Arlington Weekly News (Newspaper) - March 31, 1977, Arlington, Iowa DARLINGTON WEEKLY NEWS Volume Arlington Weekly News Iowa March 1977 Number 37 PESTICIDE TRAINING Some of the area farmers who attended a Pesticide training session held recently in COOP LETS CONTRACT Excavation for the construction of a new warehouse and office for the Arlington Cooperative Com mission Company at a site located near the six corners on Highway 154 was begun on March At a board meeting held on the previous Thursday a contract for the construction the office warehouse was let to Rechkemmer of Oelwein and another one was let to Swales Concrete Strawberry for the cement A new scales has been installed at the Volga GAMM IMPLEMENT HAS OPEN HOUSE Open House at Gamm Imple ment extended into the evening as a large number of people attended its grand opening on March Doughnuts or rolls and coffee or milk were served to all who Many viewed new Allis Chalmers lawn and garden equipment on Gifts of plants were received from the Arlington Club the Arlington Community Club and and Lawrence Door donated by the Arlington CoOperative Commis sion Company New Idea Owatonna and the Arlington Implement were won by Calvin OMC Cap Daryl Hum tool box George Craw grease gun Duane tingley boots Shirley tingley boots Loren tingley boots James grease gun Sue radio and Kenneth OMC and Marsene Gamm have done extensive remodeling of the business since purchasing it in They wish to thank everyone who helped to make the day REPUBLICAN WOMEN HOLD LUNCHEON The Republican Women of Fayette County met at Ma and Pas at Hawkeye on March for a Gladys Schott of Hawkeye and John were hostesses for seventeen Ralph the guest presented the Fayette County Central FFA ENTER BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT In a four school Future Farmers of America basketball tournament held at the Oelwein High School on March Starmont lost to and to Dunkerton in a double overtime The four schools participating were West and MEALS FOR THE ELDERLY Welcome Inn APRIL 4 Salisbury Steak Mashed Potatoes Gravy Buttered Lima Beans Spiced Beets Onions Chilled Fruit APRIL 5 Beef Noodles Buttered Peas Mixed Fruit Salad Ice Cream Cookie APRIL 6 Fried Chicken Mashed Potatoes Gravy Kraut Apricot Salad Cake APRIL 7 Roast Pork Dressing Mashed Potatoes Gravy Buttered Corn Apple Sauce Vanilla Pudding APRIL 8 Fish Tarter Sauce Baked Potatoes Butter Buttered Carrots Cottage Cheese Pears STARMONT POPS CONCERT The Starmont Instrumental and Departments are present ing a Pops March at The audience will be seated at tables and there will be refreshments The Vocal Departments Lab Ensemble is going to perform and Concert Choir is doing Twent a choral montage of songs of the Directed by Keith NEW BOOKS AT THE LIBRARY If You Could See What I Hear by Tom Sullivan is the heart breaking story of a young man blind from Tom Sullivans struggle from the time he was a fenced in the back yard until he entered His joys and fears as he tries to overcome his This book is on the Federated Reading Hansi by Maria Hirschmann is the biography of a young Czechoslovakian girl who had won a scholarship to a Nazi Her blind devotion as she served under Hitler led her on a path of disillusion and a traumatic awaken A Thread of Blue Denim by Patricia Leimbach has been donated by the Triangle This is a heartwarming story of a city gal who marries a farmer and her struggles to This book is also on the Federated Reading The 1976 issues of the Arlington News have been bound into book form and donated by and Vincent This book is on display at the FFA VISITED RATH PACKING Interested Future Farmers of America members of the Star mont Chapter and their Dennis visited the Rath Packing on March to view carcasses of hogs entered in the FFA Swine Show held at the Rath Buying on the previous STARMONT HOLDS ATHLETIC BANQUET Howard director of the University of Iowa Summer Sports Leaderships School and also college relations specialist was guest speaker at the Starmont Athletic Banquet and Recognition night held at the Starmont High School Cafetorium on Monday March Father Justin led with the Master of ceremonies was Gary Named as athletes of the year were Neil Rima and Barbara ARLINGTON COMMUNITY CLUB HAS NEW MEMBERS Newest members to the Arlington Community Club are Alfred Turners Daryl Rosss Dean Wescotts George Gustas Kermit Glasss Ralph Allen steins Dahlquist Larson Terry Gary Leone STARMONT CLOSES CONTEST SPEECH SEASON The State series of the Individual contest speech contest was held at North West Saturday March Eighty nine schools To be for the State Contest each student had to have received a Division I rating at the District Starmont High School had twentyseven entries in State Twelve of these entries received a composite Division I the highest mark of excellence in competitive Results were as follows Marlin Expository I Kim Expository I Sheryl After Dinner II Steve Public II Sally Public I Patti Book II Lori Book I Kim II Kathleen Extemporaneous II Marlin Extemporaneous II Cindy Dramatic II Cindy Interpretive I Birgitta Interpretive I Sheila After Dinner 1 Sheryl Original II Kathy Original Literary Pro gram II Kim Literary II Lori Radio I Sally Radio I Beth Humor ous I Laura I Beth Interpretive I Patti Improvisational Story II Betty II Liz Interpretive II Sherri Division I ratings are interpreted as Division II ratings are considered Excel Junior High Students who competed in State Contest were Todd Public I Janet Public II Kevin Radio These freshmen were in direct competition with senior high With the Conference trophy in hand and a proud showing at all the Speech season is as being EASTER EGG HUNT TO BE APRIL 9 The Arlington Con munity Club Easter Egg Committee recently held a meeting at the Allen Wescott Plans have been made to hold the annual Easter Egg hunt on April at at the Arlington School Hunters will be divided into three groups PreSchoolers 1st and 2nd graders and 3rd and 4th Prizes will be J R STATION HAVE GRAND OPENING and Dean Wescott and Ronald Wescott were kept busy serving a lunch of hot baked potato and coffee to more than 200 persons who attended the grand opening of the J R Station held on March Plants from Farmland Indus the Arlington Business mens and and Lawrence Gleim brightened dis play Prizes were awarded to Arnold Duwain and Alvin car washes service job Sam Koehler and Sue Ellen Schuch stocking caps Elmer Loren grease gun and tubes Gary chamois Fred Howard and Claude boots and Elmer Carl Alfred Ed Dan Marvin Gene Vern Knicker Lee and Leonard ten gallons of SENIOR MEET AT FIRE STATION Fred Ott was hostess to twelve members of the Senior Citizens who met Tuesday March at the Fire The afternoon was spent visiting and playing The next meeting will be April ARLINGTON NEWS HAS NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER Paul Schuchmann and Arlington now have a new telephone number on a private Readers are encouraged to continue with calling or sending news Crawford Implement Open House
