Witt Named New Pool Manager
Lenny Witt was named by the Swimming Pool Board to replace Barbara Petersen as pool manager. He began duties on Sunday July 11 after Petersen resigned July 12 to take a Drake University summer course. Other full time staff remain: Beth McCombs, Joan Wikert, Mary Potter, and Deb Poeppe.
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Lenny Witt
The
Swimming Pool Board
Barbara Petersen
Witt
Ms. Petersen
Drake University
the Swimming Pool Board
City Hall
Beth McCombs
Joan Wikert
Mary Potter
Deb Poeppe
Steering Couples Night Sets Friday Golf at Hillcrest
Mixed two ball foursomes planned for Friday evenings at Hillcrest Country Club. Tee off times are 5 30 p m and 6 30 p m with a buffet dinner after the July 16 event marking a summer series for couples night golf.
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Hillcrest Country Club
Bumper Crop May Be in Sight Here
Recent rains improve Palo Alto county crop prospects with corn reaching three to four feet and soybeans regaining green color after iron chlorosis. Some yellowing due to leaf spot and bacterial blight, plus wind, hail, and stem maggot damage in oats and wheat reported. continued notes on field conditions and ongoing page eight continuation.
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Palo Alto County
Harold Heykes
Emmetsburg
Heykes
Committee forms for Graettinger school bond drive
A fourteen member steering committee was formed and an organizational meeting held Tuesday to promote a 487000 bond issue for Graettinger Community School. The plan funds 18200 square feet of new construction and remodeling including a multi purpose room, new industrial arts and vocational agriculture building, and reorganized playgrounds and facilities.
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Ralph Graettinger
Rose Herke
Genevieve Spies
Francis Schealler
Paul Frick
Adolph Spies
John DeVries
Ruth Westergard
Henery Jensen
James Haegele
Cloyd C. Petersen
Gene Voigt
Don Pettengill
Tom Millen
Graettinger Community School
Graettinger
the Times
Board of Education
Pettengill
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Washington
Patty Peterson
Lloyd C. Petersen
Graettinger Boys Physicals Set For Next Monday
Graettinger athletes eyeing any sport for the upcoming school year are urged to use free physicals offered next Monday. A bus departs Graettinger School at 6 30 p m for Emmetsburg High School where doctors will conduct exams from 7 to 730 p m in cooperation with Palo Alto County Hospital. Girls’ athletic physicals were held last Monday in Emmetsburg. for questions contact Haggard Hanson or Hough.
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Graettinger
Graettinger School
Dave Haggard
Palo Alto County Hospital
Doctors of
Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg High School
Graettinger High School
Haggard
Pete Hanson
Rod Hough
Graettinger Boosters Bucks Winners Named in July Spin Off
Winners announced for Graettinger Merchants spin off drawings. Lois Studer and Nettie Flink each won 25 in Booster Bucks. Ten dollar prizes awarded to Jens Kirkegaard Clarence Westfall Shelly Kulow Cliff Blighton and Betty Millea.
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Graettinger
Lois Studer
Nettie Flink
Jens Kirkegaard
Clarence Westfall
Shelly Kulow
Cliff Blighton
Betty Millea
Filing Opens for Iowa School Board Elections
Filing for the September 14 school board elections runs July 12 to August 5. Local districts require 10 signatures, merged areas 50, with many filings above minimums. Incumbent Jean Elsenbast plans to run. petitions available from secretary R T Nane, who also has a brochure on candidate duties. Terms are three years. board members have no salary.
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Iowa
Graettinger
Jean Elsenbast
Elsenbast
Bmes
Iowa Association of School Boards
Savings and Loan
Des Moines
Clara Thoreson
T.E. Davidson
State Association
Norman Fink
Vincent Heller
Einer Appel
William Voigt
Moran Narrowly Misses Iowa Masters Title Win
Chuck Moran Graettinger graduate and Desert California worker finished second in the Iowa Masters at Veenker Memorial, one stroke behind Bob Appenzeller who sealed victory with a seven-foot putt on the final hole. Moran led briefly at No. 14 but could not hold off Appenzeller's late surge as Moran posted a 72 for 54 holes.
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Chuck Moran
Graettinger
Ames
Moran
Bob Appenzeller
Iowa State University
Samy
Appenzeller
Palm Desert
Bermuda 6 Club
Steve
Cedar Rapids
ISU
Jim Moackler
Iowa
Appenfeller
Desert Calif
No. 18
Bill Iversen
Hilgenberg
Bob Vermeer
Spencer Country Club
Jack Weeb
Wakanda
Des Moines
Dave Hilgenberg
Iowa City
J.D. Turner
Council Bluffs
Jim Mitchell
Volunteers Paint Hydrants For Bicentennial Labor Day
Graettinger plans an 80th Labor Day celebration and Bicentennial event by painting city hydrants in red white and blue. Volunteers are sought. the city provides paint. Interested artists or would be artists should contact Armella Cameliu s or Joan Herke to join the project.
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Graettinger
Armella Camelius
Joan Herke
Iverson Named Graettinger Lumber Manager
Mike Iverson of LaVerne Minnesota begins duties this week as manager of Graettinger Lumber Company replacing Sherman Bragg who had served since February. The 21 year old former Tru Value Home Center employee moved to Graettinger and went to work full time Monday. Iverson plans to make the yard a full line hardware and lumber center and aims to involve local organizations and recreation while focusing on home design with Graettinger residents.
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Mike Iverson
LaVerne
Minnesota
Graettinger Lumber Company
Iverson
Sherman Bragg
Tru-Value Home Center
Marshall
Graettinger
the Times
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Fame Potter
Potter
Michael Elsenbast
van Gordan and
Hoffman
Terminal Cooperative
Bruce Brown
Times
Sons of the Don Morans
Des Moines Register
GRAE
Greettinger
Graettinger State Bank
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