Billy Fraser, Holstein fire chief and owner of Backdraft Bar & Grill, sat down recently for a visit about the Holstein Fire Department. Fraser listed some of his duties as fire chief.
“I’m basically in charge of the duties of the station,” he explained. “I’m also responsible for control of fire scenes, and control of accidents. I’m in town more than anybody; that helps too.”
Fraser, a Holstein native, is a long-time firefighter.
Republicans held their 11th Annual Sweet Freedom Celebration in Denison at Stables at Copper Ridge on Aug. 29. A Prayer and a stirring national anthem was heard as the audience joined in. Representative Steven Holt’s campaign manager Joyce Kehl introduced the speakers.
Emily Todd has worked 10 years for the Stubbs Library in Holstein as of January 2024. She began as a librarian assistant in 2014. She became the Library Director in 2017. When the position opened, she was also working as a preschool assistant. The director job became available and she leaped into it.
Dr. Abbie (Bagenstos) Otto, D.D.S. and husband, Kelly, purchased the dental office from Dr. Myron Murphy over nine years ago in Holstein. “Downtown Dental” was formed and is located at 128 S. Main St. next to the Holstein State Theatre. In recent years, D/D has been getting a ‘facelift’ both on the exterior and interior. Dr. Abbie wanted to create a classy and modern dental office so timeless colors; of black, white, and grey flock the interior while a teal shade coats the exterior of the building. Dr.
The rehearsal of the play Murder on the Orient Express is underway by the Holstein Community Theatre. The production is at the Rosemary Clausen Center for Performing Arts on Saturday Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. and Sunday Sept. 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets available at the door.
Tammy Neubauer of Ida County was inducted into the 2023 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the 4-H Exhibits Building at the Iowa State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 20. Ninety-one Iowa counties participated this year and selected 127 inductees for their outstanding service and dedication to 4-H. Inductees or their surviving family members were presented a certificate by the Iowa 4-H Foundation President, David Bolte, and Interim State 4-H Program Leader, Mitchell Hoyer, as they were introduced on stage.
Barbie Bash spreads loads of pink on the street of Holstein on Aug. 18 near rehabd. and CornerHaus101. They had a Barbie-style pink fainting sofa on the street in front of rehabd. Amy Conover, owner of rehabd. had an adult sized barbie case in which you could get your picture as a real life Barbie. She also had sales on her clothing line. Alyssa Dreeszen, owner of CornerHaus101 had special drinks available for the night. You could BYOB-Bring your own Barbie in for a discount. This all happened before the movie Barbie that was showing at the State Theatre.
Brenda Naberhaus, Director of the Galva Public Library, enjoys helping people find something that interests them. Naberhaus described some of the items and services available at the library.
“We have the usual fiction and nonfiction books,” she stated. “We have quite a diverse selection of DVDs. I’ve been told ours is one of the best in the area, bigger than they’ve seen anywhere. We have children's books, the local newspapers, magazines that can be checked out, and public computers to use. We can do copies and faxes, and we have a meeting room you can rent.”
Ida County Sanitation and Holstein Sanitation, owned and operated by Justin and Val Georg, and Billy and Laura Carnine, have been serving the area for almost 50 years. The group also runs Precision Towing out of Ida Grove. Justin explained what services the businesses provide.
“We do heavy duty towing and recovery,” he stated, “equipment hauling, light duty towing, lock out, jump starts, rotator tow truck lifting/rigging, commercial, residential, and farm garbage services, and roll off garbage container services.”
Get ‘No Limits’ Internet from an Everly based company who has been serving rural Iowa since 1905. Evertek serves Everly customers (both town and rural) with Fiber Internet, TV and phone. And they serve more than 20 counties in northwest Iowa with Wireless Internet and related services.
Evertek served the public with an open house at Cobblestone in Holstein on Aug. 17. Their employees were right there to inform the public of Evertek’s fiber internet services. Also, a free meal was served consisting of a Hamburger, baked beans, potato salad, and tea and lemonade to drink.
