| Date | Event |
| 4/1/2023 -4/2/2023 | Saturday, April 1, 9 - 5 pm and Sunday, April 2, 12 - 5 pm. Private collections in Portsmouth and Shelby. Two buildings of collectables. No admission fee. Restaurants nearby. more info... |
| 4/1/2023 | Saturday, April 1, 8:30 am. American Legion Building, 702 Chatburn Avenue, Harlan. Breakfast, Bingo, or Both. Proceeds beneft the Food Backpack Program and Dream Playground. more info... |
| 4/1/2023 | Saturday, April 1, 1:30 - 3:30 pm. Harlan Community Library, 718 Court Street, Harlan. Presented by The Iowa Writers' Workshop. Writing exercises, critique session, and tools & tips. Workshop & Critique. Bring along your own writing projects for the critique session. more info... |
| 4/2/2023 | Sunday, April 2, 7 pm. Elk Horn Lutheran Church, 4313 Main Street, Elk Horn. For more information, contact First United Methodist Church, 712-755-5172. more info... |
| 4/2/2023 | Sunday, April 2, 9 - noon, St. Mary's Parish Hall, 200 N 2nd Street, Panama. Fundraising event hosted by The Shelby County Trails Committee. All you can eat. Serving waffles, sausages, flavored syrups, and drinks. Gluten-free waffle option available. Carry-out available. more info... |
| 4/2/2023 | Sunday, April 2, 11:30 am. Harlan HyVee 2003 Chatburn Avenue, Harlan. West side of store - weather permitting. more info... |
| 4/3/2023 | Monday April 3 at 5:30 pm. Nishna Bend Nature Center, 514 Maple Road, Harlan. Cost is $10 for ages 10 and up, $5 for under 10 years old. Please sign up by calling Iowa Western Community College at 712-755-3568 Recipes include: Cheese Tortellini Pepperoni Pizza Casserole, Mexican Chicken Casserole, Bacon Cheeseburger Tater Tot Casserole, Philly Cheesesteak Casserole, Runza Casserole, Lemon Dump Cake, and Pecan Cobbler. We will have some sort of bread also. more info... |
| 4/3/2023 | Monday, April 3, 3:30 pm. Elk Horn Public Library, 2027 Washington Street, Elk Horn. This program is for PreK - 2nd Grade more info... |
| 4/3/2023 | Monday, April 3, 3:30 - 5:30 pm. Harlan Community Library, 718 Court Street, Harlan. Showing: Spirit Untamed. more info... |
| 4/5/2023 | Play with a Purpose - Mommy and Me Playgroup. Wednesday, April 5, 10:30 am. Join us for mommy topic conversations and children time socializing and playing at the library! more info... |
| 4/6/2023 | First Thursday of the month at 6 pm. Classes will be held at Hansen House Senior Living, 703 Dye Street, Harlan. Presented by Mindy Shaffer, Director of Hansen House Harlan. To register for supper and education, contact Mindy at 833-870-5182. more info... |
| 4/6/2023 | Thursday, April 6, 7 pm. Faith Family Church, 2099 Chatburn Avenue, Harlan. For more information, contact First United Methodist Church, 712-755-5172. more info... |
| 4/6/2023 | Thursday, April 6, 5:30 - 6:30 pm. Harlan Community Library, 718 Court Street, Harlan. Tonight's familty activity - Bingo. more info... |
| 4/8/2023 | Saturday, April 8, 11 am, for ages 0 - 9. Portsmouth City Park. Over 2,000 eggs and prizes. Brought to you by the City of Portsmouth and the Portsmouth Business Association. more info... |
| 4/8/2023 | Saturday, April 8, 11:30 am. Kimballton City Ball Diamonds. Hosted by the Danish Villages Improvement Organization. Hot dog lunch, free will donation followed by the Easter Egg Hunt. more info... |
| 4/10/2023 -4/11/2023 | Audition for the Harlan Community Theatre's summer production of Little Women (June 15-19)  more info... |
| 4/11/2023 | Library & Lunch - "Rock, Paper, Scissors" by Alice Feeney.Tuesday, April 11, 12 - 1 pm. Harlan Community Library, 718 Court Street, Harlan. more info... |
| 4/11/2023 | Parent Support Group sessions are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month from 6 - 8 pm in the Myrtue Medical Birthing Center located on the third floor of the hospital. Park in the north lot at the Administration Entrance. more info... |
| 4/12/2023 | Wednesday, April 12, 7 - 8 am. Avoca Medical Clinic, 510 North Elk Street, Avoca. Appointments are required. Schedule yours today by calling 712-755-4288, 8 - 4 pm. Walk-ins or add-ons to services will not be available the day of service. more info... |
| 4/13/2023 | Join the museum staff for their monthly Brown Bag Lunch program 12 - 1 pm. The museum is located at 2212 Washington Street, Elk Horn. Bring your lunch! more info... |
| 4/14/2023 -4/16/2023 |  more info... |
