Open Meeting On Graettinger School Bond Plan
Three days of public tours and an open meeting are planned next week in Graettinger to discuss a proposed 487000 bond for 18200 square feet of new construction and remodeling at the community school. The plan includes a multipurpose room, new industrial arts, and vocational building, plus a library, playground changes, and three basketball courts. Tax impact shown by sample homes is about 11.78 to 23.65 dollars annually per 1000 assessed value over 15 years.
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Creamery Theatre
Herke
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Graettinger Bank Donates Bicentennial Silver Medal
Graettinger State Bank President Ken Edge presented the local Bicentennial Committee with a solid sterling silver commemorative medal purchased from the Federal Government. The medallion, encased in a hardcover book, bears the Official Bicentennial Declaration and signatures of the President, Vice President, Cabinet, Senate, and House members. It will be placed in the Graettinger Time Capsule inside a bank vault after the Bicentennial Celebration this weekend and Monday.
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Ken Edge
United States of America
Senate
House of Representative
Graettinger
Labor Day Weekend Bicentennial Events in Graettinger
Graettinger hosts a three day Labor Day and Bicentennial celebration with thousands expected on main street and at venues citywide. events include carnival, golf tournament, horse shoe contests, bingo, donkey ballgame, teen dance, ice cream social, water fight, archery show, and beard and facial hair contests with cash prizes and shaving permits.
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Hillcrest Country Club
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American Legion Hall
Graettinger High School
Future Farmers of America
Sioux Falls
Naomi
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Evergreen Park
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George Rients
Graettinger Times
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American Legion
Fahnestock Park
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Brother of the Bush
Beard
Tom Millen
Lien Jacobson Win Time's Bicentennial Coloring Contest
Julie Lien and Jodi Jacobson win first prize in Graettinger Times Bicentennial Coloring Contest. They receive two adult and one child ticket to Donkey Ball Game as part of Graettinger 80th Labor Day celebration. Honorable mentions listed. tickets for winners available at Times office. Also notes a September 9 auction sale of Myrtle Rathman estate near Graettinger water tower.
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Julie Lien
Jodi Jacobson
Graettinger Times
Julie
Dick Lien
Jodi
David Jacobson
Graettinger
Times Office
Carol Hoffman
Janice Hurley
David
Myrtle Rathman
Caravan to Estherville Tonight Urgent plea for more cars and riders
Labor Day Chairman Harris Mortensen calls for extra cars riders and ticket sellers for today's final caravan. Vehicles should gather before 6 p.m. at Don's Gas and Oil with Estherville arrival at 7 p.m. The event aims to boost crowds during Estherville three day celebration and Emmetsburg stop.
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Harris Mortensen
Estherville
Emmetsburg
Don's Gas and Oil
Locals Featured on KEYC TV for Graettinger Event
Graettinger residents Clarissa Swanson Merle Jenson and Dan Voigt appeared on Mankato Channel 12 Coffee Break to discuss Graettinger 80th Annual Labor Day Celebration and Bicentennial Salute to Our Nation. The live 10 15 a m broadcast featured booster comments from Helmer Jesperson and Gilbert Steuve about plans for the three day weekend event.
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Graettinger
Mankato
Clarissa Swanson
Merle Jensen
Dan Voigt
KEYC
Helmer Jesperson
Gilbert Steuve
Senior Citizen Center
Main Street
Graettinger Times Next Week Delayed Delivery Notice
The Graettinger Times informs readers that next week the paper will be published one day late due to Labor Day. The office will be closed Monday and staff are asked to submit copy Friday for typing. Local distribution will occur Friday morning. out of area subscribers may receive it a day late.
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Graettinger Times
Times
Graettinger
Official Bicentennial Declaration of the People
On the Bicentennial Anniversary we, the undersigned, reaffirm dedication to Liberty Justice and Freedom that led to independence two hundred years ago. We believe these principles, applied by a government deriving powers from the consent of the governed, will secure Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness for generations to come.
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United States of America
Bring Soap To Scrimmage For Graettinger Pirates
Graettinger Pirates, ranked ninth in the state, hold the Soap Scrimmage on Sept 3 at Evergreen Park at 7 45 pm. Admission is one bar of soap per person, cheerleaders collect at gate, 32 players split into varsity and junior varsity, advance tickets sold.
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Des Moines Register
Evergreen Park
Park
Labor Day Wheel of Fortune Finalizes Ticket Sales
Ticket sellers and chairmen are directed to bring all ticket money stubs and unsold tickets for the $1000 Labor Day cash drawing to the Wheel of Fortune by 7:30 p.m. on September 6. Labor Day committees must present current bills to Harris Mortensen at the bank to enable preweekend checks. Change for the celebration is to be picked up at the Graettinger State Bank.
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