Pirates Are Corn Belt Track Champs
Pirates trackmen dominated the Cornbelt conference meet in Estherville with 92.5 points. Terris trailed, Sioux Rapids and Sioux Valley followed, with Everly, Mallard, West Bend, Ruthven, and Marathon also scored. Individual winners included Naig, Moran, Dawson, Jacobsen, Craven, Duus, and others in various events. Track coach Ron Bartels praised the season overall despite a limited state meet showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirate
Estherville
Terris
Sioux Rapids
Sioux Valley
Everly
Mallard
West Bend
Ruthven
Marathon
Voting Machine Demonstration Here Friday in Graettinger
Palo Alto county voters will try a voting machine for the first time in years during the June primary. A demonstration and practice session will be held Friday May 22 at the Graettinger Legion hall from 1 to 8 p m. The guide explains the red lever, voting levers, and curtain. Also noted is the return to use of new machines by the county board of supervisors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Tibbets
ABM Corporation
Palo Alto
Palo Alto County
Graettinger Legion Hall
Francis Hughes
Legion Hall
Boar of Supervisors
Scholarship Awarded to GHS Senior Connie Hankey
Connie Hankey, a Graettinger high school senior, received a scholarship to Iowa State University along with an NDEA loan and an Educational Opportunity Grant totaling 1700 dollars. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Haney. A group from Graettinger including Myrtle Nissen and Mrs Elva Paulsen plan a three week trip to Norway leaving May 25 via jet from Minneapolis to London to Oslo with stops to visit relatives in Oslo and Graettinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Nelson
GHS
U of Iowa
National Defense
Harry Nelson
Connie Hankey
Iowa State University
NDEA
Lawrence Haney
Myrtle Nissen
Elva Paul~sen
Esther Simonsen
Graettinger
Raymond
Joyce) Simonsen
Valley Falls
Kans
Norway
Minneapolis
London
Oslo
Anne Abrahamsen
Harold
Agnes) Lian
Memorial Day Program Here Saturday May 30 Graettinger
Graettinger Community honors its war dead with a Memorial Day program at Fahnestock park on Saturday May 30. The Legion and Auxiliary oversee arrangements including colors, prayers, a band, flag placements, reading of names, and a parade starting at 9 45 from the school. Parade routes pass by the lumber yard corner and post office corner to the park. crosses will be floodlit. A list of honored dead runs in this issue and a church service at South Walnut church follows with lunch served all day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Lillian Barringer
Ida Christensen
Hilda Luke
America
Wayne Potter
Fahnestock Park
Legion and Auxiliary
Legion
Lumber Yard
Post Office
Mainstreet
South Walnut Church
Walter Rasmussen
Lost Island Lutheran
Graettinger Stores Close for Memorial Day Weekend
Graettinger stores will close Saturday May 30 for Memorial Day with Friday night open hours. Two local youths Ron Moran and Darwin Olesen leave Emmetsburg to join the Des Moines draft quota. Awards Day at Graettinger High School honors include poetry and prose winners, debate certificates, and pins. Mike Schany receives a two year ROTC scholarship at the University of South Dakota Vermillion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Emmetsburg
Des Moines
Palo Alto County
Ron Moran
Don Moran
Darwin Olesen
Melville Olesen
Graettinger High School
Shelley Rolfson
Jean Johnson
Barb Graettinger
Barb Petersen
Kathy Schealler
Debbie Reynolds
Kathy DeVries
Paula Stuart
Linda Blinkmann
Mike Schany
Robert Schany
U of S. Dak
Vermillion
Mike
GHS
Advance Sale Of Season Pool Tickets This Weekend
Graettinger will sell season pool tickets at the town hall on Friday and Saturday May 22 and 23 from 2:30 to 4 PM. A $25 family season ticket replaces the Bucks drawing on Saturday. 3 stamps may be used as partial payment. Open day drawing June 6 will use ticket stubs for a chance at refunds in three categories. Posters from Graettinger students promote sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger
Graettinger Community Theatre
Kelly Hanson
Kathy Platter
Lisa Sarazine
Connie Herke
Julia Berryhill
Julie Schoning
Lisa Luhman
Brett Helm
Graduation Exercises Set For 41 Graettinger Seniors
