County Education Board and Staff Details Bremer Iowa
Bremer county board of education members are listed with chair Edwin Walternate and new member James Hartman appointed in February. The three county unit includes Bremer Butler and Franklin counties with an administrative assistant overseeing offices in each county. The county office staff and duties cover teacher certification special personnel and records keeping. County superintendent responsibilities have shifted as rural schools consolidated with nearby high school districts.
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State Department of Public Instruction
Bremer County
Bremer, Butler
Franklin Counties
The
Hartman
Merrill Bennett
Tripoli
Bennett
Bremer County Tourism Association Forms in Tripoli
The Bremer County Tourism Association was formed at a Tripoli meeting on April 3 with Duane Holm as president J T Bump as vice president Herb Engelbrecht as secretary and Jim Miller as treasurer. Four board members were elected along with upcoming Denver and Janesville selections. The group aims to promote parks museums and other county attractions and plans a 13 county map for Region No 1 with a $100 assessment to fund activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
F. D. Rewoldt
Frederika
Harold Wehling
Readlyn
Holm
J. T. Bump
Northeast Tourism Region No. 1
Jim Miller
Farmers State Bank
Plainfield
Iowa
Miller
Auction Notice for Household Goods and Tools
Mrs. Caroline will conduct an auction on Saturday April 12 12 30 p m at 316 with a house full of tools and equipment to be offered for cash. Several other items will be sold. R L Muench is an American Savings clerk.
Local Social Notes From Tripoli Area Gather for Visits
A string of social calls and visits appears across Tripoli and nearby towns. Mrs. Ben Nelson and Mrs. Erwin Brase visited relatives in the area while Mr. and Mrs. Theo Biermann hosted guests in Waterloo. Mary Brase and Miss Poock attended church events as residents kept in touch with friends and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Nelson
John Day
Erwin Brase
Mary Brase
Ary Heine
Dorothy
Jeff
Harry Day
Oren Kaiser
Minnie Koschmeay
Il Spier
Jack
Sophia Bock
Theo
Clara Zabel
Serving in Crete Lt and Mrs Dixon Bunger Arrive
Lt. and Mrs. Dixon Bunger arrived in Iraklion Crete Saturday evening after visiting relatives and friends. Lt. Bunger recently graduated from the communications officer school at Keesler and will serve a two year tour as chief of maintenance for Detachment 3 2140th Communications Squadron Iraklion Air Force Station.
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Crete
Dixon Bunger
Iraklion
Bunger
Keesler Technical Training Center
Miss
Iraklion Air Force Station
Bake Sale and Coffee at Frederika Church Fire Station
The WSCS of Frederika Methodist Church will hold a bake sale and coffee at Frederika Fire Station on Saturday April 13 starting at 9 00 am.
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WSCS
Frederika Methodist Church
Frederika Fire Station
Tripoli Schools Announce Easter Vacation Dates
Tripoli Community schools will observe Easter vacation with no classes on Friday April 12 and Monday April 15. Classes resume at the usual time on Tuesday April 16, according to school superintendent Howard Marquardt.
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Tripoli Community
Howard Marquardt
Confirmed Sunday at Grace Lutheran Tripoli
A class of 15 ninth graders confirmed their baptismal covenant before the congregation at Grace Lutheran church in Tripoli. The list of members includes Corky Akins Sheri Bergmann Lu Ann Block Jana Boeckman Dale Boever Diane Bull Diane Frahm Richard Gienau Mary Hoppenworth Lowell Kuecker Gregory Lahmann Mary Mabhlstedt Linda Mohling Mary Rathe and Kathleen Traog. The class will join the Luther League at a banquet in the church Thursday April 18 at 6 30 p m.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Tripoli
Corky Akins
Sheri Bergmann
Lu Ann Block
Jana Boeckman
Dale Boevers
Diane Bull
Diane Frahm
Richard Gienau
Mary Hoppenworth
Lowell Kuecker
Gregory Lahmann
Mary Mabhlstedt
Linda Mohling
Mary Rathe
Kathleen Traog
Luther League
School staff list and counselor roles noted
In the personnel section the article lists speech clinicians Kenyon Wilson Russell Jeffrey and Cheryl Greiner along with guidance and counseling coordinator Richard Fichacker elementary consultant Mrs Irma Rice and health director Mrs Selma Carroll. The piece notes continuation on page five for the school psychologist position.
