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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1976
Page
4
The editorial warns that extreme drought has dried roadside undergrowth and may lead to burning to clear land. It cautions fires kill wildlife and reduce habitat, urges wildlife-conscious land management, and discourages burning ditches and fields as part of crop-focused policy.
Adults, especially parents, are urged to assist Cub Scout, Girl Scout, and Boy Scout programs which face leadership shortages. The piece argues youth programs depend on involved adults to prevent decline, noting parental time and financial aid as crucial to sustaining investment in the future.
Opinion column questions low voter turnout and excuses for not voting. It argues against apathy, noting benefits from government programs contradict the stance of nonparticipation, and asks if withholding subsidies from nonvoters would boost turnout. Realizes cynicism about politics fuels disinterest.
A free nondiscriminatory cardiac health clinic for children and youth with rheumatic fever or heart problems will be held in Waterloo October 14 and 15. Dr John C Mac Queen directs the SSCC and University of Iowa cardiologists will perform examinations with lab and X rays. Referrals by physicians are welcome. call (319) 353 5428 for site and appointment information. Gary Heckenszible is the local regional arrangements consultant.
Sumner Community Schools report 62 high school students enrolled in four vocational agriculture classes this year, instructor John A. Scott says. This surpasses the previous high of 58 in 1974.75, with Vo-Ag I and II at 20 each, Vo-Ag III at 15, and Vo-Ag IV at seven. seven girls are enrolled in Vo-Ag I and II, up three from last year.
Iowa faces growing irrigation demand amid a dry cycle. 837 permits cover 131,364 acres, about 0.4 percent of the state, with expansion projections discussed by Iowa Geological Survey chief George Hallberg. Comparisons to Nebraska show rising demands, costs, and water-depletion risks. soils, slopes, and regional water supplies shape implementation. The report urges caution and further study of groundwater, economics, and management while noting overall expansion depends on feasibility.
Cletus Miller was elected to the Sumner Community Schools board at the annual election held Sept 9. The Sumner City Council will consider Bert B. Hansen and Associates to design a new water tower at the Sept 16 meeting. Donald E. McCue, 61, former Sumner resident, died Sept 7 at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital. A vandalism and break-in at Durant Elementary School damaged the athletic complex. Rhonda Wedemeier and John Chapman wed Sept 6. The Aces opened football with a 54 6 win over Tripoli. Funeral director John Milnes was elected to the Sumner Community School District board at the Sept 12 election. Mr and Mrs Harvey Robinson announced sale of a Lake Kabekona resort near LaPorte Minnesota. Marjorie Beck, 74, died Sept 11 at Sumner Community Memorial Hospital. Frank Buhr and three Buhr children injured in a Sept 5 two car crash at Leesville Louisiana. Brothers Marlowe Hoth and Roger Hoth among three Sumner men inducted into service in Des Moines. Sumner Aces lost to Tripoli 18 12 in non conference clash. Council approved revenue bonds for a water reservoir at the new city well.
In 1975 355 donors raised the Whitmire Memorial Room fund to $2,278 by Wednesday morning. Iowa Poetry Association honors include Dixon Zander fifth grade for Stars and Mary Lou Nichols sixth grade for When Dreaming of You. Lillian Dirksen places second in adult division with To Chaos Unresigned and wins Midwest Chaparral contest. Memorial services held for Edward Kirchmann. Sumner begins sewer and water main work as Palmer Electric changes hands to Raymond and Mrs. Christensen.
News reached Cedar Falls that Arthur Fortseh, of Addeyville Louisiana, died in an automobile accident on the day prior. Also reported were two marriages Miss Mae Hughs to Mr Herman Waskow at Immaculate Conception Church and Miss Dorothy Hahn to Kuhrt Vandersee at the Lutheran parsonage Waverly. P W O'Brien aged seventy five and longtime Sumner resident died yesterday morning. Masonry work begins on a new house to replace the one burned on the James McMeans farm. Dr A B Schultz left Sumner after returning from Milwaukee to take an industrial ocularist examiner post. H H Fink sold 45 acres to E Garland for 3200 dollars.
Lillian Dirksen a Sumner poet known nationwide has works published in state and national poetry journals. She serves as Midwest post laureate of the Chaparral Poetry Society and her poetry is a weekly feature in the Sumner Gazette.
Poetic meditation on aging and memory. Describes old folks walking the final mile in single file, shaded by trees, memories of youth guiding their quiet passage toward end of life. Lyrical reflection emphasizes solitude and dignity in retirement.
Gov. Ray backs keeping space for elected officials ahead of any move by the Legislature to take over offices. The state auditor, treasurer, secretary of state and possibly the attorney general are cited as needing room, with a potential clash looming over office space policy.
Democratic candidate Rick Nelson urged procedural reform to shorten Iowa's legislative sessions during stops in Tripoli Elgin and Calmar. He favored a ten hour four day work week more stringent agenda discipline and committee consolidation to cut costs and speed lawmaking while protecting taxpayer interests.
The letter urges local support for two new physicians and their families to strengthen Sumner. It cites a medical school director noting physicians add about 250000 dollars annually to a town and stresses community acceptance, social integration, and shared responsibility to sustain hospital services and upgrade facilities.
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