Graettinger School honors in annual athletic banquet
Graettinger Lions Club sponsored the April 19 athletic banquet honoring 118 high school athletes plus coaches spouses cheerleaders and advisor Dr Rients. Wayne Cooley Iowa Girls Athletic Union addressed the group stressing multi activity life skills and parental involvement. National Honor Society inducted eight seniors seven juniors and eight promising sophomores recognized for service leadership character and scholarship with a B average adjusted to 2.80. Kindergarten round up April 22 enrolled 32 pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger Lions Club
Rients
M. C
ALC
Wayne Cooley
Iowa Girls Athletic Union
Bolts and Nuts Play by GHS Speech Class
GHS speech class presents the play Bolts and Nuts by Jay Tobias on Thursday April 29 at the school auditorium with curtain at 7 30 pm Instructor Ward Scherer leads the group Cast of fourteen for a playful cross threaded family comedy Also Milford high school band and vocal music department perform an assembly at Graettinger school on Monday May 3 at 9 45 am Public is invited Gary Pease directs the Milford band
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GHS
Jay Tobias
Ward Scherer
Pla
Milford High School
Graettinger School
Milford
Gary Pease
Distant Gatherings Mark First Communions Across Area
Darrell and Mary Jespersen hosted a Sunday gathering for daughter Michelle marking her First Holy Communion at Immaculate Conception. Guests included Gaylord and Joan Johnson, Gerald and Grace Halverson, Tindalls, and other area families. Julie Sarazine celebrated her First Communion at St Andrew’s in Sibley with family attendance. Dennis Bortint, a Wartburg freshman, joins a Graettinger school practicum in physical education. Palo Alto County Women United to host May Breakfast at Graettinger United Methodist Church on May 7 with Zion Lutheran Ruthven program. registration at 9 am, breakfast at 9:30, no charge, free will offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Jespersen
Michelle
Immaculate Conception
Gaylord Johnson
Gerald Halverson
Fenton
John E. Tindall
Walter Tindall
John and
Dee
Edwin Tindall
Denise
Arnold Girves
Don Bisgaard
Estherville
Avery Bonstead
Brian
Adolph Spies
Graettinger
C. L. Sarazine, Sr
Spirit Lake
Charles Sarazine, Jr
Sibley
Julie Sarazine
St. Andrew's Church
Julie
Charles Larazine
Dennis Bortint
GHS
Wartburg College
Graettinger School
Palo Alto County
Schanys host 50th anniversary open house in town
The Schany family will host an open house at the Graettinger farm home on Sunday May 2 from 2 to 5 PM to honor Leo and Loretta Schany on their 50th wedding anniversary. They have six daughters and six sons, 37 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Leo and Loretta married April 6 1921 in Emmetsburg and have farmed in the area since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Schany
Mary Nitchal
Omaha
Nebr
Ruth Johnson
Dickens
Joan Allen
Maywood
Calif
Irene Braunger
Topeka
Kans
Helen Schany
Las Vegas
Nevada
Pauline
Pastor Verner Carlson Accepts Copenhagen Call
The Rev Verner N Carlson pastor of St Andrew Lutheran Whittier California has accepted a call to the American Lutheran church of Copenhagen Denmark He will end his 15 year pastorate at Whittier on May 16 The new post is a chaplaincy to the English speaking community in Copenhagen including those connected with the U S Embassy American industries students tourists and some Danes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verner N. Carlson
St. Andrew Lutheran
Whittier
Calif
Copenhagen
Denmark
Carlson
St. Paul's Lutheran
South Walnut
Graettinger
U. S
Donna Swanson Weds Gerald Wheeler in Graettinger
Donna Swanson wed Gerald T Wheeler in a candlelight ceremony at Bethel Lutheran Graettinger on Saturday April 17 officiated by Rev O J Reitz. Attendants wore pink satin gowns and the bride carried red and white flowers with a satin bow veil. Reception followed in the church hall with family members hosting and serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Swanson
