Cards of thanks and awards from rural Chariton and Le Mars
A reader note thanks friends for cards and condolences after a bereavement. Lt. Craig Trumbo of rural Chariton earns the Bronze Star for Vietnam service with the Airborne Special Forces. Don House family and Doug Hardacre report paddlefish fishing at Big Bend Dam, Missouri River, with a 82 1/2 pound catch by John.
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Selberg
Rudy Piegers
E. A. Kleiss
Craig A. Trumbo
Ron Trumbo
Chariton
Vietnam
Trumbo
Airborne Special Forces
U. S. Army
Don House
John
Mike
Doug Hardacre
le Mars
Big Bend Dam
Missouri River
Eldora principal Anne Bender retires after 45 years in education
Anne Bender, longtime Eldora elementary school principal, ends a 45 year teaching career with 39 years on the Eldora faculty. Her first post was in a rural school in Town county as she concludes a lengthy tenure. George Howrey of La Porte City turns 100 and receives a money tree at a birthday open house.
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Eldora
Anne Bender
Town
George Howrey
la Porte City
Neighbors help ill farmer Mick Cowan in Quimby
Twenty four neighbors of rural farmer Mick Cowan rally to assist him as illness hits his Quimby home. The group quickly mobilizes meals, chores, and care, reflecting strong community support in the countryside.
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Mick Cowan
Quimby
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