Lifestyle Briefs

SALT will meet Thursday at VDMC

Seniors and Law Enforcement Together — SALT — will meet Thursday, October 5, at Van Diest Medical Center, in the clinic board room, 2350 Hospital Drive, Webster City. The event will begin at 9 a.m. with a light breakfast and free blood pressure checks conducted by Van Diest Medical Center. The meeting is at 9:30 a.m. with updates from local and county law enforcement officers, as well as reports from county agencies and communities throughout Hamilton County. The program to follow will be Accident Investigations, presented by Iowa State Trooper Paul Gardner and Hamilton County ...

Planting with purpose

Rotary Turkey Dinner tickets are still available

Rotary Turkey Dinner tickets are still available, according to the Webster City Rotary Club. The Turkey Dinner meal is served drive-thru only at the Briggs Woods Convention Center, on Sunday, October 15. The event is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The tickets are $15 each.

Skirting The Issue is a new exhibit at the Jane Young House

Skirting The Issue is the theme of new exhibit curated by the Webster City Women's Club and staged at its meeting place, the Jane Young House. The Vintage Clothing Exhibit at the Jane Young House will be open to the public Saturday, September 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The new exhibit ...

Legacy Learning wants you to make your own healing balm

Lindsay Coyne will lead a workshop and edibles walk at Rock River Retreat, 1792 280th St., Webster City, on Saturday, October 7. The workshop is hosted by Legacy Learning Boone River Valley. Registration is at LegacyLearningBRV.org. Coyne and registrants will meet for a wild edibles walk to get to know the environment at Rock River and its unique natural gifts. She will point out edible and medicinal plants and help you harvest plants to create your own individual healing balm. “As a sustainable forager, I spend time in nature, waiting for the plants to be at their optimal ...

Legacy Learning will host a Fiber Arts Retreat

Legacy Learning Boone River Valley will host a Fiber Arts Retreat October 5 through 8 at the Rock River Retreat Dorm/Hotel and Celebration House, 1792 280th St., Webster City. Thursday evening guests will settle in at beautiful Rock River Retreat to work on their own Fiber Arts projects for the weekend. The weekend will include staying in private bedrooms with two double beds each with a private bath, bedding provided. Gather round the large workspace in the Main Celebration House and work in the company of other fiber artists. Brunch and evening meals are provided on ...