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Newspaper
Renwick News
Location
Renwick, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1970
Page
1
Goldfield church notes list Church of Christ with minister Maurice Hinds and a routine day of Bible School at 9 30 Worship at 10 30 Evening Service at 7 30 plus prayer and Bible study. Hardy United Methodist Church led by Rev D H OToole offers Sunday School at 8 5 and Worship at 9 am.
Renwick Baptist Corwith United Methodist Lake Lutheran and St Paul Lutheran list Sunday services with 9 am worship and 10:60 am Sunday School. Sorensen pastor notes vacation August 9 and 16 and joint service planned at Lake Lutheran with Rev Clifford Bruland from Waldorf College Forest City to preach. Parish activities include Mary Circle meetings at Gale Lowe home and co hosting by Mrs Lloyd Swanson.
More than a thousand people attended a warm Friday evening event at Vernon School where Renwick and Hardy Co op Elevators teamed up to host Neighbor Night offering charcoal grilled hamburgers beans chips and pop to coop members and their families.
Mr and Mrs Ron Eekhoff and Theresa and Mrs Dennis Mc Curry celebrated birthdays together, with well wishes and small gatherings observed locally.
A Scout group including Dick Sorenson Steve Sorenson Rick Sorenson David Arne and Rick George and their wives and families took two new canoes to the Conservation Wild Life Refuge near Goodell on Sunday for a picnic cookout supper.
Mr and Mrs Elmo Amne and David were guests of Mr and Mrs Randy Palmer Wednesday evening for a barbeque supper.
Binod Agrawal, a northern India resident, will be guest speaker at Layman’s Sunday at the United Methodist church in Renwick on August Sth. He and his wife Madhue arrived July 17 and will stay through the summer. Binod teaches Anthropology at Iowa State University and Madhue is completing her graduate work there.
Miss Donna Marie Martin became the bride of Anthony Bruce Whipple in a candlelight ceremony at Renwick Baptist Church on Friday July 24. The couple, with families from Renwick and Goldfield, plans to reside in Germany where Whipple is stationed in the U.S. Army.
Alvin Johnson Debbie and Bob Johnson plus Mr and Mrs John Swanson and Mr and Mrs Keith Mickelson and Steve Anita and Erin of Eagle Grove attended Thursday supper with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Swanson. The event honored Bob who will join an air force school in four weeks in Louisiana and depart September 1 for Vietnam.
David Gimer of the Naval Academy returned from an eight week cruise visiting Japan Hong Kong Vietnam and Hawaii. He will return to Annapolis mid September. Mr and Mrs Leo Mimbach visited Thursday with Mr and Mrs Martin Mimbach at Sexton.
Mr and Mrs Bob Nelson were honored at a Wednesday dinner in Eagle Grove by their card club for their 25th anniversary. In Ventura, Mr and Mrs Willard Gisel hosted a Saturday evening event with guests including Mr and Mrs J L Nelson of Duluth Minnesota Mrs R C Steele of Minneapolis and several Nelson family members from Eagle Grove.
The report covers hunting license procedures for shotgun, muzzleloader, bow and arrow deer hunting, with payment rules and dates for applications in Iowa. It notes license draws for the 1970 season, landowner tenant licenses, and a Peer Reunion at Izaak Walton Park with attendees from several towns. Also mentions hospital discharges and local visits including Mercy Hospital Fort Dodge and Clarion Hospital.
The KYN Club hosted the annual Flower Show on Saturday August 1 at the Legion Building. After judging, demonstrations on flower making from burlap and red velvet delighted attendees. Prize results cover Artistic Arrangements, Specimens, Junior Division, and numerous labeled classes with numerous named winners such as Hazel Gugisburg Gladys Bjorkland and Marjory Ann Weed across multiple categories.
A community drawing sponsored by the Renwick Commercial Club increases the prize to $50 this Friday. Basler missed a prior chance and would have won $45, suggesting a possible lucky claimant this week.
Miss Joan Fitch daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Fitch was chosen Humboldt County Dairy Princess at the Humboldt County Fair Friday night. A 1970 Bonne Valley graduate she will attend ICCC Campus at Fort Dodge this fall.
Joni May daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard May joins the Minneapolis based Lutheran Brotherhood home office in the Legal Department. Miss May is a Bodne Valley High School and Patricia Stevens Career and Modeling graduate.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Martin of Madison Wisconsin received word that the body of George Martin was recovered on July 20 after a drowning incident. Local authorities and rescue crews identified the missing man and notified the family. The recovery closes a search that spanned several days with no foul play indicated.
Mr and Mrs Jim Clowes of Regal Minnesota welcome baby girl Cindy Marie born July 21 weighing 8 pounds 9 ounces. Grandparents are Norman Oberhelman Ina Clowes and Mrs. Clowes.
Mr and Mrs Merlin Neuburger of Renwick announce the engagement of their daughter Marole Jane to Wayne Shumway of Chicago. The wedding date is set for August 16.
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