Kings Wood Sold Today to Catholic Church Unit
The former Kings Wood Hotel near Austin Minnesota will become a lay retreat center for Catholic laymen run by the Oblate Fathers of St Paul. The Diocese of Winona donated 75000 to back the project and Father Emil Helfrich was appointed to organize the retreat house.
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Kings Wood
Catholic Church Unit
King’s Wood
Oblate Fathers of
Emil Helfrich
Oblate
St. Paul
Hormel
Portland
Ore
Minneapolis
Minnesota
George A. Hormel
YWCA
Sons Take Top Honors At Midwest Market Hog Show
Lynn and Kurt Kiehne of Lanesboro won two top awards at the Midwest Market Hog Show during the Mower County Fair, capturing both Minnesota and Midwest championships. Merle Kiehne’s Hampshire, a reserve Minnesota and Midwest champion, marks the family’s notable performance alongside Iowa winners Calv in Brown’s crossbred hog and Arnold Kollasch’s Hampshire cross as Iowa reserve champion. A total of 58 Minnesota hogs and 29 Iowa hogs competed.
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Lynn
Kurt Kiehne
Lanesboro
Minnesota
Hampshire
Merle Kiehne
Midwest
Calvin Brown
St. Ansgar
Iowa
Arnold Kollasch
Wittemore
Carcass contest winners named in FFA event
In the FFA hog carcass contest seven of 37 entries qualified with weights between 190 and 220 pounds and loin eye over four square inches. Winners include Randall Trapp Kasson-Mantorville Larry Noble Austin Gaylen Threinen Kasson-Mantorville Paul Johnson Blooming Prairie Ron Olson Kasson-Mantorville Richard Leek Blooming Prairie and Orin Lerum Austin. Hogs were dressed at Geo A Hormel Co Le Roy Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall Trapp
Kasson - Mantorville
Larry Noble
Austin
Gaylen Threinen
Paul Johnson
Blooming Prairie
Ron Olson
Richard Leek
Orin Lerum
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
What’s On At The Fair Exhibits And Shows
Open class purebred livestock entries on display with judging in multiple arenas. Friday features 4-H Dress Revue at 8 p.m. Crane Pavilion, Girl Scout puppet demo, multiple stage shows with Jo Ann Castle and Jack Imel, plus dairy princess Marie Flickinger at the Heart Association booth 7-9 p.m. Saturday covers stock car racing and Tex Ritter performances, with 4-H and FFA judging and tractor driving contests in several arenas. Sunday closes with Thrillcade after horse show and Girl Scout first aid demos.
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Crane Pavilion
Jo Ann Castle
Jack Imel
Lawrence Welk
Minnesota
Austin
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Marie Flickinger
Heart Association
West Hall
South Arena
North Arena
Tex Ritter
Ayrshire
Angus and
Hereford
Crane
Miss Austin
Georgianna Musser
Austinite 10 Shows Champion 4-H Rabbits at Mower County Fair
Jerry Thorpe, 10, of Austin received grand champion for his rabbit market pen in the 4-H rabbit competition at the Mower County Fair on Wednesday. Reserve champion went to William Herr, Brownsdale, with numerous blue ribbon winners named from Adams Brownsdale Rose Creek Windom LeRoy and Pleasant View communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Thorpe
Ramsey
Mower County
Jerry
Bud Thorpe
Austin
William Herr
Brownsdale
Dennis Rice
Adams
Michael Herr
Joyce Gallentine
Rose Creek
Busy Beavers
Janet Modine
Windom
William Modine
BUCKS
Steven Rice
Mark Knipfer
Stan Bergan
LeRoy
Edgar Cafourek
Pleasant View
Terry Falch
Paul Weis
Bridge results at Austin Duplice Club summer session
Twelve tables played a Mitchell movement at the Austin Duplicate Bridge Club weekly session at the Elks Club. North-South winners were Park Dougherty and Robert Kuhn first Gordon Anderson second Harold Samuels third Mrs Robert Kuhn and R Norman Miller fourth. East-West winners were Mrs Ray Tomaschko and Mrs E W Dankers first Tom LaClair and Mrs William Fox second Phil Hovind third Arnie Arneson and Cal Meury fourth.
