Community Calendar Highlights December Events and LIHEAP Help
Irwin and Elk Horn host LIHEAP assistance from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. respectively plus library hours. December lists include Des Moines Farm Bureau meeting, Shelby County Chest, Heritage Society supper, Neola and Dunlap events, Nativity Scene opening, Cattlemen banquet, and a Holiday Candies class at Iowa Western Community College in Harlan.
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Limeap
Irwin
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
Shelby County Community Chest
Shelby County Extension
Harlan
Elk Horn
Elk Horn Town Halls
Iowa Western Community College Center
S. Hansen
Burglary in Harlan Targets Sharon Bruck Home
Shelby County Crime Stoppers features Lonnie Wilson reporting an early Sunday burglary at 403 Court St. unknown culprits took a Pioneer receiver tape deck 30 tapes and two Fisher speakers valued around 960. Call 1-800-432-0691 with tips for possible reward.
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Harlan
Shelby County
Lonnie Wilson
Shelby County Sheriff's Department
Sharon Bruck
Court St
Hit and run damages Plymouth in Harlan parking space
Jeffrey J. Miller, 20, of Harlan, reported his 1971 Plymouth damaged between 7 and 10:45 p.m. Monday December 1 while parked at 2013 6th St. Damage estimated at 300 dollars. Near HCHS two vehicles collided at 5:35 p.m. Monday December 1 at Cyclone Avenue north entrance to Harlan Community High School parking lot. A 1979 Kenworth driven by Melvin Thompson, 17, slid through a stop sign. Kristin R. Thompson, 17, also of Harlan, in the semi, with about 400 dollars damage to her vehicle and no damage to the Sopher vehicle.
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Jeffrey J. Miller
Harlan
Plymouth
6Th St
HCHS
Cyclone Avenue
Harlan Community High School
Kenworth
Melvin
Kristin R. Thompson
Thompson
Sopher
Prairie Rose Lake Attracts Large Goose Flocks This Year
Park manager Bob Glenn notes Prairie Rose Lake hosts unusually large geese flocks during southward migration. Normally DeSoto Bend sees the peak, but this season Prairie Rose has become a key stop. The lake remains partially frozen as birds gather.
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Prairie Rose Lake
Bob Glenn
Glenn
DeSoto Bend
Harlan family thanks Red Cross volunteers
Tom and Cheryl Ferry of Harlan and their son Chris express gratitude to Red Cross volunteers for the blood program. Chris had a liver transplant May 17 and June 5, seven operations, 60 blood units, and was released Aug 21 after care in Omaha. A Dec 26 bloodmobile visit is noted.
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Tom
Cheryl Ferry
Harlan
Chris
Omaha
Red Cross
Atlantic
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Harlan Tribune Independent Local News
The Harlan Tribune reports on local happenings from an independent community newspaper. The brief items cover neighborhood issues, events, and notices relevant to residents in and around Harlan.
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Harlan Tribune
Harlan Shelby County official newspaper details and rates
Established 1870 the Shelby County and City of Harlan official newspaper lists publication details at 1114 7th St and 51537 0721. Subscription rates are 24 dollars per year for both papers, 22 for a single paper, 34 for rest of Iowa, 37 for rest of USA, 60 for foreign. A 2 year renewal discount of 2 dollars. Staff includes Mores, Steve, Alan, Leo as co publishers along with Dennis Buckley news editor Lonnie Guinn sports editor Kim Wegener social editor Mike Kolbe adv mgr Bill Albrecht advertising Ruby Wolibaum bookkeeper Janice Schaben ass't bookkeeper Marcie Cave circulation Connie Schroder class actv Amy Barrett KIS photo Willis Towne dark room composition Dick Joy production mgr Terry Holdren pressman Dennis Schwery ass't pressman Jim Determann pressman Alice Gaul composition Lori Christensen layout composition Janet Henscheid layout composition Irene Mores sec'y treasurer.
