Russ Jensen is July 4 parade marshal
Russ Jensen, who turns 97 this fall, will serve as the parade marshal for the 2025 Humboldt Independence Day Parade on July 4.
This young girl, riding in one of the July 4 2024 parade entries, is shown here tossing candy in Humboldt’s Independence Day event. Independent file photo by Phil Monson.
HUMBOLDT - Lifelong Humboldt County resident Russ Jensen will serve as marshal of the Humboldt Independence Day parade on Friday evening, July 4. The parade will be one of several events taking place for the annual summer holiday.
The parade, which begins at 7 p.m., will start on Taft Street north of downtown and take its usual route traveling west along 1st Avenue North before turning for one block on 8th Street North and then proceeding east on Sumner Avenue. It will continue north on 4th Street before turning back west on 5th Street.
The parade, which begins at 7 p.m., will start on Taft Street north of downtown and take its usual route traveling west along 1st Avenue North before turning for one block on 8th Street North and then proceeding east on Sumner Avenue. It will continue north on 4th Street before turning back west on 5th Street.
The annual Run, White and Blue Run/walk will again take place. The event will begin at 8 a.m. on the west end of Sumner Avenue and finish back in downtown Humboldt. Late entries are welcome. Show up early to register.
The annual Bible Reading Marathon will take place from 8 a.m. to noon on the grounds of the Humboldt County Courthouse in Dakota City. Each reader will be given a 20-30 minute portion of scripture to read aloud. For more information, contact Sharon Tam-men at 515-824-3318.
The annual fireworks display put on by the Humboldt Fire Department will begin at 10 p.m. at the fairgrounds.
Jensen, who turns 97-years-old in the fall, farmed south of Bode for many years, is humbled to be parade marshal.
“I’m honored to be parade marshal but there’s nothing special about me,” Jensen said with a laugh in a recent interview.
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