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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1958
Page
9
A health notice advises against miracle pills and extreme diets. It urges consulting a physician before dieting, explains age related metabolic changes, and offers practical steps: assess eating triggers, eat from all food groups, avoid between meals, stay active, and schedule annual checkups after age 40.
Numerous local families including Rowell Atkinson Sant Heath Paskins and Ritchie shared visits and vacations at various homes. Outings included a Lava Hot Springs picnic and swim with extended families from Jeffery New Hampshire California Preston Thompson Falls Idaho and more.
Karen Dunn came home Thursday after a vacation with Mr and Mrs John Silver and family. The group toured New Mexico Texas visited Mexico and Arizona before returning.
Franklin and Mrs Lewis with Stones accompanied Mr and Mrs William Lauritzen of Montpelier for a Yellowstone Park weekend trip to Labor Day. Estelle Wright with Elba Stocks and Paula of Pocatello visited Salt Lake City for shopping and sightseeing. They stayed with Mr and Mrs Paul Wilkinson in Bountiful. Wilkinson joined them home Saturday as Mrs Wilkinson and two children spent the weekend with her parents Lever and Mrs Doney.
Mink Creek residents observe hospital visits and surgeries. Albert Anderson recovers from last Sunday’s surgery after a relapse from a prior appendectomy at Ashton hospital. Nearby residents Mrs. Melroy Larsen and Mrs. Ervin Larsen visit Ogden and stay with the Palmers during care and oat ment. The David Jensen family reunion and Preston ward services are noted. The Mink Creek booth earns third at the county fair with decorated displays. Local visits include the Rasmus sen group, the Allridge and Christensen families, and 4-H Baker ettes blue ribbons at the fair.
Riverdale residents hosted relatives from Richland Downey and Nampa during weekend stays and trips. Mrs. Packer returned from a northwest vacation with John Christiansen and family. Lila Gunderson aided her. The Riverdale Treasureton Farm Bureau booth won first in livestock and craft sweepstakes with awards accompanying the entries by local families.
A nostalgic guide urges families to add recording to the three R s by filming back to school moments. It suggests shots from waking and dressing to bus arrivals and reunions, with tips to seek teacher permission for classroom photography and capture authentic expressions.
The column notes extensive 4-H participation with numerous ribbons awarded to members and others. Social events include a family reunion in Preston on Labor Day and a shrimp supper hosted by Darrel Wold for the Junior Boys Softball team. Several residents travel, visit relatives in Bountiful and Salt Lake City, and plan harvest activity in Soda Springs.
Sherman Woolf family noted in church services with speakers Mrs Sherman Woolf and Mrs Elroy Smith among others. Riverdale School starts Tuesday led by Ross Moser as principal and upper grade teacher, Ellen Swann directing lower grades. Moser in second year, Swann in fifth. New first graders Wendy Kaye Smith Gary Wold Lynn Packer Ronnie Packer Mark Forsgren Claude Smith bring total to 37, with Mrs Lowell Neeley of Preston preparing dinner.
Sunday outings at Bear Lake and gatherings in Soda Springs bring together residents and kin. A new baby was born to Val Gene Andreasen and his wife at the Soda Springs hospital with grandparents Owen Andreasen and Alvin Hubbard noted. Several relatives attend a funeral in Williams ward chapel and others visit in Grace and Boise regions.
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