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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1976
Page
5
A barn on Mrs. Glendine Boecker’s farm, operated by Steve Boecker, was destroyed by a Thursday morning fire. The Graettinger Fire Department arrived at 6:40 a.m. and battled flames that also started several small fires due to the wind. Pigs and hay were lost. damage amount and fire origin are not yet known.
Don Moran won the first flight, Ron Wilson took second, Don Iverson claimed third, and Ward Scherer won the fourth flight. Doug Herke was absent. Sth Flight champion acknowledged.
Deb and Willard Kennedy have become managing editors of the Graettinger Times and Ruth ven Zipcode replacing Diane Miner who left for an advertising job out of state. They are graduates of Mankato State University Minnesota and previously worked at the Elysian Enterprise and the Sibley Gazette & Tribune. The couple reside at 119 Jackson Graettinger and thank readers for patience during the transition.
Hugh Flannegan finished a grade station structure near Mahyorremy. The site, once a law work area, now serves as a recreation space for the Flannegan family. Erosion control measures include seeding the back slope with grass and completing pond filling after rain.
Graettinger City Council plans to apply for federal funding under the Public Works Employment Act of 1976 to cover the entire water project cost if qualifications are met. Administrator Dan Elwood cited high area unemployment as helping odds, with a committee of Avery Bonstead Merle Jensen and Roy Nissen formed to study land and other issues. The council also approved Mayor Graettinger’s Planning and Zoning Commission picks and voted to absorb a planned natural gas price rise, while discussing bids for refuse collection and potential purchase of a city garbage truck.
The Graettinger Coop Telephone Association will hold its 7th annual meeting September 21 at 8:00 p.m. in the Graettinger Legion hall. President John DeVries will present a June 30, 1976 financial statement, then stockholders vote by ballot for three directors for three-year terms. Nominees include Heidecker, Scherer, Simonson, Twait, Westergard, and Zeman. floor nominations welcome. David and Pam Fehr entertain during ballot counting. door prizes awarded after results. Lunch to follow. everyone attending receives a door prize.
Des Moines Register ranking notes Graettinger Pirates jump from ninth to sixth with Glidden-Ralston and Albumett fall from the top ten after losses. Coach Rod Houghprepares his team for a Friday game against Terril, a strong 1 0 opponent.
Governor Ray urges reflection on national gains and Iowa soil care during Soil and Water Conservation Week September 12 18. He notes agriculture is Iowa’s backbone with 95 percent of land farmed and soil erosion risks, calling for continued conservation to protect future prosperity and quality of life. The state funds its own soil conservation cost sharing and stresses urban and industrial support for practices.
Kenneth Edge president of Graettinger State Bank was named special advisor to Joanne Soper’s Farm Advisors Panel, a Republican Sixth District candidate. The panel of farmers and ag leaders will attend Farm Breakfasts on September 16 17 at Russell Heine farm south of Spencer, Highway 71, 7 30 to 10 00 a.m. Cost is 2 50 per breakfast.
The Graettinger community reception for school personnel and school board members will be held in the Multi-Purpose room on September 22 at 7 30 P M. All residents are warmly invited to participate in the cordial event. BEANS Sept Oct Jan OATS 6 44 6 41 6 53 1 65.
The school bond measure passed Monday night with 325 votes in favor and 150 against. It authorizes 487000 for remodeling including a new multi purpose room with a divider, upgraded locker rooms and showers. Incumbent Jean Elsenbast was re elected unopposed to the school board.
Labor Day events list winners across wheelbarrow races sacks races three legged races and tug of war for various age groups girls and boys with multiple first second and third place pairs. Participants Heather Herke Laura Hoffman Terri Studer Michele Naig Kelly Peterson Patsy Sampson Laura Hoffman and others are named alongside several tied results and prize candy for all participants.
The Graettinger Community School Board met September 13 to discuss admission charges for J V and junior high games amid rising athletic costs. A plan to hire ticket takers was deemed unlikely to add revenue. a special meeting September 20 will address board restructuring and bids for a 1976 bus model.
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