St Ansgar Completes Red Cross Small Craft Course
In St Ansgar Iowa a 10 mile Cedar River canoe trip capped the 15 hour Red Cross small craft course the first offered in the area since July. Instructors Melvin Schroeder and Christine Dockstader trained at the Red Cross National Aquatic School in June.
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ST. Ansgar
Iowa
Cedar River
Otranto
Halvorson Park
Red Cross
Red Cross National Aquatic School
Jill Libersky
Carrie Groth
Terry Rosel
Steve Kleinwort
Jeff Rose
Holly Dockstader
John Kleckner
Jim Kleckner
Jana Kleckner
Russell Nelson
Kenneth Nelson
North Central Iowa
Margaret Chancellor
Melvin Schroeder
Christine Dockstader
Carolyn Williams
Marcia Halvorson
Hoofbeats Saddle Club Plans Annual Austin Horse Show
Hoofbeats Inc invites Austin area riders to its annual show Sunday at R. W. Stoike farm near Lyle. Morning halter and showmanship classes lead to trail, English pleasure, and reining in the afternoon with events like egg and spoon and barrel racing. Kenneth Shaw to judge. SEMSCA approves. family day with concession stands.
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Hoofbeats, Inc. Saddle Club
Austin
R. W. Stoike Farm
Lyle
Dad
Mom
Stoike Farm
Minnesota
Kenneth Shaw
Tracy
Southeast Minnesota Saddle Club Assny
Semsca
Austin CAP cadet visits in France
Civil Air Patrol Cadet Howard S. Hagen of Austin returned from a European tour with the International Air Cadet Exchange program. He joined about 200 CAP members traveling to France to view attractions meet locals and observe life and customs. Police report an apparent vandalism incident at Webster School breaking 20 second floor windows causing about 100 dollars in damage around 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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Civil Air Patrol
Howard S. Hagen
Austin
France
United States
CAP
U.S. Air Force
Hagen
Daniel Hagen
Webster School
3Rd St
Fogal to Speak at Austin Christian Teen Club Meeting
Dave Fogal Youth for Christ director in Albert Lea will headline the Austin YMCA Christian Teen Club gathering at 7 p.m. Saturday. He will discuss Campus Life Clubs and Youth for Christ activities while special music is provided by Doug Olson and John Becker.
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Fogal
Dave Fogal
Youth For Christ
Albert Lea
YMCA
Doug Olson
John Becker
Blooming Prairie
Olson
Christian Teen Club
Kim Corey
Austin
Telethon meeting set in Rochester Sunday
Local and state DFI organizers from eight counties will meet in Rochester Sunday to discuss Democratic Telethon II activities and preparation. Hank Fischer and Larry Meyer will attend. The Telethon airs 6 PM to 1 AM Saturday Sept 15 on NBC.
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DFI
Rochester
Hank Fischer
Larry Meyer
NBC
Goodhue
Wabasha
Dodge
Olmsted
Winona
Houston
Fillmore and
Mower
DFL
Fischer
Anderson
Westra Accepted Into 1973 Medical Record Admin Program
Chery Westra has been accepted into the 1973 Medical Record Administration program at the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston beginning August 30. The year long program leads to a B S in Medical Record Administration and qualifies her to supervise a hospital Medical Record Dept. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob Westra of 714 14th St NE.
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Chery
Westra
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston
Texas
Miss Westra
Austin Community College
Winona State College
Jacob Westra
14Th St
Heart Project Sponsored by Local Jaycees
The Austin Jaycees will host Project With a Heart on Saturday at First Baptist Church. A Pike Transit bus will pick up residents from rest homes and shut-ins at 10 45 AM, then return them to attend entertainment by the Choralaires. Prizes from Nemitz's Flower Box and McDonald's will honor the oldest attendee, the person with the most children, and the most grandchildren.
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Austin Jaycees
Pike Transit
First Baptist Church
Choralaires
Leo Reding
McDonald's
Nemitz's
The
Flower Box
Jaycees
Boy Scouts
Ladies Hospital Auxiliary
First Baptist Church Ladies Group
Dennis Rafferty
Grout Samples Tested As Pool Tiles Loose At Ellis Junior High
At Ellis Junior High School pool the 40 square foot deep end area tiles have detached from the waterproofed concrete wall. Walter La Tondresse says the architect general contractor and subcontractor have viewed the damage while grout and tile samples are tested in Twin Cities and Ames Iowa to determine adhesiveness and cost. Pool repairs aim for before school starts.
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Ellis Junior High School
Walter la Tondresse
Austin
Twin Cities
Ames
Iowa
la Tondresse
Three Vehicle Accidents Reported in City
Austin police investigated three accidents in the city on Wednesday and Thursday. Duane Helle hit a parked car causing 50 dollars damage and 200 to his car on 2nd Ave NW. David King lost control on Highway 116 W at 24th St SW causing 300 dollars damage to his car and 55 to a mailbox and guard post. A Sterling 66 service station collision involved Erna Pelonsky and Ulysses Wilder causing 125 and 75 dollars damage respectively.
