Clarification on the House of Hope halfway house venture
Chris M. Nelson recounts how he helped start the House of Hope in Austin in 1972 and later faced licensing, zoning, and funding hurdles. He notes board formation, grant applications, his tenure as director, and the project’s eventual phase out due to regulatory obstacles while asserting the county still needs a halfway house.
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Chris M. Nelson
House of Hope, Inc
Austin
Bob Simonett
Mower County
Bob
Dan Corcoran
St. Edwards Rectory
Father Corcoran
4Th Drive
House of Hope
Rosemary Gerlach
Mary FE. Baumgart
William F. Milbrath
Larry
Ronald Headington
Carole Primeau
Carole French
Bowie
St. Paul
Simonett
Area Mental Health Board
Mr. Mickelson
Department of Public Welfare
County Welfare
Austin Daily Herald
County Legion Offiers Installed In Mower County
Larry Young named Commander of American Legion Mower County Council and Mrs. Ronald Radloff as President during Wednesday Austin ceremonies. New district leaders include Gary Edland Vice Commander and Roger Reller Adjutant with several officers installed by district and county officials amid remarks from retiring leaders. A social hour and lunch followed. next council meeting slated for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Young
Radloff
American Legion
Unit 91
New Austin Shopping Center Proposed by Bureau Investments
John Bureau of Bureau Investments proposes a 32 store shopping center anchored by a Big Three department store in Austin. The plan hinges on rapid annexation and rezoning to cut red tape, with officials noting the project could boost competition, livability, and growth while raising concerns for downtown businesses.
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Austin
John Bureau
Bureau Investments
Minneapolis
Bureau
Chamber
Dutch Elm disease seen as potential problem for Austin
Assistant Director Robert Auer warns the current 5 to 1 ratio of cases to last year could reach 1,000 trees if unchanged. Through June to September the elm disease has already appeared in 40 Austin cases this year, with 187 last year and 28 in a single day last week. Authorities explain symptoms, spread by beetles and root grafts, and discuss detection, Vapam root separation, and proposed licensing for tree removers amid city ordinance efforts.
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Austin
Parks and Forestry
Robert Auer
Auer
Park and Recreation Dept
City Tree
Park Dept
Park and Recreation Board
Mason City
Hannem Named New Circulation Manager for Austin Daily Herald
Bruce Hannem is appointed circulation manager for the Austin Daily Herald by publisher Edmund E. Smith. He succeeds Richard M. Green who left for Berkley Small Circulation Supplies. Hannem, former assistant circulation manager since June 1972, plus his Austin ties and church membership, will lead circulation operations.
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Bruce Hannem
Austin Daily Herald
Edmund E. Smith
The
Herald
Hannem
Richard M. Green
Berkley
Austin High School
Austin State Junior College
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
National Barrow Show Set for September 10 12
The National Barrow Show will run September 10 through 12 at the Mower County fairgrounds. It opens with the National Swine Judging Contest, featuring junior 4 H and FFA divisions and a college division. John Phillips Austin show superintendent invites contestant counts by September 1.
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Mower County Fairgrounds
FFA
John Phillips
Austin
Paul Day
Minnesota
John Franklin
Bernard Flebing
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
Rodney J. Fee
Des Moines
William Powell
Hampshire Swine Registry
Peoria
Jason Stark
Weather
Dwight, Ill
Ken Kohn
National Association of Swine Records
SELCO approves bookmobile purchase and new members
The South Eastern Libraries Cooperating board approved buying a new bookmobile for Steele County service. Spring Valley and Harmony join SELCO with Pat Neville named as Spring Valley’s representative. A 1973-74 budget received preliminary approval and next meeting set for July 19 at the Holiday Inn South in Rochester. Election of officers will be held.
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Rochester
Minn
South Eastern Libraries Cooperating
SELCO
Steele County
Spring Valley
Harmony
Pat Neville
Holiday Inn South
Tennis classes for boys and girls at Austin YMCA
The Austin YMCA offers a two week tennis course for students in grades 4 through 9 starting June 25. Classes meet Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 1 p.m. behind the Municipal Courts. Registration is first come first served for members and non members. Additional sessions start July 9 and July 23.
