January 2022
January 1 Happy New Year!!!
January 4 West Monona school resumes.
January 5 Iowa Works Job Information meeting 1 pm - 3 pm. at the Onawa Public Library.
January 6 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
January 7 Chamber Coffee and ribbon cutting hosted by Onawa YMCA at the Community Center 9:3--10:30.
January 11 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
January 14-20 Chamber Office closed.
January 17 Martin Luther King Jr Day.
January 21 Chamber Coffee hosted by The Hut 9:30-10:30.
January 25 City Council Meeting at 7 pm.
January 28 Chamber Coffee canceled.
February 2022
February 3 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
February 4 Chamber Coffee hosted by the Chamber at the Library.
February 8 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
February 11 Chamber Coffee hosted by Act II.
February 14 Happy Valentine's Day!
February 18 Chamber Coffee hosted by the Friends of the Onawa Public Library at the Library.
February 21 President's Day. No school for West Monona.
February 22 City Council Meeting 7 pm.
February 25 Chamber Coffee hosted by Blackbird Bend Casino.
March 2022
March 2 Ash Wednesday.
March 3 Chamber Board meeting at noon at Library.
March 4 Chamber Coffee hosted by Onawa Kiwanis Club at the Onawa Community Center.
March 4 Chamber Annual Dinner at Blackbird Bend Casino 5:30.
March 5 Kiwanis Waffle Feed 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
March 5 Legislative Coffee 10 a.m. Onawa Public Library.
March 5 Friends of the Monona County Fair Banquet 5:00 p.m. Onawa Community Center.
March 8 Onawa City Council Meeting at 7 p.m.
March 11 Knights of Columbus Fish Fry 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
March 13 Daylight Saving Time Begins.
March 17 Happy St. Patrick's Day!
March 18 Chamber Coffee hosted by Dairy Queen.
March 20 First Day of Spring.
March 22 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 pm.
March 25 Chamber Coffee hosted by Bank First.
March 25 Knights of Columbus Fish Fry 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
April 2022
April 1 West Monona School Foundation Trivia Night at Blencoe Community Center.
April 2 Legislative Coffee 10 am Onawa Public Library.
April 7 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
April 8 Chamber Coffee and ribbon cutting at Ten 34 Brickhouse Sports Bar. (formerly O'Neill's Tavern)
April 8 Onawa Methodist Church drive-thru roast beef dinner 5 pm - 7 pm.
April 9 Snowmageddon Derby at Monona County Fairgrounds 2 pm.
April 9 West Monona Booster Club Green Gala.
April 10 Palm Sunday.
April 12 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 pm.
April 15 Chamber Coffee and ribbon cutting at Simply Sign's new location, 814 Pear Street.
April 15 Good Friday.
April 16 Chamber Annual Easter Egg Hunt 10 am Elmwood Care Centre lawn.
April 17 Happy Easter.
April 22 Earth Day.
April 22 Chamber Coffee hosted by Found at 926.
April 22 Deadline to order Administrative Professional Day items.
April 26 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
April 27 Administrative Professional Day.
May 2022
May 5 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
May 5-7 Onawa City Wide Cleanup.
May 5 Summer Ex-STEM-aganza 5-6:30 at Elementary school
May 6 Chamber Coffee hosted by Smashing Numbers (Loess Hills Accounting)
May 8 Happy Mother's Day!
May 10 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
May 14 Green Thumbs Garden Club plant sale at Monona County Historical Museum parking lot 10 am - 2 pm.
May 15 West Monona Graduation.
May 20 Chamber Coffee hosted by West Central Development
May 24 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
May 27 Chamber Coffee hosted by Monona County Veteran's Museum 9:30-10:30.
May 30 Memorial Day!
June 2022
June 1 Floral arranging class Onawa Public Library 6-7:30 pm.
June 2 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
June 3-5 Loess Hills Prairie Seminar.
June 4 Onawa Fire Department Golf Tournament, Dinner and Dance at the Onawa Country Club.
June 10 & 11 Onawa City Wide Garage Sale.
June 10-12 Lewis & Clark Festival at Lewis & Clark State Park.
June 11 Onawa Kiwanis Club celebrating their 85th Anniversary with free hog dogs and chips at the museum 11-1.
June 14 Flag Day.
June 14 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
June 19 Father's Day.
June 21 First day of Summer.
June 28 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
July 2022
July 1 "Pay it Forward Onawa" deadline.
July 4 Happy 4th of July!
July 6 Onabike XXX sponsor deadline.
July 7 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
July 12-17 Monona County Fair.
July 12 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
July 15 Chamber Coffee hosted by Cubby's.
July 17 Announce winners of "Pay it Forward Onawa."
July 21 Chamber Golf team deadline.