| 4/14/2023 | Friday, April 14, 8 - 10 pm. Farmhand Brewing Company, 101 Main Street, Earling. more info... |
| 4/15/2023 | Saturday, April 15, 1 pm. Shelby County Historical Museum, 1805 Morse Avenue, Harlan. This presentation is a great opportunity to learn more about the agricultural traditions that influenced the development of Shelby County and it is free and open to the public. more info... |
| 4/15/2023 | Come join us for a night of Karaoke! Saturday, April 15th beginning at 5pm. Appetizer and Drink Specials to be announced! more info... |
| 4/15/2023 | Please join the staff at Salem Lutheran Homes & Rehabilitation Center, 2207 College Street, Elk Horn for their "Grand" Reading Buddy Program every third Saturday of the month. This program will start on Saturday, January 21, 2 - 3 pm. Bring your favorite book and choose a resident that would love got you to read and visit with them. For more information, please call Donna Fineran at 712-764-4201 or email dyoshida@good-sam.com more info... |
| 4/18/2023 | Tuesday, April 18, 6 pm. Elk Horn Public Library, 2027 Washington Street, Harlan. Anyone is welcome to visit once as a guest to see what Outlook Study Club is all about! more info... |
| 4/18/2023 | Tuesday, April 18, 7 pm. Elk Horn Public Library, 2027 Washington Street, Elk Horn. Speech presentations by Irelynd McCarthy and Emily Bricker who, along with speech coach Cody Parmley, represented the Exira-EHK High School at the All State Speech Festival in March 2023. more info... |
| 4/20/2023 | Thursday, April 20, 7 - 8:30 pm. Elk Horn Public Library's book club will be held at the Danish Countryside Vines & Wines, 1425 Littlefield Drive, Exira. more info... |
| 4/21/2023 | Friday, April 21, 12:30 pm. Lied Irwin Public Library, 509 Ann Street, Irwin. more info... |
| 4/21/2023 | Friday, April 21, Staley's Chicken Supper will be served from 5 - 7 pm at the Elk Horn Fire Station, 4141 Main Street. Followed by King and Queen Coronation at 7 pm. more info... |
| 4/22/2023 | Saturday, April 22, 10 am. Lied Irwin Public Library, 509 Ann Street, Irwin. more info... |
| 4/22/2023 | Saturday, April 22, 9 - 11 am. SCSB West Branch, 2010 23rd Street, Harlan. more info... |
| 4/22/2023 -4/23/2023 | Tom Eggum, founding president of Phoenix-based Hope 4 Kids International, a Christian, non-profit organization that works to restore dignity to children and families who are suffering through extreme poverty and disease, will speak at Immanuel Lutheran Church (1700 19th St Harlan, Iowa 51537), on Saturday, April 22 at 5 p.m., and Sunday, April 23 at 9 a.m., to share messages about the importance of making a meaningful, impactful difference in the world. This year, Tom Eggum is celebrating 50 years of global impact and is excited to share his experiences on a speaking tour across the United States. For half a century, Eggum and Hope 4 Kids International have served children living in impoverished environments around the world by establishing economic, spiritual, water, educational, and feeding programs. Eggum’s story and passion for international humanitarianism began with a daring adventure in Soviet Russia where he was arrested and blacklisted by the KGB for smuggling bibles. The experience inspired him to deliver contraband medicine, antibiotics, clothes and shoes to other communist territories, and ultimately led him to establish Hope 4 Kids International in 1973. “I’m looking forward to speaking at Immanuel Lutheran Church, meeting members of the community and sharing our mission of creating a global impact,” said Eggum. “We would not be able to celebrate 50 years of charitability without the support of our partners, like Immanuel Lutheran Church.” The non-profit sponsors over 3,000 orphans and vulnerable children from Uganda, Philippines, Guatemala, and Romania and offers child sponsors multiple opportunities to travel to meet their sponsored child. The most prominent projects are in Uganda, where Hope 4 Kids has been developing communities by drilling deep-water boreholes, building churches, schools and medical clinics. Through their Water 4 Kids International division, Hope 4 Kids International has celebrated the opening of 1,000 boreholes, bringing fresh safe water to over three-million people. Eggum leads teams to these projects to directly impact the lives of children, as to change the lives of the team members by providing a transformational opportunity for each person to use their life to make a profound