HARLAN -- The Harlan Community Schools made an announcement last week regarding students who have negative lunch balances.    “Beginning May 1, anyone with a negative lunch balance of $10.00 or more will be given a cheese sandwich, carrots, and a carton of white milk.

AMES -- FFA members across Iowa celebrated success as they gathered for the 89th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference on April 9-11 at Iowa State University’s Hilton Coliseum in Ames. The Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference is the 5th largest of its kind in the National FFA Organization

RED OAK -- Bob and Sally Wingert of Red Oak will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on May 6. Their family is planning a card shower in their honor. Cards will reach them if sent to 1002 Irene Court, Red Oak, IA 51566.

HARLAN -- The family of Bonnie Peterson celebrated her 95th birthday on Sunday, April 23. In attendance were her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends from Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Wisconsin.    Cards will reach her if sent to 1603 Cheyenne Avenue in Harlan.

KIMBALLTON -- Phyllis (Petersen) Miller of Audubon will be honored at an open house in honor of her 90th birthday on Sunday, May, 7, from 1-4 p.m. at the Kimballton Town Hall. The celebration will be hosted by her family. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.    Cards will also reach her if sent to 1002 North Division St., Audubon, IA 50025. Phyllis is a 1945 graduate of Harlan High School.

    DES MOINES -- Sarah Conry and Joseph Hahn both of Des Moines exchanged marriage vows at Trinity Lutheran Church in Des Moines on November 12, 2016. Pastor Weiss performed the 3 p.m.

 DENISON -- The Harlan Community boys soccer team’s impressive shutout streak came to an end Thursday night when the Cyclones were blanked by Denison-Schleswig, 4-0. Sophomore Cesar Rodriguez scored a three-goal hat trick for the Monarchs and assisted their other goal as Denison became the first team all year to score on the 14th-ranked (2-A) Cyclones, who had outscored their first four opponents by a combined 11-0. The Monarchs’ combination o

 DENISON -- The Denison-Schleswig girls scored five goals in the final 26 minutes Thursday night to pull away from Harlan Community, 8-4, in a high-scoring Hawkeye Ten Conference soccer match. HCHS, which trailed 3-0 late in the first half, rallied to tie the score (3-3) with 28:34 remaining but couldn’t put the brakes on Denison’s capable offense the rest of the way. Monarch sophomore Alex Mohr scored five goals for the second straight game a

 WAUKEE -- Nick Foss earned a spot in the Drake Relays’ long jump Thursday night (April 20), placing second at the Waukee Boys Invitational for Harlan Community’s top performance of the meet. On the final night to improve times and distances for Drake, Foss went two and a half inches farther than his previous best in the long jump, topping out at 21-9 to secure his ticket to “America’s Athletic Classic” later this week.