(Orient, Iowa) – Patrons of- and residents in- the Orient-Macksburg School District were invited to attend a district-wide Thanksgiving dinner Tuesday. It’s the last time they are able to do so before the district merges next year with other area schools. The dinner was served in the O-M gym in Orient.

Staff say the food director, along with others, worked hard to plan the event. Other events will be held planned throughout the year.

The most recent plans for the district have a bulk of the students going to Nodaway Valley Community School District when the doors at Orient-Mackburg close. Creston and Winterset school districts will also absorb some students.