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is is is (Minn) HERALD Saturday, Oct. 11, 1980 VITAL STATISTICS Births ST. OLAF HOSPITAL Mr. and Mrs. Richard Naumann, Austin Rt.

2, son, Oct. 11. Funerals for SASS- Mrs. Memorial (Evalyn) serivices 81, will be held at p.m. Sunday at Christ Episcopal Church, Rev.

James Peck officiating. Private interment was at Oakwood Cemetery with ClausenJordan Mortuary in charge of arrangements. The family memorials. Mrs. Sass, who died July 15, is survived by four daughters, Mrs.

Kenneth (Meredee) Dahlgren, Austin; Mrs. Shirley Holm, Jump River Ranch, Mrs. Judy Wahlberg, Oshkosh, Mrs. Barbara Cody, Cody, 25 grandchildren 18 great-grandchildren. vices for Mrs.

Mina Gerhart, rural St. Ansgar, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Toeterville, Iowa, Rev. Robert Kruempel officiating.

Interment will be in Union Presbyterian Cemetery, Union Township. Friends may call at Champion Funeral Home, Osage, from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday and at the church prior to the service Tuesday.

GERHART -Funeral ser- Card of Thanks BEHN Thank you! Two words with a lot of meaning to my friends, family and especially my husband your cards, visits, flowers most of all fond your prayers while I was in the hospital. Thanks to Dr. Hesla, Dr. Thomas Anderson, all the people on 3rd floor at St. Olaf and to Pastor Alcorn.

Mavis Behn FREIHEIT I would like thank my dear husband, family, relatives and friends the beautiful flowers, gifts, cards, visits and telephone calls. I would also like to thank my doctors, nurses on third floor for the wonderful care I received while was a patient at St Marys Hosnital. Gad bless you all. Love, Joyce Freiheit ELLINGSON I want to thank my relatives, friends and my family for flowers, gifts, cards and visits while I was a patient at St. Olaf Hospital.

Also many thanks to Dr. J. Dennis, and Dr. T.B. Anderson, all nurses, and nurses aids.

Special thanks to the Pastors of St. Olaf Lutheran Church for their visits and prayers. Irene S. Ellingson In Memoriam WRIGHT In Loving Memory of Walter Wright who passed away 8 years ago October 11th. God took him home.

It was His will. But in our We miss him hearts. His memory is as near today As in the hour he passed away We often sit and think of him When we are all alone, For memory is the only friend That grief can call its own. Sadly missed by His wife, Laura Wright JOHANSEN In Loving Memory of Andrew Johansen who passed away October 11, 1966. Wonderful memories, woven in gold, This is the picture we tenderly hold.

Deep in our hearts your memory is kept, To love, cherish and never forget. Sadly missed by his family JACOBSON In loving memory of our husband, father, and grandfather, Knut Jacobson who passed away October 8, 1978. We who loved you sadly miss you, As it dawns another year, In our lonely hours of thinking, Thoughts of you are always near. Gone is the face we loved so dear, Silent is the voice we loved to hear, Too far away for sight or speech, But not too far for thought to reach, Sweet to remember him who was here, Who, gone away, is just as dear. Sadly missed by His Family and Friends Hospitalized ST.

OLAF HOSPITAL John J. Freese, 710 7th Ave. SE, medical. Esther Froehlich, 2118 3rd Ave. NE, medical.

Nellie Williamson, 1002 9th Ave. SW, (ICU). ST. OLAF HOSPITAL Mrs. John D.

Clark and daughter, 4605 10th Pl. NE, Oct. ON THE LIGHT SIDE Business notes SEE YOU, RAISE KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Mayor Richard Berkley is so confident that the Kansas City Royals are going to defeat the New York Yankees in the American League baseball playoffs, he's putting up a dozen Kansas City steaks against a bushel of "'Big Appleserklev admits New York City Mayor Edward Koch has less to lose, but he's not worried because he's certain he will not the one to pay up. The Royals and Yankees begin their playoffs Wednesday afternoon.

