Humboldt seniors honored with banners


Steve Nostrom of Terry and Bob's Sign Company hangs senior banners on 5th Street North last Thursday morning. The banners will remain hanging until senior graduation on June 21. Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.

All 116 Humboldt High School seniors are pictured on banners adorning the west side of 5th Street North in Humboldt.
Bobby and Connie Rasmussen of Terry and Bob’s Sign Company spearheaded the banner effort.
“This year’s class has had a lot happen to them and I just felt they needed something,” Bobby Rasmussen said.
The Rasmussens approached some businesses for support and the project was off and running.
The Rasmussens decided to make a blue and gold two foot by three foot banner with each senior’s photo and name on it. Getting all of the photos was a challenge as some seniors had not had their photo taken when school was called off in March. But the Rasmussens made arrangements to have those photos taken.
Another challenge was getting the brackets to hang each banner.
“It was going to cost $8,000 to $9,000 to order the brackets. I approached Walter Jensen of Jensen Trailers and he agreed to design and make the brackets, which made this project possible,” Rasmussen said.
Boom trucks were needed to hang the banners and several donated their time and trucks to get this done on Thursday morning, May 21, including: City of Humboldt, MidAmerican Energy, T & R Electric and Terry and Bob’s Sign Company.
The banners were hung on wooden power poles owned by MidAmerican Energy. The crew hung the banners six to a pole (three on each side). The work was done in about an hour and one-half.
Humboldt High School’s graduation ceremony is now scheduled for June 21. After graduation the banners will be taken down and given to each senior free of charge.
“We want to thank the businesses for their support for the graduation banners. Without their support this could not have been possible and we are so happy to give the graduates this honor and recognition they deserve in a very un-normal graduation time,” Connie Rasmussen said.
A complete list of banner project sponsors are found in this week's Humboldt Independent.

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