On Monday, May 5, several groups, including the Daisy Scout Troop 154, Brownie Scout Troop 138, and Junior Scout Troop 61, pictured above, helped plant flowers in front of the businesses on Broadway.
VFW
On Thursday, May 1 the V.F.W. presented the American flag with pole and base to the Rotary Ann Home. Those present at the presentation were (from left to right) Mel Lehman, Myron Esler, Pastor Schiller and Paul Kuenning. Mel Lehman constructed and donated the base in which the flag stands.
Robert Blue MS fifth grade students are shown learning to extract DNA from a banana. From left, Anna Nett, Caleb Nesvold, Linda Cline (Webster Co. 4-H Youth Coordinator), Josh Stark, and Amy Wilson.
On Wednesday, April 30 the fifth graders from Robert Blue Middle School traveled to the Wright County Fairgrounds at Greenwood Park in Eagle Grove—which is centrally located for the participating counties—for the thirteenth annual Youth Environmental Agriculture Days program. Each of Iowa’s 99 counties has an Iowa State University extension office. Four of these offices—Hamilton, Humboldt, Webster, and Wright—work together to present Ag Days to fifth grade students. [more]
Volunteer school board members serve thousands of hours each year working to ensure every Iowa student receives a solid education. School Board Recognition Week, May 11-17, 2008, is an opportunity to say thanks to more than 2,000 men and women who govern Iowa’s public education system. This year’s theme—”Helping Students Reach New Heights”—recognizes that school board members are local leaders working to lead students to higher levels of achievement. [more]
Mayor Ray Kellogg again was absent from City Council. He is in Rochester until June. Mayor Pro-Tem Jensen asked Council to make a decision between Chuck Elberg and Barb Stuckey. City Administrator Jordan Fuller read to the Council the letters from each candidate. Fuller stated that he did not know either one personally, but thought either one would do a nice job. The Mayor Pro-Tem passed out blank pieces of paper to each councilperson to write in the name of the individual they would like to fill the position. The Mayor Pro-Tem did not want any discussion until the written roll call was done. [more]