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Ing
Kenyon Wilson
Russell Jeffrey
Cheryl Greiner
Richard Fichacker
Irma Rice
Selma Carroll
Denver High Announces Honor Roll Recipients for Third Nine Weeks
Denver Community high school released the list of 63 students on the third nine week honor roll. Three seniors earned straight A's. The roster includes seniors John Andrew Mary Bock Kathryn Buss Janet Clark Diane Diercks Sandra Fisher Daryl Foelske Vicky Gielau Robert Haight Wilma Hesse Terrance Parsons Stephen Rose Allan Schneer David Steege Janice Walther Samuel Wille Patricia Williams and a long list of juniors sophomores and freshmen with multiple students named.
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Denver Community High School
John Andrew
Mary Bock
Kathryn Buss
Janet Clark
Diane Diercks
Sandra Fisher
Daryl Foelske
Vicky Gielau
Robert Haight
Wilma Hesse
Terrance Parsons
Stephen Rose
Allan Schneer
David Steege
Janice Walther
Samuel Wille
Patricia Williams
Larry Arns
Judith Bartling
Nancy Bruns
David Buss
Marcella Canfield
Patricia Gienau
Judy Heideman
Rick Hubbard
Kristin Kurtz
James Moeller
Rebecca Neebel
Keith Ostrogge
Sharon Schmidt
Nancy Schroeder
Theodore Schroeder
Mark Trunnell
Randy Bruns
Joyce Buss
Donna Griese
Marilyn Haight
Sharon Heideman
Benny Jensen
Ardith Meier
Rebecca Sassmann
Rhonda Schmidt
Mary Tribon
Rebecka Watters
Melanie Weltge
Susan Wente
Group Forms to Oppose Unlimited Annual Iowa Legislature Sessions
A statewide group formed to oppose unlimited annual sessions of the Iowa legislature. Dubbed Iowans Opposed to Unlimited Annual Sessions, led by Duane Dewel with a bipartisan slate including former Lt. Gov. William Mooty, former Senate leader Jack Schroeder, and former Speaker Robert Naden.
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Iowa
William Mooty
Grundy Center
Senate
Jack Schroeder
Bettendorf
Robert Naden
Webster City
William Murray
Ames
Robert D. Fulton
Waterloo
Dairy price supports set at 90 percent of parity
The U S Department of Agriculture announced that dairy price supports for the 1969 marketing year will be set at 90 per cent of parity, raising the support from 4.00 to 4.28 per hundredweight. Class I differentials in 67 Federal Order markets will continue through April 1969, with a floor of 4.33 dollars as the basic formula price for Class I orders using that formula.
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Orville L. Freeman
Golden anniversary celebrated at Gates Park Waterloo
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Schweer Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Foelske and Ricky attended an open house at Gates Park in Waterloo Sunday afternoon honoring Mr. and Mrs. Walter Degelau on their 50th wedding anniversary.
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Emil Schweer
Lavern Foelske
Ricky
Gates Park
Waterloo
Walter Degelau
Salute to Congressman Gross Planned for Waterloo
A June 1 dinner at Electric Park Ballroom Waterloo honors Iowa Third District Congressman H R Gross for 20 years in Washington. About 1000 guests expected with U S Senator John J Williams of Delaware as speaker. Tickets 25 dollars per couple or 15 dollars each. reservations via Salute to H R Gross Committee P O Box 426 Waterloo Iowa 50704.
