Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Week is April 12-17.
This is a time when local Extension and Outreach offices celebrate and thank their communities and partners for all of their support. Madison County Extension will be giving away 100 FREE sack lunches (made by the Cellar) from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm this Friday, April 16th. These are available to anyone that stops by the Madison County Extension Office, 117 North John Wayne Drive in Winterset, between 11:00 and 1:00 on Friday. Be sure to swing by and get yours while supplies last!
ISU Extension and Outreach is part of the federal Cooperative Extension Service — a network of more than 100 land-grant institutions, including Iowa State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture serving communities and counties across the United States. Every county in Iowa has an elected extension council that decides how to support ISU Extension and Outreach educational programs at the county level.
For more information about ISU Extension and Outreach, visit www.extension.iastate.edu or contact your ISU Extension and Outreach county office.
Happy Extension and Outreach Week!
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This Weekend
Bull Durham
Saturday • 4/17 • 7:00pm
The Iowa Theater
In Durham, N.C., the Bulls minor league baseball team has one asset no other can claim: a poetry-loving groupie named Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon). As the team’s season begins, Annie selects brash new recruit Ebby Calvin Laloosh (Tim Robbins), whom she christens “Nuke,” to inspire with the religion of baseball. Nuke also receives guidance from veteran player Crash Davis (Kevin Costner), who settles Nuke’s erratic pitching and teaches him to follow the catcher’s lead. 1988, Rated R; 1 hr 48 min
Curbside Breakfast Fundraiser
Saturday • 4/17 • 8:00 – 10:00am
Winterset Community Church, 113 South 2nd Street
Benefiting Winterset/Earlham Girls Soccer
Before you hit the School Garage Sale (see below), fuel up with a breakfast burrito and help support the Winterset/Earlham Girls Soccer Team. In exchange for a free-will donation, the to-go breakfast will be boxed up and served to you curbside from 8:00 to 10:00 am at the Winterset Community Church, located just east of the fire station.
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School Garage Sale
Saturday • 4/17 • 8:00am – 2:00pm
Preview on Thursday • 4/15 • 3:00 – 7:00pm
Winterset ‘Old Administration Building’
Due to the upcoming sale of the Old Admin Building/Old Middle School/Old High School, Winterset Schools is hosting a garage sale to clear out some furniture and equipment that is no longer being used. You can preview items today, April 15th, from 3:00 – 7:00pm, and the actual sale is this Saturday, April 17th, from 8:00 am to 2:00pm. It looks like there’s quite a list of items being offered, including yearbooks from the past.
Earth Day Celebration
Saturday • 4/17 • 10:00am
Winterset City Park
Celebrate Earth Day (April 22nd, this year) in Winterset on Saturday, April 17, at the South Shelter in City Park. The Winterset Parks & Recreation Department is sponsoring this event which will include a brief program with City of Winterset mayor Philip A. Macumber, Linda Smith with Madison County Historic Preservation Commission and City Park Conservation volunteers Kelsey Flemming and Don Eyerly. Following the program Nancy Forrest with For Lands Sake will lead a hike through the lower section of City Park (bring your hiking shoes!). Hickory seedlings will be given away while supplies last, along with light snacks and refreshments, clay, seeds, and water so the kiddos can make a seedball to help reintroduce native species to Iowa!
Coming Soon
Grab-n-Go May Day Baskets
Available Monday • 4/19, Return by Friday • 5/1
Iowa State University Extension & Outreach
Grab-n-Go May Day Basket making materials will be available for pick up from the ISU Extension & Outreach office on Monday, April 19th. All finished baskets are due back to the Extension Office by 4pm on Friday, April 30th, and will be distributed to various care facilities throughout the county on May 1st. Feel free to include a nice note or some sweet treats in your basket! (side note…making May Day baskets doesn’t have to be just for kids!)
Spring Clean Up Day
Saturday • April 24th • 8:00am – 4:00pm
Winterset Aquatic Center
The City of Winterset is offering an opportunity to get rid of some things lying around your house or garage that aren’t appropriate for the weekly garbage pickup. Take note of which items are and aren’t allowed in the graphic above.
Spring Homestead Spree
Saturday • 4/24 • 10:00am – 4:00pm
Kaysen Family Farms & Bradley’s Country Grace, 2813 235th St, St Charles, IA 50240
Kaysen Family Farms and Bradley’s Country Grace are teaming up for a Spring Homestead Spree! Get out and enjoy a day of shopping , fresh country air, and fun on the farms on Saturday, April 24th, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
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Drift Into Fashion
Tuesday • 4/27 • 5:30pm
The Drift with Angel Wings & C.T.
Sashay on down to The Drift for an evening full of fashion and fun. The Drift has teamed up with Angel Wings & CT to curate a fashion show accompanied by a three-course dinner with suggested drink pairings. Models will showcase spring trends and new arrivals from the boutique, share trends and fashion tips, and present attendees with an Angel Wings & CT store coupon. The menu will include curried carrot soup with tarragon-infused olive oil, fire-braised chicken breast atop a bed of mixed greens, strawberries, bacon, red onion, and candied pecans with warm honey mustard dressing and a choice of spent grain brownie with vanilla ice cream or lemon cream cake. Cost is $30 per guest. Seating is 4 to a table. According to The Drift’s Facebook page, there is only one table of four remaining! Use THIS LINK to make your reservation.
Magic of Madison County Virtual Variety Show
Friday • April 30th • 7:00pm
The Winterset Stage
For 70 years, the Winterset Lions Club entertained our community with their spring variety show. In 2020, the Winterset Stage was working with the Lions Club to assume responsibility for the planning and production of an updated version of the show and then…COVID struck!
It’s still not safe to gather 500 viewers in the WHS auditorium, so this year The Winterset Stage is going to gather the talent and bring it to you!
How does it work?
All of the acts will be pre-recorded, individually, in a COVID-safe setting. They will then be edited into the final production and shared through a virtual broadcast on April 30th. And, thanks to the magic of green screen technology, it will look like these talented members of our community are performing for you from magical locations across Madison County!
How to Watch
There are three prices for tickets, depending on who is actually viewing:
- SINGLE viewer – $5 – purchase two if you’re a couple
- One FAMILY – $20
- WATCH PARTY – $30 – gather some friends or another family and watch together. Of course, we want you to be COVID responsible!
Purchase a ticket online from The Winterset Stage. When you checkout, you will be required to enter your email address. The show link will be emailed to you by Friday, April 30th at Noon.
It’s a GREAT time to be a Winterset Citizen—
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