Delores (Dee) Lickteig was born on May 26, 1942 and will be celebrating her 75th birthday this year. Her family, including her husband Dick Lickteig, and their children, Pam (Keith) Hoffman, Joe (Jane) Lickteig, Larry (Jennifer) Lickteig and Dan (Patricia) Lickteig, along with their 8 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren, are encouraging family and friends to shower them with cards to help them celebrate. Cards and well wishes will reach them at 1902 Highway 18, Wesley, IA 50483.

Verne and Judy Reding of Wesley and Gary and Colleen Schiltz of Algona are pleased to announce the engagement of their children, Abigail Reding and Andrew Schiltz. 
Abigail graduated from Bishop Garrigan High School in 2012, the University of Iowa in 2016 and she is currently attending Des Moines University in the PA program. 

A bright sunny day with hardly a cloud in the sky set for a fitting and proper burial of Fireman First Class William Henry Kennedy. 
Joining the U.S. Navy in July of 1940, Kennedy was assigned to the USS Oklahoma where he perished alongside fellow sailors and Marines during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Lost for three quarters of a century, Kennedy’s remains were recently identified and plans were made for his honorable return to his hometown of Titonka. 

he way emergency medical services looks in the future could be much different than the way it operates today in Kossuth County. Many in the field believe the volunteer system in Kossuth County today is not working.
It boils down to two specific reasons. First, the systems in the county cannot find volunteers. Second, there is the time commitment that is needed to make a volunteer system work.

ALGONA — There was joy and celebration as 39 Bishop Garrigan High School students received their diplomas and were honored with grants and other awards at graduation ceremonies at Friedmann Auditorium on Sunday, May 14.

50th anniversary
 

50th anniversary
 

Schmidt, Heidemann
 
Ed and Carla Schmidt of Whittemore and Dave and Patty Heidemann of Ankeny wish to announce the upcoming marriage of their children, Kelly Schmidt and Jared Heidemann, both of Ankeny.
Kelly is a 2006 graduate of Bishop Garrigan and in 2010, she received her BSN degree from Allen Nursing College in Waterloo. She is currently employed at Marcy West Lakes Hospital in West Des Moines. 

Kenne, Brandt
 
Matt and Karla Kenne of Algona and Lloyd and Diane Brandt, also of Algona, are pleased to announce the engagement of their children, Emillie Claire Kenne and Ryan Allen Brandt, both of Iowa City.
Emillie attended the University of Northern Iowa where she received her bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Biology. Currently she is attending dental school at the University of Iowa. 

85th birthday
 
Maxine Cunningham will be celebrating her 85th birthday on May 20th. Her family, including her children, are asking that family and friends shower her with cards to help her celebrate. Cards and well wishes will reach her at 205 North Ackley Street, Algona, IA 50511.

80th birthday
 
Neva Johnson was born on May 13, 1937 and will be celebrating her 80th birthday this year. Her family, including Matthew, Beth, Peter and Anna Johnson, along with her nine grandchildren, are encouraging family and friends to shower her with cards. Cards and well wishes will reach her at 412 West Kennedy Street, Algona, IA 50511.

Carson Lee Leiting
 

ALGONA — Over 600 people filled the Bishop Garrigan High School parking lot on Saturday evening, munching on fresh donuts, watching children play on inflatables and perform on stage all the while preparing for a 3.1 mile trek on the AlGLOna 5K Run/Walk route.
Law Enforcement Officers were speckled across the east side of Algona, blocking off and redirecting traffic, unaware of the night’s festivities. More than one vehicle had to turn around as the run began.

Carter Nath, a pianist and young entrepreneur, owning Carter’s Piano Service, bought out Bill Hobson’s piano tuning business last November. 
Serving customers from beyond Kossuth County, Nath is one of the only piano tuners within a 50-minute drive of Algona. “It is a bigger territory than I can cover alone,” He remarked. 
Nath does not shy away from traveling to tune pianos, scheduling multiple tunings in the same vicinity at once. 

ALGONA — Over the past eight years that Valeria Newhouse has been president of Iowa Lakes Community College, there has been a big push on helping students graduate with employable skills and not leave with a “ton” of debt.
“The focus is on some education beyond high school, but not necessarily a baccalaureate degree for everyone,” she said. “Community colleges really fit that bill. That’s good for us.