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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1977
Page
19
The column notes a September feel with ongoing rain to Lincoln and warmer weeks. A magnolia near a neighbor’s lawn blooms unusually, echoing last year’s long bloom. Banff gardeners admire damp nights and towers, while Nebraska gardens gain life amid weeds. A bumper cucumber squash crop fuels abundant home cooking and low calorie uses.
Eldena Lindblade writes about calorie dense foods including dressings on salads and zucchini yields. A Swedish friend discusses rusks and butter serving habits. A Lutheran church hosts a homemade ice cream social Friday night, while Matt Anderson’s condition at Clarkson Hospital shows improvement.
Mr and Mrs Merle D Hinze of Rising City announce the engagement of their daughter Cheryl Jean to Colin James McKeag son of Mr and Mrs Harlan McKeag. Cheryl is a 1973 Rising City High School and 1977 UNL home economics education graduate. Colin is a 1972 Osceola High School graduate and a farmer near Osceola. A November 5 wedding at Emmanuel Lutheran Church Rising City is planned.
Mrs Harold W Johnson Swede Home hosts and guests fill a busy west Lincoln circle with visits from relatives and friends including Ruth Olson Jay from Omaha and the Lundstrom families. Philip Swasko to attend Carthage College as a freshman in Kenosha Wisconsin, son of Rev Milan Swasko. Several trips to Lincoln Minneapolis Denver and Denver connections noted with Linn County figures and local church ties.
Lila Costephens of Lincoln and Ronald Emmons were married July 30 at the United Methodist Church with Rev. Truman Bachenberg officiating. The couple plans to reside on a farm north of Osceola.
Distributing Company Inc unveils an aluminum can recycling center in Grand Island led by owners Bill Westering and Fred Rauch. Cans will be shipped to Aluminum Company of America plants in Indiana and Tennessee to be processed into sheet metal for beverage can makers. The Locust Street site pays 17 cents per pound for cans and operates Wednesday 4 to 8 pm and Saturday 8 am to noon. Cans need not be crushed.
The eighth reunion gathered 24 attendees at Swede Haven hall on Sunday afternoon August 14. Former teachers Myrtle Anderson Lorena Sundberg and Frances Malmen Johnson were present. Osceola Stromsburg and local residents joined in as the committee set plans for 1977 and 1979 reunions. A letter from Florence Jones Witters recalled rural school memories. The piece also notes the nation’s recycling push, highlighting aluminum can recovery and energy savings.
The notice lists worship times and events for several area churches including Methodist, St Vincent Catholic, Calvary Lutheran Swede Home and St Paul Lutheran. Activities include Bible studies workshops Luther League events Sunday School and community gatherings with dates in August and September.
The Ferris family reunion took place Sunday August 14 in Grand Island with guest of honor Bill Ferris who will turn 75 on September 8. Attendees included relatives from Osceola Denver Lincoln Shelby Fremont Holdrege Janesville Wisconsin and Gothenburg.
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