Social Center Notes Highlight Local Celebrations
Agnes Timm reports a fiftieth wedding anniversary at the Schotts with forty five guests and various weekend visits to and from Lincoln Omaha Gresham Shelby and Scribner residents. Open house for Florence Ekstrom's 80th birthday and Boy's State orientation for Dave Herrmann are noted alongside sick news of Donnie Lewis returning from Clarkson Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Timm
Lewis Schott
Rowland Coffman
Lincoln
Alfred Hanson
Hard Lake
Lynn Boden
Omaha
Kermit Johnson
Morris Dunn
Jim McKeag
Fremont
Willard McKeag
Community Guests and Visits Highlight Weekend Gatherings
Friday evening hosts Mr and Mrs Wilbur Olson welcomed Dr and Mrs Reuben Johnson from Pebble Beach California and Mrs Nellie Olson. Other visitors included Adolph Forss at Harold W Johnsons, Brenda Paulus and Nancy Oquist with Levert Oquist family, Marlowe Johnson and Diane Debra from Mesa Arizona visiting Harold W Johnson and planning trips to Lindsborg Kansas, Fred Yungdahl with Elwyn Yungdahl in St Sioux City, Debbie Cerveny from Fairbury with Roger Hanquist, and a group including Mr and Mrs Roy Cumming Leonard Cumming from St Edward plus Mrs Mildred Sigler Harlan Johnson and Carl G Johnson for Diane Johnsons confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Olson
Reuben Johnson
Pebble Beach
Calif
Nellie Olson
Adolph Forss
Harold W. Johnson
Brenda Paulus
Nancy Oquist
Levert Oquist
Marlowe Johnson
Diane
Debra
Mesa, Ariz
Lindsborg
Kans
Bob Lundblom
Fred Yungdahl
Elwyn Yungdahl
St. Sioux City
Debbie Cerveny
Fairbury
Roger Hanquist
DeVon Johnson
Roy Cumming
Leonard Cumming
St. Edward
Mildred Sigler
Harlan Johnson
Carl G. Johnson
Diane Johnson
Martin Jones
Debbie
Ruth Gestrine
Wayne Johnson
Birthday Celebrations Highlight Local Milestones
Open houses honored Florence Ekstrom's 80th birthday with nearly 120 relatives visiting the home of Orpha Fjell and guests from Roswell New Mexico to Polk. Anna Johnson marked her 86th birthday May 21 at a Stromsburg residence hosted by Harlan McKeag Carl Johnson and Clarence Sands with local and distant well wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Ekstrom
Orpha Fjell
Roswell
N. Mex
Oakland
Scribner
Columbus
Omaha
Wausa
Lincoln
Hastings
Stromsburg
Polk
Anna Johnson
Harlan McKeag
Carl R. Johnson
Osceola
Clarence Sands
Marquette
Ruby Titman
Effie Meyers
Aurora
Johnson
Leo
Alhambra
Calif
OHS Sees Band Leads Drum Major and Awards
Roxanne Gissler reports on Osceola High School spring recognition including Allene Baer named drum major elect and new twirlers Teresa Campbell LuAnn Augustine and Carla Sterup. Recognition Night honors merited students and staff with honor pepper awards bookkeeping shorthand and typing prizes and track letters awarded. Steve Johnson reaches state finals in track placing eighth. Alumni banquet attended by Mrs Dorothy Campbell and Joe Hendricks in Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OHS
Allene Baer
Teresa Campbell
LuAnn Augustine
Carla Sterup
Pepper
Carita Peterson
Tammi Hiemer
Roxanne Gissler
Jamie Graham
Melanie Oquist
Jean Soukup
Janet Wieseman
Vicki Augustine
Gayle Neujahr
Nancy Oquist
Dale Roehrs
Julie Carlson
Doug Augustine
Steve Johnson
Greg Nahrstedt
JoAnne Gissler
Robin Walgren
Denise Dunn
Deb Cliffords
Margie Lux
Sue Lemp
Rich Hayes
Dave Herrmann
Vicki Kucera
Dan Bond
Greg Cliffords
John Zelasney
Steve Peterson
Devon Carlson
Jayne Nelson
Nedine Draeger
