Irwin-Kirkman High team earns history day bid in DC
A five member Irwin-Kirkman High School team led by Eric Monson Sharon Heller Michelle Brundige Kathy Christensen and Jennifer French qualified for the National History Day competition in Washington DC June 17 20. They placed second at the Iowa History Day contest in Ames on Friday May 2. See photo and details in Weekender.
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Irwin
Irwin-Kirkman High School
Eric Monson
Sharon Heller
Michelle Brundige
Kathy Christensen
Jennifer French
Washington, D. C
Ames
Fourth of July planning meeting in Harlan
Workers coordinating the Harlan Fourth of July gala weekend will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday May 12 at Mickel's Restaurant. Dozens of groups are expected to participate in planning the festival through July 6 in conjunction with Iowa Homecoming 86. All interested helpers are welcome.
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Harlan
Mickel’s
Iowa
Harlan Men’s Club Sets Sandbox Date
Harlan Men’s Club will hold its annual Operation Sandbox on Saturday May 17 with spokesman Dick Dotzler confirming the event. Residents needing sand or a tire for a sandbox should contact the Harlan Chamber of Commerce. The club has provided sand to local families and city parks for 13 years, charging $3 per wheelbarrow and $5 per tire to cover sand costs, with remaining funds supporting the Easter Egg Hunt and other service projects.
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Harlan Men’s Club
Dick Dotzler
Harlan
Harlan Chamber of Commerce Office
Voter postcard registration deadline Friday
May 9 is the last day to register by postcard for the June 3 primary elections. Postcard forms are at the Shelby County Auditor's Office. May 24 is the last day to register in person at the Shelby County Courthouse. Voters must register if never registered or if they have moved since last time.
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Shelby County Auditor's Office
Shelby County Auditor’s Office
Shelby County
Hospital Open House at Myrtue Memorial in Harlan
Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan invites the public to tour facilities from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday May 10. A special 12 page section Myrtue Memorial Hospital Progress Notes appears in today’s Tribune.
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Myrtue Memorial Hospital
Harlan
Tribune
Avoca native dies in Avoca crash near Willow Street
Avoca born Cindy Niemann, 25, Blair Nebraska, died after a car rolled onto a bank and hit a power pole near Willow Street and Skyline Drive in Avoca around 6:30 PM Sunday. James Vanderlinde, 25, Sioux Falls, was driver. three other passengers survived. investigation ongoing with charges pending. Funeral services set for 2 PM today at Berthusen-Knutson Funeral Home Avoca. burial Graceland Cemetery. Surviving husband Douglas Niemann, two daughters, and her parents and siblings.
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AVOCA
Cindy Niemann
Blair
Myrrle Memorial Hospital
Harlan
Iowa State Patrol
Niemann
James Vanderlinde
Sioux Falls
S. C
Willow Street
Skyline Drive
Doug Niemann
Debra Larsen
Sharon Larsen
S. D
Myrrle Memorial
Vanderlinde
Berthusen-Knutson Funeral Home
Graceland Cemetery
Harold Peterson
Trinity Lutheran Church
Leonard Brewer
Clinton Brewer
Leo Brewer Jr
Dole pressures agriculture at Harlan GOP caucus
U S Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole told about 400 delegates at the Fifth District Republican Caucus in Harlan that the party remains sensitive to farmers needs and will continue supporting agriculture He cited Reagan era farm bill spending and hinted at a Dole ticket in 1988 Grassley campaign notes followed with assurances of party strength and fundraising totals from FEC records Campbell labels drive winds through Shelby County schools local students collect can labels for equipment funding while a light hearted note recalls a student removing labels from home cans
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U.S. Senate
Robert Dole
Dennis Buckley
Iowa
Dole
U. S. Senate
Vets’ Auditorium
Harlan
Casion
Kansas
Senate
Reagan
Dole-Dole
Elizabeth
U.S. Transportation
Abe
U. S
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Walter Mondale
Fifth District
Charles Grassley
U.S
Grassley
John Roedrick
Des Moines
Republican Party
GOP
Roedrick
Shelby- Tennant
Farmers aired at Shelby County budget hearing
At a two hour budget hearing on FY 1986 87 Shelby County residents pressed for relief from higher property taxes and the state taxing formula. Officials cited reduced state funding driving a 260000 tax ask while mental health costs rise and ARC funding potential looms. Farmers urged tax relief, questioned weed programs, and called for legislative action as candidates noted spending increases in most budget areas.
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Dennis Buckley
Shelby County
Shelby County Board of Supervisors
Calvin Bartelson
Irwin
Vickie
Guy) Harris
Harlan
Association For Retarded Citizens
ARC
Iowa
Harris
Senate
Manilla
Orel Tague
Selmer Hodne
Greeley
Townsip
Gale Vandenberg
Kirkman
Tom Anderson
Nub Assmann
Board of Supervisors
Anderson
Cass
Audubon
Crawford Counties
Bartelson
Harlan businessman receives $10 note of apology
Gene Samson, a Harlan businessman, was presented with ten dollars by an anonymous giver. The accompanying note apologized for taking a pair of jeans in youth and asked for forgiveness. The incident stems from a remorseful gesture years after the alleged act.
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Harlan
Gene Samson
Harlan seniors sweep national Office Education honors
Lyle Kenkel became Harlan Community High School’s first two plaque winner at a national O E contest, finishing third in Business Math and Banking Services. Nancy Wingert also earned fifth in Records Management II, giving the school three national plaque-winners and tying a 1983 school record, as Iowa’s top performers at Columbus Ohio.
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Harlan Community High School
Lyle Kenkel
Kenkel
Nancy Wingert
Shelby County State Bank
Harlan
University of Northern Iowa
Wingert
State Farm Insurance
University of Iowa
Columbus
Ohio
Norman
Joyce Kenkel
Earling
O. E
Iowa
HCHS
Kenkel and
Audubon
Large Johnson
Cindy Maxwell
Records Management II
Julie Brinker
Marcia Schwery
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Hartee National Hawk Notes
Fooic
Harlan National Tintin Bank
R-Kans
Ratires
Republican State Central Committee
Farmer
Federal Election Commission
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