West Bend Journal (Newspaper) - April 17, 1980, West Bend, Iowa USPS 674980 f Volume Journal 1 April 1980 Dunn Attends Super State Cedar Iowa Mike Dunn was one of 240 high school students to take part in the Individual Events All State Speech Festival at Cedar Falls on April select group is what remained of the 8000 Iowa high school students who started out at district competition in Following Mikes presentation in Radio Speaking he was critiqued by Dennis Winfield of Ripon Wisconsin and then presented an All State Festival Accompanying Mike to Cedar Falls were his and Wayne Dunn and Miss Becky Home OF THE TO OBSERVE 50th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Friends and relatives of and Louis Elbert are invited to help them celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary April 230 at Le Hosts for the occasion are and Dale and Elbert Your friendship is a cherished We respectfully request no Open House HONORED ON THEIR 50th and John West Iowa will be honored on the occasion of their 50th wedding on April 1980 in the Fellowship Hall of the United Methodist West to A short program will be presented at All relatives and friends are Hosting the event will be their daughters and their and Don Irene Rolfe and Kenneth Janice Hardy and Lewis Carol West Bend and and Edgar Esther Swea The Ottos have nine grand ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT and Mark wish to announce the engage ment and approaching marriage of their daughter to David ton of and Diane will be graduating May from Mercy School of as a registered nurse and Dave is engaged in farming near West A June 20th wedding is being BALLOONS TRAVEL FAR Balloons traveled to Minnesota from the West Bend Methodist Easter Church Messages were put inside the balloons and the following messages came from persons who found the To the people of West Bend Methodist Church who launched balloons with messages inside of I was walking around my yard next to the Trinity Lutheran which is 3 miles southwest of and I noticed what be a pink balloon caught in some weeds a field in back of the So naturally I went over to I picked up the balloon and noticed that there was something inside of I popped the balloon and inside of it was a message that read For God loved the earth so He gave His only West Bend Methodist West What a grand idea to spread the Good Our churches are over 100 miles Keep up the good work in his Each of us has a ministry to The Lord be with Yours in Christ Keith Schedler 16 old son of the Norman Schedler Trinity Lutheran Church Easter Sunday WB Methodist Church Was out for a walk this afternoon and spied a white balloon on the edge of a corn We opened it up and found He We have your We live in southern Minnesota about 7 miles north east of New We are about 35 or 40 miles north of the Iowa so if it came from your town it traveled quite a Sincerely Vernon Blowers New Minn CYSTIC FIBROSIS West Bend area youngsters are invited to ride in the Cystic Fibrosis at the West Bend Community Center on May from to the Cystic Fibrosis is open to anyone help children and young who suffer with Cystic v Linda chairman of the When you ride on May 3rdr youll be doing what a lot of youngsters with CF wish they could There are so many youngsters in this country who cant ride because their health wont let And they need our help for research to find a cure for Cystic and for the medical care that helps them live According to tration begins at at the West Community Participants will then ride the 1mile course under the supervision of After completing the course the riders will receive refreshments at J the West Bend Community Cash prizes for and 3rd will be awarded to the rider with the highest pledge money in addition to the CF Tshirts to all who turn in or In the event of the alternate date will be the following May To enter the residents of West Bend obtain sponsor sheets at either the West Bend Public School or Pauls SISTER OF MABEL DUNN DIES Eleanor sister of Mabel Dunn passed away Tues day evening at the Minnesota Hospital after a lingering Funeral services are 11 at the Methodist Church in with burial in the Fairmont Selected Miss Continental Iowa STRUECKER ON DEANS LIST The Deans List for winter quarter at Des Moines Area Community College was released recently by Lynn Al Ankeny Sheryl daughter of and Howard Struecker was included on this Albrecht notes that to be eligible a student must have been enrolled on a fulltime basis and must have earned a grade point average of at least of a possible Helen daughter of and Ottosen has been selected as Miss Continental She will be participating in the Miss Continental United States Pageant at April with the Pageant on Monday April Helen will be participating in and evening gown with questions on She will also compete in State Personal interviews and presentations will account for the largest portion of the Helen is a sophomore at Mercy College in Cedar Rapids in the fouryear nursing Helen is being sponsored