2008

August

Manilla Manor Car Wash
11AM-2PM.  $3 per vehicle.  Pick up a hamburger/hot dog, chips & pop for $4.All proceeds go to the Alzheimer's Association.  

AHST Booster Club Pre-Game Tailgate
In front of the grandstands before the AHST and Riverside football game. Serving hamburgers, bratburgers, chips and a drink for a free will donation.  Serving will be from 6 to 7:15.

Panama Community Club & Young Mothers Classic Backroad Bike Ride
Registration 8:30-10AM at Neola's Blue Moon.  Ride starts at 10:30AM.  Ride will wind through 22 miles of Iowa Highway 191and will end at Pauley's Pub in Panama.  All riders must be 18 years of age.  More information contact 489-2456 or 489-2012.  Street dance at night with a live band.  

September

Family Planning Clinic
11:00 a.m.- 6:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment please call Rachel Birks at (712) 755-4312. Family planning services for walk-ins are available every Tuesday afternoon from 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 

Myrtue Public Health Immunication Clinic
12NOON- 6:00 p.m. Immunizations offered are DTaP (Diphtheria, Pertussis (Whooping Cough) and Tetanus), Polio, MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella), Hib (Haemophilus Influenza Type B), Hepatitis B, Varicella (chicken pox), Rotavirus, Pneumococcal Conjugate, Meningococcal Conjugate, Tdap, and Human Papillo avirus (HPV) vaccines. Please bring the child’s previous vaccination records. No appointment is needed and walk-ins are welcome.

Harrison & Shelby Counties Alzheimer's Memory Walk
Pioneer Park, Harlan.

Carstens 1880 Farmstead Days
Farmstead south of Shelby

Irwin Rescue Breakfast 
Serving 8AM-12PM.  Pancakes, eggs, ham, toast & drink.  Free will donation.  Need items for bake sale.  

4th Annual Shelby County Women's Conference, "Believe in the Magic"  
Therkildsen Center, Harlan.  Doors open at 3:30 for early wellness tips, and shopping with vendors.  The evening program gets underway at 5:30 with the evening meal, fashion show and speaker presentations.  Registration is $20 per person.  Register by calling 755-3568.

Family Planning Clinic
8 a.m.- 11:3 a.m. To schedule an appointment please call Rachel Birks at (712) 755-4312. Family planning services for walk-ins are available every Tuesday afternoon from 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 

17th Annual Tiny Lund Memorial Event
Car Race -Sept.11 practice open to the public; 12th - qualifying; 13th - Championship Races; 

Jammin' On The Square & Tiny Lund Memorial Car Show
Registration begins 9AM.  Downtown Square, Harlan  .
Join us for the sounds of jazz, swing, pop & rock on the Historic Downtown Square in Harlan!
Sign up for our  20, 30 or 40 mile
Bike Ride fun walk/run - View all the beautiful cars too!

Family Planning Clinic
11 a.m.- 6:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment please call Rachel Birks at (712) 755-4312. Family planning services for walk-ins are available every Tuesday afternoon from 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 

2008 Hospital Auxiliary Bazaar, 'As The Leaves Turn'
Veterans Auditorium, Harlan.  11AM-1PM.  Luncheon, country store, bake sale, homemade candy, raffle items.  $7 at the door.  

Family Planning Clinic
8 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. To schedule an appointment please call Rachel Birks at (712) 755-4312. Family planning services for walk-ins are available every Tuesday afternoon from 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 

October

Harlan Harvest Fest 
Historical Downtown District

Shelby County 4-H Awards & Recognition Event
Harlan High School Auditorium.  Program at 3PM.  Soup cook-off to follow.

November

Julefest in the Danish Villages
"Jul" Love It!

The Danish Villages of Elk Horn and Kimballton, Iowa begin their Christmas celebration with Julefest 2008 on November 21, 22, & 23.  The important elements of a Danish Christmas - good food, warm hospitality, flickering candles and other decorations - will all be a part of this weekend.  There are unique shops, specialty stores and craft fairs for early holiday shopping as well as many food establishments serving pastries, breads, candies, and rullepolse.  There are over 20 locations offering exquisite one-of-a-kind gifts.

The museums and historic structures welcome visitors with special events and decorations.  The Danish Immigrant Museum will exhibit Danish Christmas plates from past years.  The Museum's fifteenth annual Christmas card will be available.  The historic Danish Windmill, built in 1848 and brought to Elk Horn from Denmark piece by piece in 1976, will serve glogg and Danish cheese to visitors, Bedstemor's House - Danish for Grandmother's House - will welcome visitors with a warm fire.  The parlor's Christmas tree will be decorated with homemade paper ornaments like Julehjerte, chains, fish and roses. 

 The Elk Horn Town Hall features Iowa Homespun Crafters at the "Main Street Country Boutique".  Enjoy the many shops and boutiques in both towns - they're sure to get you in the holiday spirit and help fill your Christmas list!

Elk Horn will be decorated for Christmas and the streets lined with Danish and American flags.  Listen for the Christmas carolers and look for Father Christmas on Friday and the Danish Snow Princess on Saturday.  Join us for our traditional dancing and singing around the Christmas tree.  Julefest is a great way for these proud Danes to show off their Danish heritage to their welcomed guests and to celebrate the opening of the Christmas season in the Danish Villages.

Elk Horn and Kimballton are located in southwest Iowa, off I-80, 6 and 9 miles north of Exit 54.