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Newspaper

Renwick Times

Location

Renwick, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1957

Page

2

Boone Valley Music Groups Earn Top Ratings at Bode Contest

Boone Valley musicians performed May 3 and 4 at Bode in the band girls and boys glee clubs and mixed chorus. The band played Crosele March and Sea Portrait earning a 1 rating. The girls glee club also earned a 1 with The Night Has A Thousand Eyes and Little David. Play On You Harp. Boys glee club and mixed chorus received I s with In Silent Night Clancy Lowered The Room Madame Jeanette Russian Picnic and Durant.

Boone Valley Bode Glee Club Fillmore le Gassey Little David Watson I’s Gibbs Clancy Wilson Murray Enders

Group Pictures For Annual Were Taken

C G Town of Waltz Studio photographed remaining annual images including concert and marching band pictures track baseball and small groups at ratings contest. The photos will appear in the annual B Line.

C. G. Town Waltz Studio May

Sandra McKenna to represent Boone Valley at Mason City band fest

Sandra McKenna was chosen by the Band members as Miss Boone Valley to compete for the title at the annual Mason City band festival. The event features a morning parade, an evening concert, and a queen’s parade to crown Miss Boone Valley.

Sandra McKenna Boone Valley Mason City Boone Valley Band Northwest Lows

Fourth Grade Debates and Decor in Classroom

Fourth graders create straw and yarn room decorations hanging from lights. They study New Orleans and a Japanese city, river travel and trade, Mississippi boats, and Mardi Gras. Martha Davidson crafted a large red bird for the bulletin board. Twenty four students earned perfect spelling.

New Orleans Japan Ippi River Mississippi Martha Davidson Bulletin Board

Chips of Chatter column note and quotes

A jumble column notes end of Drivers Training for sophomores and reflects on time, travel sickness on trains, and various quips about learning and behavior. The piece includes brief anecdotes and a “QUOTE OF THE WEEK” on efficiency and doing tasks.

Band Takes Exchange Concert to Gilmore City

The Boone Valley Concert band visited Gilmore City for an exchange concert on Thursday May 9. They left Renwick at 9:00 and performed at 10:30 after intro by Gilmore City director Mr Ericson.

Boone Valley Gilmore City Renwick Ericson

May Day Visitors At Kindergarten Involving Treats And Arts

Kindergarten notes May Day visits Mrs Gerhard Nerem and Mrs Merle Martin brought May baskets and ice cream cups. Colleen Sander Kirk Swanson delivered treats May 2 3. Students learn song What A Bother Is My Nose and The Thread Follows The Needle. art pictures circus clowns Maypole bulletin board from The Giraffe Who Went To School. Etta Pohlman absent with measles Craig Erwin Beverly Cathcart Randy Anderson absent with colds. reading Be fore We Read with picture stories classifying objects and eye hand coordination.

Colleen Sander Kirk Swanson Etta Pohlman Craig Erwin Beverly Cathcart Randy Anderson

First Grade Health Class Observes Child Care Topics

Mrs Rossman led first grade health class on May 9 as students discussed things they like to see hear smell and drew related pictures. Absences noted include Vicky Helmke with a cold on May 6 and Ricky Thompson. Anne Clowes will be seven tomorrow while Mrs Marty visited during reading and numbers.

Rossman Marty Vicky Helmke Ricky Thompson Anne Clowes

Fifth Grade Studies Rhythms and Canada Unit

Fifth grade students study various rhythms of poetry and work on original poems. The class completes a unit on Canada with notes on provinces and a teacher visit on Monday afternoon.

Canada JoAnn Hoffan

Bobcats Calendar Of Events Update

A calendar update lists May events including Senior Skip Day May 1 May 14 Barrealaus ate May 22 with Goade Commencement May 23 Commencement May 23 School Penivil details unclear and dates tentative.

Bobcats Barrealaus Ate Goade Comemencemerit Schoer Pieniv

Students Visit Court House At Humboldt

A Humboldt Renwick school field trip on May 7 took seventh and eighth graders through the County Court Clerk Auditor and Recorder offices. They observed the graphotype addressograph and real estate documents then visited the jail before returning to school.

Court House Humboldt Sunner Humboldt County Court House Renwick School County Recorder Recorder’s Surlein Sorlein

Seniors To Take Skip Day Tomorrow

The Boone Valley senior class will attend Weisha tomorrow for skip day. It will be their last group gathering with a full day planned to view departments displays and features of Veisha days. A picnic lunch is scheduled at noon.

Boone Valley Weisha

Second Grade Flower Decorations Flash Cards and Birthdays

Second graders bring flowers to decorate the room. Jim Ellinger shows a turtle named George. Alan Johnson brings birthday treats for June 3 with his mother joining lunch. Mrs Oppedah teaches part of the class. Mrs Keister leads Thursday morning. Children study flash card combos in math and read library books in spare time.

Jim Ellinger George Alan Johnson Robert Oppedah Keister

New Third Grade Student Joins class in Topeka Move

The third grade welcomes Bruce Pretzeller from Topeka Kansas. Donnie Lerdal brings two tame rabbits to school Tuesday. Reading groups start new books and two take Basic Heading tests. The class advances in living and nonliving science and works on division and fractions. May baskets and flowers decorate the room.

Bruce Pretzeller Topeka Kan Donnie Lerdal Scheal Bof

Junior High Roller Skating Party Lifts Eagle Grove

Seventh and eighth grades held a roller skating party in Eagle Grove in May. Students enjoyed music, skating, and social time, celebrating the end of the term with peers from the junior high.

Junior High Eagle Grove

Staff Editorial Roles At Local Newspaper

The staff advisor is Mrs Sunner with Sharon Hansen as associate editor and Linda Huntley as sports editor. Adelie Jensen handles music duties and James McGowan is listed among the editorial team.

Sunner Sharon Hansen Linda Huntley Adelie Jensen James McGowan

Local Residents Named in Community Directory List

A long roster of residents includes Shirley Ameosson Marvin Cameron Mary Ann Cole Joanne Espe Judy Gillespie Virginia Gimer Nadine Grebner John Guy Imogene Heggen Paul Heggen Charlene Hooker Barbara Kump Sharon Kay Kraft Marilyn Lerdal Janet Martin Kay McGowan Anne Nairn Shirley Nelson Barbara Ogun Beverly Philipp Leif Pogge Virgil Rasmussen Judy Skiyt Roger Thompson Martha Trask Virginia Wig Richard Yungelas and Sharon Zentner.

Shirley Ameosson Marvin Cameron Mary Ann Cole Joanne Espe Judy Gillespie Virginia Gimer Nadine Grebner John Guy Imogene Heggen Paul Heggen Charlene Hooker Barbaras Kump Sharon Kay Kraft Marilyn Lerdal Janet Martin Kay McGowan Anne Nairn Shirley Nelson Barbara Ogun Beverly Philipp Leif Pogge Virgil Rasmussen Judy Skiyt Roger Thompson Martha Trask Virginia Wig Richard Yungelas Sharon Zentner

Sixth Graders Compete In Ball Game And Softball

The text notes sixth grade boys lose to seventh grade boys in baseball by 2 runs with Tom Treile and Robert Bensfiett scoring. pitchers Marvin Hoffman and Paul Wanken. Sixth grade girls beat fifth grade girls 14 to 9 in softball with Jane Cole and Marilyn Sehniuts mentioned.

Lonys Tom Treile Robert Bensfiett Marvin Hoffman Paul Wanken Jane Cole Marilyn Sehniuts

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