Music delights La Verne Progressive Club gathering
Twenty one members met at Barbara Holmes home on April 18 where pianist Dennis Widen accompanied oboe performer Marilyn Anfinson from Corwith. Shani Savage outlined senior brunch duties for May 1, and the group enjoyed a Mexican Good Morning theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mande Koob
LA Verne
la Verne Progressive Women's Club
Barbara Holmes
Peggy Fruehling
Marilyn Anfinson
Corwith
Dennis Widen
Shani Savage
Herman Lassahn
Arlan Khyle
Britt
Waterloo
Douglas
Butch) R. Brower
Lassahn
Brower
Harold Brower
Lassahns
Khyle
Mary Lassahn
Earl Gronbach
Hayfield
Minn
Roy Reed
Mare Sarchent
Burt
Harriett Schultz
William Hardcopf
Kim Werner
Wayne Salden
Chasta
Hardcopfs
Senior citizens entertained by Bode club
BODE Bode Women's Club hosted senior citizen women at a tea Friday with 24 attendees. Each shared personal memories of sewing knitting or crocheting. guest speaker Janice Pflibsen described transferring a photo to cloth for quilt blocks. A lunch was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Olson
Bode
Bode Women's Club
Janice Pflibsen
Vernon Tompkins
Litte Brown
Nashua
Deanna Satern
Gary Satern
Mason City
Jon Estal
Maynard Satern
Tompkins
Bill Mayhews
Rochester
Minn
Torger Johnson
Darin Johnson
Fred Johnson
Methodist Church
Roger Chism
San Antonio
Texas
Ottosen News Briefs Highlight Local Family Gatherings
Sunday meals and visits frame a series of local gatherings. Allan and Mrs. Wehrspann hosted guests including Ken Bratland and family. Luella Watnem and others attended a United Methodist guest day in Bradgate. Gary Kinseth hosted Kinseths and Gies Kings for Mother's Day dinner. Zauggs joined Wayne Fehr for Sunday night supper. Whitte more and Ruth Speich traveled to Ankeny and Ames midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Wehrspann
Mike Thul
Ken Bratland
Kenny
Kevin
Karl
Dakota City
Luella Watnem
Lois Watnem
Myrtle Usher
Alma Daniel
United Methodist Church
Bradgate
Gary Kinseth
Kay Giesking
Richard Kinseth
Phyllis Giesking
Titanka
Martin Zaugg
Wayne Fehr
Whittemore
Ruth Speich
Ankeny
Ames
Births and visits feature in Bode area notes
Mr and Mrs Bruce Rongved welcomed son Michael Ray at Kossuth County Hospital on Easter Sunday. He weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces. Grandparents, great grandparents and local visitors are named among a string of family and outreach notes. Several residents returned from hospital or trips, including Conrad Larson after by pass surgery and Leon Gangestud with family in Cedar Rapids. Additional visits span from Arlington Texas to Humboldt with kinfolk noted in detail.
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Bruce Rongved
Michael Ray
Kossuth County Hospital
April Lynn
Jim
Becky Bannart
Ottosen
Roger
Betty Rongved
Bode
Silas Bannart
West Bend
E. O. Koehl
Hancock
Minn
Esther Abbas
Armstrong
Magnus Rongved
Ray Beamish
Algona
Leo Kinseth
Conrad Larson
Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Leon Gangestud
Norman
Rachel) Davis
Cedar Rapids
Carlisle Halsrud
Alamo
Texas
Bede
Raymond Theesfeldt
Arlington
Ronald
Jeanne Rytie
Gurnee
Marlyn Pflibsens
Mrs
Pete
Julie Kemna
James
Ortosen
Humboldt Board Considers Scholarships and Title I Funds
Humboldt school board discussed a $1,099 radiator replacement in the junior high vocal music room and authorized a $62,000 annual Title I funding request for 1989-84. Staff reps Cram Eugene Smith and Linda Stauffer reviewed a National Commission on Excellence in Education report, with no action. High school science teacher Dan Holste reported student success in local and statewide competitions. next meeting set for June 20 at 8 p.m.
