BENEFIT

ALA members distributing poppies

American Legion Auxiliary members are distributing poppies today and Saturday in Jamestown. The donations raised are used for veterans and youth programs.

May 17, 2013

Drive nets items for food bank

Employees from county social service offices, the North Dakota Department of Human Services and other social service community partners collected 431 pounds of grocery and household items and over $3,500 in monetary donations for the Great Plains Food Bank.

May 15, 2013

Wiest benefit set for May 23

A benefit for the Kitty Wiest family is from 4:30 to 7 p.m. May 23 at the All Vets Club. Wiest recently lost her battle with lung cancer.

May 15, 2013

JMS raises $10,000 for others

John M. Steiner / The Sun Jamestown Middle School students held the 17th annual Penny Drive in which more than $10,000 was raised and given to the MacKenzie Gerszewski family, Harvey Schuh and Prairie Paws Rescue. Pictured, from left, are Mary Lenhart, teacher; Savannah Montoya, student body president; Tiffany Dooley, teacher; Raelene and Harvey Schuh, Kaye John and Howdy, MacKenzie and Emmie and Steve Gerszewski. Dooley is the daughter of Raelene and Harvey Schuh.

May 11, 2013

Medina FFA hosts spaghetti supper

The Medina FFA Chapter is sponsoring a Spaghetti Supper and Bingo Night at the Medina Legion Hall on Saturday. Supper starts at 5:30 p.m. and bingo at 6:30 p.m.

April 24, 2013

FCCU raises funds for St. Jude’s

Submitted photo First Community Credit Union held fundraisers for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Employees choose a different organization each quarter to raise money and awareness for. Valentine’s Day bake sales were held at the following branches: Bismarck, Jamestown, Milnor, Portland and Valley City. All of FCCU’s 14 branches sold flyers that people put their names on for $1. There were book and movie drives for members and the community to bring in new children’s books, coloring books, crafts and DVDs for children staying at St. Jude’s. Collectively, more than $1,500 was raised and hundreds of items were donated to the drive. Pictured, front row, from left, are FCC branch managers Justin Neppl, Amanda Kirkeby, Chad Schmidt, Craig Grundstrom and Deb Abbott; and back row, Norman Kleppe, Dean Rohrich, Dave Challey, Tammy Bernhardt and Abrah Dufault.

April 24, 2013

AgCountry donates

Submitted photo AgCountry Farm Credit Services has donated more than $14,000 toward hunger relief efforts in eastern North Dakota and northwest and west central Minnesota. The Jamestown office made a contribution to the Salvation Army in Jamestown. This is the 23rd year AgCountry FCS has donated funds to local hunger relief efforts. Pictured, from left, are Meredith Schmidt and Brad Kallenbach, AgCountry, Lt. Mitch Brecto from the Salvation Army, and Amanda Schlepuetz and Jason Rohr, AgCountry.

April 17, 2013

Good Mourning Brunch planned

The Jamestown Area Grief Support Team is hosting a “Good Mourning” Brunch at 10 a.m. on April 20 at the Farmers Union Insurance Building, 1415 12th Ave. SE.

April 13, 2013

JC students raise money for Relay

Jamestown College students have raised more than $1,000 for the American Cancer Society while preparing for Relay for Life. The event runs from 7 p.m. today to 7 a.m. Saturday at Wilson Arena.

April 12, 2013

Wine & Brewhaha event is Thursday

Jamestown Rotary Club will host its 2nd Annual Wine & Brewhaha Fundraiser at the Gladstone Inn & Suites from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The event will offer samples of wine and beer from area distributors.

April 12, 2013

Eventide plans fundraising event

“Spring into Eventide’s FUNraiser,” a fundraising community event, is from 6 to 9:30 p.m. April 19 at Quality Inn & Suites, Jamestown.

April 10, 2013

AFP plans training opportunity

The Association of Fundraising Professionals is hosting an April 15 training opportunity open to all people interested in ethical fundraising.

April 10, 2013

Minn. wagon trip to raise funds for hospice

Rufus and Rowdy are finally trained and harnessed and a date for takeoff is set. Teamsters Joe Dahlby and Earl Speckman will hitch up those mules to a covered wagon and head for Joice, Iowa — by way of Granada, Minn. Dahlby said he has been planning the trip for several years, spurred by a three-pronged passion. Joice, population 221, is his hometown. His father homesteaded in 1910 near Watford City, N.D., with a team of mules. And, most important, the trek will raise funds for local hospice and palliative care programs.

By By Molly Miron, Forum News Service , April 05, 2013

Dine and Bid set April 20 at college

Plans are under way at Jamestown College for “Wild About Jamestown College: The 27th Anniversary of Dine and Bid.” The scholarship benefit dinner and auction will take place April 20 in the Larson Center on the campus of Jamestown College.

March 20, 2013

Scouts conducting food drive

The Northern Lights Council, Boy Scouts of America and North Dakota first lady Lady Betsy Dalrymple, the 2013 Scouting for Food chair, announced Tuesday that area Scouts will be going door-to-door March 16-23. The Scouts will be distributing Scouting for Food door hangers beginning on March 16 and will return to their same area and collect the donated food on March 23.

March 13, 2013