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Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1976

Page

5

Dinner Dates Tuesday for Senior Citizens Graettinger program finals

Graettinger area seniors schedule the first Dinner Date on Tuesday January 6 at the Title 7 luncheon in the Happy Hour Meeting Room. Reservations with Viola Henningsen 859 3359 are required by Monday evening. Meals cost about 1.75 and are served at 12 30 with coin envelopes for donations. Transportation and optional programs may accompany meals. the effort aims to replace Meals on Wheels with thrice weekly noon dinners and community rides.

Graettinger-area Viola Henningsen Charles Fenningsen Senior Citizen Center Happy Hour Henningsen Jim Bates Bate Graettinger Benningsen June Goldman the Lakes Area Agency On Aging Meals On Wheels

Deceased Have Memorials In Palo Alto County List

Thirteen Palo Alto County residents are named in the American Cancer Society Living Memorials list for gifts received in the past three months. Memorials honor departed friends or loved ones and support cancer education, information, services, rehabilitation, and research. Names include Delphine Atkinson, Glenn E Blair, Charlotte Bornstetter, Myron Boos, Bradley, Fred Cosentino, Mary Franks, Christine Jeng, Daisy Lowe, Marvin Olberding, Howard Richardson, Margaret Stewart, and Raymond Wilson.

Palo Alto County American Cancer Society The Cancer Society of Iowa Cancer Control Esther Nagel Emmetsburg Delphine Atkinson Glenn E. Blair Charlotte Bornstetter Myron Boos Bradley Fred Cosentino Mary Franks Christine Jeng Daisy Lowe

Gifts Planned for Graettinger's New Year Baby

Graettinger announces a gift bonanza for its first baby of 1976. Local businesses including Roy's Service Station, Andy's Standard, Heidecker DX, Don's, Jer's Hair Care Center, Ramona's Clip N Curl, Graettinger Telephone Coop, Graettinger Variety, Terminal Co op, Graettinger Lumber, Petersen, and others will offer free gas, oil changes, gift packs, a month of free phone rent, a ten dollar savings account, and a new Eveready lantern. The baby must have Graettinger or Wallingford ties or reside in the Graettinger school district. The Times will publish details on gifts and conditions on page five.

Graettinger Times the Times Lucky Graettinger State Bank Pew Roy Andy Standard Decker DX Ttinger Don's Jer Ramona Graettinger Telephone Co- Op Terminal Co-op Graettinger Lumber Company Papa Petersen Heidecker DX City Meat Market Graettinger Variety Store Lucky's Supermarket Master's Grocery Roy's Service

Graettinger Wrestler Karl Andre Moves From ICU

Karl Andre, a Graettinger sophomore, was moved from the intensive care unit at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester after a December wrestling injury left him paralyzed from the neck down. His condition stabilized with some movement in the right side limbs. doctors expect a long recovery, with no immediate surgery planned.

Karl Andre Graettinger St. Mary's Hospital Rochester Karl Dickinson County Memorial Hospital Spirit Lake Minnesota Mumors Andre Graettinger High School Louis Lammers Madelyn Andre Barbara Christensen Art Buddy Claypool Alden Iowa Young Andre

Fire engulfs 1969 Ambassador in Graettinger area

Sunday afternoon around 3 p.m. a 1969 Ambassador station wagon owned by Julie Besaw, driving six miles southwest of Graettinger, caught fire from the dash. Besaw left the burning car for a nearby farm a mile away as flames gutted the vehicle before firefighters could intervene. A heater wire fault was speculated. The car was declared completely demolished.

Graettinger Julie Besaw Herb Besaw

Davis elected Cattleman Head

Wayne Davis, an Emmetsburg farmer, was reelected head of Palo Alto County Cattlemen's Association for 1976. He serves on the board for a fourth year as officers named Byron Pirie as vice chairman Wendell Christensen as secretary and Ron Girves as treasurer. The group plans a 1976 Beef Cattle Promotion Program with a board meeting set for January 13, 1976.

Wayne Davis Emmetsburg Palo Alto County Cattlemen's Association Davis Mallard Byron Pirie Pirie Wendell Christensen Ron Girves West Bend

Perfect Grades at ILCC Dean's List achievers named

Four local youths at Iowa Lakes Community College earned perfect 4.0 grade averages for the fall quarter and were named to the Dean's List Sheri Westergard Ferdi Funk Marlys Graettinger and Ronald Frankey. Additional Graettinger students Constance Graettinger Ted Lundgren and Robert Peton also earned Dean's List honors. Wallingford students Glenn Blinkmann and Pamela Hass were listed as well.

Iowa Lakes Community College Sheri Westergard Ferdi Funk Marlys Graettinger Ronald Frankey Graettinger Constance Graettinger Ted Lundgren Robert Peton Wallingford LCC Glenn Blinkmann Pamela Hass

Misses Booster Bucks Saturday Prize Missed

Mrs Roy Luhman was called Saturday in the Graet Unger Booster Bucks drawing but failed to claim a $25 prize. The unnoticed award left the money unclaimed and the event noted in the local notice.

Roy Luhman

Graettinger Receives State Funds in record year

Graettinger earned 5213.33 from state revenue sharing, the largest annual allotment to date, with Palo Alto County totaling 30618.60 and other towns in the county receiving varied sums such as Ayrshire 1396.74 Curlew 546.05 Cylinder 764 Emmetsburg 23853 Mallard 2207.19 Rodman 547 Ruthven 4069.50 and West Bend 4971.92.

Assembly Graettinger Elwood Palo Alto County Ayrshire Curlew Cylinder A and Emmetsburg Mallard Rodman Ruthven West Bend

Adult Farmers Meeting Here Monday

A Des Moines specialist will speak on reading the futures market at Graettinger Future Farmers of America’s first 1976 Adult Farmer Meeting. The 1 p.m. talk Friday January 5 will be in the Terminal Cooperative Meeting Room, Graettinger Office, with future sessions planned for 1976 in the afternoon.

Dan Voigt Nancy Christiansen David Reitz Diana Weber Luther College Decorah Allan Zevenbergen Dan Voight Terminal Cooperative Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa Sue Jacobsen Diane Sch Des Moines Graettinger Future Farmers of America Graettinger

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John Poland Poland Merle Hanson Dean Brobst Merle Jensen Hanson Brobst Jensen Alan J. Graettinger Graettinger School Rochester Hospital Dwight Schmitt Manly Schmitt Tim Millen Driar Cliff College Sioux City Tom Millen Ed Herke United Methodist Church Europe Elroy Kulow Ella Mary Moran Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Toward Tanson Einer Appel Don Flint Bethel Lutheran Church Clarence Westfall Barbara Sampson Martin Currans Immaculate Conception Church Aleta Poeppe Betty Crocker Gaylen Zeman Karen Anderson Alice Brobst Mrs. §. Watson Dorothy Hankey Donald Christensen Jo Flint Mary Egeland ILCC Market Report Bob Krause Fenton Dan Elwood
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