Mrs Santa Visits Austin Children For Christmas
Mrs Santa recounts a stop in Austin meeting numerous boys and girls who sent letters listing wishes. Names include Quinn Burdan James Ingersoll Rhonda Wiste and Greg H plus siblings and caregivers. She plans world-wide toy deliveries for December 24 ahead of her travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Austin
Santa Claus
North Pole
Quinn
James Ingersoll
2Nd Ave
Ruth
Suzy
James
Vietnam
Rhonda Wiste
12Th St
Renae
Rhonda
Greg H
Randy
Mary
Kathy Wakefield
8Th St. W
Kathy
Stacy
Kiddle
Lynn Oscarson
Todd
Marilee
Joni Kirchner
Sheryl Lynn Paulson
Jeanne Nesse
Mary Jo
Lori Hughes
Debbie Salisbury
Scott
Brent
Dayle Goskesen
Sara
Ecumenical Brass to Play at Westminster Church Christmas Services
The Ecumenical Brass will perform preludes and accompany the pro cessional hymn at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Christmas services at Westminster Presbyterian Church. The ensemble features trumpets, French horn, trombones, baritone, tuba, chimes, and a narthex performance between services. The Westminster Church Choir and organist will offer five Christmas anthems, with Rev. Robert Morgan delivering the sermon on God’s Christmas Gift of Peace. A traditional pageant follows at 7 p.m. with narrators Trace Merritt and John Plehal and a string quartet prelude. The pageant includes a full cast and a fellowship hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Nielsen
Eric Beeman
Steve Bye
James Wheeler
Allen Anderson
Jack Tedrow
Craig Gosha
Stuart Olson
Ecumenical
Westminster Church
Donald Sandeen
Kermi
Donald Earl
Richard Stephenson
Roy Wood
Ron McCann
Grace Baptist to Present Living Christmas Tree
Grace Baptist Church at 100 4th Ave SE will host the Living Christmas Tree program at 7 p.m. Sunday. Narrator Sandra Schirmang leads solos by Nancy Schirmang and others with Angel Choir and Shepherd Chorus performing. The three part show covers prophecy of the Messiah, the birth of Jesus, and the second coming. Area residents invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Baptist Church
4Th Ave. SE
Sandra Schirmang
Nancy Schirmang
Arlene Knight
Elaine Lewison
Dan Kallman
Brian Burtsch
Mark Howells
Angel Choir
Shepherd Chorus
Isaiah
Jesus
Christ
Local 9 to Hold Theater Party at Paramount Theater
The Local UPWA will sponsor its annual Christmas movie party at the Paramount Theater on Tuesday December 24 with two shows at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The free event invites area children and their parents as guests of Local. Candy for children and Santa Claus will greet attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UPWA
Paramount Theater
Santa Claus
Snowmobile Recovered After Ice Break at East Side Lake
Louis Schmieder escaped injury after his snowmobile broke through thin ice under a bridge at the northeast sector of East Side Lake around 8 p.m. Thursday. He retrieved the machine with aid from the Austin Fire Dept and a local service station.
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Louis Schmieder
18Th S
East Side Lake
Schmieder
Austin Fire Dept
Illinois Central Denied Bid to Serve Austin
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied Illinois Central’s request to serve Austin through a merger aligned track access. The IC suggested limited access to Oscar Mayer’s Madison plant and potential Hormel access if competition required. The proposed merger would form Northwest Industries and create Chicago Milwaukee and North Western Transportation Co. service. The ruling notes regional impacts and indemnity talks with Rock Island, seeking $1,005,811 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Railroad
Austin
Chicago & North Western Railway Co
Milwaukee Road
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Ilinois Central
Lyle
Randolph
Minn
Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway
Albert Lea
Glenville
Myrtle
London
St. Ansgar
Osage
Waterloo
Iowa
Oscar Mayer Co
Madison
Wis
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
C&nw
Milwaukee
Northwest Industries, Inc
Chicago, Milwaukee and North Western Transportation Co
Chicago Great Western Railway
Mower County
Minnesota
Burlington
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Mississippi River
Rock Island
Owatonna
Faribault
Twin Cities