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Austin
Hayfield Vo-Ag Dept to sponsor field day tour
Hayfield Minnesota. The Hayfield Vocational-Ag Dept will sponsor a trip to the Experiment Station Field Day at Waseca on Tuesday. Those needing a ride should meet in the Hayfield High School parking lot at 7 am Tuesday. A local tour of corn and soybean plots is planned for Thursday in forenoon and evening sessions.
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Hayfield
Minn
Hayfield Vo-Ag
Waseca
Hayfield High School
Mona and Six Mile Grove Bible Classes Begin
Trinity Parish Vacation Bible School for Mona and Six Mile Grove Lutheran churches opened Monday June 11 with the theme Great is the Lord. Sessions ran 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily led by Mark Olson Gary Nelson Raymond Carlson Loren Meyer the Rev and Mrs Finar Unseth Lianna Jahr Joanne Slinde Helen Nelson with assistants David Hanson Marilyn Jahr Virgil Slinde ll Monica Johnson and Randy Anderson. They closed with a worship service Sunday.
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Mona
Iowa
Trinity Parish
Six Mile Grove
Mnes
Mark Olson
Gary Nelson
Raymond Carlson
Loren Meyer
Finar Unseth
Lianna Jahr
Joanne Slinde
Helen Nelson
David Hanson
Marilyn Jahr
Virgil Slindell
Monica Johnson
Randy Anderson
Elmer Receives New Assignment at Hormel Reef Division
Elmer Bryan Elmer has been named manager of Hides Boneless Beef and Offal in the Reef Division at Hormel Corporate Offices under Donald Sorenson. A Austin native, he is a 1942 Austin High School graduate and 1949 St Olaf BA in Education. He rose through Hormel plants from supervisor Beef Sales to manager Beef Dept Austin in 1964.
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Bryan Elmer
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Hormel
Donald §&. Sorenson
Imer
Austin
U.S. Army
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Livestock Department
Elmer
Dexter Auxiliary installs officers in Dexter Minnesota
The Dexter Legion Auxiliary installed officers Tuesday at Grand Meadow legion rooms with Grand Meadow auxiliary members as hostesses. The Dexter Auxiliary will not meet during July and August.
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Dexter, Minn
Dexter Legion Auxiliary
Grand Meadow Legion Rooms
Grand Meadow Auxiliary
YMCA hosts basketball and wrestling clinics for youths
Registration opens July 2 for summer clinics for boys in grades 4 through 9. Wresting clinic led by Chuck Prunty of Austin High runs July 23 to 28. Basketball clinic led by Oscar Haddorff of Austin High runs July 28 to August 3. Contact YMCA at 433-1804 for details.
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Chuck Prunty
Austin
Oscar Haddorff
Austin High School
YMCA
Pella Student Studying at Iowa Central College
Gary Holan of 206 4th Ave SE Pella is listed among students in Iowa Central College summer session. The entry notes his mother is Mrs Betty Holan.
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Pella
Iowa Central College
Gary Holan
Betty Holan
4Th Ave
Austin Man Receives National Dog Obedience Instructor Certification
Marvin Mathwig of Austin has earned certification as a National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors in two areas, Companion Dog and Companion Dow Excellent. He is the state’s only and the nation’s 193rd certified instructor, with four areas of certification possible after exams and observed programs. Mrs. Diane Miller, Kanine Obedience Club president, appears with Mathwig in St. Ansgar Iowa.
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Austin
Marvin Mathwig
Diane Miller
St. Ansgar
Iowa
Kanine
Mathwig
Doe
Panion Dow
Herald
Judy McDermott
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Paul Wiste
Adams
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Lyle
Conrad Erickson
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Rex Domino
Earl Schroeder
Graham Uzlck
Wallace Sieh
Eileen Tapager
Dale Rolfson
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Clifford Christianson
Robert Finbranten
Phil Golberg
Richard Buechner
Duane Anderson
Elks Lodge No. 414
Anderson
B. P. O. Does
Dave
Kranz
Morgan
Richard Taber
John Enright
Rotary
Phil Richardson
Robert Morgan
Austin Rotary
Hannem New Herald
1St St. SW
Ronald Hannem
Richard (Scotty) Brooks
Ist Dr
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United States Air Force
Dominion Motor Lodge
Alexandria
George Brooks
Richard Brooks
Barrow
Hayfield Ag Group
Mile Grove
Dexter Auxiliary
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