Pirates Rout Ruthven 67-14 In Homecoming Thrill
Graettinger high school powered past Ruthven 67 to 14 to remain undefeated at 6-0, with Terry Masters scoring five times and Mike Masters adding three touchdowns. Mike Eisenbast connected on a 58 yard pass for another score as Graettinger amassed 564 yards in total offense. The Rams slipped to 0-5 and will face Mallard Friday at Mallard.
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Ruthven
Graettinger Pirates
Rams
Graettinger
Pirates
Des Moines Register
Ees
Terry Masters
Master
Kust Welershaeusen
Orange and Black
GHS
Weiershaeuser
GHL
Earl
Mike Masters
Masters
Mike Maste
Mike Eisenbast
Elsenbast
Ya Elsenbast
P.A.T
Orange
Black
Randy Brobst
Rod Hough
Pirate J. V
Pat Brobst
P.A. T
Mike Elsenbast
Dave Elsenbast
West Bend
Goss
Ruthven Rams
Knutson Accepts Chemist Position With Van Waters and Rogers
Roger S. Knutson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Knutson and a 1970 Graettinger High School graduate, has accepted a chemist role at Van Waters and Rogers in St. Paul. He earned a chemistry major from St. Olaf College in 1974 and completed an MS in Biology with a biochemistry minor at the University of South Dakota, conferred July 30, 1976.
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Roger S. Knutson
Wayne Knutson
Graettinger
van Waters and Rogers
St. Paul
Minnesota
Knutson
St. Olaf College
Northfield
University of South Dakota
Vermillion
South Dakota
Legion Auxiliary Dinner For Post 162 Members
A paid up legion and auxiliary appreciation dinner for Post 162 members and spouses is planned for Saturday October 17. Serving will be from 6 30 to 8 00 p m and all eligible individuals are invited to attend.
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Legion and Auxiliary
Local Residents Attend Solar Energy Conference
Tom Millen of Graettinger with David Whatley and Linda Heuring of Upper Des Moines Opportunity Inc. return from an Evergreen Colorado solar energy conference run by the Domestic Technology Institute. They earned Associate Community Energy Engineer degrees and will lead local solar projects for eight counties, starting with a solar greenhouse by November 15 and other builds under $800 for the greenhouse and under $30 for solar air collectors.
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Tom Millen
Graettinger
David Whatley
Linda Heuring
Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc
Evergreen
Colorado
Domestic Technology Institute
Upper
Des Moines
Greenhouse solar idea aids low income households
City Council Millen, Mr Whatley and Ms Hearing discuss Colorado experience with a green house built by children in a classroom. The solar concept, simplified by DTI, helps low and average income individuals. An air collector costing 150 dollars can cut fuel costs by up to 70 percent while the greenhouse grows food year round without electricity or fuel. Market Report corn and beans show Oct and Nov prices around 2.30 and 5.81 respectively.
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Millen
Mr. Whatley
Ms. Hearing
Colorado
Greene House
Graettinger Council Signs Waste Disposal Pact with County
The Graettinger City Council signed an agreement with Palo Alto County for refuse disposal with a transfer station near Emmetsburg. Bids for removal will be sought at the November 8 meeting. An ordinance adds a commercial garbage fee. The council also authorized purchasing four lots near Highway 4 to secure federal funds for water system upgrades. Annexation talks for land east of the golf course were approved for later planning and zoning review. May or Warren and Johnson named to Library Board.
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Graettinger
Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg
Dan Elwood
Jens Kirkegaard
Richard Schany
Planning and Zoning Commission
Gus Graettinger
Library
Mildred Warren
Margaret Johnson
Missing Youths Return Home After Disappearance
Brad Nissen age 15 and Nancy Detloff age 21, who vanished from Graettinger Sunday night, returned home late Wednesday. Mrs. Laverne Nissen and the Emmetsburg Police Department sought information on their whereabouts, believed to have left town on foot. Nissen called his mother from St Paul Minnesota, and police say no charges will be filed against them.
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Brad Nissen
Nancy Detloff
Graettinger
Wallingford Man Injured In Car Accident
Donald Lee Rustad a 22 year old from Wallingford sustained head injuries after his 1974 auto rolled into a ditch on an Emmet County gravel road one mile southeast of Wallingford. The car went off the road and damage was estimated at 3200 dollars. He was taken to Holy Family Hospital Estherville for treatment.
