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Newspaper
Humboldt County Republican
Location
Humboldt, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1983
Page
7
The Senior Citizens center hosts daily activities from January 9 to 15 including open hours, Bridge, Pinochle, Bingo, Rock and Canasta, Cribbage and a Saturday potluck at noon. Note corrected: no potluck on January 8. Winners in Bridge include Lucile Hof Frances Ewy Alice Emery Mildred Altman Lawrence.
Notes of interest describe January kitchen committee chaired by Carla Fakinsen and praise Nellie Dicky as coordinator for a senior center. Dicky organizes activities greets players, arranges table seating, and visits ill members, even taking one to hospital. Membership open to 66 plus. dues payable to Nellie. Center aims to boost new member drive with a coffee event and thanks Dicky for a year of steady leadership.
To participate call Head Start at 232-3193 or visit 409 Main St Box 638 Dakota City Iowa 50529. Home bound meals require 60 plus age or disability. Ruth Buddenhagen at 332-0193 handles applications. Menu lists beef stew, meat loaf, pork patty, tura and noodles, chicken casserole with daily sides.
Humboldt School offers a weekly menu with daily meals featuring Tacos with cheese and lettuce salad, Tuesday hamburgers, Wednesday creamed turkey on chow mein noodles, Thursday McRib sandwich, and Friday pizza with a tossed salad and fruit. Each day includes milk and sides such as pudding, pears, vegetables, fruit cups, or cookies.
All 4-H Ag and Home Ec leaders are urged to attend a training session in the Extension Meeting Room on Monday January 10. Nancy Jenson will discuss nutritious snacks for club meetings and home economics topics. Jerry Vincent will show judging and purchasing red meats and teach leaders to guide 4-Hers. Animal and art exhibit rulings will be covered and hands on practice for table settings is requested.
Humboldt County Public Health Nurses offer childbirth education sessions to help expectant parents understand prenatal care Lamaze breathing postpartum infant care and newborn needs. Sessions run Wednesdays 7 pm Feb 2 to Mar 9 in the Sun Room Humboldt County Memorial Hospital with $20 per couple, pre registration required by Feb 1. Call 332-2492 for details.
Humboldt County residents accounted for 128 admissions and 692 outpatient visits at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in 1981 82. Patients came from 77 Iowa counties 40 other states and 20 nations while Air-Care helicopter transported 645 patients. Total year admissions reached 39 961 and ambulatory visits 927 304.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Middleton Jr. of Humboldt celebrate 25 years of marriage. A reception will be held Saturday January 15 at 7 30 p m in the Legion Building Basement with dancing to follow. Middleton serves in the Humboldt Police Department and Mrs Middleton works at the Ben Franklin Store in Humboldt.
Irene Clark reports family gatherings in Humboldt with Alan Adams and Beulah Adams hosting Beulah's son and daughter in law from Cedar Rapids and Burt relatives visiting. Carroll Potter stayed with Floyd Lane for Christmas, and Don Whittlesey and family, plus Olga Whitselsey, joined the four Whittlesey sons for the holiday. Mark Whittlesey and family drove home December 29 from Humboldt.
Humboldt artist Barb Miller will display her artwork at Jorgensen's Hobbycraft from January 8 to January 16. The Humboldt Recreation Department sponsors the show and invites others to sign up to exhibit by contacting Duane Randall at 332-5447.
La Verne community roundup shows the Community Chest Committee allocating the 1982 drive funds. Contributions totaling 1447 will be distributed among American Social Health Town Association for Mental Health Iowa Children’s and Family Services American Red Cross Salvation Army Boy Scouts of America Iowa Society for the Prevention of Blindness Exceptional Opportunities United Service Organizations Iowa Chapter Arthritis Foundation Iowa Chapter Cystic Fibrosis Emergency Equipment Fund and Local Emergency Fund. 1982 solicitors listed include Joan Nielson Ariel Manchester Eunice Blake Iola Black Connie Johns Virginia Hefty Ruth Smith Helen Daley Doris Johns Beth Carroll Laura Zweifel Dorothy Hanselman Camilla Bormann Bill Hardcopf George Studer and Lewis Block. New Years weekend guests at Rose Patterson’s home were Diane Edwards from Des Moines and Richard Godfrey from Red Oak. Belated Christmas gathering at Lewis Block home included Dwight Boisen family Grinnell Mike Bannart family Emmetsburg and Bruce Rasmuszen family Milford.
Mr and Mrs Rodney Knudsen of Humboldt announce the engagement of daughter Kimberly Sue to David Mercer son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Mercer of Cedar Rapids. Kimberly is a clinical dietitian at Sierra Medical Center in El Paso. David is a production supervisor at Prepared Foods in El Paso. Both are Iowa State University graduates and plan an April 9 wedding at Humboldt United Methodist Church.
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