Easter Activities Highlight Wadena Church and School
The Wadena Presbyterian Church notes describe an Easter service with a twenty-voice junior choir and baritone solo, plus ordination of elders Milo Oldfather Frank Tschantz and Wm Probert, and baptism and new member reception. The girls hosted a two-course Easter banquet for the boys, with 52 attendees and tables in a square with white and yellow decor. The school reports an Easter party in the primary room as part of Friday activities.
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Easter Fest Brings Cookies and Egg Hunt to School
Mary Jennings surprised third and fourth graders with a large box of chocolate cookies for a birthday surprise. After recess, an Easter egg hunt filled the room, followed by refreshments of sandwiches eggs cookies and candy Easter eggs. The garden planted earlier in the year provided a growing, watchable display.
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Washington Star
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Children of
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