Three Wrestlers Advance To District Meet
Tim Brown Greg Crowley Monty Schany and Tim Crowley qualified for the District Wrestling Meet set for February 19 in Albert City. Crowley 132 seeded, Brown 155 seeded, Schany 171 placed. District winners advance to the state meet at Des Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium February 26 27 28.
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Greg Crowley
Tim Brown
Monty S$chany
Albert City
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Des Moines
Greg
Mike Gillette
Milford S-2
Pirate
Ryan Burgesson
Harris Lake Park
Crowley
Russ Jurguns
Gilmore City
Bradgate
Jurguns
Schany
Mike Vehrers
Truesdale
Monty
Ryan Pedley
Harris Lake~Park
Dave Gosch
Rockwell City
Graettinger
Tim Crowley
John Tindal
Matt Guinn
Tom Poland
Grachtinger
Pirettes Reach Sectional Finals With 89-71 Win
Graettinger girls defeat Sentral 89-71 on February 14 at Emmetsburg to advance to sectional finals. Jackie Kulow scores 43, Barb Green 27, Jtm Barb Miller 13. Graettinger finishes 23-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger Pirettes
Sentral Satellites
Emmetsburg
Graettinger
Grover
Lake Park
Pirettes
Satellites
Gals
Sentral
Rod Hough
Jackie Kulow
Barb Green
Jtm
Barb Miller
Jani Cox
Shelly Cox
Lori Peterson
Julie Kulow
Pam Thu
From Graettinger Win All Conference Honors
Mike Masters and Mike Elsenbast earned unanimous first team All Conference honors with Terry Masters on the second team. Honorable mention went to Randy Brobst Randy Simington and Jim Peterson. Jackie Kulow led girls first team with four players on the boys and girls All Conference selections. The Graettinger Fire Department responded to a fire at Marty Brennan's home with minor damage and quick containment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Masters
Mike Elsenbast
Mike
Terry Masters
Pirates
Randy Brobst
Randy Simington
Jim Peterson
Jackie Kulow
Barb Green
Mark Zeman
Bill Hoskins
West Bend
Bob Axdsh
Sioux Rapids
Mark Fell
Everly
Rick Cuklam
Teris
Terris
Lynn Brockmeyer
Kay Starkey
Kathy Rolling
Cindy Tonderum
Deb Ruehle
Jennifer Harsen
Ruthveld
Karen Thiessen
Graettinger
Marty Brennan
Voigt Receives Prentice N Dean Scholarship at BVC
Daniel Voigt of Graettinger received the Prentice N. Dean Scholarship for 1976 77 at Buena Vista College based on merit and financial need. Voigt, a freshman, is the son of Mr and Mrs James Voigt of rural Graettinger.
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Daniel Voigt
Graettinger
Prentice N
Buena Vista College
Prentice Dean
Storm Lake
Voigt
BVC
James Voigt
Micky Nelson Back From Bahamas
Micky Nielson daughter of Mrs Pauline Nielson of Graettinger joined fifteen Northwestern College students on a January Bahamas study trip for sociology credit. Dr Stephen Cobb accompanied the group at Cable Beach Manor with Saint Springfield State University peers. The trip ran January 1 to 15 and aimed to expose students to Bahamian culture and cross cultural exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Micky Nielson
Pauline Nielson
Graettinger
Northwestern College
Bahamas
Stephen Cobb
Cable Beach Manor
Sangamon State University
4-H Leaders Honored at Palo Alto County Dinner
Palo Alto County 4-H leaders and supporters were honored at a dinner at the Emmetsburg Country Club hosted by County 4-H Officers. The event saluted leaders with Silver Clover Citations from the Iowa 4-H Foundation to Palo Alto County State Bank and Graettinger State Bank for financial support. A Salute to Our Leaders featured remarks by Sue Hurley Stewart Chitman and Sharon Hermarson, with ten-year and five-year service acknowledgments for several volunteers. About one hundred attendees from Colleen Berkland to Ron Kropf joined in the recognition and program.
