Piano students receive honors at Iowa auditions
Stefanie Ronfeldt, daughter of Ron and Sandy Ronfeldt Kirkman, won Level F at the Iowa Music Teachers Association Auditions in Atlantic. She performed Bach Fantasia in C minor, Chopin Flat Nocturne, and Juggler by Tech, earning 9 percent on the theory test and advancing to state in Des Moines. Other LaPorte students earned Honorable Mention or ratings I and II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stefanie Ronfeldt
Ron
Sandy Ronfeldt
Kirkman
Iowa Music Teachers’ Association
Atlantic
Stefanie
Tech
Grandview College
Des Moines
Colleen LaPorte
Emily Bjornstad
Ned
Mike Mores
Steve
Sheree Schmidt
Warner reports for duty in Germany
AB David Warner son of David and Linda Warner Harlan recently reported for duty at Hahn Germany He is a 1985 graduate of Harlan Community High School Warner joined the Air Force in April 1986 His wife has joined him in Germany and his new address is David P Warner Jr 30th SPS Box 564 APO New York 09109-5361
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AB David Warner
David
Linda Warner
Harlan
Hahn
Germany
Harlan Community High School
Warner
Air Force
David P. Warner, Jr
APO
New York
Wheatley Hosts Christmas Party for Flowers By Ron Crew
Ron and Sally Wheatley hosted a Christmas party for Flowers By Ron employees on Saturday evening December 13 at their home. Guests included Elaine Bates and husband Steve, Doris Wheatley of Avoca, and later Dennis and Judy Storm and Dave and Laurie Mathis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron
Sally Wheatley
Flowers
Elaine Bates
Steve
Doris Wheatley
Avoca
Dennis
Judy Storm
Dave
Laurie Mathis
Christmas Social Notes From Earling and Surroundings
Sunday events at St. Joseph church in Earling included Leila Kullbom hosting dinner for son Delbert Kullbom of Atlantic while Alvin and Twyla Schnack visited. The Bluebird club sang carols and residents hosted many guests from Omaha Shelby Avoca and Orlando. A birthday party with a piano solo and carols capped the day as new residents arrived on second and third floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leila Kullbom
Greg Leach
St. Joseph
Earling
Bob
Bonita Arneson
Omaha
Wilber Peters
Bluebird Club
Delbert Kullbom
Atlantic
Alvin
Twyla Schnack
Frances Justice
Robert Scott
Jessie Kemp
Florence Poynter
Jamita McDermott
Don
Ruth Rahn
Austin
Simon Mathiasen
First Baptist Church
Jacksonville Bell Choir
George and
Ester McKnabb
Irene Jacobsen
Mary Benden
Myrtle Fairchild
Emma Plagman
Elmer Cash
Irene Campbell
Dorothy Shanon
Margaret West
Helen Holloway
Roxann Campbell
Methodist Church Circle
Irwin
Anna Petersen
Loretta Rosenow
Vernon Bauer
Dottie Bauer
Kenneth
Mildred Rosenow
Danny and
Lavona Robinson
Shelby
Robert Kramer
Martha Felgentreff
Ethel Schroder
Max Klindt
Avoca
Mary Gress
Mary Johensen
Corley
Sara
Early
Lila Green
Bessie Harter
Edith Pond
Edna Conklin
Florence Palmer
Lucille Crouch
Lydia Schroder
Mae Booth
Ellis Gearhart
Helen Kalal
Martha Grabill
Betsy Schaffert
Margaret Larson
Alvin Rushenberg
Walter
Mina Nielsen
Grace Leach
Anna Lippold
Harlan Hospital
Ethel Janssen
Burton
Lillian Carl
Herb Carl
Hulda Troll
Wayne Schwarte celebrates first birthday in 1986
Wayne Martin Schwarte celebrated his first birthday on December 15 1986. He is the son of Wayne and Darla Schwarte of rural Harlan. His grandparents are Dennis and Cheryl Musich of Harlan and Martin and Peggy Schwarte of Council Bluffs. Great grandparents are Lavern and Helen Musich Sr. of Westphalia and Dick Goetzinger of Defiance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Carla Schwarte
Dennis
Cheryl Musich
Kim
Jeff
Michelle Buttry
Lavern
Helen
Council Bluffs
Randy
Mona Schwarte
Samantha
Westphalia
Mary Booth
Bill
Fern Schwarte
Panama
Helen Reinig
Portsmouth
Wayne Martin Schwarte
Darla Schwarte
Harlan
Martin
Peggy Schwarte
Lavern and
Helen Musich Sr
Dick Goetzinger
Defiance
Numerous births and family notices from Grain Valley to Defiance
A long list of birth announcements from 1986 records several newborns with full names and weights, including Nathan Carl Stein and Emily Nicole Booth, with details of their parents, siblings, and extended relatives across Missouri, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and Iowa. Additional entries name Clinton Joseph Paulsen, Krista Marie Staiert, Becky Marie Graeve, and others, each noting parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and place lineage.
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Carl
Sandra Stein
Grain Valley
Nathan Carl
Nathan
Joel
Erin
Helen Stein
Portsmouth
William Nielson
Marion
Albert
Bert) Levien
Harry Nielson
William Booth
Ardmore
Emily Nicole
Ron Hansen
Lincoln
Harold Booth
Gladwyne
Harold Larson
Audubon
Woodrow Hansen
Harlan
Dave
Linda Graeve
Defiance
Becky Marie
Becky
Julie
Charles Schaben
Earling
Delbert Graeve
Manilla
Schaben
Dave Wiederin
Carroll
Cooper Receives Notable Honor for Community Service
Randall Cooper, a 1964 Harlan Community High School graduate and current Iowa State University mechanical engineering student, earns recognition for professional achievement and superior leadership. He participates in Caterpillar Inc. cooperative engineering at Peoria, Illinois, and is the son of Lloyd and family from Harlan.
