Avoca Good Guys Seek Help for 1986 Christmas Boxes
Winter weather reminder notes Veterans Memorial Auditorium hours 8 am to 10 pm through weekdays per Gus Eckermann. Avoca Good Guys seek contributions for their Christmas box program with over 100 boxes distributed last year. Names of the needy must be submitted by Dec 10 for food orders and Dec 23 delivery. submit to Rose Bruck, Joe Davis III, or Hugo Dittmer.
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Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Gus Eckermann
AVOCA
Avoca Good Guys
Rose Bruck
Joe Davis III
Hugo Dittmer
Salvation Army volunteers expedite Christmas aid in Shelby County
Local service unit meeting distributed Christmas housing gifts in Shelby County and plans to reach 11,360 Iowa shut ins with personal needs kits and friendly visits. The program includes gifts, food, toys, clothing, and visits to correctional institutions and veterans hospitals. Local contacts are Don Blakely of Harlan and Mark Langenfeld of Earling.
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Volunce
Shelby County
Iowa
Salvation Army
Veterans
Don Blakely
Harlan
Mark Langenfeld
Earling
Legal aid interview at Shelby County Courthouse
A representative from the oeoe Corporation of Iowa Council Bluffs Regional Office will be available for interviews at the north entrance on the lower level of the Shelby County Courthouse Wednesday November 26 from 1 to 3 pm. Free legal assistance is offered to eligible Shelby residents. Call toll free 1-800-432-9229 for information or to make an appointment.
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Oeoe Corporation of
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Shelby County
Wed
Shelby Surrounding
Locker Room opens new sporting goods store in Harlan
A new Locker Room sporting goods store has opened at 613 Court in the Harlan Mini-Mall. The grand opening is Saturday November 22. The shop offers shoes athletic clothing and accessories and is part of a chain with locations in Extra and Coon Rapids.
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Harlan
Locker Room Sporting Goods
Court
Extra
Coon Rapids
Veterans Memorial Auditorium marks 20th anniversary in Harlan
A celebration Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of Harlan's Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Since its 1966 dedication as the Liberty Memorial Building the city owned venue has hosted dances meetings banquets auto shows health fairs and many community events. The venue averages 68 to 78 hours of weekly activity and hosts over 70 outside events annually including a 1 000 dancer polka festival and quarterly bloodmobiles funded partly by property taxes with net income from special events around 33 309 in FY 1985 86.
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Veterans Memorial
Harlan
City of
Clay Pauley
Phil Phelps
Wade Burchett
al Krogstad
Stanley J. Howe & Associates
Omaha
Knudsen & Sons, Harlan
Liberty Memorial Building
Veterans Memorial Building
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Pork Producers
Cattlemen’s
Variety Distributors
Southwest Iowa
First Christian Church
Shriners
Bronson
Eckermann
Shelby Kiwanis Charter Night Prompts Challenge to Grow
At the Shelby Kiwanis Club charter night held Saturday November 15 the Harlan Kiwanis Club challenged Shelby to charter another Kiwanis in a new town within two years. Eight Harlan members received New Club Building Awards as about 100 attendees celebrated the Shelby club’s charter with gifts, recognition, and a formal welcome by Shelby officials.
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Kiwanis International
KIAR
Toby Eastman
Harlan
Doug Hansen
Shelby Kiwanis Club
Shelby
Hansen
Kiwanis
Louie C. Hansen
Spencer
Harlan Kiwanis Club
Wes Moore
Shelby Club
Harlan Club
Moore
Warren Rippey
Dean Luxford
Harlan Kiwanis
Harlan Golden K Kiwanis Club
Harlan Golden K
Louie O. Hansen
Robert B. Hegland
Council Bluffs
Steve Allen
Joe Moran
Lyle Walker Jr
LaVerne Zoss
Mike Morgan
Sheldon Howerter
Jon Burmeister
Mural Contest At School To Feature Veterans Event
A 90 minute program begins at 7 p.m. with a veteran themed event hosted by VFW Ladies Auxiliary and Legion Ladies. Mike Mohr of the Marine Corps will MC, followed by high school pep band music. Students will submit 1 ft by 4 ft murals, judged Tuesday Nov 18, with work starting after the winner is picked.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Legion
Antery
Mike Mohr
Marine Corps
U.S. Army
Harlan FFA Takes 11th at National Parliamentary Law Contest
Harlan Com finished eleventh among eighteen teams at the National Parliamentary Law Contest in Carthage Missouri with three substitutes and one first appearance by Harlan FFA. The delegation later attended the National FFA Convention in Kansas City where the chapter earned national superior status and a safety award, while four freshmen joined the trip and advisor Levien prepared for a national convention in Dallas.
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Carthage
Harlan Com
Theee
Harlan Ffa
Cyclone Blum
Mike Brinker
Paul Wingert
J. P. Hemminger
Jeff Kenkel
Mike McCall
Jon Schaben
Tim Springman
Leinen
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas City
FFA
Mo) Ffa
Board of Trade
Age Career
Donnie Obrecht
Levien
Iowa Vo-Ag. Teachers’ Association
Dallas
Vo-Ag. Teachers’ Association
Iowa Association of Agriculture Teachers
Panama program on tax reform bill for family farming
Panamanian audience invited to a 7:30 p.m. lecture at St. Mary's Regional School on November 24. Chuck Hassebrook of the Center for Rural Affairs in Walthill NE will discuss The New Tax Reform Bill and Its Effect on Family Farming. The event is sponsored by the Tri-Parish Rural Life Committee and open to the public.
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Panama
Chuck Hassebrook
Center For Rural Affairs
Walthill
St. Mary’s
Schoo
University of Nebraska
Platte Center
America
Nebraska
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Foic
Harlan National
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Vets Auditorium
Dennis Buckley
Harlan City Hall
Robert E
Cole
Jacobsen
Texas
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Roger
Douglas Hansen
Dean Stewart
Shelby-Tennant
Farmers Savings Bank
Steve Beaune
Ted Balster
Lawrence Brown
Bernard Cox
Tom Flautt
Richard Goshorn
Dan Haseltine
Holly Hursey
Dennis Huttmann
Eldon Jensen
Kenneth Kern
Kerry Kiesel
Pastor Robert
Dan Merriam
George Mortensen
Jim Munson
Charlie Nielsen
Harold Norman
Richard Peters
Jesse Pike
Brian Sherman
Tom Stoker
Mel Thomsen
Delmar von Eschen
David Wahjing
Club
Dave Wahling
Denison Kiwanis Club
Denison Golden K Kiwanis Club
Onawa Kiwanis Cub
Woodbine Kiwanis Club
HCHS
Kevin Schechinger
Shawn Carter
Scott Plagman
Jeff Thoms
Iowa State University
Bud Grant
Portsmouth
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