Mini-bus service launches in Akron area amid cold snap
Winter weather shifts plans for Akron area residents as a new mini-bus service begins, with demand tied to temperatures. Membership costs $1 annually and discounts apply with a membership card. Reservations via Mid-Sioux office. service runs weekends and evenings and is open to groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron Area
Akron
Mid-Sioux
Carol Roush
Woodbury Community Action Program
Rural Transportation
Lulu Loetz
Ms. Roush
Akron Register-Tribune masthead notice
Akron Register-Tribune Akron Iowa good news inc. Francis Shorty Hazel manager Vergene Hazel editor published weekly on Thursdays in Akron Plymouth County Iowa entered at post office as second class mail matter September 1901 subscription rates seven dollars per year six months four dollars Plymouth Sioux Woodbury counties Iowa and Union county South Dakota eight dollars per year elsewhere
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Plymouth County
Iowa
Plymouth
Sioux
Woodbury
Union County
S.D
Dear Akron Thank You Song Message
A brief note from Glenn Ealey of Kansas City Missouri thanks Akron for hospitality while visiting. He praises Akron as the greatest town westward and wishes them well as they walk its city streets. The message ends with his address at 3600 East 1106 Terrace Kansas City MO 64137.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Glenn Ealey
Kansas City
Birth Announcement for Renken Boy in Rock Rapids
Mr and Mrs Jimmy Renken 601 South Benton Rock Rapids welcome son Matthew Paul Walter born Tuesday January 4 1977 at Rock Rapids hospital weighing 8 pounds 5 ounces and 20 inches He joins brother Timothy age 1 Grandparents Art Friske Akron Walter Renken Le Mars Great grandparents Garreth Renken sr Brentwood Good Samaration Le Mars and Ray Hoffman sr Westfield
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Renken
South Benton
Rock Rapids
Rock Rapids Hospital
Matthew Paul Walter
Timothy
Art Friske
Akron
Walter Renken
le Mars
Garreth Renken
Brentwood Good Samaration Center
Home Culture Club Meets At Mrs Tucker's Home
Members of the Home Culture club met Tuesday January 11 at the home of Mrs Robert Tucker. Alice Willer reviewed There Once Was A Time by Anne Marie Rasmussen. Also notes sale of 6 by 9 mailing envelopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Culture Club
Robert Tucker
Alice Willer
Anne-Marie Rasmussen
Anniversary Dance for Mr and Mrs Marvin Ver Hoeven
Mr and Mrs Marvin Ver Hoeven of Akron observe their 25th wedding anniversary with a family dinner and a public dance. The event at Brunsville Legion hall is set for Saturday Jan 15. Their children Barb Sioux City Terry Miller Akron Lori and Marsha live nearby with grandchildren Amy and Michael Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Ver Hoeven
Akron
Nael
Brunsville Legion Hall
Barb
Sioux City
Terry
Julie] Miller
Lori
Marsha
Amy
Michael Miller
Akron Junior Achievers Meet January 3 1977
Akron Junior Achievers 4-H club met at Shelly Mortensen’s home on January 3 1977 with 12 members present. Officers were installed, minutes read and approved, and old and new business discussed. A tape on parliamentary procedure was watched and Shelly Mortensen gave a demonstration on Icky Sticky Buns before a lunch served by Shelly and her mother. Kim Krohn served as reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron Junior Achievers
Shelly Mortensen
Karen Brown
Shelly
Kim Krohn
Johnson Jr Farmers Meet Opens New Year Projects
The Johnson Jr Farmers gathered January 3 at the Lucken home with 16 members sharing their yearly projects. Kent Lucken presented a cattle breeds lesson. six new members were welcomed after lunch. Anna Law of Casey, 79, recounted lifelong tatting with 625 handkerchief borders and various lace crafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Jr
Kent
David Lucken
Jay Siebens
Jollytime
Kent Lucken
