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Hamilton County Hotel Motel grant deadline is March 5

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The grant program that is funded through the Hamilton County hotel motel tax is open for applications. This grant is available to support projects in Blairsburg, Jewell, Kamrar, Stanhope, Stratford, Randall, Ellsworth and Williams. Residents and businesses in Webster City are not eligible for this grant. This grant opened for application on Feb. 2, and can be applied through the Hamilton County website at https://www.hamiltoncounty.iowa.gov/departments/hotel_mote_tax_grant.php. The grant deadline is March 5.

Briggs Woods sponsors rain barrel workshop

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The Hamilton County Conservation board is sponsoring a workshop to build rain barrels on Feb. 28. This is located at 2490 Briggs Woods Trail. Registration can be done online through www.mycountyparks.com . The registration deadline is Feb. 26 at 8 am. All participants must be 18 years old. There is a registration fee of $45 per rain barrel. Participation is limited to 20. Questions can be directed to 515-297-0423.

Mobile Food Pantry to be at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Hall Tuesday

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The Food Bank of Iowa will have its mobile food pantry at the St. Thomas Aquinas Church next Tuesday. The pantry will be set up at 1000 Des Moines St. in the St. Thomas Parish Hall. The Parish Center will be open at 2:30 p.m. for registration, and the pantry will be open from 2:45 until 5:30 p.m. or until the food is gone. For more information about the mobile food pantry515-564-0330 or contactus@foodbankiowa.org.

Night of Jazz tonight at Webster City Middle School

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A Night of Jazz is to be held at Webster City Middle School tonight. Both the high school and middle school jazz musicians will be performing at the Webster City Middle School at 6 p.m. This event will be featuring not only the middle school jazz band and middle school vocal jazz small ensembles, it will also include the high school jazz ensemble and high school jazz band. A bake sale and concession stand will be open at the middle school during the event with all profits going toward the Webster City Music Department. It will be in the middle school commons. The final selection of ...

New library books available

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No More Boring Bible Study: Why Taking Scripture Seriously Is Easier and More Exciting Than You Think By Faith Womack. The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor’s Lair By Max Brallier. Return of the Maltese Falcon By Max Allan Collins. Why Brains Need Friends: The Neuroscience of Social Connection By Ben Rein Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan’s Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend By Mark Malkoff Zatanna: Bring Down the House By Mariko Tamaki. Lethal Bayou Beauty (Miss Fortune Mystery) By Jana DeLeon. Midnight Flyboys: The ...