Sign Language Course Opens at Austin High School
In room 204 Austin High School hosts a 10 week sign language course taught by Colin McAdam dean of Minnesota School for the Deaf Faribault with 22 participants. The Minnesota Easter Seal Society funds and provides a word sign booklet. Residents from several cities attend as parents, future workers with the deaf, or curious individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Alland
Austin High School
Colin McAdam
Minnesota School For the Deaf
Austin
Clarks Grove
Blooming Prairie
Hollandale
Rochester
Adams
Faribault
Japanese Dentist Visits Woodson School Class
Mrs Lu Field's 2nd grade class at Woodson School met Dr Hayashi DDS for a Japan information session. Taeko Hayashi, a Tokyo high school student and TAeko's parents in Minneapolis hosted the visit and connected the class with Taeko through Dr and Mrs John Mathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lu Field
Woodson School
Japan
Hayashi
DDS
Taeko
Tokyo
John Mathers
14Th St. NW
Thomas Seery
4Th St. SW
Fields
Austin Area Vocational Tech School Open House Slated
The Austin Area Vocational Technical School will host an Open House from 1 to 2 30 p m Friday December 20. Staff and students will demonstrate courses including secretarial training and data processing in rooms 108 109 and 110 Oakland Ave with refreshments in the Austin High School Cafeteria after 2 p m. Director Marion Carney invites all to meet instructors and see the programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Area Vocational Technical School
Oakland Ave
Austin High School
Vocational School
Marion Carney
Carney
Snowflake Festival Photo Contest Deadline Updated
Entry deadline for the Snowflake Festival Photo Contest sponsored by the Austin Camera Club and Photo Fun Club is Monday December 30 not December 3 as previously reported. A Snowflake Button is required for entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Camera Club
Photo Fun Club
Grand Meadow Bands Hold Christmas Concert Sunday
Grand Meadow High School junior and senior bands perform a 2 p m Christmas concert in the high school auditorium. The junior band opens with Bach and traditional carols. the concert band features Messiah themes and Nutcracker pieces with a drum duet by Sharon Jacobson and Daniel Gehling. After intermission they perform Silver Bells Christmas Song and Sleigh Ride. Music Mothers Club serves cookies and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Meadow
Minn
Handel
Tschaikowsky
Cacavas
Sharon Jacobson
Daniel Gehling
Leist
Reed
Leroy Anderson
Clifford Kruse
Music Mothers Club
Area Girl Seeks St. Lucia Title At Gustavus Adolphus
A Spring Valley girl, Billee Kraut, competes for the 1968 St. Lucia Queen title at the Festival of Lights at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. Four other contestants enter the pageant, with last year’s queen to awaken the winner with five attendants in white robes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
St. Lucia
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter
Billee Kraut
Kenneth Kraut
Hayfield Legion Reports Strong Year and Donations
Hayfield Minn Rothie Post American Legion reports a strong year with funds on hand. They vote to send several hundred dollars to Douglas Matti for promoting Legion Junior baseball, buy a score board and shirts for boys ages 6 to 15 from Sargeant Brownsdale Waltham and Hayfield, and send Christmas baskets to shut ins. A $10 aid for a Red Wing Training School boy is approved. Membership reaches 183, a peak since 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Matti
Legion
Sargeant
Brownsdale
Waltham
Hayfield
Red Wing
Snowflake Royal Court Named for Festival
Bernard Schmidt announced the Snowflake Royal Court for the annual Snowflake Festival January 10 to 19. The court lists Princes of the North Winds Andy Maclay Earl of Snows Donald Sandeen Princess Snowflake Pat Carney and others with ten Barons and various directors led by Schmidt and including Marvin Moes as past chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Schmidt
Princesf the North Winds
Andy Maclay
Earl of Snows
Donald Sandeen
Pat Carney
Robert Finneseth
Mable Johnson
Count Blizzard
Donald Stillwell Sr
Count Sleet
Mel Halderson
Robert Smith
Kenneth Thompson
Bryan Bandler
Henry Deblon
Eldon Peters
Joe Collins
Herb Hakes
Roger Larson
Chuck Morem
Norbert Schmidt
Marvin Moes
Snowflake Festival
Royal Court
New Chamber of Commerce Manager Takes Over Duties