John Heindryckx
Danny Watts
Kim Boden
Sheryl Schott
Osceola News
Dorothy Campbell
Joe Hendricks
Alexandria
Church and church school events calendar highlights
Calendar items list services, weddings, baptisms and meetings across Calvary Lutheran Swede Home Osceola Methodist Paul Lutheran and St Vincent parishes. Entries include June 6 9 10 11 12 events with pastors, wedding acts, confessions and Knights of Columbus meeting details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Lutheran Church
Milan E. Swasko
Lois
Ruby Lundstrom
Rachel
Thelma Johnson
Mary
Mabel Hinkle
Elizabeth
Irene Sundberg
Miriam
Bonnie Dittmer
T. Vincent
W. F. Sladky
Knights of Columbus
Shelby
Community Calendar Highlights June 5 City Council and Events
June 5 schedule lists City Council meeting at 24 p.m. at Museum 8 00 p m Baseball game Humphrey versus Osceola at noon Lions and Garden Club meeting 8 00 p m Rebekah Lodge Masons Maple Leaf Club Osceola Bicentennial Committee at Osceola City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Council
Easy Aces
Carol Schmoker
Humphrey
Osceola
Lions
Garden Club
Maud Magnus
Rebekah Lodge
Masons Maple Leaf Club
Goldie Bond
M. Polk Co. Bicentennial Committee
Osceola City Hall
Osceola Alumni Banquet and Community Guests Highlight Valley News
Osceola Alumni banquet drew many locals including Mrs. 1925 class honorees and 1965 alumni. Numerous visits followed at Burritt, Dunn, and Wieseman homes with relatives from Lincoln, Wisconsin, California, and Montana. Substantial family gatherings occurred in Central City and Clarks, while others attended picnics, coffees, and a Bicentennial program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Pierson
Woodstock
Minn
Osceola
Stromsburg
George Burritt
Peggy
Kevin
Lincoln
E. E. Burritt
Owen Horst
Laguna Hills
California
Rosie Grossnicklaus
Irene Burritt
Owen
Neela Dunn
Gary Lux
Margie
Lewis Dunn
Marty Otte
Otte
Darryl Swanson
Garden City
Ellen Wieseman
Swanson
Ray Reisdorff
Genoa Hospital
Kermit Johnson
Wisconsin
Rediger
Allan Kresha
Gregg Kresha
Clarks
Violet Townsend
Opal McCormick
Dave Rutter
Marty Himmelberg
Arlington
Texas
Donna Swanson
Todd
Pat
David Kemtkes
Omaha
Rick Rutter
Silver Creek
Lula Pickett
Brooke Berggren
Charles Fischer
Fort Collins
Colo
John Pierson
Scott
Montana
Don Conkling
Kenneth Burritt
E E Burritt
Calmer Boden
Helen Merrick
George Hruska
Leonard Leswing
Denver
Carol Schmoker
Alice Jenkins
Alice Dunn
The
Valley News
Leona Imhoff
Lorraine Wieseman
Open House for Andersons 40th Anniversary
Dr and Mrs David Anderson and Mr and Mrs Jack Anderson host an open house honoring Mr and Mrs Carleton Anderson on their 40th wedding anniversary. The event will be Sunday afternoon June 15 at the Baptist Church in Stromsburg with greetings extended from 2 30 to 4 30 p m and to friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Anderson
Jack Anderson
Carleton Anderson
Baptist Church
Stromsburg
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Doug Rice
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Kathy Shanholtzer
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Stan VanHoosen
Genoa
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Martin Gestrine
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Amy
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Jo Throckmorton
Bill Peterson
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Richard Sigler
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