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Thu
17
Oct

October 17, 2019

Thu
17
Oct

Humboldt grad and National Guard captain to speak at Veteran's Meal Nov. 10

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/17/2019 - 12:02am

CPT Anthony Dvorak, shown with wife, Stephanie, and their three sons, will be the featured speaker at a free Veteran’s Meal at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church on Sunday, Nov. 10, at 5 p.m.

Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church is hosting a free meal for Veterans and their families on Sunday, Nov. 10, at 5 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
The sit down dinner will be followed by a short program. People can RSVP to the church office at 332-3438 with their choice of steak or chicken.
Featured guest speaker will be CPT Anthony Dvorak, a 2002 graduate of Humboldt High School.
Dvorak and his wife, Stephanie (the former Stephanie Nielsen of Humboldt) and their three sons (ages 7, 5 and 2) live in Boone. Stephanie works as a graphic designer.
This past spring, Anthony was promoted to Captain with the Iowa National Guard’s 1-194th Field Artillery Battalion in Fort Dodge. Read more about Anthony's military experiences in the full article available by subscribing or purchasing The Humboldt Independent. An easy way to do so is click on the subscribe link at the top of this page.

Thu
17
Oct

Bowdens practice diversification in farming operation

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/17/2019 - 12:00am

Nick and Steph Bowden are happy farming and selling Wyffels seed corn on their farm southwest of Humboldt. They are pictured with one of their newest agricultural endeavors, raising recently weaned pigs from nursery to finish for Prestage farms. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.

By KENT THOMPSON
Even though they are modern day farmers, there is something a bit retro about Nick and Stephanie “Steph” Bowden of rural Humboldt.
The Bowdens are part of a growing number of twentysomething or thirtysomething farmers who have reached back in the agricultural playbook to practice something their grandparents readily embraced. It’s called diversification, and while the form and function may have changed, the principle is still the same — have a variety of farming and business enterprises, so if one market or product is down, another may be stable or rising in productivity and value.
The Bowdens raise corn, beans, cattle and their latest enterprise, swine, on their century farm southwest of Humboldt.

Wed
16
Oct

Wildcat girls sweep Lynx, Bears

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/16/2019 - 12:20pm

Humboldt's Lily Groat receives serve for the Wildcat volleyball team in a recent home match. Independent photo.

Humboldt's varsity volleyball team wrapped up their regular season at home on Oct. 17 by sweeping Bishop Garrigan of Algona in three sets. The Wildcats won by scores of 25-11, 29-27 and 26-24 to move their record to 28-5 overall before a Pink Out, Senior Night inside the Humboldt gym.

Humboldt completed their conference portion of their schedule by sweeping Webster City in three sets Oct. 15 in Webster City. The Wildcats won by scores of 25-19, 25-17 and 25-23. The victory improved the Wildcats' record to 27-5 overall, 6-1 and second-place in the North Central Conference.

Humboldt begins post-season tournament play on Oct. 23 when they host Cherokee in a Class 3A Region 2 match. The winner will face Algona or Southeast Valley on Oct. 28 in Humboldt.

See full story in the Humboldt Independent. Subscribe today for print/digital access by selecting the link on this page to get started!

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16
Oct

October 16, 2019

Tue
15
Oct

Bryce Gidel is 1st NCC 4-time champion!!

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 9:16pm

Humboldt's Bryce Gidel became the first four-time North Central Conference cross country champion by winning the individual title in the NCC meet on Tuesday, Oct. 15 in Webster City. Gidel finished with a course record time of 19:05. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

Humboldt High senior Bryce Gidel secured her name on top of the record books Tuesday evening (Oct. 15) by becoming the first four-time cross country champion in the history of the North Central Conference.

Gidel blazed to a record time of 19:05 to win the individual crown in the NCC meet held at Webster City. She held off Ellie Meyer of IFA/AGWSR (19:15) to win her fourth league title. Gidel helped the Wildcat girls place fourth in the team scoring with 71 points. IFA/AGWSR won with 50 points, followed by Fort Dodge St. Edmond and Algona, who tied with 70. Webster City (123), Clear Lake (155), Clarion-Goldfield-Dows (168) and Hampton-Dumont-CAL (200) round out the team scoring.

Gidel was backed by teammate Allison Hoag, who ran 12th in 22:19 and Kirstyn Beaman, who was 14th in 22:24. Grace Smith was 18th in 22:52. Kali Beaman was 26th in 23:20 and Brett Harklau was 27th in 23:28. Shelby Hayden ran 30th in 23:40.

Tue
15
Oct

WILDCAT BOYS ARE NCC CHAMPS!!!

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 9:08pm

Humboldt claimed the North Central Conference cross country team championship Tuesday (Oct. 15) at Webster City. The Wildcat varsity shown here with their winning trophy, pictured from left: Eric Wittrock, Trevor Jacobson, Quinton Orr, Devon Coon, Carter Theesfeld and Jackson Chambers. Independent photo.

Led by individual champion Quinton Orr, along with second and third-place finishes from Eric Wittrock and Devon Coon, respectively, the Humboldt boys' cross country team ran away from the field to win the team title in the North Central Conference meet held Tuesday evening (Oct. 15) in Webster City.

Humboldt finished with 29 points to easily outdistance runner-up Webster City, which totaled 63 points. Fort Dodge St. Edmond was third with 78 and Clear Lake fourth at 87. Algona (129), IFA-AGWSR (159), Hampton-Dumont-CAL (200) and Clarion-Goldfield-Dows (206) round out the team scoring.

The Wildcats also got a top-10 finish from Trevor Jacobson, who ran ninth. Carter Theesfeld was 14th and Jackson Chambers 24th. Orr blazed with a time of 16:19. Wittrock ran 17:20 and Coon 17:25.

It was Humboldt's third team title in four years. Next action for the Wildcats will be the state qualifying meet on Thursday, Oct. 24, at home at Sheldon Park.

Tue
15
Oct

KAREN M. GREBNER

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 10:42am

KAREN M. GREBNER, 80, of Fort Dodge, formerly of Dakota City, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, at Fort Dodge Health and Rehabilitation Center. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to www.masonlindhart.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the subject line.

Tue
15
Oct

RUTH TROXEL

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 10:40am

RUTH TROXEL, 74, formerly of Humboldt, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, at Mercy Hospice House in Johnston. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to www.masonlindhart.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the subject line.

Tue
15
Oct

RUTH TROXEL

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 10:39am

RUTH TROXEL, 74, formerly of Humboldt, died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, at Mercy Hospice House in Johnston. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to www.masonlindhart.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the subject line.

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