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Newspaper
Hardin County Index
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1968
Page
8
The Steamboat Rock area announces the opening of the ski run with daily hours and a warming house. Regular hours include Wednesday 6 pm start, Saturday and Sunday afternoons, reservations for groups via Darrell Bleek and Corwin Hadley, and snowmobile rides offered this year.
A hearing will be held Monday January 6 at Eldora city hall to amend the 1968 budget funding street and road use taxes. The measure targets Edgington Ave roadway improvements from this past summer and potential changes in tax allocations.
The Edora Herald Ledger announces its December 31 issue will be printed on Saturday December 28 to allow the Hardin County Index to publish on Thursday. Advertisers and reporters must submit copy to the office by Friday noon to meet the new deadlines.
Allen Kuhfus, 28, of Hubbard has been hired as the new deputy in Hardin County Sheriff's Office. He operates Al's Cycle Center in Eldora and Sherman Merchantile in Sherman and will start January 1, 1969. The role opens after deputy Eugene Setchell resigns to become County Clerk of Court.
The defending Iowa girls basketball champions from Unitom-tWhitten remain undefeated in eight games, leading the Rapids Valley conference standings. Coached by Paul Aekerman, the squad features players Mary Hellmich Janet Imanson Dawn Lewis Deb Callaway Dianne Maroun Sue Spar tins with managers Robin Baum Diane Sparks Marta Drury Deb Maas Pam Paglia Denise Long Cindy Long Gwen Howard and Sandy Collins.
Miss Ros Griffel and Miss Harriette Simons, two elder musicians, sang two operatic selections and a Christmas carol. Harriette heads to Luther College January 4 for a workshop, then to Karlsruhe January 10 to resume her opera, with a stateside return titled for Kate Spring in Cedar Rapids. Harriette will complete graduate studies at Indiana University Bloomington and then join New York University as Assistant Professor of Music. Their parents are Dr. and Mrs. ROB Griffel and Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Simons of Eldora.
The new Lowh Falls bight school will be built on pilings after residents chose the site. Sand layers up to 10 feet deep require piling to support the structure. Des Moines architects Karl Keffer and Associates will present plans next year. Estimated piling cost adds 60 00 to the building price of 2 164 000.
Eldora's First Baptist and St. Paul Lutheran plan New Year's Eve and New Year's Day services. First Baptist hosts Watch Night at 9 p.m. with a film Fast Way Nowhere and a dessert luncheon after. St. Paul Lutheran welcomes Tim Zimmermann as guest speaker at 7:30 p.m. New Year's Day service continues Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Lutheran church.
The steering committee for the Iowa Conservation Field Days and Plowing Match near Eldora on September 5 and 6 disbanded at a meeting last week. Receipts were $9,650.32 with disbursements of $9,538.82, leaving $111.50, donated to the Hardin County Soil Conservation District educational fund.
The Dick Fulton residence was judged first place in the Whitten Fire Department lighting contest for Whitten town residents. Second prize went to the Wallace Doud residence and third to the Enos Fouts residence.
Eugene 1, Setchell af Eldora resigns as Hardin County Civil Defense Director to become Clerk of District Court. Resignation to Board of Supervisors effective December 41. Final report: 23 public Civil Defense shelters with 5,002 capacity, including 2,235 in Iowa Falls and 2,042 in Eldora. County population 22,500. Cites AG opinion from December 1965 on mandatory joint civil defense planning. No public funds allocated. records stored in sheriff's office.
Residents of the Union-Whitten district are urged to sign up early for six Union-Whitten adult education classes starting January 6 with one eight week public speaking course beginning January 20. Registration fee is 4 dollars and Mrs. Lloyd Bales handles enrollments.
District Court Judge Mark McCormick of Fort Dodge ruled that the cattle feed lot is a nuisance and must stop operating at its current site effective May 13. The lengthy suit included 10 days of trial and four days of depositions this fall, brought by Hardin County residents.
Two damage suits filed in Hardin County District Court Eldora seek 75000 from Burton Fite and 40000 from Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co. The first alleges rear end collision on October 27 1967 in Town Falls causing permanent injury medical expenses and future pain. The second involves a rear end collision on Highway 20 west of Ackley on April 8 1960 with plaintiff Michael A Wilson seeking damages for injuries medical costs and lost wages.
Randy Hoelscher 11, son of Mr and Mrs Harley Hoelseher of Eldora, underwent a bone graft at Eldora Community Hospital. A cyst near the shoulder caused a compound fracture when he threw a ball in gym class. A bone piece was taken from his top to replace the damaged bone and he wears a waist length cast for six to eight weeks, released Tuesday afternoon for Christmas at home.
A representative from the Iowa State Employment Service will be at the Social Service Center in Eldora on Thursday December 6 and Thursday January 2 to assist job seekers and provide information on employment programs.
A set of names and ages from Iowa City Sioux City Union Iowa Falls Ack ley Rapid City Lincoln Nebraska and Ekiora shows a roster of individuals with ages 21 to 25 and a note that after January 2 a representative will be in Ekiora on steady Wednesday afternoons.
Gregg E Reisinger and Robert Jackson appeal a ruling over closing Gifford Feed Lot Inc Eldora after a residents petition The judge ordered the defendant to enforce cleanup and drainage measures during the injunction period and to refrain from adding cattle The case centers on whether the feed lot is agricultural or commercial and the zoning classification for the 30 5 acre site with most land deemed non arable and unsuitable for pasture
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