We are so thankful that you #ThinkIndianolaFirst when making your purchasing decisions.

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced extended deferment periods for all disaster loans, including the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, until 2022.

All SBA disaster loans made in calendar year 2020, including COVID-19 EIDL, will have a first payment due date extended from 12-months to 24-months from the date of the note.
All SBA disaster loans made in calendar year 2021, including COVID-19 EIDL, will have a first payment due date extended from 12-months to 18-months from the date of the note.

Only 2 more Fridays to enjoy the Lenten fish dinners! OPEN TO EVERYONE!

Carryout only - Enter South parking lot from Hwy 92. Please follow the signs

Serving from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Meals are $10 and include: Deep-fried Alaska Pollock, French Fries, homemade coleslaw, fresh baked dinner roll. For more information, call 515-961-7499

You heard it here first! The Indianola Golf Classic will take place on July 21.

The Iowa Statewide Tornado Drill will take place at 11 a.m. on March 24. We encourage everyone to practice their emergency/communication procedures. It is vital to know and execute your plan when seconds count. Face coverings should be worn during any congregating activities.

For upcoming virtual training, click here for dates and details.

Indianola Country Club has a scheduled demo day at the practice facility with Callaway on Tuesday, April 6, from 2-6 p.m. One-on-one private fittings with the tech rep must be scheduled. Contact PGA Golf Professional Jason Marvelli at 961-5406 or jason@indianolacountryclub.com.

This Sunday, Summerset Winery will host Tailgate Tunes from 2-5 p.m. Stop by for the musical offerings of the Ducharme-Jones Band.

Bring some good friends, tasty snacks, and lawn chairs, and Summerset will take care of the wine and music!

Traditions Restaurant is open to the public at the Indianola Golf and Country Club and offers a new spring menu featuring appetizers, salads, sandwiches and wraps, pastas and drinks and desserts. Enjoy casual or fine dining with your friends inside on white tablecloths or on the deck.
 
Fish specials are available on Friday nights.
 
Dine in at 1610 Country Club Road or to carry out call 961-3303. Traditions is open for lunch 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. and dinner 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Closed on Tuesdays.

Girl Scout Cookie and Beer Pairing Party
03/17/2021 • 2 PM - 04 PM
West Hill Brewing Company, 219 West Salem Ave.

Pho Wheels and Sushi at West Hill
03/17/2021 • 5 PM - 9 PM
West Hill Brewing Company, 219 West Salem Ave.

Art Talk: Photography Session 3
03/18/2021 • 1 PM - 1:45 PM

Charlotte's Kitchen at West Hill Brewing Company
03/18/2021 • 5 PM - 8:30 PM
West Hill Brewing Company, 219 West Salem Ave.

Lenten Fish Dinners
03/19/2021 • 5:30 PM - 7 PM
Saint Thomas Catholic Church, 210 Co Rd R63

Zachary James on Broadway
03/19/2021- 03/31/2021
07:30 PM - 11:45 PM

Fish Specials on Friday Night at the Indianola Country Club
03/19/2021 • 5 PM - 8 PM
Indianola Country Club, 1610 Country Club Road

Tailgating at Summerset Winery
03/21/2021 • 2 PM - 5 PM
Summerset Winery, 15101 Fairfax St.

Trivia Night at West Hill
03/24/2021 • 6 PM - 8 PM
West Hill Brewing Company, 219 West Salem Ave.

Charlotte's Kitchen at West Hill Brewing Company
03/25/2021 • 5 PM - 8:30 PM
West Hill Brewing Company, 219 West Salem Ave.

Family Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt
03/26/2021 • 8:15 PM - 9 PM
Indianola Activity Center, 2204 W 2nd Avenue

Lenten Fish Dinners
03/26/2021 • 5:30 PM - 7 PM
Saint Thomas Catholic Church, 210 Co Rd R63

Fish Specials on Friday Night at the Indianola Country Club
03/26/2021 • 5 PM - 8 PM
Indianola Country Club, 1610 Country Club Road

Simpson Productions - Machinal
03/26/2021- 03/28/2021
2 PM - 11:45 PM

Food 4 The Pantry Pick-Up #4
03/27/2021 • 10:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Night Hike
03/27/2021 • 7:30 PM - 9 PM
Warren County Conservation and Annett Nature Center, 15565 118th Ave.

Pho Wheels and Sushi at West Hill
03/27/2021 • 5 PM - 9 PM
West Hill Brewing Company, 219 West Salem Ave.

Sports Page Trivia Night
03/30/2021 • 7 PM - 9 PM
The Sports Page Bar & Grill Indianola, 1802 W 2nd Ave.

Pho Wheels and Sushi at West Hill
03/31/2021 • 5 PM - 9 PM
West Hill Brewing Company, 219 West Salem Ave.

Sunday Tunes at Summerset Winery
04/02/2021 • 2 PM - 4 PM
Summerset Winery, 15101 Fairfax St.

Fish Specials on Friday Night at the Indianola Country Club
04/02/2021 • 5 PM - 8 PM
Indianola Country Club, 1610 Country Club Road

Top Five for Small Business: Top Five Ways of Knowing Who Your Customers And Prospects Are With Big Data

When: Wednesday, March 24  |  9 – 10 a.m.
Register: Click here.