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Electric Park Ballroom
Waterloo
Iowa
James R. Salentic
Washington
H. R
Gross
Sulentic
H. R. Gross
P. O
Meyer family travels for turbo hydromatic school
Mr and Mrs Robert Meyer visited Hinsdale Illinois from Wednesday to Friday to attend a turbo hydromatic school Their daughter Janell stayed with Mr and Mrs William Bentley Jr Fredericksburg Virginia
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Robert Meyer
Hinsdale
Janell
Wm. Bentley, Jr
Fredericksburg
Teen Hop Features Avengers at Town Hall
Teenagers are invited to a Teen Hop on Saturday night April 13 at 8 p m in the Town Hall. The Avengers perform and admission is 1.00 per person. Sponsored by the Tripoli Jaycees.
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Avengers
Tripoli Jaycees
Lutheran Children’s Home Good Will Society Meeting
First meeting of the Good Will Society auxiliary to the Lutheran Children’s Home in Waverly will be held Friday April 19 at 2 pm in the dining room of the administration building. Guest speaker Duane Blobaum executive director of the Lutheran Home Finding Society Fort Dodge.
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Good Will Society
Lutheran Children’s Home
Waverly
Duane Blobaum
Lutheran Home Finding Society
Fort Dodge
Laura Burrow Named to OSU Winter Honor Roll
Laura Marie Burrow of Tripoli a senior in the school of education earned winter term honor roll at Oregon State University. Eligibility requires B plus grades or better for the term and 998 of OSU’s 13 000 students qualified for the honor listing.
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Laura Marie Burrow
Tripoli
School of Education
Oregon State University
Jaycees to Meet in Tripoli VFW Room
Tripoli Jaycees will gather Thursday April 11 at 9:00 p m in the VFW meeting room for their regular meeting agenda and planning.
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Jaycee
Tripoli
Jaycees
VFW
Annual Bowling Awards Banquet Set for May 9
The ninth annual Tripoli Bowling Association banquet is slated for Thursday May 9 at the Riviera ballroom in Janesville. Tickets are on sale through league secretaries at Tripoli Bowl Inn Duroom Inn Readlyn and Farmers Savings Bank Frederika. Eligible attendees include bowlers from past season leagues their spouses friends and team sponsors with 5:30 to 6:30 cocktail hour and baked potato ham dinner followed by an orchestra and prizes. Admission is 1.75 per person.
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The
Tripoli Bowling Association
Riviera Ballroom
Janesville
Tripoli Bowl
Durum Inn
Readlyn
Farmers Savings Bank
Frederika
Northeast Iowa Rock Club Plans April Meeting
The Northeast Iowa Rock Club holds its next monthly meeting on April 15 at 8 p m on the main floor of Sumner Junior High School. All interested persons are invited to attend and refreshments will be served.
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Northeast
Iowa Rock Club
Sumner
Easter Ham Giveaway Draws for Tripoli Kiddies
Businessmen will award 20 hams in a Saturday drawing at the Warner Electric corner in Tripoli. Winners must be present to claim prizes. one per family. Registration tickets must be brought to the drawing before 3:00 p.m. on Saturday April 13. Kiddies prize hunt starts at Town Hall at 2:00 p.m. with a free treat and a number for each child.
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Tripoli
Warner Electric Corner
Denver Highs Earn 18 Division I Ratings At State Contest
Denver high school music students earned 18 Division I ratings at the state music contest in New Hartford on March 30. Vocal solo winners were Pat Williams Michelle Merrill Janice Walther. instrumental solos by Ron Rose Jan Rose Steve Rose Jim Moeller Becky Watters. Top ensembles included Saxophone quartet and sextet, woodwind choir, clarinet quartet and trio, brass quintet and other mixed groups led by scores of listed students.
