Ice-O-Rama beckons Graettinger youths for skating contests
Graettinger’s Community Club hosts Ice-O-Rama at the soon finished city rink on Sunday January 22. Categories include figure skating skate racing and hockey puck accuracy with three divisions per gender for ages 6 and under 7-9 and 10-15. Dogs sled race adds fun with separate big and small dogs. Rules require riders to be 15 or younger residing in the Graettinger School District.
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Graettinger
Richard Herke
City
Diane Weber
NHL
Weber
Graettinger Couple Stays Warm All Winter Pool Idea
LeRoy and Ruth Wikert, a Graettinger farm couple, built Graettinger's only indoor swimming pool in their cellar to enjoy warm water year round. The 86 to 90 degree pool, 4 foot shallow end and 8 1/2 foot deep end, offers towels, changing stalls, a rope swing, and cleaning equipment, as neighbors joke about their unusual winter pastime.
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Graettinger
LeRoy
Ruth Wikert
Wikerts
Santa, Movies And Candy For Youth Saturday
Graettinger AD Advisory Council set January classes at GHS and homes with varied subjects. Santa visits Saturday with a free movie at the American Legion Hall for youths, plus candy.
Elsenbast Leads Pirates Past Indians In 58 36 Victory
Graettinger Pirates travel to Sioux Rapids for third conference win, 58 36. Mike Elsenbast scores 17 pacing a balanced attack led by Terry Masters and Randy Simington with 10 each. Pirates force 28 turnovers and grab 51 rebounds as bench players see late action.
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Terry Masters
Sioux Rapids
Pirates
Beth Hankey
Graettinger Pirates
Indians
Nets
Pete Hansen
Graettinger
Mike Elsenbast
Randy Simington
Tom Kulow
Pat Brobst
Dave Petersen
Jim Petersen
Ron Sampson
Bruce Masters
Ruthven
Mallard
Pirettes Defeat Sioux Rapids In Tight Friday Clash
Pirettes edge Sioux Rapids Maidens 50 45 after a close three quarters 45 42 at the end of the third. Pam Rients led with 27 points while Barb Miller had 19 and 4 rebounds. Julie Kulow 10 rebounds and 4 steals paced the guard play.
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Sioux Rapids
Pirettes
Graettinger
Julie Kulow
Becky Weber
Pam Rients
Barb Miller
Kathy Kulow
Pam Thu
Jean Mc Xombs
Lori Spies
Jani Cox
Pirette
Bergland urges farm coops to boost markets and power
Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland addressed Farmland Industries in Kansas City on December 1, praising co op models to unite about a half million farmers across 15 Midwest states. He argued co ops deliver bargaining power, lower costs, and integrated services from wellhead to market, and urged scaling to counter dominant agribusiness and energy issues. The remarks continue next week.
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Bob Bergland
Farmland Industries, Inc
Kansas City
Farmland Industries
Midwest
Wheat Pool
Drowning Victim Found At Ingham Lake
A snowmobile went through the ice at Ingham Lake in Wallingford and the Fisherville Fire Department recovered an unidentified drowning victim at 6 15 Wednesday morning. No identity details were released pending relative notification. Graettinger schools will present their Christ- program.
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Ingham Lake
Wallingford
Fisherville
Pirate Boosters Chili Supper Concert at Graettinger gym
The Pirate Boosters host a chili supper and concert next Wednesday December 2 at 7 30 p m in Graettinger School gymnas ium The kindergarten through sixth grade choir the high school choir and the junior high choir will perform with the sixth grade band Also planned is a Christmas gift for parents and relatives Pirate Booster Club members are invited to the free chili supper in the Graettinger Community School lunch room for families who have paid dues for 1977.
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Graettinger School
Pirate Booster Club
Graettinger
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Mary Margaret Skattebo
Church Foy
By Diane L. Weber
Graettinger Adult Education Advisory Council
GHS
Sue Gronemeyer
Eugene Voigt
Arlin Kulow
Sheryl Kulow
Cindy James
Bernice Elsenbast
Elaine Roendahl
Rome
Renat
Charles Foy
Gene Studer
Adult Education Advisory Council
Santa
Elsenbast
By Randy Simington
J.V
By Kathy Kulow
Bergland
Pirate Boosters
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