The Daily Freeman Journal

Ellsworth family to give Thanksgiving turkey to President Bush

Four generations of the Hill family were on hand for this send-off ceremony for the National Thanksgiving turkey on Wednesday. From left are Mary and Paul Hill, Collin Betsy, Nathan and Conner Hill, Hubert and Daisy Hill, and Noel and Faye (Hill) Thompson.

November 20, 2008

ELLSWORTH — Hubert Hill started raising turkeys at just about the same time President Harry Truman and national turkey growers revived a tradition of presenting a turkey to the sitting president as part of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Hill and his wife, Daisy, married 66 years, still live on the same farm near Ellsworth where they started with a flock of about 1,000 birds back in 1948.They didn’t make any money on turkeys that year, according to their son Paul, but things turned around the next year and the family has been in the turkey business ever since.

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Hospital to break ground Dec. 4

November 19, 2008

The Hamilton Hospital Board of Trustees have set Thursday, Dec. 4 at 11:30 a.m. as the date and time for the ground breaking for the new hospital.

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Council debates ethics, ways to remove elected officials

November 19, 2008

Meeting in special session Tuesday night, the Webster City City Council discussed a proposed Ethical Conduct Code for council members, an ordinance which provides grounds for the removal of a council member and a policy that sets the guidelines for c

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Stanhope to host forum on water proposal

November 19, 2008

STANHOPE — The city of Stanhope moved closer to a decision on who will be operating the town's water and wastewater treatment utilities, following action by the city council at their regular meeting Monday evening.

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