Events List

Orange City and Alton household residents (sorry no businesses) will again have an opportunity to safely discard those household hazardous materials (HHM).  The Cities of Orange City, Alton, and the NW IA Area Landfill will co-sponsor a HHM Recycling event.

Date: Thursday, September 15

Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Place: Orange City Street Department Building

(Just south of Ace Hardware. 809 Concord Place SE.)

Accepted items: degreaser, waxes/polishes, solvents, lacquers/thinners, caustic cleaners, stain removers, pesticides/herbicides, and oil based paints. (latex paints will be assessed a $1/gal. fee).

Go to http://www.nwialandfill.com/hhm for a complete list of acceptable/unacceptable items.

The Dutch American Heritage Museum is honored to announce that J. Bruce Mouw, one of the nation’s foremost authorities on organized crime, will be the featured speaker for the next Nights at the Museum lecture series event.

Mouw’s presentation, titled “John Gotti and the Mafia in New York”, will explore his decades of experience investigating organized crime and corruption at some of the highest levels of American law enforcement.

During his distinguished 27 year career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he served as a Supervisory Special Agent in the New York Division, where he directed investigations into the notorious Gambino crime family. His leadership played a central role in major racketeering cases involving figures such as John Gotti, Paul Castellano, Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano, the Westies, and the landmark Commission Case that reshaped federal prosecution of organized crime.

Each spring, Orange City bursts into color, and it all begins with tulip bulbs planted this fall! This October, volunteers will once again plant 40,000 tulip bulbs throughout the city, ensuring beautiful blooms come May. Leading the way are Nora Mulder and John Buntsma, who will gather helping hands in Windmill Park on October 23 at 1:00 pm and October 24 at 8:30 am. Rain dates are October 30 & 31.

We’d love for you to be part of this Orange City tradition! Grab your gloves, shovels and hand trowels, bring a friend, and join us (no garden knowledge or experience required)!

For more info call John Buntsma at 712-574-1619.