Union Pacific Railroad
Final Registration Date Set at ASJ
ASJ officials announce the final day for winter quarter registration with no late fee is January 6. Students not yet registered should report to the Counseling Bureau at 8 30 a.m. on January 6 for a registration appointment as winter classes begin January 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin State Junior College
Counseling Bureau
Cub Pack 123 Awards at Southgate School Christmas Meet
Cub Scouts of Pack 123 at Southgate School received multiple awards during a Christmas meeting. Steven Iness joined as Bobcat. Jan Ferreira, Keenan Judd earned pins. Jay Evers on Denner Stripe. Todd Krome and Keenan Judd got assistant Denner. Eric Clementson Web colors and book. Scott El verum Recruiter Stripe. Money donated to Cerebral Palsy Center. balloon game pinewood derby. kits handed out. refreshments by Den Mothers. opening by Webbs Den. closing by Den One.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Scouts
Pack
Southgate School
Steven Iness
Jan Ferreira
Keenan Judd
Jay Everson
Denner
Todd Krome
Eric Clementson
Webbs
Scott Elverum
Cerebral Palsy Center
Den
Webbs den
den One
Forte-Millers Barbershop Chorus Planned Christmas Shows
The Forte-Millers Barbershop Chorus will perform Christmas programs at Meadow Manor Grand Meadow at 2 p.m. and Park View Nursing Home Ostrander at 3 p.m. on Sunday. The events bring holiday entertainment to nursing home residents in two nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forte-Millers Barbershop Chorus
Grand Meadow
Ostrander
Meadow Manor
Park View Nursing Home
Skating Rinks Open Saturday in City Recreation Plan
James Haben announces all ice rinks except Community Park Lagoon will open Saturday with warming houses at Kaufman Galloway Parks and East Side Lake. Lagoon may reopen next week. Saturday hours 10 am to 12, 1–5 and 7–9 30 pm with Sunday 1–5 and 7–9 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Park
James Haben
Park and Recreation Dept
Haben
Kaufman and Galloway
East Side
Three Car Crashes Reported with No Injuries
Police logged three separate accidents. On N Main St near 2nd Ave SW a three car collision involved Harlan Helland Ronald Small with damages totaling 95 dollars. A second crash at 1st Ave SW and 4th St SW involved Mary Christensen William Newton and Mildred Carlson causing 95 55 and no damage to Carlson. A third collision on the 600 block of N Main St involved Donald Tomlinson and Edward Schauls with 60 dollar damages for both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Main St
2Nd Ave
Harlan Helland
5Th St
Ronald Small
Rose Creek
Helland
Small
1St Ave
4Th St
Mary Christensen
Austin Rt
William Newton
13Th St
Mildred Carlson
16Th St
Christensen
Newton
Carlson
N. Main
Donald Tomlinson
10Th Ave
Edward Schauls
Ave
Tomlinson
Schauls
Luther College dismisses classes amid flu illness
Luther College in Decorah Iowa dismissed classes at 6 p m Wednesday due to a rise in student illness. About 20 percent more students were ill than normal prompting take home or canceled exams and a Christmas break before the interim period between terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Luther
E. W. Heist
Hong Kong
Retired Blooming Prairie Fireman Honored at Dinner
Frank H. Ruzek a Blooming Prairie volunteer fireman retired after 35 years was honored at a retirement dinner. Fire Chief Kermit Peterson said Ruzek logged well over 900 hours on active duty plus extra hours at schools and meetings totaling about 188.25 dollars, averaging under two cents an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Frank H. Ruzek
Kermit Peterson
Ruzek
Osage Municipal Utilities Refund Checks Issued
Osage customers received refund checks totaling 37059.22 as a 10 percent rebate on electrical bills from the past year. The payments come from the light plant profits in the last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OSAGE
Osage Municipal Utilities
Austin Radar Expert to Aid in Apollo 8 Communications
Wayne Rouhoff, radar specialist from Austin, will serve aboard the USS Arlington as part of the Apollo 8 moon orbit recovery communications team. Arlington, stationed near Yokosuka after Pearl Harbor arrival, provides shipboard and fleet-wide message relay and voice communications support for the mission.