Betty Up To The Bars and Other Treats From Hawarden Eta
A summary of a reader supplied cookbook from Hawarden Beta Sigma Phi Epsilon Eta chapter featuring Sour Cream Raisin Bars and Carmel Layer Chocolate Squares. The bars use a crumbly oat crust with a spiced raisin filling baked at 350 for about 30 minutes. The squares layer a caramel and cake mix crust with chocolate chips and nuts, baked in two stages at 350, then cooled. Next week promises a yeast coffee cake recipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi Epsilon Eta
Hawarden
Betty
January community meetings and club schedules
A list of upcoming events across Akron and area clubs from January 13 to January 27. Included are meetings for Friendship and Service, Hospital Board, Catholic Ladies of St Joseph, Senior Citizens, Freedom Lodge, Akron City Council, Book and Thimble, Home Culture Tuesday, P E O, Preston Pearl 4 H, Chicken Little, Industrial Development Corp, First Baptist circles Naomi and Sarah, Rainbow, Tops 893, Commercial Club, Adaville United Methodist Women, Immanuel Lutheran Bible study, Embroidery Club, Westfield Congregational Ladies Aid, Christian Women Fellowship, and a January 27 AIDC community meeting at Akron High School auditorium. Also listed are FISH and Mobile Meals annual meeting and a note to report local news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Ladies of St. Joseph
Senior Citizens Group
Freedom Lodge
AF & AM
Akron City Council
Commercial Club
Adaville United Methodist Women
Immanuel Lutheran Bible Study
Embroidery Club
Westfield Congregational Ladies Aid
Christian Women Fellowship
Pearson Couple Visit In Grove Land Florida Weekend
Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Eric Pearson from Grove land Florida were weekend guests in the Alvin Frisk home. Mrs. Pearson is a cousin of Mrs. Frisk. Plymouth county veterans World War I barracks 1507 and auxiliary will meet at 1 30 p.m. Tuesday Jan 18 at the Eagles hall Le Mars with refreshments served by the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Pearson
Groveland, Fla
Alvin Frisk
Mrs. Pearson
Mrs. Frisk
Plymouth County
Eagles Hall
le Mars
Dirks 40th anniversary honored by family gathering
Walter Dirks and his wife mark their 40th wedding anniversary with a weekend gathering in Le Mars hosted by relatives from Northfield Cincinnati Akron and Yankton. Attendees include Mrs Henry Marienau John Marienau Henry G Marienau Carl Ahrendt Marie Phelan Robert Pollock Wendell Renken Ed Dirks Minnie Downing Iver Pollock and others. Akron Register-Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Petersen
Karen
Northfield
Minn
Ron Dubinsky
Dennis Pauling
Cinncinnati
Ohio
Walter Dirks
Sam Philips
Akron
Dirks
Henry W. Marienau
John Marienau
Henry G. Marienau
Carl Ahrendt
Marie Phelan
le Mars
Robert Pollock
Sioux City
Wendell Renken
Lisa
Yankton
Henry Dirks
Ed Dirks
Minnie Downing
Iver Pollock
Francis Blum
Jim Trautt
Ed Blum
Daryl Klemme
Betty Athens
Freda Klemme
Bob Voss
Margaret Krenz
Minnie Johnson
Sweden
Adam Tindall
Lizzie Tindall
Alice Hanson
Bob
Lucille Lanning
Eleanor Faust
Marie Caskey
Westfield
Helen Faust
Tom Buryanek
Beverly Reinking
Ft. Colorado
Eunice Burker
Willie Huebner
Morgan
Siouxland Civic Dance to stage Little Match Girl ballet
The Siouxland Civic Dance group, with a Iowa Arts Council grant, presents The Little Match Girl an original ballet by Mr and Mrs Terry Dill on Sunday Jan 31 at East High School auditorium Sioux City. Two performances at 3 pm and 7 pm with tickets 3.00 for adults 1.50 for children available through association members Siouxland Movement Arts Center 800 6th St Sioux City and BMC coordinators 1300 Morningside Ave or at the door. For information call 255-0972 to reserve tickets. Frank Phelps of Bayard retires after 33 years as a school bus driver. his wife Carol is his substitute. He has driven 300000 miles and carried 232 children from 83 families including his own. Bayard News.
