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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1977
Page
1
Jerry Wiseman and Pat Duhn are listed as key figures, with Wiseman as publisher and Duhn as managing editor, in a brief local item recording newsroom leadership roles. The snippet names two individuals and their positions within the paper.
The editor writes of Becky Smith leaving Ruthven to study nursing at Morningside College in January and Norma Smith returning to the Times Office. He bids farewell, recalls cookie abundance, mentions a Sunday football game with repeated fumbles, and jests about the Chicago Bears, closing with well wishes for the season.
At the North Pole a strike by the Amalga mated Federation of Astronauts Toy Makers and Deer Drivers halts elf labor and delays gift shipments. Santa faces rising costs, new postal rules, legal hassles, and surveillance as he weighs canceling the holiday and calling the government after Christmas.
Graettinger Adult Education offers Beginning Skiing for high school age or older. First session January 1 at 7:00 p.m. at Graettinger School with instructor Eugene Voigt covering safety, equipment, and clothing. Remaining classes at Holiday Mountain near Fisherville, four Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Fee 6.50 plus 20.00 rental and lift. class limited to 15. pre-register by calling Sue Gronemeyer at 859-3570.
A man contemplates bankruptcy and welfare as a way to spread happiness amid detractors. He recalls long-standing skepticism since the first Christmas, then urges his reindeer team forward with a whip and the familiar command to his sleigh.
The Graettinger Merchants will stop the Saturday Booster Bucks drawing at year end. Recipients must turn in all Booster Bucks by January end. A future meeting will decide a replacement program to thank shoppers in Graettinger.
The congregate Dinner Date meals will not be served during December's last week, December 27 to 29, with services resuming Tuesday, January 3. Fisherville and Fraersburg will serve that week, and a Graettinger mini-bus runs to Emmetsburg on Monday and Tuesday. A November and December Birthday Party is set for Tuesday, December 20 for area seniors, with reservations at 859-3359.
John C. Nolan announced the December 6 1975 ASC township committee results for Palo Alto County. Elected chairmen and vice chairs include Lost Island Flwood C. Smith Merle Sus Wayne Kmitson Vernon Fd J. Bredehoeft Lawrence Drew Wayne Smith Walnut Laurence Hankey Fimmett F. Curran Douglas Herke The county convention will be held December 17 1977 at the ASCS office at 10 00 to elect county committee positions and two alternates. About 1200 farmers participated in ASC programs last year.
A very large crowd attended the D. & R. Feed and Supplies grand opening last Saturday. Attendees enjoyed barbequed pork pattie sandwiches and coffee and many won door prizes. The store operates daily 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays 7 a.m. to noon in Luverne.
Hoffman is manager with owners Dale Hoffman and Ron Fay. Saturday's Grand Opening door prize winners include Bob Rauhauser, Mary Gunderson, Terri, Bill Rohde, John Hoffman, Mary Johnson, Francis Schealler, Richard Weber, John Miller, Ralph Graettinger, Dale Opheim, Tony Alesch, Glen Opheim, Ernest Christensen, Emmetsburg, Danny Naig, Jeff Felkey, Wallingford, Ron Graettinger, Holger Jensen, and Bert Refsell.
Iowa rural fire departments will receive over 111900 in federal matching funds for firemanship training and equipment under the Rural Development Act of 1972, available again in 1978. Graettinger Fire Chief Flrey Kulow said Graettinger Volunteer Fire Department has applied. applications due January 15, 1978 in Des Moines.
The St. Paul Regional Red Cross Blood Program will host a blood drive in Emmetsburg at the Methodist Church on Thursday from 1 to 7 pm, and in Ruthven at the Zion Lutheran Church on Friday from 9 am to 2 pm. Donor requirements include age 17 to 65 with parental consent for 17-year-olds, minimum weight 110 pounds, 56 days since last donation, normal eating prior to donation, and medical guidelines on conditions such as allergies antibiotics blood pressure cancer dental work diabetes ear piercing vaccines and hepatitis status.
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