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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1966
Page
5
Lakota reads of Santa Claus day set for December 17 with candy sacks and prizes including twenty five and fifty cent extras. Two ten dollar gift certificates will be awarded by a drawing for a ducky boy and a lucky girl as adults register in business venues.
Lakota announces its Homecoming on December 16 with a girls game at 7 00 pm against Titanka and student body voting for queen and king after campaign speeches. Queen candidates JoAnn Junkermeier JoElle Junkermeier and Diane Sheldahl. king candidates Ronnie Johnson Bruce Meurer and Lyle Mabus. Freshman Sophomore and Junior attendants named Arlys Wirtjes Brian Hamilton Glenda Hertzke Bill Hanken Connie Price Cecil Mabus. Diane Sheldahl presides over the Lutheran Church choir and is a basketball player. JoAnne Junkermeier captains the basketball team and is active in softball track band choir and church activities. Joette Junkermeier is a cheerleader and active in school and church.
Blue Jay Garden Club will meet at City Hall at 1 00 p m with Becky Garrett as hostess to plan the December project. Visitors at the Henry Clarke farm included Mr and Mrs Paul KOLLasch. Roger Thompson received a promotion to SP4 and is stationed at Fort Bliss Texas, en route home for a 15 day furlough. Mrs Lou Bishop and two children of Cedar Rapids visited the Alfred Christs and planned time with her parents. Pvt Roger Neumann of Fort Leonard Missouri returned home after basic and eight weeks training. Tom Neumann and Roger Becker work at the De Luxe Plant in Lake Mills. Art Tietz and family visited Albert Les and the Robert Tietz home for Sharon’s 11th birthday. Guests at Lauren Thompson’s for Mr Thompson’s birthday included the George Wempens of Buffalo Center, the David Winter family, Everett Thompson of Ledyard, Howard Thompson of Bancroft, and Eldon Thompson.
Lakota residents Mr. and Mrs. George M. Baumann announce the engagement of their daughter Karen to Harold Wagenaar son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wagenaar of Hartley Iowa. Karen is secretary for the Sioux County Farm Bureau in Orange City where Harold attends Northwestern College. a summer wedding is planned.
Funeral services were held Saturday at Winters Funeral Home in Buffalo Center for a baby born prematurely to ACS and Eugene Liloyd of Wichita Falls Texas. Burial followed in Ledyard Cemetery. Maternal grandparents Vernon and Mrs. Smith of Lakota and paternal grandparents Glenn Lloyd Maude Etta Siecker and Garrett of Titonka attended. Friday visitors included Maude, Etta Siecker and Garrett.
December church activities list choirs, catechism and Sunday worship at First Presbyterian Lakota and St Pauls Lutheran Lakate. Also ALCW and Bethel events, Christmas parties, confirmations, and holiday meals with posted menus.
Mrs Beulah Budlong Lakota School led Home Ee and Art students to the Christ mas Fair at Good Hope Lutheran Church in Titonka last Thursday. The fair featured numerous displays from Titonka area residents and Lakota students who were dismissed from afternoon classes. It opened at 1 30 pm and ran to 9 30 pm with the public invited.
A Lakota shower for Miss Gesche Brandt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brandt, featured devotions, a readings, piano duet, two audience games, and recipe exchanges with about forty relatives attending at St. Pauls Lutheran Church. She will wed Leslie Holland of Forest City on December 17 at the same church. A correction notes Linda Regginit’s death occurred three weeks after a Thanksgiving Day injury.
The Lakota Band Mothers sponsor a bake sale and bazaar on Sunday December 10 at Ley's Garage on tf Street. It starts at 1:00 p.m. and invites all to attend or donate baked goods and items for the bazaar.
The Lakota unit of the United Presbyterian Women met Thursday at the Fits Presbyterian Church dessert lunch followed by Bible study led by Pal Gerzema. Reports were given on officers committees and missions. Christmas gifts for Ackley Home patients were collected. Next meeting is the Christmas party Monday December 1 at 7 30 pm. Local families hosted visitors and supper gatherings over the weekend.
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