Adult Classes Begin Tonight in Graettinger Iowa
Adult education classes cooperative between the Graettinger Community School and Iowa Lakes Community College begin tonight Thursday January 7 with an organizational meeting in the school all purpose room. Classes run most Thursday evenings 7 to 9 pm offering art ceramics painting aerobics GED bookkeeping home wiring typing sewing and more. Contact Leland Stiles 859-3339 or the school for details. The Graettinger American Legion and Auxiliary meet next Tuesday at 8 pm at the Legion hall with a door prize drawing for a $25 bond. winners must be present.
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Graettinger Community School
Iowa Lakes Community College
Leland Stiles
Graettinger
Stiles
Graettinger American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Legion
Services Here Friday For Lloyd Breitkreutz 54
Funeral services will be held here Friday for Lloyd Breitkreutz 54 of Silvis Ill a former local resident He died Sunday Jan 3 at a Silvis hospital of complications after surgery He was a WWII veteran and a Rock Island railroad car inspector Immediate survivors include his wife Sylvia three daughters a son and fourteen grandchildren among others Funeral details list pallbearers and caller times with burial in Lost Island cemetery
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Lloyd Breitkreutz
Silvis
Fuhrman Funeral Home
O. J. Reitz
Lost Island Cemetery
Clarence Thu
Henry Jensen
Holger Jensen
Lloyd Duhn
Omer Gjerde
Dale Starkey
Lloyd Paul Breitkreutz
Vail
Iowa
Mallard
Silvia Thoreson Starkey
Ayrshire
Rock Island Railroad
Peace Lutheran Church
Port Byron
Sylvia
Carl
Marlys) Grothendieck
Chicago
Ill
Darlene) Hayes
Berwyn
Calvin
Wanda) Rawls
Federal Way
Wash
Beryl Starkey
Dennis
Texas
Jean) Muller
East Moline
Lyle
Lucille) Pryor
Seattle
Bill
Ruth
First-Year Pirate Grapplers Upset Schaller 28-20 on Mat
The Graettinger Pirates, in their first wrestling meet, defeated Schaller 28-20 at home. Graettinger built a 14-0 lead with early wins, Schaller rallied with three pins to take a 15-14 edge, then Pirate decisions and a Schaller forfeit sealed the 28-20 victory. Notable results include Guinn, Ferrell, Helmich, Blinkmann, and Anderson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Schaller
Lennie Witt
Dick Griemes
Lennie
Mike Thu
Pirate Grapplers
Pirates
Pirate
Mike Guinn
Scott Myrtue
Joe Ferrell
Mark Roder
Steve Helmich
Terry Tuel
Raymond Blinkmann
Bob Brinner
John Anderson
Tom Box
Stan Westergard
John Broters
Bill Murray
Doug Naslund
Terry Murray
Dan Leela
Dick Grieme
Ron Johnson
Tim Anderson
Ivan Janssen
Huwt
Gary Boecker
Scott Woothe
Dean Conrad
Paul Ferrell
Jodi Janssen
Greg Petersen
Dennis Jacobsen
Steve Clasing
Tim Graettinger
Steve Helmick
Steve Closing
Dale Hoffman
Ronald Johnson
Dave Kiner
Randy Mammen
Dean Ressell
Meals-On-Wheels Starts In Palo Alto County In 1971
Palo Alto County residents will be offered Meals-On-Wheels beginning January 11 1971. The nonprofit provides a hot noon meal delivered daily Monday through Friday to qualifying homes. Mrs. Walter Fisher presides and Mrs. William Stillman coordinates volunteers. Meals cost about 1.20 dollars and must be prepaid.
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Palo Alto County
Walter Fisher
Palo Alto Meals On Wheels, Inc
William Stillman
Meals-On- Wheels Advisory Council
Palo Alto County Hospital
Emmetsburg
Meals-On-Wheels
Meals-On- Wheels
Census shows Graettinger's population up to 907
The 1970 Iowa census lists Graettinger at 907 residents, up 3.2 percent from 1960. Emmetsburg rose to 4,150. Palo Alto county fell to 13,289. Rural counties show declines while towns like Spencer gain. the data influence liquor profits and road funds. Funeral services honored Mrs. Berhow of Waterville, formerly Ione Pierson, who died at 68 on Christmas Day. Burial followed in Albert Lea. Burial was in Hillcrest Cemetery Albert Lea. Death attributed to cancer. Mrs. Berhow, born Feb. 21, 1902, moved from Graettinger in 1924. Additional notices mention local sports and school events amid winter weather disruptions.
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Waterville
Albert Lea
Minn
Kenneth Berhow
Hillcrest Cemetery
Berhow
Ione Pierson
Chris Pierson
Graettinger
Pierson
Ed Duhn
Lloyd
George Erickson
Alvina
Margaret Pierson
Lyle
Kenneth Pierson
John Poland
Art Duhn
Melvin Bratrud
Ringsted
Iowa
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto County
Emmet County
Kossuth County
Clay County
Dickinson County
Spencer
Estherville
Armstrong
Dolliver
Grover
Ruthven
Wallingford
Terris
Algona
Palo Alto County Pork Producers Association
Animal Science Department
Veterinary Medical Research Institute
Iowa State University
Carrie Anderson Dies at 94 in Graettinger Area
Carrie Anderson 94 longtime resident died Tuesday at Holy Family hospital after December hospitalization. Services Thursday at 2 pm Graettinger United Methodist Church officiated by James Brown with Fuhrman Funeral Home in charge. Burial High Lake cemetery. Pallbearers grandsons listed. Survived by two daughters Christine Leeson and Louie Lammers, four sons Jesse Wesley G E and Harvey, 25 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, one sister Lena Carter.
