Wesley News Briefs Cover Local Family News and Events
Local social updates include Frank and Bleich family return from Okoboji and visits by Hauptly Gauge and other relatives. Ruth Froelich pre nuptial shower for June 23 at St Benedict. Janelle Faith born to Dawson family in Minneapolis. Homer makers tour planned for July 14 with health talk. Mass sign near highway notes summer times at St Josephs Church.
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Frank Bleich
Okoboji
Bill Hauptly
Lon Gauge
Bleichs
J. L. Walker
Bridge Club
Don Powers
Homer Lawson
Leebig
St. Benedict
Ruth Froelich
Dan Froelich Sr
Astoria
Oregon
Mary DeSales
Milwaukee
Cime
Josephine Rosenmeyer
St. Josephs School
Sister DeSales
Grace Markenthene
Dubuque
P. C. Haynes
Altona
Burt
Harold Price
Joan
Duane
Orville Weiland
George Ostercamp
E. C. Hutchinson
Clarion
St. Josephs Catholic Church
Family notes and travel in northern Minnesota and Iowa towns
Local columns record gatherings at Pilot Knob and Irvington, fishing trips to northern Minnesota, visits by relatives, slide shows from Florida and Texas, and college trips. Several residents travel, host, or attend events with extended family, church, and hospital staff connections. A large American Legion district convention in Countryside faced in heavy rain, yet paraded with floats, bands, and veterans, underscoring community spirit.
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Simple wedding vows mark meaningful ceremony
Susan Frawley Eisele recalls a wedding framed by restraint and sincerity. The bride expressed a wish against fuss and gimmicks, stressing the sacredness of the moment, while guests reflected on community tradition and modest celebration.
Memories of a GI Mother and the Home They Built
Aston Smith recalls a mother’s letter about hosting many adopted children during wartime. The home lacked grass and furniture wore out, yet love filled the space with cake bakes and shared meals. Now the soldiers return only in memory as the yard and garage are orderly and chairs empty.
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Aston Smith
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Community notes from Lakota and nearby towns
Local residents from Ellsworth Blue Earth Armstrong and surrounding areas visit relatives attend events and engage in weekend travels. ISU graduation and a Lutheran bake sale are highlighted along with regional social visits and travel to Bancroft and Wo man's Lake for fishing and family gatherings.
Vacation trip spans Ozarks to Florida for Brack family
Sunday visits and family gatherings across Buffalo Center Estherville Bancroft Algona Fort Dodge Hopkins Minnesota and California detailed in a community update. Local birthdays anniversaries and a cast update for Mark Smith are noted along with Lutheran Bible School activities and a bake sale at the parish hall. Numerous relatives and neighbors from Mediapolis Castalia and nearby towns are listed in weekend visits and casual events.
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Carl Jansen
Herman
the Brack
Ledyard
Roger Brack
Priscilla
Mickey Miller
Buffalo Center
Ozarks
Florida
Roger
Wilson Brack
Charles Tutton
Charlene
W. A. Meyer
Augusta Meyer
Sid Spear
Algona
Paul Koppen
Wm. Spear
Charlie S Stroeber
Wm. Schroeder
Jean
Forrest Schmidt
Lawrence Lappe
Bancroft
Dininex
Frank Neuman
Mark Smith
Roland Smith, Jr
Laura Penny
Oscar Johnson
Rollie Steele
Estherville
Hugh Gordon
Muriel Heetland
Craig
California
Ralph Sturdevant
Fort Dodge
Thomas Thompson
Freeport
Minn
Gee, Meyer
Pete Bruer
Wm. Meyer
Verdeen Stroebel
al- Bona
Darlene Stroebel
Arlene Schultz
Castalia
Iowa
Meinecke
Lutheran Bible School
Jerry Heetland
John. Heetland
Hannah Heetland
Geo. Heetland
Clear Lake
Denny
Merle Cassem
Frost
Lutheran Church
E. A. Wortman
Ray Winter
Alden Wilcox
Herman Bosma
How to Can and Freeze Strawberries in Iowa Patches
Guidance from Iowa State University extension nutritionists outlines picking timing and rapid processing for best flavor. It covers washing, sorting, freezing with sugar syrups, packing in freezer containers, and 15 minute boiling water canning with sugar added to quart fruit.
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