Knowing your customers and prospects and creating just the right message is critical to real growth in today’s market. Consumers today are bombarded with ads and messages! So how do you get their attention? The best message is the one that addresses their interests and events in their life. Mike Larkin, National Sales Representative with American Solutions for Business, will go over two programs that will utilize Big Data and AI that will tell you about your customers.

Intersections in Health Monthly Series: Caring for Our Social and Emotional Well-Being in the Midst of and as We Emerge from a Global Pandemic

When: Monday, March 29  |  Noon – 1 p.m.
Register: Click here.

Join the Greater Des Moines Partnership and Capital Crossroads for Intersections in Health — a monthly series that encourages attendees to focus on the whole person. Speakers will discuss the mental, physical and social determinates of health and well-being. Attendees will learn more about what holistic health means and looks like as our communities and region work together to create a culture of health.

It's your last chance to play Finding Nola, a family-friendly interactive game that will have you exploring the city in a socially-distant way! #thinkindianolafirst

One lucky winner will receive a $25 Hy-Vee Gift card. Every photo receives one entry into a Grand Prize drawing for a gift basket filled with gift cards and other local business goodies. Entries must be posted by 11:59 p.m. TONIGHT!
 

Easter is approaching and the Ellis Law Office is hosting its second annual food drive.
Stop by during business hours and drop off your items. When you stop by, be sure to pick your favorite ELO member and donate to their basket to help them win an internal competition.
When: March 15 at 8 a.m. to March 26 at 5 p.m. 
Where: 209 N Buxton, St. Indianola, IA
Why: ​All items collected will be donated to the Helping Hand of Warren County here in Indianola, just in time for Easter. 

Veterans or caregivers can call 515-961-1045 and set up the transportation with Warren County Veterans Affairs.

Additional Drivers needed

Volunteer drivers are needed to transport veterans to their medical appointment at the VA Hospital. Vehicle, gas, and lunch provided. Valid drivers license required.

Contact Jerry White or Ron Burson at Warren County Veterans Affairs at 515-961-1045. The office is located at 105 West 1st Ave., Indianola.

If you are a graduating senior in Carlisle, Indianola, Southeast Warren, Pleasantville, or Seymour Schools, you are eligible for the $1,000 Peoples Bank scholarship. The deadline to apply is March 31.

Apply online: https://hubs.ly/H0GPysf0

Each year Peoples Bank gives a $1,000 scholarship to a student from each branch locations.

When: Friday, March 19 at 7:30pm - March 31

Features bass-baritone Zachary James and Broadway pianist Charity Wicks.

The March 19 concert will conclude with an interactive online post-show reception with Mr. James.

To enhance the virtual experience, Des Moines Metro Opera will partner with the Tangerine Food Company to provide the Dinner-to-Go! package, which includes a gourmet three-course dinner with appetizer, entrée and dessert.

Purchase your ticket $25/screen here

• Items will be picked up on your recycling day.
• Out on the curb by 7 a.m.
• Only large items not hauled through weekly service will be picked up.
• No construction materials, railroad ties or tires will be picked up.
• Items that are bulky and difficult to handle (such as swing sets) must be cut up or dismantled into pieces no longer than 4 feet.

RCDM is seeking proposals from charitable projects aligned to one of Rotary’s focus areas including: promoting peace, fighting disease, providing clean water, sanitation and hygiene, saving mothers and children, supporting education, growing local economies and improving the environment.
 
GRANT DETAILS
It is anticipated that RCDM will be awarding one or two grants annually ranging up to $5,000. This is a one-time funding opportunity. The project and expenditure of funds must occur between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022.

Deadline: Signed and completed proposal is due March 23 by 5 p.m.
Where: Email submission (preferred) to rotary@rotaryclubofdesmoines.org or mail to: Rotary Club of Des Moines, 4214 Fleur Dr., Suite 5, Des Moines, IA 50321.

The Iowa Finance Authority announced the availability of an eligibility precheck for the new Iowa Rent and Utility Assistance Program.

The program will provide financial assistance to eligible COVID-19 impacted Iowans for rent and utility costs for a period of up to 12 months. Renters in need of assistance are encouraged to take the new Iowa Rent and Utility Assistance program's eligibility precheck.  Visit IowaHousingRecovery.com. 

General eligibility requirements require that applicants:

• Be current renters earning no more than 80% of their county’s area median income.
• Experienced a documented financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 
• Demonstrate a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability which may include a past due utility or rent notice or eviction notice. If a renter received past assistance through one of the previous programs it does not impact eligibility. 

ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE

• Rent assistance for past due and future payments.
• Utility Payments owed at time of application (no future payments).

Teacher externships connect students to STEM industries (science, technology, engineering and math) through the training their teachers receive at local businesses. This training enables teachers to work alongside knowledgeable industry employees, who help them bring the classroom curriculum to life.

Externships offered through this program are full-time, six-week temporary summer positions in local businesses and agencies for high school and middle school teachers of math, science and/or technology.

Teachers earn a stipend of up to $5,000 (including two paid professional development days), as well as three graduate credits through the University of Northern Iowa’s Continuing Education program.

For more information, refer to the program’s brochure or visit www.IowaSTEM.gov/Externships.

Because of the commitment to their local community and advocacy for rural issues, the Warren County Farm Bureau was designated a 2019 Outstanding County Farm Bureau by Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. In recognition, Warren County Farm Bureau 2019 President Adam Hill earned the opportunity to provide a $2,500 donation to a local organization or charity and has selected Heal House of Iowa to receive this award.