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A walk-through of the Humphrey Aquatic Center was conducted Thursday. No serious issues were noted. The Humphrey City Council approved the pool staff and hours during its April 15 meeting. Democrat photo

Humphrey Aquatic Center staff, hours finalized
Humphrey is getting closer to having a pool again. The Humphrey City Council approved hiring the Humphrey Aquatic Center staff and setting hours of operation during its April 15 meeting. Cole Wemhoff and Tessa Deets were hired as assistant managers...
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Ethan and Angela Hathaway have purchased Alice’s Cedar Inn and renamed it The Rambler, a tribute to the mascot of the former Creston High School. They take over as owners April 29. Democrat photo

The Rambler
They didn’t want their hometown to be without a restaurant, so they bought one. Ethan and Angela Hathaway purchased Alice’s Cedar Inn from Alice Long April 29. “When I was in college I worked at Alice’s, so I’ve been around, and when we moved back I...
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St. Francis junior Andrew Kosch, right, shot a 78 and finished as runner up in the Patriot Invite. Freshmen Jacob Keller, left, carded an 86 and earned the 14th place medal. The team shot a 355 which placed them 5th in the 15 team tournament.

Brockhaus 9th, Flyers 5th at David City Invite
The St. Francis golf team traveled to David City to compete in the David City Invite April 17. The Flyers were led by sophomore Matthew Brockhaus who shot an 80, which was good for the 9th place medal. Freshmen Jacob Keller carded an 83 and junior...
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Kurt Daniel Hellbusch

Wed, 05/31/2017 - 4:58pm
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Kurt Daniel Hellbusch, 36, of Shelton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 25, 2017, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha after a long courageous battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Mass of Christian Burial was at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at St. Peter Catholic

Church in Fullerton, and Reverend Richard Whiteing officiated. Burial followed at St. Peter Catholic Cemetery in Fullerton. Visitation was from 5-8 p.m. with a 8 p.m. wake service Monday, May 29, at the church. Palmer-Santin Funeral Home of Fullerton is serving the family. Kurt was born Sept. 20, 1980, to Dennis and Marilyn (Schaad) Hellbusch in Fullerton. He graduated from Fullerton High School in 1999. He received his Associate’s Degree from Northeast Community College in Norfolk. After college, he worked for Marley’s Electric in Columbus and, later, Commonwealth Electric, where he worked until his passing. On April 10, 2010, he married Kristina Frauendorfer of

Humphrey at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. In July 2014, Kurt began his battle of cancer. He underwent many different types of chemotherapy treatments and was in remission until September 2016 when he relapsed. Even though the odds were against him, Kurt fought until the very end. He was surrounded by a lot of family and friends who supported him until his passing.

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