ALGONA—Members of local law enforcement worked together to provide a day of holiday fun for local children at the annual Cops for Kids event held at Bomgaars in Algona on Dec. 18.
The Algona Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors announced the winners of this year’s holiday lighting contests. Above, Jason and Tricia Wartick at 503 Eastland Circle won the best classic display contest. Left and below, Jack Hendricks at 102 Wood Acres won the Clark Griswold Award.
The Algona Fareway Store in partnership with Pay it Forward Always, Operation Barnabas and Fareway customers, recently donated more than 100 cans of coffee to the Des Moines Veteran’s Hospital. Signs were posted throughout the store encouraging customers to purchase an extra can of coffee and leave it at the counter.
Pictured are Mandie Studer, founder of Pay it Forward Always and Jim Beadle, Fareway Store manager. Amy Frankl-Brandt photo
The fourth and final Chamber Holiday drawing winner is Carol Degroote who chose the $400 gift card prize offered from The Market owned by Kelly Tigges. The Chamber pays $250 of this prize with the business chosen donating the remainder. More than 80 businesses in Algona participated in the giveaway. The Algona Chamber holds this drawing to encourage shopping locally. Amy Frankl-Brandt photo
The Kossuth County 4-H’ers have been collecting food for the Kossuth County Food Pantry since October. They delivered the food to the pantry on Dec. 18. The drive was led by the Whittemore Warriors, Lotts Creek and Fenton Forwards. Pictured from left are: Henry Ricke, food pantry director, Kayla Buscher, Hunter Thilges, Thadd Kollasch and Drew Casey. Submitted photo
Bertha Godfrey kindergarten Bulldog Heroes for the month of December are from left: Greta Bormann, Drake Mallory, Emilia McGregor and Trista Wittkopf. Submitted photo
ALGONA—The TLC Quilters held their annual Christmas dinner party on Dec. 4, giving away gifts to 50 area children. Gifts included quilts, crocheted hats, mittens and slippers, wooden trucks and blocks made by the CHIPS Off the Old Block club, books, doll clothes, stuffed animals, book bags and dolls with a 1950s poodle skirt. Each doll came with extra clothes and accessories.
ALGONA—Street projects dotted Algona’s map throughout 2021. You can expect the same in 2022.
During its meeting Monday evening at City Hall, the Algona City Council approved hiring Bolton & Menk engineers to begin finalizing plans for another round of improvements throughout the city – work carrying an estimated price tag of about $6.7 million.
ALGONA—Second grade teacher Erin Missman and Mandie Studer, founder of the non-profit group Pay It Forward Always, recently enlisted the help of some special elves to help with a special project for military troops.
ALGONA—Two deaths due to the COVID-19 coronavirus have been reported in the past two weeks in Kossuth County.
Data available from the Iowa coronavirus website stated 80 Kossuth County residents have now died from the virus, which was first identified here in spring 2020. The two additional deaths upped December’s death count to three. In December 2020, there were 23 reported deaths, most in any month since the start of the pandemic.
CLIVE—An Algona woman who stopped to fill up her gas tank bought a lottery ticket and won $100,000. Jaime McEnroe of Algona won the third top prize in the Iowa Lottery’s “Lucky Numbers Game Book” scratch game.
She purchased her winning ticket at One Stop Shop, 220 S. Phillips St. in Algona, and claimed her prize Wednesday at the lottery’s Mason City regional office.
Fenton Community Club hosted a party at the Fenton Legion Hall and the Fenton Public Library had an open house on Dec. 11. Craft tables were hosted by the Fenton Forwards 4-H Club. Names were read of the 74 loved ones honored with ornaments on the library tree. Twelve sleds were donated by Potratz Insurance Agency.
Kruse wins quilt at Lone Rock Legion feather party
