Holy Week and Easter Services Listed For Local Area
Local churches announce Holy Week to Good Friday and Easter worship. Bethel Lutheran and Lost Island Lutheran schedule Lenten services with Holy Communion. United Methodist and Immaculate Conception outline Easter rites and confessional details. Good Friday services occur in multiple parishes with afternoon or evening schedules. Graettinger stores and bank close noon to 3 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Lutheran
Luther League
O. J. Reitz
Walter Rasmussen
Lost Island Lutheran
Immaculate Conception
Times’ Church News
Graettinger
Graettinger State Bank
Opening Dance At Roof Garden At Arnolds Park
The Fabulous Flippers will return to the Roof Garden at Arnolds Park for the opening dance of the season on Saturday the 28th. Regular Saturday dances are set at the Roof through Memorial Day, when the full summer program will resume.
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Fabulous
Flippers
Roof Garden
Cornbelt All Conference Basketball Selections Named
The Grachtinger team placed four on the Cornbelt all conference lists with one regular missing by one vote. Pirate Tom Moran joined Mark Johnson Steve Hansen Bill Runchey and Steve Roskins on the first team. Second team honors went to Denny Bortini Bill Dawson and Lynn Tindall. Girls selections include Paula Stuart on second team and Prudy Tuininga Linda Clipperton on honorable mention. All conference for girls lists Angela Matthews Jane Christoffer Gwen Hoekstra Janet Scharnberg Debbie Johnson Sue Bannart Vicki Birchard Linda Shaveland.
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Grachtinger
Cornbelt
Tom Moran
Mark Johnson
Mallard
Steve Hansen
Terris
Bill Runchey
West Bend
Steve Roskins
Everly
Denny Bortini
Bill Dawson
Lynn Tindall
Pirette Paula Stuart
Prudy Tuininga
Linda Clipperton
Cornbelt Girls
Angeli Matthews
Sioux Valley
Jane Christoffer
Ruthven
Gwen Hoekstra
Janet Scharnberg
Debbie Johnson
Sioux Rapids
Sue Bannart
Vicki Birchard
Linda Shaveland
City Dog Licenses Due On April 1
Graettinger dog owners are reminded that city dog licenses are due April 1. After that date a penalty of 50c for each license will be collected. Dog licenses may be obtained at the town hall.
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Graettinger
Guest speaker at Bethel ALCW Family Night
Ronald Hanoman a Mallard school teacher will be guest speaker at Bethel Lutheran ALCW Family Night at the church on Wednesday evening April 1 starting 7 30. Everyone welcome and lunch will follow. Hanoman from India will discuss his countrys religion.
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Ronald Hanoman
Mallard
Bethel Lutheran Alcw
Hanoman
India
Base Pay Raised To 6750 For Local Teachers
Graettinger Community school board offered contracts to Graettinger faculty. Contracts due by April 5. Base pay for BA degrees rose from 5500 to 5750, a 3.8 percent increase. Increments and insurance push total rise to 7 to 8 percent with an average gain of 530 dollars.
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Graettinger Community School Board of Education
Graettinger
Graettinger Education Association
Gea to Sponsor Bike Safety Program
GEA will sponsor a bicycle safety program for students in grades 1 through 6 on April 3 and 4. The plan includes a safety awareness lesson, a safety test on April 3, and an on-site skills and bike safety check on April 4 at the school grounds. More details announced next week.
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Graettinger Education Association
Winter Snow Causes School Closure and Lingering Weather
On the last full day of winter about six inches of snow fell, creating driving hazards. Warmer temperatures Friday and Saturday melted much of the snow while night temps stayed cool and daytime stayed above freezing. Early Wednesday morning, about five inches remained with ongoing snowfall and school was cancelled.
Coon Grain to Close All Day Tuesday for Inventory
Paul Forey, manager of the Graettinger Coop Grain, announces the Coop Grain office and facilities will be closed all day Tuesday, March 31 while inventory is taken. Patrons are asked to plan grinding and feed deliveries accordingly.
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Paul Forey
Graettinger Coop Grain
Coop
Real Estate Taxes Due March 31 In Palo Alto County
Palo Alto County treasurer John Phillips reminds residents that the first half real estate and personal property taxes are due March 31. The notice appears in this issue of the Times.
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Palo Alto County
John Phillips
Palo Alto
The
Times
Graettinger theatre screens Once Upon A Time in the West
The Graettinger community theatre shows Once Upon A Time in the West this weekend starring Henry Fonda Joan Bard and Charles Bronson. Attendance last weekend was strong with Wes Epling and Arlyn Petersen reporting well behaved youths and a largely adult crowd encouraging future operations.
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Graecttinger Community Theatre
West
Henry Fonda
Joan Robards
Charles Bronson
Wes Epling
Graettinger
Arlyn Petersen
Emmetsburg Man James Wirtz Seeks GOP Nomination
James E. Wirtz of Emmetsburg announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for State Representative from Palo Alto and Pocahontas counties. A 26 year old partner in Hughes Brennan and Wirtz, he and his wife Donna Hughes live at 307 State Street with their daughter Nancy. He attended West Bend Mallard Emmetsburg Community College and Wayne State College and is active in civic groups. He serves as Emmetsburg Chamber of Commerce director and heads its civic bureau, and is a Kiwanis member and member of insurance agents associations.
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James E. Wirtz
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
Pocahontas Counties
Wirtz
Hughes, Brennan, and
GHS Senior Wins Music Scholarship to Augustana College
Scholar Phylis Lastine, daughter of Mr and Mrs Russel Lastine, a GHS senior, has received a music scholarship to Augustana College. Ron Bartels, guidance counselor, notes the $1800 aid package covers an Economic Opportunity grant, an NDEA loan and a work-study program.
