Month: January 2017

Coming Soon

Beginning February 2, HCI Hospice Care Services and Madison County Health Care Systems will be offering a new educational grief support group, “Understanding Your Grief,” using material from Dr. Alan Wolfelt and the Center for Loss and Life Transition. “Understanding Your Grief” will meet for eight weeks on Thursdays from 5:00 – 6:30 PM, in the Education Room at the Chesnut Building, located at 901 S. 4th Ave. in Winterset. Groups will learn about Dr. Wolfelt’s 10 essential touchstones for finding hope and healing through loss. The groups are free and open to the public. Pre-registration will be required as seats for each group are limited. Please contact HCI Hospice Care Services’ local bereavement counselor, Mike Albert, (515) 462-5205 for more information or to register for a group.

The Winterset Library will be hosting a one-day book sale on February 4th, with books culled from their own collection (in preparation for remodeling).

Also as a result of upcoming remodeling at the library, their weekly children’s story time program will be temporarily moved to the Winterset Art Center from February 7th through March 9th.

The WPRD is planning a couple of fun events on the weekend of February 4th & 5th: a Frozen Field Slow-pitch Softball Tournament for adults (men and women, 18 and up) on the 4th, and a Winter Kite Flight for all ages on the 4th and 5th. The softball tournament will take place regardless of weather conditions and requires registration in advance by Feb. 1st, with a fee of $50 per team, times TBA. The Kite Flight event will be from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on the 4th and 5th, with no fee. Just bundle up the family and bring your kites! Both events will take place at the Martin-Marietta Fields soccer complex.

Covered Bridges Winery is preparing to welcome Mike Aceto for an evening of live music on February 4th, and Tony Valdez with Don Jaques on the 18th. Tony Valdez is a ticketed event with limited seating available. Be sure to save a spot for yourself and your Valentine! Find more information and register online here.

Two Saints Winery is also planning a Valentine Gala Ball on February 11th.

Get ready for a taste of summer at Winterset High School:

The Madison County Conservation Board is hosting several fun family activities in February. On Tuesday, February 7th from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, Wildlife Rehabilitator Beth Brown will be providing an interpretive program about her work with injured owls. She will be accompanied by a living Barred Owl and Short-eared Owl. After the owl program, participants will be head out for an owl calling hike through Pammel Park in hopes of calling in one of the park’s resident Barred Owls. This program is open to both children and adults. You do not need to bring a child to attend this program. Pre-registration is requested. To register call the office at 515-462-3536 or e-mail naturalist@madisoncountyparks.org.

MCCB is also hosting a Full Moon Snowshoe Hike on February 10th. Pre-registration is required for this event (call 515-462-3536 or email naturalist@madisoncountyparks.org). Participants, children and adults, will meet at the Conservation Board office at 2273 Clark Tower Road at 7:00 pm before crossing the road for an adventure through Middle River Park guided by the light of the full moon. Snowshoes will be available for use during the event. This will be prime owl calling season, and you might hear a few along your trek! Explorers will then return to the Conservation Board office for warm beverages. If there is not sufficient snow, no problem — there will be a moonlit hike instead.

That’s all for now. Have a great weekend! All community announcements on The Winterset Citizen are posted at no charge, courtesy of the following sponsors: