Marble Rock summer sports programs start this week
Marble Rock launches summer baseball and girls softball with 45 boys and 15 girls participating. Little League is 3-2 and Babe Ruth 1-4. Instructional swimming begins July 16 for three weeks with Beginners Intermediates and Swimmers divisions at 1.25 dollars per week, signup July 13 at 1:30 pm in the Marble Rock gym, contact Dave Dolan at 397-4492 for details.
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Marble Rock
Dave Dolan
Babe Ruth
Marcia Shindelar
Marcia
Marble Rock locals recall pastors and visitors in visiting notes
Marble Rock and Rockwell residents recall Rev Walter Fiesher former pastor of the American Baptist Churches in Marble Rock and Rockwell towns en route to Spirit Lake for a Centennial Celebration. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Keith Kingery Cedar Falls Mrs Jerome O Connell Evanston IL and family with their son Willams Wa night. Greene Good Old River Days event attended. Other visitors include Leo J Staudt Mrs Jims McNeiles Jr and Ceri Buffalo Center and Blair Moffett Greene visiting Nora Hugeett.
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Walter Fiesher
Healy, Rams
Marble Rock
Rockwell
Thur
Fiesher
American Baptist Churches
Spirit Lake
First Baptist Church
Flesher
Leo J. Staudt
Jims McNeiles Jr
Ceri
Buffalo Center
Jim MecNeiles Sr
Blair Moffett
Greene
Hus
Nora Hugeett
Thieman Baby Born at Floyd County Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs William Thieman welcome Penne Sue born June 19 in Charles City Floyd County Memorial Hospital weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces. June 19 is also father William Thieman's birthday. The Thiemans have two adopted children Jennifer Margaret age 3 and Ryan William Benny. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Earl Rowe. Paternal grandfather is Earl Thieman.
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William Thieman
Parl
Floyd County Memorial Hospital
Charles City
Penne Sue
William
Bill) Thieman
Thiemans
Jennifer Margaret
Ryan William
Benny
Earl Rowe
Earl
Ben
Thieman
Services Held for Gertrude Gates in Marble Rock
Graveside services were held at Hillside Cemetery Marble Rock for Mrs Gertrude Gates formerly Gertrude Bear of Marble Rock now of Fairbault Minnesota She died while with her daughters in Washington DC She is survived by sons Donald of Akron Ohio Billie in the Merchant Marines twin daughters in Washington DC and four grandchildren Two sisters Maude DeWitt Cedar Rapids Dorothy Bear Fairbault Minnesota and a sister Stella and brother DeGraw preceded her Her husband Fred and her parents also preceded her The Rev William Granger of the Lutheran Church conducted the local services.
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Hillside Cemetery
Marble Rock
Gertrude Gates
Fairbault
Minn
Gertrude Bear
Washington Dc
Tme
Donald
Akron
Ohio
Billie
Merchant Marines
Maude DeWitt
Cedar Rapids
Dorothy Bear
Gates
Fred
Stella
DeGraw
William Granger
Lutheran Church
Lion's Club Attends Marble Rock Ball Games
The Marble Rock Lions Club met Thursday evening at the Marble Rock Town Hall. Members of the American Legion Auxiliary served the 700 dinner with Mrs. Edward.
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Lion’s Club
Marble Rock
Lions Club
Marble Rock Town Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Edward
Needham Sophomore Receives Second Year Band Award
Needham’s sophomore Joe earned a second year band award at the music awards night before commencement. The American Legion Tack-Barnett Post 268 sponsors the award, joining a family pattern as his sister Rosanne won it earlier. Joe, now a junior, served as Student Council member and is vice president of the 4H Club and part of Bum-PY youth group. He belongs to the Methodist Church and enjoys gardening, model railroading, and biking.
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Joe
Rosanne
Bum- PY
Methodist Church
American Legion award to Raymond Lynch at graduation
Raymond Lynch son of Mrs. Bonnie Lynch received the American History award at commencement for being the top eighth grade social studies student. Sponsored by American Legion Tack-Barnett Post 268, he participates in football basketball track and baseball and played Babe Ruth baseball this summer. He is a Boy Scout altar boy at St Marys Church and active in band. He will be in ninth grade in the fall.
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American Legion
Raymond Lynch
Bonnie Lynch
American Legion Tack-Barnett Post
Ray
St. Mary’s Church
Birthday celebration and canoe race at Good Old River Days
Shenandoah visitors from the Norris and Oxenford families joined Raymond Shultz to honor Edith Shultz Norris at his home over the weekend. Mike Norris and Debbie Oxenford won the Children under 16 canoe race trophy during the Greene event, with races from Gates Bridge to the Greene city boat dock.
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Robert Norris
Mike
Charles Oxenford
Debby
Sherrill
Janine
Terry Rexroth
Shenandoah
Raymond Shultz
Edith Shultz Norris
Mike Norris
Debbie Oxenford
Greene
Gates Bridge
City Boat Dock
McNeilus Family Visits Son on Two Week Leave
Mr and Mrs Jim McNeilus drove to Des Moines on Friday to meet their son Pvt Harlan McNeilus who arrived from Fort Gordon Georgia for a two week leave with his family. Marcia joined them to Plainfield to visit her sister the Trebkes family and was brought home Sunday by the Tjebkes.
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Jim McNeilus
Des Moines
Pvt
Harlan McNeilus
Fort Gordon
Georgia
Marcia
Plainfield
Sun
Larry Trebkes
Chris
Tjebkes
Services in Arkansas for Mrs. A. Lindsay
Funeral services were held in Little Rock Arkansas on June 13 for Mrs. Albert Lindsay 84 formerly Fern Spurs of Marble Rock daughter of John and Katie Gates Spurs. She is survived by son Robert Lindsay and daughter Ruth Lindsay both of Little Rock and sister Viola Rex of Marble Rock with two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by husband Albert sister Jane Sours and brother Clifton.
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Little Rock
Ark
Albert Lindsay
Lindsay
Fern Spurs
Marble Rock
John
Katie Gates Spurs
Robert Lindsay
Ruth Lindsay
Ross
Viola) Rex
Albert
Jane Sours
Clifton
Local 4-H Exchange Pairs Minnesota Iowa Youth
Floyd County hosts 4-H Youth Exchange guests June 23 to 30 with Rosseau County Minnesota and Floyd County Iowa. Mike Frosaker from Badger Minnesota stays with James Rex family on a 420 acre dairy and grain farm. Cindy Osland from Wannaska Minnesota stays with Max Handley family involved in grain beef and dairy farming. Local 44ers Patrice Abell and Doris Hauser, Rockford Cloverettes members, also noted in Rosseau County activities.
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James Rex
Max Handley
Floyd County
Lutheran Church
Handley
Cindy Osland
Wannaska
Minn
Cindy
Layton Osland
Rosseau County
Patrice
William Abell
Doris
Ed Hauser
The
Rockford Cloverettes
Bethel Baptist Women’s Mission Circle Meets
The Women's Mission Circle of Bethel Baptist Church met at the church Thursday afternoon. The program featured a brief report on activities and planned charity work. Members discussed upcoming events and shared fellowship.
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Baptist Women’s Mission
Women
Bethel Baptist Church
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