New Federal Lunch Rules Take Effect January 1 1971
Greettinger school Parents must file new financial forms by December 17 for continued free lunches after January 1 1971. All prior free lunch agreements expire. If needed stop by the superintendent’s office for a replacement form. State guidance suggests contacting County Social Services or County Action Agency for assistance with completing the forms. A Christmas greeting from Hamlin Nelson of Pine City Minnesota notes his coaching success and past honors in Lyle and Graettinger.
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County Department of Social Services
County Action Agency
Hamlin Nelson
Pine City
Minnesota
Graettinger
Ham
Ham Nelson
Lyle
Graettinger community records ongoing life and losses
The Graettinger page chronicles a long list of local deaths, retirements, appointments, and events through the year, noting names like Arnold Richardson, Joe Herum, Ole Solheim, and Earl Liester. It covers school changes, fire district updates, elections, anniversaries, and community programs, plus a note on snowmobile registrations and a Pepsi-Cola scholarship at Iowa Lakes Community College.
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Graettinger
Arnold Richardson
Indiana
Benton Curry
Milford
Ray Johnson
Joe Herum
Wallingford
Annie Masters
California
Ray Corley
Emmetsburg
Ole Solheim
Epling
Earl Liester
Graettinger Lumber
Graettinger Theatre
Mamie Hayes
Tom Minnick
Ron Bartels
Graettinger Times
Andrew Duus
Ed Herke Farm
Osgood
GEA
Glenn Shaver
LeRoy Mowry
Vietnam
Merle Jones
Margaret Mahan
Iowa Lakes Community College
Estherville
Pepsi-Cola
Christmas Weekend Visits Across Local Homes
Local families across Coralville Estherville Graettinger Mason City and surrounding areas enjoyed Christmas gatherings with relatives and friends. Notable visitors included Lars Petersen Coralville and many extended kin from Desoto Wallingford Minneapolis Debra Mickelson Madrid and more as plans unfold for Harvey Eldridge’s January move to Lincoln Nebraska for a Stueve Construction fertilizer plant project.
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LaVerne Petersen
Pat Thrasher
Jerry Petersen
Jeff
DeSoto
Kansas
LeRoy Powers
Tim
Tami
Todd
Tony Petersen
Estherville
Cpl
Allen Powers
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Dan Macintyre
Heather
Mike
Crystal Lake
Ill
Delbert Mickelson
Kelly
Wallingford
Vera Powers
Arthur Kerr
Cindy
Engagement announced for Prudence Tuininga and David Babcock
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Tuininga of Graettinger announce the engagement of their daughter Prudence to David Harlan Babcock son of Rev. and Mrs. Harlan Babcock of Graettinger. A February wedding is planned. Prudence is a 1970 GHS graduate and attends Westmar College. David is a 1967 Stormont graduate and has attended the U of Iowa. The WSCS circles at Graettinger United Methodist Church meet Jan 8 and 11 with various hostesses. Riverside club will meet Jan 5 at Opal Anderson's home. The Graettinger Woman's Club meets Jan 4 with a program on Iowa Conservation. An earlier retirement notice of Mrs. Martin Jacobsen was corrected.
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Ed Westfall
Municpal
Martin Petersen
Estherville
Adam Nissen
Gary Nissen
Nissen
Joseph Ferrell
GHS
Dale Sandvig
Knoxville
Legion
Elroy Kulow
Fred Kulow
Legion Auxiliary
Charlie Neet
Pastor Rasmussen
Lost Island Lutheran
Anna Bonstead
Chuck Moran
Emmetsburg
Carl Spies
James P. Hansen
Norman Nissen
Robert Berryhill
Francis Schealler
Graettinger Board of Education
Krishen A. Persaud
Peter J. Peterson
Paul Frick
Eddie Peterson
Melvin Derrickson
John DeVries
Arnold Masters
Harold M. Jorgensen
Henry Jensen
Albert Norris
Lawrence Thomsen
George Twait
Coop Telephone Board
Chuck Larazine
Light Plant
Julie Gjerde
Graettinger
Clarence Thiel
Joe Craven
Lonnie Smith
Linda Clipperton
Frank Christensen
Paul Twait
Kathy Thompson
Jim Wirtz
Palo Alto
Gary Jackson
Coop Telephone Co
Ronald Worley
Hawkeye Opera House
Myrtle Bates
Edward P. Bough
Havre
Montana
Matt Anderson
Ronald Duhn
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Clarence Tuininga
Prudence
David Harlan Babcock
WSCS
Graettinger United Methodist Church
Lucille McDonald
Evelyn Eldridge
Carolyn Watson
Flossie Weir
Gertrude Watson
Delores Ulrich
Helen DeVries
Armella Cornelius
Graettinger Woman's Club
Raymond Rose
Marilyn Frick
Joleen Petersen
Marmion Thoreson
Iowa Conservation
Clare Skattebo
Ringsted
Local family Christmas visits and travel plans across Minnesota and Nevada
Locals share holiday gatherings with Baedke, Reeves, and Peterson families in Brooklyn Center and Estherville. Dennis Essing departs for a week in Phoenix and Las Vegas. Romaine Peterson hosts Christmas visits with Eddie Peterson and Josie Peterson at Gamer. Wayne Potter travels to visit his daughter as Christmas Day hosts include Jensen and Clemenson families with guests from Estherville and San Francisco.
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Dennis Essing
Phoenix
Arizona
Las Vegas
Nevada
Eddie Peterson
Romaine Peterson
Estherville
Josie Peterson
Gamer
Kenneth Jensen
Larry Jensen
Larry, Sr
FTG
Vance Jensen
San Francisco
Cal
John Clemenson
Freshman Wes Shaffer Joins Buena Vista Wrestling Team
Wes Shaffer, son of Mr and Mrs Claude Shaffer of Ruthven, is a freshman wrestler at Buena Vista College. Competing in the heavyweight division, the 6-1 225 pound Terril high school graduate is viewed by coach Johnny Naughton as a strong prospect and valuable addition to the mat squad. He previously wrestled for Terril High School last year.
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Wes Shaffer
Claude Shaffer
Ruthven
Buena Vista College
Wes
Terril High School
Buena Vista
Johnny Naughton
Local Family Holiday Gatherings Request for Notices
The Times invites readers to submit Christmas weekend family gathering news. If you missed the deadline, call the Times office at 859 3780 by Tuesday noon with details of your family’s holiday activities for inclusion.
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Larry Baedke
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Luella) Campbell
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Arnie
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Dick Egerton
Noisemakers
Ernie Knutsen
Dubraman's
Funeral Home Phone
Graettinger Community Theatre
Lerner and Loewe
Ray Walston
Harve Presnell
Leepeen
Sela
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Joshua Logan
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Shor
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