Interstate 90 opens new stretch near Albert Lea this week
An 82 mile segment of I 90 west of Albert Lea will open to traffic at 2 p m Wednesday extending from the TH 13 junction to Alden. The opening, the second southern Minnesota segment in a week, gives I 90 freeway travel from the Wisconsin line near La Crescent to Alden a 130 mile span.
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Albert Lea
TH 13
Alden
Minnesota
Worthington
Wisconsin Line
LaCrescent
KAVT expands Austin area TV scheduling
KAVT TV the Austin Public Schools station expands its schedule to include PBS programs from KTCA TV and local shows. The weekday lineup runs 10 am to 3 pm with The Electric Company Sesame Street and local programs and plans to broaden Channel 15 offerings to more PBS content for the Austin area.
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Kavt - TV
Austin Public Schools
Public Broadcasting Service
Austin Cablevision
Ktca-Tv
Twin Cities
Channel 15
Electric Company
Mankato State to gauge local interest in upper division courses
Mankato State College and Austin Community College plan a 5 p.m. Wednesday meeting in room B-103 to assess local demand for junior and senior year courses toward a Baccalaureate degree. The aim is to offer upper division classes locally to avoid travel, inviting all interested residents to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mankato State College
Austin Community College
Little Red Riding Hood staged by Austin Junior High students
Austin Junior High presents Little Red Riding Hood this Friday and Saturday in Christgau Hall. Cast includes Ellen Rockne as Little Red Riding Hood and Eileen Rundquist as the Grandmother with a full student ensemble and staff credits for direction stage management and technical crew.
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Little Red Riding Hood
Austin Junior High School
Christgau Hall
Ellen Rockne
Eileen Rundquist
Nancy Thul
Greg Blazer
Arden Haug
Cheryl Dubinsky
Fox
John Flannagan
Laurel Morgan
the Bees
Sue Schweibke
Cindy Howden
Mary Deiser
Desiree Uher
Mary Neirengarten
Marcia Burtin
The
Trees
Mona Poehling
Kelley Maier
Chris Gruenberg
Dick Frenz
Dan Willson
David Christopherson
Peggy Brown
Winona State to Offer Human Relations Course
Winona State College will offer the course Human Relations EPC-522 partially meeting teacher certification requirements. The first class session is at 7 p.m. Wednesday in room B-109, with on site registration at the first class meeting for those not pre registered.
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Winona State College
Fidelity Lodge No. 39 Elects New Officers for 1974
Anthony W. Lecakis is named Worshipful Master in the 1974 officer election. Others include Lawrence M. Hanson senior warden Otto F. Volkert junior warden William F. E. Peterson treasurer Ray J. Fell secretary Fred G. Vogel trustee three years Robert D. Vollmer senior deacon Richard J. Lang junior deacon Donald L. LaValley senior steward Steven P. Davis junior steward Joseph D. Hahn tiler and C. W. Lecakis marshall. Installation is set for Wednesday December 19 at the lodge rooms.
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Anthony W. Lecakis
Fidelity Lodge No
AF & AM
Lawrence M. Hanson
Otto F. Volkert
William FE. Peterson
Ray J. Fell
Fred G. Vogel
Robert D. Vollmer
Richard J. Lang
Donald L. LaValley
Steven P. Davis
Trollhaugen trip slated for YMCA youths
The YMCA Junior and Senior High Ski trip to Trollhaugen near Dresser Wisconsin runs December 27 28. Members and non members may join with departure 6 a.m. from the Y and a return home Friday night after overnight at Camp Scaghowan.
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YMCA
Trollhaugen
Camp Scaghowan
Rollhaugen
Dresser
Wisconsin
Neighborhood Project Session at Lincoln School
The northeast Residential Project Area Committee holds its annual meeting at 7 p.m. in Lincoln School gym to update residents on urban renewal progress and present planned activities with a slide program. Nominations for seven committee seats will be taken. current members include Fred Vogel and Ed Killoren.
