Briefs 10-9

Ward 3 Councilman, Steve Bomgaars will be hosting a Ward 3 "Sound Off" Meeting at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 11 at Fairview School. New Spencer City Manager, Bob Fagen will be the featured guest. All citizens are welcome to attend. Coffee and cookies will be served.

Sew-A-Thon scheduled in Spencer

Fabric and Textile Warehouse will be hosting a Sew-A-Thon from 10a.m.-3p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Spencer American Legion, North Hwy 71, Spencer.  Participants will be sewing adaptive clothing for wounded soldiers.  The clothing will be distributed free of charge through the non-profit organization "Sew Much Comfort".  Participants will be sewing fleece gaiter/boot bags to keep limbs with metal fixators warm during transport. Organizers invite the public to come and sew for our wounded soldiers. All projects are easy to sew.  Bring a sewing machine, scissor, and a sack lunch if planning to spend the day. Stop in to Fabric and Textile Warehouse or call 262-7660 to sign up. Help sew, cut, or fold -- come for the day or for a few hours, either way it will make a huge difference in the life of a soldier. For more information, call or check out "events" on our web site: www.fabrictextilewarehouse.com.  Fabric and Textile Warehouse will accept donations of new T-shirts and boxers to send to Sew Much Comfort to adapt.  If you or your organization would like to organize a T-shirt or boxer drive for Sew Much Comfort to adapt, we will gladly ship them with our items.

Owl Prowl Oct. 13

The Prairie Lakes Audubon Owl Prowl will take place at 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 13 at Horseshoe Bend County Park. Meet at the shelter for hot dogs and chips, bring your own beverage, followed by nature activities and owl walk. Come enjoy this great family event.

Holiday Hugs program underway

Fabric and Textile Warehouse is also aiding the Blue Star Moms in collecting items for their "Holiday Hugs 2007" gift boxes which will be sent out to deployed soldiers for Christmas. A list of suggested items that are much appreciated include small boxes of candy (not chocolates as they may melt and make a gooey mess), individually wrapped candies (i.e. tootsie rolls), gum and fruit snacks or fruit roll-ups (no canned fruit cups), beef jerky, trail mix, nuts, individual powdered drink mixes to put in water bottles, Frisbees, yo-yo's, tennis balls, hacky sacks, card games, DVD's, crossword puzzles, black or white cotton crew socks, un-scented antiperspirants, travel size foot powder, gold bond powder, hand warmers, microwave popcorn, packets of instant oatmeal, cocoa mix or apple cider, sugar packets, creamer packets and tea bags.  Please drop these items off at Fabric and Textile Warehouse through Saturday, Oct. 13.  October is the time Christmas packages will be heading overseas for our service men and women, and we want them to know that we have not forgotten them, especially during the holidays.

Walk for Awareness scheduled for October 14th

The second annual Walk for Awareness to draw attention to prevention, detection and treatment of breast cancer is set for 4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 14. Men, women and children of all ages are encouraged to join the fun walk which will begin at Spencer Hospital's Grand Avenue park, proceed down Grand to Leach Park and then back to the hospital for refreshments.

* For more information about Walk for Awareness or regarding breast cancer, please contact Sylvester at Spencer Hospital at 264-6627.

Hunt Family Fiddlers to open Spencer Concert Season

The Spencer Area Concert Association will open its 2007--2008 season with a performance by the Hunt Family Fiddlers at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at the Clay County Regional Events Center. The special time will give people a chance to participate in this year's Artisans Road Trip earlier Sunday afternoon. General admission tickets for this concert are also available. Tickets are available at the Events Center box office (Monday--Friday, 9 a.m.--4 p.m.). Or they can be charged by phone through Ticketmaster at 262-4554, online at www.ticketmaster.com, and at all Ticketmaster outlets. The box office will open at 3 p.m. on the afternoon of the performance.

* For more information about membership in the Spencer Area Concert Association, phone 262-4500 or 262-5879. The season brochure and other information is available on the Internet at www.SpencerConcerts.com. Memberships can be purchased at Arts on Grand in downtown Spencer or in the Events Center lobby before the Oct. 14 performance.

Harvest Celebration

The First Congregational Church of Spencer, 1212 First Ave. W. will host a Harvest Celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 17. A bake sale will begin at 4:30 p.m., a spaghetti dinner will get underway at 5 p.m., with a live auction set for 5:30 p.m. Childcare is provided.