Graettinger GHS earns many Division I ratings at Sioux Rapids
Graettinger high school instrumental and vocal students earned seven Division I ratings in instrumental groups and seven Division I ratings in vocal groups and solos at the state music contest in Sioux Rapids last weekend. Under Kent Baldwin for instrumental and Jan Norris for vocal, the school also posted numerous Division II ratings across ensembles and solos.
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Graettinger
Sioux Rapids
Kent Baldwin
Jan Norris
GHS
Linda Lammers
Kathy Peton
Kathy DeVries
Linda Oleson
Jeff Duhn Benefit Cage Games Friday at Graettinger High
Benefit basketball games set for Friday at Graettinger high gym with proceeds to Jeff Duhn fund. GHS senior injured in auto crash. he recently returned from St. Marys hospital Rochester. Evening features Girls of Yesterday vs alumni, faculty and seniors vs all stars, plus candy, coffee and lunch sales by Band Parents.
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Graettinger High School
Jeff Duhn
Jeff
GHS
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Girls of Yesteryear
Allstar
Vickie Stueve
Linda Clipperton
Pat Schany
Barb Petersen
Gayle Hyatt
Jean Probert
Sheryl Kulow
Sheryl Dobbins
Rhonda Jacobsen
Julie Gjerde
Kathy DeVries
Chris Poland
Cindy Guinn
Harriet Duhn
Carol Miller
Dora Potter
Karen Studer
Marvis Duus
Patty Peterson
Joleen Petersen
Diane Hendricksen
Eloise Heller
Bernice Weber
JoAnn Schoning
Kathryn Mammen
Vicki Petersen
Jeanne Thompson
Gwen Stueve
Elaine Thu
Wilma Wikert
Diane Alesch
Betty Schang
Sue Studer
Yesteryear
Jan Mitchell
Paul Edwards
Leland Stiles
Wayne Rand
Paul Emerick
Joe Ferrell
Jim Reed
Gary Anderson
William C Olson Services Held in Graettinger
William C Olson 85 well known Graettinger business man died Sunday at a nursing home in Zumbrota Minnesota. Services were held Wednesday at Bethel Lutheran church Graettinger with Rev J Reitz officiating. Burial was in Valley View cemetery. Survivors include three sons and many grandchildren. The family details list a long Iowa history from Wallingford to Dolliver and Graettinger with a dry goods store retirement.
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William C. Olson
Graettinger
Zumbrota
Minn
Bethel Lutheran Church
J. Reitz
Fuhrman
Valley View Cemetery
Robert Kinnard
James Olson
William R. Olson
Adolph Spies
Olson
William V
Sanford
Pasadena
Calif
Robert
Imr
al Beach
John Iverson
Wallingford
Ernest Thorson
Minooka
Spring Style Show Features Wardrobe and a Wrestling Captain
The Graettinger Woman's Club presents its annual spring style show on Monday April 5 at 7 30 p m in the school all purpose room with raindrops keep falling on my head as the theme Fashions in home sewing by club members and children plus special musical entertainment highlight the event Proceeds aid the Graettinger Public Library remodeling and expansion plans Bill James a West Point wrestling captain in 134 lb class and NCAA sixth place finisher at Auburn March 25 26 27 is highlighted by his family ties to River Falls Wisconsin and Emmetsburg Iowa ensuring local sports and community ties remain strong.
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Bill James
Byron James
River Falls
Wise
William McConnell
Graettinger
Dean James
Emmetsburg
West Point Military Academy
Bill
Academy
Auburn
Ala
William
Gretta McConnell
Florida
Ft. Myers
Earl Mortland
Spirit Lake
Bradenton
Fla
Wisconsin
Wisconsin State College
Graettinger Woman's Club
All Purpose
Woman's Club
Graettinger Public Library
$50 Buck Prize Draw Next Saturday
The three o'clock drawing next Saturday offers $50 in participating stores. Elaine Reynolds did not claim last week's prize.
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Elaine Reynolds
Public auctions near Graettinger scheduled in April
Frank Haisman holds a farm machinery auction on Saturday April 3 at 1 PM on the Graettinger area farm with Brown and Bortint as auctioneers and Graettinger State Bank as clerk. Porter Thorson closes out with a sale on his farm four miles west and three miles north of Graettinger on Tuesday April 6 at 1 PM.
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Frank Haisman
Graettinger
Brown and Bortint
Graettinger State Bank
Porter Thorson
Spring Like Weekend Brings Mild Temperatures And Melting Snow
Mild spring weather returned over the weekend with highs near 60. Snow largely melted as the pattern persisted into the early week, bringing warmth to the area.
Our First Year Of Offset In Graettinger Times
The Graettinger Times marks one year of offset printing on April 1 with enhanced photo reproduction. It notes 589 photos featuring more than 2600 local people and thanks the GHS photo club and contributors for providing images.
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Graettinger Times
Times
the Times
GHS
Legion To Award A Pinto Car At Graettinger Jubilee
The Graettinger American Legion will give away a Pinto car during the Labor Day celebration part of Graettinger’s Diamond Jubilee. Proceeds from ticket sales will fund a public address system for Evergreen Park used at baseball and football games. Ticket sale details will be announced later.
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Graettinger
Graettinger American Legion
Evergreen Park
Graettinger Beard Contest Rules For Jubilee Labor Day
Graettinger plans a Diamond Jubilee Labor Day festival Sept 5 and 6 featuring a beard growing contest with rules. Men must grow beards by April 10, buy shaving permits for five dollars, and may face a Kangaroo Court for noncompliance. Sideburns must reach 13 inches below the ear. longest beard judged Labor Day. categories to be announced. Women may enter if desired.
