"Helping the World Discover Adel" Vol. 151 May 2021
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Welcome to May in Adel!
We were watching TV the other night and my daughter says, "did you see Adel in that commercial?" No, but that channel has a way of repeating the same commercial 4 or 5 times in a row.
It is the MidAmerican Energy's "We are more than an energy company" commercial. A young gentleman is standing in front of Kinnicks on Main St. in Adel.
Thanks to YouTube® and 21st technology you can see Adel at counter stops, 0:05, 0:16, and 0:21. It's quick and a bit geeky, but it's still there!
What a difference a year makes! There is hope and excitement in the air and lots to do in Adel this month and the days to come! We have a full gamut of fun and interesting things to do and we can't wait to tell you about them.
So grab a cup of coffee, there's a lot to cover this month and we look forward to seeing you in Adel.
Chris
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Outdoor Adventure at Your Adel Auto Parts
May is a month of Outdoor Adventure and Adel Auto Parts/NAPA is ready to help you Be Ready, Look Good, and Ride Relaxed.
Visit John and his crew at Adel Auto Parts this month to get you Travel Ready!
Adel Auto Parts Corporation809 Main Street * Adel, Iowa 50003 Phone: 515-993-3212 Hours: Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 5:30 pm Saturday 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Website: www.AdelAutoParts.com
Check out the new and improved Adel Auto Parts website to view monthly specials and promotions! Find tips and advice from expert mechanics with the NAPA know how you trust.
Search the inventory for more than 375,000 parts to keep your fleet running smooth with convenient shopping in historic downtown Adel. Visit www.AdelAutoParts.com for all your online car care needs. |
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Roots and Shoots Coffee, Craft, Plant Sale and Swap May 1st
The Rooted Bean and Sprouts of Hope, a new Non-Profit here in Adel, are excited to invite the community to "Roots and Shoots Coffee, Craft, Plant Sale and Swap" on Saturday, May 1st from 9-1 pm at The Rooted Bean (712 Cottage Street Adel).
The event is free with options for donations and purchasing items. Crafters, plant lovers, and kids of all ages welcome.
COFFEE and CRAFT
What are we making? Planters, complete with plants! (Recommended donation $3)
Sip coffee with us & craft your own planter to take home! All supplies included. Come early, quantities are limited.
The perfect gift for Mother's Day!
PLANT SALE and SWAP
What is a plant swap? Bring your plants to trade for new plants!
What to bring to a plant swap:
Houseplants, herb and veggie starts, flowers in pots, all plants, as long as it's in proper condition!
Example - If you bring 5 plants to trade, you leave with at least 5 new ones.
The swap will be trades valued 1:1, so split/cut accordingly. Your cuttings/plants need to be pest and disease free in order to be shared. Please make sure your plants are labeled.
The Rooted Bean712 Cottage St. Adel, Iowa 50003Phone: (303) 883-6469Facebook: The-Rooted-Bean
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Open Mic Night, Friday, May 7, 2021 at 5 pm. Free open to the public.
Come to 3rd Place for a fun night of live music by local musicians! We will have coffee and snacks for sale.
Let Kyle Pape know if you are interested in performing! All styles of music are welcome. (Please keep the music clean). 3rd Place
807 Main St. | Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: (515) 778-7855
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"Stay Independent: A Healthy Aging Series" is a new nutrition and wellness program offered through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach for adults aged 60 and older.
This free program begins Tuesday, May 4, noon, at the Woodward Public Library and will continue every Tuesday through June 8... Read More
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"Stay Independent: A Healthy Aging Series". The first of a six-week nutrition and wellness series that provides information and tips to help you remain energetic and vital after 60.
This free program begins Tuesday, May 4, noon to 1 pm, at the Woodward Public Library, 118 S Main St, Woodward, IA 50276. Three Meals a Day! What's ... Read More
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"Stay Independent: A Healthy Aging Series". The second of a six-week nutrition and wellness series that provides information and tips to help you remain energetic and vital after 60.
This free program begins Tuesday, May 11 noon to 1 pm, at the Woodward Public Library, 118 S Main St, Woodward, IA 50276. Three Meals a Day! What's ... Read More
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"Stay Independent: A Healthy Aging Series". The third of a six-week nutrition and wellness series that provides information and tips to help you remain energetic and vital after 60.
