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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1975
Page
5
The Junior High Band presents a varied program from marches to rock. The concert features S'Cool Room Riffs and section solos with gaslight galettes and It Like To Teach the World To Sing, plus Star Spangled Banner. Bring lawn chairs and blankets.
West Bend educator Marcella Fandel is named Outstanding Elementary Teacher of America for 1975 for her professional, personal and academic achievements.
The Outlook forecasts a major weather pattern across the Northwestern and western regions with heavy precipitation likely through Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan. Rain totals may reach 2 to 3 inches in many areas and higher amounts in the west while temperatures stay warm and humid through the weekend. Separately Ms Fandel a longtime fifth grade teacher in West Bend is a candidate in a national education awards program offering an $800 grant and a commemorative award.
The Emmetsburg Community School district schedules a public hearing for June 30 at 7:30 p.m. after the Iowa Senate passed a ten percent growth factor. The amended budget adds 45 318 dollars for teacher salary increases and 20 394 dollars as a general fund credit, with total expenditures rising to 1 667 001 dollars.
Eleven women from six area towns completed a 34 hour Homemaker Health Aide Training program in Emmetsburg on June 17. The course was co sponsored by Iowa Lakes Community College and the Lakes Area Home Care Service with certificates presented by Lakes Area Home Care Service secretary Mrs Darlene Johnson.
A one car crash near West Bend injures a nine month old infant who was treated at Palo Alto County Hospital for a forehead cut. Hilary Gade of West Bend lost control on a gravel road, veered into a ditch, and the car rolled. Her daughter Helen was treated and released. No charges were filed.
Emmetsburg will levy 120.800 mills for the coming year up from 106.572 mills for the past 12 months. The county total levy rises to 16.975 mills from 11.960 mills. General fund stands at 2.966 mills up from 2.613. Tax calculations require assessed valuations and credits.
The Palo Alto County Supervisors assume responsibility for a new transfer station after disbanding the Solid Waste Disposal Commission. County towns plan collection cooperation and will be charged by garbage tonnage as new state rules end open dumps by July 1. The Emmetsburg site is a tentative 11 acre transfer location, with towns seeking state permission to operate dumps until the transfer station opens.
Randy Schuller of Cylinder was driving west on Lake Shore Drive when he lost control at a curve and drove into Five Inland Lake. Emmatsburg Police state he was cited for failure to have control.
The Goodwill Truck will arrive in Emmetsburg June 25 to collect used clothing shoes bedding toys and small electrical appliances. Items can be brought to the garage at 493 Harrison anytime before that date and residents are asked not to leave articles outside the collection boxes.
Orville Nicol announces the Palo Alto Farm Bureau Farmer-Businessmen's Tour and Barbecue on June 23. The event begins at 4 p.m. at Harrison Park in Emmetsburg.
A Kossuth County fundraising dinner honoring Senator Bert Priebe will be held at the Algona VFW Hall on June 20 at 7 p.m. Priebe has served two terms in the Iowa House and is in his third year in the Iowa Senate.
County Bicentennial group weighs adding a 1976 celebration to the Palo Alto County Fair. Members from 9 towns and the 4H/ Fair boards discuss potential exhibits and a countywide program. A new board of directors will include representatives from Emmetsburg, West Bend, Curlew, Mallard, Ayrshire and others.
Roger Thompson of Mt. Pleasant was named President-elect of the Federal Land Bank Association of Emmetsburg. He and his wife Beverly and two sons moved to Emmetsburg after buying a North Madison home. Thompson, a 1967 Iowa State grad in agricultural business, previously led at Mt. Pleasant and DeWitt, with extensive local community ties including Little League and the Pheasant program.
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