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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1975
Page
7
Bruce, Jan and Cheryl Samuelson enjoyed a weekend with their Lincoln parents, while numerous visits and social events filled the York, Hastings, Osceola and Lincoln area. Weddings, hospital stops, and family dinners connected multiple local residents.
Two Polk United Methodist Church Sunday School classes and teachers visited Mrs Loyette McCoy at her home during the Sunday School hour. They prayed together and heard stories of early Polk Methodist Church. Mrs McCoy, over 90, has served the church for nearly five decades. The group gave her an Easter fruit basket.
The week in March featured persistent cold with a near blizzard scare as strong northwest and southeast winds swept through. Temperatures ranged from 14 degrees to 48 degrees, with frosty mornings, shifting winds, and reports of storms in nearby cities before easing and turning warm briefly.
The Polk News notes visits across several families. Mr and Mrs Robert Carlson and family of Smith Center hosted dinner in Harold Carlson's home. Morris Lindquist of Central City visited Virgil Ish. Max Kroger and family from Valley Center stayed with Paul Coover's parents. Ruth Kroger of Omaha joined for Sunday dinner. Emory Cramer and Ted Janky plus Larry Cramer dined at a Grand Island cafe for Easter.
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