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Donald Lee Rustad
Wallingford
Holy Family
Estherville
Rustad
Graettinger To Have Temporary Garbage Pickups
Citizens are notified that Cliff Harris will collect garbage in Graettinger on a temporary basis. Pickup days remain unchanged with collection starting at 3:45 p.m. on those days.
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Graettinger
Cliff Harris
Four Generations On Century Farm
Lars Johannesan left Norway and spent 12 weeks at sea before reaching America. He settled in Madison Wisconsin then moved to Graettinger Iowa in 1866 where he homesteaded 160 acres for 14 dollars. The land passed to Lewis, then Eddie Oddson and Louisa Oddson, and now LeRoy Oddson raises horses and hogs. The farm’s value rose over 100fold in a century. LeRoy, a lifelong Graettinger resident with Norwegian relatives, etc. Mr and Mrs Oddson were honored as Century Farm families by Emmet County Farm Bureau with Iowa State agriculture certificates and a gate sign.
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Lars Johnnesan
America
Norway
Johannesan
Madison
Wisconsin
Iowa
High Lake
Graettinger
Lewis Johannesan
Lewis
Eddie Oddson
Louisa Oddson
LeRoy Oddson
LeRoy
Wallingford
Lars Johanneson
América
Oddson
Emmet County Farm Bureau
Iowa State Department of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Pirates Rally in Homecoming Victory Over Ruthven
Football Contest 5 saw strong entries led by the Pirates as they defeated Ruthven in a homecoming game. Mrs Pete Hansen missed three games to claim the week’s top score while Mike Hsenbast failed the tiebreaker. winners should fetch their prizes at the Times office during business hours.
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Pirates
Ruthven
Pete Hansen
Mike Hsenbast
Times Office
Wallingford Men Lose Crop Damage Suit
Sylvester Berge and Virgil West of Wallingford lost in Estherville District Court after Judge Richard Cooper ruled the state not responsible for crop damage by wild animals. They sought 2383 dollars for soybeans eaten by Canadian Geese from Ingham Lake refuge damaging 327 acres in 1973. The state cited a U.S. court ruling that wild animal trespasses cannot be blamed on the state since such animals cannot be controlled like domestic stock.
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Sylvester Berge
Virgil West
Wallingford
Estherville
Berge
West
Ingham Lake
Richard Cooper
U.S. Cout
Mushrush Joins GBS Staff Enthusiastic New Public Relations Officer
Martin Mushrush, a 1970 high school graduate, has joined Graettinger State Bank as a public relations specialist and junior lending officer. He previously worked with Spencer Printing Co. Tielbur Construction Co. and Spencer Packing Co. Musk Rush? Mushrush notes training as an insurance specialist and agricultural adviser and lists hobbies including hunting judo karate cycling and skiing.
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Martin Mushrush
Graettinger State Bank
Mushrush
Spencer Printing Co
Tielbur Construction Co
Spencer Packing Company
New Police Phone For Graettinger
A new police telephone installed in Graettinger City Hall directs callers after hours to Emmetsburg Police. Beginning October 1, an automated message transfers calls to Emmetsburg, who relay the message to the Graettinger on duty. The system aims to speed up police communication.
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Graettinger
City Hall
Emmetsburg
Pettengill Heads Priebe Committee For Re Election
Pettengill to head the committee for the re election of Senator Berle Priebe in Palo Alto County. Chairpersons are Bill Brennan and Ketta Flannegan. Darnell Pettengill will head the Young People's Committee for Probe for the county. Phil Diamond will serve as finance chairman and treasurer for all of Senate District 4, which includes Winnebago, Kossuth, Emmet, and parts of Humboldt, Palo Alto, Hancock and Pocahontas Counties.
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Berle Priebe
Palo Alto
Bill Brennan
Ketta Flannegan
Emmete Ur
Darnell Pettengill
Graettinger
Phil Diamond
Algona
Senate
Winnebago
Kossuth
Emmet
Humboldt, Palo Alto
Hancock
Pocahontas
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Blast Ruthven
Roger Knutson
Legion-Auxiliary
Mike Nissen
Jackie Kulow
Con Nation
Bart Green
Pam Sampson
Darren Henricksen
Amy Elwood
Tim Crowley
Lori Petersen
Market Report
Vily Vuutiun
Mrs. Oddson
GBS
Pettengill
Priebe
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