By Greg Bates

Contributing writer

By Greg Bates

Contributing writer

 Westerners beat Gehlen for first time since 2009

Winners announced in Chamber’s Holiday Lighting Contest

As you drive around Akron, be sure to take notice of all the beautiful holiday displays and especially look for the winners in the recent Akron Area Chamber of Commerce’s Holiday Lighting Contest.

         The museum recently acquired a book titled History of Plymouth County with a  copyright of 1917.  One article by C.M. Hilliker of Akron tells of his arrival from Eastern Iowa in November of 1871, to wit:

120 years – Dec. 10, 1903

Several more small installments of snow the past week have made fair sleighing and gives us some pleasant winter weather.

COMING OF AGE IN MISSISSIPPI

By Anne Moody

Congratulations to the winners of the first round of Akron Area Chamber of Commerce’s Holiday Receipt Rebate Drawing. A total of $500 Chamber Bucks were awarded. Winners were drawn Dec. 6 and could receive up to $50 in Chamber Bucks depending on the amount of their receipt. Winners can pick up winning Chamber Bucks at Security National Bank.

Elizabeth (Beth) Finzen will be turning 98 years old Dec. 23. She was born on

December 23, 1925. Now, she lives at the Akron Care Center in Akron. 

The Akron-Westfield Discovergarten through fourth grade performed their Holiday Concert Nov. 29 in the elementary gym. Director was Kyle Schroeder and accompanist was Kathy Johnson.