Head Start Report from Laurens enrollment grows
Pocahontas County Head Start class in Laurens reports current enrollment of fourteen with January additions Shane Akin and twins Kerri and Kelli Jones. Students study winter and engage in various painting activities while learning to recognize their own names. Three February birthdays celebrated for Karen Haagensen Lori Perrigo and Shane Akin.
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Pocahontas County
Upper Des Moines Opportunity Inc
Laurens
Shane Akin
Pocahontas
Kerri
Kelli Jones
Fonda
Karen Haagensen
Lori Perrigo
Cattle Buildup Evident in USDA Inventory Report
The USDA January 1 cattle count shows a 3 percent rise to 131.8 million head with beef cows at 45.4 million, up 6 percent. Iowa State economist Gene Futrell notes an 8 percent drop in steers over 500 pounds and a 5 percent drop in heifers over 500 pounds not kept for herd replacement, signaling shifts in feeding and slaughter patterns.
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USDA
U.S
Iowa State University
Gene Futrell
Local social notes from the Hayward area
Mrs. Fred Post and Lisa returned from Hayward Calif where they were called by the sudden death of Mrs. Posts brother Frank Carrabba 62. Various relatives and friends visited or hosted events including birthdays and family gatherings across Ottosen Gilmore City Fort Dodge Clarion Laurens and Des Moines with several travels and visits noted.
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Fred Post
Lisa
Hayward
Calif
Sioux Falls
S. Dak
George
Jim Thacher
Kelly
Gilmore City
Mary Jo Dugan
Fort Dodge
Dick Michaelson
Humboldt
Dennis Wagner
Shari Wilcox
Carolyn Ives
Chicago
Shari
Jim Wilcox
Ken Bennett
Tom Bennett
Ottosen
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Kurt Kaiser
Roger Ives
Marie Miller
Frieda Thorson
Ives
Emma Swan
Des Moines
Dave Bennett
Paula
Wendy Bennett
Roger Hayings
Missy
Karen Howard
Verle Howard
Karen
Grace Kelchner
Vivian Wax
Friendship Haven
Richard Jarvis
C. W. Jarvis
Orval Heathman
H. J. Nielsen
Leo Egan
Ashby
Nebr
Hazel Larson
Scottsbluff
Egan
Dick Barrett
Pat Nelson
Blue Earth, Minn
Mike Johannes
Armstrong
Johannes
Jim Nelson
Ankeny
Verdie Nelson
Dale Buck
Scarlet Rebekah Lodge
Buck
Howard Sandy
Noble Grand
Lloyd Cox
First Street
E.D.G. Weiland
D. W. Duitscher
Melvin Weld
Clarion
Lester Ferden
Bob Fuchs
Fuchs
F.E.T
Co-Op
Sui
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