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Humboldt
Carlson
Cram
Eugene Smith
Linda Stauffer
National Commission On Excellence In Education
United States
Iowa
Dan Holste
Benson closes Humboldt store after local patronage decline
Arizona born Mrs. Benson and family end a Humboldt business venture after a lengthy Ames residence, citing economic strain and resource limits. Five part time staffers will close out the shop. The family plans to reunite in Ames, where husband works as a production manager for Bourns Inc. The Benson sons attend Ames and Humboldt schools. The store drew better support from nearby towns than from Humboldt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Helen Egel
Judy Johnson
Wanda Naeve
Judy Morris
Sharla Hanson
Jamie
Ames
Robbie
Humboldt
Benson
Holiday guests in Bode homes
Mrs Ronald Olson reports a sequence of visitors over Mother’s Day and weekend gatherings. Guests included Marlin Torgerson and Amy from Hutchinson Minnesota, Justin and Carl Torgerson, Ludwig, Wayne Senne, Cyndy and Brian from Des Moines, at Lucille Torgerson’s home. Additional visits included Jerry Christianson’s family, Velma Kinseth’s hospital stay, and multiple families from Humboldt Forest City Boone Rutland Mason City Hobarton Dakota City and Livermore with various visits and an eye surgery and hospital stay noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Olson
Bode
Marlin Torgerson
Amy
Hutchinson, Minn
Lucille Torgerson
Justin Torgerson
Carl Ludwig
Titanka
Wayne Senne
Cyndy
Brian
Des Moines
Thora Kinseth
Imperial Cafe
Smorgasbord
Jerry Christianson
Ron
Denice Christianson
Anna Larson
Velma Kinseth
Humboldt Hospital
Merrill Blair
Sean
Eric
Boone
Lynn Blair
Rutland
Donald Blair
Humboldt
Richard Thompson
Forest City
Ottosen Senior Citizens Dinner and Local Visits
Ottosen Senior Citizen Club held a Tuesday dinner at the Bode Lutheran church basement with 21 present and three guest visitors from Blooming ton Minnesota and Lone Rock. Afternoon attendance reached 22 as Gust Henningson and Alma Daniel gave readings. The group planned to buy two trees for the park. Weekend visits included several couples enjoying meals and outings in the area, with Mother’s Day noted at the Imperial Cafe in Bode. The American Legion Auxiliary met Tuesday night with fundraising for Wacousta, reporting seven hundred twenty-two dollars and noting Poppy Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Holt Ottosen
Ottosen Senior Citizen Club
Bode
Elmer Kajer
Bloomington
Minn
Alfred Schultz
Lone Rock
Lutheran Church
Gust Henningson
Alma Daniel
Ralph Jacobson
Conrad Johnson
John Larson
Swea City
Cora Larson
Lester Wehrspann
Ruby Kuekler
Fairmont
Delbert Wehrspann
Spencer
Humboldt County
Tammie Helvick
Carrie Struthers
Marshalltown
Phyllis Johnson
Edgar Meyer
Algona
Abby Meyer
Kermit Fowler
Betty Fowler
Melissa
Natalie
Penny
Charlie Fowler
Ladies Rural Club
Imperial Cafe
Margaret Holt
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FarMate
FarMutual
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FFA
Humboldt Ffa
Roger Carlson
Diversified Livestock
Kevin Kirchhoff
Bryan Fey
Jeff Smith
Tom Clarken
Heather Florey
Joel Kampen
Kfhi
Joel Frost
Craig Wigans
DeKalb Ag
Chris Ramacker
Neil Goodell
DeKalb
DeKalb AgResearch
Progressive Club
Larry G. Werner
Shakopee
Randy Merkle
la Verne United Methodist Church
Down By the River Bank
Barb Marty
Audrey Weber
Jason Boelme
Angie Gray
Megan Hanselman
Rhonda Harrs
Denise Huff
Elizabeth Marty
Shannon Marty
Missy McClellan
Ami Merkle
Chris Roberts
Cory Roberts
Jeremy Weber
Tina Hefty
Bode Club
Ottosen News
Miller Grain Systems
Bode News
Bruce Coyle
Jasmin
Bernard Coyles
Kanawha
Coyles
Kent Paeper
Bode Homes
Wayne
Sandy Olson
Bob Thilges
Hobarton
Olsons
Harold Clay
Clay
Rochester Hospital
Goodrich
Burch’s OK Tire Store
Edna and Lyle Riedinger
Marie Torgerson
Robert Christensen
Association For Retarded Citizens
Lewis Lansing
Lamberton, Minn
Hazel Movick
Dean Thilges
Sumner
Farutual
Asusance Agg
Grinnell Mulia Reinsurraric & Cults
Grinnell
Humboldt Mutual Insurance Association
Gutter
Raingo
Sande Builders Mart
Hwy
Humboldt Humboldt
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