Center at 4270 Roosevelt Ave. between Primghar and Paullina.

SHELDON—Don’t ask Shanelle Matus what her favorite thing about Celebration Days is.

SHELDON—According to his dad, rural Hospers native Scott Stallmann has been obsessed with the South Asian country of Nepal for about half his life.

SHELDON—Jeremy Camp is returning to RiseFest in 2020.

SIBLEY—The Community Blood Bank Bloodmobile of Sioux Falls, SD, will hold a blood drive 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2:30-5 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at Osceola Regional Health Center in Sibley. For a donation appointment, call 712-754-5358.

PAULLINA—O’Brien County Conservation will host a “Basic Birds” event 8-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, at Mill Creek Park in Paullina.

ROCK VALLEY—Instead of the monthly community meal, Shepherd’s Table again will hold a food share 5-6:30 p.m. Monday, June 1, in the parking lot of the Parkview Event Center in the corner of 11th Street and 13th Avenue in Rock Valley. This is a drive-up or walk-up event. Volunteers will direc…

REGIONAL—Martha McFarland of Hawkeye Buffalo Ranch, Kim Andersen of Zihlman Family Farms & Blueberry Bottom and Regina Frahm of Esther Purl Fibers will host a virtual field day with Practical Farmers of Iowa exploring the process of crafting a farm succession plan 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 30.

SHELDON—The fall musical for Sheldon High School will certainly be spirited.

HAWARDEN—Sioux County Conservation will host Senior Environmental Learning and Fellowship at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the Prairie Woods Nature Center at Oak Grove Park near Hawarden.

ORANGE CITY—LifeServe Blood Center of Sioux City will hold a blood drive 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, March 25, at American Reformed Church in Orange City. Appointments are required by visiting lifeservebloodcenter.org or calling 1-800-287-4903.

OKOBOJI—“Overcomer of Okoboji” will return for its seventh year on a virtual platform with its newest mini-conference titled, “Hope in Christ: Coffee and Conversation,” an inspirational and uplifting non-denominational Christian women’s event for women of all ages and all faiths.

SHELDON—Starting May 12, Promise Community Health Center in Sioux Center, Living Water Community Church in Sheldon and Love In the Name of Christ of O’Brien County will offer transportation for Sheldon residents called Ride Share to appointments at Promise on the second Wednesday of the month.

ORANGE CITY—Orange City Area Health System Home Health & Hospice will hold grief classes 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays Oct. 1-Nov. 5, at its Downtown Campus.

HARTLEY—Three people were arrested following the investigation of a domestic disturbance shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, in Hartley.