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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1966
Page
7
Bev Willits thanks friends and relatives for cards flowers visits and gifts during hospitalization and after returning home. Appreciation goes to the doctor and all the nurses for their wonderful care.
The Faithful Workers Club held its annual picnic and final meeting at Polk Park on May 25 with eleven members present. Theresia Van Ostrand led the meeting. Winifred Lackey was elected president for the coming year. a September meeting may be at Arcadia’s Ruth Miller home. A July 24 open house honors Maude Doremus on her 90th birthday.
The Berggren clan gathered at Polk Community Hall for a noon Sunday dinner on June 5. Attendees included Berggren and related families from Grand Island Clarks Shelby Stromsburg and nearby areas with Elva Lindburg and Helen McKeag leading the organizing committee. Two relatives Lemoyne Jones and Margo Mae Nordberg died in the past year. Lunch concluded the event.
The Boxer Baby Beef 4H Club met May 3 with 13 members present to choose projects and plan camp. Lunch was served by Mrs. Arnold Wendell and Mrs. Kermit Lindgren. The year closed with an indoor family picnic on June 5 at Polk Community Hall.
Mrs Glenn Hill a Polk Schools fourth grade teacher receives a 400 scholarship from Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge Pennsylvania for a three week seminar. The package covers registration tuition meals lodging and weekend trips plus a personal permanent shelf of books. Trips include historic sites near Philadelphia and Gettysburg Battlefield. The seminar focuses on the Preservation of the Principles of Freedom. Mrs Hill also holds a Freedoms Foundation Valley Forge Teachers medal. Mrs Verl Fitz visited in the Ross Hecht home at Chapman on Saturday.
The closing program for Immanuel Lutheran Vacation Bible School was held Friday evening with the theme My Savior and I. Forty seven children and twelve teachers received certificates. departments included Junior High Junior Primary Kindergarten and Nursery led by Arlan Warneke Mrs La verne Schulze Mrs Duane Blase Karen Blase Mrs Wayne Person Phyllis Blase Mrs Clarence Blase Mrs Ralph Peters Le on Meerkatz Gwynuel Johnson Cheryl Sagehorn Deanne Meerkatz. A social hour and refreshments followed. Mrs P W Aker hosted the WCTU meeting May 26 with Louise Doremus in charge. ribbons pinned to William Lindburg Joe Cindy Deborah and Kenneth McQueen. Next meeting set for June 23.
A June 5 shower at Immanuel Lutheran church celebrated Bonnie Burhoop of Waco with turquoise and white decor. Forty guests enjoyed bridal games and gifts as Bonnie prepares to wed Larry Hoffman on June 18.
A compact social recap notes guests visiting Osceola and surrounding areas for Memorial Day gatherings. Attendees include the Gunnard Stohl and Sigler families, Ray Guilford, Eddie Johnson, and Mrs James Dodson with North Platte ties. Also listed are travels of Pat Funk to White Plains and visits by Mrs Mabel Masters and Orlie Hill, plus Emma Horstman attending a niece wedding in Omaha.
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