Graettinger School Board Meeting Highlights May 12
The Graettinger Community School Board met to approve minutes bills and financial reports. They accepted resignation letters from five staff members. Superintendent Pettengill said the DPI reorganiza tion feasibility study will be sent in July or August. Summer driver training begins June 2 with thirty hours of classroom work and six hours of driving. Parents will receive guidelines. Plans for High School library renovation were announced including moving books from the Jr High and adding shelves. Junior High shelves will store textbooks. The meeting adjourned around 10:00 p.m.
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Graettinger Community
Voorhees
Nelson
Hickerson
Hanawalt
Goddard
Pettengill
DPI
Jr. High
Spring Concert for Community High School Music Department
The Community High School Music Department presents a spring concert this Friday May 16 at 8:00 p.m. Featuring Concert Choir, Concert Band, and small ensembles with I ratings from state competition. The program offers musical variety and free admission. the public is encouraged to attend.
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Graettinger Community School Senior High
Conservation Art Winners at Palo Alto District Contest
Palo Alto Soil Conservation District named first through sixth grade winners from local schools for a conservation themed art contest. Kindergarten winner Tom Ford. First Brenda Kulow. Second Tony Streit. Third Kevin Woodford. Fourth David Drake. Fifth Thomas Reding. Sixth Dean Steffen. Honorable mentions and display plans announced with awards including ribbons and certificates. Memorial donations noted for Emil Ferkens Dorothy Prichard and Sadie Nicol with contact details for contributions.
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Palo Alto
Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation District Office
Tom Ford
Mallard Community School
Brenda Kulow
SS Peter & Paul
Graettinger Apartments Get New Ash Trees
The Town of Graettinger and Graettinger Community Apartments received ash trees for the Town park and around the apartments. The trees were a gift from the Iowa Trust and Savings Bank at Emmetsburg. Many thanks to them.
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Graettinger
Iowa Trust and Saving Bank
Emmetsburg
Poppy Day Observance On May 24
On Saturday May 24 Americans will wear a red memorial poppy in tribute to dead and disabled servicemen. The poppy, growing on World War battlefields, is the official memorial flower of the American Legion and Auxiliary, representing those who fell in two World Wars and aiding living veterans through donations.
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American Legion Auxiliary
France
Belgium
Nature
American Legion and Auxiliary
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School Board Resume
Heart Assoc
Palo Alto Heart Association
Emil Ferkens
Dorothy Prichard
Sadie Nicol
Marion Evans
Iowa Trust & Savings
Iowa Heart Association
Brick & Tile
Mason City
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