Thomson area social rounds include out‑of‑town visits
Thompson residents host relatives and friends across Iowa and Illinois. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Sack of Troy New York and Amelia Sack in Thomson. Several families share weekend and weekday gatherings in Savanna Hanover Chicago Iowa City and Bellevue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Wm. Sack
Troy, N. Y
Amelia Sack
Kathy Feit
Colleen van Huizen
Debra
Sandra Prins
Wesley Kness
Dan Kness
Wm. Greerts
Jack Halfiman
Ross Drury
Grand Fork
N. D
Drury
Mazie James
Thomson
Donald Wilson
Myles Haas
Nancy
Frank Flack
Hanover
Wilford Smithson
Daughters
Bellevue
Eugene Diephuis
Joe Diephuis
Wayne Drake
Jon
Ruth
Vicki Holmquist
Mr. Drake
Iowa City
Dale
Chicago
Francis Hoff
Nadine
Fred Schick Sr
Fred Schick Jr
Phil Hoffman
Melvin
Thomson area social notes and travels expand week
Thomson and surrounding residents report visits and trips. Harlan Hoff trains at Scott Air Force Base for four weeks. Families from Thomson, Carroll and Lansing meet guests in stormy and scenic locales, with trips from Dav e Mooney to Anchorage and multiple visits across Illinois and Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Hoff
Scott Air Force Base
Max Meakins
Teresa
Joe Froseh
Jeffrey
Dorothe Lewis
Storm Haven
Gene Walters
L. P. Hanson
Jim
Nancy
Lansing, Jrl
Ivan Morse
Paul MecDearmon
Robert Marks
Lake Zurich
Don Marken
Washington, D. C
Gettysburg
Ft. McHenry
Luray Caverns
Baltimore
Jennings Biederman
Markens
Ted Storm
Art Kraus
Mt. Carroll
Leonard Stage
Ad Williams
Thomson
Lloyd Collinson
Richland Center
Wis
Chicago
Dave Mooney
Lawrence Toberman
Anchorage
Alaska
County Fair Culinary Awards List Readies Winners
County Fair culinary division results show multiple winners across bread pastries rolls and cakes. Notable names include Mrs Hermie Schell Lohse Slick Geiken and Voeckel with top spots in white bread Graham bread red devils food and many preserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culinary Department
Yeast
Noah Hermie
Tampico
Beverly Acker
Chadwick
John Schell
Larry Slick
Henry Lohse
Graham Bread
Betty Sites
Linda Peugh
Florence Queckboerner
Amanda Bloyer
Amanda Bleyer
Pauline Hartman
Lois Deets
Kathryn Knutts
Charles Hartman
Orville Schoonhoven
Cheryl Voeckel
Darlene Hutchison
Mildred Voeckel
Alfred Orth
Fred Rohde
Clifford Hill
Hiram Geiken
Ray Lindskog
Liota Jansen
Phyllis Ruter
Joyce Janssen
Theo Koster
Geiken
Lindskog
Mrs. Orth
Koster
Vernon Plum
Mrs. Lindskog
Emily L. Oetting
Liota Janssen
Lin Aier
Esrs. Orth
Emily Oetting
Linda Snyder
Lohse
Alfred Ruter
Ruter
Ann Schultz
Alice Shank
Richard Janssen
Carrotl
Marcella Schall
C Hill
Linda Ebersole
Schall
Jack Flynn
Leota Farwell
LaVonne E. Wolf
Orth
Ritter
Jacob E. Hurd
Mrs. Geiken
Edna Olson
Darlene Shank
Bethee
Henry Eilers
Schell
Eilers
Se Lindskog
Onne Deanl
LaVonne Wolf
Rodney Wolf
R. Wolf
Geo. Weber Bread & Butter
Arlyn Vos
Genevieve B. Wade
Mildred Sturtz
Gerken
Warren Waltrip
J. Schell
Culinary
Nina Jean Brown
Polo
Barbara Baughman
Milledgeville
Julie Wynne
Galesburg
Teresa Ruter
Shannon
Linda Pough
Lori Deets
Vikki Williams
Janet Nye
Carol Workman
Christa Abendorf
Rita Rogers
Debbie Moothart
Reck
Falls
Marilyn Schnulle
Janice Hartman
Lanark
Sally Lawson
Mt. Carroll
Nancy Hartman
Doloris Janssen
Duane Hartman
Vicki Moothart
Mike Frankfather
Sterng
Teresa Fuller
Vicki Oetting
Brenda Cheeseman
Julie Ritter
Ray Hutchison
Debra Voeckel
Shannon FFA Team Wins In Dairy Class at Carroll County Fair
Shannon FFA won the dairy judging contest with a top scoring team led by supervisor John Shields. The 4-H York Cedar team, guided by Bernie Voss, placed first among 4-H clubs. both groups earned $50 grants. Included are standout individuals from Carroll Ogle Lee and Whiteside Counties with judges led by Fred Tolste of Beloit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon Ffa
R.v.a
Carroll County Fair
Kraft Foods
F.F.A
York Cedar