This free program begins Tuesday, May 18 noon to 1 pm, at the Woodward Public Library, 118 S Main St, Woodward, IA 50276.
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"Stay Independent: A Healthy Aging Series". The fourth of a six-week nutrition and wellness series that provides information and tips to help you remain energetic and vital after 60.
This free program begins Tuesday, May 25 noon to 1 pm, at the Woodward Public Library, 118 S Main St, Woodward, IA 50276. Power Up with Proteins.. Read More
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"Stay Independent: A Healthy Aging Series". The fifth of a six-week nutrition and wellness series that provides information and tips to help you remain energetic and vital after 60.
This free program begins Tuesday, June 1st noon to 1 pm, at the Woodward Public Library, 118 S Main St, Woodward, IA 50276.
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"Stay Independent: A Healthy Aging Series". The final of a six-week nutrition and wellness series that provides information and tips to help you remain energetic and vital after 60.
This free program begins Tuesday, June 8th noon to 1 pm, at the Woodward Public Library, 118 S Main St, Woodward, IA 50276.
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Dallas County ISU Extension Office28059 Fairground Road Adel, Iowa 50003 Phone: (515) 993-4281 Fax: (515) 993-1027 Website: Extension.iastate.edu/dallas
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Penoach Winery begins their Sunset in the Vineyard concert series with Chad Elliott on Friday, May 28, 7-10 pm.
Food will be available from Snappys Barbeque.
There is a $5 cover which can be paid from our website Our 2021 Event Schedule is now complete.
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The Adel Food Pantry May Update
On April 19th the Adel Good Samaritan Food Pantry received 1322 pounds of food from the Adel Elementary School! Woohoo!
Thanks so much for thinking of others!
Our table is stacked high and it's still coming in.
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| Making Room for 1322 pounds!
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Have you seen the "Adel Food Pantry Cement Trucks" yet? |
| Adel Food Pantry Cement Truck!
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Concrete Supply, Inc. - CS has put our logo on two of their trucks. They work around Adel so be looking for them. Thank you to Tim Janssen for making this possible!
- Celia
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Good Samaritan Food Pantry of Adel
Hours:
Monday & Tuesday - 12 pm to 2 pm
4th Monday of Month - Evening 5 pm - 6 pm
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The Adel Women's Club received eight awards from the Iowa/GFWC Women's Club State Convention held on April 16 & 17.
The State GFWC President Bette Kuboushek awarded a Silver Award to the club for Advocates for Children Special Project for the club's participation in the free coat give away. The club members supplied new hats, gloves & mittens to children and adults who received new coats also did a monetary donation and several members participated.
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| | L-R: Pat Gilliland, Bev Carrico, Meredith Pierce, State of Iowa GFWC President Bette Kuboushek, Adel GFWC Women's Club President Mary Ockerman, Bonita Baughman, Janet Pasco |
The club also received special recognition awards, A Special Award for participation in a COVID-19 related project was given for following COVID 19 guidelines and having a monthly newsletter sent out to members, when meetings could not be in person. Communications and Public Relations Advancement & Membership Advancement for promoting our club online, new membership packets and adding three new members in the last year.
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An award was also received for Domestic & Sexual Violence Awareness and Prevention. The club provided fleeing kits to Crisis Intervention for people fleeing abusive situations. The kits contained such items as toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, soap, etc.
An Environment Community Service Program Award was awarded to the club for donating $400 to the Master Gardeners to maintain flower gardens around the courthouse for five years.
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One garden is in memory of Becky Deardorff who was a longtime member of Adel Women's Club.
The club also double bagged plastic bags every month for the Good Samaritan Food Pantry for their groceries to be put in to take out to clients as the COVID prevented them from coming inside.
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| | Mary Ockerman Giving Check to Nick Schenk for a Tree |
Member Jana Heefner was awarded third place in the state photography contest for her picture "Evening of Reflections in COVID". The club was also recognized for being a member of $100 club, which provides $100 to the state GFWC for operating expenses. The Adel Women's Club also was recognized for sponsoring and receiving two $1000 Scholarships. Those will be given to Jordan Kreager & Kashish Patel. Jordan will graduate from Nodaway Valley and Kashish will graduate from ADM in the spring. The Adel Women's Club is one of the larger clubs in Adel with 56 paid members. The club has always been very proud of its involvement in community activities both by volunteering and monetary support. Please join us if you would like to be a member. We welcome all visitors. Contact Mary Ockerman at 515-238-5696 for texting inquiries. Adel Women's Club
1401 South 13th St.
Phone: 1 (515) 238-5696
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2019 & 2020 Adel Business and Citizen of the Year Announced
The awards were presented by Kristi Fuller of the Adel Partners Chamber of Commerceand Shane Goodman of the Iowa Living Magazine April 23rd at the Country Lane Lodge, during the Annual Celebrate Adel Dinner.