Douglas Drown begins duties as Austin Chamber of Commerce manager at the December board meeting held at Oak Leaf Restaurant. The 26 year old native of Holden Mass replaces David McNeil who resigned to join a new State Chamber. Drown has led chamber work in Grinnell and Charles City Iowa and holds a BA in Social Science from William Penn College Oska loosa Iowa. The annual chamber meeting is set for Jan 14 1969 at St Edwards Community Center with inauguration of officers and directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Drown
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Oak Leaf
David McNeil
State Chamber of Commerce
Holden
Mass
William Penn College
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Grinnell
Charles City
Chamber of Commerce
Crown
St. Edwards Community Center
A. S. Gullickson
First Bank Corporation
Minneapolis
AHS French Club Hosts Yale Noel Party
More than 50 Austin High School French Club members attended the Noel Partie in Christgau Hall. Le Pere Noel handed out gifts after carols as Randy Stoike screened seasonal cartoons and refreshments were served. committee chairs listed. next meeting plans Mardi Gras Festival in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Christgau Hall
le Pere Noel
Santa Claus
Frank Collins
Randy Stoike
Elaine Carlson
Jill Catherwood
Ann Huntting
Judy Jordan
Cozette Pater
Nance Johnson
Cubs at LeRoy Receive Club Scout Awards
Mrs Eugene Sterns Den opened and closed the LeRoy Club Scout meeting in Leroy Minnesota. Donald Olson reported on the wreath sale and a Webelos Den was reported. Bobcat pins awarded to Jay Hardecoff Jeff Morse Tom Mills Dino Scaglione Jodi Scaglione Kim Brede John Lawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy
Minn
Eugene Stern
LeRoy Club
Ray Medinuus
Donald Olson
Jay Hardecoff
Jeff Morse
Tom Mills
Dino Scaglione
Jodi Scaglione
Kim Brede
John Lawson
Roundtable for Boy Scouts Set at St Augustine School
A Boy Scout Roundtable is scheduled for 7 30 p m Wednesday at St Augustine Grade School. Cub Pack 108 will run the program with the theme Fit for America. Den Mothers should bring two bars of wrapped soap for donation to mentally retarded youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine
Joe Simmons
America
William Keefe
Edmund Smock
John Howley
YMCA Ski Club Trip to Welch Village Saturday
The YMCA Ski Club known as Skade-all Ski Club plans a day trip to Welch Village this Saturday. Registration costs 3.45 dollars due at sign up, not including tow tickets. Bus departs YMCA lot at 6 30 a m and returns about 6 30 p m. deadline is Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Y Ski Club
Skade-all Ski Club
Welch Village
Ski Club Organizes Meeting at YMCA
An organizational meeting for an Adult Ski Club will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the YMCA. Anyone interested is eligible to join. A program fee of 5 dollars applies to nonmembers of the YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Ten Colleges to Attend YMCA Foreign Student Embassy in February
Austin hosts the 17th International Student Embassy program February 13 to 15 with 10 colleges sending foreign students. Students stay with local host families, visiting schools, touring Austin, and sharing Fireside events and a Friday potluck. Families willing to host or host a Fireside contact YMCA or YWCA officials. Participating colleges include Augsburg Carleton Gustavus Adolphus Hamline St Olaf Mankato State St Teresa of Winona Macalester Winona State Luther College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Austin Ymca-Ywca
Austin
Ryl Welde
Jean Lowewen
YWCA
Embassy Committee
Ymca Committee
United States
Augsburg
Carleton
Gustavus, Adolphus
Hamline
St. Olaf
Mankato State
St. Teresa of Winona
Mac
Austin CBMC appoints new officers and directors
New officers and directors for the Austin Christian Business Men's Committee are announced with Lloyd Anderson as chairman and Dale Kallman as vice chairman. Earl Lemberg becomes treasurer and Dave Reynen secretary, joining council members Lewis Aase Roger Campbell and Harold Cummings. Silas Jamtgaard reported on the CBMC International convention in Boston, with speeches by Richard Worke. Former Harlem gang leader Tom Skinner is slated to speak in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Christian Business Men's Committee
Lloyd Anderson
Dale Kallman
Earl Lemberg
Dave Reynen
Cbmc Council
Lewis Aase
Roger Campbell
Harold Cummings
Silas Jamtgaard
Albert Lea
CBMC
Boston
Mass
Oak Leaf Restaurant
Jjamtgaard
Richard
Settlement Reached in Minnesota Accident Case
A traffic collision case involving Mrs Ivie C Bell of 503 7th Ave SE and Wayne and George Thom of Long Prairie Minnesota was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum. The October 13 1967 crash at Main St and 3rd Ave NE left Bell with injuries. Attorney for Bell was William Baudler and defense counsel was Martin Senn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivie C. Bell
