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1926
Kiwanians are addressed by Mrs. F.E. Whitley on Conservation problem
Speaking before the Kiwanis members last evening, Mrs. F.E. Whitley assailed the waste of Iowa trees and predicted the loss that would be incurred if the present disregard for nature continues within the state as well as the entire country.
Mrs. Whitley declared that the citizens of Iowa should be proud that it was an Iowan, Congressman Lacey of the sixth district, who fathered the first bill of conservation in the House of Representatives. He and his associates, she declared, saw what the public generally was slow to realize – that of cutting off of the forests that protected the head waters of the great rivers which means disaster and flood caused by the ground cover along the banks being destroyed.
All states, Mrs. Whitley said, are confronted with the conservation problem and all must consider the future. She made an appeal not to ignore the conservation of Iowa's natural beauties and pointed out what losses have been suffered in Hamilton County by the passing of Lake Cairo near Kamrar.
1946
Strive for education on cancer for county
Backing up their belief that the best local approach to cancer control is education in early signs and treatment of the disease, the Hamilton County Cancer society has embarked upon an intensive educational program. Part of that program will be the showing of films and the sponsoring of lectures by doctors and nurses before groups of all kinds in the county during the month of February.
The decision for early action was reached by members of the recently organized society, meeting last night at the Kendall Young Library under the leadership of Mrs. Carl Gore, county chairman.
The group; the first organization to attempt a community-wide effort to do something about cancer, is composed of an executive committee and a board made up of representatives of all interested clubs in the county.
A high percent of cancer can be cured if it receives attention in the early stages, the society was informed and with that fact in mind, the group went on record as urging every individual to make a practice of yearly physical examinations.
1986
Annual Rotary Leadership banquet will be Monday
The annual Webster City Rotary Leadership Banquet will be held Monday, Nov. 17 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Touchdown restaurant.
Speaker for the event will be Dr. Constantine W. Curris, president of the University of Northern Iowa since 1983.
Students selected to be honored are from the ninth grade: Jenny Chambers, Tracy Draeger, Julie Ferrell, Tim Grove, Brad Hames, Jody Hartnett, Chris Heslop, Matt Johnston, Laura Krasean, Wade Nelson, Robin Pilcher and Kathy Pratt.
High School leaders to be honored are grade 10 president Joe Pratt, vice president Katie Bohan and secretary treasurer John Ferrell. Grade 11 officers are president Randy Chalfanat, vice president George Shey and secretary treasurer Analisa Reveiz.
Grade 12 officers are president Wendi Tapper, vice president Mindy Kehoe and secretary treasurer Peggy Fox. High school student council members will be president David Keane, vice president Beth Bohan, and secretary treasurer Lori Elsden.
Other high school students to be honored are the president of the VICA club, Toby Pilcher; FFA president Wendi Tapper; DECA president Larry Wesselman and OE president, Mindy Kehoe.
Students from Iowa Central Community College to be honored are Tim Miller, Joann Julius, Douglas Knudson and Michele Chalfant.
1991
Development groups join in new venture as one
Development efforts in Webster City are starting with a clean slate today.
Gone is the trio of the Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Program and Development Corporation. Replacing them is a newly formed single alliance, to be known as the Webster City Area Association of Business and Industry.
It's a mouthful to say, but according to its first president, Willie Van Whye, it has just a one syllable focus: jobs.
Van Why made a formal presentation about the new group during Tuesday's joint annual dinner for the three groups.
The new organization comes as the product of nearly a year of study by representatives of all three organizations. The goal of the study group was to rebuild the development effort in Webster City, without any preconceived notions about what it had been in the past, according to Van Whye.
Complete community service project
Troop 17 scouts Tyler Abens and Jim McGee have recently completed a community service project rank requirement in which they helped develop a conservation belt in the rural area of Webster City. Under the direction of Alan Fiala, a local Farm Bureau Insurance agent, the scouts planted 23 dogwood trees, transplanted 13 Douglas first and mulched 46 young plantings.