Spirit Lake Beacon (Newspaper) - August 22, 1968, Spirit Lake, Iowa mor mor DEPT OF HIST ARCHIVES DES MOINES IA VOLUMI 91 NUMBER 34 OFFICIAL FOR WHIT AND DICKINSON COUNTY IOWA THURSDAY AUGUST 22 House Planned Friday and Photos 15 Wafer Plant Ready for Visitors The public is invited to an open house Friday and Saturday at the City of Spirit Lakes Water Treat ment Plant where a ex pansion program has just been completed Visiting hours are from 9 to 12 noon and 2 to 5 pm on both days There will bfc conducted tours and coffee and pop will be served Finishing touches were underway early this week with the floors getting a battle ship gray paint Enlargement and modification of the existing plant has boosted the capacity to over 1500000 gallons of treated water daily over double its previous capacity Financing of the project is through water revenue No tax funds are involved The project also included re modeling and improvement of the pumping station at Orleans and laying a new 10 inch main from the source Big Spirit Lake to the treatment plant Visitors will see where in coming raw water enters the first treatment stage at the plant an aeration and carbon contact tank designed to eliminate objec tastes and odors The water then flows into the huge up flow clarifier where lime and alum are added for softening and clarification Devices for adding the var ious chemicals such as the lime slacker which is fed from a huge silo atop will be demonstrated There are other machines to introduce carbon dioxide into the water which will eliminate lime deposits in the distribution system and chlorine for purification of the water to make sure it is safe for drink ing People will then see the water move into the sand filters where any remaining particles are re moved and then pumped into the surface reservoir for storage until it is pumped into the dis system and the elevated tanks There is a testing laboratory where operating personnel run continuous tests on the treated water Regular sampling and analysis of the water assure the consumer a supply of pure water which is approved by the Iowa Department of Public Health Flexibility was one of the ma jor considerations in the design of the water plant It essentially is two separate plants either one of which is capable of producing treated water In event of break down or repair this feature elim any possibility of a com plete shutdown and a possible emergency situation In addition there is an auxiliary generator in case of a public power failure Installation of new control sys tems make it possible to operate the plant almost automatically and when completed will include monitoring of water levels in the citys two elevated tanks Valves in the filtering system are now activated with com pressed air and operated from control panels With algae growth at its peak in Spirit Lake tile plant is get ting its most severe test in con trolling taste and odor problems originating at the source While original plans called for installa tion of a to phys ically remove algae at the pump station this was pared for econ Continued on Page 9 PLAN OPEN HOUSE public Is to Inspect tht iww city pUnt how Thli photo thowt exterior with new building section right See Ther on 15 Becon Photo ui me ONE DEAD IN WEEKEND RASH OF ACCIDENTS Dr and Mrs Maytum to Join Dies of 1 Car Goodwill Tour of European Countries WRECKAGE OF CAR in which John Nber 32 fatally J JS olen Both he and his brother Glen 24 were thrown from the t rolled into thl in County Memorial Hospital with serious Arnolds Park Plan 3level School Signup Resort To be Aug 30 ARNOLDS PARK Arnolds Park Consolidated School will the first session of the 196869 school year Tuesday Sept 3 All students will register pay fees and dues Friday August SO from 9 am to 12 noon Fees include such items as text book rental towel service and hot lunches The faculty will be headed by Fredin superintendent Mau rice Kramer principal Mrs Kelly English Mr Kuiken math and coach Mr May social stud lM and coach Mrs Forbes home economics Mr Warner Mr Koelling industrial arts and drivers education Mr music Miss Mitchell language and librarian Mr Addison business education and guidance Mrs Little office Elementary and junior high teachers include Mrs Hargens kindergarten Mrs Heerdt first Continued on Page 9 WEATHER The temperatures and tation were reported this week by Bob Benson at the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory High Low Prep August 14 70 55 tr August 15 87 61 August 16 63 19 75 50 August 18 76 60 47 85 64 120 92 62 84 71 H pm to 8 am LAKES WATER LEVEL From U S Geological Survey stations at Lakeside Lab on West Okoboji and at Beach on Big Spirit Lake Test Okoboji 173 big Spirit 214 above or below outlets ARNOLDS PARK When the disastrous June 13 tornado swept over Arnolds Park the big FU 40 Beach Cottage re sort was of the Lakes Regions resort facilities Seven lakefront apartment units making up the top level of a lakefront building were obliterated Fortunately occupants of the units were hud in the nearby