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Mitchell
Austin
Park Dougherty
Robert Kuhn
Gordon Anderson
Harold Samuels
Norman Miller
Ray Tomaschko
E. W. Dankers
Tom LaClair
William Fox
Phil Hovind
Arnie Arneson
Cal Meury
Paul
Canines Judged Fair Delights Mower County 4H show
Delores Woessner of Pleasant View 4H earned grand champion with her German Shepherd and Boxer at the Mower County Fair. Linda Halverson of Tappi took reserve. This was the first dog show for area 4H clubs, judged on obedience and handling. Other blue ribbons went to Linda Sorenson, Gary Reed, and Dan Dooley, all from Austin.
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Queen
Delores Woessner
Austin
Pleasant View
Mower County
Linda Halverson
Tappi
Ron Seath
Linda Sorenson
Gary Reed
Dan Dooley
Our Savior's Luther League Sweeps Elkton 17 to 9
Our Savior's Lutheran Luther League softball team defeated Elkton 17 to 9 at Elkton Sunday. Stewart Skov earned the win as Our Savior's prepares for a season finale against Grand Meadow at Elkton on August 18.
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Our Savior’s
Lutheran Luther League
Elkton
Stewart Skov
Grand Meadow
Bob Ingvalson Dominates 4-H Hog Show at Mower County Fair
Bob Ingvalson of Blooming Prairie captured grand champion gilt and champion showman in the 4-H swine show at the Mower County Fair. Keith Ingvalson and Lynn Balgeman won reserve barrow and reserve gilt, with Dick Grass of LeRoy taking grand champion barrow. Other blue ribbons went to numerous exhibitors across Poland China, Spot, Yorkshire, Hampshire, and Berkshire classes, highlighting Blooming Prairie, Brownsdale, Austin, LeRoy, and Rose Creek entries.
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Bob Ingvalson
Blooming Prairie
Mower County Fair
Poland China
Barrow
Dick Grass
Lehoy
Keith Ingvalson
Bob
Poland
Lynn Balgeman
Lyle
Ingvalson
Burton Innnvalson
Dick Oraas
LeRoy
Yorkshire
Gloria Hotson
Austin
Wesley Grant
Dorothy Hotson
Crosebreda
Lynn Baigenan
Billy Marisden
Melinda Marisden
Mike Weldon
John Weldon
Jim Reynolds
Sargeant
Gaylen Benson
Market Pen
Brownsdale
James Herr
Bill Marisden
Richard Sash
Rodney Sash
Dick Grasse LeRoy
Stuart Skow
Daryl Benson
Paul Christianson
Bloomine Prairie
Robert Ingvalson
Marvin Peterson
Lynn Balgweman
Johan Weldon
Berkshire
Gary Peterson
Lans Ing
Cindy Stephenson
Rose Creek
Dale Tollefson
Chester White
Linda Papentre
Jim Torkelson
Ciaree Dellene Wambeam
Robert Anderson
Dave Morse
Austin Hampshire
Gary Tapp
James Weldon
Astin
Steve Torgerson
Roger Paterson
Paul Johnson
China
Keith Ingvasson
Spota
LeRoy Yorkshire
Stephen Hanson
Carla Hanson
Law couple returns from Holy Land and Europe trip
Dr and Mrs William G Law recently returned from a Holy Land tour visiting Galilee Nazareth Bethlehem Old Jerusalem and Dead Sea sites tied to Jesus. They then toured Russia England and saw York Mystery Plays Coventry Cathedral Stratford and Westminster Abbey during their three week stay.
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William G. Law
Holy Land
Israel
Jordan
Jesus
Laws
Galilee
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Old Jerusalem
Mandelbaum Gate
Dead Sea
Mount of Olives
Bethsemane
July Building Permits Top Year Ago totals rise in Austin
City engineer Roger Nelson issued 29 building permits in July totaling an estimated $257,695. The Holy Cross Church school and gym project led at $169,000. July's activity brings year-to-date permits to 149 with a valuation of $2,583,419, below seven-month totals a year earlier.
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Roger Nelson
Austin
Holy Cross Church
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Tin
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5Th Ave
Bernard Moody
6Th Ave
Duane Halvorson
14Th St
Ted Sterling
9Th Ave
Clarence Olson
12Th St
Louis Dalquist
9Th St. NE
Breezeway
Harold Umhoe
James Houff
Sth St
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1St St. NW
I. J. Luksik
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4Th Ave
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10Th Ave
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3Rd Ave
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Ith St
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3Rd Ave. NE
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Main St S
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Sth Ave. NW
James and
Gerald Kellogg
Oakland Ave
Gordon Electric
Main St. N
16Th St
Buechner Lumber Co
Ith St. NE
Chester Adams
4Th St
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