Estherville Daily News (Newspaper) - September 15, 1976, Estherville, Iowa History 4 Archives SPOtTS CAPITAL OF IOWA Copy Official Newspaper For All Emmet County DAILY NEWS 105th NO. 241 | IOWA 51334 SEPTEMBER 15, 1976 COPY 20* Peterson Resigns Chair Voting Light in Area Catherine was one of the voters during Tuesday's school board election for the Estherville School Dr. Stephen incumbent board received 217 votes to defeat write-in Archer who received 151 - Photo by Connie Davis Voters Approve Improving Area Schools ESTHERVILLE - The selling of the school Improvements for Lie Graettinger school were approved and area school board seats were filled during Tuesday's school board Voters in the Lincoln Central School District voted 61 to 5 to sell the Dolliver school School was last held in the Dolliver building during the 1974-75 school Elected by write-in to fill the two Lincoln Central school board positions were Roy District I with 14 and Harold District 5, six Duane McMurtry received 11 write-in votes for the District I post and Leonard Swartz and Jerald Johnson each received one write-in for the District 5 GRAETTINGER VOTERS gave a 325 to 150 approval to 1487,000 in improvements to the Graettinger The will include remodeling the library and physical education lockers and will add a new multipurpose weights kitchen and service classroom and industrial arts and vocational agricultural Incumbent Jean the lone candidate for the one vacancy in the Graettinger school district was returned to her school board DR. STEPHEN incumbent for Estherville Men to Area Tourism ESTHERVILLE - England and Don both of will represent the Tourism Council at shows in Waterloo and Sioux S.D. 1 executive vice president of the Estherville Chamber of Commerce vice president of the will attend the Waterloo Cattle Congress Sept. 25 to Oct. 3. a the Chamber and owner of Holiday will attend the Sioux Falls Fall Sport Show Sept. 24 to 26. England and Sievers will be distributing information on points of I interest in the which includes Palo Clay and Kossuth Included in the information will be the Estherville Winter Sports Iowa area and the Grotto at West England was recently vice of the Tourism Other officers are Mike Rock f BUI Storni - the Estherville school was 217 Milton Archer received 151 votes in his write-in campaign for the LeRoy Henricksen received 131 votes and Doyle Wagner received 154 votes to fill the two vacancies on the Armstrong board of Tom L. Clausen received 99 Donald L. 73 votes and Everett 48 write-in votes in their unsuccessful quests for the Armstrong board IN THE RINGSTED School Donald Heerdt received 25 votes and Marilyn Johnson received 24 votes to fill the two vacancies on the Ringsted Roger Nelson received 85 votes and was elected to the Terril Board of education from the Second Ron Brockmeyer received 39 write-in votes in his quest for that Gordon Tonderum received 106 votes and was unopposed in his bid for Terril's Fourth District ESTHERVILLE - Jim chairperson of the Emmet County Board of Supervisors since 1976 submitted his resignation as chairperson of the board this morning The resignation came when Peterson and other board members clashed over employe policies regarding after hours employment and over Peterson sending letters to various newspapers signed Emmet County Board of Peterson asked for a county attorney's opinion on whether or not county employes should have been allowed to do work on their off hours for a contractor to do some county work and the county pay the employes The contractor directed County Engineer Gary Stribley to the county employes directly for the work rather than the contractor paying the THE REST OF the board was obviously irked when Peterson asked for Okay ESTHERVILLE - The final plat of Woodland Heights subdivision in Estherville was approved by the Estherville Planning and Zoning Commission Monday with six conditions added the approval of Herb presented the plat for The conditions with the approval the subdivision Woodland Heights First that Fair Oaks Drive be named West North Fourth that surrounding streets be shown that the front building lines be that plans and specifications for street curb and sanitary storm sewer and water systems be prepared to city standards and be approved by city and that a 50-foot right-of-way is Break Window For Six Pack ESTHERVILLE - One six-pack of beer was taken and a window broken during a Monday night breakin at the Estherville Golf and Country According to the Emmet County Sheriff's a golf cart was used to break a window to gain entrance to take the the county attorney's opinion without first telling the rest of the board his intention to do so. Supervisor Ralph questioned Peterson as to what right he had to go to