45 years ago
Thursday, May 17, 1973
Area residents are reminded of the Miss USA contest to be held in New Your City this Saturday evening. Fulda’s Becky Bunkers is the Miss South Dakota contestant. Becky’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. John Bunkers.
Board of Education election results for Independent School District 505; Don Stewart 237, Robert Horn 202, Ray Kramer 193, Gary Carlson 179, Lloyd Dierks 78. The top three will fill the open positions.
Cadette Girl Scouts are holding weekly classes on bicycle safety called “Better Bike Brigade for the Brownie Scouts.”
This past week two light towers in the baseball diamond were relocated to meet football field regulations. Don Welling of Fulda Electric rewired the towers.
The annual sale of Buddy Poppies by Veterans of Foreign Wars will take place this week.
The Fulda Memorial Library is sponsoring a summer reading program for students grades one through six.
An unprecedented series of national disasters emergencies had compelled the American National Red Cross to again turn to the public for financial help in assisting the families victimized by the catastrophes.
The Campus Lutheran Church of Mankato provided the beautiful setting for the marriage of Karen Pream and Leslie Ommen on April 14th. The couple is making their home in Mankato.
Rich’s Clover Farm® offering giant size Downy 69¢; 3lb can Crisco 89¢; Jeno’s boxed pizza 89¢.
30 years ago
Wednesday, May 18, 1988
Bernice Drealan retires after 32 years of cooking for elementary school children; sixteen years at St. Gabriel’s Catholic School and sixteen years at the Fulda Public School.
Maple Lawn honored the volunteer Pink Ladies with a program on Friday. The talent the residents had to share was abundant; Irene Bruns told a story about a fish monger; Ethel Lawson, Emma Sundermeir, Ann Bolk and Alvina Weinzetl performed a Dutch Dance; Dorothy Balfanz and Evelyn Vogel sang a few Dutch songs and Alice Magnus told of her trip to Holland.
The Honorable Governor Rudy Perpich, along with the Minnesota Youth Service Initiative, announced Fulda Future Homemakers of America will be recognized for their Peer Tutorial program on March 19th. Anne Bunkers and Dana Dierksen will travel to the State capitol to accept the award on behalf of the FHA chapter.
Fulda’s girls track team won the last event of the day, the 1600 meter relay to come from a 1 point deficit to win the Section True-Team Championship last Tuesday at Jackson. The Raiders nipped Slayton 81-79 as Julie Kramer capped a perfect day by anchoring the relay team to victory in 4:18 running after Jenny Aanenson, Dulcey Kuehl, and JoLynn Kunerth.
20 years ago
Wednesday, May 20, 1998
The St. Paul Avenue project is well underway with all asphalt lifted and an 8” PVC water main being run down Front Street. St. Paul Avenue will remain open for traffic until the next phase of construction begins. At that time, Fulda businesses will be offering back door access and parking will be available in the alleys and down side street. The progress of the project depends largely on the weather.
The Fulda City Council received 4 bids for the new water well No. 6 ranging from $49.300 to $35,411. Traut Well from Waite Park was the winning bid. The piping and electrical portion drew two bids with the low bid of Spartz Well Co., Iona at $8,032.80.
Fulda Memorial Day observance to be held on Monday.
El Nino strikes again as lightning kills two horses last Friday. At around 3:00 p.m. a bolt of lightening struck a field owned by Barry Blanchette containing a pony, four quarter horse mares, a filly and two geldings. A five year old quarter horse gelding and the Paint filly were killed by lightening strikes.
Winning the sixth grade Grandparents Essay contest were Eric Janssen writing about his grandpa Walt and Annette Kremer writing about her grandma Donna.
Seven Foreign Exchange students gathered on Sunday to say farewell as they return home as the school year comes to an end; Cassio Curchatuz, Brazil, Pello Landa, Spain, Pavel Tilser, Czech, Alice Leigraf, Germany, Manuela Garcia, Spain, Tinatin Chichagua, Russia, and Ainara Garcia, Spain.
Fulda High School Senior Profiles feature Jason Smith, Tonya Froderman, and Colton Fransen.
Darci Bruns achieves her Gold award status in Girl Scouting the highest award within the Girl Scout organization.
The family of Jack and Margaret Wisdorf have donated a sign for the front of Maple Lawn Nursing Home and Mapleview Estates in honor of their parents.
Celebrating birthdays at Maple Lawn Nursing Home this month are Priscilla Hakeneis, Anna Volk, and Mary Chevalier.
Velma Betz, age 77, formerly of Fulda, died on Tuesday at her home in New Ulm. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Marion “Mike” Hulstein passed away on May 14th at the age of 77 years old.
