Education leaders meet to discuss foundation program actions
Graettinger and Emmet County school officials and legislators met at Dutch's Diner in Emmetsburg to review the proposed foundation program and 20 mill levy plan. State lawmakers Rep Wirtz Sen Brownlee Rep Edelen Sen Keith outlined funding options as area boards prepared for 1971 72 staff salary talks.
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Graettinger Board of Education
Palo Alto
Emmet County
Dutch's
Emmetsburg
Lawns
Young
James Wirtz
Brownlee
Emmabel
Rollin Edelen
Esthervilles
Wayne Keith
Algona
Iowa State School Board
Emmetsburg High School
Graettinger
R. T. Nase
Ralph Graettinger
T. E
Ted) Davidson
Iowa School Board Association
Students plan January classroom projects and tests
North Graettinger pupils resume work after Christmas with snowmen booklets and math reviews, while second graders prepare science reports and reading groups craft stick puppets. Semester tests approach January 14-15 for grades 7-12, with report cards due January 20, and district activities including a Combelt tournament and Northwest Iowa Honor Band auditions highlighted.
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Phonics
Graettinger
Taylor-Tindall Wedding in Graettinger
Amelia Ruth Taylor wed Joseph R. Tindall in a January 2 ceremony at Immaculate Conception Church Graettinger. Quick reception followed. They plan to reside on a Graettinger area farm after a Arkansas honeymoon. The couple previously attended Royal and Graettinger High Schools.
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Amelia Ruth Taylor
Glenn Smoot
Royal
Joseph R. Tindall
Mary Tindall
Graettinger
Raymond Tindall
Vincent Beacom
Immaculate Conception Church
Dick Swanson
Estherville
Larry Tindall
Royal High School
Graettinger High School
Arkansas
Local Facebook Notable: Oak Grove Visitors Gather in Emmetsburg News
Local residents and relatives from Illinois Washington and Pennsylvania visited Graettinger and Emmetsburg areas over the weekend. Families including Grothen dieck Rawels Hayes Bartels and Clipperton hosted and joined guests after a basketball game and at weekend suppers. The Wikerts LeRoy and John McMahon traveled from Florida via Cape Coral for holidays and endured a Joliet snowstorm delaying their return to Iowa. Forrest Sipes headed to McAllen Texas for a winter vacation as winter weather affected travel plans.
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LeRoy Wikert
Robert
Louise
Tim
Emmetsburg
Florida
LeRoy
H. E. Wikert
North Ft. Myers
Lawrence Hickey
Cape Coral
Rose Myer
Martin Simonsen
Sarasota
John McMahon
Dyer
Indiana
LeRoy Wikerts
Joliet
Ill
Clarion
New Year Visits Across Counties Featured in Jensen and Singer Homes
Mrs Mabel Jensen of Thompson Iowa and Mr and Mrs R L Jensen of Minneapolis visited the Jensen home for New Year. Jan 2 guests included Mr and Mrs Julian Gislason and David of Minneola Minnesota. Estherville residents visited C A Jensen on Tuesday. George Cocks and Kathleen Cocks visited from Itaca New York and Custer Park Illinois respectively, with Kenneth Cocks a senior at Iowa State University also visiting.
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Mabel Jensen
Thompson
Iowa
C. A. Jensen
R. L. Jensen
Minneapolis
Julian Gislason
David
Minneola
Minn
Henry Larson
Estherville
C. Ae Jensen
George Cocks
Itaca
N. Y
George Singer
Kathleen. Cocks
Custer Park
Ill
Kenneth Cocks
Iowa State U
Singer
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John H. Ennen
Iowa Lakes Community College
Cramer
Iowa School
South
Pioneer
Spencer
Ivan Wikner
Marlin Edwards
Ed Herke
Leland Stiles
Stiles
West Bend
Skattebo
Margaret Maniece
Linda Oleson
Rodney Alger
Northwest Iowa
Storm Lake
Northwest Iowa Bandmasters Association
Cherokee High School
Mallard
Betty Brown
Kathy Wikert
Pat Schang
Debbie Duus
Pirettes
Pirates
Mark Johnson
Pirattes
Reed
Mike Henderson
Pirate
Joe Craven
Craven
Craig Gilbaugh
Henderson
Sadler
Neil Lundgren
Tim Kulow
Norman Nicol
Alvin Luke
John Ferrell
Steve Kunz
Rich Hobmeier
Snowmobile Club
Palo Alto County
Roger A. Berkland
Tom Guess
Tom Pico
Citizens Band Radio Club
Pico
WSCS
Friendship
Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
Golden Rule Circle
Shirley Doty
Chinn
Garnet Voigt
Ina Mae Voigt
Mabel Christensen
Mildred Myers
Virginia Mitchell
Paulie Scherer
Bethel Circles
Bethel Lutheran AJ CW
Dorcas
Donald Peton
Elizabeth
George Frick
Esther
Melville Olesen
Hannah
Paul Peton
Lydia
Naomi
Robert Elsenbast
Magdalene
Art Duhn
Miriam
Arnold Bisgaard
Priscilla
Oscar Olesen
Mary
Virgil Olesen
Ruth
Rebecca
Palmer Cody
the Graettinger Times
Parprsonal
Carl Grothendieck
Chicago, Il
Calvin Rawels
Auberm
Wash
Alan Hayes
Berwyn
Russell Johnson
Avery Starkey
Starkey
Ron Bartels
Jeff
Kim
Vermillion
S. Dak
Lloyd C. Petersen
Petersen
Merle Clipperton
Neil
Ted Lundgren
Kim Bartels
Liza Sarazine
Jim Kelly
Cedar Falls
Jim Reed
Bob Reed
Mrs
Forrest Sipes
McAllen
Texas
General Mills
Chipos
Hormel’s Dinty Moore
Hershey
Crisco Oil
Nissen
Starkist
Toma
Schwen
Funtime
Arnie
Margie Masters
Graettinger Times
VFW Post
M. F
Ted) Gilbaugh
Graettinger Cooperative Telephone
Association
Phone Num
Ange
Don Flint
Clarence Weis
Sam Sjeklocha
Graettinger Coop Telephone Ass’n
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