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Shelby
Iowa
Rest
USA
Mores
Steve
Alan
Leo
Dennis Buckley
Lonnie Guinn
Kim Wegener
Mike Kolbe
Adv
Mgr
Bill Albrecht
Ruby Wolibaum
Janice Schaben
Ass't
Marcie Cave
Connie Schroder
Amy Barrett
KIS
Willis Towne
Dark Room
Dick Joy
Terry Holdren
Dennis Schwery
Ass't. Pressman
Hospital Notes November 24 30 1986 Visit hours and names
Hospital notes list visiting hours 2 to 4 PM and 7 to 8:30 PM for the week of November 24 30 1986. It records multiple patients and family relationships including Kopold Gessman Leuschen Froh and others with towns Wat and Mrs Victor Kopold Harlan Earling Panama and Portsmouth. Dismissals include Ned Bijornstad Deborah Froh and Joshua Gessman among others with details of newborns November 28 and no deaths.
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On Eee Reron
Avs Wat
Ictor Koppold
Harlan
Cynthia Morton
Arthur Hager
Avoca
Kay Leuschen
Joseph Leuschen
Earling
Ronald Bartelson
Irwin Deborah Froh
Barbara Froh
Harlan Joshua Gessman
Larry Gessman
Harlan Floyd West
Harlan Wilbur Johnson
Shelby Anna Petersen
Harlan Sylvester Michels
Panama
Martin Blum
Timothy Turner
Portsmouth
Victor Christensen
Irwin Brian Fries
David Klindt
Harlan David
Aaron Koppold
Neil Sternberg
Woodbine
Velma Newell
Irwin
Brian Schaben
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Deborah Froh
Clarence Ingram
Defiance
Joshua Gessman
Nichole Squire
Gloria Miner
John Ingwers
Bessie Harter
Alfred Wingert
Deaths and Obituaries from Iowa Communities in Early December
Services for Josie Hon a Harlan resident since 1960 will be held at Burmeister Funeral Home Harlan at 2 p m burial in Redline Cemetery She died December 1 1986 age 95 Surviving sister Floy Obrecht and nieces and nephews Visitation held prior at the funeral home Tobias Bertram Olson of Irwin died November 28 1986 at Salem Lutheran Retirement Home Elk Horn services were held December 1986 at Ohde Funeral Home Manning Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery Kirkman Olson was 83 He was a teacher farmer and real estate salesman Surviving wife Thelma three daughters Helen Cherrie Wanda three sons Dean Alan David and 13 grandchildren Walnut and Avoca area resident Paul Russmann died November 28 1986 at Peace Haven Home Walnut Services were held December 1986 at United Church of Christ Walnut Burial in Walnut Cemetery Russmann farmed near Walnut until 1974 when he moved to Walnut LaVerne Russmann resident at Salem Lutheran Home Elk Horn had two daughters Marilyn Olson and Lila Kelley two sons Lawrence Russmann a sister Mrs Margaret Rath eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Josie Hon
Baptist Memorial Home
Harlan
Burmeister Funeral Home
Redline
Hon
Harlan Nursing Home
Floy Obrecht
Irwin
Tobias Bertram Olson
Ohde
Manning
Rose Hill
Kirkman
Olson
Salem Lutheran Retirement
Elk Horn
Thelma
Helen
Thomas) Merritt
Cherrie Wiese
Fort Dodge
Wanda
Ronald) Sabby
Wallingford
Dean
Minden
Alan
LeMars
David
Lake Park
Sue Olson
Sioux City
Clifford Olson
Clyde Olson
Manilla
Beulah Clark
Ohde Funeral Home
Walnut
Paul Russmann
Avoca
United Church of Christ
Walnut Cemetery
Russmann
Peace Haven
Berthusen-Knutson
LaVerne Russmann
Marilyn
Gene) Olson
Hancock
Lila
Perry) Kelley
Lawrence Russmann
Arion
Margaret Rath
Denison
Success by Degrees expands at IWCC Harlan winter term
IWCC-Harlan announces phase two of the Success by Degrees calendar begins Monday Dec 8 with pre registration through Dec 19. For late fall 70 enrollments exist in Sociology II Marketing II Introduction to Algebra and Basic II. Winter term runs Jan 5 to Feb 27 with four courses on Mondays and Wednesdays 6 to 8 10 p.m. Each course grants three credits at 32 per credit hour plus small fees.