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2Nd Ave
Duane Helle
3Rd Ave
Roxann Meldher
Brownsdale
Helle
David King
7Th Ave
Hway
24Th St
Sterling 66
Erna Pelonsky
LeCenter
Ulysses Wilder
Fairchild Air Base
Wash
Pelonsky
Wilder
Elkton Plans Fire Protection Upgrade With Adams Dept
Elkton Village Council announced a plan to contract with Adams Rural Fire Dept to provide enhanced fire protection. Current equipment will remain in use until Adams arrives and also to combat grass fires, with insurance rates expected to drop from 10 to nine. An informational meeting is set for 7 15 p.m. Monday August 20 at the Elkton Village Hall.
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Elkton
Minn
Adams Rural Fire Dept
Elkton Village
Adams Fire Dept
YMCA to delay decision on running track until bids review
Austin YMCA officials say a final decision on installing a running track in the expansion will wait until contractor bids are received. The plan includes four-wall courts, a larger locker room, a balcony for judges and spectators, and potential rooftop track if funds allow. Construction is set to begin this fall and run through winter.
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YMCA
Austin Ymca
Robert Wells
Wells
Warren Kane
Griswold
Ruama
Austin
Missing 171 Chickens Reported From Farm
Mower County Sheriff's Dept investigates after 171 chickens disappear from the Robert Gerlach farm in Austin Rt. 3. Family away seven days last month. value listed at 225 dollars. theft time undetermined as investigators probe the case.
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Mower County
Seasonal Changes Signal Back-To-School Time
The piece notes signs of autumn, cooler mornings, changing leaves, and a return to school as families shop for fall supplies. It also recounts a neighbor's use of water witching with a Y shaped branch and the discovery of a yard water source, though not a practical method.
Mapleview reports on Revenue Sharing funds
The Village of Mapleview received 1521 in Revenue Sharing for Jan 1 to June 30 1973 with 921 spent on public safety recreation and financial administration. The planned use report for the next year certifies 1374 to be spent on public safety 474 environmental protection 200 and recreation 400 with the remainder for a utility truck.
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Mapleview
Craft Demonstration at Frankford Grange
SPRING VALLEY Minn The Frankford Grange will host an afternoon of craft demonstrations a needlework contest and an ice cream social at Frankford Hall six miles west of Spring Valley on Hwy 16 The program starts at 2 p m A nine patch quilt will be given away in a drawing Demonstrations include leather work macrame and decoupage.
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Spring Valley
Minn
Frankford Grange
Frankford Hall
Hwy. 16
Correction: correct phone number for room rentals at National Barrow Show
The Herald prints a correction for the August 15 edition stating the proper contact number to call for renting a room to visitors of the National Barrow Show. The correct number is 437-4561.
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Barrow
the Herald
Meeting Set for Dodge County Township Officers
The next Dodge County Township Officers meeting is scheduled for 8 30 p m Wednesday August 22 at the Concord Town Hall secretary Donald Rossi announced.
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Dodge County
Concord Town Hall
Donald Rossi
Barrow Show Names Three Moderators for National Event
The National Barrow Show at the Mower County Fairgrounds September 10 11 12 will feature moderators Dale Williams Iowa State University Robert E Jacobs University of Minnesota and Jed Giesler University of Wisconsin. They will guide judging of eight purebreds and crossbreds and explain placings with judges notes. Williams Jacobs and Giesler are seasoned farm faculty from ISU UMN and UW Madison.
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Barrow
Mower County Fairgrounds
Dale Williams
Iowa State University
Ames
Robert E. Jacobs
University of Minnesota
St. Paul
Jed Giesler
University of Wisconsin
Williams
Jacobs
Giesler
Austin man to teach industrial arts at Hubbard high
Jerome Kehret of Austin Route 3 will teach industrial arts at Community High School in Hubbard Iowa next year. He has served as general foreman of LeRoy Products Corporation and previously worked for Johnson Electronics Co in Waseca. Kehret is a graduate of Mankato State College.
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Austin
Community High School
Hubbard
Iowa
Jerome Kehret
Austin Rt. 3
LeRoy Products Corporation
Johnson Electronics Co
Waseca
Kehret
Mankato State College
Cindy Dimmel Joins Izaak Walton League Education Program
The Austin chapter sponsors Cindy Dimmel for 12 days at Long Lake Conservation Center in Aitkin County Minnesota. She participates in contour mapping watershed forestry wildlife management aquatic biology population dynamics recreational skills soils and related environmental lessons.
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Cindy Dimmel
5Th Ave. SE
Austin
Izaak Walton League
Cindy
Long Lake
Aitkin County
Minn
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Dorothy) Brasch
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Judy McDermott
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