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1936
Quill Club members write comedy and present it at regular club meeting
The inexplicable infant" said to be Broadway's 1925 "specialty, was presented at the meeting of the Quill club held at the G.S. Lane home last evening with Miss Margaret Linnan, hostess. This is the first play to have been written and produced by the club members. Plans of the club this year call for the writing and presentation of four plays.
The part of John Euderby, the farmer, was taken by Miss Bertha Teal, and a "wonderful" farmer she was with the big rubber boots, old hat, chin whiskers etc. Miss Edna Boddy was his wife, Anna.
Stratford completes its first year as consumer of electricity from Webster City plant.
The town of Stratford has now been using for a year, electricity supplied by the Webster City municipal plant and the experience has been most satisfactory, a fine profit having been realized in spite of the fact that rates have been much lower than they were when the current was bought from the Cedar Rapids company.
1936
$23,000 WP funds spent in Kendall Young Park
The Webster City park commission recommends that Nokomis park be turned over to the school board as an addition to Riverside field; that Sketchly park replace Nokomis as a tourist park and that the custodian's residence at Kendall Young be moved across the road and the present site of the home be used as a large public flower garden.
These recommendations are continued in a detailed statement of the activities of the commission during the past year and a half. Members of the park commission are Harry Haxon, president; L.F. Biddleman, secretary and Louis Follett.
A total of $23,000 of government money has been expended in Kendall Young park.
1956
Edwards gets award for meritorious service
B.E. Edwards, Webster City police chief, has been presented a meritorious service award by the National Police Traffic Safety Institute of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The award is for "unselfish service in the field of traffic safety education and driver training programs."
According to a letter accompanying the certificate, the award to Edwards was the first made by the Institute for traffic safety work by an Iowa police officer.
1976
Shelter house bid accepted by board
A $39,800 bid by Huisinga and Peterson contractors, Webster City, for a Brewer Creek park shelter and picnic house was accepted Tuesday afternoon by the Webster City park board.
The board had previously rejected a bid by the same company because it was substantially over a cost estimate. The accepted bid also is over the estimate, which was $37,000. The estimate was prepared by park board engineers.
The estimate was the lower of two submitted by Huisinga and Peterson Tuesday. The other was for $42,575. It included several fewer items than the board had originally specified.
1986
Carver gives workshop at Depot
Harold Enlow, widely known wood carver and lecturer, presented a two day workshop for the local wood carvers Saturday and Sunday. Enlow, who is from Dogpatch, Arkansas was coaching the group on the creation of faces and expressions, which is Enlow's specialty. Enlow has been a wood carver for 28 years.
Christmas shoppers and craft enthusiasts attend Women's Club Holiday Fair Saturday
Early Christmas shoppers and craft enthusiasts were in seventh heaven Saturday at the annual Holiday Fair held at Washington Central gymnasium. The event, sponsored by the Webster City Women's Club, attracted a large number of exhibitors, ranging from church groups and clubs to individual crafters. The event is one of the main fundraisers held throughout the year for the Women's Club.
2006
Artist visits St. Thomas
Fourth, fifth and sixth graders at St. Thomas were able to work with Dennis Adams, an artist from Woodward recently. Adams taught the students to make wire sculptures which the students were able to keep. Adams was able to come to the school through a grant from VSA Iowa, which supports giving every child an opportunity to participate in the arts. Music teacher Pam McDermott earned the house through summer school course work. The fourth graders who worked with Adams included Derek Wagner, Molly Gilbert, Sean Finucan, Katherine Wood, Cale Ubbern, Connor Ohearn, Evan Wolfgram, John Ferrell, Eddie Sharrot, Joel Hanus, Olivia Tasler, Megan Carpenter, Mary O'Connell, and Julia Bernard.