Come to the Chickasaw Senior Centre from 7 a.m.-11:30 a.m. for the annual Motorcycle Classic breakfast buffet and bake sale. Everyone is welcome to attend and the proceeds benefit the Chickasaw Centre. The buffet is $7 for adults and $3 for children 6 and under.
    Donated items for the bake sale are being accepted from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, or Saturday morning.

    The latest project at the Bradford Pioneer Village Museum is a drastic facelift to the Cottage.
    The Cottage is the only original home on the grounds. The VanGorder family lived there and were care-takers for the Little Brown Church.

    Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey recognized Century Farm families during a ceremony at the State Fair.  To qualify, a family must have owned their farmstead for 100 years or more.
    Leonard and Doris Fencl from Chickasaw County received a “Century Farm” certificate and yard sign from the Department of Agriculture and Farm Bureau during the event.
    “Each farm is a separate example of the persistence, stewardship, hard work, patience and devotion needed to make a farm work,” Northey said.  “It was a special privilege to honor these farms, which represent the rich legacy of Iowa Agriculture.”

    Several community leaders and hospital staff attended the groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 19, for the new Mercy Medical Center-New Hampton clinic.
    President/CEO Bruce Roesler addressed the crowd and expressed gratitude to the community for helping to make this project possible.
    “All of you represent what is right in health care today,” he said.

    The New Hampton City Council gave final approval to a rezoning ordinance at Monday night’s meeting.
    The real estate in question is owned by Five Star Coop who plans to sell it to MDK Inc. MDK Inc. plans to relocate to the location. The land will be rezoned from C-1 commercial to M-2 light manufacturing.

    New Horizons-Chamber has 32 whiskey barrel planters for sale. Originally, the planters were going to be part of the new streetscape design, but now are available to the public while they last.
    The chamber is offering them for $25 each or two for $40.  This is not a money making venture; rather an effort to recoup the investment in the purchase of the barrels a few years ago, as well as for the top soil this spring and plants to fill them. Interested parties should contact the chamber office at 641-394-2021.

    Seed Savers Exchange of Decorah is hosting a free Tomato Tasting and Seed Saving Workshop Saturday, Aug. 30.
    The Tomato Tasting will run from 1-5 p.m., offering visitors the opportunity to sample a wide variety of tomatoes and learn the basics of seed preservation. Tomato seed saving workshops are scheduled for 12 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the Lillian Goldman Visitors Center. 
    More than 30 varieties of tomatoes of all colors and sizes will be available, including white, red, pink, purple, yellow, green and striped tomatoes.  Seed Savers also will be providing refreshments.

    Scott Lester of New Hampton has been recognized for outstanding sales achievement by National Companies by reaching the distinguished PD2 level.

    Now area firefighters will have the paper to prove it. Northeast Iowa Community College is offering a new Associate Degree in Applied Science Firefighting Specialist program this fall at both campuses.
    The program offers area firefighters an opportunity to earn academic credentials. Fire department officials and NICC staff have worked collaboratively to offer a degree program at the college ever since the completion of the Dubuque County Emergency Responder Training Facility in 2006.

    Slick up those tennis shoes and bump-set-spike your way to the top of the Chickasaw Wellness Complex’s 4-on-4 Co-ed Volleyball League.
    The league will begin Oct. 1 and run through Dec. 17. Games will be played at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday evenings.

    The community is invited to the fourth annual Jung’s Tae Kwon Do Tournament beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at New Hampton High School, 710 W. Main St.
    Jung’s Tae Kwon Do of New Hampton will be raising money for Chickasaw County Community Action.
    “Help us to break our goal of 600 boards in 40 minutes, and reach $2,500 in fundraising,” said Stacey Bendickson, Tae Kwon Do instructor for New Hampton Jung's Tae Kwon Do. “For the past five years, we have raised money for Community Action as our Tae Kwon Do service project.”

    The Chickasaw County Supervisors have decided to sell a parcell of property in Bassett.
    The 99-by-135-foot parcell is located on the south-west corner of U.S. Highway 18 and Beaumont Avenue. It was once the site of a gas station.

    The public is invited to attend the annual Holy Family Fall Festival for food, refreshments and fun  Sunday, Aug. 24, at St. Joseph Center in New Hampton.
    The event starts with an all-you-can-eat brunch of French toast, sausage, ham, hash round potatoes, scrambled eggs, fry bread and fresh fruit from 8:30 a.m. to noon served by the Kolbet crew in two air-conditioned halls that will seat more than 500 people at the same time.

   A Veterans’ Employment Specialist will be at the New Hampton Iowa Workforce Development office from 2-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19. Services available include job coaching, vocational counseling, and referrals to employment, training and education opportunities. There is no charge for these services.

    Clip and Stitch quilt guild monthly meeting will be at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, at the United Methodist Church in New Hampton.