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Denver
New Hartford
Pat Williams
Michelle Merrill
Janice Walther
Ron Rose
Jan Rose
Steve Rose
Jim Moeller
Becky Watters
Mary Tribon
Ardith Meier
Keith Oltrogge
Becky Sassman
Rachel Reiter
Keith Ostrogge
Pam Harwell
Becky Sassmann
Martin Meyers
Terry Parsons
Nancy Schroeder
Vivian Wittenburg
Glenda Petersen
Beverly Peterson
Brenda Herrmeyer
Sharon Schumacher
Nancy Bruns
Judy Bartling
Karen Cluts
Girls
Deb Kleinschmidt
Jan Walther
Sharon Schmidt
Kathy Buss
Randy Bruns
Steve Buhrow
Daryl Foelske
Don Barnes
Jim Haugen
Possibility of State Fairgrounds Relocation Scrutiny
State fair officials oppose major repairs at Des Moines site amid talk of selling the grounds and moving the fair. Legislators question why a remodeling plan approved in 1967 has not progressed. The board has spent 25000 dollars with a California firm to study relocation feasibility in the Des Moines area. Kenneth Falk notes repairs seem pointless if relocation is possible.
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Des Moines
State Fair Board
Fair Board
California
Kenneth Falk
Plainfield Triumphs Over Tripoli Girls in Dual Meet
Plainfield edged Tripoli 68 63 in a spring track dual. Pantherettes set school records in hurdle relay mile medley 220 yard hurdles discus and high jump with top finishes by Barb Schmidt Kathy Blasberg Karen Krumm Nancy Burrow Glenda Matthias Kelsey Barb Wente Jane Rathbone Judy Ludwig Maureen Frahm and others.
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THS
Plainfield
Pantherettes
Lst
Barb Schmidt
Kathy Blasberg
Karen Krumm
Nancy Burrow
Llst
Glenda Matthias
Kelsey
Bonnie Davison
Jane Fink
Judy Ludwig
Mary Hoppenworth
Jane Rathbone
Pat Schnieders
Carma Fink
Debbie Pipho
Sue Pleggenkuhle
Guest Speaker for Commercial Club Meeting on Monday
Tripoli Commercial Club schedules its regular meeting for Monday April 15 at Town Hall starting with a 7:00 dinner served by Faith United Church of Christ. Guest speaker will be Glenda Mabrey director of guidance counseling Waterloo school system. Topic juvenile delinquency. Attendance committee to contact members for reservations. Members needing a seat should contact Ray Bunger before Saturday noon.
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Denver
Janesville
Association
Tripoli
Glenda Mabrey
Waterloo
Miss Mabrey
Ray Bunger
Ladage Enlists in Navy Leaves for San Diego
Glen Ladage son of Mr and Mrs Arno Ladage has enlisted in the navy and left March 26 He is stationed at San Diego California and will report for duty there
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NAVY
Glen Ladage
Arno Ladage
San Diego
Cal
Forage Management Publication for Iowa Dairymen Ready
A new 16 page publication titled Forage Management for Iowa Dairymen PM 412 is available. It covers silage considerations summer feeding alfalfa dairy pasture harvesting storing and supplementing forages. Prepared by ISU Extension specialists H H Van Horn D E Voelker Frank Schaller and Vernon Meyer and distributed by the Cooperative Extension Service. Copies are at county Extension offices Tripoli or by mail to Publications Distributions Room Morrill Hall Ames IA 50010.
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Iowa
Dale Shires
Bremer
Cooperative Extension Service of
Iowa State University
H. H. van Horn
D. E. Voelker
Dairyman
Frank Schaller
Agronomist
Vernon Meyer
Tripoli
Morrill Hall
Ames
Week's Weather Notes Snow Trace on April 4
A trace of snow was observed on April 4 as part of this week’s weather report. The event stands as a light fluctuation in the overall spring pattern with cool readings reported across several locales.
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Unty
Educaem
Eounty
A. Miller
Adie Bergmann
Orial Hospital
Yceetives
Ie Westendorf
Bremer Court
Klea Shipman
Miss Shipman
Waverly Shell Rock
Joward A. Miller
Duane Holm
Bremer Cty
Tourism Association
J Tank
Pohn
Berlin Calliow
L. Crittenden
S. Harry Weltzin
Watlle
Berergstrom
Carl Bagerlind
Memorial Hospital
Shears
Darrell Neu
Grace Lutheran
Speech
Denver High
Congressman Gross
U. S
John J. William
Delaware
America
Williams
Luth
Children’s Home
Denver Music Dept
New Place
Tripoli Girls
J. M. Haydon
Max. Min
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