McGuire Seeks Palo Alto County Auditor Nomination
C Kenneth McGuire 51 announces candidacy for Palo Alto County auditor seeking Republican nomination. Emmetsburg resident 17 years, currently with New York Life Insurance, married to Norma with six children. He has soil conservation and extension experience, cost accounting for the Soil Conservation Service, Iowa State agronomy degree, and 13 years in Swift & Co sales and credit.
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C. Kenneth McGuire
Palo Alto County
McGuire
Emmetsburg
New York Life Insurance Company
Norma
United Methodist Church
The
Soil Conservation Service
Washington E
Agronom
Iowa State University
I.5.u
Swift & Co
Farm Veterans Cooperative Program class schedule posted
The Agriculture Department of Iowa Lakes Community College says weekly meetings for 239 enrolled farmers resume the week of May 22 after a four week Spring break. Classes run at eight Area III centers including Algona Titonka Swee City Spencer Whittemore West Bend Emmetsburg and Estherville with a 12 hour weekly attendance for 44 of 52 weeks.
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Farm Veterans Cooperative Program
Agriculture Department of
Iowa Lakes
North Iowa Band Festival Heads Mason City June 6
The Mason City Chamber of Commerce sponsors the 34th annual North Iowa Band Festival in Mason City on June 6 with a 10 a.m. grand parade of 75 bands and 130 units. Valley High School Band of West Des Moines will join as guest. A 4 p.m. mass band concert and marching demonstrations follow. An Extension Manpower Center staffer will visit Graettinger City Hall June 8, 9 a.m. to noon offering job services and counseling. Graettinger coach Leland Stiles releases a summer baseball schedule for high school and Midget teams with home and away dates from May 25 to July 14, games at 8 p.m. for high school and 6:30 p.m. for Midget doubleheaders.
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Mason City Chamber of Commerce
Mason City
Iowa
Minnesota
Valley High School
West Des Moines
Extension Manpower Center
Graettinger
Public Employment Service
Terris HS
Milford HS
Sioux Valley
Bancroft HS
Emmetsburg HS
West Bend Hsmidgets
Terrill HS
West Bend HS
Ruthven HS
Sioux Valley Hsmidgets
Marathon HS
Estherville Hsmidgets
Sioux Rapids
Arnolds Park
Spirit Lack
Mallard HS
Ial
Fahnestock Park
Legion and Auxiliary
Legion
Lumber Yard
Post Office
Main Street
Bedell to Speak at ILCC Commencement
Berkley Bedell northwest Iowa industrialist will give the commencement address at Iowa Lake Community College on Friday June 2 at 8 p.m. in the Estherville High School Gym. Bedell built a fishing tackle business from a high school venture to 800 employees with two plants. He is active in civic affairs and holds multiple corporate and advisory roles while his firm has earned national honors.
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Iowa Lake Community College
Estherville High School
Berkley Bedell
Northwest Iowa
Spirit Lake
Emmets Tg
Bedell
Iowa State University
Army Air Force
Berkley and Company
Ken
Rochester-Colgate Seminary
Tom
Stanford University
Joanne
Colorado State University
Mormingside College
Iowa Great Lakes Student Loan Association
American Fishing Tackle Manufacturers’ Association
Iowa Manufacturers' Association
Iowa
Presidents' Organization
Hearts Honor Memorial Day Gifts To Iowa Heart Association
Memorial Day honors the deceased and heart disease victims. Palo Alto County residents have donated over 256 dollars this year to Iowa Heart Association for research. Contributions go to Marian Evans at Emmetsburg Iowa Trust and Savings Bank or Dennis Essing at Bank of Graettinger, Graettinger.
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Iowa Heart Association
Palo Alto
Marian Evans
Iowa Trust and Savings Bank
Emmetsburg
Dennis Essing
Bank of Graettinger
Graettinger
Oleson Receives Music Scholarship
Linda K. Oleson of Graettinger High School has won a Waldorf College music scholarship in Forest City Iowa and plans to enroll this fall. The award honors unusual musical talent and high class ranking. Linda is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Oleson. Waldorf College is a two year Lutheran affiliated school accredited by the North Central Association with programs in accounting business medical legal parish secretarial drafting crafts and community service.
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Linda K. Oleson
Graettinger High School
Waldorf College
Forest City
Iowa
Linda
Donald Oleson
Graettinger
Waldorf
American Lutheran Church
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Junior High girls undefeated in track season
The junior High girls completed an undefeated track season with seven meets, winning the Cornbelt Conference Meet and the Harris Invitational. The 880 relay team of Tammy Kulow, Mary Westegard, Deb Poeppe and Jane mpl remained unbeaten, with Jackie Kuw excelling in 100 and 220.
