Truro area news
On Friday, Feb. 26, Mary Lou Parker and her daughter, Christy Brommel, of Indianola attended the craft show that was held at the Iowa State Fair grounds in the Varied Industries building. A lot of beautiful handiwork was on display and for sale and the floral arrangement displays were just beautiful.
We actually had one week without snow falling. It has been wonderful but we still have several inches of snow on the ground and that is keeping our temperatures cooler than what they usually are for late February/March. The weathermen say that in the 40’s are normal temperatures for this time of the year but we have been in the 20’s and low 30’s but nicer weather is coming. This coming Sunday the temperatures are to reach up into the 50’s. I can’t wait!!!
On Monday evening, March 1, the monthly meeting of the Truro City Council convened. Fire Chief, Jeremy Ransom, gave his monthly update on the fire & rescue, Sheriff Craig Busch, gave his report of what his department had done in our town. Jennifer Collins, President of the Truro Betterment Committee, told about what the Betterment Committee has been doing and what they have planned in the days ahead for Truro. City Clerk updated the council on water and sewer rates and discussed the possibility of having to raise our rates as our rates are the lowest around. Many other things were discussed and they had a special speaker regarding our sanitary sewer system. Please read the minutes of the meeting in another section of the paper by the City Clerk.
Kirby & Judie (Parker) Seibel of Bismarck, North Dakota visited in the home of Judie’s brother & wife, Dean & Mary Lou Parker. They came back to pick up their RV that was repaired after it had broken down last November. They were only here for a short visit.
The Truro Lion’s Club will be holding a breakfast on March 13 from 8-10 a.m. at the Truro Lion’s Hall. They will be serving make your own omelet, pancakes and biscuits and gravy. Be sure to stop in and come hungry!
Come one; come all to the Truro United Christian Church who will be having a baked potato bar on Sunday, March 14, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. They will have all kinds of toppings for your baked potato and also a drink and dessert will be served. It is a free will offering.
The 14th of March is when we turn our clocks ahead to Daylight Savings Time.
The first day of spring is the 20th of March. Hopefully our temperatures will get higher and no more snow will fall. One can only hope!
Free Internet classes are held at the telephone company the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. Call 765-4201 to register. The next class will be on buying and selling on Social Networking. The class that was held this past Tuesday evening was on Ebay and was well attended. They have an excellent teacher teaching the class and he makes the class quite enjoyable.
The Greater Madison County Foundation now has applications for grants available in the city halls of every community in Madison County as well as at each school district, the County Auditor’s office, the St. Charles Welcome Center and the Madison County Development Group office at 1217 N. 6th Avenue in Winterset.
The application may also be downloaded at locator.iowacommunityfoundations.org/page-11071.cfm There is roughly $90,000 that will be available for grants this year. Last year the Truro Fire & Rescue Association, Truro Library and the Truro Betterment Committee were among some of the organizations that were awarded some of this grant money.
Upcoming grant information sessions will be held at the Winterset Public Library on Monday, March 22, at 5:30 p.m. The first two meetings were already held in Earlham and Truro. For more information contact Administrator Doyle Scott at 515-462-1891.
The Madison-Warren Ecumenical Association will be having a breakfast on March 20, from 7-10 a.m. at the St. Charles Parish Fellowship Hall. They will be serving casseroles, sausage gravy and biscuits, sweet treats and drinks. It will be a free will offering and all proceeds will go to the I-35 & M-SM schools for children in need of money for milk, immunization shots, snack food and clothing.
March birthdays are Rick E. Finley, Lois Witt, Joan Stuart, David Vasey, Heather Beeler, Don Brichacek, Melissa Husted, Chris McCuddin, Roger McCuddin, Kim Senecaut, Barb Cook, Carol Immatteo-Code, Margaret Michael, Trenity Darst, Kathy Ransom, Karla Dorman, Keith Nelson, Lisa Smith, Dawn Patterson, Barb Scott, Nelda Beeler, Jennifer Collins, Kyle McCuddin, Teri DeAngelis, Christie Stalcup, Jason Phillips, Fred Reed, Jr., Caleb Hobart, Zoey Hutton, Josh Beck, Dennis Beeler, Keith Johnson, Richard Yaw, Patricia Pottorff, Reva Morris, Jim Crow, Richard McMichael, Steve Vasey, Bill Young, Jolene DeCarlo, Duane Woods, Roxanne Beeler, Bill Brown, Belma Garmon, Brenda Woods, Michael Ekleberry, Alex Middleton, Cathy Foreman, Terry Stills and Dave Rockey. Happy Birthday wishes are sent to each and everyone.