7Th Ave
Wayne
George Thom
Long Prairie
Minn
Main St
3Rd Ave
Bell
Wayne Thom
William Baudler
Baudler and Baudler
Austin
Martin Senn
Waseca
Vandals Break Auto Windows
Two vandalism cases reported to police. Orville Tongen’s car on 1400 2nd Ave SW sustained about 100 dollars of damage from a bottle thrown between 8 30 and 11 45 p m Monday. A car at Usems Used Car Lot 1314 W Oakland Ave had two windows broken between 10 p m Saturday and 11 a m Tuesday with about 30 dollars damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Tongen
2Nd Ave
Usems
Oakland Ave
Christmas Potluck at Austin Activity Center
The Austin Association for Retarded Children held a potluck Christmas supper at the Austin Activity Center. David Schulz an accordion student from Wilbur Sayles led families in singing carols. Santa Claus appeared with actor David Andre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christma Potluck
Austin Assn
Austin Activity Center
David Schulz
Wilbur Sayles
Zion Methodist at Sargeant appoints church officers
Zion United Methodist Church of Sargeant names a full slate of officers including lay leaders, education chair, evangelism head, missionary secretary, youth and adult work chairs, and treasury posts. A resolution to rename the church from Zion Church of the Evangelical United Brethren to Zion United Methodist Church is read by trustee Raymond Bartel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sargeant, Minn
Congregational Meeting of
Zion United Methodist Church of
Sargeant
Ip Heydt
Larry Sparks
Philip Smith
Linda Butturff
Everett Blanchard
Francis Freed
Dale Hartson
E. O. Heydt
Clifton McCamy
Marianda McNutt
C. W. Taylor
George Heydt
Ortiz Anderson
Gifford Sparks
Raymond Bartel
Zion Church of the
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Zion United Methodist Church
One Car Accident Reported in City
Police logged a single accident at 11 50 a m Monday on 4th Ave NE near 7th St NE. Cars driven by Marjorie Gleason and Judith Studer sustained damage valued at 50 and 150 dollars respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4Th Ave
7Th St
Marjorie Gleason
Austin Rt. 1
Judith Studer
Rose Creek
Gleason
Studer
Shed Destroyed by Fire at Harold Osland Farm LeRoy Minn
A machine shed on the Harold Osland farm near LeRoy Minnesota was completely destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin Sunday night. A tractor and many tools were burned. LeRoy Fire Dept. responded at 7:30 p.m. No damage estimate has been released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy
Minn
Harold Osland
LeRoy Fire Dept
Grand Meadow High Chorus Plans Christmas Concert
The Grand Meadow High School vocal department will present a Christmas concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday featuring a 60 member chorus. They will perform Song by Bortniansky and The Song of Christmas by Roy Ringwald narrated by Doug Sween with solos by Elea Jenson Sharon Edge Sharon Jacobson Peter Kahl Terry Stier Jerome Girton and Jim Rubin. Kathy Stoltenberg and Roxanne Durst accompany the choir under Myron Hokeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Meadow
Minn
Bortniansky
Roy Ringwald
Doug Sween
Elea Jenson
Sharon Edge
Sharon Jacobson
Peter Kahl
Terry Stier
Jerome Girton
Jim Rubin
Kathy Stoltenberg
Roxanne Durst
Myron Hokeness
Tires and wheels stolen from car in company parking lot
Margret Tomlinson reported theft of two tires and wheels from her car parked in the Weyerhaeuser Co. lot between 2:45 p.m. Monday and 12:55 a.m. today. Loss estimated at $80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margret Tomlinson
11Th Ave
Weyerhaeuser Co
Breakfast with Sertoma Club at Oak Leaf Session
Among his steps on Monday a breakfast meeting with the Sertoma Club at the Oak Leaf was held. He discussed a the session covered community service goals and local civic projects with club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sertoma Club
The
Oak Leaf
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McAdam
James A Austin Adult Commane School
Stu Colin McAdam
Bach
Hayfield Legion
Rothie Post American Legion
Snowflake Royal Court
Lyle Future Farmers of America
FFA
Camp Courage
P.m. Kenneth Meyer
Douglass
AHS French Club
Cubs
Austin Cbmc
Worke
Clay Connor
Indianapolis
Charlie Jones
Harrisburg
Lloyd Olson
Forest City
Tom Skinner
Anderson
Dave Kallman
Lloyd Earl Lennberg
David Andre
Ray Miner
L. H. Anderson
Bill Nason
Dale Lillie
Melanie McNutt
Socil Coners
Terry Anderson
Burson Rolfe
Bert Anderson
Lester Anderson
Building Fund
Reuben Heydt
Hugh Anderson
Winton Smith
Phil
Grand Meadow School
Albert H. Quie
Norbert Sehmlit, Jr
Harlan Nelson
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