1. Healthcare

If you are a non-profit organization or have a Community
Announcement to be placed on Channel 2, contact:
RingTel Communications:
Ringsted - 712-866-8000 phone
or
Armstrong - 712-868-8000 phone
712-866-0002 fax
712-868-0002 fax
or
email – [email protected]
A card/gift shower is being planned for
Josh Witte & Elaine Colon.
They will be married March 7th in Florida.
Josh is a 2002 Armstrong-Ringsted graduate &
The son of Larry & Karen Witte
To be a hostess contact:
Sue Zeman 712-260-0192,
Robin Hansen 712-363-1066
Or Anita Larsen 712-866-1711
Funeral Services for
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Harald
Will be held
Saturday, February 7, 2015
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United Lutheran Church,, Ringsted
10:30 am
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Visitation at 4 -7pm
United Lutheran Church
Free Blood Pressure Clinics
February 4th, 9:30am-10:30am
Spring Creek Assisted Living, Armstrong
February
y 13th, 8:00am-9:00am
Armstrong Senior Center
February 18th, 8:00am-9:00am
8:00am 9:00am
Ringsted Legion Community Center
February 26th,
26th 8:00am-9:00am
8:00am 9:00am
Ceylon American Legion
You’re
You re Invited!
Join us!
1st Wednesday of Each Month at 9:30am
for
Community Coffee
3rdd Friday of Each Month at 12:00pm
for
Community Dinner
These events are free and open to the public.
Rockyy Mountain
Oyster Feed
Armstrong VFW
Friday, Feb 6th
Friday
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Menu: Rocky
k Mountain
Oysters
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- Gizzards –
Baked Beans – Scalloped
Potatoes & Ham
Wine Tasting
Spring Creek Independent &
Assisted Living invites you to our
first ever wine tasting
Thursday, February 12, 2015
6:00pm-8:00pm
Come and sample
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produced
wine from Little Swan Lake Winery.
Join Us!
Sunday, February 1, 2015
1:30pm-3:00pm
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Please join us in celebrating
Luella Jensen’s 101st Birthday!
First
Trivia Night
Armstrong VFW
Saturday, Jan 31st
7:00pm
Emmet County Freedom Rock providing
supper before starting at 5:30pm as a
fundraiser
Hot chicken & cheese sandwich – chips
– bars – drink
$5
Please Come….
Monday Feb 2
Monday,
Ringsted legion/Comm Center
7:00 – 8:00 pm
An evening of Strategic Discussion…as we celebrate
Ringsted, Small Town with Big Ideas
Agenda for
f the evening:
Brainstorm projects & initiatives that could help keep our
communityy vibrant & invitingg to new families & business
Prioritize ideas
Identify funding sources
Next Steps…
Open to all Ringsted Citizens – Town & Rural
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Served at
United Lutheran Church, Ringsted
Sunday February 8, 2015
From 11:00 to 12:30
Menu:
Aebleskivers sausage,
Aebleskivers,
sausage pie or bar & beverage
$7 MEAL INCLUDES 6 Aebleskievers
$5 MEAL INCLUDES 4 Aebleskivers
Take outs Available
Proceeds from the meal will be used for various
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W.E.L.C.A. projects
Calling All Hunger heroes!
7th Annual
Kids Against hunger Pack
Saturday,
y, Feb 21,, 2015
National Guard Armory
700 N Fairlakes Ave,, Fairmont
Si up to packk on the
Sign
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Ri
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2:00 – 4:00 pm
Contact
Robin hansen 712-363-1066
712 363 1066
Colleen Kruse 712-363-2249
Or sign up at either Ringsted Church
Ringsted Community Action Club
will meet
Th d Jan
Thursday,
J 22 at 7:00pm
7 00
Ringsted Library
Items for discussion will include Easter Egg
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hunt;
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T-ball
T b ll program; Trees
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Forever
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application; Community improvement
Soup Luncheon
&
Sensational
i
l Sweet Auction
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“Super
Super Bowl Sunday
Sunday”
Sunday, Feb 22
11:30am – 12:30pm
With auction at noon
Ringsted Community Center
Menu: Homemade soups, breadsticks, dessert, beverage
North Union High School
Blood Drive
Location: Activity Center
Thursday, Feb 5
1:00 – 6:00pm
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For Appointments call 712-868-3542
Or o
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online
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Enter sponsor code: 017NORTHUNION
American Red Cross
Make & Take Night
Ringsted Library
Tuesday, Feb 3rd
6:30 pm
Make 3 Valentine cards
& a Danish Heart
Lead
ead by Marlys
a ys Nelson
e so
Class size is limited
Sign up at the library soon!