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Lincoln School
Fred Vogel
Ed Killoren
Ida Dolan
Leroy Dombrock
Dick Lang
Robert Huffman
Donald Majerus
7Th Ave
7Th Dr
Oakland Pl. SE
Cedar River
Spring Valley Hospital Board Elects Officers
SPRING VALLEY Minn The Community Memorial Hospital Board held its 15th annual meeting electing W H Chamberlain to replace long time member Myron Cooper Re elected to the Board were Kenneth Churchill Rudy Rozendahl and Harold Nichol hospital administrator reported 1116 patients used the hospital last year 176 babies were born occupancy fell to 56 percent from 80 percent as new hospital care types were cited for lower usage.
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Spring Valley
Minn
Community Memorial Hospital Board
W. H. Chamberlain
Myron Cooper
Kenneth Churchill
Rudy Rozendahl
Harold Nichol
Nichol
Spring Valley Hospital
Vo Tech training programs at Austin area institute
The Austin Area Vocational Technical Institute will enroll new students in four programs. Auto mechanics lasts 18 months, partsmen training 11 months, secretarial 11 months, and agriculture technology 11 months. Classes start January 14. Contact admissions at 1900 8th Ave NW for details.
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Austin Area Vocational Technical Institute
Vocational Institute
8Th Ave
Energy Shortage Fosters Shared Spirit Beyond Crisis
The author notes a wary optimism as citizens cut energy use amid a regional threat, citing Hobbes on human nature and praising renewed mutual cooperation sparked by the crisis. He fears the benevolence may fade when oil from the Middle East resumes, but hopes the "Christmas spirit" endures beyond fuel issues.
John Mathews Family to Perform at Open Bible
The John Mathews Family from Nashville will perform a full gospel concert at the Church of the Open Bible 301 4th St SW on Wednesday December 12 at 7 p.m. The group has appeared in over 35 states and Canada with more than 300 personal appearances in the past year and was named Most Promising New Gospel Talent in 1973 by the Gospel Music Association.
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John Mathews
Church of the Open Bible
4Th St
Nashville, Tenn
States
Canada
The
Gospel Music Association
Four auto crimes reported in Austin city
Austin police investigate four auto related incidents. A 1974 Jeep Renegade stolen from Holiday American lot with no license plate is valued at 4400. A car tape player worth 110 was taken from Dennis Loucks’s vehicle in the Queen of Angels lot. A windshield damaged at 140 dollars in front of Cletes Hammer’s home. A hit and run damaged Ernest Lammey’s parked car for 197 dollars on 1st Street Southeast.
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Austin
3Rd Ave. NE
Dennis Loucks
Rt. 2
Queen of Angels
Cletes P. Hammer
6Th Ave. SE
Ernest Lammey
1St St. SE
Penny's Supermarket to Open in Austin
Penny's Supermarket will open at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Sterling Shopping Center on the site of the former Trowbridge Red Owl. The 27,000 square foot store offers groceries, canned goods, frozen items, produce, dairy, meats, housewares, and a bakery. Fairclough, 30, brings 14 years with Penny's as manager and moves from Brooklyn Park with wife Pamela and son Cameron to 1801 10th St SW.
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Austin
Penny's
Sterling
Trowbridge Red Owl
Fairclough
Penny
Penny’s
Twin Cities
Willmar
Brooklyn Park
Pamela
Cameron
1801
10Th St. SW
Aluminum unit to reclaim scrap in Austin Wednesday
The Reynolds Metals Company mobile aluminum reclamation unit will be in the Sears Parking lot from 2 to 5 p m on Wednesday. It will accept all aluminum cans and other scrap and pay the public 10 cents per pound.
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Reynolds Metals Company
Mobile Aluminum Reclamation
Austin
Sears
ACC Registration Open for Evening and Day Classes
Austin Community College invites enrollment in evening courses Latin American History General Psychology European History and Culture and Religion World Politics. Day class registration continues through December 17 with late fee payment.
