Hospital youth volunteers receive pins at St Olaf
Five St Olaf Hospital Youth Volunteers were awarded pins by Kay Schmitz, program coordinator, for donating their time during the past six myth s at the hospital. Volunteers aid patients with transport, walking, feeding, and reading to pediatric patients. Pictured left to right are JoAnn Lyle, Debbi Miller, Mary Guiney, Kim Bloom, and Carol Beck. Eligible volunteers aged 14 and older may apply at the hospital information desk.
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St. Olaf Hospital
Kay Schmitz
JoAnn Lyle
Debbi Miller
Mary Guiney
Kim Bloom
Carol Beck
Hospital
Herald
John Enright
Remarkable Stone Art and Bird Tales by Mrs Mohs
Mrs Anna Mohs, nearing eighty, shares a lifetime of rock collecting and yard art. She has carved a fireplace and bird baths from ordinary stones, observed cardinals and robins in her garden, and written a springtime poem about birds.
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Grandpa
Anna Mohs
Summerset IX Theater season tickets on sale now
The Summerset IX Theater season at Austin Community College offers Annie Get Your Gun Room in the Heart Harvey Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and The Count of Monte Cristo. Open June 23 through July 31 with subscriptions two tickets per show season tickets and individual tickets available at Nemitz's As You Like It Oak Park Mall and the ACC box office. Club 65 half price tickets for ages 65 and older available at the ACC administration office. For information call 433-6712 between 9 am and 12 noon and 1-5 pm.
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The
Austin Community College
Summerset
Nemitz's
Oak Park
ACC
Montessori graduation at Austin school ceremony
Fifty two students received special certificates at Montessori School graduation on the lawn of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Gene Michaelson, school board vice president, awarded the certificates while Teresa Swore, the directress, and parents looked on. Refreshments followed the ceremony.
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Austin Montessori School
Gene Michaelson
Montessori School Board
Teresa
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Herald
Judy McDermott
Foster homes sought for nine youths in Mower County
Mower County Welfare Dept seeks foster homes for nine teenagers aged 13 to 18. Ann Hanson says families with an extra bed and time, not just a larger house, are needed, especially for teenage boys. Ten youths are placed already. nine more homes are needed countywide, with reimbursement and supervision offered. Call 433-3416 to help.
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Mower
Ann Hanson
Welfare Dept
Hanson
Austin
Mower County
Robert Schulz
Iverson Daughters Photo Featured With William Doherty
Blooming Prairie residents celebrate a family portrait featuring the Iverson sisters, daughters of Mr and Mrs Lyle Iverson, alongside William Doherty in a community roundup edition.
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Blooming Prairie
Lyle Iverson
William Doherty
Barbara and
Laurie Iverson
Herald
Northwest
Girl Scout Leaders Honored At Austin Club Luncheon
Girl Scout leaders and Triangle service team members were honored at a luncheon at the Austin Country Club. The Triangle service unit announced a 10 percent membership increase this year, serving 135 Girl Scouts.
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Banfield
Southgate
Austin Country Club
Triangle Service
John Olsen
Arlan Burmeister
Jerry Anfinson
Larry Hanson
Sid Sheggebey
Martin Burke
Cookie
Olsen
Lee Machacek
Allan Holmen
David Tisheer
Triangle Service Unit
Girl Scouts
The
United Way of Austin
Frontier campaigns and civic questions in Austin history
The piece contrasts Revolutionary war frontier warfare with later Austin civic life. It notes Indian and British roles on the western frontier and George Rogers Clark campaigns, then shifts to whether Austin should have an annual observance. It recalls Spam Day as a past community event backed by Hormel and filled with parades and fun.
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America
England
Old Northwest
George Rogers Clark
Clark
Kentucky
A Berg's Eye View Echoes Spam Day Heritage
The column recalls Spam Day and community pride in Austin as a symbol of unity and history. It muses on whether an annual celebration could alter the town's future or attract decisive leaders, noting that residents value heritage and togetherness even as industrial competition intensifies.
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Austin
Spamnland District Scouting News Pack 113 Picnic and Awards
Pack 113 met at LaFayette Park on May 19 for a potluck picnic. John Maloney received the Bobcat award. Bear Badges were given to Steve Gorman and Steve King, with Gold Arrows to Gorman, Rube, and Petyon. The group discussed a Bicentennial trip to Fort Snelling on June 6 and planned activities and permission slips. Pack 104 held its final meeting May 27 with multiple awards and plans for a June 5 Ice Caverns trip in Iowa.
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LaFayette Park
John Maloney
Tom Grebin
John
Steve Gorman
Steve King
Jeff Rube
Dick Petyon
Fort Snelling
Como Zoo
Pack 104
Bobcat
Danny Weidner
Brian Iverson
God Arrow
Kevin Ste
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Austin Public Library
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George Berg
Judy Bartlett
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Karen Knepper
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Scott Playle
16Th Ave
Hormel
Virgil Dotzenrod
2Nd St. NE
Dave Hart
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