Merlin (Shorty) and Joan Mertz were married on July 17, 1957 and will be celebrating their 60th anniversary this year. Family and friends are encouraged to shower them with cards to help them celebrate. Cards and well wishes will reach them at 2010 East Lucas Street, Algona, IA 50511.

Ron and Georgina (Law) Hock were married on July 10, 1957 at St. Patrick’s on the Lizard near Clare. Ron is a retired cattle buyer with IBP and Georgina owned and operated Merle Norman Cosmetics in Algona for several years. The couple will be celebrating their milestone with a family dinner and get together. Their family, including Craig (Christy) Hock of Dallas, Texas, JoAnn (Steve) Adams of Cedar Falls, Doug (Tammy) Hock of Humboldt, Maureen Flaherty of St.

Delbert (Deb) and Elaine (Meyer) Wichtendahl were married on July 20, 1952 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Their family, including their four children, Vern (Twila) of Lotts Creek, Rev. Steve (Cheryl) of Guthrie Center, Paul (Mary) of Good Thunder, Minn., and Carmen (Bill) O’Brien of Marian, along with their 10 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren, are encouraging family and friends to shower them with cards to help with celebrate. Cards and well wishes will reach them at P.O.

Joe Buscher was born on July 19, 1937 and will be celebrating his 80th birthday this year. Family and friends are encouraged to shower him with cards to help him celebrate. Cards and well wishes will reach him at 905 210th Street, Algona, IA 50511.

Ervin and Emily Winkleman are both celebrating their 90th birthdays this year. Ervin’s was March 1 and Emily’s is July 14. Family and friends are encouraged to shower them with cards to help them celebrate. Cards and well wishes will reach them at 612 P-60, Lakota, IA 50451.

Most people in Algona have heard at one time or another the story of two brothers, Asa and Ambrose Call, who journeying across the state, began to build a town they would later call Algona. 
One hundred and sixty three years later, the city continues to remember its humble beginnings in a log cabin on July 10, 1854, with a huge four-day celebration.

ALGONA — Rebekah Kramer believes it is a miracle that she is still alive.

Nothing can stop them. Not blindness, paralyzation or an amputated limb. 
For the seventh year in a row, Adaptive Sports Iowa Cycling Team, presented by Iowa Farm Bureau, will be hitting the roadways to accomplish the task of cycling across the entire state of Iowa. 
This year, the 80-person team will be staying in the new gymnasium at Bishop Garrigan High School. 

ALGONA — The Ag Learning Center on the Kossuth County Fairgrounds has been renovated to make it a multi-use facility during the Kossuth County Fair.
This year’s event runs from July 30 through Aug. 5.
“We wanted to give back to the community and find a project with agriculture that everyone would enjoy,” said Cole Eden, president of the Algona High School FFA program.
The school FFA chapter funded the project through fundraisers.

80th birthday
 
Frank Folkerts was born on July 14, 1937 and will be celebrating his 80th birthday this year. Family and friends are encouraged to shower him with cards to help him celebrate. Cards and well wishes will reach him at 2903 200th Avenue, Titonka, IA 50480.

ALGONA — It is estimated that the Kossuth County Cattleman’s Association cooked more than 4,500 pieces of meat during the ABATE of Iowa Freedom Rally last week.
“We enjoy it out here,” said Ben Kramer, President of the Kossuth County Cattleman’s Association. “We are able to promote our product.”
The booth is a fundraiser for the Kossuth County Cattleman’s Association. The ABATE of Iowa Freedom Rally is a fundraiser for the ABATE group.

ALGONA — Downtown is not the place to see vintage cars and tractors at this year’s Founders’ Day. The Kossuth County Agriculture and Motorsports Museum on the fairgrounds is where all the vehicles will be parked.
The first Cruise-In will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., around the museum. It will include cars, tractors, motorcycles and race cars. The Kossuth County Cattleman’s Association will also be providing a meal for those interested in seeing the vintage vehicles.

“Voices from the Past” will take place in Riverview Cemetery on a new night and time this year, Friday, July 7, at 6:45 p.m.  Since 2012, this program has been a staple of Founders’ Day weekend. It is a joint production of the Kossuth County Genealogical Society and the Algona Branch-AAUW.  

The congregation was welcomed to the final Mass celebrated at St. Benedict Parish on Saturday, June 25, by hymns sung from the choir loft. Attendees were greeted by the pastor, Rev. Peter Nguyen and several former pastors as preparations were being completed.
The Mass was celebrated by Reverends Nguyen, Cecil Friedmann, Edward Girres and former pastors Doug Dandurand, James McAlgin and Randy Schon.
 

90th birthday
 
Butch Giesking was born on June 30, 1927 and will be celebrating his 90th birthday this year. His family, including Donavon, Bonnie, Jolene and Diane, are encouraging family and friends to attend the open house that is being held in his honor. The open house is on Sunday, July 9th from 2 – 4 p.m. at the Buffalo Creek Activity Center in Titonka, 543 Dieckman Street NE.