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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1976
Page
10
A church outreach lists events: Thursday 7 p.m. Christmas caroling. Saturday 8 a.m. Juletta. Sunday 10 a.m. Sunday School and 11 a.m. Worship. 7:30 p.m. Evening Gospel. Tuesday 2 p.m. prayer meeting. Evangelistic services by Lindquist Bros. from January 2 to 5.
The Christmas program at the United Methodist Church featured an Advent Lighting Service by Mr and Mrs Dennis Stevens a Junior Cantata by the Youth Choir directed by Mrs Vern Samuels and a dramatization First Light by the young adults. Church members including Gaylord Stevens Rodney Johnson Leonard Anderson Larry Coover Bob Lindburg Dennis Stevens and Robert Hopkins took part. All children joined in a birthday cake for Jesus and candlelighting followed by cupcakes and coffee.
Mr and Mrs Reuben Swanson visited Friday evening at Central City with Mrs Cliff Branting. Mr and Mrs Leslie Adelson and Mr and Mrs Willard Adelson went to Grand Island Friday night and heard and saw the living and singing Christmas tree. Mr and Mrs Carroll Flodman were visitors in the Stanford Ang some Saturday night.
A humorous weather note contrasts weather change with federal inertia. It records December 14 to 18 in a Colorado skiing area with clear skies and unseasonable warmth, noting temp ranges from 28 to 60 and a light wind. Santa Claus was described as sweating in the afternoon.
The Home Society met at Ella Cramer's home on Wednesday afternoon December 15 for its annual Christmas party. Eleven members attended a brief business meeting followed by readings about Christmas and a card game. Edna Lenz had high score while Margaret Bower had the low score. Myrtle Bush won the hostess gift. After a gift exchange, an all hostess lunch was served and the group planned to meet in January with Mae Johnson.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Bolton of Lincoln and Mrs and Mrs Donald Hanquist were Sunday afternoon visitors of Mrs Laura Bolton. Mr and Mrs Claude Stromberg of Clarks were last Monday evening visitors in the Reuben Swanson home. were Tuesday afternoon visitors in the Mervin Branting home at York. Mr and Mrs Marvin Branting were dinner guests on Saturday at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs Carl Wilson at David City. Sunday supper guests of Mr and Mrs Wallace Sherwood at Stromsburg, Wren Sherwood of Stromsburg, Mr and Mrs Reuben Swanson of Polk and Mr and Mrs Percy Grey of York.
A cold spell gripped the area over December 19 and 20 with a 32 degree low and 30 degree high on Sunday morning, followed by an 8 degree low and 19 degree high on Monday. Gale north winds limited outdoor activity as cloud cover shifted and sun barely melted the chill.
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