The Royals are 0-3 in previous playoff encounters with the Yankees, but Berkley says 1980 will be different. "I'm sure I won't have to pay off the bet," Berkley said. "I feel very comfortable that we're going to win the playoffs and the World Berkley, who said his childhood ambition was to play major league baseball, said he expects, Koch of to apples. hand deliver ON THE Mrs. Richard Fett and daughter, Waltham Rt.

1, Oct: 8. Mrs. Larry Wilson and daughter, Rose Creek Rt. 1. Oct: 10.

Martin Fahje, 2007 4th Ave. SE. Oct. 10. Mary Ann Olson, 601 14th Ave.

SW. Oct. 10. OUTSIDE OF AUSTIN Joyce Freiheit, 2001 11th St. SW, from St.

Marys Hospital, Rochester, Oct. 9. Arena Schedule MONDAY OCT. 13 Public skating 4 to 5.30 p.m.; Figure Skating Club 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. TUESDAY OCT.

14 Mavericks practice 8 to 9 a.m.; Public skating 1 to 2:30. 4 to 5:30 and 7 to 8:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY OCT. 15 Mavericks practice 8 to 9 a.m.: Public skating noon to 1:30 and 7 to 8:30 p.m. THURSDAY OCT.

16 Mavericks practice 8 to 9 Public skating noon to 1:30, 2:30 to 4 and 7 to 8:30 p.m. FRIDAY OCT. 17 Public skating noon to 1:30, and 2:30 to 4 p.m.; Mavericks vs. St. Paul Vulcans, USJHL game- 7 p.m.

SATURDAY OCT. 18 Public skating noon to 1:30 p.m.; Austin Youth Hockey registration 3 to p.m.: Public skating 3:30 5, and 7 to 8:30 p.m.: AYH coaches clinic 2 to 3 p.m. SUNDAY OCT. 19 Public skating 1 to 2:30 p.m.: Figure Skating Club 3 p.m.; Skating lessons 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.: Mavericks VS. Bloomington Junior Stars.

USJHL game 7 p.m. COUNTY STOPS FOR BOOKMOBILE The Austin-Mower County Bookmobile will make the following stops the week of Oct. 11-18. Tuesday Wheel Estates, a.m.: Sacred Heart Hospice a.m.; St. Mark's Nursing Home, a.m.: Austin Acres (21st St.

SW). p.m. Don Weseman Farm. p.m.; Bustad Addition 2100 11th St. SW, p.m.: Southgate (13th St.

SW. p.m.: Southgate (north end of 13th St. SW I. Wednesday Taopi, a.m.; Adams Health Care Center. a.m.: Adams (downtown), 11:30 a.m.

to 12 noon: Sacred Heart School. 1- 2:45 p.m.; Southland High School, p.m. Thursday Clayton Town Hall. a.m.: LeRoy Library. a.m.; Main Farm, Frankford Hall.

p.m.; Grand Library, p.m.: Meadow Manor, p.m.: Dobbins Crest (2nd Addition). p.m.; Hangee Addition, p.m. Friday Senior Citizen's Center. a.m.: Gerard School, a.m.: Oak Grove Center, a.m.: Brownsdale Library, 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Dexter, a.m.: Nicolville.

p.m.: Terrace Trailer Court. p.m. Senior Citizens The Mower Senior Citizen Center, SE. is County, open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Mondays through Fridays and p.m. Saturdays and Sunday. The schedule of activities for the week of Monday, Oct. 13, follows. Monday 12:30 p.m.

Shuffleboard: 1 p.m. Pinochle; 1 p.m. Exercise: 1:30 p.m. Golden-Airs. Tuesday --9 a.m.

to 12 noon, Legal aid; 10:30 a.m. Pottery: 10:30 a.m. Exercise; p.m. Whist; 1-4 p.m. Blood pressure; 1:30 p.m.

Humanities; 7:30 p.m. AART. Wednesday TOW Club: 1 p.m. Exercise; 1 p.m. Arts and crafts; 1:15 p.m.

Bingo; Sons of Norway. Thursday 10 a.m. MusicMakers; 10:30 a.m. Exercise: 1:15 p.m. Bingo; 2:30 p.m.

