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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1976
Page
2
Numerous buy and sell notices list items from farm equipment to pets. Entries include two hybrid boars, Hamp boars, farm eggs, kittens, a 1976 Cyclone John Deere snowmobile, tires, pole buildings, prewritten cards, and apples. Several personal notices thank community members and announce losses, with contact numbers and dates.
The Iowa Department of Transportation will sell used vehicles at public auction on November 20 starting 7:00 a.m. on the DOT grounds in Ames. Vehicles may be inspected November 19 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and until sale time on November 20. All units are sold as is. bidders must provide a 200 dollar bid deposit in approved payment forms. Final settlement by 4:00 p.m. on November 30. In transit paper license plates available for vehicles with inspection sticker and title.
Senator Culver led opposition to buying 400 North Capitol Street, a privately financed building, after hearings showed unknown long term space needs. The 53 to 28 Senate vote rejected the $38.5 million purchase as unnecessary and a sign of better efficiency through the Culver Commission and existing space plans.
Iowa Lakes Community College will offer an evening Farm Equipment Mechanics class for experienced diesel mechanics at its Emmetsburg campus starting Monday November 15 at 7 p.m. The five week course costs 12 to 20 dollars per person depending on enrollment. Instructors are Henry Torkelson of ILCC and Arlen Glander of George Diesel Inc Alden Minnesota. Glander brings 13 years of diesel fuel injection experience and has taught evening classes at ST Paul area technical vocational institute.
IPERS director Ed Longnecker announced the final six weeks to buy back into the IPERS system. Eligible public employees who contributed to IOASI before July 4, 1953 and who were not in public employment on that date can buy back to gain service credit. Eligible retirees may pay in installments while receiving retirement increases.
Emmet Dickinson and Palo Alto-Clay Reading Councils held a joint dinner meeting at Graettinger Country Club on Monday November 8. Florence Huffman of Orange City spoke about the Reading Association’s International Conference in Singapore in August and described reading progress and problems in China and India. She also shared observations from experiences in the United States, South America, and Europe attended at other world conferences. Sixty eight area reading enthusiasts from four counties attended.
The Board of Trustees of Immaculate Conception Parish of Graettinger Iowa will open sealed bids November 30 1976 at 4:00 pm for Lots 13 and 14 in Block 1 Simonsen Subdivision Outlet 6 Graettinger Palo Alto County Iowa. Bids due to Adolph A Spies Spies Land Office Graettinger Iowa with 10 percent bank draft and bid amount. Possession January 1 1977 with Corporate Warranty Deed. balance due then. Bids may be held ten days and parish may reject all bids. Further details from Adolph A Spies Graettinger Iowa.
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