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Sat
23
Apr

Girls 2nd in NCC golf triangular at Algona, top IFA

Submitted by admin on Sat, 04/23/2022 - 8:39am

Ashlee Wergeland is shown here chipping onto the green for the Wildcat golf team in a recent home meet. Independent photo.

The Humboldt girls' golf team took second in a conference golf triangular meet at Algona on April 22.

Humboldt finished with 194 strokes, five behind first-place Clear Lake which had 189. Algona was third with 235.

Humboldt senior Nora Carlson shot a 41 to earn medalist honors. Ashlee Wergeland carded a 49.

Humboldt defeated Pocahontas Area and Southeast Valley in a home meet on April 26. The Wildcats finished with 192. PAC shot 222 and SEV 245. Carlson's 40 paced Humboldt. Hamand shot a 47. The Wildcats hosted Iowa Falls-Alden on Friday, April 29, and came away with a 190-212 victory as Carlson (40) and Hamand (48) again paced Humboldt. Aries Packard and Chloe Mayall each had a 51.

Humboldt visits Fort Dodge St. Edmond on May 3 for a triangular with the Gaels and Webster City. Humboldt is at Fort Dodge on May 5 in dual action. The North Central Conference meet is Monday, May 9 at Spring Valley Golf Course north of Livermore.

Thu
21
Apr

Wildcat boys win titles at home, Pocahontas

Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/21/2022 - 10:00pm

Humboldt's Nate Kuehnast clears a hurdle in last week's home meet on April 21. The Wildcats won three titles in four days last week. Independent photo.

Thw Humboldt boys track team finally got to host an outdoor meet Thursday night, and won the team title of the Bunn relays in the process.

The Wildcats won the crown by 25 points, scoring 152 points and won three events. Pocahontas Area was second at 126, followed by Clear Lake with 104, Southeast Valley with 79 and Manson-NW at 78. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows had 64, Eagle Grove 56, Webster City 41 and Algona 34.

Mason Van Pelt won the 400 meters in 54.22 seconds. The distance medley relay took first in 3:50.10 and was comprised of Carson Berte, Ryder Wickett, Jackson Dodd and Trevor Jacobson.

The shuttle hurdle relay of Jordan Coon, Keegan Groat, Corey Dettmann and Caden Matson took first in a sizzling 1:01.8.

Thu
21
Apr

Humboldt crowns 17 champs, place high in Special Olympics track

Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/21/2022 - 11:02am

Jacob Heginger (left) and Monica Sias are among the high finishers at the recent Special Olympics track meet held in Fort Dodge. Submitted photo.

10 advance to state meet

Humboldt crowned 17 individual champions and also had many top four finishes competing in the Special Olympics track meet in Fort Dodge on April 8.
“The weather was certainly not in our favor but that did not bring down our athletes,” Humboldt coach Ashley Mohr said. “We had 17 athletes participate in a running and field event each and we brought home 17 first-place medals.”
“Out of the 17 athletes, 10 of them will be moving on to state competition in Ames on May 20,” Mohr said.
Advancing to state next month for Humboldt is Anthony Brown, Monica Sias, Cooper Peters, Adam Duffy, Cami Pederson, Brent Oberhelman, Emily Fortner, Jon Nelson, Justin Wurn and Gage Pederson.

See full story with photos in the Humboldt Independent. Subscribe today for print/digital access by selecting the link on this page to get started!

Thu
21
Apr

April 21, 2022

Thu
21
Apr

Gilmore Garden Center is all about growing

Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/21/2022 - 12:05am

The Gilmore Garden Center, LLC in Gilmore City is a family affair for the Schalls with owners (from left:) Jason, his 4-year-old daughter, Hadley, and parents Mike and Pat Schall, pictured with a fountain, windmill, chimes and a butterfly. See this and other photos for purchase at www.humboldtnews.com "Buy a Photo." Humboldt Independent photo by Kent Thompson.

By KENT THOMPSON
From growing plants and creating custom-designed planters, to taking care of lawns and landscaping, to cutting and flocking Christmas trees, the Gilmore Garden Center has grown with its customers over the past 11-plus years and now has some new space to show off what they have.
The Garden Center will be having an open house this weekend, April 23-24, where visitors can shop in the new greenhouse and can see what owners Mike, Pat and Jason Schall constructed during the past year.
“We added a little space to make the aisles easier to get through and also added an automatic roof vent because we needed a better cooling system,” Jason said.
“It is connected to a computer system that is linked to a weather station which automatically runs according to the conditions inside the greenhouse, so we are climate-controlled as we need to be for the optimum utilization of the plants,” he said.