July 22 Chamber Coffee hosted by Farm Bureau, Brent McCall
July 26 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
July 29 Chamber Coffee at RXC Tires with ribbon cutting.
August 2022
August 3 Pre-registration deadline for Onabike XXX.
August 4 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
August 5 Chamber Golf Tournament.
Chamber Coffee hosted by Tug's 9:30 - 10:30.
August 6&7 Tax free weekend.
August 9 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
August 12 Chamber Coffee hosted by Williams & Co.
August 13 Butterfly Encounter at Onawa Public Library 10 am - 2 pm.
August 19 Chamber Coffee hosted by Burgess Health Center.
August 20 BBQ competition at 1034 Brickhouse.
August 20-21 Swap Meet at Monona County Fairgrounds.
August 21 Veteran Car Show 10 a.m. at Monona County Fairgrounds.
August 23 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
August 25 After Hours ribbon cutting at Pleasant View Care Center in Whiting 5 pm - 7 pm.
August 26 Vision Care of Onawa 25th Anniversary. Food, drinks and prizes from 4 pm - 7 pm.
August 27 Onabike XXX.
September 2022
September 1 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
September 1 Ribbon Cutting at Vision of Home and A+ Automotive.
September 5 Labor Day.
September 11 Grandparents Day.
September 13 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
September 17 Downtown Coffee & Cream car show, In Due Time on the patio and Fire Up Q BBQ. Events start at 5:30.
September 22 First Day of Autumn.
September 25 Knights of Columbus Fall Chicken Dinner 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
September 27 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 pm.
September 30 After Hours at Onawa Country Club 5:00 pm - 7:00 p.m. Come and have a drink, some snacks and meet the new owner, Heather Bellis.
October 2022
October 5 Iowa's Healthiest Walk. Walk 30 minutes
October 7 Chamber Coffee hosted by Monona County Extension Office 9:30 - 10:30 am at Downtown Coffee & Cream.
October 8 First Home Harvest Family event at Visions of Home (809 8th Street) 2 pm - 7 pm. Free -Pumpkin painting, kids games including hotdog eating contest and donut dunkin', cookie decorating , piñata, photo ops and more. Scavenger hunt for adults. Purchase Chili by Frannies Cafe and cinnamon Rolls by Hy-Vee. Dwight Lamb will be playing the fiddle.
October 8 Onawa Public Library Apple Bash 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Apple pressing, music by Brittney Donn, apple themed activities and treats.
October 10 Columbus Day.
October 11 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
October 12 Burgess Mental Health 35th Anniversary celebration.
October 17 Deadline for trick-or-treat listings in the papers.
October 22 Pumpkin Smash Derby at the Monona County Fairgrounds at 4:00 p.m.
October 25 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
October 28 Chamber Coffee will be hosted by Black Hills Energy from 9:30 - 10:30 am at Downtown Coffee & Cream.
October 28 Methodist Church Fall Dinner Drive thru 5 - 7 pm.
October 29 The Barn Loft Customer Appreciation/Anniversary Celebration. Watch Facebook for times and details.
October 31 Downtown trick-or-treating 3 pm - 5 pm.
October 31 Happy Halloween!
November 2022
November 3 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
November 5 West Monona Trivia Night 6 pm Onawa Community Center.
November 6 Daylight Savings Time Ends.
November 8 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 pm.
November 8 Election Day.
November 11 Veteran's Day. Chamber Coffee at Monona County Veteran's Museum 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
November 12 & 13 Christmas in November at the Monona County Historical Museum 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
November 12 Vendor Craft Show at Onawa Community Center 10 am - 2 pm.
November 14 Chamber Board nomination papers due.
November 19 & 20 Christmas in November at the Monona County Historical Museum 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
November 22 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
November 24 & 25 Chamber Office closed for Holiday.
November 24 Happy Thanksgiving!
November 24 Burgess People Care Thanksgiving Dinner at First Christian Church 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
November 25 Chamber Holiday Drawing Starts.
November 26 Small Business Saturday.
December 2022
December 1 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at the Library.
December 1 Santa arrives in Onawa at 6:00 p.m. to turn on the Christmas lights.
December 3 Chamber hosts a Holiday Craft day for kids 10:00 a.m. - noon. Must be accompanied by an adult!
December 10 Burgess Poinsettia Ball 5:00 p.m. at the Onawa Community Center.
December 13 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
December 16 Chamber Coffee hosted by the Onawa Chamber at the Onawa Public Library 9:30 - 10:30. Holiday buck drawing will be held at 10:00 a.m.
December 21 First Day of Winter.
December 23-26 Chamber office closed for the Holiday.
December 24 Christmas Eve.
December 25 Merry Christmas!
December 27 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
December 31 New Year's Eve.
January 1 Happy New Year!!!
