Event Briefs for the Week of Wednesday, April 23

Eastern Star meal Sunday

Greenfield Eastern Star is serving a chicken and noodles meal 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 27 at Greenfield United Methodist Church for a free will donation.

Chicken and noodles over mashed potatoes, green beans, applesauce and jello cake. Take outs and delivery available. Call or text 641-745-5184.

Greenfield Lions scholarship breakfast

The Greenfield Lions Club will host a scholarship breakfast 3:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 27, in the basement of The Gathering Place. The menu will include biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, bacon, mixed fruit and drinks for a free will donation.

Funds raised will go towards Greenfield Lions Club Scholarships.

Historical Society Chicken and Biscuit Dinner

The Adair County Historical Museum will host its chicken biscuit dinner 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 5.

Chicken and biscuits, homemade cole slaw, cranberry sauce, green beans and corn and desserts.

There will also be silent auction items available to bid on. The museum opens for the season May 1.

NV Alumni Banquet May 3

The Nodaway Valley Alumni Banquet is set for Saturday, May 3 at 16 Oaks in Fontanelle.

Graduates from Bridgewater, Fontanelle, Greenfield and Nodaway Valley are welcome to attend.

The schedule for the event includes: 5 p.m. Happy Hour, 6 p.m. Dinner, 7 p.m. Program/Annual Meeting and 7:30 p.m. Music and Cocktails.

The food is being catered by Lidderdale. The entertainment will be music by request on the Blast from the Past jukebox.

More information and links to our Facebook and Eventbrite ticket sales are available on their website: nodawayvalleyalumni.org.

O-M Comp II class to present May 14

The Orient-Macksburg High School Composition II class will present 10 a.m. May 14 “Lessons Learned: The Orient-Macksburg Effect” in their classroom at the school.

The program is expected to cover the last chapters of Orient-Macksburg Community School District’s existence and the factors that have plagued dying Iowa schools over time.

Commemorative one-year event for tornado May 21

To commemorate one devastating day, one minute of destruction and one year of rebuilding, an event has been planned for Wednesday, May 21, hosted by some of the community pillars that stepped up immediately following the tornado that hit Greenfield on the same date last year.

The event will include:

• Breakfast at St. John’s Catholic Church

• Lunch at Greenfield United Methodist Church

• Ringing of the bells and prayer service at The Gathering Place

• Resources and discussion topics by the Rural Action Partnership

• Supper and program in the Courtyard

All activities and meals are free.

Join the community in honoring what was lost, acknowledging those who greatly helped and appreciating our progress.