Bike for Development program set Saturday
On Saturday June 7 a 52 mile Bike For Development ride will take participants through Rose Creek Adams Elkton Dexter Brownsdale and Lansing with check in at the YMCA and registration at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Proceeds support The Salvation Army Detached Workers Red Cross Emergency Fund Hot Meals on Wheels YMCA Camp Scholarship Cedar Child Care Center and Agape Halfway House.
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Salvation Army
Detached Workers
Red Cross Emergency Fund
Hot Meals On Wheels
Ymca Camp Scholarship
Cedar Child Care Center
Agape Halfway House
Rydsor Bike Shop
R & F_ Bike Shop
Nemitz's
YMCA
Westminster
Becky Arnold Wins 1975 Nat Goudy Memorial Award
Becky Arnold daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Arnold 1100 6th Ave NW receives the 1975 Nat Goudy Memorial Award an annual honor for Austin High School seniors excelling in scholarship leadership and service. She plans to study at Rochester School of Nursing in the fall.
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Becky Arnold
Richard Arnold
6Th Ave. NW
Nat Goudy
Goudy
Austin High School
Becky
Rochester School of Nursing
Sandra Oldenburg
Eugene Oldenburg
13Th Ave
St. Olaf Hospital
Sandra
Austin April Employment Up Despite March Decline
Austin employment rose in April 1975 with 12 283 jobs, up 209 from March but about 340 below April 1974. The Minnesota Employment Services Austin report shows trade as the only sector down from March, while manufacturing gained 133 and construction rose on spring weather. Major gains occurred in manufacturing and construction with smaller changes across government, utilities, and other categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Minnesota Department of Employment Services
Mar
Apr
Weems
Ocs
Coeoeeae Bees Service
Teeaea
Wates Cccenccaeet
Pacelli students honored with Ambassador music awards
Pacelli High School music department awarded Ambassador honors to students for outstanding musical achievements. Pictured front row Casey Wiggins Brian Bawek Terry Koll with back row Dan Rockers Mary Hansel Bob Maschka. Recipients were chosen by student vote amid school year music activities.
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Pacelli High School Music Department
Casey
Wiggins
Brian Bawek
Terry Koll
Dan Rockers
Mary Hansel
Bob Maschka
Herald
Dave Kranz
AHS Graduate Miss Morreim to Speak at Commencement
Elizabeth Morreim, 1968 alumna and Phi Beta Kappa member, will address the 1975 graduating class at 8 p.m. Friday on the theme Optimism for the Realist. She studied at St Olaf Cambridge and the University of Virginia and now pursues a philosophy doctorate while producing radio talk shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Morreim
AHS
Morreim
St. Olaf College
St. Olaf
Cambridge University
England
Phi Betta Kappa
University of Nebraska
Omaha
Miss Morreim
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Westminster Church offers free Helping Hands tutoring in Austin
The Westminster Presbyterian Church starts a five week Helping Hands Tutoring program in Austin offering free one to one tutoring for students. Registration runs June 26 and 27 from 10 am to 2 pm at the church with contact numbers for Mary Lou Anderson and Mrs. Brugstahler and the church.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Austin
Mary Lou Anderson
M. Brugstahler
Austin Jaycees Install Officers for New Year
The Austin Jaycees held their 4th annual Inaugural Ball at the Moose Lodge. Incoming President Rich Flack and a newly installed board pledged active leadership as awards were given for Jaycee of the Year and outstanding service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Jaycees
Moose Lodge
Dan Vebenstad
Tom MacDonald
McDonald
Hormel's
Rich Flack
Austin Daily Herald
Steve Sumner
Darrell Kolden
Mayor Funeral Home
Greg Meyer
State Farm Insurance
Mike Williams
Jim Pichner
Hormel
John Weigel
Johnson Greenhouses
John Nelson
Keith Wegers
First National Bank
Flack
Tom McDonald
Austin Jaycee
James Picher
Richard
Webster Flea Market Sponsored by Recreation Center
A Webster Recreation Center sponsored flea market runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday June 14 at 403 12th St NE with crafts baked goods and rummage items. Spaces 6 by 8 feet rent for $2. registration closes June 13 call 435-7182 or visit the center. rain location is the gym.
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Webster Recreation Center
12Th St
Austin Council funds Bicentennial plans and safety fixes
The Austin City Council earmarked 3300 for the Bicentennial Committee and approved applying to the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration for funds and official designation. It also approved building improvements for Wallace Dept Store and Lantern Bar and addressed parking, street lighting costs, and safety measures near Woodson School.