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Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg
Sue Hurley
Curlew
Stewart Chitman
Ringsted
Sharon Hermarson
Ruthven
Iowa 4-H Foundation
Palo Alto County State Bank
Graettinger State Bank
Ron Fisher
Frank Joynt
Terry Naig
James Dahlhawer
Leonard Weishiar
Local ILCC honors list includes three students
Robert Hughes Kathy Stroud and Joe Thompson were named to the Dean's Honor Roll for the fall term at Iowa Lakes Community College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ILCC
Robert Hughes
Kathy Stroud
Joe Thompson
Iowa Lakes Community College
Winter Golf Tourney Set to Tee Off at Hillcrest
The Graettinger Snow-Twisters announce the 1st Annual 5-Iron Winter Golf Tourney set for 9:30 a.m. Sunday February 27 at Hillcrest Country Club. Five flights for men and five for women will compete with thirty trophies awarded to top scorers. Open invitation to all. contact a Snow-Twisters member if interested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillcrest Country Club
Graettinger
BV Dean's List at Buena Vista College 1976 77
Carlene Mottimore and Lowell Jacobsen of Graettinger are named to BV College Dean's List for fall 1976 77, each with a 3.5 GPA or higher. Mottimore, a BV senior, is married to Russell Knudson. Jacobsen, a BV sophomore, is son of Mr and Mrs Lowell Jacobsen of rural Graettinger.
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Carlene Mottimore
Lowell Jacobsen
Gracttinger
Buena Vista College
Fred Brown
Mattimore
Russell Knudson
Graettinger
Jacobsen
Reitz Receives Master of Divinity from Wartburg Seminary
Pastor Otto Reitz of Bethel Lutheran Church Graettinger earns a Master of Divinity from Wartburg Theological Seminary Dubuque Iowa. He earlier earned Wartburg’s 1956 Bachelor of Divinity now MDiv and a BA from Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma. He has served TALC ministry twenty years and has led Bethel Church since 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Reitz
Bethel Lutheran Church
Graettinger
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque
Iowa
Reitz
Wartburg Seminary
Seminaries
The
American Lutheran Church
TALC
Bethel Church
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma
Washington
Jim Graettinger Named State Scholar
Jim Graettinger of rural Graettinger was named a State of Iowa Scholar by the Higher Education Commission on January 22. He has a 3.86 GPA and strong ACT scores, and may receive a $100 to $600 award or a Certificate of Merit. He plans to attend Iowa State University for journalism and was admitted last Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Graettinger
Higher Education Commission of Iowa
State of Iowa
Jim
Ralph
Rosella Graettinger
Robert Ray
Graettinger National Honor Society
Future Farmers of America
Iowa State University
Two Buena Vista Students Attend Model UN
Lowell Jacobsen and Gregory Peton from Graettinger joined nine Buena Vista College students at the Nebraska Model United Nations held February 9 to 12 at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. They represented the Libyan Arab Republic on the security council and also took part in the General Assembly. This marked BVCs fourth year in the program with speakers on United Nations activities. Jacobsen is a BV C sophomore and Peton a BV C junior, both sons of local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Jacobsen
Gregory Peton
Graettinger
Buena Vista College
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Peton
Jacobsen
Libyan Arab Republic
Model U.N
Security Council
General Assembly
United Nations
B.V.C
Local Residents Named on ILCC Music Scholarship Committee
Jim Spies of Graettinger and Ralph Torreson of Wallingford serve on the 1977 Iowa Lakes Community College Music Scholarship Committee. Dale Cummins, Armstrong, chairs the drive and leads the association which funds tuition and music lessons for about 25 students annually. The campaign aims to raise $4,000.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Spies
Graettinger
Ralph Torreson
Wallingford
Iowa Lakes Community College
Dale Cummins
Armstrong
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da Grove
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Mickey Nielson
Supreme Court
Micky Nelson
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Marvin Peterson
Peterson Hardware
Peterson
Ms. George Mowry
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