Gerald Wheeler
O. J. Reitz
Bethel Lutheran Church
Graettinger
Thad Wheeler
Emmetsburg
Roger Swanson
Beverly Lastine
Nancy Olson
Ayrshire
Lori Harris
Bonnie Peterson
Emeretsburg
Gary Swanson
Ronnie Saxton
Richard Swanson
William Wheeler
Scotty Edwards
John Froh
Lyle Edwards
Joy Wheeler
Punch
Janet Hoffman
Meta Bahr
James Bram~ley
Lawrence Hough
Jerome Stoltz
Pam Edwards
Joleen Hough
Janet Hough
Phylis Lastine
Teresa Row
Evelyn Herum
Pat Tindall
Graettinger Bride Joins Husband In Germany Duty
A Graettinger High School and LaJames College graduate married a groom who served three years in the Army and recently returned from Vietnam. The newlyweds planned a wedding trip to the Ozarks and will join his next post in Germany. wife will accompany him. The wedding and future posting are noted in this community report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger High School
la James College of Hairstyling
Mason City
Shere Beauty Salon
Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg High School
Amy
Viet Nam
Ozarks
Missouri
Wheeler
Germany
WSCS Circles Meet May 7 At Multiple Homes
The WSCS of Graettinger United Methodist Church schedules circle meetings on Friday May 7 Good Will at Helen Liester with Charlotte Alger co host Loyal Workers at Florence Emory with Ordell Mowry co host Golden Rule at Idella Mammen with Irma Robinson Happy Hour at Bess Munson with Irene Anderson co host Evening circle on May 10 at Coy Coan home with Gladys Clipperton as president
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Graettinger United Methodist Church
Good Will
Helen Liester
Charlotte Alger
Florence Emory
Ordell Mowry
Golden Rule
Idella Mammen
Irma Robinson
Happy Hour
Bess Munson
Irene Anderson
Coy Coan
Gladys Clipperton
Parsonip and awards drift through small-town notes
Parsnip weighed four pounds and stretched over fourteen inches in Reinbeck as Mr and Mrs Jim Bowen harvested it. Theodore Ostadimitris of Dubuque received the Greek Orthodox highest lay award for fifty years of service at St Elias the Prophet Church, Archbishop Iakovos presiding. Gary McKeag of Lake Ponderosa caught a six pound bass earlier this month. Wayne L Beck of Story City earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism in Vietnam while flying Chi Nook helicopters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Bowen
Reinbeck
North
South America
Dubuque
Theodore Ostadimitris
Ostadimitris
Iakovos
St. Elias the Prophet
Gary McKeag
Lake Ponderosa
Wayne L. Beck
John Beck
Story City
Lam Son
Southeast Asia
Beck
U. S
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John H.ennen
Board of Education
Kenneth Gilbaugh
Vincent LeDuc
Tim Rooney
America
Don Moran
Verle Holmes
Graettinger Ffa
Edwards
Lonnie Smith
Stanley Westergard
FFA
Gary Thomas
Orbeow Weso
Electrical Service
ED Streit
Wallingford
Iowa
Martha Gooch
Fleischman’s
Oleo
MA Brown
Hunt
Schwen
Charmin
Glaser
Thuringer
Rath
Arnie
Margie Masters
Store
Graetsinger
Milford HS
Linda Allen
Dayton Allen
Richard Girres
Cornelius Girres
West Bend
Assumption Church
Art Duhn
Dale Poland
Kris
Connie
Arnold Girres
Don Girres
Bill Girres
John Poland
County Church
Mrs
Walnut Homemaker's
Kiner
Walnut Homemaker's Club
Duane Kiner
Alfred McCombs
Ed Herke Sr
Capper's Weekly
Farm Bureau
Riverside Club
Lena Rosburg
Hannah Nisesen
Woman's Club
Graettinger Woman's Club
Genevieve Spies
Betty Millen
Joleen Petersen
Diane Edwards
Betty Grene
Marmion Thoreson
LaVerna Reitz
Arlette Lastine
Margaret Johnson
Library Board
Verner Carlson
Dave's
Mrs. James Park
Rolly Rolfson
Graettinger Times
Lost Island
Bethel
Spencer
ALCW
Mary Christianson
Merle Suss
Albert Norris
Max Jamison
Lief Rierson
Morgan Tonderum
Christine Hess
Martin Simonson
Kris Persaud
Bethel Lutheran Alcw
Mildred Masters
John Ennen
Einer Appel
Otto Reitz
Don Flint
Public Library
John’s Radio & TV
Graettinger Lumber Co
Bonstead Plumbing & Heating
Graettinger, Iowa
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