New Austin Fire Dept recruits put to the test
Captain Leo Hummel leads six shift officers training five new firefighters for the Austin Fire Dept. Recruits Hessinius Miller Mattice and Christenson begin duties this month with one more position pending. Trainees study a 600 page manual and learn firefighting basics from veterans as they undergo a one year probation with monthly progress checks.
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John Enright
Herald
Leo Hummel
Austin Fire Dept
Mark Hessinius
Dana Miller
James Mattice
Ron Christenson
Hummel
Hessinius
Fire Service
Ohio Trade and Industrial Education Service
Tudy
Austin
al Jacobson
Marcusen Park
BEOG Eligibility Reminder for 1976 77 Austin CC Students
Students eligible for BEOG for 1976 77 are reminded colleges do not receive award notices unless the recipient informs them. Students attending Austin Community College from September to June should notify the financial aid office immediately if not yet done so. A full aid package depends on confirming BEOG status.
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Austin Community College
Financial Aids Office
Lindquist Named City Editor For Austin Daily Herald
Bruce Lindquist of the Austin Daily Herald is promoted to city editor by publisher Edmund E. Smith. He will take the post July 6 after joining the Herald in 1972 as AP wire editor and serving as area reporter since 1975. Born in Minneapolis, he studied at the University of Minnesota and served in the U S Army. He succeeds David Kranz, now managing editor of the Mitchell Daily Republic.
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Bruce Lindquist
Austin Daily Herald
Edmund E. Smith
Lindquist
The
Herald
Associated Press Wire
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
U.S Army
West Germany
Hastings (Minn
Mower County
Room in the Heart A Mower County history play
An original historical drama tracing Mower County from 1854 settlement to present day. Joan Sween writes the script. Frank Bridges directs at ACC Theater for Summerset season with performances July 5, 7, 9, and 15 at 8 p.m. Cast includes Rod Kellar and Jon Baumer among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheryl Dubinsky
Jeff Tish
Austin Community College Theater
Mower County
Joan Sween
Frank Bridges
Herald
Judy McDermott
ACC
City of
Austin
Austin Daily Herald
George A. Hormel Co
Austin Community College
Grand Meadow
ACC Theater
Room In the Heart
Minnesota State Legislature
Congress of
United States
Semrac
Minnesota
Sween
Sarah
Saskatchewan
Rod Kellar
Craig Jahren
Dan Bissen
Jeff Moline
Arden Haug
Jon Baumer
Jeff Edstrom
Lowell Peterson
Walter Flesner
Craig
Darwyn King
Julie Clobes
Sue Heimsness
Marie Judd
Alyce Runquist
Nancy Suther
Eileen Runquist
Renee Flesner
Martin Sherman
Chamber summer meeting reports cover committees and public issues
The Austin Area Chamber of Commerce summer meeting at the Holiday Inn featured progress reports from the Outreach, Ambassadors Club, Agriculture, Legislative Affairs committees and the chamber’s role in local consumer issues. Special guest Dorothy Benham was introduced as the new Miss Minnesota and a three screen presentation titled Orientation to Austin was shown by Ben Anderson of the Austin public school system.
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Austin Area Chamber of Commerce
Holiday Inn
Ambassadors Club
Agriculture Committee
Dorothy Benham
Minnesota
Austin
Ben Anderson
Austin Public School System
Lyle to Host Two Day Fourth of July Bicentennial Fest
The village of Lyle unveils a weekend celebration with a 10 a.m. Saturday parade led by the Austin Elks Club Fife and Drum Corps in Continental Army dress. The event features high school bands, bicentennial floats, drills, a Kiddie parade, races, sky diving, bingo, softball, music, a teen dance, fireworks, and a Sunday bell ringing ceremony in coordination with nationwide Liberty Bell observances. General chair John Lindberg leads planning.
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Lyle
James Smith
Wayne Helgeson
Austin Elks Club
Continental Army
Lyle School
Pine St
Park
Main St
Main
Elm St
Queen of Peace Church
3Rd St
Lyle Park
Lyle High School
Sen. C. R
Baldy
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Ale
William Bell
Ryhthmaires
Forty Miler Barbership
Our Viors Lutheran
Six Mile Grove
Mona Lutheran
Queen of Peace
Bethel Alliance
John Lindberg
Ribbon-cutting for Lyle area bridge
A 124 foot bridge spanning a mile east of Lyle opens after a January 1975 collapse. The $70,000 Nevada Township project, built by Tri-State Construction, features a 26 foot roadbed and four 31 foot concrete spans. Newell Nelson will cut the ribbon at 11 am with local officials in attendance. Coffee and donuts will be served.
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Lyle
Nevada Township
Mower County Board of Commissioners
Nevada Township Board
Newell Nelson
Tri- State Construction
Nelson
Wis
Ditch Repair Topic At County Board
The Mower County Board plans to discuss alternatives for Judicial Ditch No 4 with Austin Township officials. A bid for the 1200 foot repair along 24th St SW and 16th Ave SW was tabled to July 13 and may require tree removal. The board also denied Dennis Flaherty a used car lot permit while approving a livestock feeding operation waiver and permit for Greg Farlinger. The board meets again at 3 p.m. July 1.
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Mower
16Th Ave
24Th St
Dennis Flaherty
Adams Township
Greg Farlinger
Public Meetings For Austin School Board And Southland District 500
The Austin School Board will meet at 8:30 p m Thursday at the Austin Area Vocational Technical Institute, correcting an 8:30 a m misprint. Southland District 500 Board of Education sets a regular meeting for 8 30 p m Wednesday July 7 at Inland Elementary Rose Creek with agenda items including oath of office, board member appointment, reorganization, operating policies, agency designations, roofing bid costs, air conditioning contract, personnel actions and building plans.
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Austin School Board
Austin Area Vocational Technical Institute
Southland Dist. 500 Board OF Education
Inland
Rose Creek
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Minn
Heral
Chamber
Lyle Area
County Board
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