Blend "I Want to Know What Love Is" and "Urgent" with stouts, ales and lagers and you'll have the recipe for a memorable summer night at the Roof Garden in Arnolds Park.

Keep Iowa Beautiful awards three $1,000 scholarships to Iowa high school seniors who plan to enroll in an Iowa college or university.

These annual scholarships honor important figures in Keep Iowa Beautiful history who have made significant contributions to Iowa communities.

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship assures consumers that eggs and poultry products are still safe — even as another wave of avian influenza surfaces in northwest Iowa.

Iowa's ag agency and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock in Palo Alto County on Sunday, Dec. 8. It's the fifth case of H5N1 HPAI "bird flu" confirmed by the state in 2024.

HOMESCHOOL ED-VENTURES: DIGGIN' FOSSILS

Dig up the dirt on dinosaurs with "Diggin' Fossils" from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 19. Homeschool Ed-ventures is a free program intended for homeschooled children ages 5-12. This program occurs on the third Thursday of the month during the school year. Attendees can register within two months of the program, with a 5 p.m. deadline on Tuesday before the program date. Call (712) 336-6352 with questions.

Iowa Lakes Community College will rename the SAVE Scholarship to the "Elise Hinders Memorial SAVE Scholarship,"

The new name honors the remarkable life and legacy of Hinders, who inspired many people despite her young age.

Have an announcement to share with the Iowa Great Lakes? Send dean's list honors, college graduation announcements, company arrivals, awards or promotions, birth announcements and milestone birthdays to news@dickinsoncountynews.com with the subject line "People in the News."

SPIRIT LAKE'S KELLEY EARNS TOP MEDIACOM AWARD

Roger Lee Anderson, age 71, of Jackson, Minn., was arrested on the charges of fifth degree theft, unauthorized use of a credit card and trespassing over the period of 3:22-5:10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22 near 17th Street and 18th Street in Spirit Lake.

The Spirit Lake Education Association was awarded two $500 community outreach grants from the Iowa State Education Association (ISEA) for projects supporting students and the local community.

Even though watching shows on streaming services continues to increase in popularity, the Spirit Lake Public Library still has a large selection of DVDs available for checkout. Go “old school” and come check out some Informational videos this week!

To help you get ready for holiday entertaining, we have several instructional baking videos: five on breadmaking, including sourdough; muffins; breakfast baking; and pizza making. Yum!

It’s beginning to look even more like Christmas with Milford Holiday Fantasy just around the corner. Events take place throughout the city on Saturday, Dec. 7.

In the years leading up to 2021, the Dickinson County Museum was open for about 240 hours a year, between Memorial Day and Labor Day. In total, staff saw 553 visitors for the entire year of 2021. The support of local entities, such as the Dickinson County Board of Supervisors, had only covered the costs to have one staff person and the most basic operating expenses.

"The doors were open," said Mary Drier at the museum. "But that was it."

Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday, Dec. 2, announced her appointment of Kristi Busse as a district associate judge in Judicial District 3A.

Judicial District 3A includes Dickinson County, but, as an associate judge, Busse will oversee juvenile court in Clay County and will handle magistrate courts in Clay, Buena Vista and Cherokee counties. Magistrate courts typically handle such issues as misdemeanor criminal cases, small claims lawsuits, evictions, and restraining orders.

Siouxland Conference pact could put Okoboji, Spirit Lake together

Spirit Lake’s bid to join the Siouxland Conference was imminent, but a Nov. 26 agreement could bring some neighboring school districts along.

Superintendents from 16 schools met for about 2.5 hours Tuesday, Nov. 26, in Sheldon to establish the framework of an expanded Siouxland Conference in 2026-27.

The Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber recently announced selected chair Andy Lux and co-chairMickey Harrington to lead the 45th annual University of Okoboji Winter Games.

Lux served as co-chair to Rachel Fandel a year ago. The 2019 Winter Games cheerleader has become a constant fixture in the event going forward.

KENUE COFFEE HOUR: WINTER BIRDING