recreation building which rode out the storm with no major damage Actually the resort was quick ly back in business falling back on numerous other nearby accom operated by the Fil Ken Fillenwarth son of A T Fillenwarth who found ed the resort said a lot of peo ple who had reservations didnt show up because they thought Barry Delegate To Convention Martin Barry of Lake Park is one of the 52 delegates from Iowa to the Democratic National Convention which opens in Chi cago next Monday In addition to the delegates Iowa will have 44 individuals serving as alter nates who could serve as a dele gate in the event that any of the elected delegates are unable to attend Barry a farmer and organizer for the National Farmers Organ ization has been active in the Democratic Party of Iowa for 20 years but has never participated in a national convention He has served the party as finance chair man and is presently the chair man of the Dickinson County Democratic Central Committee The delegates and alternates were chosen at the 1968 Demo cratic Presidential Convention held in Des Moines May 2425 Each state is allocated a certain number of delegates and alter nates everything was wiped out We could have handled them easily he added Two duplex units were com this year they also have a new motel constructed in 1967 plus six other recently constructed lakeshore units for vacationing families The lower units of the damaged building escaped major damage and they were quickly back in service af ter wreckage was cleared from the top side Now the have completed plans for construction of two more levels of rental units above the undamaged row of apartments There will be two rows of eight apartments above the present ones Each will have a large private sundeck facing the lake With a setback they will be larger than the old units which were destroyed Each is lent to a apartment with a full kitchen The new structure will measure 196 by 24 feet Ken said construc tion on the new building will start right after Labor Day The elder Mr Fillenwarth is SI and resides at the resort All together the Fillenwarth fam ily has operated the resort for over 50 years Crash Injuries One man was fatally injured and his brother seriously hurt in a accident 2 miles north of Corners on county road K about 2 a m Sun day Dead is Richard John Naber 22 son of Mr and Mrs Roman Naber of rural Spirit Lake His brother Glen 24 is in Dickinson County Memorial Hospital with serious head and neck lacera tions They were occupants of a car went out of traveling south on the and rolled into a ditch Both were thrown from the vehicle and it was not learned which one was driving Richard Naber died at the hos pital at 8 p m Sunday about 16 hours after the accident of crushing head and chest injuries The body was taken to Harpole Tenold Funeral Home The car in which they were riding was totally demolished as it skidded and rolled several hundred feet down into the ditch Highway Patrolman Bob Cherry Deputy Sheriff Dave Kanellis and passersby searched over an hour when it was feared a girl who had been with the men earlier might have been in the car She was located at home however and the search was called off Funeral services were held at Continued on Page 9 Dr and Mrs F V Maytum of Spirit Lake will be among 46 Iowa dentists and their wives who will leave Kennedy Airport in New York City for a 21 day Goodwill jour ney to Sweden the Soviet Union Bulgaria Germany vakia and Switzerland Whether present difficulties in Czechoslovakia will alter pres ent plans for country is not known The dentists are take part in numerous meetings interviews visitations and recep tions throughout the 21 days with their professional counterparts as well as participate in several conferences with United States and foreign government repre Purpose of the trip is to learn at first hand the methods used in dentistry and working condi tions and in general attempt to improve relations and under standing between America and people abroad by telling the story of Democracy visitations The mission privately spon sored by Goodwill ple Travel programs is approved and endorsed by the National Of fice of Inc headquarter sin Kansas City Donors Needed County to Operate Three For Collection Classes In September Tuberculin Tests Planned Next Fall Students in the first ninth and twelfth grades in all Dickinson County schools will receive tuberculin skin tests this fall according to action taken by the Dickinson County Schoolmasters at a meeting this week with E D Baird county dent of schools The schoolmasters for the program starting Sept 30 and continuing through Oct 4 in cooperation with the County TB and Health Association The test indicates whether there isa possible tubercular infection in the individual In other action the ters elected S K Rowlands Harris Lake Park dent as chairman of the group for the coming year Baird was elected secretary Get involved be the slogan for the campaign to recruit blood donors for the Red Cross collection in Dickin son County Sept 911 No segment