Monticello Council Approves Street Dance After Deliberation
The Monticello council approved a street dance on August 7 or 14 after a request by Kathy McAleer and Ellen Stritt. The event must not be on a Friday and location details need police coordination. Attending were council members Norlin Kaiser Monk Arduser city clerk Ladehoff and city attorney Strittmatter with Anna Young present.
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Monticello
Kathy McAleer
Ellen Strittmatter
Police Department
Gus Norlin
Donald Kaiser
Les Monk
Paul Arduser
Lucretia Ladehoff
Andy Strittmatter
Anna Young
Improper passing and fines listed in local justice court
From the official docket of Justice M. E. McCrabb several defendants are named for improper passing with fines including Glenn T. Ries of Dubuque $25 and costs and Kenneth F. Orr of Cascade $10 and costs. Other items include possession of beer by a minor bound over to juvenile court for Orr, littering on public highway for Orr with hearing set Aug 8, and use of blasphemous language for Thomas Menster with $15 and costs.
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Justice Court
M. E. McCrabb
Justice of the Peace
Glenn T. Ries
Dubuque
Kenneth Francis Orr
Cascade
Robert Joseph Menster
Kenneth F. Orr
RB Electronics Opens in Monticello by Benke
Dick Benke announces RB Electronics a new television radio and electronic repair shop open at 319 East First Street in the former Thomas Bakery building. Benke a Monticello resident for six years with 14 years in repair tech will run the business with his wife Ruth Ann and son Randy Rebecca Russie and brother Ron a DeVry graduate joining as service technician.
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RB Electronics
Monticello
Dick Benke
East First Street
Thomas Bakery
Benke
Ruth Ann
Randy
Rebecca
Russie
Ron
DeVry Institute of Technology
Chicago
Olin Iowa Budget Hearing Sets August 5 at Town Hall
The 1969 town budget proposal to be discussed on Monday at 8 p.m. in the Olin town hall requests $29,700 to be raised by taxes, up $11,125 from last year. Total budget is $55,000, up $1,375 from 53,625. Several funds adjust: street down to 11,000, public safety up to 6,000, sanitation up to 5,000, debt service up 7,700, with other major figures remaining near 1968 levels. Estimated non tax income is 26,900.
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Olin
Olin Town Hall
Monticello Families Host Des Moines Children For Picnics
Five Monticello families welcomed six Des Moines youths for two weeks through Friendly Towns a non governmental project that brings city children to enjoy fresh air and grass at local homes Rev Denton Ericsen hosted the gathering with Helen LuAnne Mark Lubbock Lisa Klosterman and Sue Ellen Ericsen among others participating in the picnic
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Monticello
Des Moines
Denton Ericsen
Helen
LuAnne
Mark Lubbock
Lisa Klosterman
Keith Lubbock
Ericsen
Lubbock
Bobbie
Brenda
Sue Ellen Ericsen
Monticello Hosts in Friendly Town Program Highlights
The Phil Tuetken family and four other Monticello households hosted city youths during a two week Friendly Town exchange. Steven, 8, of Des Moines stayed with the Tuetkens as they hosted guests including the Hunts Landis Ericsons and Lubbocks families.
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Phil Tuetken
Monticello
Steven
Des Moines
Tuetken
Lisa
Bob
Doug
Joe
Virgil Hunts
Dick Landis
Denton Ericsons
Keith Lubbocks
Final concert closes summer season at Monticello band shelter
The final concert of the summer season is tonight at 8 p.m. near the Monticello swimming pool band shelter. Band director Ray Stumbaugh says the high school band prepared several selections including Medal lion concert march and The Russian Sailors Dance. The program ends with marches and lighter pieces from The One and Only Original Family Band.
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Monticello
Ray Stumbaugh
Veterans groups vote to relocate and fund community centers
Monticello American Legion and VFW posts with Auxiliaries approved moving their quarters if a $100 000 to $120 000 community recreation center project succeeds. Citizens committee plans remodels to house a joint veterans facility plus teen and family centers and a proposed Veterans Park, with anonymous donors offering nearly $30 000 contingent on completion.
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Monticello American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Monticello
Legionnaires
R. W. Myers
Citizens Committee
Gun Club
Iowa
VFW
Masonic Temple
Legion Hall
Citizen Committee
Myers
Don Bergman
Rex Martinsen
Les Linn
Louis Freese
Vernon Helgens
Bill Wennekamp
Bill Weitnauer
Sam Rhatigan
Roger Pratt
Bud Reynolds
Johnny Jones
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Thomas Menster
C. F. Shimanek
Clarence J. Shannon
Milwaukee, Wis
Robert Staner
Stephen Barnes
Anamosa
Vernon Stahlberg
RESS
Fred Faust
The
American Legion
Legion
Rex Martinson
VFW and
Monticello Community
TNT Club
Veterans Park
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