Saturated corn and soybean fields are creating havoc for the fall harvest.
“In 26 years of planting and harvesting, this year has been one of the most challenging years I’ve had in agriculture, said Stu Swanson, District 2 Iowa Corngrowers Association director. “There has been 100 percent more rain than in a normal year. It is mind blowing that we would be this wet.”

Don and Janet Heupel will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at the Ag and Sports Museum, 800 E. Fair St., Algona. The celebration runs from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27. Don Heupel and Janet Steckler were married Oct. 19, 1968, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Fargo, N.D. They have two children, David (Kristen) Heupel, Jefferson, and Julie (Paul) Halloff, Chaska, Minn., and five grandchildren. Well wishes will reach the couple at 1311 210th St., Algona.

Steve and Vickie Gangestad, Fenton, were married Oct. 27, 1973. Send cards with best wishes and congratulations for their 45th wedding anniversary to 3409 30th Ave., Fenton 50539.
 

Anna Mae Walker celebrates her 90th birthday Oct. 23 with a card shower. Please send greetings to her at the Algona Manor, 2221 E. McGregor St., Algona.
 

For many eighth graders, it was their first flight.  Saturday, Sept. 22, students took to the skies following a week-long science unit on flight at both Bishop Garrigan and Algona Middle School. Pilots from the Algona Pilots Association; the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 94, Mason City, and instructors from the Iowa Lakes Community College aviation program piloted the planes.
For more on this story, please see the Oct 11th issue of the Kossuth County Advance

There is one common theme for those involved in 4-H.
“4-H is a huge learning experience for everyone that is involved in it,” said Dianne Zeller, who has been a 4-H mother, leader and Kossuth County Fair judge. “I learn from the kids. It is a just a tremendous learning opportunity.”

Harlan Harms, Titonka, celebrates his 80th birthday. He was born Oct. 23, 1938. His wife and family wish to honor him with a card shower. Send best wishes and congratulations to Harlan at 3407 185th Ave., Titonka, 50480.
 

James and Rose Sprout, Algona, celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. They were married Oct. 11, 1958, in Riverside, Calif., and are the parents of three sons, Lawrence, Stephen, and Robert (deceased). Please send cards to 1713 E. Poplar St., Algona.
 

Rasmussen and Christoffel engaged
                Dwight and Ruth Rasmussen, Wesley, and Dean and Lisa Christoffel, Le Mars, announce the engagement of Gina Rasmussen to Derek Christoffel of Hinton.

TITONKA — Meagan Norland drove 12 miles from Burt to Titonka to get a full highlight color at Katie’s Salon and Tanning.
“It was my first time coming here. It’s convenient because it is not very far from Burt,” she said. “I wanted to get a different look because it is not just one same color. It’s fun.”

Colleen Hagerty said she normally stops out to hassle all the people out at the Algona Manor Care Center, but last Wednesday night she visited to look at some of the cars that stopped by. “I heard about the cars and thought it would be a fun night.”

Algona Band Day does not just happen for 70 years without the tremendous amount of effort given by the community, that seems to have been a common theme from the comments of those that attended, volunteered or had a part to play the 70thedition of the Algona Band Day festival.

Ellisyn Larae Zaugg
                  Dylan and Ashleigh Zaugg, Ottosen, are the proud parents of a baby girl, Ellisyn Larae, born Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, at Kossuth Regional Health Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 1.8 ounces and was 19.5 inches long.

Reed Christopher Forsythe
 
                  Dustin Forsythe and Allie Buum, West Bend, are the proud parents of a baby boy, Reed Christopher, born Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, at Kossuth Regional Health Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and was 20.25 inches long. He was welcomed home by a sister, Riley.
                  Maternal grandparents are Greg and Coleen Buum, Armstrong, and paternal grandparents are Gary and Bettina Forsythe, West Bend.

Filled with celebration and information, today it has arrived at its destination.  It is the 2018 Kossuth County Advance 2018 Progress Edition.
By the numbers, it goes something like this:
140 Advertisers
64 Feature Stories
8 Sections of 8 Pages - All Color
6 Months in the Making
2.41 Gigabytes of Files
1 Community