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Austin
City of
Micky Hall
Wallace Dept
Wallace
M. J. Simonsoon
Schwebke-Jordan Builders Inc
23Rd Ave. NW
Elmhurst Addt
Tom Nelson
Episcopal Church
Nelson
State Highway Dept
Woodson
James Sorjean
Robert Nelson
Grand Meadow youth faces juvenile authorities after break-in
A 17-year-old Grand Meadow resident was taken into juvenile custody after a break-in at a Grand Meadow trailer home occurred early today. A gun was used and resident Judy Sayles reported an intruder at 4:25 a.m. He fled after being confronted, and deputies arrested the youth around 5 a.m. Charges will be set.
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Grand Meadow
Mower County
Judy Sayles
Sheriff's
LeRoy and Grand Meadow
Area students graduate from multiple colleges this spring
Allan Holst of Austin joins University of Wisconsin Stout graduates in Menomonie Wisconsin. Robert Madura of Austin receives Vittorio Giannini $500 scholarship at North Carolina School of the Arts. Randi Brustad of Austin to attend Concordia College May Seminars Abroad. Three Austin students graduate from Iowa State University. Luther College diplomas awarded to Austin residents. Wartburg College welcomes Mark R Hanson cum laude in social work. Dana Lynn Dimit completes Minnesota School of Business program. Karen Elaine Sandal joins Gustavus Adolphus College Guild. Steven Houston initiates into Nappa Delta Pi at Mankato State College.
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U OF W
Menomonie
Wis
Allan Holst
Harold EF. Holst
17Th St
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Holst
Winston-Salem
N.C
Robert Madura
John P. Madura
Fourth Avenue
Austin
North Carolina School of the Arts
Madura
Vittorio Giannini
Robert Suderburg
Austin Area
Iowa State University
Ames
Gretchen Mlinar
21St St. SW
Mary Sheedy
Austin Rt. 4
Mark Machacek
Lyle
Wartburg
Mark R. Hanson
Duane Hanson
18Th St
Wartburg College
Waverly
Iowa
Hanson
ST. Peter, Minn
Karen Elaine Sandal
Guild of St. Ansgar
Gustavus Adolphus College
Karen
Gustavus
Steven Houston
Robert P. Houston
8Th Ave
Minn
Lambda Lambda
Nappa Delta Pi
Mankato State College
Margaret Preska
Theft of $119 radio from unlocked car in Austin
Austin police investigate the theft of a citizen's band radio valued at 119 dollars from Sheldon Miller's car. The burglary occurred between 12:01 am and 12:30 am Monday in the Big Bob's Skillet lot on North Main Street where the vehicle was parked.
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Sheldon Miller
1St Dr. NW
Austin
Miller
Big Bob's Skillet
N. Main St
Miss Minnesota Contestants Represent Winona Mankato and Milroy
The 24 contestants for the Miss Minnesota Pageant arrive in Austin on June 15 for ceremonies on June 1921. Miss Winona Susan Nienow 19 will sing Speak Softly Love. Miss Mankato Nancy Lemm 20 a Mankato State College senior will perform a gymnastic dance. Miss Milroy Mary Beth Comrick 18 a Southwest State College freshman will sing The Holy City. Tickets available at Nemitts or via Austin Jaycees.
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Minnesota
Winona
Manke‘o
Milroy
Nancy Lemm
Mankato
Mankato State College
Nancy
Pagent
Mary Beth Comrick
Southwest State
Marshall
Mary
Holy City
Austin
Nemitts
Austin Jaycees
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R & F Bike Shop
Sears
Osco Drug
Red Owl
Stevenson's
Leuthold’s
Pacelli Music Students
Paul Morreim
Kevin Northwick
Helping
Gary Hensley
Jerry Duffy
Alderson, Catherwood, Ondov and
Leonard
Mark Brill
Brill Realty
Miss Austin
Greg Holder
Kaal-Tv
Gene Michaelson
Clasen- Jordan Mortuary
Ken Jahr
Joel Nelson
Dale Kaderabek
Webster
Council
Capital Projects Fund
Kermit Mahan
Pa's
Sterling
Oakland Ave
Richard Trumble
Austin Public Schools
Leo Reding
Persinger and Scheid Addt
Armstrong Addt
Iowa State Grads
Luther College
Decorah
Gordon
Amon
University O Minnesota At Duluth
Jerry Jones
Dana Lynn Dimit
Gerald Goodrich Dimit
6Th St. NW
Minnesota School of Business
Minneapolis
Stewart Sandwiches
West 78Th Street
Eden Prairie
Dan Nebenstad
Ternal
Bruce Lindquist
Miss
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