Plaster-ware hobby grows into family business idea
Rose Creek residents Joe and Pearl Sternhagen discovered plaster-ware in 1974 after medical steady periods. Their basement and garage house roughly 2 000 completed pieces from 500 molds valued 10 cents to 25 dollars. Children assist, with Kevin pouring and painting while Lana Beverly Brun and Patricia Weis also help.
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Joe Sternhagen
Rose Creek
Pearl
Sternhagen
Jobe Sternhagen
A Bergs Eye View from George Berg on business closures
The piece reflects on how quietly businesses die and the value of shared knowledge to help struggling entrepreneurs. It proposes a Community Caller Committee linked to the Chamber to offer practical advice, prevent failures, and support owners like Mrs. Sternhagen planning to sell crafts and mentor her son Kevin as he moves toward college.
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Nobdy
Cadets Attend Minnesota Wing Summer encampment in Wisconsin
Three Austin Composite Squadron cadets Charles Wood Rodney Walker and Dale Walker attend the Minnesota Wing Summer Encampment at McCoy AR in Wisconsin from June 15 to 22. The one week program includes leadership courses and is open to Civil Air Patrol members from Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Compsite
Charles Wood
Rodney Walker
Dale Walker
Minnesota
McCoy AR
Wisconsin
Civil Air Patrol
Dunlap Ends 40 Years with Austin Utilities
W Dol Bill Dunlap retires as executive secretary from Austin Utilities on June 30 after a career starting in 1935. He recalls growth, major outages, and shifts in fuel supplies while praising staff and board members. William Keefe to serve as acting executive secretary.
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University of Minnesota
Austin
Austin Utilities
Utilities
W. Dol
Bill) Dunlap
Dunlap
Rochester
St. Augustines High School
Evelyn Hummel
Austin Engineering Dept
University
Mack
Kenneth Ingebritson
Ingebritson
Nevela
Northeast
Chamber of Commerce
the Elks
William Keefe
Austin Utiliies
William Jr
United States
Rockeville
Judith Wellhausen
Brooklyn Park
Minn
Mary Wennes
Thousand Oaks
Calif
AFS student Mary Allgood prepares for Switzerland trip
Mary Allgood a senior at AHS will travel to New York for orientation then join a group of AFS students bound for Europe. She will stay with the Hans Konrad Surbeck family in Oberhallau Switzerland and attend a camp to learn about Swiss customs and history.
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Mary Hansen
Switzerland
Mary Allgood
AHS
Mary
AFS
New York
Europe
Belgium
Hans Konrad Surbeck
Surbeck
Oberhallau
Joel
Janine
Australia
Our Saviors Seek Viet Refugee Family Sponsorship
Our Savior's Lutheran Church and St Olaf Lutheran Church filed an application to sponsor a Vietnamese refugee family. The church council approved the submission, sent to Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services, with about 131000 refugees in the United States. Sponsor groups will provide housing, food, clothing, and help with employment once families arrive.
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Our Savior's Lutheran Church
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Church Council At
Our Savior’s
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services
South Vietnam
United States
Austin
St. Edwards
G. C. Knutson
Be a Book Borrower Summer Reading Program
The Austin Public Library and Mower County Bookmobile sponsor a Be a Book Borrower program for grades one through six. Read five library books from June 1 to September 1 to earn a reading certificate. submit title records on a reading card available at local libraries.
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Austin Public Library
Mower
Brownsdale
LeRoy
Grand Meadow
Longfellow
Revere
Concord
Samuel Prescott
Klapperich attends 10th National Conference on Halfway House Programs
Herman Klapperich, director of the Agape House, attended the Association of Halfway House Alcoholism Programs of North America in Hot Springs Arkansas. The 10th annual conference and membership meeting highlighted a nationwide grassroots network of community based, peer oriented rehab programs aiding long term recovery. The association began in 1966 and now counts nearly 700 members.
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Herman Klapperich
Agape House
Association of Halfway House Alcoholism Programs of North America, Inc
Hot Springs
Ark
Halfway House
Gifts Honor Mrs. Glen Love Aiding Heart Disease Research
Gifts in memory of Mrs. Glen Love, Brownsdale resident, support Heart Memorial research. Clayton F. Meyer, Heart Memorial Gifts Chairman for Mower County Heart Association, announces the contributions enable causes and control efforts.
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Glen Love
Brownsdale
Clayton F. Meyer
Heart Memorial Gifts
Mower County
Heart Assn
High School Pageant Crowning Tonight in Auditorium
The high school pageant features a choreographed In the Mood routine as Pam relinquishes her crown in a ceremony beginning at 8 p.m. today. One of 24 contestants will succeed her, with activities wrapping up Sunday at an awards breakfast.
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Pam
Herald
Judy McDermott
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Hobby
George Berg
Kevin
Southland High School
Austin Community College
Faribault
Owatonna
Wells
Albert Lea
Alden
Twin Cities
W. D. Dunlap
Willie
Rachel
Miriam
Carroll Allgood
Paul Revere
Paul
Charles River
Lexington
William Dawes
Boston
Dawes
Prescott
Klapperich
Bernhagen Sisters
Sheila
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