Chinese Lantern Festival at The Landing Feb. 15
The Landing Market, Decorah, is hosting a Chinese Lantern Festival, Sat., Feb. 15. Guests will be served traditional Chinese snacks starting at 5:30 pm followed at 6 pm by a buffet-style dinner of handmade beef dumplings, peanut noodles, cucumber salad, and sweet dumplings prepared by Luther College instructor Hongxiao Yu and friends.
The Lantern Festival is a tradition in Chinese and other Asian cultures, celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar year. Guests will receive a red “blessing”” bag to wish others good luck, participate in a “Lucky Dumplings” game for prizes, and learn how to use chopsticks.
Cost is $25 per person payable at the event, space is limited, and registration is required by emailing info@thelandingmarket.com.
This event is part of The Landing’s Passport Dinner Experience events, now in its third year.
The Landing Market is located at 211 College Dr., Decorah. It houses food and beverage-oriented establishments, which include Justin’s, The Buzz, Tandem, and Root 43, as well as space for events. For more information, visit www.thelandingmarket.com, email info@thelandingmarket.com, or call (563) 277-1893.
2025 Winneshiek County 4-H Omelet Breakfast
Celebrate 100 years of 4-H in Winneshiek County and let 4-H members make you, your very own personalized omelet on Sunday, March 2nd from 8:00AM to 12:00PM in the Community Building at the Winneshiek County Fairgrounds. Tickets will be sold at the door for $10.00. Youth ages 9 and under are $5.00.
While enjoying your omelet participants will be able to learn more about 4-H in Winneshiek County. Silent auction items will be available to bid on throughout the event. Proceeds from the event will be used to off-set direct expenses and to support the 4-H Youth Development County Extension Program.
To celebrate 100 years, we’re creating a commemorative 4-H cookbook featuring recipes from our 4-H members, alumni, and volunteers. We would love for you to contribute your favorite recipe! Submissions will open at the 4-H Omelet Breakfast.
We hope to see you at our EGG-CELLENT event!
Masopust 2025
19th Annual Czech Mardi Gras Event held at PIVO Brewery in Calmar, IA on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Doors open at Noon and Adam Sandhurst & The Jolly Jammers start playing at 1 PM.
Borovany is the featured Village where Bouska, Strnad, Pechota & Koudelka Families hail from.
Live & Silent Auction, Music, PIVO, and Fun all afternoon and ending with a Czech Style Meal at 5:30.
Tickets are PRESALE ONLY at $40 a piece and can contact Audrey Lensing at 563.380.3015 to reserve yours!
All proceeds benefit Czech Heritage Partnership in Protivin, IA preserving Czech Culture.
THE 33RD ANNUAL GREAT TRI-STATE RAIL SALE
THE 33RD ANNUAL GREAT TRI-STATE RAIL SALE
The 4000 Foundation, Limited proudly announces plans for The 33rd Annual Great Tri-State Rail Sale to be held Saturday, January 25th, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at The La Crosse Center, Second & Pearl Streets, downtown La Crosse. Since 1992, the Great Tri-State Rail Sale has grown to become the Tri-State’s largest one-day Railroad Hobby Sale, Model Railroad Flea Market & Swap Meet. This 33rd annual railroad extravaganza celebrates the area’s railroad heritage while raising funds to maintain and restore The La Crosse Short Line Railroad Heritage Museum in Copeland Park.
The Rail Sale traditionally hosts vendors from six states offering 300 tables of railroad related merchandise. Rail Sale patrons will have the opportunity to buy, sell, and trade an outstanding selection of model, toy and antique trains, books, magazine, railroad memorability, railroad art, hobby supplies, repairs and replacement parts and accessories, and many more related items.
Admission is just $8.00. Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult.
All proceeds from this event are used to maintain and restore The La Crosse Short Line Railroad Heritage Museum. The 4000 Foundation is a non-profit organization formed in 1998.
Burning Bright Winter Solstice Concert 2025
- The Farmers Land Investment Cooperative (FLIC) holds a vision for
a community that invests in farmland so that it produces good food,
builds ecological diversity and resilience, and welcomes new farmers
into stable livelihoods. This new cooperative is accepting member-
investors and raising money for its first farmland purchase! - The Decorah Food Pantry’s “Local Food Fund”.
The Pantry uses the money to buy food directly from local farmers for
our clients and to give them coupons to use at the Farmer’s Market.
So it’s a great thing to support if you care about addressing hunger,
helping neighbors, supporting local agriculture, and strengthening the
local economy! - Neighbors Helping Neighbors in Decorah. The UCC (United Church
of Christ) in Decorah administers this program which distributes
starter food packages to new immigrants in the area. With bulk
packages of rice, beans, and MaSeCa (a tortilla mix), a family has
enough to get started as they learn to navigate the grocery and food
sources available to them. After these initial gifts of food, most
families are on their way to becoming more self- sufficient, having
found housing, jobs, and other basic needs
New Years Day Bingo and Soup Contest
Who: Canton Community Association
What: New Years Day Bingo and Soup Contest
Where: ZZTAP, Canton, MN
When: Jan. 1,2025 Enter your famous soup by 11:30, Tasting starts @ 12:00, Results for soup prior to Bingo starting @1:00
Why: We are raising money for 2025 Canton Day Off Celebration in August.