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Newspaper
Humboldt County Republican
Location
Humboldt, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1983
Page
2
Published weekly on Tuesdays by Humboldt Printing Company at 727 Sumner Ave. Addresses for post and subscription rates are given. Names listed include DEL MARKS and several staff and advertisers. Advertising rate card available upon request.
The past week featured Humboldt pride with Joel Kampen’s grand champion steer at the Iowa State Fair and local 4-H triumphs. Big Wheel Races and a Kiddie Parade gave youngsters chances to shine while residents ponder downsizing and decluttering as they prepare for a move and high school memories fade.
A committee of Livermore club women from the Legion Auxiliary Twentieth Century and Equality Clubs marked the city park with a three foot wide by thirty foot long granite lettered plaque named Aux-Equa-Twen. The emblem was placed at the park front, with organizers listed.
The writer recalls returning to a favorite lakeside area, renewing friendships with families from Austin Minn and Britt and Clear Lake, and meeting others from Illinois. Potluck dinners at Bayside and Stony Point reunions, mosquitoes, and a 25th wedding anniversary are noted. Homecoming contrasted with hot weather.
Newcastle’s Eric Francis Fortner weighed 8 pounds 8% ounces on August 12 joining 3-year-old Luke at home. Waukee’s Kelsey Leigh Grisso arrived August 21, weighing 5 pounds 14 ounces, first child for David and Jenni Grisso, with Humboldt and Omaha grandparents. Hardy’s Joshua Hale Halverson, born August 18 at Humboldt County Memorial Hospital, is the couple’s first child. West Bend’s Christopher Martin Montag weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces, first child for Frank and Carla Montag, with St. Joe and West Bend grandparents. Humboldt County couple Sean and Georgia Strait welcomed Robert Raymond Strait on August 17, weighing 6 pounds 9% ounces, first child, with Rikie Falck and Steve and Marla Strait as grandparents.
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