Titonka Topic (Newspaper) - September 27, 1984, Titonka, Iowa MM I ka Homecoming plans announced Homecoming Royalty for 1984 includes Front row Wendy Sue Christensen and Angle Second row Melissa Ten Denise Karia Kurt Joe Rick Van John Tim Seaberg and Denis 1984 Homecoming activities at Titonka High School always highlight of the fall season will begin October 2nd with a Hat Day for the Wednesday will be a 50s The senior and sophomore girls will take on the junior and freshmen girls for the annual Powder Puff football game on October 4th at on the high school football The crowning of the Home coming 1984 King and Queen will take place Thursday night in the high school Other activities that night will be a skit and an Anything Goes contest for students in grades On October 5th there will be Pep Meeting at at the corner of the Bank and and Amoco The football game with will start at 1984 Titonka High School roy alty includes Queen candidates Angle daughter of and Phil Wendy daughter of and Leroy Bruns and Sue daughter of and Wen dell King candidates are Kurt Nor son of and Martin Joe son of and Harry Schutter and Rick Van son of and Robert Van Junior class are Karia daughter of and Madsen and John son of Erlene Sophomore class attendants are Denise daughter of and Ronald Lee and Tim son of and Dwight Melissa daughter of Pastor and Larry TenHaken and Denis son of and Frank Folkerts are the freshmen atten The Titonka Topic Thursday September 1984 Iowa 50480 Kossuth County Volume 85 Number 39 Vintage Autos visit Tyke Andrew Jock Bradford Buffington and Allan Boyken admire several of the Classic cars which were part of a Mason City Classic Car Club tour last Club members in Titonka for lunch before resuming their weekend The 15 to 20 vintage autos attracted interest while in the Community study group formed fritz Topic staff A Community study group of twenty concerned citizens from the Titonka area met Thursday Septem ber 20 to assist the school district with determining some goal consensus for the use of future Committee members are David Jim Norman Lana Virginia Leonard Maureen Clarine Barbara Roger Marcia Steve Lament Junker Paul Harlan Bruce Steve Marcella Doris Leeck and Jan The will assist both the school district and in goals and objectives of a technology utilization The process will develop a plan which will describe an establish ment of communication networks which could serve the district and surrounding school The committee is scheduled to meet again on October 1 at to review the goal survey material collected and compare evaluations of the com and school Elementary Open House Titonka Elementary School will hold an open house Thurs the from to This will give parents an opportunity to get into the class listen to presentations by teachers and gain an opportunity to review their childs progress prior to the first scheduled Two sessions are available for those parents who may have more than one student in the elementary Parents to meet in the MultiPurpose Room for the welcome and general session at Coffee and cookies will also be During the break out parents will be able to visit with instructors will also be available to to meet with parents who may have Diane Fritz of rural Titonka has joined the Topic staff as an advertising sales association with the Topic will us to provide better service to our advertisers in Titonka and surrounding A unique approach to retailing Maureen Becker Julie Hagensick center and Shirley Boyken make final adjustments to merchandise displays in the expanded Middle of Main Store now shored by German Valley General Department stores arent uni specialty shops for men are ladies boutiques are no longer a novelty and most communities have a cratt shop or So what makes the merger of the Middle of Main mens store and the German Valley ladles apparel and craft business unusual Its the complete blending of two retail businesses under seperate ownerships into one Business mergers occur every but in virtually all such actions ownerships also Stores take on new identities and often change Not so with the Middle and German The Leonard Beckers and Neal Boykens still retain ownership of their respec tive businesses and the familiar faces of Julie Mau reen Shirley Boyken and Janice Moore will still greet you as you enter the The greatest change will be in customer New shoppers can make a single stop tor mens and boys clothing plus crafts and gift The joint ventures has re in a larger fairly bursting with merchandise but displayed in an attractive co ordinated If you want clothing dont waste your time at Middle of Main and German If you want brand name pro ducts at competitive youve come to the right The combining of the two businesses may have occurred out of economic but the net result has been of benefit to Titonka area Seventh older lowans Legislature to convene INSIDE The seventh annual session of the Older lowans Legislature will convene at the Statehouse on September 24 to begin a three day model session designed to be a public forum for the discussion of issues concern ing senior One hundred seniors elected by their peers and ranging in age from 62 to 89 years have elected Elmer Ver meer of Sioux Center as speaker and former Iowa legislator Frank Crabb of Denison as speaker pro Floor leader will be Joseph Becker of The model legislature is com prised of 54 men and 46 Thirtyone percent are high school graduates while an addi tional twentynine percent at some college training and thirtythree percent hold college The 1984 session will be held in the Senate Chamber and is open to the Indians stop Twin Rivers Town Jn Country