Farmer installs irrigation tailwater reuse system northeast of Polk
Lloyd Widga, a cooperator of the Upper Big Blue NRD, builds two reuse pits on his 160 acre Polk area farm to reclaim tailwater for crop irrigation. SCS engineers assisted design and supervised construction for ASCS cost share, aiming to stabilize groundwater levels and reduce pumping costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Widga
Big Blue Nrd
Polk
Lloyd
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Osceola
ASCS
Pork Happenings at Rolland Stromberg Home
Omaha residents Mr and Mrs Allen Andresen and family visited Ella Stromberg’s home for a weekend. Saturday guests included Lloyd Stromberg Larry Coover Eddie and Tammie. Sunday visits from Richard Sealey Sr Robert Willits Pam and Mildred Willits attended a Willits Robinson wedding in Hastings on June 29. Dale Willits of Colorado Springs stayed with Mildred Willits Tuesday through Sunday. Colorado Springs and Mildred Willits shared supper at Bob Willits home Wednesday. Nettie Carlson joined a Sunday dinner at C Gordon Carlson’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Andresen
Omaha
Ella Stromberg
Rolland Stromberg
Andresen
Lloyd Stromberg
Larry Coover
Eddie
Tammie
Richard Sealey
Robert Willits
Pam
Mildred Willits
Willits-Robinson
Hastings
Dale Willits
Colorado Springs
Bob Willits
Nettie Carlson
C. Gordon Carlson
Francis Tewell
Dean Artz
Alma
Clara Campbell
Mabel Kreutz
Floyd Miller
Tekamah
Richard Tewell
Artz
Mary
Bonnie Miller
Tewell
Vern Samuels
Lisa
Fred Bedient
Bruce Bedient
Alfretta Bedient
R. E. Harry
York
Charles Gray
Bradshaw
Leland Bills
Chuck Smith
Bagdad
Arizona
Harry Kennel
Lee Anderson
Atoka
Okla
Virgil
Lloyd Morris
Virgil Tenniges
Connie Blender
Janet Kennel
Lynette Flodman
Buckley Park
Stromsburg
Rhonda
Roger Widga
Marilyn Goertzen
Verland Widga
Ralph Willits
Bonk
Dale Nyberg
Kevin
Craig
Central City
Richard Johnoon
Arthur Samuelson
Ellsworth
James Adelson
Marion
Iowa
Willard Adelson
Gordon A. Carlson
Beulah Gustafson
Alan Pickerel
Mary Lanning School of Nursing
Emil Person
Wesley Lindahl
Ruth Kroger
Russell Fjell
Wallace Peterson
Claire
Levert Peterson
Roger Gustafson
C. R. Peterson
Osceola
R. C. Peterson
Four Sisters Reunite With Mother After Thirty Years
Hordville notes report a family reunion after thirty years as Maude Shenk and relatives share news. Homemakers club hosts two guests, plans an energy exhibit, and prepares songs for Parkview and Merrick Manor. Fridhem LCW letters group writes to ill. August 13 meeting scheduled.
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Maude Shenk
Darold Driegren
Bob Driewer
Dennis VanWinkle
Parkview
Merrick Manor
Central City
Randy Fowler
Fridhem Lcw
Leonard
DeMonde
Neil Bankson
Gene Fowler
Loyal Necker
Fred Smith
Morrill
Roberta Prezel
Covina
Calif
Bob Huey
Michelle
Omaha
Alice Walden
Valley
Richard Necker
Craig
Marquette
Smith
Huey
Necker
Joseh Lagutto
Chicago
Irvin Larson
Lagutta
Larson
Willits Family Gatherings And Local Visits
A set of social visits and family events appears: Dale and Bill Willits with Carol Ann Lee and others from Colorado Springs hosted lunch at the Robert Willits home after a July 4 ball game. The Willits Bank wedding near Marquette received guests from Kronberg Grand Island. Lincoln’s Milan Hanquist and family visited the Shostroms, and Rodney Hanquist planned a two week stay with grandparents. Joe Clarke of Central City dined with the Stahl family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Willits
Bill Willits
Carol Ann
Jack Lee
Colorado Springs
Mildred Willits
Neal van Housen
O’neill
Robert Willits
Bob Willits
Pam
Willits-Bank
Kronberg
Marquette
Grand Island
Milan Hanquist
Lincoln
Robert Shostrom
Rodney Hanquist
Joe Clarke
Central City
Walter Stahl
Birthday memories and houseguests fill Arborville weekend
The August community gatherings center on Fred Bedient’s birthday and a large visiting group hosted by Clarence Van Ostrand. Relatives from Sycamore Illinois, Hayward California, Lincoln Nebraska, York Nebraska and Hastings Nebraska joined, with additional visits to Rhoads and Kennel households. Local families also hosted dinners and picnics at Buckley Park and in Stromsburg, while several residents were guests of friends and relatives across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence van Ostrand
Arthur van Ostrand
Sandy Cave
Bob Ryan
Steve
Kevin
Karen
Rolland van Ostrand
Sycamore
Joyce Carlson
Lynn
Hayward
Calif
Paul Jasa
Lincoln
R. H. van Ostrand
York
Fred Bedient
Kenneth Rhoads
Robert Rhoads
Harry Kennel Home
Alvin and
Velma Peterson
Lloyd Morris
Polk area families share visits across states
Rhonda and Roger Widga spent a week in Omaha with Mrs Marilyn Goertzen and family. Numerous local couples and relatives, including the Adelsons of Marion Iowa and the Johnoons in Central City, hosted dinners and visits across the weekend and week, with additional guests in Willard Adelson and C. R. Peterson households.
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Leon Meerkatz
Leon Draeger
Loren Meerkatz
Leon
Donald Widga
Usda Choice
M Pizza
T.V
Chuck Roast
Usda Choice Center
P.S
T.V.T
USDA
Hormel Spam
California
MacDonald
IGA
Spin Blend
Hordville
By Marie Clayton
Gerald Larson
Ellen Anderson
Clarence Larson
Helen Solt
Ernest Timmons
Laula Swanson
Lennart Johnson
Victor Erickson
Robert
Verna Erickson
Margaret Larson
Harold Blase
Rodney
Kansas
Missouri
Harold Thomas
Illinois
Blase
Betty Badorek
Jeff
Jay
Shenk
Arborville News
Dennis VanHousen
Lloyd VanHousen
John Wochner
Wm. Blender
Harold Bedient
Fred Berent
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