Community club meeting notices and events calendar
Local groups announce October meetings and social events at Eldora and nearby towns. Dates span Sept 30 to Oct 7, with multiple clubs including Rainbow Girls Masonic groups Wesleyan Service Guild and Beta Sigma Phi hosting meetings, luncheons, workshops, and card clubs. Residents reminded to RSVP and attend neighborhood gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WA Chi
Gertrude al Jay
Eidora
Rainbow Girls
M.ke Crosser
Glenn Kurtz
Plan Autumn Weddings Engaged Petersens and Fosters announce two engagements
The engagement of Miss Marian Petersen to Robert Riggert is announced by her parents of Clear Lake Minnesota. Riggert is the son of Mrs. Chris Riggert of Eldora and the late Mr. Riggert. Petersen is Gustavus Adolphus College graduate and Riggert Iowa State alumnus. Their wedding is set for Oct 21 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clear Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Petersen
Robert Riggert
Diner Petersen
Clear Lake
Minn
Riggert
Chris Riggert
Eldora
Mr. Riggert
Miss Petersen
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, Minn
Iowa State Univerity
Ames
Trinity Lutheran Church
John Foster
Sumner
Shirlene Kay
Larry R. Peters
Roger Peters
Grundy Center
Miss Foster
Northeast Missouri State College
Kirksville
Schyler County
R. I
Peters
United Methodist
Goose Creek School Day Reunion Recalls 1880s Start
About 80 former teachers pupils and friends gathered Sunday at the Hardin County Youth Building Eldora for a Goose Creek school reunion. Attendees included Bessie Eller former superintendent Fred Struck 92 the eldest former pupil and five former teachers. The Goose Creek building was moved to the Hardin county fairgrounds for the Centennial Fair in 1971. Over 900 signed the register with attendees from many states and countries. Tentative plans called for another reunion in three years. Miss Meta Dobbrunz hosted the Double 4 500 Club gathering with Autumn refreshments and a future event set for October 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goose Creek
Hardin County
Eldora
Bessie Steinberg Eller
Fred Struck
Mary Richard Myers
Avonelle Hubbard Sayer
Garnet Bahr Kielsmeyer
Alma Jeske Wilson
Evelyn Siever
Peppy Teens 4-H Elect New Officers
The Union Peppy Pals 4H Club elected officers at the Sept. 23 meeting at the Community Church in Union. Maren Sparks was named president. Deana Schwarck vice president. Lynette Seward secretary. Beth Bates treasurer. Sharon Sparks and Peg Rash serve as historians. Cheryl Haywood reporter. Susan Speas photographer. Wanda Lepley flag bearer. Nancy Harris music chair. Donna Petty recreation chair. JU Drury Jean Hadley and Susan Haywood on calling committee. They plan to attend 4-H Day Oct. 7 and a style show Oct. 18 sponsored by Beta Sigma Phi. County office candidates are Lynette Seward and Deana Schwarck. They voted to exchange handmade articles for Christmas and will attend the style show in place of an October meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Peppy Pals
Community Church
Union
Maren, Sparks
Deana Schwarck
Lynette Seward
Beth Bates
Sharon Sparks
Peg Rash
Cheryl Haywood
Susan Speas
Wanda Lepley
Nancy Harris
Donna Petty
JU Drury
Jean Hadley
Susan Haywood
Beta Sigma Phi
Mrs. Crookshank 96th birthday celebrated at dinner
Mrs. A. M. Crookshank of Marshalltown turned 96 with a Sunday dinner at Bone's Cafe in Conrad. Family members included her husband 102, Ralph Crookshank of Brooklyn, Floyd Crookshank of LeGrand, and Eldon Collins and Lester Farmer couples from Marshalltown Eldora and New Providence, with a five generation photo taken. Relatives gathered for afternoon visits and a pothick dinner followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Crookshank
Marshalltown
Bone’s
Conrad
Crookshank
Ralph Crookshank
Brooklyn
Floyd Crookshank
LeGrand
Eldon
Viola) Collins
Lester
Veda) Farmer
Eldora
Lester Farmer
Robert Farmer
Gene Farmer
Tom
Dick Cretin
Danny
Ted Broer
Kenneth DeWeise
Grand Junction
Colo
DeWeise
Audrey Hunt
New Providence
Frank Houston
Vernon Stubbs
Ernest Reece
Des Moines
W. C. Vieman
Lowell Breer
Teresa
T. B. Chance
Maynard Chance
Births and family notes from Eldora area hospital events
A long column lists newborns and family connections from Eldora and surrounding towns in 1972. It notes Andrea Lea Winter, Stephanie Morland, Lesa Anne Dostal, Diane Marie Lienemann, Diane Wallace, Chad Ernest Schmidt, Rachel Megan Bucher, Tanya Sue Hinderaker, and other infants with dates, weights, and family relations including grandparents and great grandparents. Several local residents travel or visit relatives, including Dr. Griffel’s European golf tour and the Tull family returning to Florida.
