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Stoltzes practicing their parade waves for Saturday

Longtime Hartley couple named parade grand marshals

If it's happened in Hartley during the past 52 years, either Keith or Jackie Stoltz probably had something to do with it.

The Hartley couple has been involved in nearly every local committee or cause spanning the last five decades, from the Thresher's Bee to the pool drive to the Lions Club to city council. Through it all, their love for the City With a Heart has only grown.

"When we go away to places, it's always nice to come back home," said Keith.

The Stoltzes came to Hartley as newlyweds from Emmetsburg in 1971. Keith worked for GTE in Hartley, while Jackie worked for the Social Welfare Of...