Community notes and visits from Estherville area
The column lists numerous weekend visits and social calls among Estherville residents and relatives. Names include Margaret Mammen, Bernice Elsenbast, Joe McDonald, Dor othy Hilmich, Pam Hilmich, Tara and Tanya, Pat Rierson, Kathy Helmich, Don Bradley, Briar Cliff College student John Millen, Wilma Bisgard, Lloyd Cornelius, Omer Gjerde, and Dexter Gunderson. Several families traveled to Sioux City, Fort Dodge, Spirit Lake, and Graettinger for visits and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Kroenke
Spirit Lake
Dorothy Hilmich
Pam Hilmich
Tara
Tanya
Pat Rierson
Kathy Helmich
Joshua
Tom Millen
Sioux City
Parents
Briar Cliff College
John
Ruth Hertel Honored Sunday Come And Go Shower
Ruth Hertel bride elect of Bruce Schany was honored at a Come And Go Shower held at the Red Room of the Happy Hour Cafe on Sunday October 2. The event, hosted by her foster mother Mrs Neet and Mrs Bette Schany mother of the groom to be, featured corsages for the honoree and a decorated table with a salad lunch served by numerous hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Hertel
Bruce Schany
Happy Hour
Miss Hertel
Mrs. Neet
Bette Schany
Garnet Voigt
Elaine Schany
Genny Kulow
Jean
Four From Here Tour Now England States
Lillian Barringer Mildred Masters Mary Christianson and Hilda Luke returned home Friday night from a 16 day tour of New England. They sailed aboard M S Caribe across the Bay of Fundy spent time at Peggy s Cove Prince Edward Island Niagara Falls Gettysburg and Boston as well as a circle cruise around Manhattan. The trip included a Hershey plant visit and a Civil War battlefield tour with a noted guide. The group enjoyed the sights met new friends and returned home in good shape despite frequent rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Barringer
Mildred Masters
Mary Christianson
Hilda Luke
New England
M. S. Caribe
Bay of Fundy
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Peggy's Cove
Prince Edward's Island
Niagara Falls
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Old North Church
Boston
Manhattan
Hospital News Admits and Dismissals List
Holy Family Hospital reports admissions Monday including Mrs Dora Ressell of Wallingford and Frank Atherton of Wallingford. Dismissals Monday include Marvin Peterson of Graettinger. An additional admission occurred Thursday for Frank Atherton of Wallingford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Ressell
Wallingford
Marvin Peterson
Graettinger
Frank Atherton
Cub Scouts Pancake Supper Notice
Notice of the Ruthven Cub Scouts Pancake Supper on October 15 at the Ruthven Legion Hall. Mr and Mrs Norman Nicol of Humboldt were Sunday dinner guests in the Orville Nicol home with Elmer Nicol of Emmetsburg also visiting. Afternoon visitors included Mr and Mrs Floyd Ferguson of Pochahontas, Mr and Mrs Dale Ferguson of Havelock, Mr and Mrs Jim Goodchild of Mallard, Callan Van Laar and Mike Bortint of Graettinger. They helped Mrs Orville Nicol and son Darrell celebrate birthdays. Saturday afternoon callers honored Mrs Nicol's birthday: Mrs Harley Olson of Wallingford and Mrs Edwin Tindall of Graettinger. A going away coffee was held for Mrs Steve Helmich and Joshua at the home of Mrs Barb Currans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Nicol
Humboldt
Orville Nicol
Elmer Nicol
Emmetsburg
Floyd Ferguson
Pochahontas
Dale Ferguson
Havelock
Jim Goodchild
Mallard
Callan van Laar
Mike Bortint
Graettinger
Son Darrell
Steve Helmich
Joshua
Barb Currans
Wallingford News Visitors and Outings Across States
Wallingford News notes social visits from Graettinger and Estherville residents to Emmet Rolfson at the Des Moines Veterans Hospital last week. Oshkosh? No, Omaha weekend homes host Ness and Ness family members. Kari Jensen joins Fort Collins relatives in the area for a week as a Kansas anniversary is observed. The quote from Nicolas Chamfort closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Moran
Graettinger
Bob Carter Jr
Rolly Rolfson
Estherville
Emmet Rolfson
Fritz Skattebo
Pastor Wesley Brodin
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Fred Jensen
Kari
Fort Collins
Colorado
Local hosts and guests depart for Germany
