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Open season on pheasants for first time in Hamilton County
The first open season on cock pheasants in Hamilton County will be insurrected this fall, starting Oct. 14 and lasting for three days, with a limit of three birds each day being set by the state game warden, W.E. Albert.
The open season, allowed only through petitioning the state game warden, was granted in Hamilton County after Mr. Albert had received a petition from farmers and landowners in this locality, 150 stating that the pheasants were damaging the crops in the county and asking that an open season should be granted. Official word was received today from the same game warden's office.
The open season will start not earlier than one-half an hour before sunrise the morning of Oct. 14 and will continue through the sixteenth until sunset. The hunters are only allowed to shoot the birds from a half hour before sunrise until sunset each day. The pheasants set out in the official notice of the open season, which may be bagged are Mongolian, ring-neck, English and Chinese cock pheasants.
All Hamilton County hunters and any who plan to invade the county during the three days are warned that they must get permission from the farmer upon whose land they wish to hunt, and that shooting on any public highway is forbidden by law.
1956
Hamilton County 4-H officers named
Elections for the boys and girls 4-H officers was held at county-wide round-ups staged recently. The boys 4-H officers are Howard Fosse, president, a member of the East Lincoln Leaders club, Nyle Sealine, vice president, a member of the Marion Webster G-Getters Club, Harland Butler, secretary-treasurer, a member of the Cass Cardinals club, and Dick Pelz, historian, a member of the Blairsburg Biting Bulldogs club.
The girls officers are Shirley Schroder, president, of the Blairsburg Happy Hustlers club; Thelma Pampel, vice president of the Williams Hustling Homemakers club, Shirley Stewart, secretary-treasurer of the Cass Red Peppers club and Wilma Norem, historian of the Rose Grove Sunshine club.
1961
Merchants in switch to Thursday night opening
By a majority vote at a special meeting held last evening, downtown Webster City merchants decided to change their current open night observances to Thursday evening, beginning Oct. 7.
The meeting, held at the First State Bank was presided over by Mayor Bob Naden who served as moderator for the discussion which sought to find a compromise solution to a two-night controversy that has existed for the past several months.
Last night's meeting followed one held two weeks ago at which time the proposal was made to switch to Thursday evening and a committee was name at that time to meet with the Webster City Ministerial Association since Thursday has been observed for many years as the church night in this community.
A spokesman for the Webster City Ministerial Association told the Daily Freeman Journal this noon that, contrary to an earlier report, the ministerial association had voted unanimously to continue to observe church night on Thursday evening.
It was pointed out that it would be impossible to change the church night observance at this time since the church schedule coincides with the schedules of the schools for the entire year and also with other community schedules.
1986
South Hamilton Homecoming king and queen crowned
The rain and lightning stayed away just long enough in Jewell Friday for the coronation of the annual Homecoming king and queen. Chad Risetter and Julie Miller were selected from the candidates by a vote of high school students earlier in the week, then announced Friday evening before the football game.
The rain began falling and the lightning started just after the king and queen announcement, however, and the football game with Carlisle was postponed until tonight.
2006
WCCT celebrates a successful season of plays
Members of the Webster City Community Theatre gathered last Sunday to celebrate another successful season and to honor the hard work of both the onstage and behind the scene volunteers.
Shelley Clausen received the President's Award from Bill Greenley for all of her work throughout the year as a director and behind the seasons. New president Loween Clayberg presented Barb Flowerday of the Hair Cellar a Friends of WCCT award for help provided with hair and makeup throughout the past season. Becky Harfst of the Dance Connection was also presented a Friends of WCCT Award for help with choreography.