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Check it out! The Outdoor MarketPlace is back at this year’s Newfest celebration in Newfolden on Saturday, September 9th. The Outdoor MarketPlace opens at 8:00 am and will be located South of Newfolden Co-op Oil.

Marshall County Historical Society Living Museum at Settler’s Square

As a high-school student, I learned early that harvest and other fall activities were sometimes at odds. One fall day after football practice, I had planned to go with a friend to the John Cougar Mellencamp concert. Unfortunately, I found that my dad had called the high school and told them I had to come home instead of going to the concert. The combine had broken down and I had to milk cows while dad fixed the combine. Today, harvest and school are less at odds with each other and actually have something in common, a connection between patience and safety.

So what is Iowa, and who are Iowans?

MRHS Class of 1961 Gathers for Mini-Reunion

In 1948 a group of pioneers began what we know of today as the Newfolden Fire Department. Those individuals saw a need to develop a department for the protection of life and property within Newfolden and for our rural neighbors. There were eighteen founding members, including Ben Johnson, Mike Anderson, Noris Aune, Vernon Aune, Andy Bakke, Bertil Bakke, Floyd Bakke, Ray Elseth, Gordon Elseth, Oscar Hanson, Orris Hartstad, Alden Johnson, Wallace Johnson, Ernie Nelson, Carl Roseland, Evonne Olson, William Strand and Stuart Sethre.

ACTIVITIES Thumbprint Animals Children are always interested in their own body parts, especially their fingers. This activity will use these basic interests and produce fun for both the child and the adult.

How to Plant & Grow a Cut Flower Garden