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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1970
Page
8
Admitted entries list Arnold Bisgaard Lena Iverson Cath erine Garretts Mavis Nissen and others with dates Aug 12 to Aug 17. Discharged patients include Mr and Mrs Ed Anderson Leonard Nicol and Raymond Rose.
Wednesday August 26 offers hot dogs with ketchup mustard baked beans chocolate cake milk and orange juice. Thursday August 27 features goulash applesauce peanut butter sandwiches raisin and milk. Friday August 28 serves fish sticks mashed potatoes lettuce salad orange juice peanut butter sandwiches.
More than one hundred former Violet Dale students teachers and relatives gathered Sunday Aug 16 at the Anderson school four miles east of Wallingford for a potluck meal and reminiscences. Dr G Emmet Anderson presided reads letters from absentees and shared school songs and projects. The 1898 to 1953 Violet Dale School history was reviewed with plans announced for a 1971 reunion. Numerous attendees listed by name and place across Iowa Minnesota and California.
Mr and Mrs Ron Bartels and family moved to Vermillion South Dakota where Bartels will attend the University of South Dakota and serve as an assistant coach. He has been a Graettinger faculty member for five years. Visitors from Marysville California include Mrs Helen Landerman and son Allen Jones. Other relatives and friends gathered at various homes including the Osher family from Orlando Florida and the Wikert family returning from Pennsylvania.
L Six Circles of Bethel Lutheran ALCW will meet Friday Aug 21 with Hannah and Priscilla at the church and Magdalene and Naomi as hostesses. Dorcas, Elizabeth, Esther, Lydia, Mary, Rebecca and Ruth circles have no meetings this time. Education and social events for Peterson family noted.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Brighton relocate from Fenton to the former Bud Juhl farm east of Graettinger. Visitors include Louis Christensen of Pequot Lakes and families, attendance at Anna Bostead funeral, and several trips and reunions with Christensen and Heidecker households. Moves include Merlin Neilsen to Cedar Rapids to teach math and Gene Wibben to Des Moines for Drake University and teaching vocal music.
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