January 4 West Monona school resumes.
January 5 Iowa Works Job Information meeting 1 pm - 3 pm. at the Onawa Public Library.
January 6 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
January 7 Chamber Coffee and ribbon cutting hosted by Onawa YMCA at the Community Center 9:3--10:30.
January 11 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
January 14-20 Chamber Office closed.
January 17 Martin Luther King Jr Day.
January 21 Chamber Coffee hosted by The Hut 9:30-10:30.
January 25 City Council Meeting at 7 pm.
January 28 Chamber Coffee canceled.
February 2022
February 3 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
February 4 Chamber Coffee hosted by the Chamber at the Library.
February 8 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
February 11 Chamber Coffee hosted by Act II.
February 14 Happy Valentine's Day!
February 18 Chamber Coffee hosted by the Friends of the Onawa Public Library at the Library.
February 21 President's Day. No school for West Monona.
February 22 City Council Meeting 7 pm.
February 25 Chamber Coffee hosted by Blackbird Bend Casino.
March 2022
March 2 Ash Wednesday.
March 3 Chamber Board meeting at noon at Library.
March 4 Chamber Coffee hosted by Onawa Kiwanis Club at the Onawa Community Center.
March 4 Chamber Annual Dinner at Blackbird Bend Casino 5:30.
March 5 Kiwanis Waffle Feed 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
March 5 Legislative Coffee 10 a.m. Onawa Public Library.
March 5 Friends of the Monona County Fair Banquet 5:00 p.m. Onawa Community Center.
March 8 Onawa City Council Meeting at 7 p.m.
March 11 Knights of Columbus Fish Fry 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
March 13 Daylight Saving Time Begins.
March 17 Happy St. Patrick's Day!
March 18 Chamber Coffee hosted by Dairy Queen.
March 20 First Day of Spring.
March 22 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 pm.
March 25 Chamber Coffee hosted by Bank First.
March 25 Knights of Columbus Fish Fry 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
April 2022
April 1 West Monona School Foundation Trivia Night at Blencoe Community Center.
April 2 Legislative Coffee 10 am Onawa Public Library.
April 7 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
April 8 Chamber Coffee and ribbon cutting at Ten 34 Brickhouse Sports Bar. (formerly O'Neill's Tavern)
April 8 Onawa Methodist Church drive-thru roast beef dinner 5 pm - 7 pm.
April 9 Snowmageddon Derby at Monona County Fairgrounds 2 pm.
April 9 West Monona Booster Club Green Gala.
April 10 Palm Sunday.
April 12 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 pm.
April 15 Chamber Coffee and ribbon cutting at Simply Sign's new location, 814 Pear Street.
April 15 Good Friday.
April 16 Chamber Annual Easter Egg Hunt 10 am Elmwood Care Centre lawn.
April 17 Happy Easter.
April 22 Earth Day.
April 22 Chamber Coffee hosted by Found at 926.
April 22 Deadline to order Administrative Professional Day items.
April 26 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
April 27 Administrative Professional Day.
May 2022
May 5 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
May 5-7 Onawa City Wide Cleanup.
May 5 Summer Ex-STEM-aganza 5-6:30 at Elementary school
May 6 Chamber Coffee hosted by Smashing Numbers (Loess Hills Accounting)
May 8 Happy Mother's Day!
May 10 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
May 14 Green Thumbs Garden Club plant sale at Monona County Historical Museum parking lot 10 am - 2 pm.
May 15 West Monona Graduation.
May 20 Chamber Coffee hosted by West Central Development
May 24 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
May 27 Chamber Coffee hosted by Monona County Veteran's Museum 9:30-10:30.
May 30 Memorial Day!
June 2022
June 1 Floral arranging class Onawa Public Library 6-7:30 pm.
June 2 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
June 3-5 Loess Hills Prairie Seminar.
June 4 Onawa Fire Department Golf Tournament, Dinner and Dance at the Onawa Country Club.
June 10 & 11 Onawa City Wide Garage Sale.
June 10-12 Lewis & Clark Festival at Lewis & Clark State Park.
June 11 Onawa Kiwanis Club celebrating their 85th Anniversary with free hog dogs and chips at the museum 11-1.
June 14 Flag Day.
June 14 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
June 19 Father's Day.
June 21 First day of Summer.
June 28 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
July 2022
July 1 "Pay it Forward Onawa" deadline.
July 4 Happy 4th of July!
July 6 Onabike XXX sponsor deadline.
July 7 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
July 12-17 Monona County Fair.
July 12 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
July 15 Chamber Coffee hosted by Cubby's.
July 17 Announce winners of "Pay it Forward Onawa."
July 21 Chamber Golf team deadline.