Social Security. Friday 1 p.m. Exercise; 1 p.m. Cribbage and 500. Registration for Tiny Tot program slated The Austin Park and Recreation Dept.

announces that registration is open for the fall session of the "Tiny Tot Program." This is a recreation program that features crafts, music, stories and games for preschool children, ages four and five. It will be held at the Hormel Nature Center on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The program will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 21 and run through Thursday, Dec. 4.

The fee is $15. Size is limited. Preregistration is necessary. Interested persons can register at the Park and Recreation Office at 508 N. Main St.

The sale price of the station to News Press was $11,250,000. PROMOTED Cletta E. Geary, 600 9th Ave. SW. has been promoted to sales manager for Combined Insurance Company of America.

Mike Paul, regional sales manager for Minnesota, announced that Ms. Geary will supervise a group of representatives servicing the needs of Combined's policyholders. Combinded specializes in writing accident and health income-protection insurance and life insurance. Ms. Geary first became associated with Combined as a sales representative.

She is also a award winner in the W. Clement Stone International Sales and Management Achievement Club. The honorary club is named after the company's founder and board chairman. ED STARK First Lt. Terry Grunwaldt, left, company commander of Austin's Company 1st Battalion, 135th Infantry, and First Looking over the strategy Lt.

Dean Christensen of St.Paul, check the situation map during a Minnesota Army National Guard battle fire decrease U.S. in 1979, a decrease of 4.3 percent from 1978. Of that number. 5.765 of the deaths occured in residential areas. An estimated- 4,320 civilians died in one and two-family dwellings, a of 12.6 percent from 1978.

while 1,180 died in apartment fires, an increase of 10.3 percent from 1978. The National Fire Prevention statistics also show that 1.535 civilians in the U.S. died in vehicle fires in 1979, a 22.3 percent inover 1978. crease, this week has been set aside at "National Fire Prevention Week." fire department officials are quick to point out that fire prevention is really a year around project. conference set The Minnesota Foster ParenAnnual State Conference will be held Oct.

24 and 25 at the Kahler Motel in Albert Lea. Those attending the conference will include foster parents as well as agency personnel and professionals from around the Theme conference statehe during the 1980 Year of the' Family will be "Love Links." chosen as the goal of the conference according to local organizer Jay Gehrke of Austin, reinforce the message that love provides the bond that links all people together. The keynote speaker will be Bernice Eggert. counselor in the Staples Public Schools. She will speak on attitudes within the family which allows each person to maintain his or her own Residential deaths There's been a decrease in the number of residential fire deaths, but still.

close to 75 percent of all civilian deaths by fire occur in residential areas. According to a 1979 U.S. fire losses report bu Michael J. Karter Jr. in the September.

1980 issue of Fire Journal, residential areas. should continue to be a major target of fire education and prevention efforts. Austin recorded four fire deaths in 1979. when the Ace Hotel burned in January. One man died in a rural Austin fire early this year.

Of the 228 8 city fires reported in 1979. 62 were residential. According to Karter's Fire Journal report. there were 7.780 estimated civilian fire deaths in the Foster Courage with provides children and ported by local United Ways. adults disabilities a chan- Going for Michael Stephenson, 9, Dexter, gets a helping from selor Dave Geisler coule.

playing T-ball during his recent stay at Camp Courage near Maple Lake, Minn. Camp value, that family life should be quality life and that happiness is a part of the journey not the destination." Gehrke said. A wide range of workshops wift be offered ranging from "Who's In Charge to "Sexuality." Registrations should be submitted to Ruth Beidermann Austin Rt. 2. There is $12 registration fee for Friday session and a $16,50 registration fee for the Saturday session.

The conference is sponsored by the foster parents organizations in Austin and Albert Lea. RESIDENCE HIT There was $835 in furniture and food reported taken from the Norbert Jech residence in rural Elkton. The front door was forced between 10:30 p.m. Tuesday and 3 p.m. Thursday.

a homer ce to make new friends, learn about nature and participate in a variety of activities at a camp designed to fit their, special needs. The camp operated by Courage Center, which is sup- Sun TUNE UP TESTED I We're Proud -Of Our Equipment code INDEPENDENT AUTO SERVICE 401 3rd Ave. SE. Austin, Minn. 433-3356 Ed (Red) Stark joined the Usem Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and Cadillac dealership as a new and used car salesman last month.