by Pioneer International Central Production Iowa Reding Seed Peter Iowa Brown Fort Iowa Cedar Her trip is sponsored by Hoods Super Helen would appreciate all the best wishes of the will reach Helen at Helen Mertz Miss Continental Iowa Miss Continental Pageant Peachtree Plaza In Peachtree Center Peachtree at International 30343 YOCH ON HIGH HONOR LIST The academic High Honor and Honor Lists for the winter quarter at Mankato State Uni versity have been announced by Philip vice presi dent for academic Mary Lea a one of the 297 students who qualified for the High Honor lists by achieving a straight A Mary is the daughter of and Clarence Yoch of rural West ART EXHIBIT among and neighbors participants will ride for Cystic After the pledges will be collected based on the number of miles each participant ac for the Cystic Fi brosis For more information on the or additional sheets please contact John Linda Mertz at LEE ANN BANWART INDUCTED IN HONOR SOCIETY Lee Ann Ban is one of twentythree students that has been inducted into Wartburg Colleges chapter of Beta Beta national honorary society in Wartburg College is located at The students were selected on basis of academic professional interest in the biological sciences and recom of the faculty of the biology Lee Ann is the daughter of and Banwart of rural West State Class C Music Contest April 1819 The Iowa High School Music Association will be sponsoring its annual State Solo and Small Ensemble Contest for the stu dents participating in the music departments of Iowas Class C schools the weekend of April West Bend will be going to Klemme to Approximately students will be participating in ensemble and solo performances before over 108 of Iowas leading music educators and several from the surrounding These contests will run all day Saturday in every center with some few them also holding sessions on friday Contact the specific centers for information on times and loca tions of the various The public is welcome and to attend any or all session of this There is no admission charged for this Estherville features works by Diann Stevens of Swea Included in the exhibit are paintings and drawings and a large variety of The exhibit is in the art area of the Estherville Attendance Cen ter and will remain on public exhibit through April It is another one of the Spring shows by art students at Iowa Lakes Community Ellis Street Singers in West Bend An invitation is being extended to all people in the area to attend a show being presented by the Ellis Street Singers of Mankato State This being sponsored by the West Bend Singers in thanks for the support the community has this group over the past will be presented April at in the auditorium of the West Bend High Donations will be accepted the night of the concert to help defray a part of the Dont miss this opportunity to see and hear this outstanding show The Ellis Street April in the auditorium of the West Bend Community High Sale Dates House Auction May oclock 2 blocks south of West Bend Community School Estate Auc Hundertmark Hun Description on page THE STORK ARRIVED and Eric of Bode are the proud parents of a baby daughter born March 26 at Humboldt Memorial The little miss weighed 8 9 and has been named Amy Grandparents are and Nathan of Ottosen and and Charles Harmon of Great grand parents are and Chester Harmon and Kathryn Pierce of Algona and Edna of West Bend Care Word was received today of the birth of a baby girl to and John Kellner of afternoon April The little Miss has two sisters to come home Becky and She has been named Barbara Maternal grandparents are and Arnold Ruby Long grand Adelia Kellner of Bode is paternal and Chuck Stetzel are the proud parents of a 9 9 baby girl born April 13 at the Emmetsburg They have named her Jessica Grand parents are and Clinton Stetzel of West Bend and and Walter Sieck of and Larry Bruellman of Iowa are the happy parents of a Nicholas born April He weighed 7 4 and is welcomed home by a sister Grandparents are and Russel Frazee of Iowa and and Harley West and Aaron Wirtz of rural West Bend are the parents of a 6 2 girl born April They have named her Sara She has a brother 2 Grandparents are and Fred of West Betty Perkins of Iowa and Melvin Perkins of ANNOUNCE WEDDING PLANS The engagement and ap proaching married of Ann Marine and Tim both of West Bend has been an and will take place on June at the United Methodist Church in of the couple are Vernon Marine and the late Virginia Marine of formerly of Pocahontas and and Jerry Sheets of Ann is employed at The Hair Lock in and Tim is employed at the West Bend West Lr Don Ruth Andersen Dale Batcheler Stover Community Fund the Community other of the West Bend Methodist Community members are Fred Church gave to the James Donald Doctors Fund in The This committee has also Community Fund is giving decided to give to the to the Doctors Clinic in Willing Workers Activity Center 1980 to be used for at which is in need Ruth Andersen is chairman of of funds at this
