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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1973
Page
4
Lakota correspondent Lois Weringa recounts a curious incident where a field mouse hid in a hollow brick as the resident tried to move it with a lawnmower. The escape caused excitement and a brief commotion in the Lakota area.
Compiling a perfect 4.0 GPA Tim Ley of Drake University has enrolled in summer school and earned ongoing distinction as a Drake senior concentrating in Bio Pre Med. He is named to the President's Honor List for academic excellence during the past year. Nancy Sheldahl, a Lakota graduate, finishes nursing training at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo and will start work there July 9 with a family gathering of relatives at the Sergeants.
Lakota progress at the new City Park continues at a steady pace with volunteers from the community giving after work hours. On Tuesday and Thursday evenings last week workers sodded the area, mowed around City Hall, and discussed finishing a small plot near the Hall, where Dr. Murray found an old brick while helping cleanup.
LAKOTA Day Camp was held at Swea City Park from June 18 through 22. Lakota attendees included Nanci Thilges Lynea Sterker Dawn Heidecker Lauri Haas Darci Haas Jan Boettcher Kelly Coy and Mary Johnson. Adults aiding were Mrs Fred Stecker Mrs Eldon Haas Mrs Marvin Heidecker and Mrs Craig Thilges. Visitors from Richfield Minnesota Scott and Debra Peterson joined Thursday through Sunday at the Jakie Peterson home. Additional Saturday overnight guests were Mr and Mrs Larry Abbas and their son from Grundy Center.
Four area dairymen Keith Bartelt Titonka Mark Grimes Buffalo Center Alfred Meyer Whittemore James Schmidt Ottosen were honored at a June 21 noon Algona Kiwanis luncheon for DHIA production certificates. County officials shared dairy trends costs to producers and consumers and a new Grade A facility was showcased.
The Ledyard Homemakers held their annual family pot luck picnic at Swea City Park Sunday evening at 6 30 with twenty adults and l chidren present. After the picnic the evening was social with some swimming in the pool. Meetings resume in September at Helen Eeichenberger’s home. Weekend guests at the W D Ley home were Tim Ley and Gordon Haugen from Drake University Des Moines. Mrs Greta Stecker spent a week with granddaughter Marvella Stecker at Cedar Falls Iowa. Lauretta Stecker, Marvella’s sister, also visited and toured the area including the school where Marvella teaches art.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Rippen trol of Swea City celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with an open house reception at First Presbyterian Church Lakota on Sunday July 1 1973 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. A dance honoring the couple will be held at Gay Paree south of Fairmont Minnesota on Saturday June 30 at 9:00 p.m. The County Sirs provide music.
An open house bridal shower for Miss Faye Dorenbush daughter of Mr and Mrs John V Dorenbush will be at St Pauls Lutheran Church Parish Hall Lakota Friday July 6 at 7 30 p m Invitations extend. Miss Dorenbush is the bride to be of Kirk Heyer of Buffalo.
Monday sessions opened at 9:00 am with debates on school lunch facilities and an odometer correction bill. The week covered appropriations for Public Safety, Environmental Quality, Social Services, and utilities merges, plus land purchases for the State Fair Board. A Vietnam bonus committee row and a Citizen's Aide bill receipt followed.
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