difference in this world. Eggum added, “I hope all who attend leave the service reflective and thinking about how to make a difference in their world – whether the result is to start helping a neighbor care for their yard, or volunteer at a local community organization, or join Hope 4 Kids International for a mission trip.” Hope 4 Kids has been in over 103 countries restoring hope and necessary care to every child they serve. For more information on how you can join Tom Eggum to become a difference maker through international mission trips, child sponsorship, water boreholes, village development or other philanthropic opportunities, visit www.h4ki.org. ### About Hope 4 Kids International Hope 4 Kids International is a Christian, non-profit organization, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Leading teams on exciting, life-changing short-term missions to projects around the world, Hope 4 Kids International is committed to serving impoverished children who are hurting physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Teams bring relief to poverty-stricken villages by providing clean water, building medical and dental clinics, and establishing emergency medical funds. Our strategies are designed to help villagers become self-sufficient through life-saving programs. We carry the message of God’s love and hope through these impacting outreaches. more info... |
| 4/22/2023 | Saturday, April 22, 10 - 12 pm. Museum of Danish America Genealogy Center, 4210 Main Street, Elk Horn. Join Jody LaCanne, Lead Pressman for the Des Moines based letterpress studio, Moglea, for an introduction to the art of letterpress printing. During this two hour workshop, you will learn the basics of working with a Chandler and Price letterpress and produce handmade cards. Each participant will learn about basic care and set up, print preparation, inking and printing techniques, and clean up procedures. Open to ages 14+. Class size is limited to 10. Call the museum to register at 712.764.7001. more info... |
| 4/23/2023 -4/29/2023 | National Library Week 2023, April 23-29, will be celebrated with the theme "There's More to the Story." Libraries are full of stories in a variety of formats from picture books to large print, audiobooks to ebooks, and more. But there's so much more to the story. more info... |
| 4/23/2023 | Sunday, April 23, 12:30 - 3 pm. Hansen House Senior Living, 703 Dye Street, Harlan. Come Sunday for a tour and a sundae! more info... |
| 4/23/2023 | Sunday, April 23, 2 - 8 pm. The Harlan BuckSnort Restaurant, 3002 23rd Street, Harlan. All cars, trucks, and motorcycles welcome. No registration, needed and no fee. more info... |
| 4/24/2023 | Monday, April 24, 1:30 pm. Elk Horn Public Library, 2027 Washington Street, Elk Horn. more info... |
| 4/24/2023 | Monday, April 24, 8 - 2 pm. There are still some openings available. Please call Ruth at 712-755-4316 to schedule your appoinment. more info... |
| 4/25/2023 | Tuesday, April 25, 10 pm. Harlan Community Library, 718 Court Street, Harlan. more info... |
| 4/25/2023 | Parent Support Group sessions are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month from 6 - 8 pm in the Myrtue Medical Birthing Center located on the third floor of the hospital. Park in the north lot at the Administration Entrance. more info... |
| 4/26/2023 | Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm. The Fun China Luncheon will be held at the Harlan Golf & Country Club, 2503 12th Street, Harlan. This event is hosted by the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Cost is $20 per person. Reservations are required by calling the Chamber office at 712-755-2114 by Friday, April 21. more info... |
| 4/26/2023 | Wednesday, April 26, 9 - 11 am. Registration open to 9th - 12th grade students. Sign up today to learn more about course programs (see below), participate in hands-on activities, and hear from industry professionals. more info... |
| 4/27/2023 | Thursday, April 27, 7 pm. Prairie Rose State Park, 680 RD M47, Harlan. Please meet at the first parking area on the beach road. more info... |
| 4/29/2023 | Saturday, April 29, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm, Iowa Western Community College - Shelby County Center, 1901 Hawkeye Avenue, Harlan. Students must be within 6 months of 14 years of age prior to registration. Cost is $39. more info... |
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