COUNCIL BLUFFS -- The Harlan Community girls bowling team saved its best team score of the season for the final dual meet last Tuesday (February 7), knocking down 2,192 total pins to beat both Lewis Central (1,910) and St. Albert (1,664) at Thunderbowl. HCHS finished with a dual record of 5-6. The Cyclone boys, meanwhile, went 1-1 on the day to finish 8-3 for the season.

    HARLAN -- Marlene Elsie Buthmann, 77, Harlan, died February 21 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Friday, Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Irwin at 1:30 p.m.  Visitation was held Thursday, Feb. 23 from 3-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-8 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Elmer Wageman, 92, Harlan, died February 3 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Saturday, Feb. 25 at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance with burial in the Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery at Defiance.  A wake service will be held Friday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Visitation is Friday from 5-8 p.m.

    SHELBY -- William and Katherine Barrett of Shelby will mark their 50th wedding anniversary on February 25. They plan to celebrate with their family.    Their family includes Galen and Wendy Barrett, Crescent; Traci Miner and Shannon Bladt, Gilbert, IA; and four grandchildren.

    HARLAN -- The Harlan FFA Chapter will celebrate National FFA Week, Feb. 18-25. This year’s theme is Transform and it embraces more than 85 years of FFA traditions while looking forward to the organization’s future. More than half a million members participated in National FFA Week activities at local, state and national levels.

    STATE – Iowa Gov.

    HARLAN – Approximately 125 local residents turned out at a legislative briefing Saturday morning, Feb. 18 in Harlan to quiz local representatives Sen. Jason Schultz (R-Schleswig) and Rep.

    HARLAN – Iowa Rep. Steve Holt says he’s spoken to everyone from superintendents, school board members, teachers, union members, non-union members, county supervisors and private citizens about the collective bargaining bill.    He thinks it’s a great move for Iowa.

    HARLAN – Local educators’ concerns about their voices going unheard at the bargaining table and a lack of faith in a fair process from those now in firm control of their work-related conditions, were heard by Iowa Sen. Jason Schultz and Iowa Rep. Steve Holt.    But both said they firmly believe there will be no ill intentions from superintendents and school boards.