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AGNES I. BERGE

Submitted by admin on Mon, 03/26/2018 - 8:39am

AGNES I. BERGE, 96, of Humboldt, formerly of Bode, died Thursday, March 22, 2018, at 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.

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Mar

Wrestling legend Bill Smith passes away

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/22/2018 - 8:21am

Wrestling legend Bill Smith passed away at the age of 89 at Humboldt Care Center North on Mar. 20. Smith was the oldest living Olympic Gold medalist. In the photo above, he is shown tipping his hat to the crowd before a wrestling meet in the Humboldt High School gym on Dec. 20, 2016. At right, a photo of Smith as a member of the 1952 USA Olympic team at the 1952 Helsinki Games.

By Phil Monson
Olympic wrestling legend Bill Smith passed away on Tuesday, Mar. 20, at Humboldt Care Center North. A celebration of his life will take place at the Bode Community Center on Saturday, April 14, from 2-6 p.m. with a service at 4 p.m. Ubben/Lentz Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Smith, 89, was the oldest living Olympic medalist. He won the gold medal wrestling for Team USA at 160.5 pounds in the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games. It was a crowning achievement for Smith, who never lost a match wrestling at Iowa Teacher’s College, now Northern Iowa. He won two National Collegiate championships and three Amateur Athletic Union titles (1949-51).

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22
Mar

March 22, 2018

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22
Mar

New general manager for Humboldt Country Club

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/22/2018 - 12:05am

Tom Miller is the new General Manager of the Humboldt Country Club, overseeing both the golf course and clubhouse. Humboldt Independent photo.

Tom Miller is the new General Manager of the Humboldt Country Club, overseeing both the golf course and clubhouse.
Miller comes to Humboldt from Fort Dodge where he worked at Lakeside Golf Course under Chad Graaf, who is a graduate of Humboldt High School and lives in Humboldt.
Miller, an avid golfer, is a 2009 graduate of Remsen-Union High School. He went to college and then decided to switch majors and entered the turf grass management program at Iowa Central Community College. At Iowa Central his instructor was Scott Birdsell, the HHS boys golf coach and a Humboldt resident.
Miller said he looks forward to getting the course ready for the upcoming spring and summer golf season.
Read this and other news and sports in this week's edition of the Humboldt Independent. Subscribe by clicking on the link at the top of the page.

Thu
22
Mar

School looks at $25 million budget; taxes down

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/22/2018 - 12:04am

This weekend travel down the rabbit hole as two worlds collide in the high school spring play, “The Doctor in Wonderland.” The show will run Friday, March 23, and Saturday, March 24, at 7 p.m. in the R. Wesley Carlson Auditorium at Humboldt High School. Tickets are available in the school office or can be purchased the night of the show. Adults are $7 and students are $5. All seats are general admission with no assigned seating. The show is under the direction of Ashley Garst and Rex Daisy. The Flower Chorus (pictured) includes front: Leah Johnson and Emily Crowley. Back row: Megan Abens, Cassondra Ruzicka, Tia Woeste, Emma Clark, Teisha Sritharan, Aneisha Sritharan, Katie Currier, and Meg Grice. See other play photos in this week's Humboldt Independent.

By Phil Monson
A proposed budget totaling $24,995,915 was set in motion by the Humboldt School Board Monday night (Mar. 19) in the board’s regular monthly meeting.
The board set a public hearing for Monday, April 9, 5:30 p.m., before approving the spending budget for the 2018-19 school year.
The property tax rate per $1,000 of assessed valuation will be $12.21, down from the current rate of $13.24242.
“Next year it will go down about a dollar, but the new formula and decrease will hinder a lot of schools because you can’t really save for the rainy day fund and the state is only going to give schools a one percent growth in new money,” School Superintendent Greg Darling said.
Results from the Iowa Assessment tests for grades 3-11 are in and the Humboldt district scored higher than the state and AEA in most categories.

Thu
22
Mar

Supervisors hear of bridge to Eagle Ridge

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/22/2018 - 12:02am

This is a graphic depiction of what a pedestrian bridge over the Des Moines River might look like. The bridge would connect the Cottonwood Trail in Humboldt to a public area in the Eagle Ridge Addition. Rendering courtesy of Bolton & Menk.

By Kent Thompson
County Conservation Director Todd Lee was at Monday’s Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting to tell the Board about a bold plan for the county in the future, in being able to connect existing trails to establish a countywide walking/running/biking trail system.
One of the projects would be to construct a pedestrian bridge from off of the Cottonwood Trail near the fish ponds, across the river and to the new Eagle Ridge housing development on the city of Humboldt’s west side.
Lee reported that lot 10, a low timbered area in the northeast corner of the development, encompassing 33 acres, was set aside as a public recreation project between Humboldt County Conservation, the city of Humboldt and the Humboldt County Housing Development Corp.

Wed
21
Mar

NORMAN C. LARSON

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/21/2018 - 11:38am

NORMAN C. LARSON, 92, formerly of Humboldt, died Sunday, March 18, 2018, at his home at Cedar Crest Assisted Living in Silver Lake, MN. 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 sub-ject line.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 sub-ject line.

Wed
21
Mar

Winner in Ugliest Bathroom Contest

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/21/2018 - 11:34am

This bathroom will receive a free makeover after winning the Ugliest Bathroom Contest. The bathroom is located in the home of Keri Benjamin in Humboldt. The Ugliest Bathroom Contest was sponsored by Sande Builder’s Mart, Hjelmeland Flooring, Humboldt Newspapers and Bertch Cabinetry.

Keri Benjamin’s bathroom was the winner of the Ugliest Bathroom Contest and will receive a free makeover.
Benjamin, of Humboldt, will received up to $1,500 in products including paint, fixtures, cabinetry, countertop and flooring. Benjamin’s wish list for her 7’ by 9’ bathroom includes farmhouse style, white ship lap walls, rustic looking wood flooring, updated shower with white tile and glass door, new sink, vanity and toilet.
People entered the contest by submitting photos of their bathrooms, and then people could vote during the first half of March. Voting was done at Sande Builder’s Mart and Hjelmeland Flooring. All contestants will receive a professional drawing of how their renovated bathroom might look from Bertch Cabinetry.
The contest was sponsored by Sande Builder’s Mart, Hjelmeland Flooring, Humboldt Newspapers and Bertch Cabinetry.
Keep reading the Humboldt Independent for updates on the bathroom remodel project.

Wed
21
Mar

Humboldt football schedule set for 2018-19

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/21/2018 - 11:21am

Humboldt's 2018 and 2019 football schedules are out and the Wildcats will host Algona in their season opener on Friday, Aug. 24. Independent photo.

Humboldt will open its 2018 high school football season at home on Friday, Aug. 24, against long-time area rival and non-district foe Algona.

The Wildcats learned of their schedule after the Iowa High School Athletic Association released the statewide list of schedules Wednesday morning, Mar. 21.

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Mar

March 21, 2018

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