Graettinger Girl Seeks Palo Alto County Queen Title
Shelley Blighton a Graettinger High School senior and Immaculate Conception Parish member competes Mon day evening at Emmetsburg for the Palo Alto County Fair Queen crown. The 17-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Clifford Brighton serves in 4-H groups and holds officer posts. The queen will reign at the county fair and advance to the Iowa State Fair Queen Pageant in Des Moines on August 18. Farm safety week underscored by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Robert H Lounsberry who cites year round preventive aims and rising rural accident risks within a 25 year study.
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Graettinger
Palo Alto County
Shelley Blighton
Graettinger High School
Emmetsburg
Shelley
Clifford Brighton
Immaculate Conception
Vernon Climbers
Palo Alto County Fairgrounds
Des Moines
Iowa
Robert H. Lounsberry
Ray
Lounsberry
Signatures sought for Graettinger Bicentennial Time Capsule
Graettinger residents in the Graettinger School District may sign a time capsule sheet via the Spirit of 76 committee. Signings run Aug 2 at City Hall and Aug 3 at the Senior Citizen Center, with 25 cents per person and 50 cents for married couples. Housecalls available for those unable to attend. Funds support Bicentennial projects and events including a Labor Day performance by Old Creamery Theatre Company titled A Dandy Yankee Dod dly Do.
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Graettinger
Graettinger State Bank
Margaret George Johnson
Spirit of 76 Committee
Johnson
Community Club
Fahnestock Park
Palo Alto County
Spirit of '76
Old Creamery Theatre Company
Patty Peterson
Graettinger High School
Co-Op
Garrison
Iowa
the Creamery
Thomas P. Johnson
Ld Creamery Theatre Company
Theatre Communications Group
Iowa Arts Council
Expansion Arts
National Endowment For the Arts
Upper Midwest Regional Arts Council
Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission
Peterson
Hillcrest Golf Club hosts July 16 mixed couples night
Thirty eight couples enjoyed Friday night play at Hillcrest Golf Club on July 16. Winners by flight included Francis Heidecker and Sian Hanson in first flight, Lloyd Petersen and Mildred Jones in second, Edmund Herke and Viola Masters in third, Gene Voigt and Marlys Zeman in first place, Dane Lair and Ilene Schacherer in second, Bob Carter and Sherry Lair in fourth, with Vincent Heller and Donna Iverson in second. Next couples night is July 30, led by Jerry Schacherer and H W Jesperson.
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Hillcrest Golf Club
Francis Heidecker
Sian Hanson
Lloyd Petersen
Mildred Jones
Edmund Herke
Viola Masters
Shorty Jesperson
Eloise Heller
Gene Voigt
Marlys Zeman
Dane Lair
Ilene Schacherer
Bob Carter
Sherry Lair
Vincent Heller
Donna Iverson
Jerry Schacherer
H.W. jJesperson
Palo Alto County Fair Opens August First Week Activities
The Palo Alto County Fair runs Monday August 2 through Thursday August 5 with the Eco Valley Amusement Show of Des Moines providing midway entertainment. Livestock entries show increases in beef cattle swine and horse sections while a new dog division debuts. Evening events include tractor rodeo beef barbecue country music queen contest old fashioned machinery parade and the pork derby alongside daily 4-H and FFA shows and a Teen Dance on Wednesday night.
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Palo Alto County
Des Moines
Harold Heykes
Curlew Jolly
Emmetsburg Jaycees
County Cattlemen's Association
FFA
County Pork Producers
Wyman
Loretta Travis
Curlew
Fairgrounds
Terminal Managers Attend Open House at Land O Lakes
Ray Zeman and Darrell Eaton, managers of Terminal Cooper ative offices in Graettinger and Wallingford, attended a two day research open house at the Land O Lakes Answer Farm on July 13 and 14. The event showcased agronomy test plots and feed research, with discussion of ongoing trials and Land O Lakes petroleum expansion. Nearly 200 cooperative managers from five states attended the program including a ladies segment on gardening and facility tours. Land O Lakes operates as a regional cooperative supplying feed seed fertilizer chemicals and petroleum products across the Midwest.
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Ray Zeman
Darrell Eaton
Graettinger
Wallingford
Land 'O Lakes
Land O'Lakes
Iowa
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Midwest
Bedell Office Here Friday in Graettinger
Congressman Berkley Bedell's Mobile office returns to Graettinger Friday afternoon from 1 30 to 3 00 p m Gary Brown of Estherville will man the office and seek views on national issues and any government paperwork problems The Winnebago camper will be on Main Street clearly marked This is the third Graettinger stop and over 1100 Northwest Iowans have visited the Office on Wheels since February
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Berkley Bedell
Graettinger
Gary Brown
Estherville
Bedell
Final Spin off Drawing Saturday Ends Graettinger Bucks
After nearly two years of monthly drawings awarding 100 dollars in Graettinger Bucks each time the funds are depleted. The final Spin off drawing will name winners this Saturday while regular Saturday drawings continue with prizes of 25 or 50 dollars only in participating Graettinger stores. Two winners will take 25 dollars and five more win 10 dollars each. names posted in stores.
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Graettinger
Lucky Lynchsinger
the Times
Open House Planned For FHA Eight Plex Nearing Completion
Spencer Development Corp and Dick Hallett Realty Co plan an open house in August for an eight unit FHA eight-plex in east Graettinger. Each two bedroom, 700 square foot apartment includes stove, refrigerator, washer dryer, and curtain rods. Rent subsidies under FHA may lower rents to 115 to 200 dollars monthly with utilities extra. First tenants could move in by mid August as finishing work proceeds.
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Spencer Development Corp
Dick Hallett Realty Co
Spencer
East Graettinger
Farm Home Administration
FHA
Mark Hallett
Hough To Coach At Four Day Basketball Clinic in Estherville
Estherville hosts a girls basketball clinic August 16 to 19 at Estherville High School Gym for ages 10 to 15. Rod Hough and Roger Conway lead sessions with five area stars assisting. Pre-register by August 9. $10 fee covers coaches, shirts, and equipment.
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Hough
Estherville
Estherville High School
Rod Hough
Graettinger
Roger Conaway
Terris
Estherville Recreation Department
Deb Hubers
Recreation Department
Knothole Gang Bus Trip to Twins Game Planned
Nearly 90 Graettinger youngsters have confirmed for Saturday’s Knothole Gang trip to see the Minnesota Twins play the Oakland A’s at Metropolitan Stadium. Buses depart Graettinger at 8:30 a.m. with game time 1:15 p.m. Lunches optional, chaperones provided, tickets and transport paid by the Graettinger Community Club and Northwestern Banks. Return home about 10:00 p.m. Weather notes: July rainfall to date lower than historical monthly totals. June rainfall up more than last year.
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Nothole
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Oakland A's
Metropolitian Stadium
Graettinger
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Ball Park
Don Moran
Community Club
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County Fair Queen
Palo Alto
Knothole Gang
Amatuer
Viola Henningsen
Little Miss Hillcrest
Hillcrest Golf and Country Club
Lisa Duhn
Clayton Duhn
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