Submitted Photo: Jack Cavanaugh, Randy Adams, David Blong, Randy Schultz, and Father Felix of the Chariton Knights of Columbus present the donation to Kim Fletcher, Jenny Hoover, and Cheryl Plank from Tenco.
(CHARITON, Iowa) – Perhaps you’ve seen local Knights of Columbus members outside retail stores, handing out large-size Tootsie Rolls featuring the organization’s logo and seeking donations. Or maybe you recently picked up a Tootsie Roll from Second Time Around Store, a subsidiary of Tenco Industries, located in Chariton.
The annual “Tootsie Roll Drive” is a nationwide effort made by the Knights of Columbus Organization. The goal is to raise money for those with intellectual and/or physical disabilities (as well as the Special Olympics) and donations go to local groups that assist those persons.
“Those who donate to the cause are given a [T]ootsie [R]oll as a ‘thank you’,” reads a news release sent by Tenco Industries. “[Ninety percent] of all funds raised stay in the area. The other [ten percent] is sent to the corporate office to be distributed to areas that don’t have a Knight of Columbus.”
As a result, Tenco Industries was given $500 from the Knights. The goal of the donation is to help Tenco continue it’s mission to provide opportunities for people with disabilities to develop and maintain independence in all areas of life. Tenco currently has offices in seven counties, two hydroponic greenhouses, and two thrift stores. Tenco locations include: Ottumwa, Fairfield, Knoxville, Keosauqua, Oskaloosa, Centerville, Chariton.
Keith Urban has another Top Ten hit with “Female” and he says he knew it was going to be a special tune.
Urban says the song “spoke to me,” and he had quite a reaction the first time he sang it in the studio. He notes, “as I was singing it, I thought I feel like I’ve known this song my whole life.”
He adds, “I didn’t record it for any other reason than it was a heart reaction that I had to it.”
The Ottumwa Eagles Club will be holding a Bingo Night on Thursday, March 1 at 6:30 PM. Food and desserts will be served. The Eagles is located at 109 S. Green Street in Ottumwa.
The Oskaloosa Public Library Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on Monday, February 26, 2018 at 4:00 PM. If you require special accommodations, please contact the City Manager’s Office at least 24 hours prior to the meeting at (641) 673-9431. The board will meet in the 3rd floor of the library in Meeting Room C.
Crews at the Ottumwa, Calvary and Ottumwa Jewish Cemeteries will begin the annual spring clean up on Thursday, March 1. Families that wish to keep any tributes or memorial decorations need to remove those items from the cemetery prior to that date. If a shepherd’s crook is used to hang an arrangement, families may leave the shepherd’s crook, but please remove the arrangement. Cemetery personnel will remove all floral tributes, decorations and wreaths remaining after that date. Spring and summer decorations can be placed after April 1.
Residents with questions about the cemetery clean up or the requirements for memorial decorations can call 683-0687.
The City of Ottumwa will be holding a public information meeting in regards to the East Main Street Reconstruction Project. The meeting will be an open house format and will take place at the City Hall Council Chambers on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 from 5:00 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. Representatives from the City of Ottumwa and JEO Consulting Group will be available to answer any questions you may have in regards to the project.
(Ottumwa, Iowa) – Ottumwa police are looking for information after an armed robbery at the BP Service Station in Ottumwa. According to a news release sent by the Ottumwa Police Department, a clerk reported that the BP Service Station located at 1301 N. Court was robbed at gunpoint around 8:00 PM on Sunday, Feb. 18.
According to the release, a clerk reported that a male had entered the store displaying a handgun and demanded money. The clerk said the robber then stole money from the cash drawer. Unfortunately, the release stated that the thief wore clothing that would conceal his identity during the incident, therefore no details about his appearance have been released, aside from two photos taken from surveillance footage.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Ottumwa Police Department at 641-683-0661.
Readers should be advised that a criminal charge is merely an accusation and a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The Teens of the Good News Chapel in Oskaloosa are sponsoring a Soup Supper on Friday, March 2. They will be serving various soups, hot-dogs, sloppy joes, pies and drinks from 4:30 – 6:30 P.M. Free will offering.
