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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1973
Page
9
Three West Bend students graduated May 25 from the Marshalltown Community School of Nursing in Marshalltown. Eileen Fisher Lavila Zaugg and Diane Greene completed the three year program and become eligible to sit for the State Board of Nursing exam to qualify as registered nurses.
Judy Hefty, daughter of Mr and Mrs Merril Hefty of CHosen, won a National Honor Society 1000 dollar scholarship. She was among 200 winners selected from 12 national honor students who applied. She plans to attend Iowa Lakes Community College this fall in the office clerical program after serving as NHS president and active in Student Council chorus basketball drill team yearbook.
Eleven students from Curlew and Westmar College in LeMars accompanied by the college chaplain toured Chicago May 3 5. Mark Jones a Westmar junior was part of the group visiting Evangelical Theological Seminary Naperville and Garrett Theological Seminary Evanston to study Biblical history excavations and theology. They also toured the Field Museum of Natural History the Art Institute Old Town South Side and Lincoln Park Zoo.
Nine Palo Alto County residents attended the cardio-pulmonary resuscitation workshop at Iowa Lakes Community College on May 14 15. The program served pharmacists optometrists and nurses with Dr. Dale Harding of Eagle Grove as keynote. Participants completing the course included Melva Fude Doug Matthiesen Mary Hanson Colleen Turner Suze Dehner and others from Bramersburg Graettinger and Ruthven.
Officials from the Emmetsburg FLBA and PCA attended a three day management conference in Des Moines May 30 to June 1. Attendees from FLBA were Eugene Hutchins Marvin Penner and Jerry Sage while PCA participants included Arthur Weiland Leland Frederick Harris Mortenson Dale J. Ryan Roger Molitor and Robert Pruett. The Farm Credit Banks of Omaha sponsored the event with topics on management agriculture and credit. The two associations serve Clay Dickinson Emmet Kossuth and Palo Alto counties offering long term real estate loans and short to intermediate term credit as part of the Farm Credit System with over 1.782 million in loans across four states.
Robert O Leary Jr son of Mr and Mrs Robert O Leary of Emmetsburg recently graduated from Lake Area Vocational Technical School in Watertown South Dakota He is FAA certified as an aviation mechanic in airframe and power plant A 1971 Emmetsburg High School graduate he now works at Spencer Municipal Airport
Nine Palo Alto County students were candidates for degrees during May 25 commencement at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Among the candidates from the area was Michael Boblit of Ayrshire earning a bachelor of science in general studies.
Ayrshire Consolidated School honored seven students for National Honors Awards recognition. Principal Robert Meek announced named students Mary Jane Herbers Nancy Ellen Hill Susan Annette Kassel Jill Ann Swanson Monica Marie Nelson Georgia Lynn Kuyper and Julie Jan Backstrom.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous car dealers and individuals across towns including Emmetsburg Mallard West Bend Whittemore Ruthven and Spokane style names. It references brands such as Datsun Ford Chrysler Olds Plymouth Suzuki Yamaha and Buick with multiple owners and partial designations.
Robert Levell of Emmetsburg received the Freiberg Award at the University of South Dakota Vermillion awards banquet. The annual honor recognizes four years of outstanding debate performance by a student.
Dennis Essing, a Graetlinger State Bank cashier, has accepted the post of assistant vice president at Newton National Bank in Newton. The move shifts a veteran teller into a senior management track within the Newton financial community.
Robert Sweeney of Emmetsburg earned Dean's List recognition at Northwest Missouri State University after a spring semester with a 4.0 GPA. He attended the May 24 University of Iowa convocation in Iowa City where he received the College of Medicine Distinguished Student Service Award and a Lange Scholarship Book Award for outstanding contributions to medical education and student-faculty relations.
Nancy Hill of Curlew and Jeffrey Moore of Emmetsburg have been accepted for admission to Mankato State College in Minnesota. Hill, a 1973 Ayrshire Consolidated School graduate, will major in nursing. Moore, a 1971 Emmetsburg High School graduate, will major in radio and television broadcasting.
Sterling Laaveg son of the Rev and Mrs Oscar Laaveg of Cylinder was among 13 medical students awarded by the University of Illinois for superior academic achievement and noteworthy service to the school community.
Memorial services were held in the local cemetery Monday. Mr. and Mrs. William Schneider of Chicago spent Memorial Day weekend in the Glenn Gebosh home. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Doty hosted their son and family from Washington, D. C. Lloyd Douglas of Sioux City visits his mother Mrs. Galdie Douglas. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Shriner of Spencer spent the weekend with John Shriner. Agnes Schall hosted her children Tom Schall of Hampton and Robert Schall of Spencer. Mrs. John Shriner hosted the Young Married Women's Club. May 22, Mrs. Jim Wooster of Marcus spent the weekend with Reota Turner.
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