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Carrie Anderson
Holy Family Hospital
Graettinger United Methodist Church
James Brown
Fuhrman Funeral Home
High Lake Cemetery
Duane Anderson
Bruce Anderson
Kim Anderson
Wayne Anderson
Dale Anderson
Milo Lammers
John K. Johnson
High Lake
Olen Anderson
Anderson
Christine Leeson
Sacramento
Louie Lammers
Calif
Louie
Cleo) Lammers
Graettinger
Jesse Anderson
Wesley Anderson
Wallingford
G. E. Anderson
Hayward
Harvey Anderson
Sutherland
Lena Carter
Estherville
Fifty Dollar Prize Draw Next Saturday
The three o'clock drawing next Saturday offers a $50 prize in participating stores. Dale Nissen did not claim last week's prize.
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Dale Nissen
Cagers Resume Action In Twin Bills At Home
Graettinger cagers return from holiday break with two home twin bills this weekend. Friday features the Pirates and Pirettes hosting Mallard in conference action. Saturday brings a non conference visit from Harris Lake. The Pirates also travel to Milford Saturday evening for a wrestling match with Milford grapplers at 6:30 PM.
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Cagers
Graettinger Cagers
Pirates
Pirettes
Combelt
Mallard
Pirate Mat
Milford
Milford Grapplers
Switch to All Private Lines Next Monday in Graettinger
Graettinger area notices announce switch over to private lines on Monday Jan 11 by Graettinger Cooperative Telephone Association. Many numbers change. readers must use the new blue phone book directory and note corrected numbers for Don Flint and Clarence Weis Sr. Underground cable was installed last summer with more equipment added to handle private line service.
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Graettinger Cooperative Telephone Association
Gary Jackson
the Times
Don Flint
Clarence Weis
Ice Fishing Contest at Ingham Lake Jan 24
The fifth annual ice fishing event at Ingham Lake runs from 1:30 to 3:30 p m on Sunday January 24. Sponsored by the Wallingford Volunteer Fire Department prizes awarded for first second and third fish as well as the largest fish plus hundreds of drawings. The Graettinger Picnic Association also holds its 36th annual picnic January 10 1971 at Lake Park Clubhouse Huntington Beach California from 11 a m to 4 p m Kenneth Suss urges former and visiting Graettinger residents to attend and bring lunch coffee cookies and punch will be served.
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Ingham Lake
Wallingford
Graettinger Picnic Association
Lake Park
Huntington Beach
Calif
Kenneth Suss
Graettinger
Services Held Tuesday For Fred Nissen 68
Fred C. Nissen 68 a Graettinger resident since 1940 died Friday Jan 1 at Palo Alto county hospital Emmetsburg after illness Services were held Tuesday at Bethel Lutheran Church with Rev J Reitz officiating Fuhrman Funeral Home in charge Burial was in St Pauls Cemetery Pallbearers Arnold Nissen Roy Nissen Jerry Simington LeRoy Westfall Orville Westfall Robert Wendt He was born August 16 1902 at Langdon Iowa son of William and Anna Luke Nissen He married Anna Hansen October 3 1929 in Spencer they farmed Ruthven area He lived in Graettinger since 1940 and was a Bethel Lutheran Church member He is survived by his wife two sons La Verne Nissen Emmetsburg Norman Nissen Graettinger and five grandchildren
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Fred C. Nissen
Graettinger
Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg
Bethel Lutheran Church
J. Reitz
Fuhrman
St. Paul's Cemetery
Arnold Nissen
Roy Nissen
Jerry Simington
LeRoy Westfall
Orville Westfall
Robert Wendt
Langdon
Iowa
William
Anna Luke Nissen
Ruthven
Anna C. Hansen
Spencer
Mrs Potters Death In Indiana Mourned By Graettinger
Mrs Gertrude Potter 85 of Grand Junction Indiana mother of Graettinger mayor Wayne Potter died Tuesday in Boone hospital where she had been for a month. Services Friday at 10 a.m. at the Jefferson funeral home with interment in Jefferson. She leaves two sons and four daughters. The Graettinger town council will meet Monday Jan 14 at 7 30 p.m. postponed from Jan 4 due to bad weather. Mayor Wayne Potter was detained in Omaha returning from Loveland Colorado.
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Gertrude Potter
Grand Junction
Graettinger
Wayne Potter
Boone Hospital
Jefferson
Omaha
Nebr
Loveland
Colo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Legion and Auxiliary
Boecker
Schroeder
Lone Pierson
Pirette
Graettinger Junior High
Terri
Northwest Iowa
Iowa State University Extension Service
Harold Heykes
Palo Alto
William G. Zmolek
Jim Spies
Molly
Lori
Pork Ass'n
Harris-Lake
Ulrich Traog
U. S
Truog
Fred Nissen
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