HARLAN -- Jacob C. Hastert, 88, Harlan, died March 29 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services will be held Tuesday, April 2 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia.  A wake service was held Monday, April 1 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Visitation was Monday from 5-8 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Zita Ann Bruck, 89, Harlan, died March 30 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Wednesday, April 3 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling with burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling.  A rosary will be held Tuesday, April 2 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Visitation is Tuesday from 5-8 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Larry Lee Grieder, 66, Harlan, died March 25 at his home.    Graveside services were held Saturday, March 30 at noon at the Harlan Cemetery.    Grieder is survived by daughter Jillian Grieder of Springfield, OR; and sister LeAnn Grieder of Harlan.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
 
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HARLAN – Harlan Community High School’s two mock trial teams took top honors at the regional event last month and have qualified for state competition this week in Des Moines.    State Mock Trial will be held Thursday-Saturday, April 4-6.  The HCHS Red Team comprised of Lauren Andersen, Hannah Bissen, Liv Freund, Brooke Goshorn, Abby Lefeber, Camden Leinen, Julia Renkly, Ben Rihner, Josh Rihner, Eden Shaeffer and Tim Mumm finished in first pla

    HARLAN -- Andy Burchett and Haley Kloewer are ready for the grand march at the Harlan Community High School prom on Saturday, March 30.  Students braved the colder than normal and windy weather to have some fun at the annual event.  Please see Page 1B in today’s Harlan Tribune for more prom photos.

    HARLAN -- Harlan Community High School students will once again be hosting a community service day, scheduled for the morning of Thursday, April 18.    Students will contribute a number of hours of volunteer work in the many communities served by HCHS.  This is a no-school day, and high school teachers will each be supervising a group of students.

    HARLAN -- The Harlan FFA Chapter recently held its 78th Anniversary Awards Banquet at Harlan Community High School.

MANNING – The IKM-Manning Jazz Band has qualified for the Iowa Jazz Championships and will be performing at 9:30 a.m. this morning, Tuesday, April 2 in Ames on the campus of Iowa State University.    IJC is one of the largest co-ed high school events in Iowa, showcasing 60 of the best jazz ensembles in the state.  It’s held each year in Ames on the campus of Iowa State University and features 15 bands across four classifications.

    PLYMOUTH, MN -- Richard and Pat Lee of Avoca announce the engagement of their daughter, Michelle to Corey Marin both of Plymouth, MN. Corey is the son of Anthony and Denise Marin, Godfrey, IL.    The couple will wed on May 18 at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in Plymouth.