Event Briefs for the week of Wednesday, Oct. 23

Hebron God’s Portion Dinner

Hebron Church will hold its annual God’s Portion Dinner and Auction 4:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the Adair County 4-H/FFA Center.

On the menu, with carry-out available, will be a ham and turkey dinner with plenty of sides. An auction will follow the meal.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for kids 6-10, with 5 and under free.

Next ‘All-Iowa’ show Oct. 26 at WCC

Chris Patterson comes home to his roots Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Warren Cultural Center on the square in Greenfield. This concert is the second of WCC’s 2024-25 “All-Iowa” series.

Patterson spent a great deal of his youth in Greenfield, as his grandparents were George and Maurece Musmaker. His mother is Ann (Patterson) Musmaker, and his father was Jerry Patterson. Jerry and Ann are both Greenfield graduates. He has many fond memories of the swimming pool, city park, and the square.

Chris Patterson is an award-winning, singer-songwriter who’s called a dozen cities home over the past twenty years. He’s played all over the US and Europe, gracing the stages of venues like The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, SXSW and The Americana Music Festival. He writes songs about the road he’s traveled and the many, many people he’s met along the way. He’s prolific and thoughtful, while giving light to the darkness that lives in us all. He recently released his first solo album, “Too Old To Die Young”.

Chris served as the front-man and songwriter for the Washington, DC based “Leaving, TX” for over a decade, releasing three critically acclaimed albums, two of which broke the top 10 in the Americana Music Charts. He moved to Austin, Texas in the fall of 2009 to focus on songwriting and expanding his career. Chris joined up with Spencer Braly in 2013 to form Great Caesar’s Goat where the two share songwriting duties and vocals for the now Iowa-based band. The two also play shows as an acoustic duo called Goatfeathers. Chris also continues to tour as a solo artist.

He will be joined in Greenfield by Joshua Rex, a multi-instrumentalist who is fast becoming a favorite partner on the stage for Chris’ solo shows. Joshua will be featured on fiddle for this show.

Opening for Patterson and Rex will be “Triple Elvis”. Triple Elvis is an Indi/Alt Rock group from Des Moines who emerged as a therapeutic response to life’s stressors and struggles. Drawing influences from indie and alternative rock, post-punk, indie-folk, and modern indie-pop, with a unique sound is laced with angsty Dad-rock, sporadically invoking the spirit of primal howling sea-shanties.

Members have played in the following Iowa bands: The Sapwoods, Love Songs for Lonely Monsters, ThunderScore, Wolves in the Attic, Spells, Superchad, Circus Fun, and Soothing Syrup.

Purchase tickets at warrenculturalcenter.com or at the door. Adults are $20 and students (high school and younger) are free.

Area towns plan Halloween activities

Area towns are preparing for Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 31. Many events are planned for youngsters to be able to celebrate the holiday.

Bridgewater will kick off Halloween first with its annual Halloween Party 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Bridgewater Activity Center. Food will be served at 5 p.m. with hot dogs, BBQ pork sandwich, chips, cookies and a drink on the menu. A costume party begins at 5:30 p.m. with activities to follow. Trick or treating in Bridgewater is 5-7 p.m. Halloween Night.

Orient will next hold trick or treating 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29. Orient United Methodist Church will hold a trunk or treat event in their parking lot.

Fontanelle will hold trick or treating 5-7 p.m. Halloween Night. The Fontanelle Lions will serve a hot dog meal during that time at the fire station.

In Greenfield, Greenfield Chamber Main Street will hold its annual Spook the Loop event 4:30-6 p.m. on the public square. Trick or treating will be 5-8 p.m. around town.

The Greenfield Public Library and Greenfield Firemates are teaming up for a Halloween Party at the library. Experience games, stories, prizes and more in the library, as well as a hot dog supper to go from the firemates in the city hall meeting room. The party will last 4:30-6:30 with serving lasting 5-6:30 p.m.

In Adair, face painting will be offered for trick or treaters 3-6 p.m. at the Adair Community Center, with a meal served 5-7 p.m. On the menu is cinnamon rolls, chili, hot dogs, chips, cookies and hot chocolate for a free will donation.

Cornerstone Missions Conference Nov. 2-3

Cornerstone Fellowship Church in Greenfield is hosting a conference in which two missionary couples their church supports will be on hand to share what they are doing in other parts of the world.

From 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, an event will be held, emceed by Pastor Mike Norby, featuring discussion with Collin and Carla Wilson and Jerry and Kathy Singh. There will be praise and worship music, a meal, sharing about the work the missionaries are doing and a question and answer time.

Sunday, Nov. 3, the missionaries will share during the 9-10 a.m. Sunday School hour and during the 10:15 a.m. worship service, with a potluck following.

Former Iowa farmers, the Wilsons will be talking about their 18 years as missionaries with Haitian American Friendship Foundation (HAFF) in the rural central plateau of Haiti. The Wilsons will share personal Christian testimony of how God is working among rural families in a country where 50% of the people face acute hunger and there is 30% inflation due to urban gang violence.

Jerry Singh is a native of Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies. A descendant of a long line of Hindu priests, expected to follow in that path, American missionaries came to his village and it was the first time he heard the good news of Jesus Christ. For over 35 years, he has devoted his life to passionately proclaiming this message around the world. He is an international speaker and the Founder and Executive Director of ONe-Way Evangelistic Ministries in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The Singhs have completed over 55 mission trips around the world, including trips to Trinidad, Guyana, Belize, India, Canada, England and the USA.

All are welcoming at this exciting event.

NV Boosters Fall Party Nov. 2

The Nodaway Valley Booster Club is holding a Fall Party and NV Activity Fundraiser 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at Sixteen Oaks. All of the evening’s proceeds will support Nodaway Valley activities.

In the evening are a bags tournament, trivia tournament and retro school apparel contest.

Sponsored by the Nodaway Valley Booster Club, Greater Regional Health and Greater Greenfield Community Foundation.

The tournament registration deadline is Oct. 31.

4-H Awards Day set for Nov. 17

The Adair County 4-H program plans to have its annual awards day Sunday, Nov. 17 at the 4-H/FFA Center on the Adair County Fairgrounds.

There will be an ice cream social served at 1:30 p.m. with awards presented starting at 2 p.m.