SELCC Summer breakfast seriesAre you part of the Mount Vernon-Lisbon community? We welcome you to the Southeast Linn Community Center’s summer breakfast speaker series. We will be hosting a series of speakers on Wednesday mornings twice a month on topics geared toward adults in our community. Free light breakfast included:
• Wednesday, June 7 at 8:30 a.m.: Advanced Care Planning
• Wednesday, June 21 at 8:30 a.m.: Leaving Your Legacy
• Wednesday, July 19 at 8:30 a.m.: Computer Use/Electronics
• Wednesday, Aug. 2 at 8:30 a.m.: Thriving in Place
• Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 8:30 a.m.: Fraud and Financial Abuse
Southeast Linn Community Center is located at 108 S Washington St, Lisbon, Iowa 52253.
School supply distribution sign-up Sign-up has begun for Southeast Linn Community Center’s annual School Supply Distribution. Free supplies and backpacks are available to Lisbon and Mount Vernon students, as well as students who are homeschooled in those communities. Pre-registration is required at selinn.org or by calling 319-455-2844. Those who register by Friday, June 2, will be entered into a drawing for a gift card. Distribution will be Wednesday, Aug. 9 from 4-6 p.m. at the Lester Buresh Center in Mount Vernon along with a pop-up food pantry. Community members interested in supporting this event can provide a financial donation, contribute supplies, or volunteer.
Sam Weis book reading Wednesday, June 7Former Lisbon resident and current author and musician Sam Weis will read from her newly published novel, Abstraction, in Lisbon Library’s Heritage Hall 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 7. Copies of her book will be available for purchase and she will be happy to sign them. From the book’s back cover: “With the lush Pacific Northwest as a backdrop a famous artist abruptly changes her painting style and discovers that art can be more powerful than she had ever imagined. Wren Willow Hendrix’s new work provokes and attracts some unintended attention.” All are welcome at this free event. For more information call the library at 319-455-2800.
Sun Spots June 1 2023
June 1, 2023