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Iowa Western Community College
Harlan
Harlan Center
Lynnette Spelman
Iowa Western
Atlantic
Iwcc-Harlan
Russ Adams
Elk Horn
Michael Morgan
Tom Anderson
Ken Sprague
Buena Vista College
IWCC
Marlin Guttmer
Santa's Workshop Hours Announced at Harlan Library
The Harlan Community Library hosts Santa's Workshop in the activities room from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday December 4. A regular schedule begins Saturday December 6 through Sunday December 21, with sessions 2 to 4 p.m. on weekends and 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Santa rests on Wednesdays except December 24 when an evening event is planned.
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Harlan Community Library
Santa’s
Tammy Kolbe
Harlan Chamber of Commerce
Santa
Bethlehem Lutheran presents What Child Is This Christmas Play
Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville hosts the Christmas production What Child Is This by Eileen Guder at 7:30 p.m. on December 14 and at St Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan on December 19, with a public performance December 18 at Baptist Memorial Home in Harlan. Producer Sue Andersen plans free performances for churches or private homes and will collect free will donations for hunger relief. The five member cast includes Dallas McDermott narrator Dave Greve Pharez the innkeeper Julie Christensen Abigail Scott Lambert Obadiah and Sue Andersen Reba.
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Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Jacksonville
Shelby County
Eileen Guder
Harlan St. Michael’s Catholic Church
the Baptist Memorial Home
Harlan
Sue Andersen
Dallas McDermott
Dave Greve
Pharez
Julie Christensen
Abigail
Scott Lambert
Obadiah
Medivac serves Shelby County with 567 yearly calls
Medivac Ambulance Rescue Corp. paramedics and EMTA's answered 567 ambulance calls in the last 12 months. Owner David Miller notes calls are about average, up from the prior year, with service across Shelby County and surrounding areas. The Iowa Dept. of Health extended its Advanced Care Providers Authorization for two years after a formal on-site inspection confirmed compliance with Advanced Care requirements. The 14-member staff includes Paramedics Bob Seivert, Nella Seivert, Tom Lewis, Gloria Soll, and Miller, EMT-As Declan Gross, Verne and Donna Else, Steve Barratt, Kandi Archibald, Mick Soll, Mark Rold, Brett Schoff, and Keli Fitzpatrick. Tours of ambulance vehicles are welcome via the Medivac office at 703 7th St. Call 755-3800. emergencies to Shelby County Communications Center at 755-2121.
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Medivac Ambulance Rescue Corp
Emta’s
David Miller
Harlan
Shelby County
Medivac
Iowa State Dept. of Health
Declan Gross
Earling
Verne
Donna Else
Steve Barratt
Kirkman
Kandi Archibald
Mick Soll
Elk Horn
Mark Rold
Brett Sch
Keli Fitzpatrick
7Th St
Shelby County Communications Center
Iowa lawmakers weigh property tax relief and city revenue ideas
Iowa legislative interim committee heard farm and city perspectives on property tax. Bill Behan of the Iowa Farm Bureau said farmers face rising school taxes averaging over 2100 dollars for a 300 acre farm, with total tax near 4100 dollars including counties and townships. David Long of the League of Iowa Municipalities proposed options to boost city funding, including bond voting changes, tax authority adjustments, and penalties for delinquencies, alongside shifting revenue sources from federal funds.
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Lowa
Des Moines
Bill Behan
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Behan
David Long
League of Iowa Municipalities
Long
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Community Heritage Society
Kimbalston Town Hall
Neola
Shelby County Unit
American Cancer Society
Victor Julius
Farnam Circle
Dunlap St. Patrick's Parish Center
Oakland
Dunlap
Harrison County Cattlemen
Logan
Shelby County Historical Society
Western
Shelby Co
City of
Jim Determann
Alice Gaul
Lori Christensen
Janet Henscheid
Irene Mores
Sec'y
Winnie
Ned Bijornstad
Baby
David Velthoff
Steve Orbun
Tobias Olson
Ragbrai
Register
John Jensen
Jolene Bachman
BVC
Iowa Western Center
Sarah Hansen
Santa’s Hours
Ms. Andersen
Reba
Hand
Nancy Andersen
Lynn Andersen
Craig Clemons
Wade Mills
Jeanette Clemons
Irene Ladd
Mary Lou Andersen
Jill Christoffersen
Jill Clark
Lois McDermott
Holly Mills
Sandra Christensen
Myrna Christensen
Phyllis Larsen
Emergency Medical Services Section
Iowa State Department of Health
Bob and Nella Seivert
Tom Lewis
Gloria Soll
Miller
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