Thu
21
Apr

Instructors are happy with new curriculum program

Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/21/2022 - 12:03am

Tiffany Wurth (left), instrumental music instructor at Humboldt High School, received the Champions for Children Award at the Humboldt School Board meeting on April 18. Wurth was recognized for doing “an amazing job with the high school and middle school bands this past year.” The nomination said Wurth “goes above and beyond” in her position. Board president Tate Satern presented the award. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

By Phil Monson
Implementation of CKLA reading curriculum is making an early impact at the elementary and middle schools in the Humboldt School district, according to a report at the monthly school board meeting Monday night, April 18.
Taft Elementary School teachers David Wirtz and Jenna Haselhuhn, along with middle school instructors Andrea Laubenthal and Natalie Schulz, provided an in-depth report Monday night.
“Last spring when you approved the new curriculum, we wanted to come back and report on things that are going well and challenges our teachers are working to overcome and improve upon,” Taft Elementary School Principal Ryan Fedders said.
“CKLA, overall we have been really happy with it,” David Wirtz, fourth grade instructor, said. “At the beginning teachers were a little apprehensive, not knowing what to expect. But overall the kids and all teachers are really enjoying the content and learning with this curriculum.”

Thu
21
Apr

Pedestrian bridge could double in cost

Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/21/2022 - 12:02am

Noah and Zoe Wirtz of Humboldt enjoyed having their photo taken with the Easter Bunny Saturday morning during the annual Noon Kiwanis Easter egg hunt, held in cooperation with the Humboldt Recreation Department outside at the Humboldt Recreation Center. Despite sub-freezing temperatures, there was a strong turnout and all of the candy magically disappeared! See this and other photos from this event by clicking on the Buy a Photo link at the top of this page. Independent photo by Kent Thompson.

By KENT THOMPSON
The Humboldt City Council received some news Monday night, but not of the welcome variety.
The Council heard a report from Nick Frederiksen, civil engineering group leader with ISG, the city’s civil engineering firm, provided a report on several public works projects for the city, both short- and long-term.
One of those projects that the city has been looking forward to is a pedestrian bridge to connect the north side of town to the south side without having to cross Highway 169.
“We are currently dealing with a couple of different challenges regarding that project and one of them just came to light last Friday,” Frederiksen told the Council.

Wed
20
Apr

Humboldt boys soccer teams climbs to 7-0

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/20/2022 - 5:23pm

Humboldt's takes a shot at the goal for the Wildcats in their home game on April 18. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

Humboldt's varsity boys' soccer team climbed to 7-0 overall Thursday night (April 21) by shutting out Belmond-Klemme, 6-0 in Humboldt.

Humboldt improved to 6-0 overall on the season Tuesday night (April 19) by turning back the Storm Lake Tornadoes, 5-4 in overtime in Humboldt.

Isaiah Kahl and Cristhian Ramirez each scored two goals for the Wildcats. Carter Westre added one goal.

Humboldt's Cristhian Ramirez scored the game's only goal in lifting Humboldt to a 1-0 victory over Garner-Hayfield/Ventura on April 18 in Humboldt. The win improved Humboldt to 4-0 in conference play.

The Wildcats play at Fort Dodge on April 25 at 6 p.m. Humboldt hosts Webster City on April 28 at 5 p.m. Humboldt travels to Hampton on May 3.

See full story in the Humboldt Independent. Subscribe today for print/digital access by selecting the link on this page to get started.

Wed
20
Apr

Humboldt girls down Storm Lake, B-K

Submitted by admin on Wed, 04/20/2022 - 10:25am

Humboldt's Lily Allison tangles with an opponent in a recent home game for the Wildcat girls' soccer team. Independent photo.

Humboldt's varsity girls' soccer team snapped a two-game losing streak by handling Storm Lake, 5-1 in Humboldt on April 19.

The Wildcats, 4-3 overall, 2-2 in conference play, got goals from Tielyr Smith, Addison Thompson, Lily Allison, Ava McIntire and Reagan Lee to keep the Tornadoes winless at 4-0.

The Wildcats followed up by blanking Belmond-Klemme, 3-0 on Thursday, April 21.

Humboldt hosts Fort Dodge on Monday, April 25, at 5 p.m. The Wildcats visit Webster City on April 28.

See full story in the Humboldt Independent. Subscribe today for print/digital access by selecting the link on this page to get started.

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20
Apr

April 20, 2022

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