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Austin Community College
St John’s Lutheran Opens Christmas Observance with Programs
St. John’s Lutheran church starts its Christmas observance with a pot lunch and program led by five societies and other members. Youths organize, Ladies’ Aid serves, COGS and Walther League handle program, Century Club cleanup. Next Sunday features a Sunday School children’s service at 4 p.m. titled God With Us. Vicar Tom Wink will officiate with Mrs. D D Claussen as accompanist. Central Lutheran School presents its program the following evening at Holy Cross Lutheran church at 7 30 p.m. Candlelight service at 6 30 p.m. Christmas Eve, festival service at 10 a.m. on Christmas Day. Senior choir sings As Lately We Watched at candlelight and The Angels Song on Christmas Morning under Dr D D Claussen. junior choir directed by Robert Goetz sings What Child Is This on Christmas morning. Offerings at candlelight go to Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota and Christmas Day gifts benefit Bethesda Lutheran Home for Retarded and Epileptic in Watertown Wisconsin.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
11Th St
13Th Ave. NW
Fellowship Hall
Cogs and Walther League Society
Century Club
Tom Wink
D. D. Claussen
Central Lutheran School
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
St. John’s
Angels
Robert Goetz
Lutheran Social Services
Minnesota
Bethesda
Local youth wins regional cow clipping title at FFA event
Ist PLACE David Satre, son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Satre of Adams, won the regional cow clipping contest sponsored by Future Farmers of America. He belongs to Southland Dist 500 FFA and will represent the chapter at the state cow clipping competition in February.
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David Satre
Harvey Satre
Adams
Future Farmers of America
Southland
Christmas Gift Appeal for Rochester State Hospital Patients
Community volunteers collect unwrapped gifts for Mower County patients at Rochester State Hospital. Boxes stay at Northwestern State Bank, First National Bank, Sterling State Bank, and Rose Creek State Bank until Dec 20. Make checks payable to Rochester State Hospital Volunteer Council earmarked Mower County Ward. For details call 437-4389.
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Mower County
Rochester State Hospital
Northwestern State Bank
First National Bank
Sterling State Bank
Rose Creek State Bank
Collette and Klinger Named Aides-de-Camp for VFW
Wesley Klinger of 1304 11th Ave NW and Elvy Collette of 2003 5th Ave NE, both of VFW Post 1216, were appointed by National Commander Ray R. Soden to serve as Special Aides-de-Camp for 1973 74 in the VFW 75th anniversary year. The commander praised grassroots efforts at the local level.
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Kansas City
Wesley Klinger
11Th Ave
Elvy Collette
5Th Ave
VFW
Ray R. Soden
Bensenville
Ill
Mr. Klinger
Austin School Board Meets Wednesday on Agenda
The Austin School Board will hold its regular meeting at 4 p.m. in the School Administration Building. On the agenda are contracts for Webster Elementary School and Ice Hockey Arena, a bank suggestion, the calendar committee, acceptance of Walter R. La Tondresse resignations, and the contract for new superintendent Richard Trumble.
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Austin School Board
Webster
First National Bank
Walter R. la Tondresse
Austin
Richard Trumble
Fox pelts stolen from residence investigation underway
The Austin Police Dept investigates the theft of 13 red fox pelts valued at 520 dollars from Leslie Meres of 606 W. Oakland Ave. The pelts were taken from an unlocked garage between 9 p.m. Monday and 5 30 a.m. Tuesday.
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Austin Police Dept
Leslie Meres
Oakland Ave
Classes Cancelled at Winona State Off Campus Course
Winona State College cancels the off campus course Human Relations EPC-522 at Austin Community College due to insufficient advance registration.
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Winona State College
Austin Community College
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the Knights of Columbus
Kc's
Pictur
Fred Pickett
Housing Authority
John Hoeffman
Kermit Mahan
Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Herald
John Enright
Leon Joyce Construction Co
Rochester
Sorensen Brothers, Inc
Central Allied Enterprises
Marcus Construction Co
Prinsburg
Dieseth Specialty Company
Fergus Fells
Signing
Winona Electric Company, Inc
Winona
L. C. Anderson
State Highway Department
KAVT
PBS
Kavt-Tv
Mankato
Winona State
Masonic Group
SV Hospital
Ernie
Danek
Hemisphere
John Hobbs
Hobbs
Mideast
Church of Open Bible
ACC
St. John's
Collette
Klinger
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