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Newspaper
Harlan Tribune
Location
Harlan, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1987
Page
1
Irwin area recorded 2.2 inches of rainfall between about 7 and 9 p.m. Monday June 22, with hail blanketing the ground about two miles west of Irwin, reported by news correspondent Helen Van Asselt.
Harlan Kiwanis Club will hold its quarterly newspaper drive Saturday June 27 with curbside drop by 10 a.m. Assistance calls to Jon Burmeister at 755-3177. The club recently sold about 13 tons at 25 dollars per ton, yielding annual net receipts of 1500 to 2500 dollars for community projects.
Rob Hall of Harlan was elected president of the Harlan Men’s Club after the annual Sandbox Day. He will be helped by vice-president Dan Fowler and treasurer Dick Dotzler. The first function is the glow in the dark Night Light Open tonight at the Harlan Golf and Country Club with spots still available for the 10 p.m. tee off.
Westphalia Shelby County Area Economic Development Council will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday June 25 at the Westphalia Fire Hall. Agenda includes committee reports on the local needs survey finances retail dollars public relations and community betterment An update on the county economic development plan and reports on a pilot tourism grant program and a new approach to building the local economy Jerry and Joni Henscheid will report on Westphalia activities The meeting is open to the public.
An Army and Air Force news service release names a Westphalia airman as a 1981 graduate of Harlan Cyclones High School in Iowa. The item notes the individual among veterans and alumni listings from the Cyclones program.
At Manteno Park near Defiance on June 20 Cub Scouts held a water bowl challenge removing ping-pong balls without hands. About 135 scouts 33 adults and 20 staff plus helpers attended from Carroll Dedham Defiance Denison Earling Harlan Modale Manilla and Ricketts led by Betty Foxhaven Cub Scout Pack 142 Earling.
Harlan Community School Board voted Monday night to hire William Beard, a Lincoln native with eight years of experience, as guidance counselor for the high and middle schools, filling the vacancy from the August 1986 resignation of Dick Kluver. Beard holds a master's from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and previously worked at Norfolk High School. The board also approved roof repair plans for New Park Elementary and three bids for equipping a profoundly handicapped special education room, targeting completion by 1988-89.
The Phase I increase would raise all full time Shelby Tennant public school teachers to a $18,000 minimum, benefiting 21 faculty and not affecting seven others. Base pay will be $14,100 for 1987 88. The Iowa Legislature approved House File 499 and awaits Gov Branstad signature.
Harlan Manufacturing Company leaders Ed and Jean Andreasen Cal Jacobson were lauded at a June 16 luncheon in Harlan. Jacobs Tool Co. purchased the firm last December and plans to consolidate under Jacobs Corporation of Harlan. Local officials praised the firm’s history, job retention, and community support.
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