Mr. Kaiser, speech instructor at Iowa State University and Monday night commencement speaker at Graettinger High School, has traveled in Europe and 47 U.S. states. He previously worked at New York University as associate director of public occasions. On May 10 he attended the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Iowa State U
GHS
Europe
East Germany
Poland
Russia
Alaska
United States
Mexico
New York U
Hall of Fame For
Oliver Wendell Holmes
New York City
Pirate Cindermen A Close Third At Estherville
Pirate trackmen finished third among eight teams at Estherville relays two points from first. Tom Moran won the pole vault with a school record 11 ft 8 in and led the two mile relay team to first. Dennis Jacobsen second in 440 and 220, Doug Naig second in low hurdles, Joe Craven second in 880, high jump second by Bill Dawson. Supplemental food issue set for May 28 at 10:00 a.m. in Emmetsburg. Dana College to award Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education to Donna Suss in Blair Nebraska on May 31 with public ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirate
Doug Naig
Dave Nelson
Tom Moran
Joe Craven
Bob Rooney
Bill Dawson
Dennis Jacobsen
D. Jacobsen
Alvin Luke
Jeff Duhn
Neil Lundgren
Kirk Duus
Norman Nicol
Luke
Duhn
Craven
Moran
R. Jacobson
Smith
Lenny Witt
Mahan
Naig
Hersleff
R. Jacobsen
Ron Bartels
Pocahontas
Pirates
Estherville
Ed Mahan
Rodney Alger
Richard Jacobson
Gary Anderson
Todd Hersleff
Lon Smith
Eack Row
Bill Murray
Kevin Stiles
Dean Conrad
Steve Kulow
Tom Rooney
Randy Mammen
Dale Rolfson
Steve Wegener
Steve Moran
Clay Central
Lincoln Central
Graettinger
Dawson
Rooney
Betty Hessenius
Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc
IPS
Emmetsburg
Donna Suss
Merle Suss
Dana College
Blair
Neb
Borup Coliseum
Dana
Commencement and Baccalaureate for Graettinger Seniors
Next week 41 Graettinger high school seniors will attend baccalaureate on Sunday May 24 at 8 p m and commencement on Monday May 25 at 8 p m in the school auditorium. Rev O J Reitz will deliver the baccalaureate sermon with music by a brass quartet and choir. Norman Kaiser of Iowa State University will give the commencement address Why Study The Rewards of Achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthven Consolidated School
Carl H. Larson
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
D. M. Pierce
William Logan
Rita Taylor
Eugene Johnson
Willie Pedersen
Board of Education
Graettinger High School
O. J. Reitz
Bethel Lutheran
Garnet Voigt
Norman Kaiser
Iowa State University
Epling
Legion
Elroy Kulow
Supt. Stuart
Paul Frick
O. Je Reitz
Paula Stuart
Dennis Nelson
Vickie Mammen
Catherine Sjeklocha
Graettinger
Lions Club Names Officers At Graettinger May Meeting
The Graettinger Lions club held its May meeting at Hanna's Cafe and reelected and elected officers for the coming year. New member Earl Liester, recently transferred from Emmetsburg, was welcomed. Also noted is Palo Alto County Bar Association officers elected Joseph L. Hanson as president Robert Culver as vice president and Donald J. Bormann as secretary treasurer with last year’s officers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graettinger Lions Club
Hanna's Cafe
W. G. Rients
L. H. Thoreson
H. A. Elsenbast
P. T. Cody
Russell Lastine
R. T. Nane
Lloyed Cornelius
Lion Tamer
Tom Millen
Lion Earl
Palo Alto County Bar Association
Joseph L. Hanson
Robert Culver
Donald J. Bormann
Leslie A. Prichard
John Doran
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Trail Riders
Northwestern Trail Riders
Roland Lammers
Billie Beck
Harlan Babcock
Mackenna’s
Mackenna
ILCC
Iowa Lakes Community College
College Student Art League
Bob Weber
Dolliver
Iowa
John de Vries
Kiis Jensen
Randy Henderson
Tom Fries
Sunday Register
Cambodia
Randy
Beryl Henderson
Vietnam
Thomas
Alesch Farm
Tony
Diane) Alesch
South Walnut
Keith Poeppe
Becky Weber
Bonnie Mammen
Pam Sampson
Beth McCombs
Shelly Struthers
Norma Newhouse
Barbara Herke
Brett Helmick
Lori Schacherer
Brian Westergard
Cindermen
Legion Meeting
American Legion
Joe Bannon
Lions Club
Hanson
Pam Thu
Pam Rients
Paulette Frick
Alan Reitz
Tim Roong
Randy Rients
Keith Pog
Beth Ma
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