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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1957
Page
3
Reading fragment notes a Sunday school class hosted a swimming party at Downata Idaho with Mrs Taylor linked to Riverdale. Details are incomplete but place and host names appear.
The article lists numerous families and individuals from the Riverdale area attending a summer gathering with attendees such as Paul Tate Floyd Woolf and Duane Keller. They later visited Marilyn Packer's family in Portland and traveled to California to see Marilyn’s fiancé Nathan Marler at Fort Ord. Also noted are Sunday meals, dancers from Riverdale in a local festival, and several relatives visiting or hosting in Mink Creek and nearby towns.
The community features visits and family gatherings across Idaho and nearby states. Residents including James Abbott and Elise travel from San Francisco to meet Lt Lael Abbott and family returning from Japan. Carol Lee Heckers stays with grandparents in Pocatello while Kim Thomas visits Downey relatives.
In Logan and nearby towns readers note family milestones and visits including Mr and Mrs Orland Hasmus sen celebrating grandchildren and great grandchildren, a Rasmussen daughter joining the family, and Teann Jean Rasmussen and Iva Lou Christenseh among dancers. Mrs Fthel Dursteler visited Whit ney relatives, Dale Larsen and family marked Father's Day with kin in Lin ee Ann Jepsen at Utah State University staff, Dan McGregor’s daughter Sarah Westerberg’s Mink Creek connections, Selma Bergquist and Esther Westerberg visiting Preston, and the Burkhalter reunion planned July 6 at Willow Park Logan.
Cleveland and Delos Bell join Brent Pennie Randy and Debbie in a two week stay with Leland Panter and family. Lloyd Panter of Pocatello and Bert Nielsen host visitors. Owen Andreasen recovers from surgery at Godd Springs hospital. Jay Andreasen and Courtney McGregor visit parents. Billy Kay Calehan stays in Thatcher summer. Dean Panter hosts weekend with MIA.
A series of family get togethers mark a busy period with the Bell McGregor Panter and Bennett families hosting dinners and potlucks in Preston Mink Creek and Ogden. Attendees include Conrad Bell Leland Panter Vern Harris Dorin Panter and numerous relatives from Seattle to Pocatello. Nadene Bennett wins Miss Con geniality at Miss Caribou County contest in Soda Springs with a luggage prize and a 15 dollar check.
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