Crop for a Cure will be in Le Mars

Le Mars will be the location for the Sixth annual Crop for the Cure next month. A "crop" event is similar to a quilting bee in which hobbyists come together to scrapbook, share tools and ideas as well as to socialize and have fun.

Crafting for the kids

MARSHALL - Julie Pearcy of Marshall laughed as fellow scrapbooker Shelly Moe, also of Marshall, rolled in her supplies with a plastic Little Tikes wagon Friday evening.

First Person: I Furnished and Decorated My Living Room for $800

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In Brief: Coming up, Ongoing, Seniors, Health, Support Groups - Feb. 8

Art exhibit CACE Gallery of Fine Art Exhibit, featuring a community interpretation of Kit Herman's poem, "The Prairie Church," is open Fridays from 4 to 6 p.

Around Town

Bloomfield Do you Knit? Scrapbook? Write the great American novel? The Bloomfield Public Library is your one-stop community center for sharing your interests and hobbies with like-minded people.