A DANDY YANKEE DOODLY DO COMING TO GRAETTINGER
The Old Creamery Theatre Company brings A DANDY YANKEE DOODLY-DO to Graettinger Iowa on Mon Sept 6 as part of a six state tour. The show blends mime story theatre and music celebrating Americas Bicentennial with an eight member cast including Rita Davies Berendes and Richard D Burk. Tickets are $2 advance sales are planned with support from arts councils and foundations.
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Old Creamery Theatre Company
Graettinger
Iowa
The
Old Creamery
America
Creamery
Rita
Iowa State Arts Council
National Endowment For the Arts
Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission
Upper Midwest
John Deere Foundation
Grandson Earns Swimming Scholarship To University of Iowa
Mark Graettinger of Muscatine Iowa earned a University of Iowa swimming scholarship. He is named outstanding Iowa A A U Senior Swimmer of the year for two years and won six gold medals at the Iowa State Championship Meet. He also won six golds and set records at the Region 7 Championship in Minneapolis. He is a distance freestyle specialist and was high point male swimmer of Region 7. He is grandson of Al Graettinger and son of Dr. Vincent Graettinger, a University of Iowa alumnus.
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Mark Graettinger
Vincent Graettinger
Muscatine
Iowa
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Mark
Iowa A.A.U
St. Kavier School
Cincinnati
Ohio
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Graettinger
al Graettinger
Vincent
Graettinger High School
Private First Class Grandstaff Completes 200K German Volksmarch
Private First Class Ray A. Grandstaff 20, Ruthven Iowa, completed a 200 kilometer volksmarch in Germany to celebrate the U.S. Bicentennial. The five day trek from Baumholder to Hanau promoted German American relations. He joined the Army last August, finished basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky, and arrived overseas last March with the 85th Maintenance Battalion 699th Maintenance Company.
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Ray A. Grandstaff
Ruthven
Iowa
Volksmarch
Germany
U.S
Baumholder
Hanau
85Th
Pvt
Grandstaff
Ft. Knox
Hospital News Admits and Dismissals Noted
Admits on Saturday August 14 include Sheila Molacek Wallingford. Dismissals list Sheila Molacek Wallingford. Friday admits include Martin Baedke Graettinger and Sunday admissions include Mrs John Danny Wallingford. Mrs Kenneth Gilbaugh is listed as a patient at University Hospital Iowa City Room 715.
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Sheila Molacek
Wallingford
Martin Baedke
Obituary for Arthur Fogde 83 of Spencer
Services for Arthur Fogde 83 were held at Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer with burial at Valley View Cemetery in Graettinger. He died in a car truck crash near Ruthven. Survivors include son Clinton of Fort Dodge daughter Virginia Bolton of La Grange Park Illinois two sisters Bertha Fogde and Mary Anderson and his wife Bernice Holland Fogde preceded him. He was a WWI veteran a member of the American Legion and the Clay County Garden Club. He worked 42 years with the Illinois Department of Highways and retired to Spencer in 1963. The Warmer Amena Home arranged services.
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Arthur Fogde
Spencer
Grace United Methodist Church
Fred Schultz
Harvey A. Nelson
Valley View
Graettinger
Mr. Fogde
Ruthven
Linda Fogde
Ivory Palaces
Richard Bender
Paul Strautz
Edwin Krager
James Voigt
Stanley Lanning
Arthur Rinden
Robert LaBrandt
Nunda
S.C
Peter C
Ella Bergum Fogde
Wallingford
Graettinger High School
Cornell College
Illinois Dept. of Highways
American Legion
Clay County Garden Club
Illinois Association of Highway Engineers
Fogde
Clinton
Ft. Dodge
J. R
Virginia) Bolton
la Grange Park
Bertha Fogde
Mary Anderson
Emmetsburg
Bernice Holland
Chicago
Thompson Lamb Carcass Contest at Palo Alto County Fair
A 112 pound lamb entered by Scott Naig won first place in the lamb carcass contest at the Palo Alto County Fair. Tim Naig and Rich Berkland determined the results. Naig's lamb indexed 131.22 with a 2.7 square inch loin eye. Second went to Melanie Naig with an index of 123.99. Other top seven included Duane Myer Marilyn Brown Joel Berkland Dallas Naig and Joe Thompson. Glasses used for feeding bottles should be rinsed in cold water before washing to prevent milk from sticking when hot water is used.
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Scott Naig
Palo Alto
Tim Naig
Rich Berkland
Naig
Melanie Naig
Duane Myer
Marilyn Brown
State To Hold Lost Island Lake Hearing
State Representative Don Spencer says a Iowa Conservation Commission director will meet Ruthven residents at the Social Center Friday August 27 at 7 30 p m to discuss fishing wildlife hunting and conservation matters for Lost Island area. Harry Harrison from Des Moines will attend to answer questions. Also the traveling Red Cross bloodmobile will be at Emmetsburg St Pauls Lutheran Church Tuesday August 31 1 7 p m and Wednesday September 1 9 a m to 2 p m. First time donors welcome with no appointment needed. Booster Bucks draw held over from last week with Mary Miller missing prize now, next Saturday at 3 p m another $50 Booster Bucks drawing.
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Don Spencer
Ruthven
Iowa Conservation Commission
Lost Island Lake
Harry Harrison
Commission
Fish and Wildlife Division
Des Moines
Lost Island
Spencer
Lost Island Area
State Conservation Commission
Aapet Tits
Red Cross
Mary Miller
Lucky's
Graettinger
Roy's
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Pat Duhn
Kathy Stroud
Sue Elwood
Robert Wilson
Clay, Dickinson & Emmet
Davies Berendes
Richard D. Burk
Kathryn Drury
Leigh Baughn Bennett
Tim Bennett
Meg Merckens
Richard Barker
Alex Zonn
Hospital News
Holy Family Hospital News
Ling
Toain
Our Community Apartments, Inc
Tymnus
Spencer Development , Inc
Fugton
Graettinger Community School
Gaga
Variety Store
Olson and
Thu
Rients
Don's
Old Times
Senior Citizen Center
Bonstead Plumbing
Gjerde
Dorothy's Beauty Salon
Ameral
Bloodmobile States County
St. Paul's Lutheran
Miller
Graettinger Times
Jerde’s
Furniture Graettinger
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