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Graettinger
Graettinger High School Athletes Honored at Banquet Speaker Wayne Cooley
Graettinger Graettinger Lions Club hosts the annual GHS athletic banquet on Monday night April 19. Wayne Cooley executive secretary of the Iowa Girls Athletic Association will be the featured speaker. Tickets are available in advance from Lions club members.
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GHS
Wayne Cooley
Iowa Girls Athletic Association
Graettinger Lions Club
Lions Club
Local FHA Week Observed by Graettinger Chapter
Graettinger FHA unit marks National FHA Week March 28 to April 3 with emphasis on youth homemaking in the community. Local merchants sponsor an FHA page highlighting the chapter and its projects under the theme Our World A Growing Heritage. Christian Allan Stewart, three weeks old, died in Omaha Methodist Hospital from a heart ailment, while his Navy father served in Florida. His mother is Shir ey Sampson of Graettinger, granddaughter of Wayne Potter and other Graettinger relatives attend the funeral arrangements.
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Graettinger Fha
Graettinger Merchants
Christian Allan Stewart
Allan W. Stewart
Omaha
Nebr
Methodist Hospital
Allan Stewart
Navy
Florida
Stewart
Shireley Sampson
Graettinger
Wayne Potter
Wm. Stewart
Oscar Oleson
Potter
Three More Faculty Resignations At Graettinger High
Graettinger school officials announce the resignations of three more GHS faculty members. End of the current school year sees Mrs. Helen Brennan English and social studies, Mrs. Mary Ford art instructor, and Mrs. Jan Norris vocal music instructor leaving. Brennan and Ford plan to move out of the area.
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Graettinger
GHS
Helen Brennan
Mary Ford
Ant
Jan Norris
Brennan
Ford
List of Graettinger Library Donations
Additional contributions to the Graettinger Public Library building include C. V. Carter and spouse ten dollars Coy Coan ten dollars Alta Resh fifty dollars Francis Warren and spouse twenty five dollars L Thoreson and spouse twenty five dollars. Donor names will be placed on a scroll and hung in the library.
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Graettinger Public Library
C. V. Carter
Coy Coan
Alta Resh
Francis Warren
L. H. Thoreson
Elementary Music Program Next Tuesday
Graettinger Community School elementary grades present a spring concert Tuesday evening April 6 in the school lunchroom. The program includes The Crystal Key operetta, a England USA spring story by grades one and two, a flutophone recital by grade three, The Martine Hymn and Flutophone Waltz. Also included are Peter Rabbit and Chicken Little by kindergarten classes, with performances by upper elementary choruses. No admission charge. the public is invited.
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Graettinger Community School
England
USA
Jan Norris
Graettinger Diamond Jubilee plans unfold for Sept 5 6
Plans for Graettinger Diamond Jubilee on Labor Day, Sept 5 and 6, mark 75 years of the town celebration. Harlan Babcock chairs the event with Adolph Spies, John De Vries, H A Elsenbast aiding. Lloyd C Petersen leads finances. Activities include a queen contest with five GHS juniors, an antique car parade, bands, Jubilee buttons, door prizes a barbecue lunch and various contests. The Queen committee includes Patty Peterson and others. board contest and policing details are in development. The celebration runs Sunday afternoon through Monday night with multiple community committees named and more to come. The Comic starring Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee, and Mickey Rooney screens at Graettinger theatre Saturday and Sunday.
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Graettinger
Harlan Babcock
Adolph Spies
John de Vries
H. A. Elsenbast
Lloyd C. Petersen
Patty Peterson
Lloyd C. Peterson
Arlyn Peterson
Beverly Stiles
GHS
Jim Spies
Rose Boblit
John Doty
Sam Watson
Kenneth Jensen
Armie Masters
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Debbie Duus
Ann Schealler
Jeff Anderson
Kathy Schealler
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Mark Knutson
Mikki Weber
Maureen Dalen
Mike Heller
Tom Rooney
Dale Rolfson
Tim Kuelow
Roger Rose
Ray Blinkman
Ted Lundgren
Brian Helmich
Kathy Wikert
Mary Bortini
Sheri Westergard
Ron Johnson
Brian Helmick
Connie Tuininga
Carole Knutson
Tim Kulow
Nancy McQuown
Mary Potter
Kathy Scheal~ler
Pat Schang
Connie McQuown
Kathy de Vries
Connie Tutinga
Sue Frick
Susan Osher
Ann Schealley
Graettinger Barber Shop
Lloyd van Laar
Lloyd
Clara
Callan
Kristin
Stacey
Estherville
Wm. C. Olson
Palo Alto County
Free Methodist Church
East Emmetsburg
Don Lammers
Viola Henningsen
Mary Christianson
Christine Hess
Wm. Vandervelde
Clara Thoreson
Iowa Federation of Postal Clerks
Stubs Ranch Kitchen
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Clinton Gross
Council Bluffs
Floyd Allchin
Iowa State Federation of
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Dennis Essing
Earl Liester
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Russell Lastine
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Dick van Dyke
Michele Lee
Mickey Rooney
Columbia Pictures
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Aaron Ruben
Reiner
Carol Wicks
Betty Brown
Meli ' Haack
Marla Kulow
Dana Green
Karla Peterson
Oka Bine
Eke” Hanson
Barb Sampson
Joan Wikert
Jackie Duhn
Mary Hoff
Debbie Torrence
Pat Clipperton
Heidi Funk
Nancy Edwards
Marlys Groettinger
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