Graettinger Pirates Honored After State Tourney Run
Graettinger celebrates its 1976 state basketball run with a community appreciation event at the American Legion Hall. Fans, business sponsors, and coaches gather for a free barbecue, toasting Pete Hanson and the Pirates after a one point loss to Corning in Des Moines. Local coverage highlights village pride, rally support, and post season honors, with reflections from fans, media, and at least one former player.
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Pirate
Pirates
American Legion Hall
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Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
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Hanson
Yarnes
Corning
Lucky's
Peterson Insurance
Don's
Happy Hour
Times Office
Galf
Spencer
Des Moines
Stile and
Stiles
Veteran's Auditorium
Chaist Story City
Trophy Presented To Graettinger Coach At Pirates Reception
Graettinger High School athletic director Dave Haggard received the Cornbelt Conference Champion Trophy and the District Sub-State victory nets from school head basketball coach Pete Hansen during Sunday’s Pirate Reception at Graettinger School.
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Graettinger
Pete Hanson
Burke Evans
Waterloo Courier
Des Moines
Hanson
KILR
Estherville
KICD
Spencer
Pirates
Coming
Napa City
Iowa
Cornings
Dave Haggard
Dean Brobst
Randy
Brobst
Graettinger Pirette
Graettinger School
Clarisa Swanson
Pirate
Clarissa
Haggard
Pete Hansen
Graettinger High School
Terminal Coop meets as 400 attend annual gathering
Nearly 400 members of Terminal Cooperative gathered at Terris Community School for the annual meeting. Paul Forey, general manager, reported the election of a nominating committee and three new/renewed board seats for three-year terms. Over 260 ballots approved a bylaw amendment on past due accounts.
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Terminal Cooperative
Paul Forey
Terris Community School
Terminal Cooperative Board of
Jim Myers
Graettinger
Terminal
Craig Thu
John Goldtrap
Dickens
Delbert Dage
Roger Heikens
Merrill Origer
Gary Bragg
Dale Kimball
Dayton Sandall
Jim Ballah
Terrill
Willard Herke
Harold N. Johansen
Wallingford
Floyd Johnson
Ben Richards
Tom Williams
Milford
Wallingford, Terris, Graettinger
Spirit of 76 Bicentennial Committee Meets Friday
Members of Craettinger’s Spirit of 76 Bicentennial Committee gather Friday evening at the Happy Hour Meeting Room for the first full committee meeting. Chair Patty Peterson notes representation from all community sectors as plans begin for Labor Day events and the celebration.
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Craettinger
Patty Peterson
Fancis Schaefer
Harris Mortensen
Norma Newhouse
Dan Elwood
John Poland
Margaret George Johnson
Eleanor Jacobson
Tom Millea
Louise Voigt
Alyce Carter
John Millea
Chuck Moser
Don Grgettinger
Jerry Sloniker
Dean Brobst
Booster Buchs Draw Promises Reward in Graettinger
Misses Booster Nels Nelson lost fifty dollars worth of Graettinger Booster Buchs last Saturday. A drawing will name the winning shopper from participating stores if they are present. Buchs will be waiting for the winner on site.
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Nels Nelson
Graettinger
Buchs
Grantginger
Coffee Day Friday aids Iowa mentally retarded citizens
Downtown cafés Ray's Cafe and the Happy Hour Cafe join nearly all Iowa Restaurant Association members in hosting Coffee Day on Friday March 26. Free coffee offered to diners to encourage donations in Coffee Day containers for 84 000 mentally retarded Iowans and facilities serving them. Local coordinators Kenneth Heddinger and Beverly Zinnel and Bergens, Mr and Mrs Bob Sampson, Mr Ray Glazier, will lead Palo Alto County efforts coordinating county wide drives for Iowa Association for Retarded Citizens programs and equipment purchases.
