August 2013

This week’s cook, Wendy Bean, has turned her love of baking into a business. Wendy, the owner of the Sweetest Things Bakery, is an Otho native and the daughter of Tim and Linda Troutwine. Wendy is a graduate of Fort Dodge Senior High and is the fiancé of Jeremy Harvey. Jeremy, a Renwick native and a Humboldt High School graduate is the owner/manager of Miller’s Landing. The two met when Wendy worked at Fountain City Restaurant, which Jeremy owned and ran. Wendy also works at Miller’s Landing as a waitress. Three children complete the family: Andrew Montgomery is 22; Alexandra Bean is 16 and attends Humboldt High School and Elizabeth Bean is 14 and attends Humboldt Middle School. Besides baking and cooking, Wendy also loves animals. Jeremy is a lover of cars.

Health Guide August 2013 by humboldtnews

There probably wasn’t anybody more excited to be standing on the field at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames last Sunday than Gilmore City native Levi Peters. It was media day at Iowa State University and Peters, a multi-sport athlete at Twin River Valley and Fort Dodge Senior High, was dressed in his Cardinal and Gold uniform. After being sidelined due to knee and foot injuries the last two years, Peters is healthy and ready to contribute on the Cyclone football team. “It feels good to be healthy and be in camp. Getting ready for the season and competing,” Peters said. “But the main thing I feel good about right now is my health. I feel real good.” See the complete story in the Aug. 15 issue of the Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Subscribe for full access to the print and electronic editions of the Independent.

THOMAS DORAN, formerly of Humboldt, died on August 11, 2012.