Rejoice! Community Church to hold annual Thanksgiving dinner
The Rejoice! Community Church will hold their 21st annual Thanksgiving dinner this Thursday.
Starting at 11am, community members can visit the church’s building in Le Mars to either dine-in or take out a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Menu items include turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, cranberry sauce, and a dinner roll.
The dinner is open to everyone, and according to Margaret Catton, one of the Turkey Team Committee members, over 600 meals are delivered a year on average. Over 70 volunteers will help out on Thanksgiving day, and a total of 78 turkeys have been roasted for the dinner.
Meals will be served from 11am until 1pm on Thursday. To have your meal delivered, you can call 712-548-4430 to request a delivery.
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Winners announced in the BIG Challenge
Residents from across northwest Iowa gathered at the Wells Visitor Center & Ice Cream Parlor last week to hear pitches from five entrepreneurs during the final stage of the BIG Challenge, and the organizers have announced the winners.
Next Level Health and Fitness, from Kayla Engleman of Rock Valley, was the first-place winner and the recipient of $5,000. The Market at Shop Near the Corner, from Priscilla Kenowith of Le Mars, was awarded second-place and $3,000. Sewn 2 Dance, from Charmaine Regino of Sioux City, came in third-place and was awarded $2,000.
The prize money will be used by the winners to help expand their businesses in northwest Iowa.
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Central Valley Ag expanding mental health support to member-owners
Central Valley Ag has announced they’re expanding mental health support to it’s member-owners with the launch of the Solid Ground program.
Starting now, CVA will provide member-owners access with the same confidential mental health services currently available to CVA’s employees through the Best Care Employee Assistance Program (EAP). The program offers short-term clinical counseling, crisis support, and a variety of other resources available to support mental and emotional wellness. In-person and online options from licensed professionals and counselors are available, and eligible CVA members and family members can access up to three counseling sessions per case at no cost.
In a press release, Nic McCarthy, the CEO of Central Valley Ag, says that by providing Best Care EAP to member-owners, CVA is “providing meaningful support where it’s needed,” and that “this expansion reflects our cooperative’s ongoing commitment to care for the people who make agriculture possible.”
Members can begin the confidential registration process at bestcareeap.org.
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Special statewide Thanksgiving traffic enforcement starting up
There’ll be extra officers out on Iowa roadways this week for the state’s Thanksgiving special traffic enforcement. Brett Tjepkes is the Bureau Chief of the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau.
He says they will be looking for people who are speeding or using their phones while driving.
Thanksgiving is known as a day where people might eat too much turkey, but it isn’t thought to be a big holiday for alcohol. Tjepkes says it can be a factor any time of the year.
Tjepkes says there is zero tolerance for drinking and driving.
The special enforcement will run through November 30th.
(Story via Radio Iowa)
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