Masters Boys Shine At Algona Golden Bear Camp
Mike and Terry Masters of Graettinger attended the Golden Bear Basketball Camp at Algona Garrigan High School August 9-13. They were among 90 players, with Mike named MVP and Camp Hustler, and Terry named Mr Boardman. Mike’s team won 59-52 in the Pro Division final, both returning to the Pirates next season.
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Algona Garrigan
Algona
Mike
Terry Masters
Bob Masters
Golden Bear
Pete Hanson
Graettinger Pirate
Wartburg College
Levick
John Carle
Lincoln
Des Moines
Pirate
Northwest
Iowa
Terry
Endorsements build support for Graettinger school bond
Community leaders and parents push the Graettinger School Bond Issue as voters prepare for the September 14 election. Prominent figures cite enrollment growth, local tax impact, and community benefits, urging residents to read pamphlets and keep education in town. A band parents meeting is planned for August 25 in the school lunchroom at 8 p.m.
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Graettinger
the Times
Graettinger State Bank
Ken Edge
Adolph Spies
Ralph Graettinger
John de Vries
Norman Funk
Jean Elsen
Bast
Vincent Heller
Einer Appel
Bill Voigt
Elsenbast
Diane Miner
Graettinger Community School
Maurice Jacobson
Death toll in Colorado flood hits two more families
Mr and Mrs John Poland learned that two of their friends and another couple visiting them perished in the Colorado flood. The bodies of one wife and the husband of the other were recovered as their new home cars and all possessions were washed away.
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John Poland
Colorado
New Furniture Store To Open In Graettinger
Gjerde Furniture prepares a grand opening on Graettinger’s Main Street after extensive remodeling of the former locker plant. Omer and Betty Gjerde announce the store will serve as Standard’s bulk agent with Betty managing operations. An official opening date will be announced in next week’s Graettinger Times.
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Gjerde
Grakttinger
Omer
Betty Gjerde
Graettinger
Betty
Graettinger Times
Gjerde Furniture
Inch Of Rain Saves The Crops
Graettinger farmers and gardeners breathed a relief Saturday as a much needed rain finally arrived. Amateur observer Viola Henningson notes about one inch fell Saturday and Monday, with .60 inches from the storm Friday night and .40 inches Monday. This is August’s only recorded precipitation, but damage estimates on corn and soybeans remain uncertain.
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Graettinger
Viola Henningson
Henningson
Picnic For Snowmobilers Here Sunday
Sno twisters Snowmobile Club of Graettinger invites members to a Sunday picnic at Evergreen Park chaired by president Lloyd McCombs. The event runs 5 to 8 pm with meat and refreshments arranged by the committee and Palo Alto County Pork Producers grilling pork chops. Members should bring table service and a side dish for their families.
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Sno-twisters
Graettinger
Lloyd McCombs
Evergreen Park
Palo Alto County
Apartment Open House At Graettinger Seniors Complex
Sunday open house at Graettinger's third community apartment building, mainly senior housing, at two o clock north of the Graettinger Swimming Pool. Free coffee and cookies offered to visitors touring the new four unit complex. several units remain available per Graettinger Community Apartments board member Haakon Thoreson.
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Graettinger
Haakon Thoreson
Graettinger Community Apartments, Inc
Plans to raze Graettinger depot sparks community clash
Graettinger residents split over the deserted two story depot owned by Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. City officials received notice from Dan Franklin of the Iowa Department of Transportation that the railroad seeks to remove the building. Objections may be filed within fifteen days with the Rail Road Transportation Division in Des Moines. The depot has seen decades of neglect and vandalism, with some locals calling for restoration as a museum or landmark while others favor demolition.
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Graettinger
Dan Elwood
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Dan Franklin
Iowa Department of Transportation
Elwood
Main Street
Iowa
Railroad Transportation Division
Des Moines
Graettinger Women's Club City Beautification Committee
John Poland
Department of Transportation
Graettinger Times
The
Times
Russell Peterson
Chamber of Commerce
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