County Band Festival Tuesday At Ayrshire Community School
Graettinger Community school joins other high schools in Palo Alto County for a county band festival at Ayrshire Community School Tuesday March 16. Guest conductor will be Ken Carpenter of Lea College. Tickets one dollar at door or 50 cents for students. A select band from Graettinger will rehearse with Carpenter two hours in morning then massed band after lunch for four hours followed by recreation and supper at local churches. The massed band concert will feature marches overtures and musical works. Graettinger High School members also rehearse for the Class C Solo and Ensemble Contest on March 26 27 at Sioux Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Palo Alto
Ayrshire
Ken Carpenter
Lea Coll Age
Carpenter
Ayreshire
Graettinger High School
Sioux Rapids
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Baldwin
Joseph R. Ferrell
Joe Craven
Patricia Schang
Neil Lundgren
Linda Clipperton
Board of Advisors
FFA Boys Earn Bronze Medals at Sub-District Contest
Graettinger FFA boys took part in the Milford sub-district event with entries in Creed Speaking and Parliamentary Procedure. Randy Nicol and Mark Knutson won bronze in Creed Speaking and the parliamentary procedure team of J R Brown Terry Wegener Bob Joyce Robert Peton Roger Schmitt and Mike Guinn earned bronze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger Ffa
Milford
Randy Nicol
Mark Knutson
J. R. Brown
Terry Wegener
Bob Joyce
Robert Peton
Roger Schmitt
Mike Guinn
Graettinger Firemen Award 25 Years Service
Graettinger firemen Mayor Wayne Potter and former chief Annie Masters received 25-year gold watches from Fire Chief John Doty at a Graettinger volunteer fire department dinner meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Wayne Potter
Annie Masters
John Doty
Graettinger Volunteer Fire Department
Highlander Club
Adult Farmer Class Tuesday meeting planned
The adult farmer class will meet Tuesday March 16 in the School Lunch Room. Dennis Essing will speak on records and their importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Essing
Local Cornbelt hoop selections honor Everly teams
The Cornbelt Loop lists Everly as boys and girls champions with multiple players honored. In girls second team Kathy Pirette Linc Ola Clipperton plus Diane Lux Lynn Olson Colleen Larson and others are named with several Ruthven Mallard and Terril players. In boys, Mallard Terril West Bend Ruthven and Everly receive first and second team mentions along with Joe Craven Neil Lundgren John Ferre and Jerry Baedke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Pirette
Lincola Clipperton
Pirettes
Kathy Wikert
Barb Petersen
Pirates
Joe Craven
Neil Lundgren
John Ferre
Everly Cagers
Everly
Ruthven
Sioux Rapids
Sioux Valley
Mark Johnson
Mallard
Bill Runchey
West Bend
Ted Brown
Steve Roshin
Dave Zelinsky
Terril
Jerry Baedke
Alan Dandy
Lee Schoenene
Jim Crawford
Jim Wischmeyer
Janet Scharnberg
Angela Mathews
Marcia Barber
Sue Bannart
Julie Brown
Jean Cadwallader
Roxy Boles
Lynn Gould
Poem by Shelley Rolfson Published in Youth Anthology
Graettinger High School senior Shelley Rolfson was notified that her poem Life is what you make it was accepted for publication in the 1970 fall anthology Young America Sings from the National High School Poetry Press of Los Angeles California. Rolfson has served in vocal music band Future Homemakers of America and is Art Editor of the Annual Staff. She has competed in District Speech Contest earning division one ratings and qualifying for the state contest. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Emmet Rolfson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelley Rolfson
Young America
Graettinger
Hansen
National High School Poetry Press
Los Angeles
Cali
Shelley
Graettinger High School
Future Homemakers of America
Iowa State Speech Association
Mre
Emmet Rolfson
New Saturday Service Schedule At Graettinger Postoffice
Farmers can appeal on conserving base all downward adjustments in farm conserving bases will be made only on written requests filed by the producer Joe A Lynch chairman ASC committee announced. The requests must be filed with the County Committee not later than March 12 1971 It must contain all the facts necessary for the County Committee to make a determination and meet the requirements of the regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe A. Lynch
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
Graettinger Native Dies Of Injuries From California Quake