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Austin
W. A. Rouhoff
9Th Ave
Wayne Rouhoff
Arlington
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Yokosuka
Japan
Masons Install New Officers at Fidelity Lodge No 39
Charles D. Mayer was installed as worshipful master of Fidelity Lodge No 39 at Masonic Hall on Wednesday night. Installing officers included Delbert Milton and L. M. Flannery with Flannery serving as marshal. New officers alongside Mayer were Fred G. Vogel senior warden John R. Jones junior warden W. E. Peterson treasurer R. J. Fell secretary Fred Ulrich senior deacon Dale Milton junior deacon Albert Dunker junior steward Tony Lacakis tiler G. A. Thompson chaplain and Karlis Gusts marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Mayer
Fidelity Lodge No. 39
Masonic Hall
Delbert Milton
L. M. Flannery
Mayer
Fred G. Vogel
John R. Jones
W. E. Peterson
R. J. Fell
Fred Ulrich
Dale Milton
Albert Dunker
Tony Lacakis
G. A. Thompson
Karlis Gusts
Mrs Hess Earns Doctorate From University of Minnesota
Karen Matison Hess of Bloomington received her PhD last Saturday at the University of Minnesota. She is a Austin High School alumna with BA BS and MA degrees. She writes textbooks and the third is ready for publication. Her husband is Dr Sheldon Hess, son of Mrs Alvee Hess Anctin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Matison Hess
University of Minnesota
Bloomington
Hess
Sheldon Hess
Marie Matison
Hopkins
Austin
Austin High School
Alvee Hess Anctin
Austin Benefit Grant Advances City Development Plan
Austin joins Mankato State College and two other southeast Minnesota cities in a $20 000 grant from the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Commission to fund a one year urban studies program. The project targets Austin Mankato North Mankato and Rochester with an emphasis on planning implementation, community training, and intergovernmental cooperation to improve urban management and service delivery.
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Austin
Minnesota
Mankato State College
Urban Studies Center
Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Commission
Mankato
North Mankato
Rochester
Robert A. Barrett
Barrett
County Board to Buy Autos for Sheriff and Other Offices
The Mower County Board of Commissioners decided to purchase six new cars for three county offices. Bids will be received at 3 10 p.m. on Wednesday January 8. Four cars will go to the Sheriff Department, one to the county nurses, and one to the County Highway Department. The board also appointed Norbert Thorson of Grand Meadow as county game and fishing agent.
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Mower
Wanderer of Wasteland Wins at Austin Camera Club
Harold Carlstrom's black and white print Wanderer of Wasteland earned first in the November People Category at the Austin Camera Club monthly meeting. Arian Kuehn took first in the colored slide division with Wild Grapes.
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Harold Carlstrom
Austin Camera Club
Wild Grapes
Arian Kuehn
Moose Lodge Joins MDAA Drive in Austin
Moose Lodge members will distribute canisters in Austin with Jerry Lewis to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America. Proceeds support the Muscular Dystrophy Clinic at Fairview Hospital Minneapolis and its free diagnostic and therapeutic services for local patients.
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Moose Lodge
Austin
Jerry Lewis
Muscular Dystrophy Assn. of America, Inc
Sy Schaefer
Austin Lodge
Fairview Hospital
Minneapolis
MDAA
University of Minnesota
United States
New Bobcats Presented at Cub Pack Meet
Cub Scout Pack 113 of St. Augustine welcomed new Bobcat members Jim Howley Toby Nelson Todd Arndter Smith David Swanson Patrick Ripley Michael Koll Jose ph Halverson Jeffery Meyer Thomas Christophersen Patrick Hansen Robert Holtorf Joe McGinnis Jim Herzog and Russell Keating at the Christmas meeting. Awards included Arrow of Light Bear Gold Arrow and year pins. A gift of money for the Austin Activity Center was presented by Mrs Burke.
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St. Augustine
Jim Howley
Toby Nelson
Todd Arndter Smith
David Swanson
Patrick Ripley
Michael Koll
Joseph Halverson
Jeffery Meyer
Thomas Christophersen
Patrick Hansen
Robert Holtorf
Joe McGinnis
Jim Herzog
Russell Keating
Mike Winkles
Arrow of Light
Joe Herzog
Bear
Tod Nelson
Geld Arrow
Tim Johnson
Od Darey
Patrick Nolan
M Tschann
Rolan Ripley
Jell Hogan
Thomas Holtorf
Dan Patterson
Vin Goergen
Burke
Austin Activity Center
Tneonh Naleon
Den
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Presbyterian Church
Ecumenical Brass
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Carol Dunlap
Barbara Knutson
Kim Johnson
Connie Robinson
Lynn McGuiness
David Miller
Leif Erickson
Stan Grundy
Grace Baptist Young People Plan
Illinois Central
ASJ
Elmer Oland
McGrath
Lorraine
Leroy Ness
Royce Marenay
Gary Price
E. D. Farwell
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Masons
Mrs. Hess
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