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25 Years of Clownin' Around - Jun 30, 2009 - 2:17 PM

Rusty and Dusty were a huge hit for many years, until Dusty decided it wasn't "cool" anymore.

"A clown is like an aspirin, only it works twice as fast."
          —Groucho Marx
Be a Clown! Be a Clown! Be a Clown!
That's exactly what Russ Hanson of Stromsburg, or better known as Rusty the Clown, has done for the past 25 years!
What started out as a hobby has grown into a full-time lifestyle for Russ, a local farmer, and his family. . . .

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Quandt to Receive Eagle Scout Award - Jun 30, 2009 - 2:22 PM
Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Quandt and Boy Scout Troop #241 of Stromsburg would like to announce the achievement of Eagle Scout by Kory Lee Quandt.
Kory earned his Arrow of Light and crossed over into the world of Boy Scouting in May 2002. He earned 21 merit badges and earned his Eagle Scout rank in May 2009. Kory provided leadership to the troop by serving as Quartermaster, Patrol Leader, Chaplain, and Senior Patrol Leader. In the summer of 2004, he was tapped into the Order of the Arrow and completed his ordeal that same summer. . . .

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Native Swede Enjoys Visit to Stromsburg - Jun 30, 2009 - 2:21 PM

Erik Andersson, a journalist from Ockelbo, Sweden, spent a couple of weeks in Stromsburg visiting and studying the culture of their sister city.

Many people around Stromsburg have probably noticed a distinguished looking man walking around town with a bag containing a lap top computer and a Nikon digital camera. Erik Andersson came to Stromsburg from Ockelbo, Sweden and has been in town for about the last three weeks. Ockelbo is a town of about 2,500 people located on the west side of Sweden about one third of the way up from the country’s southern border. . . .

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Baker Hired as Osceola City Clerk - Jun 30, 2009 - 2:19 PM

Erin Baker of rural Silver Creek is the new City Clerk in Osceola.

Erin Baker of rural Silver Creek has recently been hired as the new Osceola City Clerk. She began her duties on Monday, June 22, 2009.
Erin was born and raised in Silver Creek and graduated from Silver Creek High School. Most recently, Erin received her bachelor's degree in business administration/project management from Colorado Technical University (CTU) online. . . .

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Brigham Family Donates to Shelby Library Foundation - Jun 23, 2009 - 3:20 PM

Pictured with the new Shelby Library statue are (front row) Diana (Brigham) Beaudoin and Beverly (Brigham) Huber; (back row) Nitha White, Bill Brigham, Gary Huber, Jacques Cohen, Teri Logan, Jimmy Brigham and Larry Stick.

The Shelby Library Foundation is pleased to announce the receipt of a generous donation in memory of Imogene Brigham by her four children: Bill Brigham of Shelby, Jimmy Brigham of Palm City, FL, Beverly Huber of Savage, MN and Diana Beaudoin of Lincoln, MA. The naming-rights donation received from the Brigham family reserved the young adult reading section of the new Shelby Community Library in memory of Imogene who instilled a love of reading in her children.
In addition to the financial gift. . . .