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Siouxland Civic Dance Association
Iowa Arts Council
Terry Dill
East High School
Siouxland Movement Arts’ Center
6Th St
Sioux City
BMC
Morningside Ave
Frank Phelps
Bayard
Carol
Frank
Bayard News
Engagements announced for Deborah Kroksh and friends
Akron couples announce Deborah Kroksh to Alan Den Ouden and Deborah Kate to Jason Jans. Deb enhances plans with Sioux City beauty school and Hawarden employment. Jason attends Akron Community High School and works at Rods Ford. A May wedding is planned for Valerie Warfield and Timothy Philips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Kroksh
Marvin Kroksh
Akron
Deborah
Alan den Ouden
Casey den Ouden
Route 4
le Mars
Miss Kroksh
Westfield Community High School
Stewart’s
Sioux City
Alan
Fabricator’s
Dean Orris
Deborah Kate
Jason Jans
Karl Jans
Sioux Empire College
Hawarden
Jason
Akron Community High School
Rod’s Ford
Clifford D. Warfield
Newport
Rhode Island
Valerie Lee
Timothy Philips
Miss Warfield
Mr. Philips
Augustana College
Sioux Falls
M.D
Philips
Herbert W. Philips
William Philips
County FB women host urban friends for Christmas day
Plymouth county Farm Bureau women held their annual Christmas rural urban day on Monday December 6. Forty members and guests met at 12 30 p m for a salad luncheon hosted by West Port Farm Bureau ladies club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
West Port Farm Bureau Ladies Club
Clayton Hodgson
Pauline Dempster
Ethel Rowe
District 3
Akron nursing home guests and birthdays noted
Residents and visitors are listed for the Akron nursing home, with names such as Marel Bennett Ed Nelson and Viola Moffatt. Birthdays celebrated include Marel Bennett and Alice Hanson. Activities mention large print materials from Upper Room, luncheon bingo, and singing. Several Westfield Le Mars and Sioux City connections noted along with a Super Bowl viewership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Lias
Ferrel Harrington
le Mars
Albert Harrington
Marel Bennett
DewAnn Elkin
Shirley Nelson
Ed Nelson
Westfield
Marel
Alice Hanson
Way Back Yonder Items of Akron Files
Akron Register-Tribune notes births marriages and deaths on January dates across 60 50 and 10 years ago. It records newborns including daughters and sons, marriages such as Batcheller with Wellmerning and Friske with Dunham, a skating incident on the Big Sioux river, a boys orchestra, and local civic notes. It also lists business moves including milling equipment sale to Rome Milling Co and cooperative leadership changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Smith
Big Sioux
Chandler Place
Will Ross
Will Neary
Silas Moore
Frank Simeon
Zane Jenkins
Lionel Eustace
John Cleary
Guy M. Ross
Harvey Heath
Keith Knapp
Myrtle Herman
Ed A. Herman
Carl Johnson
Chas. F. Seid
Clarence Wagner
Alma Eidem
David Bogie
Oscar Dehne
Akron Flour and Feed Mills
W. J. Davidson
Rome Milling Co
Rome
Wis
Carl Weidenfeller
William Bubs
Sioux Center
Central Lyon
Merlin Woodley
Akron
Colorado
Garvin
Boyd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shorty
le Mars Daily Sentinel
Daily Sentinel
Akron Register-Tribune
Akron, Iowa
Good News, Inc
Francis Shorty
Hazel
Vergene Hazel
Ora
Mr. and
Mrs
Akron Jr
Johnson Jr. Farmers
Anna Law
Casey
Greenfield Free Press
Book and Thimbie Club
P.E.O
Preston Pearl
Chicken Little
Akron Industrial Development Corp
First Baptist
Sarah Circle
Naomi Circle
Rainbow
West Port Farm Bureau
Club
AIDC
Akron High School
Trinity Lutheran Church
WWI Veterans and Auxiliary Meet
Siouxland
Civic Dance
Association
Deborah Orris
Mary Hodgson
Hodgson
J. Clark Tindall
Ruby Farm Bureau
Norman Barker
Christ
Akron Nursing Home
Gertrude Ross
Hattie Sayles
Hazel Maynard
Besse Lias
Gen McVay
Oakland Raiders
Minnesota Vikings
Akroy’ ‘Register-Tribune
A. J. Rush
George Schafer
Martha W. Batcheller
H. Fred Wellmerning, Jr
Andrew Jurgenson
John Sykes
Harry Klemme
Earl Harkness
John Faust
Johan M. Clementson
Carrie Anderson
Lewis Helseth
Edwin James Searls
Bessie Carolyn Smith
Fred W. Earl
E. Stanley Spears
Iris Jonkheer
Archie H. Stivers
Margaretha Specht
Louis Millette
John S. Crossley
Harm J. Heeren
William Waddle
Fred E. Wood
Richard Green
Harold Whiting, Jr
Robert Jamtgaard
Berton Bringman
Kenneth Meade
Lois Dunham
Paul Friske
Lizzie Erickson
Anna Breitbarth
H. H. Kerr
Akron Commercial Club
Jack Behmer
Elmer Jurgenson
Vera Darlene Larsen
George Main
Herbert Miller
Ione
Mystry
First National Bank
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