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Randall
Harlan Community High School
Iowa State University
Caterpillar Inc
Peoria
Lloyd Coopers of
Harlan
Bulletin Board Notices Merge With Tape and Bands
A fragmented bulletin board scene shows boards, thumbtacks, bands, and scotch tape in use to mount notices. The jumble hints at a busy local posting area with improvised organization and paper scraps.
Health Foundation donates start-up funds to EMS group
The Shelby County Health Foundation gave Shelby County Emergency Medical Services a 500 donation to support startup operations for the nonprofit EMS, open to ambulance rescue and first responder groups in Shelby County. Cindy Burchett of Harlan presented the gift, flanked by EMS members and directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby County Emergency Medical Services
EMS
Shelby County Health Foundation
Shelby County
Cindy Burchett
Harlan
Center
Shelby County Ems
Margaret Robinson
Shelby
Bob Sievert
Mick Soll
Elk Horn
Jeff Hansen
Avoca
Commanders Attend Christmas Celebration at Dana College
A motorcoach of Commanders from the Shelby County State Banks joined the Dana College event titled Sights and Sounds of Christmas on December 7. Participants toured the Treasures of Christmas and enjoyed activities such as A Christmas Sketchbook Julestuen Dances of Scandinavia and Santa Lucia Ceremony. The Dana choir and band concert featured decorated trees, 200 poinsettia plants, and a Danish smorgasbord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby County
Dana College
Borup Coliseum
Dana
Hemminger Hosts Center Social Club Meeting
The Center Social Club met on Thursday December 11 with Anna Hemminger as hostess. A Christmas gift exchange followed a business meeting and games. New officers were elected. Helen Obrecht and Ruth Ven Teyck led the program. Maureen Andersen received the hostess gift. The club plans to meet January 8 with Gladys Lacey as hostess.
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The
Center Social Club
Anna Hemminger
Helen Obrecht
Ruth Ven Teyck
Maureen Andersen
Gladys Lacey
Buttermilk Bran Muffins From Connie Schroder
A recipe for Buttermilk Bran Muffins by Connie Schroder. Includes ingredients Nabisco Bran Kellogg's All Bran sugar shortening eggs buttermilk boiling water flour soda salt and baking directions. Instructions note soaking Nabisco Bran and baking 15 to 20 minutes at 400 degrees yields about three dozen muffins with batter refrigerating well in Tupperware.
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C. Nabisco
Kellogg’s
Area College News Names Defiance and Irwin Students to Fall Honors
Jim Lehan of Defiance and James Barratt of Irwin earned fall honors at Iowa Lakes Community College Emmetsburg and Estherville for maintaining a 3.25 GPA or higher in full-time study. Michelle Holdren of Harlan has been accepted to the College of St. Mary Omaha for the 1987 fall paralegal program while senior at Harlan Community High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Lehan
Defiance
James Barratt
Irwin
Iowa Lakes Community College
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Michelle Holdren
Terry
Judith Holdren
Harlan
College of St. Mary
Omaha
Michelle
Harlan Community High School
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John Leuck
Alpha
Cyril Butts
Galesburg
J.F. Leuck
Lydia Goins
Manhattan, KS
W.A. Pattisons
Ralph Peters
Donna Palmer
Steven Forsyth
Central Church of Christ In Griswold
Elliot
Donna
Linda Palmer
Bruce Palmer
Robert Forsyth
Griswold
Mary Wiese
Delores Aldredge
Ronda
Amanda
Steve Osborn
Josh
Jamie
Stephine
Donley Nelon
Keith
Jeffrey
June Marie
Nick Wiese
Jill and
Tiffiany
Mary
George Miedl
Katy Jo
Wheatley’s
Dr. Jorgensen
Harlan Auto Mart
Tracy, Audubon, IA
Phe Leila Kulloom
Leora Kirk
Edura Arp
Sharon Weis
Joshua
Jenny
Jennie Crofts
Orval
Shirley Cleveland
Orlando
Sally Schmitz
Doris Schmitz
Brad
Jeromie
Jill
Grant
Joan Knott
Sioux City
Darrell Peck
Storm Lake
Gerald
Nadine Peck
Mollie Knudsen
Thelma Nelson
Lula Hadenfield
Lakefield, MN
Thomas Nelson
Harold
Marjorie Richards
Kimballton
Frances Petersen
Winnie Richards
Gerald and
Yiibey
Kathy Gay
Persia
Alisha Ann
Alisha
John Finerty
Phil Gau
Andrew Gau
Vince Arkfeld
Kevin Paulsen
Anita
Clinton Joseph
Clinton
Brandon
Annabell Paulsen
Wiota
Perry Kelley
Ida Kelley
Paul Russmann
Salem
Walt
Laurie Staiert
Krista Marie
Krista
Mark
Rex Goodner
Walt Staiert
K&l
Rose-Ann Fabrics
Steven Fabrics
Kirsch Fabrics Midwest Curtain
Levelor Kirsch
Woods By
Graber
Kirsch Graber
Joana
7Th Street
Sun
Cooper
Lee Jeans
Stretch
Rust
Court
Hemminger
Merry Maids
Connie Schroder
Rt. 1
Area College News
Carnel
Garfield, Harlan
Harlan Auto
Santa
Broadway
Children’s & Maternity Fashion
M-F
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