Civic leaders tour Big Sioux Power plant in Sioux City
Twenty five civic leaders from Aurelia and nearby towns joined Iowa Public Service Co. for a guided tour of the Big Sioux Power plant and the Day with the Electric Industry program in Sioux City last Wednesday. The group included mayors council members and school officials from Cherokee Aurelia Quimby and other areas led by IPS district manager A. M. Larsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia
Iowa Public Service Co
Big Sioux
Electric Industry
Sioux City
George Rapson
D. R. Clark
The
Cherokee Times
H. J. Fishman
Herbert Grienke
Orlo Shank
Vic Stieneke
Quimby Marshall
HL. Fenema
Quimby
Pete Carstens
Lyle Maxwell
Cherokee
Clyde Trimble
Lee Miller
Cherokee School Board
Forrest Stevenson
Supt
Lloyd Sexton
A. M. Larsen
IPS
Aurelia Musicians Sweep State Class C Contest
The Aurelia high school music department earned top honors at the State Class C Music Contest for Soloist and Ensembles with 24 Division I ratings, 35 Division II, and 9 Division III ratings. Nearly a thousand students from 19 Class C schools competed across seven centers, with many Aurelia vocal and instrumental soloists and groups earning ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia High School
Aurelia
Georgie Johansen
Rodney Morton
Mahlon Stief
Tom Kruse
Janet Reinboth
Shirley Kastengren
Marianna Fahr
Myrna Buddenhagen
Susan Rapp
Martha Flowers
Girls Sextette
Marcia Nelson
Ruby Bjorkgren
Margaret Ohlson
Peggy Chilgren
JoAnn Kaskey
Gordon Linden
Douglas Whitney
Charlene Waddell
Margie Jackson
Donna Peterson
Richard Larson
Bob Pingel
Myron Pingel
Janice Jahn
Imprinted napkins showcased at The Sentinel event
A display of large printed napkins draws attention at The Sentinel venue. Exhibitors present bold typography and period motifs, reflecting local design trends and community interest in decorative paper goods.
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Sentinel
Fun Night at Aurelia School House Friday
Aurelia Annual Staff hosts a Fun Night at the school house Friday at 7 30. Farmers and business men play basketball while the girls team faces female faculty. Demonstrations by 4th 5th and 6th graders. Refreshments sold to benefit the Annual fund. Admission 50 cents adults 25 cents students and spectators.
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Aurelia Annual
Community spirit shines at Aurelia Music Contest
Letters praise Aurelia residents for helping at the recent music contest. Band Boosters supplied ticket checkers and judges room help while church groups organized church basement cafeterias to feed participants. The writer notes Aurelia’s fine town facilities and strong volunteer ethic.
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Raymond Kruse
Aurelia
Final Aurelia PTA Meeting Set For Monday Night
The Aurelia PTA plans its final meeting Monday at 7 30 PM at the schoolhouse. The program includes vocal and instrumental selections by high school music students. New officers for the next term will be installed: Cliff Bruce president, Mrs TH Leonard vice president, Chester G Sjoberg treasurer, Mrs Leonard Swanson secretary. A style show by home economics girls, refreshments during the social hour.
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PTA
Aurelia Pta
Clff Bruce
TH. Leonard
Chester G Sjoberg
Laonard Swanson
Sioux Association Meeting Draws 120 Attendees
The Sioux Association of Congregational and Christian churches met at the Aurelia Congregational church. About 120 persons from 22 churches registered for talks by Esther Bromsberry, LeRoy Nattress, and Dixon Stimpson on Christian approach to crimes education and church responsibility. Richard Glawe was elected moderator, with Rev. Douglas Ostlund chosen as a ministerial delegate to the General Council in Boston in June.
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Sioux Association of Congregational and Christian Churches
Congregational
Aurelia
Esther Bromsberry
State Hospital
Cherokee
LeRoy Nattress
Northwestern
Coblbeqre
Orange Crs
Christian Age
Dixon Stimpson
Lake View
Birth of Rhonda Kay Kolb in Sioux Valley Hospital
A daughter born Tuesday April 8 to Mr and Mrs Delaine Kolb at Sioux Valley Hospital. Weighing 7 pounds 6 2 ounces, she is named Rhonda Kay. She has four sisters and grandparents Mrs Alicia Vermeer of Sioux Center and Mr and Mrs Orville Kolb of Storm Lake.
