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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1972
Page
6
The Lamont commercial club outlines a Barbecue Day set for July 15 open to residents of Lamont and surrounding areas. Club members will meet Monday evening, June 11 at 7 p.m. to finalize plans for the event.
Several families and friends from Oelwein Stanley and surrounding areas gathered across Iowa. Diane Follmer of Waldorf College Forrest City finished a parish experience in Waukee and Keosauqua while visiting family. Attendees shared meals ship gifts and hosted visits in Central City Aurora and Cedar Rapids with church folks and relatives including Meyer Slater and Kruckenberg families. The week closed with weddings showers and travel to Hampton Waterloo and Creston among others.
Lee Bonorden recalls Memorial Day weekend 1972 in Prairie du Chien and nearby towns as he and his wife join Charles Kuralt and Bill Wood at the Great Fire Engine Races. He notes touring Villa Louis, camping on Andy's Mountain, tent misadventures, and lighthearted quips about accommodations and media figures.
Buchanan County supervisors awarded contracts for road work on 5 634 miles east of Quasqueton along Liberty Cone and Middlefield Newton township lines. J C Costigan Elkader got five reinforced concrete box culverts for 62903.01 with Aug 18 completion. C J Moyna Elkader won grading and incidental work for 93574.84 with Nov 22 completion. Paul Nieman Sumner received surfacing with crushed stone for 16925.37 with Nov 30 completion.
The Starmont FFA chapter elected new officers including President Mike Riniker and Vice President Dave Barrack. Other posts named include Secretary Bruce Barrack and Bruce Stone, Treasurer Larry Glass, Reporter Bob Quint, Sentinel Larry Wulfekuhle, Historian Mike Heaverle, and Parliamentarian Ken Dierks. Officers will attend a leadership camp in Decorah in July to learn duties and responsibilities.
Fayette County Community Action Advisory Board will meet on Thursday June 8 at 8 p.m. at St Francis church Fayette to discuss programs for the future including supplemental and emergency food Neighborhood Youth Corps Mainstream and Outreach. Outreach rides will be provided for those without transportation.
Hazleton Friar-Watson Post No 642 of the American Legion will meet at the Hazleton Legion Hall at 8 p.m. on Tuesday June 6. Lunch will follow the business meeting, announced Post Commander Neal Gordon Maley.
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