West Bend Journal (Newspaper) - February 8, 1979, West Bend, Iowa OP 18 fi 4 ARCHIVES 50300 674980 Volume XC Home OF THE the Iowa Jaycee Ettes and the West Bend Jaycee Ettes have set aside the week of February 1979 to recognize the many community activities of dedicated Jaycee Ettes in Iowa and throughout the country and the Iowa Jaycee Ettes is an organization helping the young women of today become the leaders of Our local chapter would like to share our pride in our organizations the Iowa Jaycee Ettes and West Bend Jaycee Ettes are dedicated to actively pro such public awareness and service programs as Muscular Governmental Cardiopulmonary Project March of Buckle Up Todays Woman and Spina the Iowa Jaycee Ettes and West Bend Jaycee Ettes provide individual development and leadership training to young women of the leaders of s Watching as Mayor Carlson signs the Proclamation designat ing 1117 as Iowa Jaycee Ette Week are 1r Pauline Marsha Jan Luedtke and Bonnie v STATTELMAN SERVING AS HONOR GUARD Mark son of and Art Stattelman former West Bend residents and grand son of and Ed Stattelman of West is now Jaycee Ettes be lieve that Service to humanity is the best work of I do hereby proclaim the week of 1979 as Iowa Jaycee 1979 Mayor Final Rites For Virginia Wehrspann Funeral services for Raymond Wehrspann were held on 1979 at at the Peace Lutheran Church in West with the Walter Meyer burial was in the Union Cemetery at with the Schellham mer Funeral Home of West Bend in charge of Virginia daughter of Orville and Millie was bom on May at and as a small child moved with her parents to Fort where she graduated from the Fort Dodge High School and than graduated from the Lutheran School of Nursing with a Degree in On June 1938 she was united in marriage to Raymond Wehrspann at Fort the couple fanned all there life East of Virginia passed away last Saturday morning at the Uni versity Hospital in Iowa reaching the age of 64 Survivors are her husband Raymond Jerry Wehrspann of Nebraska Neil Wehrs pann of Illinois five and her Millie Thomas of Fort and one Meredith Tyler of Wehrspann was active in the Humboldt Red and also active in community affairs in She was a member of the Peace Lutheran Church in West Casket Bearers were Lester Allan Enter Now For Beef Queen Contest The Palo Alto County Cattlemen and are cosponsoring a Miss Palo Alto County Beef Queen Contestants must be a high school graduate by July not more than 21 years of age by The girl must reside on an Iowa farm where beef is raised or a daughter of parents actively engaged in beef For more details inquire at the Extension Office in Iowa where entry forms may be Cash prizes will be the winner will receive 1stirunnerup and all other girls who enter will receive a Entry deadline will be February and the new queen will be crowned March serving 4 years as Presidents Ceremonial Honor Guard Washington Mark a member of the Navy started his 8 weeks basic training on August in San The Art now live in ENGAGEMENT AND APPROACHING MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED and Walter Sieck of Iowa wish to announce the engagement of Miss Rosemary and Paul Yoch of Minnesota are the parents of a 9 2 James bora He has a sister and Steven Grandparents are and Cecil Kirschbaum of Forest and and Clarence Yoch of West and John Dahlhauser became the parents of a baby boy on He has been named Matthew John and joins 2 sisters and 2 Their home is in Grand parents are and Paul Dahlhauser of West Bend and Claude Ruark of Leners of West Bend to Charles son of and Clinton Stetzel of West Rosemary works for Area 3 Education Cylinder and Charles is a senior at Buena Vista College at Storm A summer wedding is being Mini Citizens HOSKINS ASSIGNED TO STUDENT TEACHING Tom a senior student at Northwestern has been assigned to do his student teaching at the Sheldon Com munity School District during the period 1st 9 Tom is the son of and Elaine During his four years at college he has been active in Student The Student Teaching Program at Northwestern requires the student to receive a number of experiences in limit ATTEND PURE CONFERENCE and and Lannie and Paul and Dean and James and Robert Earl Stevens and Paul all of West Bend and and James Banwart of Ottosen were among those in attendance at the Second Annual National Rural Education Conference sponsored by People United for Rural Education in Des Iowa on The conference was also attended by Iowa Congressman C harles Tom To n Tauke and 350 individuals from Sou h North Illinois Mis Oregon and Washington Gail Education Director for the National Rural Center Gordon Hoke with the of Illinois Faith prof ess r at Dartmouth College Jon President of Southwest Stafe University at Minnesota and Joel Iowa Director of ACTION were among the featured speakers at the General At the Thursday evening Robert State Superintendent of Public tion discussed the challenging role of small rural schools in Iowa and Governor Terry Branstad remarked on the rural contribution to our Participants were able to attend a series of concurrent clinics on special interest topics including Community Involvement Strate gies Program Small School Models for Staff Teacher Education tod a unique Rural tions Service System in leau At the closing Iowa Representatives Del John Patchett and Senators Willard Hansen and Hutchins discussed Whats Ahead for Rural Schools in experienced POETIC PASTOR GIVES NEW LIFE TO OLD HYMNS from The Times Iowa The Allen Wirtz of the First Presbyterian Daven has put his rhyming skill and feeling for meter to good He has written words for an introit and given them to Charles a member of the church who composed the The introit has been sung at a number of worship And his updating of words to traditional tunes has been done for specific worship I have long felt that