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Delaine Kolb
Sioux Valley Hospital
Rhonda Kay
Alicia Vermeer
Sioux Center
Orville Kolb
Storm Lake
District MYF Rally Draws 400 Youth and Leaders
About 400 young people and their counsellors from 49 Methodist churches in the Spencer district attended the District MYF rally at the Spencer Methodist church on Sunday afternoon and evening. Attendees from Aurelia included Beverly Fuhrman Martha Flowers Norma Kirby Chuck Lundquist Tom Kruse Joe Grause David Hench Royce Scales Rev E Flowers and Ellen Flowers.
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Spencer
MYF
Spencer Methodist Church
Aurelia
Beverly Fuhrman
Martha Flowers
Norma Kirby
Chuck Lundquist
Tom Kruse
Joe Grause
David Hench
Royce Scales
E Flowers
Ellen
Death of Michigan sister reported to Mrs Lighter
Mrs Ellen Lighter received word of the death of her sister Mrs Gerhardt Palmer at Mt Clemons Michigan. She passed away Thursday after an extended illness. Funeral services were held at Mt Clemons Monday. Mrs Palmer had often visited in the Lighter home and was well known here.
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Michigan
Ellen Lighter
Gerhardt Palmer
Mt Clemons
Mich
Mt. Clemons
Aurelia School Praise Highlights Community Progress
D. J. Friedlund thanks superintendents and instructors for recognizing Aurelia’s progress in education and culture. He notes pride in civic cooperation, successful events, and the town’s first rate facilities, hoping the positive attitude continues.
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Aurelia
D. J. Friedlund
Rites Saturday for George Larson 75
Funeral arrangements set for George Larson aged 75 with services Saturday at 2 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church Alta. Pastor John Oberg to conduct, burial in Scandinavia Cemetery. Survived by wife Dosats, daughter Virgo, stepson Jonson, brother Leonard, and other relatives.
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Geore Laren
Lang
Alta Hospital
NS Owelend
Afi Larson
Trinity Lutheran
John Oberg
Titus
Hurial
Scandissavia
Alta Wharton
Aurelia
Will Hase
Ohare
Vio
Scouts Gather to Deliver Goodwill Bags This Saturday
Scouts will collect and bag discarded clothing for a Goodwill drive at Goodwill Industries. Volunteers from Gate and Boy Scouts plan a coordinated effort with the Prairie Gold Area Council to fill bags with men’s and women’s clothing plus linens and shoes.
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AMG
Celeriy
Boy
Pragpie
Goodwill Industries
Georgie Johannsen Wins State Speech Crown
Georgie Johannsen daughter of Mr and Mrs Floyd Johannsen of Aurelia won a Division rating at the State Speech contest held in Denison. Her humorous reading Exit the Big Bad Wolf earned top marks after strong showings in preliminaries and district contests advancing her to the state level.
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Georgie Johansen
Floyd Johannsen
Aurelia
Denison
Misa Johansen
Georgie
Final AG class April 22 meeting at school
The final Adult Ag class meeting is set for Tuesday April 22 at 8 p.m. in the school Ag room. Lundell Mfg. Co will show their finll chopper and discuss hay curing techniques. Open to the public with no admission charge. Lunch will be served at the close.
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Lundell Mfg. Co
Peterson Accepted for Nurses Training in Des Moines
Donna Peterson daughter of Mr and Mrs John C Peterson has been accepted by the Iowa Lutheran School of Nursing in Des Moines. She will begin her training in September.
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Des Moines
Donna Peterson
John C. Peterson
Iowa Lutheran School of Nursing
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Ator Lawrence Boothby
Roger Millikan
Cherokee Chamber of Commerce
J. E. Feller
F. E. Flowers
Lewis Shea
Eric Gustafson
Walter Lack
Fred Meyer
Chester Sjoberg
R. J. Vining
John Galvin
Bale
Margaret Dise
Lois Mohn
Phyllis Peterson
Sue Christensen
Donna Wilson
Keith Peterson
Charlotte Gertsmeier
Iris Jackson
Larry Carlson
Mark Wehrspann
Janet Strampe
Margaret Chison
Judy Ehrhardt
Jan Radke
Carolyn Anderson
Joan Jacobs
Charlotte Gersmeier
Bette Jowell
Ronnie Steffens
Danny Peterson
Jerry Bruce
Beverly Otto
Eugene Schipper
Ken Nelson
Howard Parrott
Theo Becker
Isabelle Koch
Janet Anderson
Nancy Chilgren
Myrna Mohn
Janeen Anderson
Carolyn Buddenhagen
Judy Gustafson
Bruce Thevenin
John Sjoberg
Robert Pingel
Steven Kistenmacher
Janice Kruse
Lorace Gregg
Mark Wehr
Sioux Ass’n
George Larson
Seh
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