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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1971
Page
4
The Graettinger Frozen Food Lockers now open after Keith Vanderhoff purchased and upgraded the plant. Vanderhoff and wife Sharon run it with their sons Brian and Donnie, planning to reside in Graettinger once housing is arranged.
John Westergard 74 longtime Lost Island area farmer died unexpectedly early Sunday en route to Palo Alto County hospital. Services were held Tuesday at Bethel Lutheran Graettinger with Pastor Reitz officiating. He was a WWI veteran and served as Twelve-Mile Lake Township school director. Survived by wife Venita, three sons, eight daughters, thirty-nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Public invited to spring style show Monday April 5 at Graettinger school all purpose room. proceeds to Graettinger Public Library.
School records show 29 kindergarten pupils for the coming year. Call the superintendent at 859 3286 if you know of additional children. The roundup, Thursday night, April 22, invites parents and prospective pupils. Supper and food will be issued Friday, March 26 at 2 p.m. in Emmetsburg per Betty Hessenius of Upper Des Moines Opportunity.
Graettinger sixth grade and junior high bands and chorus will present a concert at the school Monday night March 29 beginning at 7 30 p m. The public is invited with no admission charge. The sixth grade band under Mr Kent R Baldwin will play Step Along March Trophy Winner March America The Beautiful On Top of Old Smoky Safari Flagship March Red Woods Waltz Indian Dance. The junior high chorus under Mrs Jan Norris will perform Aquarius Let the Sunshine In Gonna Build A Mountain and Sing A Rainbow. An 18 member girls glee club from the choir will sing What Color Is Gods Skin in an unusual arrangement. The junior high band will close with Marine's Hymn Village Charm Windy and Stormy. Dog licenses due April 1 may be purchased at the town hall.
Graettinger public library moves into expanded quarters at the town hall with Lions club help and local volunteers. Gifts to the library building fund from Graettinger Woman's Club Mrs Clara Price Bertha Fogde and Mr and Mrs Rasmussen are listed, while Randy F James new project coordinator for Upper Des Moines Opportunity is announced. Paul Newman Joanne Woodward and Anthony Perkins star in WUSA at the Graettinger theatre this weekend. the film follows a disc jockey entangled with a conservative radio station's politics.
A late winter storm dumped seven inches of wet snow across Graettinger and outlying areas, causing road hazards and extended power outages for rural customers. Graettinger municipal power stayed on. rural lines suffered outages lasting hours into Saturday, with 95 percent of REC patrons affected statewide. Over 200 poles and 250 crossarms were damaged, 50 repair crews and 90+ workers mobilized, and restoration extended into weeks of follow up work.
Graettinger Cooperative Telephone Association announced purchase of equipment to trap harassing call originators amid a rise in such calls to subscribers. The company warns of large fines and possible jail for violators and may suspend service to offending homes or businesses. Lions Club guest Elwin Hodges of Humboldt presented a retention certificate noting no net change in local membership over the year. Roy's Service hosts Goodyear Farmer Days today and tomorrow March 25 and 26 with free lunch 10 am to 3 pm. Wallingford Market Day Sale and Swiss Steak dinner set for Saturday March 27 with Legion Auxiliary serving at 11:30 am and sale to follow. prize of $50 in participating stores in Saturday's 3 pm drawing. Einer Bisgard did not claim last week's $50 Buck prize.
Frank Haisman announces a public auction of farm machinery and items on Saturday April 3 at 1 pm on his Graettinger area farm. Details will follow in the Times. Porter Thorson holds a competitive closing out sale on his farm located four miles NW of Graettinger on Tuesday April 6 at 1 pm. Details will appear later in the Times.
The Graettinger school board accepted the resignations of Leona Leonard a third grade teacher since 1952 and Eleanor Jacobson the librarian for six years, both planning to retire at the end of the current school year. The resignations affect the local faculty at Graettinger and rural Walnut township schools. Real estate tax reminders note that first half real estate and personal property taxes are due March 31 in Palo Alto County.
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