October 2014

Humboldt tuned up for the final stretch of the season by competing in the Eagle Grove Dick Bell Invitational Cross Country meet on Tuesday (Oct. 7). The Wildcat girls placed second in the large school field with 62 team points. 3A power Gilbert won the meet with 21 while Spencer was third at 93. Maddie Kampen placed fifth overall in 16:15 to pace the Humboldt girls. Kate Curran was eighth in 16:34.Humboldt's boys finished with 119 team points for fifth. Gilbert, Algona, Clear Lake and Garner-Hayfield/Ventura finished ahead of the Wildcats, who were led by Ivan Rasmussen's 16th place finish in 17:52. Jon Schaffer was 18th in 18:05. Humboldt will run next in the North Central Conference meet on Oct. 14th in Humboldt at Joe Sheldon Park.Humboldt will host the North Central Conference meet at Sheldon Park on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Action begins at 4 p.m. with the middle school races. Humboldt will then focus on the state qualifying meet to be held on Thursday, Oct.

SCOTT A. HILL, 52, Dakota City, died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, at his home. 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.

After writing about pumpkins last week, someone asked me if I was going to give equal time to apples – so here is equal time for another fall favorite, apples. Everyone has their favorite apple. Some are best for eating and others are better for cooking. There are bright red apples, green apples and everything in between. When I visited the apple orchard in Fort Dodge I counted several varieties. Maybe they have more (earlier or later varieties). You can make so many delicious foods with apples. So today you will be reading many recipes that use apples. Most of them, I have either made or eaten so I can tell you these are all good. My mother used to can apples to use later for pies. Now with the convenience of freezers, many people store apples for the winter by freezing.

JEAN M. WELLEN, 86, Humboldt, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at the Long Term Care Unit of the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. 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.