April 30, 2024

Community Calendar

• Pink Ribbon Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at hospital board room at Skiff Medical Center, 204 N. Fourth Ave. E. in Newton.

• Be Love: A Powerful Witness of God’s Love & Mercy will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Church in Newton. Freewill donation for attendance. For additional information, contact Kathy Hammerly at 641-792-2050.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Meal & Meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at Emerson Hough Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, 889 Highway F36 West in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Friday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Penny Bingo will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at Jasper County Senior Citizens Center, 702 E. Third St. S. in Newton.

• Newton Lions Club Pancake Breakfast and Silent Auction will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday at Jasper County Senior Citizens Center, 702 E. Third St. S. in Newton. Cost will be $5 and $3 for children 12 and under.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Sensory Friendly Movie will begin at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Capitol II Theatre in Newton. A special showing for individuals with special needs and their families. Movie will be “The Jungle Book.” The cost will be $5 per person. For more information contact Dawn Bleeker at manager@capitol2.com or call 641-275-1356.

• Peer Support for those living with mental illness will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday at Optimae Life Services, 1730 First Ave. E. in Newton.

• Conversations with the Candidate will begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mingo Community Center. Wes Breckenridge, Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 29, will host another series of events across Jasper County. All citizens are invited to attend.

• Brendan O’Brien Memorial Blood Drive will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at Dairy Queen in Newton. Dairy Queen will give a free Blizzard and organ donor info to anyone who donates blood in memory of the passing of Brendan. The LifeServe mobile unit will be parked at DQ lot.

• Hummingbirds, Winged Wonders of the Western World will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 3000 N. Fourth Ave. E. in Newton. Free program presented by Doug Harr of the Iowa Audubon Society.

• Bringing Birds Back to Your Backyard will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 3000 N. Fourth Ave. E. in Newton. Free program presented by Doug Harr of the Iowa Audubon Society.

• Battle of the Blues Bands will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday at Izaak Walton League, 889 Highway F36 West in Newton. Scotty & the Wingtips, Diva and the Deacons and Hard Left Turn are three bands performing a live music set in front of three judges and the attending public for the Iowa Blues Challenge Band Prelim, hosted by South Skunk Blues Society.

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon and 7 p.m. Monday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Wellness and Wellbeing: What About Me? will meet at 12:10 p.m. Monday at Jasper County Extension, 550 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton. Contact Joyce Lash or Joy Rouse 515-250-5984 or email jmrouse@iastate.edu.

• Free Health Education Class: Better Choices, Better Health will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at WesleyLife, Park Centre, 500 First St. N. in Newton.

• Women’s Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at 219 N. Second Ave. W., in Newton.

• Jasper County Republicans will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Fore Seasons in Newton.

• The Piano Men — starring Jim Witter will begin at 7 p.m. Monday at Newton High School Center for Performance, 800 E. Fourth St. S. in Newton. A musical celebration of the 1970s, hit by hit from the songs of Billy Joel and Elton John.