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Halloween events are next weekend

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Freeman Journal photo by Kolleen Taylor Halloween is next weekend, and Webster City residents have taken it upon themselves to decorate to celebrate the season. Driving around the Webster City area, some yards just are hard to ignore, as the yard decorations seem t o just go over the top. This yard was located on Water Street, and carries the theme all the way to the sidewalk. The Residential Trick or Treat event will be held on Halloween night, Saturday, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Turning Back the Pages of Time

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1936 Annual Cornhusking Tilt is handicapped by poor stand of corn Archie Amundson of Radcliffe, today won the Hamilton county cornhusking contest when he nosed out Roy Wilson, Webster City, by a margin of 13.4 pounds net. An oddity in connection with the derby winners this year is that last year Amundson was second and Wilson third. Thus each moved up a notch. It is expected that Amundson will participate in the state contest Nov. 10 to be held near Newhall. Amundson husked a net of 1,497.6 pounds to win, whereas last year it took 1,750.2 net to give him second place. Corn this ...

Ladies busy exploring during Ladies Night Out

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Freeman Journal photo by Kolleen Taylor A large crowd filled the first floor of The Elks at the earliest part of the evening, as the local businesses pull out all the stops to entice women into their stores to show them gratitude for their support and also to introduce them to new displays, new items, and special promotions all throughout the downtown area. The Wildcat Distillery also had early visitors to the Husband Day Care, offered as part of the evening. The Merchant Puzzler, which had clues in each day since last Friday, can be completed and turned in for a drawing that will ...

St. Mary's Parish to hold Fall Festival

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Plans are underway for St. Mary's Parish in Williams to hold their annual Fall Festival meal. The event will take place on Sunday, November 1 serving from 4 p.m. to 6 pm. St. Mary's Catholic Church is located at 404 4th St. in Williams. This drive through, take-out only event, has become increasingly popular over the years. The meal consists of chicken and noodles, with home made noodles, meat loaf, real mashed potatoes that are peeled by church members, sweet corn that was grown in a nearby field and frozen for the event, home made salads and home made pie. The cost of $15 ...

Fort Dodge Choral Society concert is Sunday

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The Fort Dodge Choral Society will hold their fall concert Sunday at the St. Olaf Lutheran Church at 3 p.m. The church is located at 239 N. Eleventh St., in Fort Dodge. Webster City residents who sing with this group are Barb Wollan, Megan Caine, Mark Andrew, and Karin and Alan Yungclas. The theme is banned music. According to Jacob Pedersen, artistic director of the group, this concert hopes to explore and inform about choral music that has either been banned in history or the poet of the music has been banned. “Either way, this music isn’t explicit or foul. All ages ...

Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig visits Storm Flying Service Thursday

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Blue skies, and combines working the fields greeted Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig Thursday as he took a close look at the Storm Flying Service service to plant cover crops in the area. Steve and Mike Luedtke met Secretary Naig on the runway early Thursday, with the plane they use available ...