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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1976
Page
1
Lucille Bahr sues Allen Helmke and Palo Alto County for 93000 in a district court filing dated April 30. She alleges Helmke’s negligent driving caused injuries from a February 18, 1976 auto truck crash while a passenger, seeks damages plus costs, and notes related personal losses and funeral details.
Gertrude Augusta Vellinga Reinders daughter of Ring and Nellie Vellinga was born October 1 1896 near Carnes Iowa She married John G Reinders at nineteen and lived in Orange City Yankton Plover IA and Fort Wayne IN After her husband’s death in 1955 she moved to Graettinger IA then to Milford with her son Stanley She died Wednesday morning May 5 at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital Spirit Lake Survived by two daughters Geraline Den Hartog and Frances Tuinga four sons Glenn Donald Stanley and Jay two brothers Edward John and four sisters Trace Cora Jeanette and Jennie from Orange City area.
Mike Masters won both high and low hurdles at the Armstrong Relays last Friday. GHS finished sixth of 11 with 21 points. Randy Rients and Terry Masters earned thirds in the 100 yard dash and 220 yards, while the 440 relay team placed fourth. Terry Masters was fifth in long jump and John Millen sixth in discus. GHS heads to Royal for the District Track Meet tomorrow.
Palo Alto Soil Conservation District produced a largely local slide presentation on conservation in America and Palo Alto County to celebrate the bicentennial. A fifteen minute tape narrative accompanies the slides, with viewing offered to any local group, club, organization, or school in the county. Mallard Community School is first to request, on May 6. District commissioners Wayne Davis, Joe Morrow, Rolland Bleuer, Karen Berstedt, and Ken Kassel will present on request, with assistants Gerald Norland and Jean Heiburt.
Area senior citizens in a nine county region served by Iowa Lakes Agency on Aging have contributed $32,000 to the Dinner Date Program. Federally funded under Title VII of the Older Americans Act, the program offsets about half of nutrition site costs and provides meals equal to one third of daily dietary needs. It also offers social dining, community involvement, and independence for seniors sixty and older who contribute what they can afford. Transportation support, expansion plans, and ancillary services are described, with contact details for Estherville, Iowa.
Mail Box Improvement Week runs May 17 to 22 to boost security and curb appeal of about 24 million mailboxes. Rural carriers serve roughly 13.5 million homes on 32 4890 rural routes as communities start repair painting and other improvements.
Instructions describe making simple wire sculptures using baling, aluminum, or framing wire, with tips on tools, twisting strands for strength, handling aluminum carefully, and painting. It notes craft ideas like cow and calf figures, wood bases, and a woodburned edge, plus a Luther League car wash invitation.
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