Dear Abby advice column excerpts on hosting, weddings, and courtesy
Abigail Van Buren offers reader questions about hosting college friends, married couples staying in a home, wedding invitation etiquette for divorced parents, and boundary issues with a daughter in law. The responses stress privacy, proper invitation wording, and calling before visits.
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Cub Scout Pack 113 Holds Meeting in Monroe
Cub Scout Pack 113 met at East School in Monroe on Tuesday with merit and top sales awards. Jeffrey Hannes led top sales. dens 1 2 and 3 followed by Kurt Fritsch Dale Hoesly Chris Reed and Gary Elmer.
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East School
Monroe
Jeffrey Hannes
Webelo
Kurt Fritsch
Den
Dale Hoesly
Chris Reed
Gary Elmer
Webel
Bill Wunschel
Robert Schneider
Den 3
Den 2
Webeloes den
Paul Benkert
Garlan van Natta
Terry Rutsch
Esther Circle Meeting At Washington Reformation Church
Members of the Sober Circle at Washington Reformation Church gathered January 14 in the Fellowship Hall. Mrs. Gladys Goecks, the president, opened the session.
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Calvin Drafahl
Washington Reformation Church
Gladys Goecks
Signers Host Luncheon For 72nd Birthday Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Signer of Monroe hosted a luncheon for Mr. Signer as he turned 72. Attendees included their children and spouses, other Signer relatives, and Mrs. Kate Cameron who gave a poem and faith reading. A donation to Church Women United of Green County was approved. The group closed with The Lord's Prayer. next meeting is Feb 4.
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Clarno
Joe Signer
Rt. 1
Monroe
Signer
Neil Signer
Sandra
Debra
Teresa
Sheila
Todd
Tracey
Dean Signer
Mark
Craig
Sheryl
Loran Deitmeier
Celeste
Clair
Dale Signer
Kate Cameron
Church Women United of
Green County
Fellowship Hall
Bartels Move Into Tina Timm House On Farm
Mr and Mrs Irvin Bartels and their son Jamie moved into the Tina Timm home, a remodeled tenant house on the Floyd Timm farm southeast of Clarno on Rt 1 Monroe. Bartels has worked on the farm since Oct 11 after living in Nelson Ill and then a mobile home in Orangeville during remodeling.
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Clarno
Irvin Bartels
Jamie
Floyd Timm
Rt. 1
Monroe
Tina Timm
Bartels
Nelson
Ill
Orangeville
Stauffer-Larson exchange vows in South Wayne ceremony
Miss Nikki Kay Stauffer wed Charles N. Larson in Our Savior's Lutheran Church South Wayne at 2 p.m. The bride wore satin peau de soie with lace and a pearl rhinestone crown. maid of honor wore emerald velvet. The reception followed at the Firehouse in South Wayne. The couple resides in Gratiot and both are Black Hawk High School graduates with the bride attending Platteville State University. he is a farmer.
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Nikki Kay Stauffer
William Stauffer
Rt. 1
South Wayne
Charles N. Larson
Lois Larson
Gratiot
Harold Larson
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Glenn Borreson
Caroline Hasley
Kim Maurer
Patrick Bonney
Monroe
Lori
Cindi Stauffer
Maid of Honor
Angela Bonney
Peggy Bergum
Gerald Seffrood
Audrey Larson
Carol Larson
Lois Gordee
Woodford
Renita DeNure
Kathy Kurth
Darlington
Rt. 1, Gratiot
Black Hawk High School
Platteville State University
Albany couple to wed 65 years in Sunday celebration
One of Albany’s best known senior couples, Barney and Chick Mathems, celebrate 65 years of marriage with an anniversary dinner at the sister’s home. The pair married January 23, 1907 after a Rockford interurban ride and later settled on South Water Street. They have one daughter, Lena, and two grandsons with great grandchildren.
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Barney
Chick
Mathems
Mary Zentner
Ben and
Marie Cleveland
Claude
Barney) Mathems
James Mathemses
Lizzie
Chick) Ruehlow
Rockford
Milwaukee
N. Roy Bowman
Frank Jackson
Brodhead
New Glarus
Monticello
Beloit
Pool Hall
Albany Masonic Lodge
Eastern Star
Mathews
South Water Street
Sugar River
Lena
Don Miller
Largo
Fla
Elgin
Ill
Ronald Miller
Alford
Gary
Muleshoe
Texas
Ronnie
Jill
Britt
4-H Club News Highlights Local Meetings
Hiawatha 4-H Club met January 18 at Hiawatha School with Jeff Williams presiding. Joann Rufener led pledge and treasurer report. Openings for state band and chorus were noted. Energetic Maids 4-H elected officers at Holly and Laurie Boyer home. Pioneer 4-H Club led by Becky Ottoson held January meeting with new officers and pledges. Dutch Hollow 4-H Club reported Christmas party and upcoming sleigh ride.
