STATE --  The annual Iowa Sales Tax Holiday will take place this weekend on Friday, August 7 and Saturday, August 8.    Shoppers will be exempt from the seven percent sales tax within stores throughout the entire state of Iowa these days, thanks to a sponsorship from the Iowa Department of Revenue.    Sales of a single item with a price that is less than $100 only qualify for the exemption, but items that sell for more than that do not.  

Elementary Plan?    Classes outdoors when appropriate.    Specials (music, PE, art) meet in the safest settings.    Will make up missed learning.    Students will primarily remain with their classmates during the day.    Grab-no-go breakfast.    Lunch in an outside space, in classrooms, or in cafeteria with spacing.    To limit traffic flow, students will be given an assigned door for enter/exit.

    HARLAN -- Gerald “Jerry” Kloewer, 94, Harlan, died Saturday, Aug. 1 in Harlan.    Services were held Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.    Kloewer is survived by his wife, Pauline Kloewer, of Harlan; daughters Sue (Steve) Daeges of Harlan, Jeri (Steve) Ozbun of Harlan, Connie (Bill) Catrenich of Ankeny and Cindy (Curt) Schultz of Ankeny; sisters Sr.

    HARLAN -- Roger Erb, 59, Harlan, died August 4 at his home.    Private family services will be held Saturday, Aug. 8 at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Irwin.  Visitation will be Friday, Aug. 7 from 5-8 p.m.

    Ronald A. Kohles, 86, died August 3.    Services will be held Friday, Aug. 7 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church with interment at 1 p.m. at St. Joseph Cemetery in Earling.  Visitation with the family begins Thursday, Aug. 6 after 5 p.m. at the 72nd Street Chapel of John A.

    AVOCA -- Darlene Justice, 87, Avoca, died August 5 at Avoca Specialty Care.    Services will be held Monday, Aug. 10 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation is Sunday, Aug. 9 from 5-7 p.m.

 AVOCA -- Recent AHSTW graduates Sam Porter and Joel Sampson have signed letters of intent to continue their baseball careers at the collegiate level. Porter signed to play for Simpson College in Indianola, IA and will major in communications.

 HARLAN -- Six members of the Harlan Community boys soccer team have been recognized on the 2020 Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association Academic All-State teams. Second team selections in Class 2A for HCHS included seniors Dalton Gross, Jacob Voge and Joe Devine as well as junior Jesse Schwery. Cyclones receiving honorable mention were seniors Isaac Jones and Colton Barnes. In past years, any player who participated in over half of their

All games played at Principal Park; Des Moines (July 24-August 1)
CLASS 1A RESULTSSemifinal Scores: Thursday, July 30#5 Don Bosco, Gilbertville 9, #8 Kingsley-Pierson 1#6 Newman Catholic, Mason City 2, #2 Remsen St. Mary’s 0 (9)Championship Game: Saturday, August 1#5 Don Bosco 3, #6 Newman Catholic 2   (Don Bosco: 20-1 final record)