Dee Dee Thomsen, Mary Kay Peterson, and Marlyn Rohde hosted guests. Mrs Helmich and Joshua will leave this week to return to Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Dee Thomsen
Mary Kay Peterson
Marlyn Rohde
Helmich
Joshua
Germany
Geriatric Aide Course Offered at Clear View Manor West Bend
A 60 hour geriatric aide program will start Monday October 31 1977 at 4 00 pm at Clear View Manor West Bend. Classes meet each Monday and Wednesday 4 00 to 7 00 pm and Saturdays 8 00 to 12 00 noon for six weeks. Tuition is 28 dollars with 7 dollars for textbooks. Instructor is Mrs Jean Mikes with contacts at Iowa Lakes Community College Spencer Iowa or Mrs Phyllis Fandel administrator Clear View Manor West Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear View Manor
West Bend
Jean Mikes
Iowa Lakes Community College
P.O. Box
Spencer
Iowa
Phyllis Fandel
Area Plan funding and obituary for Jerry Meiners
The October 13 1977 Times notes Area Plan funding for Lyon Osceola Dickinson Emmett Sioux O'Brien Clay Palo Alto and Buena Vista counties from October 1 1977 to September 30 1978 with Iowa Lakes Area Agency on Aging receiving 106739 for operations and 213938 for the nutrition program plus 6000 state area agency funds. It also reports former rural Graettinger resident Jerry Rae Meiners of Ringsted died September 24 1977 at St Marys Rochester MN at age 39 with funeral Sept 27 in Grover Presbyterian Church Estherville burial East Side Cemetery. His survivors include wife Dorothy and five children Todd Curt Jerry Lee Troy and Kimberly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyon
Osceola
Dickinson
Emmett
Sioux
O'Brien
Clay
Palo Alto
Buena Vista
Iowa Lakes Area Agency On Aging
67Th General Assembly
Iowa
Graettinger
Jerry Rae Meiners of
Ringsted
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Presbyterian Church
Grover
Neil Armstrong
East Side
Estherville
Fuhrman
Roger Kroups
James Wilkerson
Robert Hanenberger
Leonard Rowe
Charles Brawford
John Brawford
Jerry Meiners
George and
Virgie
Miner) Meiners
Dorothy Brawford
Meiners
Dorothy
Todd
Curt
Jerry Lee
Troy
Kimberly
Virgie Meiners
Lester
Marjorie) Bethke
Byron
Iowa Aging Commission approves 1978 Area Plan
On September 15, 1977 the Iowa Commission on the Aging approved the 1978 Area Plan for the Iowa Lakes Area Agency on Aging, marking a key step in regional aging services funding and coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowa Commission On the Aging
Iowa Lakes Area Agency On Aging
Also Mentioned on This Page
Graettinger School
Lou Larsen
Evely Montgomery
Clara Paulsen
Lucille Harrington
Esther Paulsen
Mae ‘Boyle
Clara Larsen
Clara Suss
Anna Berdin
Vesta Christopher
Ruth Osher
Pearl Nobel
Hattie Bosold
Clarissa Christensen
Thelma Thoresen
Christensen
Hertha Spies
Francis George
Loraine Sheffield
Gladys Cuthbert
Charles Spies
Kelly Gammon
Bill Mueller
Simonsen
Knutsen
Fudge
Herman Elsenbast
Moore
Simmons
Elinor Weislroch
Clara Gammon
Margaret Mammen
Evelyn Nelson
Gary Wallman
Clarence Wikert
Bernice Elsenbast
Fort Dodge
Joe McDonald
Larry Ray
Erwin Helmich
Palo Alto Comm. Hospital
Bernice Masters
Virgil Togstad
Corwith
Larry Enderson
Jennifer
Lyn
Ed Bradley
Don Bradley
Davenport
Bradleys
Derry, Johnson
Leo Bradley
Fairmont
Jerry Bradley
Mike
Jeff
Thelm Warren
Atlantic
Wilma Bisgard
Henry Jensen
Martin Sievers
Lloyd Cornelius
Brice Gjerde
Forrest Lake
Omer Gjerde
Alice Helmich
Dorothy Helmich
Norma Sampson
Barb Currons
Kimberly and Mackenzie
Shirley Henderson
Mrs
Dexter Gunderson
Minneapolis
Mr. Gunderson
Margaret Johnson
England
States
Hospital News
Holy Family Hospital
Cub Scouts
Ruthven Legion Hall
The
Ruthven Cub Scouts
Wallingford News
Mrs. IG. Ness
Bud Ness
Omaha
Aadne Ness
Marge Tindall
Kansas
Nicolas Chamfort
Times
Danelwood
Standard Oil Products
Wickman Oil Company
Omer E. Gjerde
Paul Larsen
2Nd Avenue
Terris
Milford
Boone Jewelry
South Sixth Street
Schealler’s Body Shop & Fur Co
Thoreson Insurance
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
Mobile Home Insurance
L.H. Thoreson
Cyrus Guinn
Ted Knutson
Cabinet
K.L. Johnson
J.J. Roberts
Optometrists
N. 6Th St
P.O
Earth
Church
Bethel Lutheran Church
O. J. Reltz
Redeemer
ALCW
Charles Tennyson-Turner
Graettinger Times Newspaper
Immaculate Conception Church
Father Vincent Beacom
United Methodist Church
George Brighton
Constructors
Bonstead Plumbing and
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