Tripoli Juniors win home track meet and Sumner relay placings
Tripoli junior high teams dominated their Triangular meet on May 9 with the 8th grade scoring 71 points and the 7th grade 55. Coaches Gene Perkins led 31 runners across both grades. In the 8th grade, Tripoli led 71 points followed by Dunkerton 34 and Wapsie Valley 15, with top finishes by Bravener and Nuss in field and sprints and Brockway in the 100 and relay squads. The 7th grade meet saw Tripoli finish first with 55, Dunkerton 36.45, and Wapsie Valley 30.44, with Sova and Blasberg among winners in sprints and relays. Sumner Relays on May 5 also saw Tripoli place third in both 7th and 8th grade divisions, led by Bla sberg in pole vault and Sova in 100 and 440 events. Little Panther Relays set for May 17.
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Tripoli
Dunkerton
Wapsie Valley
Bill Bravener
Cliff Balvant
Mark Nuss
Jeff Smelter
Brad Brockway
John Rewoldt
Mark Gronemeyer
Allen Brandhorst
Joe Decker
Dave Sova
Steve Schmidt
Brockway
Ted Ganske
Smelcer
Brandhorst
Rewoldt
Bravener
Little Panther Relays Set For May At High School Field
The second annual Little Panther Relays for grades 4 5 6 will be held at the high school athletic field on Thursday May 17. Field events start at 4 00 p m and running events at 4 30 p m with relays finishing around 6 00 p m. Ribbons go to the top five in each event per grade. Entries have already been drawn from the 1972 list. Record targets include Glenn Gienau 13 5 in long jump Perry Sauerbrei 40 in high jump Jeff Sanderson 3 8 in shot put Paul Sova 10 7 in 60 yard hurdles Todd Holm 14 5 in 100 yard dash Max Moeller 34 4 in 330 yard dash Paul Sova 7 1 in 50 yard dash Duane Frost Jeff Sanderson Max Moeller Nick Ray 64 0 in 440 relay.
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Tripoli
Dunkerton
Wapsie Valley
Jeff Sanderson
Chet Samuelson
Paul Sova
Max Moeller
Glenn Gienau
Mike Blasberg
Nick Ray
Sanderson
Moeller
Brent Bull
Lynn Kuecker
Ray
Samuelson
Bloem
Boeckmann
Gienau
Sova
Tim Pierce
Blasberg
Pierce
Little Panther
Perry Sauerbrei
Todd Holm
Duane Frost
Rural Mailbox Improvement Week Sets May 21 26
Postmaster Ray Fink announces May 21 through 26 as Mailbox Improvement Week. Neat attractive boxes protect mail from weather and enhance countryside appearance. Name on box is optional but recommended for carrier visibility. adjust height to match the vehicle and keep lids aligned with the window for quick pickup.
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Ray Fink
Fink
Tripoli Jaycees plan concessions for softball tourney
The Jaycee Ettes met May 7 with 11 members at the VFW home. Dave Foelske and Lowell Heinemann advised on concessions for the May 20 slow pitch tourney. A May 21 6 30 installation banquet was discussed at the Ken Rose room. Reports covered region and state Jaycee Ettes conventions. Officers elected: Donna Kuethe president Sheila Bergmann vice president Nancy Heinemann secretary Kathy Schwemmer treasurer Nancy Foelske state director. Sue Schwarze to host June meeting. The club will sponsor Mrs Delphine Goodwin of Bremer County Home next year and present gifts. A $50 donation was approved to the State Specific Learning Disabilities project.
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Tripoli
Kathy Schwemm
Nancy Foelske
Sue Schwarze
Denver Teacher Honored. Mabel Arenholz to Retire
Mrs. Mabel F Arenholz received a watch from Denver School Board president Harland Wolfensperger as she ends a 25 year teaching career split between Maynard rural school and Denver fourth grade. She thanked staff for seventeen years of service. The note also lists local club meetings including Town and Country Garden Club May 7 gathering and upcoming events, plus Luther League rummage sale plans for May 10 to benefit Houston Convention expenses.
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Mabel F. Arenholz
Denver
Board of Education
Arenholz
Harland Wolfensperger
Luther League of St. Peter Lutheran Church
Houston
Numerous Families Gather for Mothers Day Visits in Area Homes
Several households across the region hosted Mothers Day gatherings. Attendees included Arnolds Platte and Westen dorf, Clarence Ganske and family, Elmer Sassman and relatives from Fredericksburg, Waverly, Tripoli, Cedar Rapids, Independence, and Waterloo. Additional guests came from Denver and Cedar Falls, with notes of a local wedding and a hospital patient update in Waterloo.
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Kenneth Westendorf
Near Oran
Clarence Ganske
Neil Hartman
Brenda
Tammy
Denver
Elmer Bull
Waverly
Mervin Sassman
Tripoli
Elmer Sassman
Lorenz Steege
Robert Schachner
Fredericksburg
Clarence Ganske Dan
Cedar Rapids
Elmer
Harlan Iserman
Arlen ’ Hospital
Waterloo
Erin
Lawrence B. Shawn
Linda Peterses
Merlin Freese
Cedar Falls
Otto
Fred Platte
Loo
Arnold Platte
Tripoli Music Mothers Hold May Meeting of 34
The Tripoli Music Mothers met Tuesday evening May 1 in the High School lunch room with 34 members and guests present. Past presidents attended, including twenty in person and nine absent, and cor sages were given. The Occasional Singers directed by Mr. Kuyper performed. Next gathering is September 5 with past officers as hostesses.
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Tripoli
LaVera Fink
American Legion 4 Holds May Meeting and Plans Memorial Day
The American Legion 4 met May 8 at Pat Warner's home with 14 present. Roll call named our favorite flower. Memorial day plans include selling poppies in basin residential areas starting May 18. On May 25 members will meet at Town Hall to deca crosses. Election of officers slated for June. Mrs. Vada and Mrs. Hilda Buls were tesses.
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Denver Town and Country Garden Club
Ray Pipho
Gen Olsen
California
Avanelle Cook
Young Homemakers Club
Trumbauer
American Legion
Pat Warner
Basin
Vada
Hilda Buls
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