Congratulations to 2019 Business of the Year - Raccoon Valley Bank
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| | Thomas Book - Raccoon Valley Bank |
Congratulations to 2019 Citizen of the Year - Rebecca Hillmer
Congratulations to 2020 Business of the Year - Big Al's BBQ & Catering
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| | Al Laudencia - Big Al's BBQ & Catering |
Congratulations to 2020 Citizen of the Year - Tina Krug
Celebrate Adel Sponsors:
Iowa Living Magazines | Adel Quilting & Dry Goods Co. | Heartland Handcrafted
Peoples Bank | South Dallas County Landfill | Raccoon Valley Bank
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Come out to the First Motorcycle Bike Night at Big Al's BBQ in Adel, May 20,2021 5:30-? Featuring musical guest Richard Arndt "Live, Loud and Acoustic! This pretty much says it all!"
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Bike Night at Big Al's BBQ in Adel Iowa
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May - Adel Public Library
The Adel Public Library has moved to Phase 4 of our Covid-19 reopening plan.
Here are some of the changes you will see when you visit the library.
- The library is open normal hours, including Saturdays from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm.
- Covid-19 related restrictions regarding minors have been lifted.
- Capacity is limited to 50 people at any given time, excluding those in the community room, masks are still required and proper social distancing is expected.
- Meeting rooms are available to the public and some in-person adult programming will resume.
Check out our new outdoor meeting space, The Book Balcony! Have a book club, meeting, or study group with a view and plenty of fresh air. This space is available by reservation only and is located on the second floor.
The Brown Bag Book Club is back! Beginning Tuesday May 11, we will meet on our new Book Balcony and will continue to meet on the second Tuesday of each month. In May we'll be discussing "Little Faith" by Nickolas Butler. Copies are available for check out at the library.
The Exercise Group will resume meeting in May, Monday through Thursday, in the community room at 9:00 am.
Reading Colors Your World this summer with in-person storytimes starting June 8! Every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in June and July, we will have outdoor storytimes with stories, music, and crafts. The location for Tuesday's Storytime will be outside the library. On Wednesdays, we will have Storytime in the Park along with a special activity from Adel Parks and Recreation. Park locations will change from week to week, so watch for more information to come later on our website!
Did you know Adel Public Library participates in the Iowa Library Adventure Pass program? Any adult patron may borrow a pass, using their library card and a photo ID, to enjoy a free educational day of family fun. Adel residents can reserve a day pass for a family of four to several area attractions, including Blank Park Zoo or the Science Center of Iowa.
The library will be closing Monday May 24 at 1:00 pm for staff development, and will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 31.
Information about Adel Public Library and all of our clubs, events, and programs is available on our website at www.adelpl.org, or you can follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
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2021 Flag Service - Adel Lions
The 2021 Adel Lions Flag service is less than a month away.
Payment methods are PayPal, credit card, or you can fill out the form and mail in a check. You may select Annual Auto renewal through PayPal or your credit card, available until May 15th this yea. Sign Up - 2021 Flag Service.
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The Dallas County Master Gardener's are having a plant sale May 1st, 9:30 am - 2:00 pm in the Community Building, at the Dallas County Fairgrounds.
Tomatoes, herbs, house plants, perennials, gardening books and lots more will be for sale. Cash and Check only please. All proceeds go to the construction of their new
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Experience the fun of canning your own blueberry spice jam Saturday morning, May 1, at the Wills Family Orchard, 33130 Panther Creek Rd., in Adel.
