Cheery Valley Good Neighbors Club Meeting Notes
The Good Neighbors Club met Tuesday April 12 at Mrs Harry Butikofer with co hosts. Twenty seven members answered roll call with an Easter tradition. Two guests attended Mrs Ronnie Hill and Mrs Albert L Dennler. Members donated to the Cancer Fund and prizes were awarded in 500 and door prize draws. A July picnic at Elka der recreation park was announced and many social visits and birthday celebrations were noted among members and friends in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Neighbors Club
Harry Butikofer
Ben Dennler
Ida Frieden
Little Brown
the Vale
Ronnie Hill
Albert L. Dennler
Cancer Fund
Fred Butikofer
Lester Wenger
George Nickels
Robert Leuchtenmacher
Mams
Ernest Christen
Wilburn Peake
Duwayne Frieden
MartinaHnson
Dan Butikofer Jr
Robert
George Leuchtenmacher
Harald Meisner
Elkader
Community visitors abound in Wadena and area
Mrs Ole Loftsgard visited Wednesday morning at the Richard Erickson home in Wadena. Numerous guests shared meals and visits at local homes including the Naylor and Loftsgard families, Freeport visitors, and gatherings honoring Randy Gene’s baptism. Several local funerals and hospital visits noted, with kin from Clermont Elkader Froelich and Cresco in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Loftsgard
Richard Erickson
Wadena
Erickson
Iowa City
Lawrence Naylor
Otta Gisleson
Raymond Loftsgard
Lloyd Loftsgard
Edward Edblad
Freeport
Ill
Harold Upland
Mr. Edblad
Harold Opland
Arthur Amundson
Faster Gross
Arnold Kieve
Frank Smohel
Eugene Kieve
Wacama
Laverne
Orvin Loftsgard
Lucian Appelman
Clermont
Victor Guyer
Albert L. Dennler
Lloyd Reierson
Steven Helgerson
Gilbert Loftsgard
Emma
Larson
T. L. Loftsgard
Nina Amundson
John Rugland
Elkader
Louis Kjos
Bill Christensen
Wanda
Froelich
Clarence Anderson
Louis Kjosa
Tilpher Bilden
Community Visits Highlight Weekend Gatherings
Local residents shared weekend hospitality across several towns. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kohls stayed with the Tom Hayzlett family in Independence. Others visited homes in Clermont West Union and Jacksonville Florida, including gatherings for birthdays and anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brainard News
Richard Kohls
Tom Hayzlett
Independence
Roger Reeder
Diane
Lyle Martin
Billy Peters
George Pape
Clermont
Dennis Olson
Camp McCoy
Wier
Vivien Peters
Riley Grimes
Andy Grimes
West
FFA Banquet Honors Chapter Farmers and New Degrees
Valley Chapter of Future Farmers of America held its annual parent and son banquet on April 16 in the High School Cafeteria. Sophomore Green Hands advanced to Chapter Farmer. recipients included Frankie Baldwin and others. Freshman Green Hands received identification signs. President Chuck Mancil presented the Outstanding Service Award to Farmers Savings Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Valley Chapter
Future Farmers of America
W. Clermont Lutheran Church
Frankie Baldwin
Leon Dibble
Leslie Miller
Phil Ruckdasher
David Schneider
Charles Schneider
Keith Wander
Daryl Anderson
David Anderson
Lee Batterson
David Burrow
Larry Krueger
Gerald Loftsgard
Gary Nims
Paul Miller
Danny Bureden
Mike Upton
Chuck Mancil
Farmers Savings Bank
Clermont Chapter Honors and Awards Recap
The article lists honorary degrees and numerous foundation awards presented by Mr. Ross James, with recipients including Stanley Anderson and Ronald Butikofer. It covers the Sweetheart Contest results, a free vehicle drawing won by Reuben Butikofer, and program highlights from the meeting. Also noted are local Easter dinner guests and visitors to the O H Larson and Reierson households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Lloyd Meier
Millard Nelson Jr
Erwin Metzger
Ross James
Stanley Anderson
Frankie Baldwin
Leon Dibble
Chuck Mancil
Ronald Butikofer
James
Jim Coffin
Luke Durnan
David Rowland
Kendra Loftsgard
Shirley Tatro
Gwen Olsen
Debbie Aanes
Duane Patterson
Larry Buroden
Ronald Butiko
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cheery Valley
Ellen Mason
Edwin Hanson
Elmer Denner
Stanley Moser
Christen -Rothers
Martin Hanson
Robert Hanson
Darlene Hofer
Bill Keith
Milwaukee
Wisc
Wanda Hofer
Cedar Rapids
Clarence Hofer
Arlo Haught
Silas Butikofer
Bruce
Fred Knoke
Elleader
Ida Christen
Earl Kiple
Celia Thoman
Clara Muehlethaler
Anne Dennler
Ernest Christens
Ruth
Albert Butikofer
Bert Butikofer
Wm. Baumgartner
Oelwein
Mildred Minihan
P. W. Minihan
Albert Musbater
Andrew Braskin
la Porte City
Walter Lantz
Will Cheeseman
Will Friederich
Dubuque
John Hader
Lawrence Butikofer
Wm. Moore
Melissa
Glenda Probert
Janice Hanson
Karen Torkelson
Glenda
Paul Butikofer
Marie Butikofer
Pauls
Selmer Holm
Albert Christensen
Emory Landsgard
Mollie Mork
Enoch T
Mork
Meillen
Gotto Merk
Gehring Hardware
Elgin, Iowa
Vg Oy
Elgin State Bank
Elgin
Federal Deposit Insurance
Cea Wadena
Elgin State Bank Batikofer
Gunder News
Eran
THE
Elgin Echo
Reuben Butikofer
Jomme
Ed Boleyn
Eddie Fehlhafer
East Moline
Lin
Dorothy Jones
Marvin Perry
Hiawatha
O. H. Larson
Elmer
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Chrysler Motors
Chrysler
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler Motors Corporation
Danlar
Torkelson Motors
Center Street
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