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Hiawatha
Hiawatha School
Jeff Williams
Joann Rufener
Tammie Digman
Deb Williams
Leanne Hartwig
Terry Patterson
Energetic Maids
Orangeville
Times
4-H Club
Holly
Laurie Boyer
Carol Crouse
Sue Scheider
Holly Boyer
Pioneer 4-H
Pioneer 4-H Club
First National Bank
Becky Ottoson
Beth Anderegg
Ann Rieder
Jimmy Mayer
Betsy Grinnell
Beth Buri
Brian Buri
John Bruni
Jimmy Grinnell
David Wenger
Debbie
Dutch Hollow 4H
Roger Brugger
Bernard Albright
Ministers to attend Juda meeting at Zion Church Juda
Area ministers of the United Methodist Church and their wives will attend a District South Cluster Fellowship meeting Friday night at the Zion United Methodist Church in Juda. Rev. Bernard Kassilke will preside and Rev. Donald Sumwalt hosts. Attendees come from Monroe Brodhead South Wayne Argyle Blanchardville Belleville Brooklyn Albany Evansville Juda. A potluck supper will be served.
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United Methodist Church
Zion United Methodist Church
Juda
Bernard Kassilke
Madison
Donald Sumwalt
Monroe
Brodhead
South Wayne
Argyle
Blanchardville
Belleville
Brooklyn
Albany
Evansville
Joint installation for Brodhead groups in Castle Hall
Brodhead Banner Temple Pythian Sisters and Pearl Lodge Knights of Pythias held a joint officer installation Tuesday night in Castle Hall. Pythian Sisters officers for 1972 include Mrs. Marvin Stabler as most excellent chief and Mrs. Tallie Everson II as past chief. Pearl Lodge officers include Marvin Stabler as chancellor commander and Wayne Laube as vice chancellor with Ben Deininger serving as installing officer.
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Brodhead
Brodhead Banner Temple
Pythian Sisters
Pearl Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Marvin Stabler
Tallie Everson II
Carl Moen
Glen Earleywine
Clarence Zimmerman
Robert Wells
Ann Everson
Tammy Fowler
Mildred van
Matre
Wayne Laube
Glen Gissing
Milton Meinenburg
Gilbert Swartz
LeRoy Kluge
Guy Earleywine
Fred Hahlen
George Bjork
Grand Lodge
Ben Deininger
Confirmation class to retreat at Green Lake Wisconsin
Twenty seven members of St John s United Church of Christ 8th grade confirmation class will ride by bus after school Friday to Faville Hall Pilgrim Camp Green Lake Wis Rev William Dushek will drive and lead the retreat assisted by Mr and Mrs Lee Craige Mr and Mrs Ted Weiss Mrs Dushek and David Krattiger The theme Maintaining Values in the Presence of Pressures includes study periods and recreation They return Sunday afternoon
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St. John’s United Church of Christ
Green Lake
Wis
William Dushek
Lee Craige
Ted Weiss
Dushek
David Krattiger
Faville Hall
Pilgrim Camp
United
Church of Christ
Denise Ackerman
Kris Weiss
Tammy Digman
Janet Deininger
Leslie Brinkmeier
Scott Schmidt
John van Wagenen
David Elmer
Keith Zimmerman
Louise Viney
Joann Rufener
Steve Schwager
Kathie Schuepp
Shelley Goecks
Paul Liedschlag
Mike Schmid
Kirk Stroessner
Jim Becker
Jane Sulzer
Rena Rufi
Pat Gruenberg
Chris Schiller
Heidi Matthews
Julie Pfund
Barbara Hasler
Rhonda Schindler
Debbie Olson
UW January commencement nominees at Madison
Four Monroe residents and one Juda resident are listed as degree candidates at the University of Wisconsin January commencement in the Wisconsin Field House on Tuesday afternoon January 25. Richard Gobeli of Juda is a candidate for Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering. Monroe candidates include David Goetz, Alexander Henkelman, and Edward Maher for Bachelor of Arts, and Ellyn Mayer of Ellyn Street for Bachelor of Science in physical education.
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Monroe
Juda
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Wisconsin Field House
David R. Goetz
Lincoln Road
Alexander J. Henkelman
26Th Ave
Edward M. Maher
16Th St
Ellyn C. Mayer
9Th Street
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