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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1977
Page
8
Austin Fire Chief Dan Miller announced three week program of voluntary home fire safety inspections in the southeast quadrant. Teams of two will assess basements kitchens and living areas for hazards from 9:30 to 11:30 and 1:30 to 4:30 on weekdays, with random and on request participation.
The Austin Community Service Program offers beginner, intermediate and advanced tennis at Austin Community College taught by Elana Albert. Beginner sections meet Mondays and Wednesdays at 4 30 pm and 6 30 pm starting June 20 for four weeks. intermediate Sundays begin June 18 for five weeks on Saturdays 11 to 12 30. advanced Saturdays 10 30 starting June 18 for five weeks. Fees range from 4 to 5 dollars. Registration ends June 17. mail or in person at the college. call 437 669 for details.
Summer activities fill Austin with events from Mile O Merchants Fair to Oak Park Mall Father s Day contest with prizes. Swim-A-Thon planned June 22 by local clubs. flag day ceremony scheduled June 14 at 4 30 p m at the courthouse with five service clubs presenting to Mayor Enright.
Grand Meadow Volunteer Fire Dept. announces Merlin Simonson as fire chief Jim Baudoin as assistant chief Ray Gomer as secretary and Mark Stier as treasurer. Members urged to report fires under their own name plus the posted fire number and non firefighters should not call on fire lines. The column then shifts to patriotic notes about Flag Day June 14 and memories of Memorial Day. Dan Dowling Osco Drug Austin manager marks the companys 40th anniversary with 223 stores. Osco started in 1937 in Rochester Minnesota.
Russell Griebel of Austin received a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota with a focus on power and propulsion design and development. He is a graduate of Austin High School and Austin Community College and is married to JoAnn Harris of Austin.
A Dance A Thon benefit for cancer relief is set for Saturday June 18 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the North Main parking lot. Sponsor sheets are at the library YMCA Park and Rec and in Austin businesses. Top sponsor raises become KAUS DJ for a day. second and third win savings bonds. Pro sound system and lunch provided for dancers. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society.
Agriculture Department analysts say U S farmers could capture a third of Cuba's food import market, worth about 253 million in 1976, with rice wheat coarse grains peanut oils poultry dairy cotton seeds pulses and breeding cattle attracting Cuban buyers. Cuban interest follows a U S embargo vote and Cuba seeks to return to one way trade of goods including sugar.
The Miss Minnesota Pageant is scheduled for June 30 to July 2 at Riverside Arena. Herald photo by Kevin Hanson.
Austin area graduates from St. Cloud State University list names and degrees among graduates. Gary Brandeland Lynn Goodmans Oscar Haddorff Gail Hovland Kristine Jonason Cynthia Lysne Dale Siegfreid Thomas Smith Bryan Thompson Carla Vollmer Margaret Voss Edward Noterman Jeffrey Nelson earned BI degrees BS BA BES with honors across fields.
LeRoy residents will hold a public hearing at 7 30 p m Monday in the LeRoy Municipal Building to discuss a proposed new city well. Officials cite rising water use from new homes and population growth, with the current well near peak during summer. If approved, construction could finish in January 1978 at an estimated total cost of 259630 dollars.
Austin Ambassadors invite 125 dignitaries from 14 southeastern Minnesota and northern Iowa communities to the Austin Country Club for a day of golf tennis and swimming followed by a business session and banquet. The event promotes local business and deeper ties with area leaders.
Cathy Brewer of Carpenter Iowa has won an Aid Association for Lutherans scholarship and will attend the University of Iowa. A St Ansgar High School graduate she is one of 0 US students to win the association scholarship.
The Herald asks six youngsters what they like best about a carnival. Responses highlight food, rides like Tilt A Whirl and Skydiver, and games, with noting prices and accessibility concerns. One mover laments costs and another lacks funds to play.
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