VHS Adopts Policies on Student Transportation
Parents of high school students are informed that the Board of Education has set transportation policies. Pupils may use school buses or drive only when necessary. Drivers must register cars daily, obtain permission, and provide valid excuses. A 20 mph school zone limit applies. Absences and truancy rules include absences for work and allowances for certain emergencies. Suspension and ineligibility rules apply for truants, with principal and board notification. April 2 1968 Paul Zurbriggen, Prin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Schoool Bus
Paul Zurbriggen
Prin
No Grazing Period Nears For Diversion Program
Farmers are reminded that the no grazing period for diverted acres under the 1968 Feed Grain Program starts April 1 and lasts five months to Sept 1. Participants in Conservation Reserve and Crop Land Adjustment Programs also agree not to graze diverted land or harvest crops during the life of their agreements. Fayette County farms signed up for the 1968 Commodity Diversion Program for corn grain sorghum number about 1, 6B4.
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Herbert M. Ash
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Conservation Reserve
Fayette County
Nephew Killed In Viet Nam Reported To Mrs Hodel
Mrs. Paul Butikofer learned Tuesday afternoon that her nephew Petty Second Class Mark Hodel was killed in Vietnam. He had been stationed at Phu Loe and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hodel of Lodi California. Mrs. Hodel, formerly Mabel Reitz, married in this area before moving to California. The Hodel family includes two other sons, one married and one at home.
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Paul Butikofer
Mark Hodel
Viet Nam
Phu Loe
Mark
Edward Hodel
Lodi
Calif
Hodel
Mabel Reitz
California
Hodels
Mock Republican National Convention Planned for April 25
Students from 21 northeast Iowa high school government classes will participate in a Mock Republican National Convention at Upper Town College on April 25. Dr. Charles B. Clark, government professor and sponsor of the U.S. Political Issues Club, says delegates will represent states and serve as official observers. Invited schools include Valley High and Clermont-Elgin Wadena.
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Iowa
Upper Town College
Charles B. Clark
U.sc
Political Issues Club
Valley High
Clermont- Elgin
Wadena
Farmers Urged to Seed Diverted Acres in Iowa
State Conservation Commission and game officials urge Iowa farmers in the Feed Grain Program to seed diverted acres early for nesting cover and erosion control. Eligible participants can obtain cost sharing through ASCS. contact local ASCS offices before seeding. About 115,000 Iowa farmers participate, diverting roughly 3.5 million acres for cover and erosion control.
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State Conservation Commission
Iuwa
ASCS
Iowa
Ground-breaking ceremonies for Area One shop building
Ground-breaking ceremonies were held for the new vocational technical shop building at Area One Vocational Technical School District. The project totals 675 309 dollars with bids planned for late May or early June. Both buildings target occupancy for the 1989 school term.
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Area One Vocational- Technical School
Area One
Legion Meeting Elgin Post 352 to convene April 8
The American Legion post in Elgin will hold its regular meeting on Monday April 8 at 8 p.m. Attendees will decide on several important issues and boys selected for Iowa Boys State must be picked at this meeting. Lunch will be served after the gathering.
Wadena News highlights from a busy church and social circuit
A long list of local visits and events is summarized from Wadena News. Families from Wadena, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Oelwein, and other towns visited relatives, attended confirmations, baptisms, and Easter cantata planning. The Federated Study Club met. church schedules and time changes are noted.
Piano Recital Highlights Mrs. Strong Students at Syria Church
Piano students of Mrs. Duane Strong presented a recital Sunday at 2 30 PM at the Syria Church. Participants included Lonnie Butikofer Lori Strong Jane Ogie Teresa Baldwin Denice Grimm Paul Foxwell Wanda Medberry Brenda Yearous Scott Vali and Tom Pollock.
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Duane Strong
Syria Church
Lonnie Butikofer
Lori Strong
Jane Ogie
Teresa Baldwin
Denice Grimm
Paul Foxwell
Wanda Medberry
Brenda Yearous
Scott
Vali
Tom Pollock
Local Student Pledges Delta Sigma Pi at University of Town
New pledges for the University of Town chapter of Delta Sigma Pi include Curtis Butikofer, a freshman in the College of Business Administration. The international business fraternity holds meetings and sponsors industry tours. Curtis is the son of Mr Lewis Butikofer of Elgin.
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University of Town
Delta Sigma Pi
Curtis Butikofer
U of I College of Business Administration
Delta Sigman Pi
U of I
Curtis
Lewis Butikofers
Elgin
Valley PTA Meeting Moves to Monday April 8
The Valley Community School PTA will meet Monday April 8 at 8 00 pm at Valley High School. The program is Musical Groups by Valley High School students led by Russell Goodell and Arden Greener. Public invited.