Frank P. Sullivan, 76, Graettinger native, died from injuries after the February 9 California earthquake. Born March 18, 1895, he served in World War I, survived the quake, but died in California. Surviving siblings reside in California. Requiem Mass was held in Westward and burial at Sawtelle Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Frank
Francis P.) Sullivan
California
Graettinger
Sullivan
Veterans Hospital
Sylmer
Francis P. Sullivan
Timothy
Kaethryn. Sullivan
Graettingers
France
Joseph Sullivan
Port Hueneme
Calif
J. P. O'Brien
J. J. O'Brien
L. M. Hearty
Los Angeles
Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church
Westward
Sawtelle Cemetery
Services Held Monday For Dagmar Miller
Services were held Monday at Bethel Lutheran church for Dagmar Miller 85 long time Graettinger resident who died Friday. Rev. O J Reitz officiated at 2 p m services. Burial was in St Pauls cemetery. Pallbearers were six Miller and Wichman relatives. She was born February 13 1884 at Kimballton Audubon County Iowa and married Peter Miller December 10 1902 at Lost Island. The couple lived in Graettinger where Mr Miller was a mason contractor. She moved to Lakeside Lutheran Home in Emmetsburg last summer. Survived by four sons two daughters 25 grandchildren 36 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by her husband one son, parents, a brother, and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Lutheran Church
Peter
Dagmar) Miller
Graettinger
Palo Alto County Hospital
O. J. Reitz
Fuhrman Funeral Home
St. Paul's Cemetery
Douglas Miller
Richard Miller
Roger Miller
Randy Johnson
Dennis Wichman
Kenneth Wichman
Dagmar Louise Anderson
Lakeside Lutheran Home
Emmetsburg
Carman
Severe injuries follow one car accident near Dolliver
A 17 year old Graettinger youth Jeff Duhn remained in critical condition after a one car crash north of Dolliver Saturday night. Passenger Ronald Johnson suffered multiple bruises as the vehicle rolled over and was a total loss. Meanwhile the SSCC will hold an ear nose and throat clinic at Bethany Lutheran Emmetsburg on Apr 7 for children under 21 with ENT issues offering thorough exams at no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Duhn
Clayton Duhn
Graettinger
St. Mary's Powottal
Rochester
Minn
Fuhrman
Holy Family Hopsital
Jeff
Duhn
Ronald Johnson
Russell Johnson
Dolliver
State Services For Crippled Children
SSCC
Emmetsburg
Bethany Lutheran Church
Broadway
Buena Vista
Calhoun
Clay
Dickinson
Emmet
Humboldt
Kossuth
Osceola
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Times Editor Injured In Icy Street Fall
Editor P. T. slips on an icy slope while walking to work near the old Methodist church, breaking a bone above the left ankle. Cody, unaware of the accident at the time, reports suggest more details in the At Times column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
P. T
Cody
At Times
St Pat s Dance at Graettinger Legion Hall
The Graettinger American Legion hosts a St Patrick s Day dance on Wednesday March 17 at the Graettinger Legion Hall with music by the Fortunes. Community members are invited. Weekend weather included near zero temperatures and light snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pat’s
Legion Hall
Graettinger American Legion
Graettinger Legion Hall
Fortunes
Ducks Were Plentiful on High Lake in 1912, Says Wolden
Conservationist C F Wolden recalls October 13 1912 outing on High Lake with his brother Olaf. Ducks flew in hundreds circling and alighting around their rowing party on The Peterson Point to Johnson Point, a day memory of abundant duck population now unlikely to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Wolden
High Lake
Olaf
The
Observer
Peterson Point
Ole Olson
Ae T Menim
Johnson Point
Cc. F. Wolden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ayrshire Community School
IRLS
Jan Mitchell
Connie Tuininga
Destines
Connie
Mitchell
Ann Stuart
GHS
FFA
Beverly Des Comboz
Larry
Beverly) Des Comboz
Ottumwa
Merle Hansen
Women's Press Corps
Patricia Nixon
Gov. Ray
Des Moines
Richard Nixon
Beverly
KTVO
Keic TV
Eddie Bekx
David Koekenhoff
Fort Dodge TV
Eddie
David
Iowa Accordion Teachers Association
Fort Des Moines
Marion Bekx
Alfred Koekenhoff
Carl Koekenhoff
Columbia Pictures
Charles H. Schneer
Telly Savalas
George Maharis
Arlene Dahl
Janet Landgard
Graettinger Theatre
Technicolor
Nathan H. Juran
Graettinger Post Office
Dagmar Miller
Lost Island Lutheran
Lost Island Lutheran Church
Bonnie Juhl
Tigers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!