many of the hymns we sing in our churches on Sunday mornings have words that mean very little to the modem American Word meaning and usage have changed What a hymn meant to a 17th or 19th century worshiper may have no meaning or a different one for worshipers Wirtz He uses a humorous story to bring out the A man the familiar All Hail the Power of Jesus r including the phrase Bring forth the royal leaned toward his wife and I dont know what a royal diadem is or how to bring one I feel so much of the language in the old hymns is not understood the pastor noting that its a different culture with different things having meaning for Lines from one Wirtz poem go describing the human condition The worlds filled with our calories we And rumors of hunger we quickly One of the most recent compositions was written for the on page BANWART ON DEANS LIST Two students from the West Bend Rodman area have been named to the fall semester Deans List at the University of Northern Cedar A total of or about 11 percent of the under graduate student were cited for scholastic To be Patsy Banwart Linda Thilges included on the a student must have a grade point of or higher on a grade scale in at least 12 hours of graded work during the On the an A is worth four points a three points a two points and a one A or C cumulative grade index is required for graduation with a nonteaching At least a grade index is a prerequisite for campus Students can neither teach nor graduate with a teaching major with a cumulative index lower than Patsy daughter of and Ralph Rodman and Linda daughter of and Mark Thilges of West Bend are the two on the list from this Come Hear The Band Come hear the band and help them in their fund raising drive for new They will be performing 13 and the candle sale will start the same See ad page AUCTION SALE 15 is the day for the sale by Victor and Marina ADULT FARMERS CLASS 12 Adult Farmer classes get underway on 12 at in the school lunch Topic for the evening will deal with Estate Tom Schwaigert will be present at the meeting to discuss basic estate changes under Tax Reform 1979 changes and Gift Tax and A very good movie presentation will be a part of the Everyone is welcome No fee and lunch will be Meeting topic for 19th will be on Tarm Records with Gary Drew assisting with the More next week in the West Bend Journal pagel February 1979 Marriage Announced BARB SMITH BECOMES BRIDE OF CRAIG WOODALL Barbara Jean Smith of Iowa and Craig Irvin Woodall of Iowa were united in marriage on January The Bethlehem Lutheran Church at Royal was the setting for the beautiful 7 candlelight The bride was escorted to the altar by her The Russell Schilling officiated and candles were lit by Jay brother of the Barbara and Craig are the children of and Earl West Bend and and Chris Woodall of Dee Ann Ambroson of Spencer played the Prelude and ac companied soloist Vicky Johnson of Spencer who sang If and The Wedding The bride chose a polyester satin dress with an empire bodice with open insets circled with tatting looped lace edging laying from a high banded The softly full sleeves had shoulder caps with lace The empire waistline rose to a point at the center Fullness in the skirt was gathered to fall out in a full chapel She had a Juliet Bonnet with tiny lace flowers and seed pearls framing her face which held in place her finger tip Her bouquet was pink and burgundy roses with babys Her opal earrings and necklace were a gift from the Maid of Honor was Jeana friend of the bride from Spencer and bridesmaids were Connie Woodall and Carolyn Woodall sisters of the groom from The three girls wore pink polyester knit dresses with high Dresses were trimmed lace and burgundy ribbon with large bows falling at the back of the They carried colonial bouquets of pink and burgundy carnations with pink They wore birthstone earrings given them by the The brides personal attendants were Donna Davis of Iowa and the grooms Cynthia Woodall of Fergus The groom was attired in a white tuxedo with burgundy trimmed shirt with burgundy rose Groomsmen were Jon Black and friends of the groom of and bestman was cousin of the groom from The men in the party along with both fathers wore burgundy tuxedos with burgundy trimmed shirts with pink rosebud The brides mother wore a floral pink and burgundy print floor length gown with pink rosebud while grooms mother was attired in a floor length cream lace gown with pink rosebud The altar was decorated with two bouquets of pink and burgundy carnations while the were trimmed with pink bows and Ushers were friends of the couple Keith Kruse of Robbie Fahnlander of Jay Mugge and Jeff Franker of Gift helpers were Stuart and Sherry Snow and Wendy Elaine sister of the West Bend registered the Following the ceremony a reception was held in the church fellowship hall for about 150 The brides sister and Tom and Kathi Jackson of Iowa were host and Don and Louanne Snow of Cedar uncle and aunt of the dipped while lica West Bend arid Louis Thiesen of Spencer Cutting the cake was in charge bf Phyllis Reekes of Spirit Colleen Schany of and Elaine West Waitresses were Julie Gerene and Geralyn Schany all of West The ladies of the Mary Circle of Bethlehem Lutheran worked in the The pink and white over a was made by Lee Seaman of Barbara graduated from West Bend High School hi 1976 and in 1977 from the of Nursing in She is employed at Lukes Retirement Home in Spencer as a where she will continue her Craig graduated in 1974 from Clay Central High School in Royal and engaged in fanning with his After honeymooning in Oklahoma City and Kansas the couple will be at home on a farm west of The rehearsal dinner was hosted by the grooms parents at the Prime Rib in Royal on Friday Barbara was honored at two bridal on 6 at the Lutheran Church in Royal and on 27 at Montags West
