July 2014

Thu
24
Jul

Humboldt falls to Algona in 3A substate final, 3-2

Humboldt scored 2 runs in the top of the 7th inning but it wasn't enough as Algona held off the Wildcats, 3-2 in a Class 3A Substate final played at Algona Garrigan's Meister Field Wednesday night (July 23).Algona, ranked No. 9, improved to 27-7 on the season while Humboldt's season ends at 23-7.The Wildcats totaled 5 hits on the night. Chris Witzke, Austin Zylstra, Brady Shelgren, Devon Clark and Connor Vitzthum (double) each had one hit for the Wildcats, who stranded 6 runners on base. Algona totaled 6 hits on the night, scoring twice in the 5th and added one in the bottom of the 6th. Humboldt left one runner on base in the top of the 7th.Witzke took the loss pitching for the Wildcats as he struck out seven, walked two and gave up six hits.

Thu
24
Jul

July 24, 2014

Wed
23
Jul

COOK OF THE WEEK - NADINE PAGE

Wandering through the Humboldt Farmers Market last Saturday, I met someone who was anxious to be a Cook of the Week for our paper. It appears that Nadine Page from Pocahontas loves to bake because she takes baked goods to three different Farmers Markets – Humboldt, Pocahontas and Rolfe. She lists some knitting as her other hobby, baking being her favorite hobby! Nadine has been married to her husband, Gordon, for 21 years. He now resides at the Care Center in Pocahontas. Nadine has two children and Gordon has four children. Nadine and Gordon met when their kids were dating and went to school together. Nadine grew up and graduated from Pomeroy and Gordon grew up in Dakota City and graduated from Humboldt. Nadine’s two children are Sheryl Trenary who lives in Vinton, and Brian Petersen from Pocahontas. Gordon’s four children are Brenda Rosendahl of Osawatomie, KS; Mary Tilley of Eagle Grove; Doug Page of Des Moines; and Kevin Page of Eagle Grove.

Wed
23
Jul

July 23, 2014

Tue
22
Jul

Humboldt baseball team wins district championship, 4-3!

The No. 10 ranked Humboldt High baseball team moved within one game of the state tournament after they edged No.3 Clear Lake, 4-3 Monday night (July 21) in a Class 3A district championship game in Clear Lake. Humboldt, 23-6, will play in a substate final on Wednesday, July 23, against Algona in a 7 p.m. game at Garrigan field in Algona. Algona advanced by beating Gilbert, 8-7.The Wildcats produced eight hits against Clear Lake, including a 2-run homer by Nick Laing in the 5th. Brenden Schnell and Chris Witzke scattered 10 Lion hits on the night from the mound with Schnell striking out 7.Humboldt produced 10 hits and Chris Witzke pitched a 3-hitter to lead the Wildcat baseball team past Ballard Huxley, 6-1 in a first round Class 3A District Tournament opening round game in Clear Lake Friday night (July 18).A 2-run fourth inning and a 3-run sixth were plenty in helping the Wildcats stay alive in post-season.

Tue
22
Jul

ALDEN W. SKOW

ALDEN W. SKOW, 74, Humboldt, died Saturday, July 19, 2014, at his home.

Tue
22
Jul

DOUGLAS C. MEYER

DOUGLAS C. MEYER, 76, Houston, TX, formerly of LuVerne, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at his home in Houston, TX.

Tue
22
Jul

M. ELLEN GRAY

M. ELLEN GRAY, 57, Floyd, formerly of Humboldt, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, at Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Tue
22
Jul

ELSIE D. HANKINS

ELSIE D. HANKINS, 93, Humboldt, formerly of Bode, died Monday, July 21, 2014, at the Humboldt Care Center North. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to masonlindhart@gmail.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the subject line.

Thu
17
Jul

Six vie for Humboldt County Fair Queen

The judging for 2014 Humboldt County Fair Queen will take place this Saturday, July 19, at 9 a.m. at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds Events Center. The judging is open to the public. The coronation will take place on Wednesday night, July 23, at 7 p.m. at the grandstand. Admission is free. The Humboldt County Fair is July 22-28. The six queen candidates include Emma Bennett of Humboldt, Lauren Friesth of rural Humboldt, Kaitlyn Daisy of Dakota City, Alyssa Nehring of Humboldt, Rebecca Wilhelm of Hardy, and Katie Zabel of Renwick. The Humboldt County Fair Queen competition is being coordinated by the Humboldt Business and Professional Women (BPW) and is sponsored by the Humboldt County Fair Board. The candidates will be competing for $1,000 in scholarship money to be awarded to the queen and $250 to be awarded to the runner-up. The 2014 Humboldt County Fair kicks off this Tuesday, July 22.

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