Chamber’s annual banquet focusing on Humboldt plan
The Humboldt Dakota City Chamber of Commerce annual meeting at Humboldt Country Club will honor past presidents and spotlight downtown redevelopment. Main speaker Edward L. Cable of DeWild Grant Beckert and Associates will review Downtown Development Task Force work and remaining needs. Activities include a 1 p.m. golf outing, 6 to 7 p.m. cocktail hour, 7 p.m. smorgasbord dinner, and after dinner program hosted by Chamber President Margie Martin with introductions to new president Larry Curran and new executive director Charles Knoblauch. Additional speakers Deanna Furst and Harold Granner will provide light entertainment.
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Humboldt Country Club
Edward L. Cable
DeWild Grant Beckert and Associates Company
Cable
Sioux City
Humboldt
Chamber
Margie Martin
Larry Curran
Charles Knoblauch
Deanna Furst
Richard Furat
Harold Granner
Humboldt council awards seaboating project bid to Giese Construction
Humboldt City Council accepted the lowest bid for the seaboating project. Giese Construction of Eagle Grove submitted $113,595, beating Blacktop Service of Humboldt at $128,950. City Engineer Heileman reviewed the bids. an airport easement issue was discussed with Assistant City Attorney Stoebe, noting three property owners must settle and Maurice McMahon granted an easement at no cost.
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Bonnie Neiderheiser
Humboldt City
Giese Construction
Eagle Grove
Blacktop Service
Humboldt
Bill Heileman
Greg Stoebe
Department of Transportntloss
Stoebe
Maurice McMahon
Humboldt County Supervisors Approve Multi-County Support Agreements
With absent chair, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors renews the Multi-County Child Support Agreement and the North Central Iowa Mental Health Center contract in Fort Dodge. They approve attending a joint HHA Nurses meeting in Spencer and schedule a June 13 meeting. The group also approves renting town road improvements west of town and liquor permit renewals for the Eagles. A budget conference in Des Moines is set for June 17 for planning and zoning members. They discuss dog impoundments and humane society options for a year while outlining future reports on platting issues and downtown development outreach on June 20.
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Kenneth Underberg
Humboldt County Board of Supervisors
North Central
Iowa
Stoebe
Willis Hellickson
Don Blair
Greater
Eagles
Planning and Zoning Commission
Des Moines
Doug Marso
Frank Zigrang
Webster County Humane Society
Fort Dodge
the Humane Society
Humane Society
Berkley Bedell
Humboldt
Dakota City Council funds Humboldt recreation program
The Dakota City Council unanimously voted to allocate 1000 from this year’s budget to Humboldt city recreation, noting residents have used the program without local taxes and that the city “cares” while acknowledging limited funds. The meeting also approved a trial plan to send unclaimed dogs and cats to the Webster County Humane Society for adoption, at a cost of 12 per animal plus transport, instead of euthanasia, with stray animals held seven days first.
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Steven Hakeman
Dakota City
Humboldt City
Humboldt
Paul Cartwright
Webster County Humane Society
Frank Zigrang
Humboldt County
Fort Dodge
The
Humane Society
Doc's Funmobile fuels Iowa parade crowds
Jean Wallace of Bradgate operates Doc's Funmobile a 1930s Model A on a Plymouth chassis. The craft rises and wheels turn to “dance” in parades, boasting 20 horns and a steam whistle. Jean and Phyllis Wallace attend 15 to 20 parades each summer across Iowa and beyond, primarily for American Legion and VFW events. They’ve appeared in the 1977 national VFW convention in Minneapolis and in Des Moines and other towns for state fairs and Veterans Day parades.
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Jean Wallace
Jean
Bradgate
Doc
Phyllis
American Legion
Veteran of Foreign Wars
VFW
Minneapolis
Minn
VEW
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Newton
Waterloo
Dubuque
Emmetsburg
Humboldt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
10Th District
D C Lions pancake breakfast to aid Big Brothers Big Sisters
The Dakota City Lions will serve pancakes and sausage at Dakota City Park from 8 am to 1 pm Sunday to support Big Brothers Big Sisters in Humboldt County. Eight matches exist for Big Brothers with seven boys waiting, three matches for Big Sisters with a need for Little Sisters. write P O Box 373 Humboldt IA 50548 or contact Chuck Hinkle at 332-2203.
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Dakota City
Big Brother
Humboldt County
Dakota City Lions
Big Brothers
P.O. Box
Humboldt
Iowa
Richard Kretzschmar
Lion
Big Sisters
Chuck Hinkle
Jerry Vincent
Allan Blair
Sharon Perry
Ralph Kitterman
La Verne Library Summer Program Details
La Verne Public Library sponsors a week of summer activities June 13 to 18 with morning sessions for various age groups. Aide positions for rising seventh graders are available by June 11. Daily schedules feature crafts, space themes, recipes, and outdoor observation plus a Friday lunch and Saturday carnival.
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la Verne
Dean Frideres
Humboldt-Dakota City Jaycees Honored At State Convention
Mike Worthington led the Humboldt-Dakota City Jaycees to multiple awards at the Waterloo convention in May. Worthington named quadrant vice president of the year as his quadrant posted the largest state net membership increase in 1982-83. He will represent Iowa in the Steve Little Memorial award at Hartford national convention and serve as keyman chairman for 1983-84. The Humboldt-Dakota City group was recognized as fourteenth.
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Mike Worthington
Humboldt-Dakota City
Jaycees
Waterloo
Quadrant
Iowa
Steve Little
Hartford
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