DES MOINES (May 16-18) -- It’s been two years since Gillian Streit won a state discus title for the Harlan Community girls track team and set the school record at 137 feet, 3 inches. If either of those feats are to be duplicated in the next couple of years, Cyclone sophomore Lauren Andersen will likely be the one to do it. Andersen provided the highlight of the 2019 state track meet for the HCHS girls last weekend, placing fourth in the Class

2019 Co-Ed State Track & Field Championships • May 16-18 • Des MoinesClass 3A Girls Team Scoring Top Five: 1. Glenwood 65, 2. Dubuque Wahlert 64.5, 3. Assumption 59, 4. Bishop Heelan 41, 5. (tie) Pella 40, Solon 40. Also in Top 20: T-9. Dallas Center-Grimes 27, 15. ADM 19.

    HARLAN -- Julie Bruck, 63, Harlan, died Tuesday, May 28 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.  Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

    HARLAN -- Charlotte Frank, 85, Harlan, died Monday, May 27 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.  Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. 

    HARLAN -- Anna Mae Leuschen, 100, Harlan, died May 24 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services will be held Thursday, May 30 at 11 a.m. at St.

    LITTLETON, CO -- Word has been received of the death of Joanne Hanson, 77, Littleton, CO, who died May 21.    Graveside services will be held Wednesday, May 29 at 11 a.m. at the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation is Wednesday from 9:30-11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan. 

    ELK HORN – Mike Howard is journeying back to Normandy, France in early June, to participate with the World War II Airborne Demonstration Team in a jump marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day, June 6.    Howard, of Elk Horn, will be in a group that will be the lead aircraft when the participants jump that day.  The day prior, the demonstration team will jump in Duxford, England on June 4.    Howard’s journey to Normandy began in October of 2

ELK HORN -- Professional eater Miki Sudo ate a jaw dropping 91 1/2 Æbleskiver  on Saturday, May 25 to become the 2019 professional eating champion during the third-annual Tivoli Fest Æbleskiver-eating contest.    See Friday’s Harlan News-Advertiser for more photos from Tivoli Fest.

HARLAN -- There’s no doubt Harlan is one of the most patriotic communities in Iowa.  Severe weather Memorial Day Monday, May 27 kept Harlan Boy Scout Troop 90 from placing the flags across town as part of its Star Spangled Streets Project.  The flags are placed each holiday, but the safety of the Scouts and their families takes priority should there be inclement weather.