November 2019

By KENT THOMPSON
A constant of Kiwanis Christmasland during the past three-plus decades has been its long narrow-gauge train tracks and its model trains.
“Kids love the trains,” Humboldt/Dakota City Noon Kiwanis President Dave Lee said.
The term “kids” is used loosely here, as they could be age 60, 70 or older.
“A model train is something that not only fascinates the little ones, but takes some of us adults back to our youth and getting a train set on Christmas morning,” Lee said.
The train has been part of the Kiwanis Christmasland display for more than 25 years, Lee reports.
Kiwanis Christmasland will be open this Friday, Nov. 29 from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 2:30-4:30 p.m. and 6:30-8:30 p.m. The attraction will be closed Monday-Wednesday, Dec. 2-4, and reopen on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m.

Humboldt High School senior Ellie Jacobson is ready to focus on her final year after she signed a letter of intent last week to attend Des Moines Area Community College next fall and play softball.
Jacobson, daughter and Joe and Trish Jacobson of Humboldt, has been an all-conference and all-state performer for Humboldt in each of the last four seasons coming out of eighth grade. With over 100 career victories, she is looking to finish her final campaign with a flourish.

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HHS returns 16 lettermen

Things are looking pretty good for the Humboldt wrestling program.
Wildcat head coach Chad Beaman begins his 17th season overall leading the Wildcats. He has compiled a 386-193-3 won-loss record overall with his other coaching stops.
Last year Beaman guided the Wildcats to a 27-5 overall dual mark, including 6-1 and co-champions of the North Central Conference. Thanks to the return of 16 lettermen, hopes are high in the practice room again.
“It has been exciting when you look at our program overall from a community standpoint. We have over 120 kids in our wrestling club in pre-k through sixth grade. We have over 50 wrestlers on our middle school team, which we have never had before,” Beaman said. “I’ve got 34 boys and up to 15 girls on our high school teams.”
“It is very exciting. A lot of people talk about wrestling and that’s what we want to be doing,” Beaman said.

Wildcats return 6 letterwinners

In veteran Humboldt girls’ basketball coach Rodd Mooney’s eyes, there’s nothing like pre-season basketball to get focused on the task at hand.
Coming off a 4-17 record from last year, including a 1-13 mark in the powerful North Central Conference, it’s safe to say Mooney and his Wildcats have a tall task in front of them this winter, but they aren’t backing down.
Thanks to the return of six letterwinners who have gained extensive action as underclassmen, the Wildcats are poised to make a breakthrough this season.

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