Carroll County
Bernie Voss
Thomson
John French
Sandy Prins
Debbie Prins
4-H
Carroll, Ogle, Lee
Whiteside Counties
Fred Tolste
Beloit, Wis
Floriculture Awards List Showcases Diverse Plant Prizes
A lengthy catalog of awards across multiple plant categories at a Floriculture event. Winners include Mrs. Donald Adams in several divisions, Rosa Pilgrim, Milledge, and Lucille Hohl en in Geraniums, alongside clubs like Milledgeville Grange and Fair Haven Ladies Club earning top displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Gable
Milledgelle
Rosa Pilgrim
Milledgeville
Hazel Temple
Polo
Richard Port
Chadwick
Ewes
Edward Cronister
Forreson
Ralph Sprecker
Coleus
Donald Adams
Warren Waltrip
Lucille Hohlen
Paul Voeckel
Fay Hreitzeel
Ralph Manning
Fay Hreitzel
Edna Olson
Kenneth Erlson
Betty Rothermel
Lake Flickinger
Alfred Orth
George Koning
Thomson
Fay Reitzel
Sterling
Paul Wade
Shirley Nye
Janet Stevens
Alice Hoak
Debbie Voeckel
Judy Fink
Vickie Oetting
Laura Wiersema
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomson News
Edna Roguentorf
Riesel Green
Jesse Brock
Savanna
Gary Glazier
Lesle Durward
Marvin Holesinger
Carroll
Gerald Holesinger
Jane Lamb Hospital
Herbert Springman
Larry Eilers
Shirley Moothart
Teresa Beveroth
Charlotte Flickinger
Janet Deets
Robert Geison
Beverly Akken
Roert Traum
Frank Holmes
LeVonne Wolf
Mrs. Gerken
Marcella Schell
Marcella Scholl
Mary Ann Linton
Vernon Fink
Melvin Peugh
Hermie
Warry Slick
Lawrence. Farthing
Lord
Wilma G. Wurster
Alfred Ritter
Shhell
Wilma Wurster
Vanda M. Shank
Mrs. Schell
Floyd Robinson
Golde McGigous
Mrs. Koster
Phyllis Ritter
Paula Baker
Lin
Harry Cheeseman
Ray Allen Landis
Neil Bevereth
Merlyn Buchrow
Jeff Lancaster
Marian Storts Angels
Sylvia Schreiner
Athur Oncken
Diana Kaufman
Mary Groves
Cathy Miller
Pamela Skibbe
Crete Ward
Nancy Easterbrooks
Anne A. DeWall
Harold D. Zentner
Vicki Morgan
Diana Peuch
Gary Schrein
Eva May Manning
William Morgan
Edwin Schreiner
Dennis Sucher
Genevieve Wade
Curtis Wade
Allen Derver
Charles Hagen
Ralph Sprecher
Merle Linton
Barbara Warnken
Mildred Jones
Arthur Kahabka
Numismatics
U. S
Harold R. Zentner
Randall Linker
Don Munro
Mike Woodard
Julie Rawson
Wilmer Shank
Kandis Melton
Randy Sutter
Raymond Dykstra
Lloyd Stein Ord
Beverly Shaman
Diana Pough
Edith A. Sheridan
Lloyd Robinson
Lloyd Stein
Caroline Miller
Earl Page
Theresa Ritter
Goria Stein
Theresa Landis
Barb Hackbarth
Vesta Hurley
St Foyd Robinson Banks
Anna Sites
David Hutchison
Cary Bukrow
Lana Landis
Jackie Warfel
Deborah Heeran
Ann Mackey
Wayne Derrer
Mary Dykstra
Marian Stolts
Irene Fogel
Neal Queckboerner
Marian R. Peatles
Theresa Landi
George J. Taft
Marvin Jones
Gary Linton
Ken Knapp
Virginia Sturtz
Duane Frankfather
Carol Bushman
Viola Workman
Junor
Jeanne Landis
Jayne Hutchison
Sue Baughman
Polly Plog
Dianne Peugh
Bonnie Sutter
Srd
Gloria Stein
Teresa Ritter
Carolyn Shilling
Keith Loos
Dennis Mennenga
Kenneth Stauffer
Mike Smith
Alan Piper Stamps
James Earl Delp
Jim Williams
Joel Ottosen
Marcie Stauffer
Dale Ottosen
Robin Rae Wilhelm
Ruth Mackey
Paul Cheeseman
Sandy Bardel
Brad Bates
Jan McKean
Krista Obendorf
Gerald Salzman
Greg Brinkmeier
Corey Hoffman
Keith Stauffer
Keith Loas
Randall Dykstra
James Goldthorpe
Bill Brown
Kevin Williams
Pam Grandall
Ellen Loos
Linda Reapseigneur
Tom Harman
Inese Ziemanis
Gloria Schell
Barb Eubanks
John Shields
Shannon Group
Larry DeVries
Dale Swaive
David Porter
Mike Leary
Oregon
David Heitzler
Propetstown
Terry Strike
Prophetstown
Russell Damhoff
Morrison
Allen Dykstra
Patty Hodges
Ralph Manningmas
Ark
Linda Wiersema
Carul Workman Nasturtiums
Joyce Workman
Lynn Williams
Petunias
Kimberly Schoonhoven
Carla Goldman
Amboy
Glorie Schell
Teresa Ruter Sweetpeas
Ann Williams
Linda Wieserma
Kathleen Erbsen
Ann Willams
Vickie
Paula Erbsen
Ann Oncken
Bonnie Gilbert
Miledegville
Jayne Hutchins
J. M. Strode
Strode
Galena
Illinois
Mark Twain
Twain
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