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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1966
Page
11
Editor and assistant note a tight deadline and ongoing duties at Nishna newsroom. Brief update highlights personnel roles, shifting tasks, and planned coverage focus for upcoming editions.
The Student Council announces the annual Christmas Ball on December 21 from 8 30 to 4 30 pm a semi formal high school event. Admission costs 195 for singles and 150 for couples. The cafetorium will be decorated to a Winter Wonderland theme.
Nishna Valley announces a December schedule featuring the high school play, basketball games at Stanton and Fremont Mills, a 4H Award Night at Malvern, wrestling matches with Carson-Macedonia and Glenwood, a band concert, and a winter formal. School dismissals precede Christmas vacation with resumption on January 3.
Twenty-five students signed up for upcoming district speech contests led by Mrs. Bertha Thorson high school English instructor. Students entered various categories with continuous practice and weekly rehearsals planned before the spring district event.
Readers reflect on NV’s physical education after a feature in the Weekly News Review. Verla Wilbur praises balance with room for gains, Mike Simmonds urges broad improvements, Darlene Sandquist calls for a well rounded program, Randy Byers says NV compares favorably, Steve Hinkle sees possible changes to strengthen the effort.
After the basketball games the Malvern and Nishna Valley cheerleaders sponsored a Sock Hop for all high school students in the cafetorium. Students thank the cheerleaders for making the event a big success.
Friday after school at 3 40 p m fans can watch girls and boys teams compete. Cheerleaders boost the crowd while coaches Mr Agnew and Mr Caldwell steer the players through hard fought games. Come see the junior high kids in action.
The article notes IVS preparing for Christmas with Santa Claus coming to town and decorations in classrooms. It praises teachers for decorating rooms and hopes students recognize their efforts amid seasonal activities.
The Nishna Valley music departments presented a Christmas program Tuesday with the High School Girls Glee Club and High School Mixed Choir performing multiple songs. Several small groups sang as well, under the vocal department directed by Mrs. Stephanie Meyer and the band directed by Mr. Larry Kern.
Norma Thuson reports that the Nishna Valley home economics II girls began a home furnishing unit focusing on color schemes and furnishings. The project aims to teach students to create desired room effects and will aid them in future years with their home planning.
A lighthearted note encourages girls to decorate their own homes with good taste and wishes them luck and fun in the decorating task. It emphasizes cheerful spirit and enjoyment of the project.
Nishna Valley students honor Joe Lees son of Mr and Mrs Gordon Lees Hastings. He studies English Government Economies and Bookkeeping with economics as favorite subject and participates in football. He lists Bill Cosby Dusty Beach Boys Grand Prix blue 1 Spy as preferences. His future plans include Navy or Air Force, with best wishes expressed.
Joan Lindburg of Emerson is this week’s honored senior. She lists subjects English literature chemistry government and bookkeeping. She is active in National Honor Society speech piano lessons 4-H Mills County Teen Club Hi League editor of the annual librarian and president of the Mills County Teen Club. She plans to study music education at the State College of Town Cedar Falls and hopes to become an elementary music teacher.
The ninth week unit on poetry in English Literature ends with students writing their own poems. The class explored Haiku and Tanka forms, learning five seven five syllable structure and unrhymed lines. Students express enthusiasm and aim to apply writing tools to future poetry.
Eighth grade students will stage three plays The Christmas Stranger Christmas Guests and Christmas Trimmings on December 17 with matinee and 8 pm performances in the cafetorium Student directors Kenny Bolton Gary Peterson and Rita Simmonds under director Mrs Lois Cliles The event follows an art display in Wishna Valley highlighting silver work and upcoming oil paintings by students
A lighthearted piece from a junior high P E class introduces a new square skateboard with wheels on both sides. It invites comparisons to football basket ball and bicycle racing, noting participants may ride while sitting or on their stomachs.
Hillsdale MRS correspondent F E Bloomer notes Pvt Steven Scherer has finished basic training at Fort Bliss Texas and arrived home Sunday to visit his parents Mr and Mrs C Scherer and brother Gordon. He will return to St Carson Colorado on December 28 for further duty.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jones of Tabor were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Gaylord. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Rhode of Tabor visited Sunday evening in the Frank Kemp home. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Williams were Friday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Peterson in Glenwood. Mr. and Mrs. George Wright attended the Glenwood Faculty Christmas dinner at Club Bellevue, in Bellevue, Nebr. Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Wederquist and Shawn and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Neilsen and daughter of Omaha were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Bower. Sunday John Eickhoff of Tabor joined the group for dinner.
Community gathering at Hillsdale Church hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Wright and Mr. and Mrs. Van Orsdel featured cooperative supper, Christmas program with LuAnn Bloomer, Carolyn Hilton at piano, Rev. LeRoy Pullman, and Ernest Bloomer clarinet. Gifts under the tree prompted a pantry food drive.
Sunday afternoon Mrs. Drayton Slaughter and Mrs. Jank Kemp attended a bridal shower at Glenwood Bank courtesy room for Sarah Jane Lincoln of Council Bluffs who will wed Durward Myers. Other notices mention dinners, hospitalizations, church events, and local visits across Glenwood, Council Bluffs, Malvern, Mineola, Pacific Junction, and nearby communities with multiple named residents and era-specific social activities.
Mrs Cheyney helped carry out the surprise on her husband Fay Timson and David attended the Mills County Prize Winners 4-12 mas meeting and party at the home of David Morrical near Tabor. Sunday afternoon Mrs Fay Tim stn Teresa and Pamela along with CHE Timson and Lela of Tar tended Teresa's Brownie Scout tea at the K P Lodge.
RandolPh and Imogene guests frequent area homes in a string of Sunday and Saturday calls.Visitors include Fay Yates, Joe Parrish, Lyte LaFovey, Jerry, Earl Phillips, Boyd Fichter and many others in Shenandoah Tabor Council Bluffs and Sidney.
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