Alfred McDonald Marks 84th Birthday Observed in Long Beach
Alfred McDonald of Long Beach California celebrated his 84th birthday. He shared the day with his wife and children in attendance including Glenn McDonald and her husband, a granddaughter jatbird with her husband and child, Marjorie Heath and Philip Heath, and Sandra Heath who could not attend from Hemet. Mr McDonald has been homebound cared for by his wife and is a former resident of New Providence. Miss Kay Strother leaves for a year in Barcelona Spain for independent study under UNI honors program. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Strother and a UNI senior majoring in Spanish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sp4
Randy Dostal
Lesa Anne
Grundy County Memorial Hospital
Grundy Center
Specialit
Dostal
Vietnam
Lesa
Ludwig Dostal
Toledo
Charles Beenken
Lewis
Everett Caster
Union
Tena Karthour
Pearl Carter
Alfred McDonald
Long Beath
Calf
Biiday Say
McDonald
Glenn McDonald
Jatbird
Guy Heath
Marjorie
Philip
Sandra
Hemet
Calif
New Providence
Kay Strother
Barcelona
Spain
University of Northern Iowa
Miss Strother
Keith Strother
UNI
Local BPW Leaders Attend Fall District Meeting in Burlington
Betty Whitney Ruth Frerichs and Betty Holder attended the fall district board meeting of the Business and Professional Women at the Holiday Inn in Burlington this past weekend. Whitney also led initiation of new members at O Neill's Supper Club in Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Whitney
Ruth Frerichs
Betty Holder
Holiday Inn
Burlington
Axel Rasmussen
Cedar Falls
Floyd Beasley
Agnes Balvant
Minnie Mitterer
Iowa Falls
Arnold Ziesman
Wes Bucher
Valparaiso
Ind
Herman Lange
Ron Wunschel
Walter Zesman
Edward Ziesman
Merilee Voss
Albert Ziesman
Roger
Mark Wilmes
Dennis Bachman
SA Legion Aux Plan Activities in Steamboat Rock
The Steamboat Rock American Legion and Auxiliary kicked off the year with a September 19 potluck in the school lunchroom. Returning Auxiliary officers were reinstated along with new membership committee picks. A bake and rummage sale is planned for September 30 at the Legion hall, with fundraising efforts to support the Legion building. Carl Luiken showed nature slides after the supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steamboat Rock American Legion and Auxiliary
Rex Heard
Harry Pixler
Bessie Jaspers
Wilma Blosch
Earl Thems
Hollis Havens
Legion Hall
Steamboat Rock
Legion and Auxiliary
Legion
Bill Zielske
Roland Newby
John Burns
Harry Luiken
Dick Butters
Blosch
Carl Luiken
Peanut Butter Fingers Recipe From Union Center Book
Betty Drury submits this bar cookie recipe for peanut butter fingers. ingredients include butter sugar brown sugar egg soda peanut butter vanilla flour quick oatmeal and chocolate chips. bake in a greased pan at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes then sprinkle chips and let stand briefly before slicing.
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Union Center
Nak
Betty, Drury
School Lunch Menu for Oct 2 to Oct 6
The menu lists meals for Monday through Friday featuring items like luncheon meat, mashed potatoes and gravy, carrot sticks, brownie bars, bread and milk on Monday. Tuesday offers beef burgers with relishes and applesauce, Wednesday has barbecued pork and buttered vegetables, Thursday Spanish rice and pudding, and Friday macaroni and cheese with yellow cake and peanut butter sandwiches. Mrs Ella Smith spent Saturday night with her son and family near Owasa.
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Wesleyan Service Guild
Ralph Dickson
N.T. T. Club
Bob Burns
Benson Cemetery Society
Don Haskins
Lester Ose
Ron Reece
Bill Harner
Ascension
E. S
Eldora Garden Club
George O’bryan
George Rinehart
Arel Brown
Stilleys
Blanche and
Ethel
M. D. Stilley
Stilley
Wilson Hadley
R. A. Scott
the Beotts
Chevreux Eldora, Iowa
Rego
Shirlene Foster
Japan
Holland
Malaysia
Arizona
Texas
California
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Tinois
Florida
Ohio
Virginia
Kansas
Colorado
Hubbard
Bradford
Alden
Waterloo
Dobbrunz
Meta Dobbrunz
Russell Morgan
Evelyn Sears
Lois Kix
Aspen
Tigers
Sre
Qrousell
Cecil Broer
Hawthorne, Nev
Daniel. Black
Bangor
Willa Ross
Wellsburg
Norman Black
Dena Ross
Joseph Dean
Wayne Stout
Mason City
Bast Snyder
Otis Stout
Perry
Robert Hess
Andrea Lea
Richard Winter
Eldora Community Hospital
Angeli
Alesha
Winter
Sherry Hoelscher
Rufus Hoelscher
Franz Water
Rena Hoelscher
Stephanie Lynn Morland
Marvin Morland
Becky
Jeff
Douglas
Morland
Maggie Glenn
Myrtle Morland
New Virginia
Glenn Sheller
Werner Lienemann
Diane Marie
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Lienemanns
Jon
Jimmy
Orlyle Hesebeck
Elsie Lienemann
Wymore
Neb
Anna Winter
David Ray Wallace
Dana Wallace
Altoona
Brian
Wallace
Bill Montz
Gib Wallace
New Sharon
Emma Dettbarn
Pluma Loft
Nisswa
Fred Pieper
Chad Ernest
Richard Schmidt
Morse, Ill
Clyde Rosene
Princeton
Rachel Megan
Wesley Bucher
Christopher
Wendell Wehrman
Las Vegas
Nev
James. Hinderaker
Tanya Sue
Lester Merical
Harvey Hinderaker
Radcliffe
R. KR. Griffel
Paris
France
Milan
Italy
St. Paul
Latties Aid
SA Legion
Omardin County
Brotherhood
Satan
Sun-Mon
Roqual Welch
Ernest
Borgnine
Gunfigher
News
Ella Smith
Carroll Smith
Owasa
Coats
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