Soles for Souls
Shoe Collection – must be in
good shape
Drop off locations at Legion
& NorthStar Bank
During Jan & Feb
Sponsored by Ringsted Auxiliary
Armstrong Public Library
Book Break
Feb 7
7, 2015
9 AM – 10 AM
Do snowmen have mittens?
Can a snowman eat “Snowball Soup”?
We will be reading ab book or two & doing
a fun craft!!
Bring a Friend
Food for Thought
Join us!
Thursday, January 22, 2015
at 5:30pm
in
Valley Vue Care Center’s Activity Room
Guest Speaker:
Dr. Matt Paul
Paul
au Chiropractic
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A light meal will be provided.
This event is free and open to the public.
Ringsted
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Community
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Birthday/Anniversary
Calendars may be picked
up
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Ringsted
Extra’s
’ Available!!
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Walking in the
Armstrong Community
Center
Starting November 17th
On Monday,
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Thursdayy & Fridayy each
week
6:00am – 6:00pm
Need to bring walking
shoes!!!
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Emmet County Public
Health has the Flu
Vaccine available for the
Public.
Cost is $30
Please call Emmet County
Public Health at 362-2490
to make an Appointment
Ringsted Legion
Community Center
is open for walking
Card Security Alert
Bank Midwest has received reports of a new phone
callll scam. The
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identify
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from the “Armstrong bank” and ask for your card
number,
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date and
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legitimate call.
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provide yyour card information to unknown
callers. Bank Midwest will never ask you for this
information.
Thank you for your vigilance.
United Lutheran Church is beginning the process
to deliver Meals on Wheels to those interested in
and around Ringsted!
For those who would like to receive
the meals should contact Pastor
Lauri Boysen at 712712-866866-1210.
Valley Vue Care Center in Armstrong will be providing the meal
Monday – Saturday at $5 per meal.
Volunteer drivers are need to drive to Armstrong
and deliver meals around Ringsted. Contact Lauri at
712-- 866
712
866--1210 to volunteer your time to this reward
project.
This program is confidential.
Noon Lunch will be served
on Monday’s
at the Ringsted Legion/
Community Center
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Free Will
Ringsted
L i /C
Legion/Community
it Center
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will be open for coffee
6:00am – 11:00 am
Drop off your old glasses
at:
Ringsted Legion/ Community
Center
NorthStar Bank & Agency
Sponsored by Ringsted Evening
Out Club
Estherville & Surrounding Area
Parkinson’s Support Group
10:30 am
The first Monday of every month
E th ill Library
Estherville
Lib
lower level conference room
Questions, call Eric J Erickson 712-209-1159
Virginia
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Erickson 712-867-4410
Estherville Area
Cancer Support Group
Meeting First and Third Monday’s of each month
7:00 pm – 8:30
Estherville United Methodist Church
102 S 8th Estherville, IA
Meetings will be cancelled if school is cancelled on the meeting dates
We invite you to join us!!
Cancer Patients
Cancer survivors
Family members
Friends
For information call
Angie @
712.362.6284
USAgain Drop Box is
located at
Al Madden’s Crop
Insurance Co.
What Can I Drop Off?
*Shoes/Boots *Clothing Items
*Gloves/Hats *Linens *Towels
*Blankets
PLEASE DROP OFF ITEMS
IN
N CLOSED
C OS BAGS
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Feel great knowing that your clothes
are given a new life, instead of ending
up in landfills.
Continue to save pop tabs for the
Ronald McDonald House.
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be lleft
ft att
either church in
Ringsted, Ringsted
City Hall or Ringsted
Legion Community
Center.
