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Newspaper
Eldora Herald Ledger
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1975
Page
2
The couple Anita e D Bue exchanged vows with ge Enis, Bers neering Daven, and Bill Nochigar among attendees. The dinner and reception followed at the home of Mrs. Lester and Mr. Earl Hetfield, with friends in attendance.
Local club listings for Eldora area events from Aug 12 to Aug 18 include Home Craft Birthday Bridge Kountry Klub and Lake Country Club activities. Highlights: Salah Luncheon, Ladies pay pie, Blue Star Mothers, Senior Citizens group, Needlecraft and Dorcas Circle meetings, plus a 50th anniversary open house for Mr. and Mrs. C R Roelfsema. Community groups plan picnics, breakfasts, and remembrance events.
A Ladies Day event is planned for Pine Lake Country Club members on Wednesday August 13 featuring golf games a raffle and bridge in the evening. Descendants of Wellington and Jeanette Gearhart Barnard held their 30th annual reunion at Pine Lake Wildlife Club on Sunday August 3 with reports of three births one marriage and one death among attendees.
Social updates list multiple visits and gatherings across Story City and surrounding towns with names like Mrs Steve Deering, Lydia Dubberke, Bertha Schuler, Maxine Nichols, and families including the Groens and Flickingers. A baptism is recorded for Adam Craig son of Mr and Mrs Craig Guard of Ames with a large dinner hosted by Laura Reifschneider, plus weekend guests from Iowa City and Radcliffe.
A 47 member group and three leaders from the Jackson TNT 4-H Club toured Minneapolis Minnesota on August 4 and 8 visiting the Betty Crocker Kitchens the LDS Tower and the Foshay Tower. They also shopped and swam during the trip with accompanying adults Mrs. Marvin Teske Mrs. Max Naleske and Mrs. Robert Beemer and others including Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Granner Max Daleske Marvin Teske and Mrs. William Tramipe.
Forty two relatives and three guests attended the seventh annual reunion of the descendants of Tore Co and Annie P Bullis Sunday Aug 2. A potluck dinner was served at Eldora City Park. Carl Simons 80 of town Falls was the oldest present. Eric Newby 7 weeks was the youngest. Mrs Newby was 1975 secretary and Marcia Erin of Pomme roy TA was elected secretary for 1978. Attendees came from Minneapolis Minnesota Iowa Falls Pomeroy Blairsburg Hubbard Altoona Mitchellville Webster City Latimer Alden Steamboat Rock Deep River Eldora.
Mr and Mrs C R Roelfsema of Whitten celebrate fifty years of marriage with an open house on Saturday August 16 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Robert Roelfsema residence in Steamboat Rock. Their children host. no gifts requested. They wed in Blue Earth Minnesota on August 15 1925.
Wellsburg Community School Board plans September 9 elections to fill two director terms with Bakker seeking re election and candidates Aykes Harrenstein and Willis. Jaycees to sponsor free watermelon August 23 on Main Street with sidewalk sale. Amvets events include August 11 meeting and Bingo on August 8 and 22. Local gatherings list Robyn Hippen’s birthday and several family reunions at Wellsburg Park, Edgewater Park Albert Lea and Union. Basketball camps at Upper Iowa University drew 177 boys from multiple states with Wellsburg attendees.
Carolyn Lawrenz Buckeye and DB Hawkins with grandson of C W Reynolds arrive at Reynolds home for an indefinite stay. Later C W Reynolds D R Hawkins and Rich Heredia plan a few days fishing in Green Leaf Minnesota. Don Ryan and Lawrenz family attend Webster City races. Runge couple host and visit.
The women’s legion auxiliary of Harry Crow Post 255 met at Mrs. Bob Johnson’s Union home. Delegates Mrs. Anna Morgart and Mrs. Dora Barnes reported on the State Convention in Des Moines. Special birthday recognition was given to Mrs. Teresa Cox and Mrs. Ethel Hammer. Next meeting scheduled for September 8 due to Labor Day. Co-hostesses Mrs. George Sorenson and Mrs. Irene Long assisted.
New parents in the Ames area announce Christina Susanne Pemberton born Aug 3 1975 at Mary Greeley Hospital weighing 6 lb 12.5 oz joining brother Rod. Donners welcome Christine Suzanne Donner Aug 8 7 lb 10 oz. Other births include Christine Diane Newton born Apr 23 in Omaha Neb and Ryan Randall Bach born Jun 21 weighing 9 lb 3? oz. Numerous local visits, birthdays, and family notes follow with names and places from Eldora Webster City Des Moines and surrounding towns.
Bridge spent Saturday overnight and Sunday. Mr and Mrs Jewell Richardson of Cambridge visited Sunday evening, Mrs Runge joined them home. Greg Reynolds and son Chris of Grand Blanc Michigan visited Mr and Mrs C W Reynolds Saturday afternoon. Martyn Runge and Roy Gardena of Baynton Iowa joined Ann Marie Brown’s 2nd birthday celebration in Slater Tuesday evening. Kenneth Berndt visited relatives in Grand Island Nebraska and attended the Weigert Kumrow reunion. Mrs Micheal Seaback of
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