Nelson celebrates 100th birthday in Humboldt
Rose Nelson of Humboldt marked her 100th birthday on Monday August 16 with a party at the South Care Center. Born in Rantoul Illinois to Louis H. and Lena Nelson the family moved to Humboldt area around 1890. She never married and long cared for siblings and later resided with her sister Minnie Harte before joining the Humboldt Care Center South in 1980.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Nelson
Humboldt
South Care Center
Stanley Nelson
Rantoul
Ill
Louis H
Lena Nelson
Rose
Minnie Harte
Humboldt Care Center
Berbano brothers graduate core Iowa programs
Lu Verne notes detail the Berbano brothers Neil and Orville earning B.S. degrees in Distributed Studies at Iowa State University on July 24. Orville, with distinction, also completed ISU. Neil earned a UI Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program degree on Aug. 6. The family also attended an UMC Asian-American Fellowship Retreat in Clear Lake and related community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Koob
LU Verne
Marcos V. Berbano Jr
Neil N. Berbano
University of Iowa Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Iowa City
Orvile N. Berbano
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines
Orville
Mary Greeley Medical Center
Ames
Iowa State University
ISU
M. ¥. Berbano Jr
UMC
Clear Lake
Christmas in August at La Verne Library
La Verne Public Library hosts a one evening craft program Monday Aug 30 at 7 pm taught by Audrey Baumgartner. Three crafts fold star plastic mesh and counted cross stitch with a Christmas theme. Registration preferred with a small materials cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Koob
la Verne Public Library
Audrey Baumgartner
Library
Susan Thomas
Pat Patterson
Eugene Hefty
la Verne
Belmond
North Central
Thompson kinship ties mark a family reunion at Little Wall Lake
Heath Thompson of Cucamonga California spent ten days with Mr and Mrs Howard Thompson. His grandparents Mr and Mrs Dwayne Thompson of Sioux City retrieved him on Wednesday. Ruth Speich of Ankeny spent the weekend with Mrs Ellen Speich and Edwin. On Sunday they all attended a family reunion at Little Wall Lake Jewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heath Thompson
Cucamonga
Calif
Howard Thompson
Dwayne Thompson
Sioux City
Ruth Speich
Ankeny
Ellen Speich
Edwin
Little Wall Lake
Jewell
Livermore News Highlights Local Visits and Socials
A Livermore coffee at the senior center honored Buford Hallinger and his son Eric returning from Italy after four years. Hallinger, a Navy veteran of 20 years, will move with his wife to Oakland as she is posted there. Extended visits include Pinole and Fort Leonard Wood families, with a community picnic at the pool park. Friends and Neighbors notes cover club meetings, birthday songs for August birthdays, and local visits to veterans and relatives, plus eye surgery and supper guests at Forsythe and Humboldt households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme Scott Livermore
Senior Citizen Center
Livermore
Buford Hallinger
Eric
Italy
Hallinger
Lorimer Berge
Fort Dodge
Ralph Hallinger
Dayton High School
Navy
Des Moines
Oakland
Calif
Ronald Zeman
Pinole
Steve Larson
Fort Leonard Wood
Phyllis Zeman
Friends and Neighbors Club
Leila Taylor
Grace Mackintosh
Luella Joiner
Mathilda Pooch
Florence Rutz
Adolph Koester
Jack Vaughn
Jerry Foreman
Veteran's Hospital
Henry Zeimer
Round Up
Mont
Clifford Hagstrom
Ed Andersen
Medicine Lake
Ray Zeimets
Black Hills
Ernest Raney
Faith Ross
Bode
Margaret Gerhardt
Big Stone City
S.D
Ardis Hamm
Marshalltown
Dale Joiner
John Cox
Forsythe
Bob Christensen
Humboldt
Knieriem Takes Second in Iowa State Fair Match
Dennis Knieriem of Humboldt won second place in the Monster Arm Wrestling contest at the Iowa State Fair on August 15. Sponsored by the Iowa Monster Arm Wrestling Association and Pabst Brewing Co, he reached second after seven wins and elimination rounds in the Bantam Weight Division, losing to the same challenger for the second straight year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Knieriem
Humboldt
Iowa Monster Arm Wrestling Association
Pabst Brewing Co
Knieriem
St Joe Social Notes Highlight Local Visitors and Prizes
Last Saturday guests at the Hubert O Brien home included Mr. and Mrs. Victor Kurka and Mary Kay of Fairfield, Mrs. Marguerite Kollasch of Whittemore, and Mrs. Mae O Brien of Algona. Mrs. Richard Feaster of Algona won a walnut plant stand prize from Erpelding’s Walnut Handcraft Center at the Kossuth County Fair. The prize stand included a large fern donated by Our Favorite Things of Algona. Raymond Kohlhaas and family drove Steven and Nichole Kohlhaas to Minneapolis for their flight to Phoenix after two months here. Roger Shannon and family of Woodward visited the Erpelding home. Kenneth Bormann hosted a couples card club with Mrs. Bob Erpelding winning the ladies’ prize and Kenneth Bormann the men’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Erpelding
ST. Joe
Hubert O'Brien
Victor Kurka
Mary Kay
Fairfield
Marguerite Kollasch
Whittemore
Mae O'Brien
Algona
Richard Feaster
Erpeldings Walnut
Kossuth
Raymond Kohlhaas
Steven
Nichole Kohlhaas
Minneapolis
Minn
Phoenix
Ariz
Roger Shannon
Woodward
Dick Erpelding
Kenneth Bormann
Bob Erpelding
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LU Verne News
Ernest Meyer
Ellen
Charles Brown
LeMar
Colo
Mike Baker
Lester Hunt
Francis Heinz
Creston
Eugene Klamtter
Charles and
Ellen Brown
Vickie Hauselman
Daugher
Vernon Hauselman
Bill Riley
Vickie
Pocahontas
Britt
Grant Humger
Hank Loerwald
Muester
Texas
Revco
Humboldt Republican
New Freedom
Super Revco
G.S.I
G.S
Mille Goldfield
R Grain Systems
Coupon
Iea
Miu Eee
Kit Peters
Toa
Kraft Macaroni Cheese
Parkay
Baker's Chocolate
Ain
Humboldt's, Fareway
Blue Bunny
Turkey
WBE
Rock
Phayne Heathman
Wilbur Leis
Sande Construction
Humboldt Law Enforcement Center
Ottosen News
America
Er Aese
Fagen’s Furniture, Inc
Groff’s
Sporting Goods
Central Ave
Nike
Puma
New Balance
Converse
Livermore News
ST. Joe News
Humboldt Office Supply Co
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