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Tammy Kulow
Mary Westegard
Deb Poeppe
Jane Mpl
Jackie Kuw
Marian Jensen
Rhonda Lammers
Shelly Cox
Shelly Brighton
Dee Helmich
Lori Peterson
Pam Sampson
Kay Starkey
Pam Peterson
Jack de Kulow
Barb Green
Jane Kempi
Janice Stewart
Shelly Struthers
Tammy Shryock
Sue Mowry
Linda Anderson
Teresa Schang
Mary Westergard
Beth McCombs
Jean Hanna
Norma Newhouse
Leian Stiles
Kathy Elsenbast
Mr. Emerick
Annual Memorial Program Here Mon
Funeral services were held May 9th in Glendale California for James Wilson 73 former Graettinger barber He died of a heart attack Survivors include a daughter two sons four sisters Mrs Rathman Mrs Weinholzer Mrs Richardson of LeMars and Mrs Washington of Ruthven and a brother J C Wilson of Graettinger
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Glendale
California
James Wilson
Graettinger
John Rathman
Mary J. Weinholzer
Clarence Richardson
LeMars
Jo Washington
Ruthven
J. C. Wilson
Evergreen Park Baseball Practice Schedules and Rosters
Summer practice begins next week at Evergreen Park directed by high school coach Leland Stiles. Midgets aged 14-15 practice May 29 to June 2 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. plus Monday Wednesday 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Roster includes Steve Dawson Kevin Hanson Kirby Herslef Rick Kulow Doug Potter David Kinnett Bruce Schang Chris Petersen Mike Fries Lowell Jacobson Gerald Studer Rick Duhn.
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Evergreen Park
Cos Leland Stiles
Steve Dawson
Kevin Hanson
Kirby Herslef
Rick Kulow
Doug Potter
David Kinnett
Bruce Schang
Chris Petersen
Mike Fries
Lowell Jacobson
Gerald Studer
Rick Duhn
Mites
John Tindall
Enny Murray
John Millen
Jerry Schealler
Monty Schai Jim Petersen
Rusty Harris
Randy Brobst
Lonnie Besaw
Ted Helmich
Tom Poland
Dennis Kinnetz
Tom Kulow
Brown
Mike Elsenbast
Terry Masters
Tommy Thomsen
Mike Masters
Tim Rooney
Randy Rientz
PeeWees
Head Start planning session at UNI Cedar Falls details
A Head Start planning session on the University of Northern Iowa campus in Cedar Falls involved Regional Office specialists focusing on Social Services and Parent Involvement. A six member committee was chosen to plan fall workshops under Sally Edwards guidance with an Upper Des Moines Opportunity employee among the members. Beatrice Witt of Graettinger, a former Palo Alto County Coordinator, has worked with Head Start, and 4-H scholarships and grants for college freshmen and juniors are announced with detailed funding sources and eligibility.
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University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Ivolvement
Sally Edwards
Kansas City
Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc
Beatrice Witt
Parent Involvement Coomlinator
Graettinger
Head Start
Palo Alto
Upper Des Moines Opportunity, In
Emmetsburg
Curtiss Hall
Iowa State University
Ames
Iowa
S. & H Foundation
New York
West Bend Co
West Bend
Wie
Bethel and Boye Needle Co
Chicago
Allied Mills Foundation
Homelite
Chevron Chemical Corp
DeKalb Agriculture Research, Inc
Bethel Lutheran Vacation Bible School Dates Set
Bethel Lutheran will run a vacation church school from May 30 through June 9, daily 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. for children ages 3 through fifth grade. The 1972 material is titled Neigh bor. Graettinger Community to honor war dead on Memorial Day May 29 with Memore sentences.
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Bethel Lutheran Vacation Church School
Graettinger
Memore
Graettinger Co op Plots Rebrand to Terminal Coop
Two Graettinger co op grain and elevator firms will close Wednesday May 31 and reopen Thursday as Terminal Co op. Graettinger pool opens June 3 at 1 pm with free swimming. season tickets set at 25 for family and 12 for adults, other prices listed. Daily hours 1 to 5:30 pm and 7 to 9:30 pm weather permitting. Pool rules posted. staff and board members named. Memorial Day closings observed. local parade and park events noted.
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Graettinger Co-op Grain Co
Wallingford Co-op
Terminal Co-op
Graettinger
Terry Cullen
Winona
Minn
Deb Guess
Vickie Mammen
Kathy Schealler
Pam Stewart
Brends Babcock
Mary Potter
Arlette Lastine
Leland Stiles
Gerda Luhman
Jan Reutter
Orville Nicol
Tom Millen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Department of History & Archives
ILCC
Bethel Lutheran Church
Theodore Berkas
Madagascar
Minneapolis
Berkas
Oleson
Paul Frick
Aron Hyatt
Jeff Voigt
Jo Eiwan
Gary Hani Kem Gredet
Mike Bass
Ron Sampson
Jay Clasing
Jerry Nissen
Rick Bass
Craig Iverson
Kevin Wever
Alan Reitz
Earl Westergard
Perry Hersleff
Robert Ferrell
Danny Berven
Randy Nissen
Joe Dykhiuzen
John Brown
Bill Forey
Graettinger Pool
Greettinger State Bank
Lammers
CrIsco Trophy
Linda Lammers
Dwayne Lammers of
Dawson
Iowa Youth Association For Retarded Children
Camp Ewah
Strawberry Point
Mark Mergen
Estherville
Youth Association
Merger
Kate Roden
National Youth Association
Howard Ganoswan
Law Association For Retarded Children
Lester Aes Anamosa
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