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Hamilton Heritage Hunters will host genealogy workshop

STANHOPE — Hamilton Heritage Hunters will host a genealogy workshop on Saturday, September 23, at the Stanhope Community Center, 600 Main St., Stanhope. Admission is free. Registration opens at 9:30 a.m. The workshop is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Guest speakers will present "Collecting Your DNA Family Members" and "AncestryDNA — Sorting Out Your Cousins."

Lincoln High School Class of 1948 holds its 75th reunion

The Lincoln High School Class of 1948 held its 75th reunion recently in Webster City. Lincoln High School pre-existed Webster City High School in Webster City. The reunion was held at the Grid Iron Sports Bar. Pictured during the reunion are, first row from left, Ruth Brewer Hinderks, of ...

Webster City Women’s Club will meet September 11

The Webster City Women’s Club will meet Monday, September 11, for a salad potluck luncheon at the shelter in West Twin Park, Webster City. Bring a salad to share. The luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. Breanne Lesher, Recreation & Public Grounds director for the City of Webster City, will present the program, What’s Up in the Parks? Refreshments will be served by Jana Rients, JoAnn Robb, Sheila Johnson, and Pam Doolittle. Connie Gilbert is responsible for hospitality. The Writers Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. on September 21 at the Jane Young House, 629 Elm St., Webster City. The ...

GriefShare will begin at Trinity Lutheran

ELLSWORTH — Trinity Lutheran Church will be hosting 13 weekly GriefShare classes on Thursday evenings beginning September 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the church located at 1629 DeWitt St., Ellsworth. GriefShare is a special weekly seminar/support group for people grieving the death of someone close. It’s a place where you can be around people who understand how you feel and the pain of your loss. At GriefShare, you will learn valuable information that will help you through this difficult time in your life. This is the new 4.0 video format produced in 2023. Cost of the class is $20 ...

She’s a winner of the DFJ coloring contest

Charlotte Schultz, of Webster City, won two tickets to the Webster Theater by coloring the back-to-school bus picture published in the Daily Freeman-Journal. The contest deadline was August 31. Watch for more coloring contests in the DFJ. And thank you, Charlotte, for reading the Daily ...

Vintage clothing open hours resume this weekend at the Jane Young House

The Vintage Clothing exhibit at the Jane Young House will resume its hours on Saturday, August 26. Those hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Guides from the Webster City Women’s Club will lead tours of the historic home of Kendall and Jane Young. The home is located at 629 Elm Street in ...