By Kim Wegener

Features Writer

ALGONA—Mollie Schimmelpfennig of Titonka will be among the more than 100 vendors at the 31st Annual Algona Autumnfest Craft and Vendor Show on Saturday, October 28.

The 2023 craft and vendor show will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Algona High School Commons and Gym and at the Algona Middle School Commons. The fall event is sponsored by the Algona Area Chamber of Commerce.

Bruce Meurer had his wood carvings of Eastern Woodland Indians on display during a one day exhibit last Thursday, Oct. 12.  He also displayed Indigenous paintings and artifacts he has collected or crafted. All of the items were hand crafted.

Meurer, an expert on indigenous people,  also gave a lecture to three different classes from Algona High school that visited that morning.

Rev. Kent Madison

Pastor, First Presbyterian Lakota,

Harvest time

Rotary District 5970 Governor Carole Bernhard recently met with youth exchange inbound students at their first get together this September.

 A satellite clinic of Kossuth Regional Health Center, Bancroft Clinic opened in 2004 with Physician Assistant Jennifer VonBank proudly serving the Bancroft community and surrounding area since that time.

Chemical Assessment of the

East Fork of the Des Moines River

By Morgan Kelly, Mya Garman, Landon Welp, Devin Lester

A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new Iowa Hall of Fame Racing Museum building being built at The Kossuth County Fairgrounds last Friday, October 13 during the Algona Chamber coffee. Construction is set to begin this month in hopes of opening the new museum in early 2024. The current museum is in Otho.

Photo shows Trooper Josh Missman and Chaplain Steve Struecker from the Iowa State Patrol giving Ashley Pavon, a six year old kindergarten student at Bertha Godfrey a new bicycle.

Ashley and her father, Carralero were there when the bicycle was presented.