Area artists are invited to submit art for a fifth juried exhibition, The Artist’s Showcase: Orange City Arts’ Regional Exhibition. Deadline for submissions is March 18. The exhibit will be April 22-30, 2016 at the Northwestern College DeWitt Theatre Arts Center.
The exhibit is open to artists from Iowa or within a 350-mile radius of Orange City. Any adult, college or high school-age artist may submit up to three works of 2-D or 3-D art, created in the past three years. There is no theme, no entry fee. Work must be submitted digitally to Orange City Arts.
The exhibit will be held in conjunction with the Northwestern College production of Rabbit Hole.
Best of show and honorable mention awards will be given, with $100 and $40 cash prizes. Artists accepted for exhibit will receive complimentary tickets to the theatre production.
Read more and get entry information below.
Classic Car Show
UncategorizedAND worship service
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. — Cars Arrive
5:30 p.m. — Outdoor Worship Service
Hot dogs, chips, and root beer floats will be served.
Join the fun! Sunday, July 20th @ First Reformed Church!
Development Project Updates in Orange City
UncategorizedSeveral projects in Orange City making good progress.
Here are some of those projects and where they are at:
Puddle Jumper #6
This addition was developed for multi-family housing. This area was designated an urban revitalization area with a ten year property tax abatement being offered to developers. The first lot has been sold in this addition with the first four-plex apartment under construction.
Industrie Centrum #5
This area was developed for light industrial projects. These are smaller lots to accommodate smaller service or light industrial businesses. There were six lots developed in this area ranging from .55 acre to .77 acre. One lot has been sold with construction to begin in the near future.
Ben Franklin
Remodel work has come a long way in the former Bomgaar’s Building. We expect the Lori and Phil Warnke will be able to begin to assemble fixtures and start filling the store with inventory by the end of June. Although they do not have a specific opening date, their goal is to open in late August.
Los Tulipanes
The kitchen addition is moving along at the west end of Holland Plaza. Los Tulipanes will occupy the west end of the building with a kitchen addition built onto it. Los Tulipanes has a goal of opening late summer or as soon as the kitchen addition is complete.
Casey’s General Store
The land sale to Casey’s is complete and they own the eastern portion of the former Dutch Colony Inn property. Although we do not know the specific day construction will begin, we stay in touch with Casey’s and will coordinate a groundbreaking ceremony in the very near future.
OCDC Commercial Properties
You will see two signs appear on Highway 10 at the east end of town. There are two prime commercial lots available for sale along Highway 10. One is at the former MOC – Floyd Valley Superintendent Building and the other is the west portion of the property left from the Dutch Colony Inn. We are actively marketing the properties and hope to have them sold to commercial businesses needing a high traffic area.
Hampton Inn
The project is moving along on schedule. Brock Jensen is the General Manager and they are on pace to have a late summer / early fall opening.
Northwest Iowa Flooding
UncategorizedAdvisory: The City of Hawarden is requesting volunteers to assist in sandbagging.
Please report to 717 7th St. Please bring shovels and gloves.
Volunteers are needed for general clean-up on Wednesday June 18th in Rockvalley.
Volunteers are asked to go to Trinity Christian Reformed Church, 2020 8th Street South East for further instructions. For safety purposes, you are asked to wear proper work clothing, including: shoes, boots, and gloves.
Transportation to emergency areas will be provided. Free daycare for volunteers will be provided and Jungle Kids Daycare at the Faith Reformed Church from 12:30 to 3:30pm.
If you are not volunteering, you are asked to stay OFF city streets to allow emergency services to provide assistance to those who need it most.
Rockvalley is only accessible two ways, COUNTY BLACKTOP K-30 from the South, or from the East by taking U-S HIGHWAY 18. YOU CANNOT GET INTO ROCK VALLEY FROM THE NORTH OR THE WEST.
HIGHWAY 18, BETWEEN THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LINE (3 MILES WEST OF THE INWOOD AREA) AND COUNTY ROAD K42 (NEAR ROCK VALLEY). THE ROAD IS BLOCKED DUE TO FLOODING.