Polk Community guests honor Rhonda Fredrickson at home
Sunday evening visitors to Ansel Fredrickson's home included Marvin Fredrickson Ollie Johnson Dale Fredrickson and family from Waterloo Kenneth Peterson Osceola Earl Johnson Frank Norberg Sherman Ferrell Fred Youngdahl and Rhonda Lanna Max Fredrickson and Wesley Jones plus Emma Horstman and Art Rowe who had spent the week at Calloway with Rose Schweitzer. They were Sunday guests in Alvin Rezer's Geneva home. Carl Agsten of San Diego and his wife plan to return home after two weeks visiting Donald Hudson family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansel Fredrickson
Rhonda Fredrickson
Messers
Mmes
Marvin Fredrickson
Ollie Johnson
Polk
Dale Fredrickson
Waterloo
Iowa
Kenneth Peterson
Osceola
Earl Johnson
Frank Norberg
Sherman Ferrell
Fred Youngdahl
Stromsburg
Rhonda
Lanna
Max Fredrckson
Wesley
Carl Agsten
San Diego
Calif
Donald Hudson
Local Progress Notes Highlight Community Life
The column records community events including crowning a king and queen, births and birthdays, visitors and dinners in York and Aurora, a surprise birthday party for Beverly, a farewell fellowship for Rev. and Mrs. James Lane, and multiple Sunday and weekday gatherings across families such as McIntosh Meerkatz Green Widga Stevens and Cotter families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Flodman
Glenn Dobbberstein
Norman McIntosh
Beverly Elaine
Clem Meerkatz
Clara Anderson
B. A. Moderow
Aurora
Elizabeth Meerkatz
York
Dave Ekdahl
Beverly
Methodist Church
James Lane
Minnie Green
Lowell
Ore
Bessie Green
Ella Rudy
Sadie Clark
Cliff Branting
Everett Green
Harold Green
Leonard Warnick
John Smith
Elmer Anderson
Vern Exlund
Richard Widga
Joe Cotter
South Gate
Calif
Mabel Widga
Gerald
Jerome
Les Roberts
Millard and
Melcher Widga
Earl Clark
Pasadena
T. A Stevens
Glen
Horace Stevens
Weekend Guests Share Meals and Birthdays in Polk
Saturday and Sunday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Homolka Swanton. Alfred Brycka Sr and Jr Western. Victor Weslify Wilbur. Rudolph Homolka Dorchester. Roger Brazda and families. and Beckys birthday celebrated for Mrs James Brazda Sr. Marvin Fredrickson visited Omaha and Rudolph Gustafson returned from Lincoln after attending a mother daughter banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Brazda
Rudy Homolka
Swanton
Alfred Brycka Sr
Western
Alfred Brycka Jr
Victor Wesley
Wilbur
Rudolph Homolka
Dorchester
Roger Brazda
Robert
Jim
Glen Brazd
Origins and living bread from sourdough traditions
A letter to the Progress explores the origins of everyday words and the lore of sourdough baking. The writer argues that calling HOOCH derogatorily mocks an innocent Alaskan tribe, then recounts sourdough history as a portable yeast culture loved by frontier peoples and modern bakers alike, noting highs and failures in personal baking experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo
California
Alaska
All Members Attend ABC 4-H Club Meets
The ABC 4-H Club reports 100 percent attendance across four meetings this year. Members organized projects and officers, surveyed shelter belts for birds in January, toured Doniphon for sandhill cranes in March, and held bird tours with bluebird sightings in late April, led by Lee Morris and the Bedient family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC Club
Doniphon
Lee Morris
Brian
Richard Bedient
Tommy Morris
Charles Otte
Richard
Brian Bedient
Social guests share meals and gatherings in Osceola
Mr and Mrs Darwin Hahn of Osceola hosted Thursday dinner for Mrs Hannah Hahn and Doyle. Mrs Robert Ostrander and family and Mrs Dolan Hahn and Michelle joined Monday morning coffee with Mrs Gary Harless. After baccalaureate services Sunday night honoring Pam, eighth grade graduate, guests included Mr and Mrs Dean Samuelson and family, Mr and Mrs Dick Harless and family, Mr and Mrs Gary Harless and Roni, Mrs Grace Harless and Mrs Josephine Samuelson.
Sourdough lore and beewack risque in Alaska memories
In a reminiscence John Dunlap recalls sourdough culture from Alaska during the gold rush. He notes M lending starter and a recipe book, then describes how fermented tops produced a volatile liquid traded as beewack or hoo ch in no o, with origins in the Thlingers’ trading posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Hooch-in-noo
John Dunlap
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David Flodman
Kisler Sundries
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The
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