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Itaitotd'Ml '7 will he glow in thc diuk iw and a limited number of bumpers will lw available The ex ent is alcohol free and tobac vo free Call 437 824 1 or check the Web al http: www echolanesbow lingcom the balloons where sales are being held or pick up maps at ood Center Kutn Go and Casey's General Store The are alive "The Sound of Music" opens this weekend at the rank Bridges Theatre on the Riverland Community College campus Tickets are $8 at and the Riverland bookstore Showtimes this weekend are 7:30 tonight and Saturday night and 2 pm RIDAY A)riV27 2001 Pages wi By Lee Bonorden Austin Daily I lerald LEROY "I want to emphasize how important you have made peo ple from small communities feel" Eileen Hutchins said The president of Prairie Visions was explaining the significance or the ederal Highway Administration's environmental excellence award The state of Minnesota won three of the 1 3 awards made this year and the Scenic Byways Wildflowcr Route of lighway 56 across Mower County was one of them Right of way vegetation along Highway 56 contains some of die best remnant native prairie in south You Need the Internet to Get the Best Prices in the Midwest! i'f InaI Want kv Mir ooil third in nest muu WivknJ utuV IhufM th ihMwii it Oi' St M' nsul il in ivkisl WiiA Amiii I Kul I N'euxnvin l' Iter VS Aiotin Mum 55'i SM4 inul tn din C'S'iiclinliihhoiiU urn Sunday Box office: 4334)595 family bowling OK a price that just right free Yes Echo Lanes is open from I I am until 4 pm Saturday for free family bowl ing amilies can come tojhjj lanes and bow 1 for free for an hour In addition shoe rental is free too ree bowling is cverv hour on the hour and even thing in the kitchen will be priced at $1 each tax included Bowling Step Into world Thursdays tn th Harald JT 2 PUBLIC NOTICE Powerite Electric Motor Co Over 50 Years of Quality Products Service to the Austin Area! 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April 30 Monday Teat Event! Lm Bonorden loobonordenBAuetlnDallyHcraldcom Pastor and his wife Della wait for the Rev Randv Petersen and KAAL Regiim Six producer Dan Collado to review plans for taping the last broadcast of "The amily Hour" ENDOAN Eit! amily tapes last show after 46 years on KAAL By Led Bonorden and he prayed on it but it wasn't until a man Austin Daily Herald came down from the Cities and went to church at crane community Limpet mat me urcam came true" she said "Joe told the man we needed some way to pay for six broadcasts to get started and the man said will pay for those six broadcasts It only cost us $4250 a month for four broadcasts in those days" she said Their son David and daughter Nancy were on screen parts of the show David 1 2 was need ed to help his tamer haul the organ their only instrument at the lime into the television studio Nancy would change from her Sunday clothes into her pajamas and kneel beside a children's bed on a set in the television studio and bow her head in prayer while music played and Pastor Joe spoke a short message She tyas only 5 years old al the time Vem Dunham joined "The amily Hour" as a bass guitarist in 1980 Sal Espe joined the broad cast team in 1985 with his guitar virtuosity "It was a very rewarding experience" Dunham "It brdbght people closer to God" Espe said Along the way the shqw shifted from Sunday nights to Sunday jnomings anil from a live broad cast to a taped version The formula never varied: music meditations and a message Gary roilarid added a puppet feature to the show that followed his children's church direc tor's message delivered in Crane Community Chapel But mainly it was thf Pastor Joe and Della show feature for children including a poem the modern version of her daughter Barbara pajama clau appearance decades ago and Joe thetson of a preacher former meatpackcr and confidant to tile poor as well as the nch and treating everyone alike See Show Page 5 Chevrolet Pontiac Oldsmobile Buick GMC Murphy Creek development a step closer Lee Bonorden loobonordonf AustlnDallyHernldcom The Minnesota Dcxirtment of Transxiruition Minnetoia I )clwiment of Natural Resourcees and Prairie Visions won cnviriirwni(il excellence iiuwils from the ederal I lighway Administrution' The Scenic Byways Wildlowcr Route of I Ighway 56 across Mower County teas one of li national award winners this year Reircsenwtives of the agencies displaythcir awards after ceremonies Thursday night at the IxRoy Community ('enter Wildflower Route a winner cm MiniKMitii In 1 98 1 a population of lYuiric Sliooting Slur was found in tlic right of way Thiv jxiptilalion was the only known location for the species in the state svorkinv tooelher incut practices were adapted Io pio tcct the SlKxsinj Star and Io cnniiKC inc prairie vcgcuuion along the route Mowing and use ofhcibicidcs have been reduced ami substituted with periodic controlled bums con ducted hydic Minnesota depart ments of Transortation ansi Nafiiral Resources in cixiperation with lx'al volunteer lire departments Sec Award Page I environmen tal health says Earth'Day was a time to reflect it all ends Sunday morning longest running locally pro duced television program airs for the last time ifteen minutes of fame turned into a tele vision ministry for nearly a half century Pastor Joe Matt 78 and his wife Della as well as Vem Dunham and Sal Espe musical accompa nists no longer will fill the airwaves "The amily is being canceled Actually the "stars" of the show the Matts arc doing the canceling They have decided that because or Eastor Joe declininc heaitn at the age of 78 plus rising costs Crane Community Chapel ho longer can sponsor the show That means 46 years of music meditations and it reels gooo en oyea every minute oi every show we did but you got to quit sometimes and this is it for Pastor Joe said Only 15 minutes long "The amily Hour" tel evision show impact was tar reachms and 4 'l MA 434 2230 The show's first broadcast was May 1 1955 at 5 pmon then KMMTChannel 6 in Austin 434 2231 "In those days it was done live" Della recalled after Sunday mominjf services at 434 2237 Crane Community Chapel we would load the oryan into the trailer and iumo into thecarand race out to the studios whiqn were out on Highway 105 South whercKAUSadio is today" "Bernice Moe our organist' rode with us and the kids David and Nancy too When we got to the studio Joe had eveiything ready for us to do and we did it When we were finished we loaded the organ into the trailer and went home" she recalled The story of amily began also comes from Della wanted to go on TV to reach more people By Chuck Gysi Austin Doily Herald All across the area there are plenty of things on tap for this weekend if you're looking to break free from cleaning out the garage: Shop for a bargain If you're in search of a good bargain you might want to head south on Highway 2 1 8 this Commerce is sponsoring city weekend for St Ansgar Iowa wide garage sales throughout St The Chamber of Ansgar on Saturday Look for Tbp stories Is' iy JH0RMEL oods Corp suppliers receive awards for quality excel lenceA'' V' National Guard soldiers for leaks along clay and sand Wif levee early riday as "the Mississippi River 'flowed against the "side its waves few inches lower titan the day before C' The river Is expected to 'remain out of its banks for 'weeks and recent rain in Minnesota Is creating a crest there LjPBut for officials in many river towns the question 'now is how much federal Jaid the government is will ing to send ederal Emergency Management Agency Director Joe have an immediate answer during his short tour of the region He reviewing that maybe in a few days maybe in a few weeks but be on top of Allbaugh said in W2Z like fo say congrat ulations quite frankly to ihe Quad Cities area and onrt riMim tna have learned their lessons from the 3 flood' Contact us CtMKkOysl MawwEiiw tifarfa' a ss MM Mt MWrOOD I KwfraMertlia 434 2233 tylSdeAtQiito fr 4' 434 2236 Ownsnfty CwCTfWOhoiflnfli 'r 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