Ham balls in Paton Nov. 6

The Paton United Methodist Church will host a ham ball dinner Sunday, Nov. 6, from 11:30 am to 1 pm at the church. The menu includes ham balls, baked potatoes, green beans, homemade rolls, a salad bar, pie and beverages. Tickets will be available at the door. The church is handicap accessible. Carry-outs will be available. All are welcome.

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Prohibition topic of author talk Nov. 8

Also an Election Night fundraiser supper The Churdan public library will present Iowa author Linda Betsinger McCann and “Prohibition in Eastern Iowa” Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 6:30 pm at the library. While most people know of organized crime and Al Capone in Chicago, they forget that Capone was in Iowa as well, and that there were murders in Iowa over…

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Chocolate FRIENDzy winners told

Winners of the first-ever Chocolate FRIENDzy Oct. 22 were Cheree Derry with her recipe for Peanut Butter Potato Chip Balls in first place and Cassie Baugh with Chocolate Caramel Bars. Derry’s prize was the book Inside Charlie’s Chocolate Factory. Baugh won the movie “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.” The come-and-go event featured seven tables with various chocolate treats for…

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