Reconfirm July 31 Knothole Gang Outing Reservations
Graettinger Community Club sponsors a free bus trip for over 90 Graettinger area youths to Minneapolis to see the Twins play the Oakland A’s at Metropolitan Stadium. Reservations must be reconfirmed by 3 PM Monday by calling Graettinger State Bank at 869-3201 or signing the list at the bank. A chaperone ratio is in place and listed volunteers will accompany the group.
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Norman Nelsen
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Roger Akridge
Sandy Akridge
Ken Edge
Billie Hanson
Jim Haegele
Karen Haegele
Dora Potter
Jeansen Bates
Kenneth Jensen
Committees Named For School Building Bond Drive
The steering committee for the school bond drive appoints Ralph Graettinger chair and lists members across Finance Public Relations Endorsements Speakers Bureau Special Devices and Display. Notable names include Jim Haegele Loretta Spies Adolph Spies and Genevieve Spies along with Frank Francis Schneller and Don Pettengill serving on multiple panels.
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the Times
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John DeVries
Jim Spies
Henry Jensen
R.T. Nane
Don
Tom Millen
Loretta Spies
Darrell Eaton
Ray Zeman
Fileen Schacherer
Elmer Masters
Jan Reutter
Jim Voigt
Ron Brockmeyer
Eleanor Jacobson
Lloyd C. Petersen
Ruth Westergard
Francis Schneller
Lowell Jacobsen
Martha Joyce
Roy Luhman
Alys Carter
Don Pettengill
Joan Gibson
Potter Takes Over Pool Management In Graettinger
Mary Potter named Graettinger Swimming Pool manager after Lenny Witt left for Des Moines. Potter, with years of lifeguard experience at the local pool, is the third pool manager this year. Cassie Bede replaces Potter as lifeguard. Barb Petersen resigned to return to college earlier this month.
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Mary Potter
Graettinger
Lenny Witt
Des Moines
Potter
Swimming Pool Board
Cassie Bede
Emmetsburg
Barb Petersen
Witt
Rooney Accepts TV Station Post in Mitchell South Dakota
Graettinger High School graduate Tom Rooney has joined TV Station KXON in Mitchell to work in sports and weather. A 1972 Graettinger graduate, he studied radio and television at Brown Institute in Minneapolis. He and his wife Sue Stroud moved from Minneapolis to Mitchell.
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Graettinger High School
Mitchell, South Dakota
Tom Rooney
Katie Rooney
Graettinger
Kxon At
Mitchell
Rooney
Brown Institute
Minneapolis
Sue Stroud
Petition Seeks More Signatures for School Bond Vote
The School Bond Drive Steering Committee requests residents to sign to reach 106 needed names. Chairman Ralph Graettinger reports 92 signatures so far, with petition locations at Graettinger State Bank Happy Hour Lounge Hillcrest Country Club and Terminal Cooperative. After reaching 106, plans go to the school board to set an election date.
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The
Times
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Happy Hour Lounge
Hillcrest Country Club
Terminal Cooperative
Graettinger Graduate to Perform in Bald Eagle Water Show
Resident former Graettinger high school graduate Willetta McConnel Bloomer and her husband will return July 25 to appear in the Bald Eagle Water show here. She is the daughter of W. H. McConnell and graduated around 1957. her husband coordinates the show and their two sons Pilly 7 Rich 11 accompany them.
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Clyde Bloomer
Willetta McConnel
Graettinger
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W. H. McConnell
Husbilda
Julie Graettinger Diabetes Walkathon Pledges Due July 28
Julie Graettinger a ten year old Graettinger girl with diabetes has pledges for the June 26 Diabetes Walkathon in Boone and the final deadline July 28. Thirty six donors contacted her family and she has $150 pledged with a goal to top last year’s $464.95 by receiving donations via phone 859 3281 or mail to Julie Graettinger Diabetes Walkathon Graettinger Iowa.
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Graettinger
Julie
Boone
the Times
Julieaise
American Diabetes Association
Diabetes Walkathon
Iowa
Fair Queen Contest Set at Palo Alto County Fair
A Palo Alto County Fair Queen Contest will be held at the fair grounds Monday evening August 2 at 8 30 p m. The winner will reign over the county fair and enter the Iowa State Fair Queen Pageant in Des Moines August 18. There is no talent competition. Contestants must be 16 to 21 on August 18 1976 and active in at least one worthwhile community organization. The winner is judged on citizenship leadership awareness personality appearance beauty charm and poise. No professional model is eligible. Entries may be made with Mrs Jerry Thatcher at West Bend.
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Palo Alto
Jerry Thatcher
West Bend
Master Grower Entries Due
The Iowa Master Corn and Soybean Growers contests will be held in Palo Alto county with local sponsors Palo Alto County Extension Service and Quad County Farm Service. Entries may be made at listed offices on or before August 2 with a $15 fee and basic crop production details including planting date and variety used.
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Palo Alto
Pork Producers Day Monday in Emmetsburg park event
Annual Palo Alto County Pork Appreciation Day is observed Monday July 26 with a free pork barbecue for members and spouses at 6:30 p m in Harrison Park Emmetsburg. Barbecue will be prepared and served by the Associations Board of Directors chaired by Willard Herke of Graettinger. The group lists more than 240 producer members and about 60 associate members.
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Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg
Harrison Park
Willard Herke
Graettinger
Herke
Girls Lose Tourney Opener For Graettinger Pirettes
Graettinger Pirettes fall 9 to 3 to Clay Central in the sectional opener at Webb ending their 1976 summer season with a 4 12 record. Jackie Kulow had 3 singles in 3, Pam Thur rapped 2 singles, Barb Green doubled, Jane Kempf 1 hit. Kathy Kulow took the loss allowing 14 walks and 3 strikeouts.
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Lewis
Fanning
Graettinger
Clay Central
Moran Third In Tourney at Green Valley Sioux City
Chuck Moran from Graettinger finished third in the Iowa Amateur at Green Valley Golf Course in Sioux City, shooting 292 to trail champion Dave Hilgenberg of Iowa City who had 283. Dan Gray of LeMars was second, Curt Snell 7th at 299, with other finishers including Jim Eyberg Estherville 22nd, Steve Berg Storm Lake 43rd, Steve Ewart Storm Lake 47th, and John Whitaker Okoboji 52nd.
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Chuck Moran
Graettinger
Iowa
Moran
Dave Hilgenberg
Hilgenberg
Iowa City
Dan Gray
LeMars
Curt Snell
Milford
Snell
Milford High School
Jim Eyberg
Estherville
Steve Berg
Storm Lake
Steve Ewart
Principal outlines need for new kitchen in bond proposal
Graettinger Community School officials explain why a kitchen is added to the multi purpose room and the cafeteria becomes the K 12 library facility. They emphasize cost savings from building anew library and gym space, improved access for all students, and keeping project quality high while limiting taxpayer burden.
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Graettinger
Bedell Van Returns July 30th to Northwest Iowa
Congressman Berk Bedell brings the Office on Wheels to 6th District residents on Friday July 30 from 1 30 p m to gather views on national issues, assist with federal cases, and improve government operations. Since February the mobile office has logged 150 stops and served over 1100 people across 22 counties.
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Sioux City
Berkley Bedell
Bedelli
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Bedell
Washington
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Larry) Tindall
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