By Sabrina Escalante

Akron Hometowner

The Akron Public Library held its monthly STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Club March 13. This month students learned about aerodynamics and building a paper airplane.

Please honor our dad, Darwyn Klemme, with a card shower in honor of his 90th birthday, Sunday, March 24, 2024.

His address is:

Property owners in Plymouth County and in all of Iowa will soon receive a new mailing from their county auditor which will contain information about the proposed property tax rates for the next fiscal year. This past legislative session, Iowa legislators created a new law; Iowa Code 24.2A, which requires that a budget letter/statement be mailed to property owners by March 20th of each year.

By Sabrina Escalante 

Akron Hometowner

The jukebox musical “Jersey Boys” follows the start-up, glory, and break-up of the 1960s rock 'n' roll group, The Four Seasons. 

The Spot Espresso Bar & Cafe in Akron was the place to be on St. Patrick’s Day March 17. In honor of the holiday, Reuben sandwiches, Irish Tacos and green drinks were available in addition to the regular menu. Along with food, you could play Bingo or make a coffee filter flower.

“A Coincidence is when events happen at the same time or place that seems to have some connection.”

Certainly, we all have had those moments.  I have one in particular that I wonder if our genes got mixed up.

The Akron Opera House Board of Directors has begun fundraising efforts for the Opera House Building Fund. 

By Karl Jones

Contributing Writer

The 13 Akron-Westfield Individual Speech students did well at the state individual speech contest in Carroll March 9. The group brought home twelve 1 ratings, one 2 rating, and six advanced to the All-State Festival March 2 at the University of Iowa.

Results:

By Karl Jones

Contributing writer

A large crowd attended a millionaire masquerade ball March 15 at Akron Golf Club. The event was sponsored by the Akron-Westfield Athletic Booster Club.

During the ball, someone was poisoned with a drink and those in attendance had to uncover who did it. 

The Akron-Westfield music department held its annual Pops Concert March 14 under the direction of Ryan Schuknecht and accompanist Kathy Johnson. Featured were the middle school choir, high school choir, A-W Jazz Too, and A-W Jazz Choir.

The second planning meeting for the Akron/Akron-Westfield  All-Class Reunion will be held at the Akron Library meeting room at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Many items were put on the schedule for the June 27, 28, 2025 reunion but more ideas and volunteers are still needed. If you are interested in assisting in any way, you are most welcome to join in these planning sessions. 

By Dodie Hook

Akron Hometowner

If you have driven through Westfield on Highway 12, you probably noticed that grain bins are being removed along the railroad tracks in that location.

The bins are owned by Ken Less. It is estimated that the bins are probably over 50 years old. He no longer had a use for them.

Akron Opera House is pleased to present the production of Jersey Boys Thursday trough Sunday, April 11, 12, 13 at 7:30 p.m. and April 14 at 2 p.m.