HARLAN -- The Harlan City Council has approved a request to block off streets and close a downtown parking lot for the Annual Shelby County Relay For Life event on Friday, June 3.    The council unanimously approved the request to close 6th, 7th, Market and Court Streets which border the Shelby County Courthouse from 2-11 p.m. on June 3 and to allow the use of the 6th and Durant Street parking lot for survivor parking.

    HAMLIN -- Former Harlan resident Marjorie Chambers will celebrate her 90th birthday on April 14. Her family is planning a card shower in her honor. Cards will reach her if sent to 2353 237th Lane, Hamlin, IA 50117. Marjorie has been a farmer, farmer’s wife and travel agent.    Her family includes Ron and Paulette, Tom and Candy, Jim and Ann, and 14 grandchildren. 

2016 Golf • Co-Ed ScheduleMon., April 4    Girls/Boys at Missouri Valley (Logan-MV CC), 4:00Sat., April 9    IKM-M Boys Invite (Manning-Manilla GC), 9 a.m.Mon., April 11    Girls/Boys at Riverside (Oakland CC), 4:00Tues., April 12    Girls vs. Denison (Manning-Manilla GC), 4:00Fri., April 15    Girls/Boys vs. Lo-Ma (Manning-Manilla GC), 4:00Mon., April 18    Girls/Boys at Underwood (Quail Run GC, Neola), 4:00Fri., April 22    Girls/Boys vs.

2016 Track & Field • Co-Ed ScheduleSat., March 19    Buena Vista Indoor Meet (Girl/Boy), 10:00 a.m.Tues., March 29    Chelsey Henkenius Early Bird Meet (Girl/Boy), 4:30Tues., April 5    Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto Girls Invite - at Mapleton, 4:30Tues., April 5    SCC Ink Wunderly Boys Relays - at Lake City, 4:30Fri., April 8    Denison Co-Ed Invite - at Dunlap (Girl/Boy), 4:30Mon., April 11    Carroll Co-Ed Invite (Girl/Boy), 4:30Fri., April 1

 AVOCA -- The AHSTW girls and boys golf teams both finished 2-0 in a season-opening home triangular meet Tuesday, beating Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton and Adair-Casey at the Avoca Golf Course. The Lady Vikes scored a 233, led by medalist Hannah Denning’s round of 52 and runner-up medalist Taylor Madden’s 56. Exira-EHK finished with a 266, paced by Katie Kunik’s 57, while Adair-Casey only had two golfers.

 GLENWOOD -- Harlan Community placed in 10 girls events and six boys events at the Glenwood 9-10 Co-Ed Ram Relays on Saturday. The Cyclone girls placed seventh in the JV meet with 49 points and the boys placed eighth with 33 points, although neither squad competed in all the events. 

 HARLAN -- For the second time in as many games, the Harlan Community boys soccer team scored an early goal and made it stand here Friday night, beating Underwood 1-0 at Merrill Field. The Cyclones opened the season with a 1-0 victory at Treynor in windy and damp conditions Thursday - scoring the only goal just 14 seconds into the match - then used a goal in the fourth minute to top the 13th-ranked (Class 1-A) Eagles on another cold, windy nig

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community girls and boys track teams combined for nine gold-medal events, but neither was able to secure a team title as the host of Tuesday’s Denison-Schleswig Monarch Co-Ed Relays at Merrill Field. The first outdoor meet of the season, featuring the six “north division” schools of the Hawkeye Ten Conference, was held in Harlan due to the football field renovations taking place in Denison. The Monarchs outscored HCHS 133

 COUNCIL BLUFFS -- The Harlan Community boys tennis team lost a 6-3 decision at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln in Tuesday’s season opener. Alec Plagman (8-5) and Kaleb Kaster (8-3) won their singles matches for HCHS in the number two and six spots, respectively, while Kaster and Josh Cheek teamed up for an 8-3 win in No.