Maple Sugar Country Tour Through New England
A travel piece recalls old sugar camps in upper New England, detailing maple sugaring methods from birch bark buckets to modern plastic taps, the yearly trek of a family to a sugar camp, and the festive harvest rituals. Rip Van Winkle guides share lore, while memories of sap, boiling, and amber syrup conjure a nostalgic portrait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper
New England
Disk
Rip
Rip van Winkle
Boyd
Mom
Local FFA Boys On Summer Trip
Twenty FFA boys from Graettinger and Estherville with their Vo-Ag instructors head on a summer bus trip to Mammoth Caves in Kentucky and a major league baseball game in St. Louis. They plan camping with self cooked meals and visits to other regional sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Dan Miller
Ronald Gracttinger
Kaith Norris
Tim Simington
Ed Tindall
Buddy Schnell
Ronald Christiansen
Dan Sohany
Richard Kempf
Tornadoes and damaging winds sweep Ruthven Terril Grover area
May storms produced multiple tornado funnels near Ruthven and Lost Island lake. A barn near Ruthven exploded from ground impact, trees damaged at Homer Moore and Schmidt Boat Line moorings ripped loose. John Weber farm near Terrill and James Whitehouse near Grover suffered tornado damage. 40 trees uprooted and machinery displaced. Rivers rose as heavy rains soaked northwest Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lost Island Lake
Ruthven
Enoch Johnson
Homer Moore
Schmidt Boat Line
Lost Island
Dickens
Storm Damage Hits Armstrong Area Clubs and Barns
A severe weather event struck Armstrong Saturday night damaging about 15 to 20 houses and business places. The William Bolan farm two miles southeast of Whitehouse farm suffered a hit that demolished a barn and corn crib, indicating widespread rural damage.
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William Bolan
Whitehouse Farm
Armstrong
Special Awards At Graettinger Seniors Night
Achievement night at Graettinger High School featured special awards for seniors per Principal Robert Anderson. Honorees included Mang Anderson for IDA P Fourth Team All State Girls Basketball, Jane Langehough Outstanding girl athlete, Alan Masters Outstanding boy athlete, Robert Fanning Instrumental Music, Darian Duus Senior bound student, Carl? Noted awards like Danforth Foundation Craven Patty Watson, National Honor Society members, and multiple vocal, agriculture and vocational awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheld
Graettinger High
Robert Anderson
Mang Anderson
I.D.A.P
Jane Langehough
Alan Masters
Arion
Robert Fanning
Drlan Duus
Janice Felkey
Larry Herke
Leo Seschorner
Marlene Duus
Lois Fry
Larry Herle
Shirley Thompson
Patty Watson
Kareni Reeves
Mary Kay Thorson
Carol Thomas
Danforth Foundation
John Craven
Mary Anderson
Woman's Club
Marg Andenson
Graettinger State Bank
State Bar Association
Karl Petersen
Karen Reeves
Sandi Reeves
Melvin Kempf
Richard Bighten
Rodney Thim
FFA
Kenneth Suss
Tom Baoecker
Jerry Bradley
Leo Beschorner
APA
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Mary Vandervelda
Lake Champlain
Nalplex
Graettinger Lumber Co
Gerald Stueve
NORGE
Borg
Warner
Grein Electric Ger
Iowa
Iowa State
Estherville
Iowa State College
College
James Swanson
Emmeetsburg
Bruce Brown
Esthervine
Dean Oleson
David Paulson
Henry Tordoff Jr
Keith Bridson
Tor
Larry Root
Fenton
Terril, Grover, Armstrong
Harris
Town
Jackson
Minn
John Weber
Terrill
Webers
Ring Room
Weber
James Whitehouse
Grover
Graettinger
Ins
Cunningham
Cunningiana
Elsbury Farm
NEW Idea
Allis Chalmers
FELCO
Uae
H. L. Hoffmann
Spencer Hotel
Tangney
Hoffmann
Hoffman’s Surgical Appliance Co
Ons Sth
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