of Americans are more involved with humanity than those who regularly donate blood Mrs Herb Sindt counts chairman said They dont have to picket or march in parades Their blood donor pins are the signs they need to demonstrate that they are concerned The schedule for Dickinson County follows At Spirit Lake Monday Sept 9 from 1 to 7 p m at the Methodist Church at Lake Park Tuesday Sept 10 at the school from 9 a m to 2 p m at Milford Wednesday Sept 11 at the elementary school from 2 to 7 p m Local blood donor chairmen are Mrs Bob Bergquist of Spirit Lake Mrs Dick Jensen at Lake Park and Mrs Warren Miller of Milford During the next month it is hoped that a number of patriotic church and civic organizations carry on donor drives with in their memberships At the same time blood program com will contact all previous donors to schedule appointments Dont wait to be asked Mrs Sindt said We urge donors to call and volunteer especially if time is involved Those who call first will have first choice on the schedule Three special education clas ses for educable and trainable students will be operated dur ing the 196869 school term County Superintendent of Schools E D Baird announced today The three classes and their teachers will be as follows Ele mentary educable in the Baptist Church at Spirit Lake with Mrs S T Oliver of Montgomery as the teacher elementary train Coffee for Jepsen Friday at Antlers State Senator Roger Jepsen of Davenport a candidate for lieu tenant ticket will be in northwest Iowa Friday for a series of appear ances and political gatherings John W Cory of Spirit Lake Jepsens campaign chairman in Dickinson County said Jepsen would be at the Antlers Hotel in Spirit Lake am for a reception Coffee will be served and everyone is invited Jepsen is to be in Estherville for a noon luncheon at Spencer at am for breakfast and at Sibley for a 6 pm dinner Coffee for Mrs Beck Planned at Mrs Fred Dowden will enter tain Thurs day in honor of Mrs of Centerville wife of the Re publican candidate for governor The Dowden home is on the south shore of Big Spirit Lake able in the education unit of the Methodist Church in Spirit Lake with Mrs Don Stein of Milford as teacher and high school educable in the Methodist Church educational building with Don Dare of Spirit Lake as teacher Clarence Radtke of Spirit Lake will provide transportation as in past years from Milford and Arnolds Park to Spirit Lake Registration for the classes will be Friday August 30 from 9 to 11 am in the respective rooms Parents should accom pany their children for this regis tration Classes will run regularly through the year on school days from 9 am to 3 pm Youth 75 In Trampoline Fall Kirk Hansen 15yearold West Des Moines boy received facial lacerations and fractures in a Trampoline mishap in the Lakes Region Sunday Taken to Dickinson County Me Hospital young Hansen was treated and held for vation His condition is satisfac tory He is the son of Mr and Mrs Leon Hansen Labor on City Streets Two men with lengthy records of intoxication offenses were sentenced to a weeks labor on Spirit Lake city streets by Mayor R C Mathews last weekend Iver Hansen of Spirit Lake and Harold Christofferson of Milford were arrested Saturday night by city police on drunkenness charges Mom for Overlooking Plan 4 Days Of Workshops For Teachers Preschool workshops for both elementary and high school ty members in Spirit Lake schools will be held August 26 30 it was announced this week by Richard Schuchert dent of schools The sessions are designed to review educational programs in the respective departments to acquaint new teachers with the system and to hear a number of specialists in various fields The joint session Friday Aug ust 30 will have Jean Purdy of the Iowa Training School for Girls as the speaker There also will be a panel discussion with Miss Purdy County Attorney Jack Bedell the Rev E D Thorn Chief of Police Owen Hurt and Don Clauson student counsellor as participants and Schuchert as moderator Staff and departmental meet ings will be held Monday August 26 the opening day Dr Gordon Cawelti executive secretary of the North Central Association and formerly of Spirit Lake will speak at the high school assembly at 10 am Tuesday Speaker for the elementary assembly Tues day morning will be Lucretia Storey from Drake University Improvement in instruction committee meetings will be held Wednesday August 28 followed by afternoon staff meetings E D Baird county dent of schools will outline coun ty services at the staff meeting Thursday morning August 29 A Spirit Lake Education Asso meeting and PTA coffee will wind up the workshop ses sions Friday afternoon Seek ReElection To School Board Petitions of candidacy for po sitions on the Spirit Lake School District Board of Education have been filed for Dean Hummel and Glenn Carver both incumbents Their terms on the board expire this year The school election wUl be Sept 6 to fill the two positions both for threeyear terms The deadline for candidates to file for the election is August 26
