Julian Henry Lentsch

Liv Austen Zadow

Gracelyn Jean Metzger
Tory and Jadeyn (Pender) Metzger are the proud parents of a baby girl, Gracelyn Jean, born Saturday, May 19 at Kossuth Regional Health Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and was 18 inches long at birth. Maternal grandparents are Sallie and John Fitzpatrick of Peterson. Paternal grandparents are Kathy and Leland Metzger of Whittemore. Great grandparents are Della Metzger of West Bend and Ann Pender of Cherokee.
 

Bennett Allen Rodgers

Hurley James Kutschara

Cheyann Lee Kern-Householder
Desiree Kern and Devin Householder of Burt are the proud parents of a baby girl, Cheyann Lee, born Tuesday, May 15 at Kossuth Regional Health Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19.3 inches long at birth. Maternal grandparents are Mitch Kern and Carolyn Fisher of West Bend. Paternal grandparents are Wayne Householder and Angie Isebrand of Fenton. Desiree and Devin both work at Aluma. Welcoming baby Cheyann home is older sister Analicia.

Dolores Roethler of Algona will be 93 on Wednesday, May 23. Her family, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren gathered Saturday night at Emeralds in Algona to celebrate this beautiful milestone.  
 

Dolores Mertz was born May 30, 1928 and will celebrate her 90th birthday this year. Family and friends are invited to an open house in her honor, which will take place Saturday, June 2 from 1:30 – 4 p.m. at the West Bend Country Club in West Bend. Loved ones may also send her cards. Cards and well wishes will reach her at 203 4th Street NW, West Bend, IA 50597.
 

Ray and Marilyn Nielsen are celebrating 60 years of marriage this year! Please help them celebrate by attending an open house in their honor. The open house will take place Saturday, June 2 from 2 – 4 p.m. at the Water’s Edge Nature Center located at 1010 250th Street, Algona, IA 50511. The couple is requesting no gifts.
 

Richard and Arlene (Goetz) Reising were married June 1, 1968 and will be celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. The couple was married in Wesley, but now resides in Algona. They have three children, Lynn (Brent) Weringa of Algona, John Reising of Sioux City, and Cyndi Hanna of Soldotna, Alaska. They also have eight grandchildren. The family encourages friends and loved one to shower the couple with cards to help them celebrate.

Ed and Betty (Pedersen) Wilcox were married May 31, 1953 in Rolfe and will celebrate their 65th anniversary this year. They reside out at Oak Lake and are members of Trinity Lutheran Church. They were previously the owners of Ernie Williams John Deere in Algona.

Harrison Dean Hemrick
Tal and Rachelle Hemrick of Fort Dodge are the proud parents of a baby boy, Harrison Dean born Tuesday, May 8 at Kossuth Regional Health Center. Welcoming baby Harrison home are older siblings Claire and Penny.
 

Jerry Yocum will be celebrating his 80th birthday on May 24th. His wife and family would like friends to help him celebrate by sending him cards. Cards and well wishes will reach him at 1815 East Lucas Street, Algona, IA 50511.
 

Paul and Sherry (Reard) Goetz were married May 21, 1968 in Omaha and will celebrate their 50th anniversary this year. Paul was born and raised in Wesley, but the couple has resided in Omaha their entire married life. Paul is a retired mailman, and they are members of the Florence Christian Church.

Visitors at Jaclyn Garlock’s art show said the pieces were jumping off the walls.
“The faces are so real. The clothing depicts the era. I can relate to it,” said Shirley Eisenbarth, a community member who came to the showing.
On Thursday, May 10, there was a reception at the Algona Public Library and community members had an opportunity to meet Garlock for a few hours.