AVOCA -- Max Klindt will celebrate his 89th birthday on February 12. His family is planning a card shower in his honor.    Cards will reach him if sent to Max Klindt, c/o Avoca Specialty Care, 610 York Rd, #212, Avoca, IA 51521.

See the brief event video at: https://youtu.be/ACDBC9OmSL4
 
PANAMA - The steaks were cooked to perfection, the banquet hall filled to the rim and the annual Cattlemen’s banquet was the place to be for great food, an outstanding community auction and friendship.  
 

    EARLING     -- Harley Edwin Ploen, 93, Earling, died February 1 at the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home in Earling.    A celebration of life open house will be held Saturday, Feb. 10 from 1-3 p.m. at the Little Flower Haven Chapel in Earling.  Burial will be in the Shelby Cemetery on Sunday, Feb.

    WOODBINE -- Thomas M. Pattison, 60, Woodbine, died February 3 at Rose Vista Home, Inc.    Services will be held Friday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan.  Visitation is Friday from noon-2 p.m. at the church.    Pattison is survived by mother Ruthe I. (Hetzler) Pattison of Harlan and father Wilbur “Pat” A.

    HARLAN -- Arthur R. Lister, 89, Harlan, died Thursday, Feb. 1 in Harlan.    Graveside service and burial was held Monday, Feb. 5 at 10:30 a.m.

    HARLAN -- JoAnn Kathryn Rose, 71, Harlan, died January 31 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial at a later date in the Harlan Cemetery.  A wake service was held Monday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Family greeted friends Monday from 5-8 p.m.

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 CARROLL (Jan. 26) -- It wasn’t that Harlan Community played poorly Friday night; the Kuemper Catholic girls simply played very well. Knocking down 12-of-19 three-pointers, the Knights had six different players hit a trey and pulled away in the fourth quarter to hand the Cyclones a 67-47 conference defeat.