HARLAN -- The Harlan City Council Tuesday, Oct. 17 approved a resolution for the disposal of city-owned property, in particular lots 3 and 4 of Parkway Subdivision along Industrial Parkway in south Harlan.  The council unanimously approved the sale of the land to C.J.

HARLAN -- Leona Kaufmann will celebrate her 100th birthday at an open house on Sunday, November 5 from 1-3 p.m. in the McKee Activity Room at Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan. The celebration will be hosted by her family. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.    Cards will also reach her if sent to 1303 Ironwood Rd, Harlan, IA  51537.

PERSIA -- The family of Lowell Chapman is planning a card shower in honor of his 90th birthday on October 29. Cards will reach him if sent to 3572 296th St., Persia, IA  51563.Lowell and his wife Ruby, live on their Century Farm near Persia.         Their children include Cheryl (Chapman) and Garry Bergman, Kathy (Chapman) Benes (deceased), and Rick Chapman (deceased). The Chapmans have three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. 

PORTSMOUTH -- Gerry and Betty Huebert of Portsmouth celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner on October 7 at a Dunlap restaurant.    Their children are Dan Huebert and Rochelle Bradley, Persia; Mike Huebert, Persia; Dennis and Jeana Huebert, Denison; Debra and Dean Gessert, Harlan; Diane and Steve Mumm, Portsmouth; and Janice Christensen and Gary Stoltz, Earling. 

    DUNLAP -- Norman and Millie Nielsen of Dunlap will mark 65 years of marriage on November 1. They will celebrate with an open house on Sunday, October 29 from 2-4 p.m. at the Gold Slipper in Dunlap. Friends and family are invited.
Their children and spouses are Judy and Jude Schoenherr, Denison; Jan and Ivan Hansen, Harlan; and Joan and Lynn Heimerman, Harlan. The Nielsens have five grandchildren. 

After toppling Atlantic 22-0...the Cyclones move into post-season action against Sioux City Heelan next Friday.
Class 3A
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Glenwood (8-1) at Sergeant Bluff-Luton (9-0)Bishop Heelan (7-2) at Harlan (8-1)
LEFT SIDE OF BRACKET (BOTTOM)
Carlisle (8-1) at Dallas Center-Grimes (9-0)Webster City (8-1) at Pella (8-1)
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 HARLAN -- Harlan Community football coach Curt Bladt was honored prior to Friday night’s home game vs. Denison and presented a plaque in recognition of his 400th career win on September 15 at Glenwood. The Cyclones defeated the Monarchs 56-14 at Merrill Field, improving Bladt’s record to 404-59 during the last 40 seasons at HCHS.

 HARLAN (October 13) -- The Harlan Community quarterback trio of Preston Mulligan, Brett Sears and Johnathan Monson have held down the fort through seven weeks of the high school football season, passing for a combined 566 yards and seven touchdowns as the 6th-ranked (3A) Cyclones have gone 6-1 overall and 5-0 in District 7. With the team now just one win removed from clinching a district title, it appears that senior Deren Schmitz is ready to

 HARLAN (October 10) -- Sometime during the third set Tuesday night, Harlan Community’s student section erupted in cheers and held up a sign congratulating senior libero Sidney Craig on career dig number 1,000. While appreciative of the gesture, as well as her peers’ constant enthusiasm in the stands, Craig was fairly certain she had already passed the four-digit milestone in set two with her fifth dig of the match. “They don’t know what a dig