Swedes Take Third at Clifton Relays in Clay Center
Scandia Swedes scored 344 points to finish third at Clifton Relays under good weather in Clay Center. Kent Larson and McDonald led with multiple top finishes including a 20-10 long jump school record by Jim McDonald and Thayne Larson discus 135-6 and shot put 46-9. The team posted strong relay results with medley, mile, and 440 events earning several seconds and a first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton
Clay Center
Scandia
Elves
Herington
Linn
Thayne
Medley Colony
Jerry Baker
David White
David Scrivner
Kent Larson
Mike White
Mikkey Stensons
McDonald
Kent
Joe Stensons
Terry Thomas
Bryan Scrivner
Brad Klima
Stensons
Thomas
Scrivner
Klima
Lyle Thompson
Baker
Ritchie Farrell
Mark Melby
Melby
Lee Moravek
Randy Farrell
D. White
J. Baker
D. Scrivner
Don Melby
Carl E. Larson
Easter Gathering Welcomes Most Wuertz Family Members
Pastor and Mrs Arnold Wuertz hosted visitors over Easter. Sharon Wuertz and a friend Jane from Iowa arrived Tuesday March 28 and departed the Friday before Easter. Sharon works as a nurses aide in Cedar Falls and studies special education to assist handicapped children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Wuertz
Sharon Wuertz
Jane
Iowa
Sharon
Cedar Falls
Generous Offer Behind Early U S Mint? Washington’s Tableware Gift
George Washington supported the United States Mint founded in 1792 and reportedly donated his tableware to be melted into the first coins, the half-dimes. The note ends by inviting readers to advertise in the Scandia Journal.
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George Washington
United States Mint
Our Savior's Lutheran Church Completes Hundredth Anniversary Remodel
Norway's Our Savior's Lutheran Church in reveals extensive remodeling across the chancel sanctuary and narthex as part of its hundredth anniversary events. Work began in January with new insulation repainting walnut paneling and gold carpeting plus a Tiffany stained glass installation behind the restored twelve foot reredos and altar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church of Norway
Hallowell Cafe
Bob Hallowell
Hallowell
Belleville
Olga Hugos
Max MccMillan
Denver
Ed Buer
Buer
Richard McMillan
Jamestown
A. B. Helme
Paul
Rebecca
Ilah
Storla
S.D
Charles Carlgren
Vernon Wright
Merle Wright
Concordia
Roy Moore
Delta Kappa Gamma
Courtland
Local Notes Highlight Community Ties and Honors
From Our Exchanges mentions street layouts in Courtland Jamestown and the value of metal markers for easier navigation. It notes Pam Nelson receiving a $100 scholarship from East West Republic County Readers Association, as daughter of Bertil Nelson and granddaughter of Otto Nelson. Also reports Mrs Frank Boyd Sr Open House at Mankato Library and her age near 95 with new book Rode A Heifer Calf Through College. Kansas features Dr Waldo Wedel and Smithsonian diggings in Lyons and Rice counties. The Eisenhower Museum and The Creative Kansan are praised, and the Miller family Easter visit to Coffeyville area is noted.
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Courtland Journal
Jamestown
Pam Nelson
Republic County Readers’ Association
Bertil Nelson
Otto Nelson
Scandia
Jewell County
Mankato
Frank Boyd Sr
Sunda
Boyd
Kansas
Waldo Wedel
Smithsonian Institution
Lyons
Rice
Hollywood
Eisenhower Museum
Potpourri of memories and rural生活 snapshots
A nostalgic column recalls breaking routines in newspaper work, old Model T driving details, family gifts, and April spring scenes. It mentions plum blossoms, peach trees, rhubarb, robins, and neighbors sharing coffee in Dallas, Texas, with brief anecdotes of Mother, Dad, and Uncle Oscar.
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Scandia Journal
Kansas Bar Association
Clarence L. Gile Agency
Norway News
A.L.C.W
Thursda
Chure
Loren Hammer
Kenneth Christensen
Milton Stensaas
Leslie Stensaas
Glenvil
Nebr
John Jones
Laurie
Heidi
Eric
Paul Schiotz
Omaha
Maurice Hammer
Gregg
Longwood
Fla
Carl Johnson
Kackley
Harold Hammer
Lori
Lance
Virginia
Gary Hammer
Margaret Hutchison
Topeka
Gene Hammer
Amy
John Graham
Loren Hedstrom
Ivan Carlgren
A.L.C.W. Board
Loren Carlgren
Bob Stensaas
Craig
Sue
Jens Stensaas
Storlas
Harry Buer
Martha Ellen Buer
Manhattan
Austin Brown
Kansas City
Phoenix
Ariz
Julian Buer
Ontarion
Calif
Tommy Brown
Los Angeles
Flagstaff
Grand Junction
Loyd Blosser
Sun City
Arizona
Y.W. Officers School
Glen Elder
Jack Larsen
Ellen Hammer
John Walker
Stephenie
Des Moines
Mary Walker
Ft. Dodge
Kent Thomas
Larsen
Bob Miller
Nebraska
Faulkner
Dart Inc
Belleville and
Chester, Nebraska
Carl
Oscar
Everett Johnson
Dan Stephenson
Dallas
Tex
Gladys Hugos
Algor Anderson
Ed Forshera Scandia
Kan
Kansas Bank
Kansas Banks
Kansas Development Credit Corporation
Fullies Kansas Bank
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