Stark. a native of Austin, previously ran Ed's Deep Rock for eight years. He is an American Legion member. simulation exercise at Camp Ripley, near Little Falls. The exercise was a part of their weekend training.

4-H fund Fund raising for the Leonard Harkness 4-H Endowment Fund has started in Mower County. The goal is to raise $1,000 by Nov. 15. The endowment fund is being established to recognize the work of Leonard Harkness, who recently retired after working for 31 years with 4-H. A statewide goal of $50,000 has been set for the endowment.

The interest from the fund will be used to support 4-H programs. These would include volunteer leadership development programs and projects, 4-H participant recognition and incentive programs, and also in- raising novative program grants. Each club in Mower County is asked to contribute a dollar for each member to the fund. It is hoped that the remainder will be contributed by people in the county who have seen the benefits and worthiness of the 4-H program over the years, including former 4-H members, 4- parents and leaders. Mr.

and Mrs. Matt Adams, Austin Rt. 2, are the county fund drive chairmen. They have already contributed to the endowment fund. Persons who would like more information about the program should contact the Adams's or the county extension office.

Travel films to begin Oct. 21 The Austin Community Service begins its 17th season of Travel-Adventure films Oct. 21 with Bill Butler's Film "Denmark. Season tickets for this year's seven films are now available. "Denmark" will feature the colorful cities and peacful farmland of this oldest kingdom in the world today from the Jutland Peninula to the Central Islands and Zealand.

Dennis Cooper will present "Trails of the Mountain West," on Monday, Nev. 10. The film traces trails through New Mexico, Yellowstone Park and ends up at Mt. McKinley. Bob Davis will narrate his film entitled "Tunisia" on More services for students taking tests Lee Bedsted, counselor at Austin High School has announced that students taking the Preliminary Aptitude TestNational Merit A Scholaship Qualifying Test Oct.

21, will benefit from additional services in 1980. These services are designed to provide students with more information about the content and uses of the test. Students who plan to take the 1980 test will receive a complete sample test for practice, along with an answer key and scoring instructions. When scores are reported in December, each student will receive a report of student answers, incuding the correct answers as well as answers the students gave. To allow students to refer to the original questions, schools will return the test booklets with the scores.

The PSAT-NMSQT is cosponsored by the College Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. It is administered annually to more than million students and measures verbal and mathematical abilities important to college work. Retired civil service emp. meet Tuesday Chapter (Austin and Albert Lea) of the National Assn. of Retired Civic Service Employees will hold a potluck luncheon at noon next Tuesday at the National Guard Armory in Austin.

Mrs. Betty Vonderhoe, Northwestern Bell, will be the speaker. Election of officers will also be held. Every civil service retired federal employee (and those nearing retirement) is invited and urged to attend Tuesday's meeting. For further information, call 433-3518 or 437-7503.

Tuesday, Dec. 9, which displays the blend of old and new cultures in this north African country. A trip to Kong "and A Macao' with Fran presented 'Wedneday, Jan. 14, and featured be views from Victoria Peak, and the beauty of the churches and gardens of Macao. On Wednesday, Feb.

4, Jonathan Hagar will show. his film of Portugal." Roberts will present the milohn "Caribbean journey to the British Virgin Islands. The final program will be William Stockdale's "Pathways Through England' Tuesday, 'March 24. It will feature, a England. "literary" stroll Adult and family season tickets may be obtained at Wold Drug, Nemitz Book and Tobacco, Sterling Drug and the main office at Austin Com-.

munity College. General admission tickets will be sold at the box office for each performance. Season tickets are $10 for adults and $20 for families. Club 65 patrons must purchase a 50 cent ticket at the box office for each program they attend. Accidents The pickup truck of Lawrence E.

Hilton, Elkton, was found at 3:20 a.m. today on a Red Rock township road one mile. east of Brownsdale near County Road 2. The truck had gone off the road, into the ditch, and rolled over. There $1,000 damage.

Cars driven by Peggy A. Mummert, Albert Lea, and Karen Huilker, Stewartville, collided at 12:20 p.m. Friday on 1st Ave. at 1st St. SW.

