Sue Elwood Heads Campaign for Cystic Fibrosis Awareness
Sue Elwood chairs the Breath of Life Campaign by the Iowa Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The drive funds research care and education for CF and other lung diseases, promoting early diagnosis and treatment awareness for parents and communities. The campaign notes CF affects about 1,600 US births yearly, is inherited, and has no cure, though treatments improve life quality.
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Breath of Life
Iowa
The
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Sue Elwood
United States
Auxiliary Meet Sees Labor Day Lunch Boost and New Year Plant Plan
The Legion Auxiliary met September 6 with President Marion Jensen presiding. Twenty members attended as Lilian Barringer read minutes and Margaret Lamb gave the treasurer’s report noting a strong Labor Day lunch turnout. Plans for the new year include gardening with each unit assigned a flower, roses for this unit, and bonding for the president, treasurer, and secretary. The Ruthven county meeting is noted for September and dues totaling $58.87 were reported. Elisabeth Spies’s charter was draped, Bea Graettinger won the door prize, and 34 members are paid for 1978. New members are welcomed. hostesses were Lucy, Herke, Gladys Hankey, Esther Simonsen, and Irene Kulow.
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Legion Auxiliary
Marion Jensen
Hilda Luke
Lilian Barringer
Margaret Lamb
Ruthven
Elisabeth Spies
Bea Graettinger
Lucy, Herke
Gladys Hankey
Esther Simonsen
Irene Kulow
School Lunch Program To Receive Cash Aid
Iowa will receive 635,083 in USDA funds to cover a shortfall in donated commodities for the state’s school lunch program. The National School Lunch Act requires a set value in commodities per lunch. cash payments make up the difference if not provided. For fiscal year 1977, 11.75 cents per lunch was programmed, but as of August 1 only about 11 cents per lunch were donated. USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service will pay roughly 3/4 of a cent per lunch for 4.7 billion lunches, totaling 38,848,000 in shortfall payments for the year. The notice will appear in the August 26 Federal Register.
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Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Carol Tucker Foreman
Food and Nutrition Service
Freezing Tips for Hot Dogs
A brief guide notes that hot dogs can be frozen for up to two months to preserve quality. It mentions proper packaging and labeling to ensure safe storage and avoid freezer burn.
Suss Anniversary Obsolete Party at Lost Island Church
Mr and Mrs Merle Suss host a 40th wedding anniversary celebration from 2 to 5 p m Sunday September 18 at Lost Island Lutheran Church A short program begins at 2 30 p m Hosting duties are shared by Kenneth Suss Mission Viejo California Larry Buntrock Corsica South Dakota and Donna Suss Story City Iowa No gifts please The couple married September 22 1937 at South Walnut Lutheran Church They retired from farming and still reside on the homestead in Lost Island Township a family place for 103 years
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Merle Suss
Lost Island Lutheran Church
Kenneth Suss
Mission Viejo
California
Larry Buntrock
Corsica
South Dakota
Donna Suss
Story City
Iowa
Graettinger Bank Announces Football Contest Prizes
Graettinger State Bank will offer 25 for the first weekly game winner and 100 for a perfect score in this year’s football contest in Graettinger Times. Weekly prizes include 5 for first, 3 for second, 1 for third. The tie breaker uses Graettinger game. Friday night features Sentral of Fenton versus Pirates.
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Graettinger State Bank
Graettinger Times
the Times
The
Page
Graettinger
Pirates
Sentral
Fenton
Terminal Coop Attends Beef Seminar in September
Owen Anderson of Terminal Coop representing branches at Graettinger Wallingford Terris and Milford attended a two day Beef Seminar on September 1 and 2 sponsored by Land O Lakes Inc. He was among 600 cooperative representatives at six seminars studying dairy and beef feeding programs including Accu Stage Accu Prlactation Beef Las liquid supplements and touring Land O Lakes Answer Farm. The event aimed to keep cooperative staff current on feeding applications to benefit feeder members and improve members finances.
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Owen Anderson
Terminal Coop
Graettinger
Wallingford
Terris
Milford
Land O'Lakes, Inc
Land O'Lakes
Nursing grad Kathleen Drake among Carroll School of Nursing cohort
Kathleen Drake of Odebolt joined 25 other graduates in the Carroll School of Nursing Program at Des Moines Area Community College on August 31. The St Paul Lutheran Church ceremony featured Milford E Rosendahl delivering the address and Candace Green of Sac City receiving the invocation. Drake, employed at Morningside Manor Ida Grove, is the daughter of Donald and Peton of Estherville.
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Ranell
Kathleen) Drake
Odebolt
Carroll School of Nursing
Des Moines
Sac City
Joan Schoulte
Drake
Morningside Manor
Ida Grove
Donald Peton
Estherville
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Alfred Koekenhoff
Kirby
Labor Day
Joe Griffin
Travel Service
Mr. and
Mrs
Times
Kathleen Drake
Graettinger Community School
Federal Dipont Insurance Corporation
Coperative
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