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Valley Community School
Valley High School
Russell Goodell
Arden Greener
Ben Butikefer
Leonard Roberts
Civil Service Examinations Open For Substitute Mail Handler
The U S Post Office seeks applicants for civil service exams for Substitute Mail Handler. New rules allow applicants regardless of residence. Starting pay is $2.59 hourly. Vacancies filled without regard to race creed sex color or national origin. For details contact the local post office or Civil Service Establishment Board Room 109 Main Post Office Saint Louis MO 63155. Towns employing include Burlington Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Council Bluffs Davenport Des Moines Dubuque Fort Dodge Mason City Ottumwa Sioux City Water-100.
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United States Post Office
Civil Service Establishment Board
Main
Saint Louis
Missouri
Burlington
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Davenporf
Des Moines
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Town City
Mason City
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Water- 100
Rev Dr Mars A Dale to Speak at Elgin Highland Sunday
The Rev Dr Mars A Dale will speak Sunday morning April 7 at the Elgin and Highland Lutheran churches and lead evangelism meetings each evening at 8:00 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday at Elgin. He brings over 30 years of experience as Assistant Director of Evangelism for the American Lutheran Church. Born in McIntosh Minnesota and educated at St Olaf and Luther Seminary, he also received an honorary doctorate from St Olaf in 1949. The talks titled This Man Called Peter cover sin, faith, denial, personal work, and prayer. A Youth Meeting Sunday at 7:00 precedes the 8:00 program, with all welcome to attend each night next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars A. Dale
Elgin
Highland Lutheran
Elgin Church
Dale
United States
Canada
American Lutheran Church
McIntosh
Minnesota
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Luther Seminary
St. Paul
St. Olaf
United Christian Education Appeal
Peter
Mars
Extension Service Calendar of Events
Friday April 5 H and Extension Youth Committee Meeting 730 p m County Extension Office Saturday April 6 Clermont County Cousins 4 H Club Meeting Monday April 8 Association Meeting District Representatives Iowa State University Ames Wadena Cloverettes 4 H Club meeting Tuesday April 9 Tailoring State Show Manchester County Extension Office 730 p m Wednesday April 10 Knitting Class Waucoma Area Friday April 12 and Friday Extension Office Closed
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Clermont Country Cousins
Iowa State University
Ames
Wadena
Cloverettes
Manchester County
Waucoma
Elkader student wins county soil speech contest
Susie Walch of Elkader took first place in the Clayton County Soil Conservation Speech Contest held Monday night at the Elkader Municipal Building. Ruth Meyers and Lynn Gray finished second and third, with all top three from Central Community School.
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Susie Walch
Elkader
Clayton County
Ruth Meyers
Lynn Gray
St. Olaf
Central Community School
Gerald Bischoff
Garnaville Community School
Elsie Hanson
Valley High
Elgin
Julie Dougherty
Jane Powell
St. Joseph's
Miss Walch
Iowa
Elgin High School Grad Howard Kittleson Marries Phyllis Svendsen
Howard Kittleson, a former Elgin High School graduate, married Phyllis Louise Svendsen of Denver, Colorado, on February 23. The ceremony marked the union of two local families with plans for future residence in the region.
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Howard Kittleson
The
Elgin High School
Phyllis Louise Svendsen
Denver
Colo
O. E. S. Inspection Saturday Evening Details
The Eastern Star inspection night serves by Mrs. Will Nelson and Don Cowell, with Mrs. Rose Anderson, Mrs. Clifton Wilson, Ernestine Pritlean, and other committee members organizing the Saturday evening event on April 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star Inspection
Will
J. Nelson
Will J. Nelson
Don, Cowell
Don Cowell
Rose Anderson
Clifton
Wilson
Ernestine Pritlean
Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Max Lehman celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on a Sunday afternoon March 31 A reception was held at the Baptist Church with family and many neighbors present Out of town guests visited from multiple Iowa towns and Minnesota cities The couple received calls from Mr Lehman s sister and a taped greeting from granddaughter Nancy Senkler in Lavoux Switzerland
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Charles Winter
State College
Jonesboro
Arkansas
Frank Whaley
Miriam Anne
Francis Winter
Cedar Falls
Francis Walters
Kansas City
Kansas
Thad Walters
Jerry Bartels
Oelwein
Verle Pugh
Calvin
Cedar Rapids
John Ward
Wadena
Jere Murray
Dubuque
Madge Murray
Max Lehman
Geo. Senkler
Richard
Rober
White Bear Lake
Minn
George Senkler Jr
Princeton
New Jersey
Wm. Leake
Chicago
Illinois
Leo Lehman
Karolee
Linda
LeAnn
Kristine
the Baptist Church
G. H. Hackmann
Maywood
Claude Husinga
Aplington
Iowa
Clara Baumgartner
Elgin
West Union
Eldorado
Clermont
Independence
Waterloo
Estherville
Charles City
Mason City
Sumner
Elkader
Parkersburg
Fayette
Postville
Eitzen
Savage
Minnesota
Lehman
Rex
Medberry
Brooksville
Florida
Nancy Senkler
Lavoux
Switzerland
Crippled Children's Clinic Set for Oelwein
The State Services for Crippled Children will hold a diagnostic and evaluation clinic in Oelwein on Thursday April 18 at First Presbyterian Church East Charles and First Avenue. Eligible patients are under 21 with chronic or crippling conditions from NE Iowa counties, referred by a physician or dentist, and examinations are free.
