Lucky Star Better Grooming Contest at Lost Island Church
May 12 event drew 34 attendees in the basement of Lost Island Lutheran Church. Lorraine Suss led state winners as senior, Margo Christianson intermediate, and Patricia Pederson junior. Guests included mothers. Lorraine Suss received gifts, and remarks by judges were noted. Rally Day and 4-H activities followed on May 27 at Graettinger School Gym with multiple members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lost Island Lutheran Church
Robert Beck
Harold Damman
Ronald Chapman
Lorraine Suss
Margo Christianson
Patricia Pederson
Darlene Wilcox
Lavon Oleson
Vegetable by Jeanne Mowry Lunch Feature
A lunch served by Jeanne Mowry included kool aid and brownies. Reporter Patricia Carter notes the tasty meal and the accompanying feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Mowry
Patricia Carter
Midgets blank Ruthven 16 to 0 in season opener
Graettinger Midgets opened 1961 with a 16 to 0 win over Ruthven on Ruthven’s field. A 10 run fourth inning ended the game by the 10 run rule. Pitcher Ron Baedke threw four perfect innings with 10 strikeouts as Ruthven managed only two infield outs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthven
Graettinger
Ron Baedke
Baedke
Drake Courses Offered In Emmetsburg This Summer
Drake University community college will offer three summer courses in Emmetsburg for area residents. Each course runs three weeks at the high school, meets five days a week from nine to noon, and accepts registration at the first class. The art course runs June 12 to 30, English Shakespeare July 3 to 21, and Children and Books July 24 to August 11. Each course yields three semester hours of undergraduate credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake University Community College
Emmetsburg
Jensen Family Resettles After Moves To Denver And California
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Jensen and sons Vance and Larry traveled to California to visit relatives at Montclair while Mrs Gary Jensen and son Ronald moved to Denver to establish residence. Gary Jensen a former well known Graettinger barber also moved belongings. The Jensens have leased an apartment in Denver pending completion of their new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Jensen
Vance
Larry
California
Richard Jensen
Montclair
Calif
Gary Jensen
Ronald
Denver
Graettinger Barber
Jensen
Pocahontas County Rec Essay Contest Winners Named
Winners Linda Pohlman and Roger Heng were announced at the Twenty-fifth Annual Meeting of Pocahontas County Rural Electric Cooperative. From over twenty entrants, they earned a ten day trip to Washington, D.C. in June. They will meet other high school junior winners in Des Moines before traveling to the capital with a breakfast with congressmen and tours of major landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Des Moines
Washington, D.C
Nation’s Capitol
Library of Congress
Supreme Court
F.B
White House
Local News Roundup From Graettinger Area
Mr and Mrs Myron Sinn of Sedalia Missouri former Graettinger residents visited friends in Graettinger and nearby last week hosting a Wednesday overnight at Leland McQuown home near Wallingford. Evelyn Oakes of rural Graettinger will receive a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education at University of Iowa commencement in Iowa City Friday. Roy Young and Lawrence Skew attended the Lutheran Brotherhood state convention in Marshalltown Friday through Sunday and visited the Soldiers' Home there. Mr and Mrs Earl Lehigh spent Memorial Day in the Council Bluffs Omaha area and visited Earl Lehigh Jr and family in Omaha. Earl Lehigh Jr and family are moving to Pueblo Colorado where he will head the commercial loan department at Pueblo Savings and Trust.
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Myron Sinn
Sedalia
Graettinger
Graetlinger
Leland McQuown
Wallingford
Evelyn Oakes
Graet
Hnger
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Roy Young
Lawrence Skew
The
Lutheran Brotherhood
Marshalltown
Soldiers
Earl Lehigh
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Earl, Jr
Earl Lehigh, Jr
Pueblo
Colo
Pueblo Savings and Trust Company
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Club
Lavon Oljeson
Rosa
Roxanne Guinn
Donna Suss
Shirley Beck
Martha Beck
Walnut Willing
Walnut Wiling Workers
Graettinger Community School
Rolcall
Nancy Elbert
Patty Anderson
Vickie Wolfe
Grace Gabrielsen
Stephanie Frick
Purina
ABA
Alan Graettinger
Leonard Cornelius
Dale Munson
Ron Bachke
Ed Erickson
Francis Johnson
Doug Nane
Ronald Petersen
Jim Park
DRAKE
Graettinger Lbr. Co
Gerald Stueve
Mer
Hammerberg
Graettinge
Bud's Service
C & N Oil CO
Tankwagon
Heidecker
D-X Service Farm Serv
Rasmussen Standard
Schealler
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