There was $800 damage to the Mummert car and $300 damage to the Huilker car. Cars driven by Dennis Bartekoske, 2109 1st Ave. SE, and Lillian R. Ball, Austin Rt. 2, collided at 4:19 p.m.

Friday on Oakland Pl. SE, near 10th St. SE. There was $600 damage to the Bartekoske car and $150 damage to the Ball car. driven by Robert E.

Walker, 801 11th Ave. SE, and Randall Ulland, 2802 12th St. SW. collided at 10:34 p.m. Friday on the 400 block of 9th Ave.

SE. There was $800 damage to the Walker car and $900 damage to the Ulland car. YOUTH NABBED An 17-year-old area youth has been apprehended in connection with the theft of six used batteries from Persinger's Equipment, 2001 4th St. NW. The theft occured Monday.

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Sunday Worship 11 a.m. p.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Midweek 7 p.m., Wednesdays' "Good News Hour" 6 p.m. Friday, KQAQ WALLACE ALCORN, Ph.

PASTOR The News Press Gazette Company of St. Joseph, has taken over ownership of KAAL Television, Austin.KAAL, which serves the the Austin, Albert Lea, Rochester and Mason City, televison market, had been the property of the Blackhawk Broadcasting Company of Waterloo, Iowa, since 1958. The Federal Communications Commission earlier this year told Blackhawk it would have to sell KAAL before the FCC would allow a merger of Blackhawk and the American Family Corporation. The KAAL sale was announced in March, but it has taken six months to obtain final FCC approval. News Press President David R.

Bradley said KAAL staff and management will remain the same. NEW OWNERSHIP NEW AGENT Allen Harris is the new agent at Riceville Insurance Agency. Harris formerly worked at Hilsabeck Chevrolet in Decorah as parts manager and in sales. He and his wife are the parents of a son. Jim Cody, the former agent, has been promoted to vice president of the First National Bank of Riceville.

PROMOTED Dianne Snater, Brooklyn Park, has been promoted in the Brown Photo Company to assistant manager of the Maplewood store. Snater iS a 1977 graduate of Austin High School, a 1979 graduate of Alexandria AVTI in the business ownership and management department, and was employed by Brown Photo for a year as a salesperson. She is also a free lance photographer. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Orv Snater, 207 8th Ave. SE. Hagedorn criticism Congressman Tom Hagedorn offered harsh criteism this week of the $20,000 cash bonus awarded to USDA. Chief Economist Howard Ijort and demanded a detailed account by -Secretary or Agriculture Bob Bergland for Ten People in the Neut QUEEN BEATRIX HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) The Dutch government calls it a 10-day official visit, but it sounds like a sun- drenched holiday. Queen Beatrix and her husband Prince Claus are leaving for the Dutch Antilles Oct.

29 for a tour of the Antilles' six islands: Curacao, Aruba, Bonaire, Sint Maartenn, Saba and Sint Bustatius. It will be Beatrix's first official visit abroad since she became queen April 30 following the abdication of her mother, now Princess Juliana, the Dutch government said Monday. Accompanying Beatrix and Claus will be Fons van der Stee, minister for Dutch Antilles affairs, and his wife. For the visit to Saba and Sint Bustatius, 'the royal party will travel aboard the Royal Dutch Navy submarine Rotterdam. ST.

OLAF LUTHERAN CHURCH 301 N.W. 1st St. Phone: 433-8857 Pastors: Borgwardt, Halvorson, Toso Formo 8 Worship 9:15 Services: a.m., a.m. 10:45 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m.

10:45 a.m. "Christ Is Our Hope" TV Mon. -Fri. 7:25 a.m. Pastor Borgwardt TV 6 the reasons behind the award.

Hagedorn said, fact of the matter i is that the Carter farm policies have been a disaster for American agricultuve producers. awarded will exceed the net profits of hundreds of thousands of farmers in Minnseota and throughout the country." Hjort was given the bonus for "successfully making the shift in USDA policy from producerorientd to consumer -oriented in policy and budgetary matters' 'according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. FREE 24 HR. SERVICE Dial 433-7448 Complete Line of Convalescent Needs CLINIC PHARMACY AUSTIN CLINIC BLDG.

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