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State Services For Crippled Children
SSCC
Oelwein
First Presbyterian Church
East Charles
First Avenue
I. N.E. Iowa
Dairy Forage Booklet Available
A new publication on forage management for Iowa dairymen is available. The 16 page pamphlet titled Forage Management for Iowa Dairymen covers silage use, summer feeding, alfalfa profits, pasture for dairy cows, harvesting and storing forages, and supplementing forages. Published by the Cooperative Extension Services of Iowa State University, it lists H H Van Horn D E Voelker Frank Schaller and Vernon Meyer as authors. Copies may be obtained at the county extension office in Elkader or by writing to Publications Distributions Room Morrill Hall Iowa State University Ames IA 50010.
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Clayton County
Iowa
James Hosch
Cooperative Extension Services
Iowa State University
H. H. van Horn
D. E. Voelker
Dairyman
Frank Schaller
Agronomist
Vernon Meyer
Elkader
South Main
Morrill Hall
Ames
Valley School Board News Discontinues Classes and Reads Budget
The board halted adult education evening classes for 1968-1969 and discontinued high school remedial reading due to funding cuts. Teacher base pay was set at B A 6100, B A plus 19 6283, and MLA 6588. Last year 6718 was available. this year 40303.
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MLA
Valley School Notice Details For Priles Event
A notice indicates a meeting or event at Valley School at 8 00 with unclear purpose. The readable fragments suggest scheduling at the school grounds but lack formal names or exact dates. Further readable text is needed for a precise summary.
Good Representation Of Parents At Conferences
Virtually all pupils from kindergarten through six had a parent at last Friday’s Parent-Teacher Conferences. At Clermont 18 percent of 183 students were represented, including 13 dads, while Elgin saw 187 parents attend from 167 students with 23 dads. Wadena had 119 parents from 116 students, including 8 dads, and rooms with 100 percent attendance were noted. In junior high grades seven and eight, 106 parents attended from 126 students, plus 10 dads in the high school with 241 students enrolled. total 664 parents contributed to the conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Elgin
Wadena
Savings Bonds Drive Reported By County Chairmen
Duane L. Hanson and Lawrence L. Knudtson announce February sales of Series F and H Savings bonds Freedom Shares in Fayette County totaling $77,050, lifting the two month county total to $234,040 or 19 percent of its 1968 goal. Scott County leads Iowa with 29 percent of its quota. statewide two month sales reach $19,907,299 for 17 percent of the 1968 total. Other counties show varying two month totals and quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane L. Hanson
Oelwein
Lawrence L. Knudtson
Elgin
Volunteer County Savings Bonds
Fayette
Scott County
Iowa
Pres
Ale Jamakee
Clayton
Winneshiek
Progress At County Home Event Noted In Local Outing
The Mixed Barbers Adet Education Class gave 9 reveram on Sunday March 31 at the Vavettr County Home. Directed by Mrs. Russell Goorlell, the group included Mrs. Milton Mohs Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Roos Linda Roos Mrs. Charles ONeill Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Torkelson Ed Klingman Norris Reierson Morris Amundson Almer Amundson David Boleyn John Tillotson C B Schori and Russell Goodell.
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Adet
Vavettr
Russell Goorlell
Milton Mohs
Bernard Roos
Linda Roos
Charles O'Neill
Ivan Torkelson
Ed Klingman
Norris Reierson
Morris Amundson
Almer Amundson
David Boleyn
John Tillotson
C. B. Schori
Russell Goodell
Airplane Service Moves Tractors Near Cedar Rapids
Bob Falh Implement used planes to service two tractors near Cedar Rapids. Toby Kittleson flew Joe Brackin from Elgin to Cedar Rapids Monday, leaving at 7 am, and they returned to Valley Airport by 11 am. Brackin serviced the tractors recently sold by Falh Implement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Falh
Cedar Rapids
Toby Kittleson
Joe Brackin
Elgin
Mr. Brackin
The
Valley
Cheryl Anderson On Howor t Laughter at Cedar Ray eeeona
Cheryl Anderson stands for the second semester of her freshman year at Sir Luke's Rowth School of Nu ing in Cedar Ray. The text records a standing performance by Mia Harvey and others in a campus event.
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Mia Harvey
Anderson
Sir Luke's Rowth
Nuing
Cedar Ray Eeeona
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