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Phylis Lastine
GHS
Russel Lastine
Augustana College
Ron Bartels
NDEA
Sam Watson Auction Saturday in Graettinger
Sam Watson will hold an auction sale Saturday March 28 starting 12 30 at the building area east of Fehrman Funeral home in Graettinger. Items include horses western equipment buggies wagons gas engines and other antique items. Alfred M Westergard to auction farm machinery at the farm south of Graettinger two miles west and half mile south on Tuesday March 31 starting 1 pm. Bortin and Brown auctioneers Graettinger State Bank clerk. See sale ad in this issue.
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Sam Watson
Fehrman Funeral Home
Graettinger
Alfred M. Westergard
Grachtinger
Bortint and
Brown
Graettinger State Bank
Fonda Man Ray Morgan Seeks 16th District State House Seat
Ray Morgan of Fonda announces Democratic bid for State Representative in the Sixteenth District comprising Palo Alto and Pocahontas counties. A 31 year old businessman, Morgan is a Storm Lake High School graduate who attended Buena Vista College. He is married with three children, served two years on the Fonda town council, and has led Iowa reform efforts within the Democratic Party. The seat carries no incumbent after recent reapportionment.
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Ray Morgan
Fonda
Palo Alto
Pocahontas
Morgan
Storm Lake High School
Buena Vista College
Iowa
Stanley Westergard Named Northwest FFA District Vice President
Stanley Westergard, Graettinger FFA president, was elected Northwest Iowa District FFA vice president at the district leadership conference in Rockwell City on March 14. Local advisor Paul Edwards called the honor fine. Stanley was district reporter last year with Mickey Stewart attending as a delegate from Grainger chapter.
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Stanley Westergard
Graettinger
FFA
Northwest Iowa
Rockwell City
Paul Edwards
FIFA
Stanley
Westergard
Mickey Stewart
Grachinger
$25 Buck Prize Next Saturday Draw Set
The coming Saturday afternoon at three o'clock features a $25 Buck prize in Graettinger stores. Alvin Poppinga won last week's $50 Buck prize.
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Prite
Graettinger
Alvin Poppinga
Graettinger High Announces Top Mus Mathematics Exam Scores
Dennis Nelson earned the highest score on the annual High School Mathematics Examination at Graettinger High School, with Tom Moran a close second, as stated by instructor Leland Stiles. The exam is jointly sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America, Society of Actuaries and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. No classes on Good Friday March 27 or Easter Monday March 30. Friday April 3 classes will replace the postponed parent teacher conferences to make up a day.
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Dennis Nelson
Graettinger
Leland Stiles
Tom Moran
Stiles
Mathematical Association of America
Society of Actuaries
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Laurens Man Seeks Congressional Candidacy and Local Roles
Lance Jensen of Laurens announces his candidacy while holding a diverse slate of roles. He has worked seven years at Mefford Industries as materials expeditor and assistant production control manager, owns a coin laundry, manages farms with a brother, and serves on the Laurens town council for 24 years. A 1960 Laurens High School grad, he attends Buena Vista College part time. Jensen is married to JoAnn Beauvais and has two children. He is active in the Lutheran church and Laurens Chamber of Commerce, and chairs the Pocahontas County CEO board with delegation to a multi county Emmetsburg board.
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Jensen
Mefford Industries, Inc
Laurens
Des Moines Township
Pocahontas County
Laurens High School
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
JoAnn Beauvais
Fonda
James
Merete
Lutheran Church
Washington, D.C
Wiley Mayne
Emmetsburg
Principal Epling Accepts Position At Hudson Iowa
Wesley Epling, GHS principal the past three years, who recently resigned, has accepted a high school principal role at Hudson Iowa. Hudson high school enrolls about 200 students. The town lies six miles from Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. He plans part time UNI classes in Cedar Falls and will start duties in August.
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Wesley Epling
GHS
Hudson
Iowa
Hudson High School
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Census Begins April 1 in Palo Alto County
Alice Simonson selects census crew for Palo Alto County for the 1970 count. Enumerators will mail forms for self completion with every fifth home receiving extra questions to map cross country needs. About $100 per person is cited for representation and funding possibilities. Enumerators listed include Wilma Bisgard, Mary Chapman, Lavonne Simonson, and others, with training set March 30 and 31. Questionnaires go out March 28 and use pencil marks read by machines.
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Alice Simonson
Palo Alto
Iowa
Congress
Simonson
Wilma Bisgard
Independence
Vernon
Walnut Townships
Mary Chapman
Graettinger
Lavonne Simonson
Lost Island
Highland
Ruth Braver
Emmetsburg
Esther Lillevik
Freedom
Fairfield Townships
Cylinder
Alice Greiner
Fern Valley
Rodman
Nevada
Great Oak
Winona Loomis
Ayrshire
Silver Lake
Booth
Harriet Wassom
Curlew
Millard
Rush Lake
Opaline Clausen
Ellington
West Benda
Donna Jones
West Bend
Ladigs
Census Bureau
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United Methodist Church
Harlan Babcock
Wallingford
John Pannhuk
Vincent Beacom
Cornbeilt
Bethel
GEA
Coon Grain
James Wirtz
A. M. Westergard
Ray Morgan of
Fonds
Northwest Ffa
Lance Jensen
Lance D. Jensen
Epling
Hudson, Towa
Juanita Helmke
Mary Ann Doran
Carmen Markley
Ingred Duhn
Emmetsburg Township
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