the county attorney's office to seek such an Peterson said he felt he had the right because he is chairperson of the board and he told the board any member of - PETERSON Continued on page 3 Estherville Chamber Offers for ESTHERVILLE - The Estherville Chamber of Commerce is offering in prizes in an effort to obtain a new according to executive vice England says that prizes of and will be offered for the top three entries in the with the winning entry to be used by the The should show the Estherville connection with winter education and the professions as well as the opportunities available in the Entries should be no larger than eight inches square and be drawn in All entries should be mailed or brought into the Estherville Chamber of which will judge the contest after it closes Dec. 31. Dog Poisoned In Gruver GRUVER - Another dog has been poisoned at Gruver according to the Emmet County Sheriff's Gruver had a rash of dog poisonings last The latest incident was reported when a deputy sheriff was called to Gruver because of the The Sheriff's Department says it does not know what type of poison is being used in the poisonings but notes there is a danger of expecially consuming the poison by Emmet County Attorney William Ridout says that should the poison claim the life of a persons putting the poison out could be charged with Unveil First Federal Building Plans Plans for the new First Federal Savings and Loan which will be placed at 23 North Sixth have been released by Fritz president of First The new building will measure 44 by will include over 8,000 square feet of office space on two he hopes construction can begin yet this although the contract has not yet been formally He hopes to wove into the new building by 1978. Ralph head of the department at the University of designed the said because the business deals and the building is designed with mod and Fart of the office space will be two stories high and greenery will be used throughout the He added that the building is designed to meet the present and anticipated needs of First - Photo by Connie Mules Pat demonstrates the fine art of jumping a mule over a Mule jumping was developed to allow nighttime coon hunters to get their mounts over More pictures on page 5. - Photo by Randy Peterson Demands State Accept Responsibility ESTHERVILLE - the state operates the makes the and taxes the product it then why shouldn't that proprietor accept the responsibility for the side after sicknesses and all other pains and heartaches connected with alcoholism and pay for programs to treat those afflicted with that disease and aid in the rehabilitation of the victims when and where That is the question asked by Jim Emmet County Supervisors after attending the Governor's Conference on Alcoholism Delay Street Improvements ESTHERVILLE - The 1976 Estherville street improvement projects scheduled to begin today will not begin until Sept. 20, said Steve city planner and construction The delay has been caused by the The area of the city to receive the surface restoration generally includes the area south of Central Avenue and east of South Ninth PAGE 8 - Buddy poppy drive set in PAGE 2 - Dolliver UMW plans fall PAGE 6 - Terril softball record to 4-0. PAGE 3 - Art's-Way declares PAGE 8 - Plan open houses for Kossuth asphalt recycling 1 PAGE 2 - Elya Paulson honored 1 ' in Des Moines last Attending the conference were county officials serving on alcohol and drug treatment center directors and staffs from and alcoholism field Just seems fair to me that 100 percent funding of all alcoholic treatment centers should come from the profits of the product that caused the Peterson it behooves the state in its very next to put the cost of this program exactly where it belongs - from the taxes and profits of the Peterson notes the subject of funds and funding surfaced after some knowledgeable speakers covered the background and what is happening today in the field of treating Peterson says the 75 percent state and 25 percent local formula for alcoholism programs was discussed and it was stated that counties could not always depend on the state furnishing its only means of raising revenue is property Peterson that route has been beaten to It is unfair for the state to pull the rug out from under the counties on desperately needed programs that were instituted by the Peterson says to put the problem in its proper perspective one needs to consider that the state is in the liquor It operates stores all over the state at a handsome it collects taxes on every Jug and can and its net he was was over 47 percent last business in the private to my can match that statistic should put to rest the old fable that government a business - the reasons why you run JL Peterson V 4S. m
