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Firemen
To Host Wheelock Benefit
The Anita Firemen will
host a fundraiser for the Art Wheelock family on Saturday, May 10 from 4-7
p.m. at the Anita Fire Station. Art is being treated for
heart problems with a newly developed heart pump and has to frequently
travel to Minneapolis for observation. Art’s son, Troy, is stricken with
ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and is requiring increasing care and
attention. The event will feature food, musical
entertainment and a silent auction. In addition to the Fire Department,
the event is being sponsored by the St. Mary’s Catholic Women’s
Organization, Anita school cooks, and the family and friends of Art and
Troy Wheelock. Supplemental funds will be provided by Thrivent Insurance.
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School
Improvement Review
Do you want to see some
results of what the Anita School District is doing in strides of teaching
our youth? If you do, this is your opportunity. The
public is invited to attend a review of elementary and high school
progress toward our school improvement goals at the CAM High School in
Anita. If you have any new ideas for the district, you will be given the
opportunity to offer them. Also, time will be allowed to gather
information on new student learning opportunities in the future. In
addition, there will be some student projects on display. To meet requirements
placed upon the school district, a group of community members have been
invited to serve officially as the committee. The committee as required
has a broad array of people. However, all community members, not just
parents, of the Anita and C&M School Districts are strongly encouraged
to attend from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 8. This is a great
opportunity to see your school and what it is doing, and with your help,
too, what it can do, for the students of our districts. All interested
people of the community can come and join in. Please mark your calendars
and feel welcome to attend. The administration and students look forward
to seeing you there to join in on the excitement of educating our
children. To
conclude the evening, several prizes will be given.
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KWMT Radio Coming To The Oak Tree OpryClassic country music is
rapidly becoming a rare and precious musical art form. Finding it on your
local radio dial might be difficult, but not so in Fort Dodge, Iowa. By
tuning into KWMT Radio AM-540, you’re sure to hear not only
‘classic’ country music, but Disc Jockey Hall of Famer and American
Old Time Country Music Hall of Famer Dale Eichor. Dale Eichor is also well
known for taking the time and trouble to play local and regional country
music recording artists, especially if they have recorded some good
country music. Eichor is also a polished country music singer and musician
himself and returns to his roots quite frequently, especially in concert
settings. He teams up with another successful classic country music
recording artist, Bobby Awe, also from Fort Dodge. Together, they bring to
the stage some of the most likeable classic country music in the entire
State of Iowa. According to Sheila
Everhart, who books some of the talent at the Oak Tree Opry in Anita,
“We are definitely looking forward to having Dale and Bobby back at the
Oak Tree Opry again. They will be doing their classic country show on
Friday, May 16, starting at 7 p.m. These guys are so good, they fill the
house, so we highly recommend if you are traveling any distance at all,
you reserve your seats. Regular admission is $7 and reserved seats are
$10. We really hate to tell someone who has driven a long ways that we are
full, so reserved seats are highly recommended.” Also on the program,
Sheila is joined by her husband Bob Everhart, a successful recording
artist with the Smithsonian-Folkways label. According to Bob, “If you
‘google’ Bob Everhart now on the Internet, you’ll find all the good,
the bad and the ugly, but what really surprises me is the number of new
fans and record buyers we are getting from the six projects we recorded
for Smithsonian-Folkways record company. All of Sheila’s and my material
has been re-released on CDs, but I noticed the other day you could get one
of my original vinyl LP releases of ‘Time After Time’ for $69.
Whatever the situation, Sheila and I will be on stage to do some of those
songs and hopefully sell a few of our new CDs.” Bob & Sheila will be
joined on stage by Marge Lund, a local singer from Anita, who has her
second CD project released. Called “Songs From My Heart,” it is an
extremely pleasant release filled with great old-time gospel songs. “I
just reviewed this CD for Tradition Magazine,” says Bob Everhart, “and
found it to not only be a five-star production of great old-time country
music done in a gospel style, but the talent and abilities of Marge Lund
are very present in this delightful CD. Anyone who likes their music soft,
well done, alluring and easy to listen to will love this release.” Joining
Bob & Sheila and Marge are regulars Francis Hahn, a retired CIA agent
who specializes in country songwriting and Rick & Harriette Andersen,
backing musicians for many of the guests who appear at the Oak Tree Opry.
There’s an old time player piano at the Opry now, too, thanks to Gary
Meschke of Coon Rapids.
More information or reserved seats can be obtained by calling
712-762-4363 or e-mailing bobeverhart@yahoo.com.
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