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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1973
Page
6
Frederika and surrounding towns report a flurry of visitors and gatherings. Residents entertained relatives and friends from Osseo Holdingford Nashua Tripoli Readlyn Waverly Waterloo and Charles City, with weddings, birthdays and church events noted amid travel for auditor and hospital visits.
National School Lunch Week menu lists daily meals for Tripoli Community School. Monday features turkey pattie on bun with green beans and apple sauce. Tuesday offers steamed wieners and cole slaw. Wednesday presents barbecued beef on bun with corn and lettuce. Thursday serves school-made pizza with fruit cup. Friday is no school.
Walter Kappmeyer hosts Sunday visitors including Mr and Mrs Rueben Schnurstein and Mr and Mrs Paul Tiedt of Waverly, visiting Mr and Mrs Darrell Neuendorf. Ernest Nuss also appears among the gathering.
On October 3 the juniors reported progress at 6th hour with a goal of 3500. They surpassed it by selling 4425.89 and with donations reached 4434.28. Jeff Kuhrt topped sellers at 472.99 earning a Henry stuffed dog. Mary Sievers won grand drawing items. Community support earned praise.
Social events include a birthday gathering for Leslie Heidemann and a bridal shower for Susan Berger with plans for her October 20 wedding to Keith Oltrogge at First Lutheran Cedar Rapids. Funeral services for Kasper Traugatt held at College Hill Lutheran Cedar Falls. Frederika seniors mark Fred Rewoldt’s 87th birthday with a town hall pot luck dinner and cards.
Friday September 28 class meetings selected Queen candidates Ranae Wittenburg Margaret Rewolwt Kim Kindera and Connie OConnell. King candidates Paul Miller fom Smalley Don Ellerman and Tony Magnall. Junior Attendant Kim Pierce Sherri Buss Terri Westendorf. Sophomore Attendant Brenda Zander Denise Kuethe Janell Frahm. Freshman Attendant Gail Meihost Julie Kammeyer Linda Kirchhoff. Vote set for October 10 with Bonfire winner announcement.
During the week of October 8 hundreds of youths across Iowa participate in National 4H Week. The program offers outlets for talents from knitting to gardening. It fosters leadership through presentations and offices, with yearly awards and county-wide clubs inviting new members.
Kristi Lynn Quass, a senior, discusses her speech contest participation and school subjects. She lists accounting, office practice, business law, family living, American Government, and Foods. Her hobbies include sewing and cooking. Born May 31, 1956, she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayne Quass and hopes to attend beauty school. the school paper The Panthers Tale will feature her next issue.
A THS student Carol Pint receives a commendation for high PSAT NMSQT performance. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation names 38,000 Commended students nationwide, top 2 percent of expected 1974 graduates, ranking below 15,000 semifinalists. Edward C. Smith notes commendation signals college promise and public recognition. Commended students are encouraged to pursue education and are reported to their chosen colleges to boost opportunities.
A puzzle for THS seniors offering two free Homecoming dance tickets. Scrambled names are listed with an X marked blank to fill the final answer. Readers must solve and contact Panther’s Tale staff members Joe Schnieders Deese Redies Margaret Rewoldt Tim Pleggenkuhle or Tony Magnall with the solution.
THS government teacher had seniors earn high grades and seek extra credit by attending Wartburg College lectures on October 2. The group split and wandered into a psychology class, arriving late after missteps with purses and car keys, but aimed to gain useful information from the lectures.
The October 1972 PSAT/NMSQT results reveal Commended students with home addresses, test scores, and anticipated college majors and career plans. The documents highlight individual profiles and the schools they attend as part of the nationwide program.
The physical education department responds to student letters by stressing fitness and hard work. They argue lazy attitudes harm success, identify groups like the obese and those who smoke or drink, and emphasize building good health habits and higher standards through a challenging program.
Margaret Posten This is The Place Iowa offers an engaging look at Iowa today and its development. Cora Frear Hawkins Buggies Blizzards and Babies recounts a pioneer doctor’s dramatic and humorous life. Barbara S Yambura A Change and A Parting portrays life in communal Amana society.
Tact means choosing not to say hurtful or unkind things even when emotions run high. It involves restraint, consideration for others, and avoiding actions that could provoke unnecessary conflict or harm.
The character Judd a switch blade daring hired hand figures in a small wonder themed musical. He is grubby mean and hard to get along with and faces a surprising departure in the production. Performances run Friday and Saturday November 2 and 3 with advance tickets to music members.
Forty one high school students traveled September 29 to the Wi Art Museum in Minneapolis Minnesota. They toured the art center saw sculpture and paintings and later attended a play The Fly by June Havoc at Henrys in Rochester area, with cameras prohibited and the group returning around 8 00 PM.
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