ISU Extension nutrition specialists Ann Parker and Mary Krisco will teach a complete, four-hour, hands-on workshop in jam making and fruit dehydration, starting at 8 am ... Read More
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Enjoy some great wines and listen to some great music. 7-10 pm. $5 per person cover charge at each concert... Read More
- May 28 | Chad Elliott
- June 11 | Rhythmatics
- June 25 | Ducharme-Jones
- July 9 | Jimmy Buffett Night w/Brick n' Bob
- July 23 | Burnin' Sensations
- August 13 | Opus Taylor
- August 27 | TBD
- September 18 | Apple Festival | 10-5 Music Brick 'n Bob 1-5
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For more than 40 years, contractors, building owners, facility managers, and architects have trusted Inland Coatings for roofing maintenance and repair.
Purpose of Position - This role is responsible for turning raw materials into finished goods while ensuring quality standards are met in a timely manner. ... Read More
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The City of Adel is now accepting applications for the full-time, non-exempt position of City Clerk. This is a full-time position reporting directly to the Finance Director at Adel City Hall. View the full job posting, which includes the job description. This position, which reports to the Finance Director at Adel City Hall, is responsible for a variety of ... Read More
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This year we will hold our Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Adel Elementary since our church will be undergoing a construction project.
Registration is now OPEN! Children ages 5 years (must be entering Pre-K or Kindergarten in the fall) - 5th grade may attend. Unfortunate ly, we will not be able to have a preschool VBS this year ... Read More
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Registration is now open for the 2021 BACooN RIDE June 19. If you registered for the event in 2020, your registration has been forwarded to this year. COVID-19 Guidance - They will be following the advice of the Iowa Department of Public Health, CDC, and local health departments as they make plans for the events. Stay up to date on what the safety protocols will be... Read More
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With Dallas County growing so rapidly, so is our
4-H program! We are in need of adult volunteers who would be interested in leading Clover Kids Clubs in Dallas County. The Clover Kids program is an activity driven and FUN program that caters to youth interested in 4-H and aged K-3. Contact Kali, the Clover Kids Coordinator, for more info.
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Interested in leading or starting your own 4-H club? We need YOU! Dallas County's 4-H program is quickly growing and we are in need of adult leaders who are passionate, responsible, and excited about 4-H! If you or somebody you know is interested in a leadership role within our program, please feel free to reach out!
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Please social distance and wear a mask at the service and inside the church. Masks and hand sanitizer are available.
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Dallas County Courthouse, Downtown Square 8th & Main, Adel.
Check back for event flyer & registration. For more information, contact:
Chad Leonard, Sheriff - Dallas County
515-202-5468
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Mark Your Calendar! We will be hosting the 12th John D Gomke Charity Classic at Lake Panorama National again this year!
2 Day Event with a 4-man best shot with shot gun starts at:
10 am - Friday, June 11th | 7 am - Saturday, June 12th.
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The Dallas County Extension is looking for adult Coach-Mentors for the spring season!
Soccer for Success coaches are also mentors. They teach kids the fundamentals of soccer, but also strive to help children build confidence and recognize the value of hard work, teamwork and persistence in achieving personal goals.
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18 hole, 4 person scramble, an 8-inch cup at every hole at River Valley Golf Course in Adel on Friday, June 18th, 2021 at 9 am - 2 pm.
Price: Free · Duration: 5 hr. Open to the public. Entry fee:$300 per team (includes meal, drink ticket & entry gift). If you'd like an add-on package of mulligans (4) and gimmes (2) for your team, entry is $350... Read More
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Adel Home Garden Tour June 27
The Adel Partners Chamber invites you to their first Adel Home Garden Tour, June 27, 2021, from 2 - 4 p.m.
Featuring the lush, local gardens of:
- The Juffer Family
- The VanHeukelom Family
- Becky Dymond
- The Ferguson Family
- Country Lane Lodge
Tickets $10. Presenting sponsor, Harvey's Greenhouse.
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The 42nd annual Sweet Corn Festival will be held on Saturday, August 14, 2021.
This year's event might look and feel a little different but rest assured, some of your favorite activities will continue and new ones may be added. We hope to see you there!
Get your commemorative t-shirt in advance at the Chamber office, Adel Fareway or Raccoon Valley Bank... Read More
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Annual Adel Sweet Corn Festival 5K Run/Walk, 8:00 am, Saturday, August 14th, 2021. The race takes place on the scenic brick streets along the parade route in front of hundreds of spectators.
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Well, that wraps it up for the DiscoverAdel.Com newsletter this month! We hope that you've enjoyed this issue and will share it with your friends. We always appreciate any comments or article suggestions. Please email us at News@DiscoverAdel.com. Sincerely,
Chris Brocka
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