July 22 Chamber Coffee hosted by Farm Bureau, Brent McCall
July 26 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
July 29 Chamber Coffee at RXC Tires with ribbon cutting.
August 2022
August 3 Pre-registration deadline for Onabike XXX.
August 4 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
August 5 Chamber Golf Tournament.
Chamber Coffee hosted by Tug's 9:30 - 10:30.
August 6&7 Tax free weekend.
August 9 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
August 12 Chamber Coffee hosted by Williams & Co.
August 13 Butterfly Encounter at Onawa Public Library 10 am - 2 pm.
August 19 Chamber Coffee hosted by Burgess Health Center.
August 20 BBQ competition at 1034 Brickhouse.
August 20-21 Swap Meet at Monona County Fairgrounds.
August 21 Veteran Car Show 10 a.m. at Monona County Fairgrounds.
August 23 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
August 25 After Hours ribbon cutting at Pleasant View Care Center in Whiting 5 pm - 7 pm.
August 26 Vision Care of Onawa 25th Anniversary. Food, drinks and prizes from 4 pm - 7 pm.
August 27 Onabike XXX.
September 2022
September 1 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
September 1 Ribbon Cutting at Vision of Home and A+ Automotive.
September 5 Labor Day.
September 11 Grandparents Day.
September 13 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
September 17 Downtown Coffee & Cream car show, In Due Time on the patio and Fire Up Q BBQ. Events start at 5:30.
September 22 First Day of Autumn.
September 25 Knights of Columbus Fall Chicken Dinner 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
September 27 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 pm.
September 30 After Hours at Onawa Country Club 5:00 pm - 7:00 p.m. Come and have a drink, some snacks and meet the new owner, Heather Bellis.
October 2022
October 5 Iowa's Healthiest Walk. Walk 30 minutes
October 7 Chamber Coffee hosted by Monona County Extension Office 9:30 - 10:30 am at Downtown Coffee & Cream.
October 8 First Home Harvest Family event at Visions of Home (809 8th Street) 2 pm - 7 pm. Free -Pumpkin painting, kids games including hotdog eating contest and donut dunkin', cookie decorating , piñata, photo ops and more. Scavenger hunt for adults. Purchase Chili by Frannies Cafe and cinnamon Rolls by Hy-Vee. Dwight Lamb will be playing the fiddle.
October 8 Onawa Public Library Apple Bash 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Apple pressing, music by Brittney Donn, apple themed activities and treats.
October 10 Columbus Day.
October 11 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
October 12 Burgess Mental Health 35th Anniversary celebration.
October 17 Deadline for trick-or-treat listings in the papers.
October 22 Pumpkin Smash Derby at the Monona County Fairgrounds at 4:00 p.m.
October 25 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
October 28 Chamber Coffee will be hosted by Black Hills Energy from 9:30 - 10:30 am at Downtown Coffee & Cream.
October 28 Methodist Church Fall Dinner Drive thru 5 - 7 pm.
October 29 The Barn Loft Customer Appreciation/Anniversary Celebration. Watch Facebook for times and details.
October 31 Downtown trick-or-treating 3 pm - 5 pm.
October 31 Happy Halloween!
November 2022
November 3 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at Library.
November 5 West Monona Trivia Night 6 pm Onawa Community Center.
November 6 Daylight Savings Time Ends.
November 8 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 pm.
November 8 Election Day.
November 11 Veteran's Day. Chamber Coffee at Monona County Veteran's Museum 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
November 12 & 13 Christmas in November at the Monona County Historical Museum 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
November 12 Vendor Craft Show at Onawa Community Center 10 am - 2 pm.
November 14 Chamber Board nomination papers due.
November 19 & 20 Christmas in November at the Monona County Historical Museum 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
November 22 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
November 24 & 25 Chamber Office closed for Holiday.
November 24 Happy Thanksgiving!
November 24 Burgess People Care Thanksgiving Dinner at First Christian Church 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
November 25 Chamber Holiday Drawing Starts.
November 26 Small Business Saturday.
December 2022
December 1 Chamber Board Meeting at noon at the Library.
December 1 Santa arrives in Onawa at 6:00 p.m. to turn on the Christmas lights.
December 3 Chamber hosts a Holiday Craft day for kids 10:00 a.m. - noon. Must be accompanied by an adult!
December 10 Burgess Poinsettia Ball 5:00 p.m. at the Onawa Community Center.
December 13 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
December 16 Chamber Coffee hosted by the Onawa Chamber at the Onawa Public Library 9:30 - 10:30. Holiday buck drawing will be held at 10:00 a.m.
December 21 First Day of Winter.
December 23-26 Chamber office closed for the Holiday.
December 24 Christmas Eve.
December 25 Merry Christmas!
December 27 Onawa City Council Meeting 7 p.m.
December 31 New Year's Eve.
