Hagedorn Pushes Anti Gay Housing Amendment
Rep. Tom Hagedorn sought a recorded vote on an amendment to bar HUD funds from aiding housing for those who are not in traditional family relationships. Rep. Edward Boland offered a rider to achieve the same aim, steering the measure through by voice vote. Boland argued the plan keeps decisions about public housing with HUD rather than lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Josimovich
Herald
Washington Bureau
Washington
Tom Hagedorn
R - Minn
Hagedorn
Edward P. Boland
D - Mass
John Enright
Boland
HUD
Hagedorn’ S
Enright
2Nd Dist
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Michael O'Neil
Aluminum Recycling Unit Stops in multiple towns this July
The Reynolds Aluminum Mobile Recycling Unit will operate in Austin at Sears Parking lot from 9 a.m. to noon on July 6 and July 2, and in Owatonna at Gibson's Shop from 1 30 to 3 30 p.m. on the same dates. The program pays 17 cents per pound for aluminum items including cans and household metal goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds Aluminum Mobile
Austin
Sears
Owatonna
Gibson's
Mower County 4-H Camp Counselors Prep for Camp Patterson
Mower County 4-H camp counselors try on jackets at the Extension Office in advance of the Freeborn-Mower 4 Camp July 11 to 15 at Camp Patterson near Mankato. Registration urged for 4-H members. shown left to right are Barb Whalen Randy Bailey Terry Slowinski and Nancy Schaefer. Paulette Soucek not pictured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County
Freeborn - Mower
Camp Patterson
Mankato
Barb Whalen
Randy Bailey
Terry Slowinski
Nancy Schaefer
Paulette Soucek
Herald
Brian Ojanpa
Mower County Commission to Review Community Health Services Plan
The Mower County Board will discuss the Community Health Services plan at 1 30 p m Wednesday in the County Courthouse. The plan outlines funding for CPR gear ambulance equipment and nursing and health education programs. State funding totals 15 8 million for the biennium versus local request of 16 7 million. For late 1977 and 1978 the county is eligible for 115 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mower County Commissioners
Commissioners
Austin Mower County Planning Dept
Mower County Board of Commissioners
LeRoy
Adams
Austin Fire Department
Bridge
Department of Health
Mower County
Annual meet for Learning Disabilities unit Austin chapter
The Austin chapter of the Minnesota Association for Children with Learning Disabilities will hold its annual meeting at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Leonard Becker to decide if enough local parents will stay active. ACLD, a non profit group of parents and professionals, helps children with learning disabilities. Call 437 3537 or 433 1546 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Minnesota Assn. For
Leonard Becker
ACLD
Minnesota Drug Education program wins national honor
The Minnesota Drug Education program received the National Pacesetter award for outstanding accomplishment. It is coordinated by the Dept. of Public Welfare and reaches all counties, with mandatory participation for certain marijuana cases since April 11, 1976. The program claims savings and interest from state officials and has inspired 28 states to seek information on replication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
National Institute On Drug Base
Chemical Dependency Programs Division
Dept. of Public Welfare
Minnesota Behavorial Institute
Mower County
Fillmore County
Freeborn
Steele County
Dodge County
YMCA bus trip to Minnesota Twins game planned
The Austin YMCA sponsors a bus to the Minnesota Twins Knot Hole game on Saturday June 25. Bus departs Y parking lot at 1 a.m. and returns at 5 p.m. Fees are 4.50 for members and 6.50 for non-members. Call 433-1804 or visit the Y main desk to sign up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Ymca
Minnesota Twins
Y Main
National Truck Drivers Hall of Fame rises near Council Bluffs
The plan calls for a 3 million dollar building plus a 20 million dollar complex to honor over the road drivers including truckers and highway patrols. Harold Seaman leads the effort with charter memberships offered at truck stops in 48 states as advisory figures like C W McCall and Claude Akins are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe Ruth
Cooperstown
Bill Russell
Springfield
Mass
Orone
Eveleth
Minn
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Harold Seaman
Seaman
Seman
Las Vegas
Cbs
Hall of Fame
C. W. McCall
Claude Akins
Mower County Board Seeks Funds for Courthouse Addition
County officials met with U S Department of Commerce representatives in Chicago to apply for Public Works Improvement funds totaling 474 075 for a third floor addition to the 1952 annex of the County Courthouse The group argued that 26 Hormel layoff notices in November 1976 should be included in unemployment statistics and explored other funding avenues including Public Works Improvement Program and assistance from Health Education and Welfare and Minnesota Employment Services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mewer
US. Dept. of Commerce
Public Works
Chicago
Dept of Labor
Mower County
Geo. A. Hormel Co
Economic Development Administration
Dept. of Commerce
EDA
Public Works Improvement
Dept. of Health, Eaducation and Welfare
State of Minnesota Employment Services
Suburban girls set for run at Minnesota title
Three Twin Cities suburban communities are represented by today’s Miss Minnesota Pageant contestants. Susan Ryan, a 20 year old College of Saint Benedict student, is Miss Maplewood. Susan will continue in the pageant despite her academic commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Cities
Susan Ryan
College of St. Benedict
Maplewood
Susan Will
Miss Little Canada
Cynthia Larson
Colorado Women’s College
Bloomington
Rebecca Gilmore
University of Minnesota
Taopi girl hurt in accident near Hwy 56
A 10 year old girl from Taopi was injured when her bicycle was struck by a car driven by 16 year old Randy Kellogg. The girl Rebecca Ketterath was taken to St Marys Hospital Rochester. The crash occurred on a township road two miles north of Hwy 56 in Lodi Township. Damages to Kellogg's vehicle were estimated at 300 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taopi
Randy Kellogg
Taopi Rt
Rebecca Ketterath
Taopi Rt. 1
St. Marys Hospital
Rochester
Lodi
Mower County Sheriff's Dept
Betterath
Kellogg
Southland School Board Sets June 22 Meeting Agenda
The Southland School Board will hold a regular meeting at 8 30 p m Wednesday June 22 at Southland Middle School Elkton. Agenda items include reading bus quotations contract negotiations awarding bus contracts kindergarten placement and capital improvements decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southland School Board
Southland Middle School
Elkton
Elkton Fun Day Planned With Games Parades and Dances
Elkton Fun Day set for Saturday June 25 features a Kiddie parade at 4 p.m. and kids games starting 1:30 p.m. A softball tournament runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A cake walk at 1:30 p.m. pork chop barbeque 3 to 8 p.m. street dance with live music at 9 p.m. Raffles and cash drawings at 10 p.m. Rev Carl Borgwardt of St Olaf Church conducted services on June 13 and 17 on the St Olaf College Northfield radio station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
Carl Borgwardt
St. Olaf Church
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Borgwardt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mama Rose
Merianne Gleason
Louise
Tracy Sherman
June
Renee Flesner
Community College Theater
Keith Iscacson
Judy McDermott
Golden Age
The
Golden Age Club
Hormel Nature Center
Todd Park
Nature Center
Moose Lodge
3Rd Ave
UMD
University of Minnesota At
Air Health Plan
Public Health Nursing Service
Victims Task Force
Twins
American Cancer Society
Brion Ojanpa
Nemitz’s
First Fidelity Savings and Loan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!