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Iowa
Times
Ray's Cafe
Happy Hour Cafe
Iowa Restaurant Association
Iowa Association For
Bob Sampson
Ray Glazier
Bergens Volved
Kenneth Heddinger
Beverly Zinnel
Palo Alto County
Directors To Be Elected Monday At Graettinger Meeting
Graettinger Development Corporation stockholders meet Monday at 8 p m at Hillcrest Country Club to elect three directors for three year terms. Lloyd C Petersen will preside. A March 29 meeting details the Ice Capades bus trip has one seat left for April 3 in Minneapolis.
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Graettinger Development Corporation
Bernard Elsenbast
Hillcrest
Hillcrest Country Club
Lloyd C. Petersen
Graettinger
Minneapolis
Wallingford
Fort Dodge Transporation Company
Mankato
Coffe
John Poland
District Legion Meetings Set
The Eighth District Conference of The American Legion and Auxiliary will be held here on Sunday, April 4. The program begins with Legion registration at 9:00 a.m. in the Legion Building and Auxiliary registration at 7:45 a.m. at the school house. A joint noon banquet will be at St. Peter and Paul Parish Hall with guest speakers led by West Bend Mayor Harold Carlson, Auxiliary Department President Muriel Bochart, and Department Commander F. L. Possehl.
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The
American Legion and Auciliary
American Legion
Legion
St. Peter and Paul Parish Hall
West Bend
Harold Carlson
Muriel Bochart
Farm Service Name Change Approved at Annual Meeting
The Farm Service Company serving Palo Alto Emmet Kossuth and Winnebago counties was renamed Quad County FS Inc Stockholders approved the change at the Saturday annual meeting Also approved updates to articles and bylaws Three directors were re elected Elvin Sunde Estherville Lester Nelson Forest City Maz Rouse Curlew Other directors include Harold Wood Emmetsburg Roy Homan Ringsted Richard Rasmussen Burt Ernest Heidecker Lakota Leonard Swartz Maple Hill Reuben Berkland Fenton.
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Farm Service Company
Palo Alto Emmet
Kossuth
Winnebago Counties
Chaning
Quad County Fs, Inc
Elvin Sunde
Estherville
Lester Nelson
Forestity
Maz Rouse
Curlew
Harold Wood
Emmetsburg
Roy Homan
Ringsted
Richard Rasmussen
Burt
Ernest Heidecker
Lakota
Leonard Swartz
Maple Hill
Reuben Berkland
Fenton
Barbecued Pork and Beef Meal For Legion Hall Event
Community turns out for Graettinger Pirates state contender celebration with a free barbecue at the American Legion Hall. A donated hog and beef feed the crowd starting 4 30 PM with volunteers coordinating meals and side dishes ahead of town carnival and dance events.
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American Legion Hall
Graettinger
Pirates
Times
the Legion Hall
Jim Bates
Happy Hour Lounge
Legion Hall
Carnival Planned For Saturday At GHS High School
Plans for a Saturday carnival sponsored by Unimited and the GHS Swing Choir are under way for March 27 at the high school. The event runs 6 to 10 PM with no admission charge and offers games, a refreshment stand, and raffles on a portable TV and a radio. tickets are 50 cents each with one winner per family. Proceeds go to Swing Choir outfits.
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GHS
All-Conference Picks Highlight Cornbelt Basketball Seniors
Cornbelt Conference coaches select four seniors for first team in 1975-76 boys basketball. Steady scorers Steve Dawson Graettinger and Joe Broadie Ruthven headline with Andy Andresen Terril and Roger Krug West Bend. Sam Masters and Mark Zeman also earn first team honors.
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Cornbelt Conference
Steve Dawson
Graettinger Pirates
Joe Broadie
Ruthven
Andy Andresen
Terris
Roger Krug
West Bend
Mike Masters
Pirates
Mark Zeman
Gerald Studer
Tory Masters
Randy Brobst
Mike Elsenbast
Unanimous
Terril
Steve Daw~son
Graettinger
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Vern Smith
Mallard
John Sones
Marathon
Dick Grapenthin
Sioux Valley
Bob Goaken
Everly
Eggerteing
Denny Thornburg
Bill Hoskins
Casey Jones
Sioux Rapids
Dan Forey
Dave Forey
Jim Meyer
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