United Lutheran
Church of Ringsted
invites everyone to
join them for
Sunday services
at 10:30 AM.
Worship service this week
Feb 8th, will be held at
10:00am due to the
Aebleskiver meal
Worship service will be
shown on Channel 2
on Tuesday at 3:15
If you have worn out American flags that
you need to dispose of, they may be left
th Ringsted
Ri t d Legion
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i them
th
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att the
to
Mark Larsen or Robin Hansen. They will
make sure they are properly disposed
of.
Former Armstrong
g and
Ringsted School employees
meet for coffee and
conversation on the second
y of each month at
Tuesday
Spring Creek.
Coffee time is
10:00 am
am.
Nazareth’s
Nazareth s Food Pantry
Nazareth’s Food Pantry is open the
second Thursday
y From 4:30-5:30 p
pm
and the last Saturday from
9:30 -10:30AM
each month
Nazareth Lutheran Church
401 5th Street
Armstrong, IA 50514
Armstrong
Heritage Museum
Is open to the public every
Wednesday from 1:00 pm
until
til 3
3:00pm
00
or llonger if
needed.
Come tour the buildings!
Enjoy a cup of coffee or
cold
ld d
drink
i k with
ith us!!
EVERYONE
WELCOME!
Don’t miss this upcoming
computer class!
Classes start at 6:00pm, last approximately
1 hour and are held in our Ringsted office.
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Contact
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Now!!
712-866-8000 ((Ringsted)
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) or
712-868-8000 (Armstrong)
or email us at
[email protected]
Spring Creek
Independent
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d
& Assisted
d Living
Will be hosting Coffee Hour
the first Wednesday of each
month
9:30 - 10:30
Come & enjoy free coffee &
goodies and great company
Questions?
y Brown
Call Lindsey
868-5567
The Ringsted Auxiliary
is wanting names & addresses of all
active military
especially those serving overseas.
overseas
Names & addresses may be given
to Robin Hansen or Anita Larsen
Fairmont, Minnesota
Shopko Delivery Service
1-800-543-9021 or 507-238-9488
Armstrong
* Free in City limits on Thursday afternoons
* Orders to be made 24 hours prior delivery date
• Weather could affect times
• Mail outs will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Must be home at time of delivery
Emmet County Kinship
Mentoring Program, Inc.
Connecting Kids with Positive,
Adult Role Models
One Friendship at a Time
If interested, please
call 712-362-2828
Valley Vue Care Center
will provide
blood pressure & blood
sugar testing
At Spring Creek Assisted Living
in the Wellness Room
on the 1st Wednesday
of every month at 9:30 - 10:30
This is a FREE service ‐ Open to the Public
The Worship
Service from
Nazareth
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Lutheran
Ch
Church
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will be shown on
Channel 2
Wednesday at
3:15 pm
RINGSTED PUBLIC LIBRARY
HOURS
Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday
9 00 a.m. – 12:00
9:00
12 00 Noon
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Tuesday &Thursday
3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Armstrong
Public
Library
Hours
Monday 12:00 – 6:00
Wednesday 10:00 – 6:00
Friday 12:00 – 6:00
S t d 99:00
Saturday
00 – 1:00
1 00
Children’s Hour – 1st Saturday each month 9-10
Alcoholics Anonymous
Meeting Wednesdays
8:00 pm
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Senior Citizens Center
Armstrong, IA
Call Sarah at 712-209-2761
No AA Meeting Wed, Dec 24th in
Armstrong.
Spencer & Fairmont will have meetings
on Dec 24th as usual
Emmet County Driver
License Station Hours
Tuesday 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Thursday 8:30 a.m.
a m – 3:30 p.m.
pm
Driving tests are only offered on
W d d
Wednesday
DIG SAFELY!!
Call Iowa One Call 48 hours
BEFORE y
you dig!
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All you have to dial is 811. Your call will connect
directly with Iowa One Call
Narcotics Anonymous
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Meeting
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Every Friday night at 8 pm
Fi t Christian
First
Ch i ti Church
Ch h
205 N.
N 7th Street
Estherville
Use the north door