The Elm Springs News
Praise the Lord! Not only has He risen, but He sent the kind citizens of Elm Springs a wet, heavy snow fall which turned the ground to mud even as it turned frowns to smiles. The kind citizens beseech Him to open the valve even wider, but they are thankful for what He has given them so far.
Clyde Arneson visited the Lawrence Burke residence for coffee one morning, and the Cary Tines residence for coffee another morning. Tuesday evening he entertained Matt and Nick Trask and Tyler Wilson.
Lawrence and Doris Burke had Easter dinner with Melissa Burke in Rapid City Sunday.
The Ryan Elshere family spent Easter Sunday with the Bill Eastman family in Belle Fourche.
Larry and Peggy Gravatt hosted Mike and Amber Miller of Denver CO for an Easter celebration on Saturday. The Miller’s brought along Madi and Steele Fuegen of Rapid City.
The Sam Johnstons hosted Twila Trask, Norma Pellegrin, Jan Jensen and famly of Gilette WY, Chris Kling and family of Belle Fourche, and most of the Anders for Easter Sunday festivities.
Andy and Kelli Linn and children joined Brett and Charlotte Wilsey and children for Easter Saturday and Sunday fun at the Big House. The Morris Linns joined the Big House festivities on Saturday only.
On Monday, Chrissy and Camri Elshere were visitors at the Morris Linn residence. Wednesday, the Elm Springs schoolchildren had their Easter party, with the help of Shirrse Linn, RoseMary Trask and Chrissy Elshere. Morris, meanwhile, accompanied Bummer Simons to Gettysburg. Thursday, Camri Elshere returned to play, bringing her brother Carter. Easter Sunday, the Morris Linns went to Nana and Papa Simons near Red Owl, where they met the entire Simons clan, Amber Brookman of Wichita, KS, and Brian ,Misti and Statler Walker of Piedmont.
Jesse Bail was a visitor at the Bud Pauley residence Wednesday, accompanying the Pauleys on an overnight stay in Rapid Thursday. The O’Rourkes were Easter guests at the Bud Pauley residence.
The Cary Tines residence hosted Matt and Nick Trask and Tyler Wilson Tuesday night. Easter Sunday, the Tines’, along with Dara Wrachford and Sean Troxel, and Kody DeVries, attended the Easter party at the Kay Williamson residence in New Underwood.
The “Upland Trasks” ended the week in grand style, with the return of Becky Trask on Thursday, from Riverton WY. The return of Becky Trask, was literally a painful reminder to Matt, as he glutted himself at the table she prepared, that the temporal world will lose a great cook when she joins the convent.
Perhaps an unintended perception should here be clarified. From the accounts of Matts wandering from residence to residence in search of table scraps, and from his flattery of his sisters culinary skills, readers of the ESN may have come to conclude that his mother is a poor, or at least miserly cook. Such a conclusion is erroneous. RoseMary is indeed a fine cook, whose duties feeding the “Upland Trasks” and their hordes of company, have honed her skills until she appears almost magical in the kitchen. Indeed, this weekend alone, the hordes were Mark Byrum and Alfred Rice, along with Mr. Rices niece and nephew, Ray Olsen, several neighbor children, and Sally Mickelson.
Josh and Amy Wolberg and Little Mary of Minneapolis, MN, arrived in Elm Springs Friday afternoon, and so began a happy Easter family weekend for the Philp Wilsons, beginning with a baby shower at the “Elk Creek Trask” residence, as promised, and then Saturday visits of Stuart, Shirley and Megan Kitterman, Sally Wolberg of Doland, Pat and Patrick Wolberg of Turtin; Becky Trask, and Sally Mickelson, and the Easter Sunday visits of the Kenny Wilsons, Bruce and Linda Kroetch, Kevin and Joan Howland and boys, Darrell and Norma Harer, Patrick Wilson, Mandy Wilson, Justin Tschetter, and quickly now, before you run out of breath, RoseMary and Gemma Trask.
Tyler Wilson was a visitor at the Kenny Wilson residence during the beginning of the week.
The kind citizens wish you the joy of the Risen Lord and the fallen raindrops!
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Here in Elm Springs, the kind citizens cannot help but hear the whispered promise of spring. If only they could hear the shouted promise of rain, dumped in great bucketfuls on their heads!
The kind citizens of Elm Springs celebrated St. Patricks Day in various ways, and the saddle-stock of Elm Springs breathed a sigh of relief when the sun set.
The Meade County Farm Bureau held a general membership meeting at the Elm Springs Hall on Wednesday. Attendance at this function was a little light, but people are busy this time of year.
Marvin and Carolyn Anders attended the Bachand farm sale near Bear Butte Saturday.
Ryan Elshere, accompanied by his family, brother JJ and the West boys, competed in the rodeo in Rapid City Saturday, where he won 3rd place.
The Sam Johnston family went to Lead Saturday, to attend a basketball tournament in which young Calder participated.
The Andy Linns had a whopping big party Sunday, to celebrate the birthdays of Jean, Andy, and Jacob Linn, and Karen Brunch, which were deemed close enough together to warrant a joint birthday party. Besides the Birthday People and their families, persons in attendance included Charlie and Carol Linn, Morris and Kassandra Linn, and Roger Shull. Pat, Julie and Matt Trask were visitors Sunday morning.
John and Jean Linn attended granddaughter Laura Wilseys stringed orchestra concert in Rapid City Saturday night.
On Monday, Shirrise Linn went to Rapid City to run errands, stopping at the Brett and Charlotte Wilsey residence, and attending a stamp meeting at Peg Irelands. Tuesday Nick Trask was a visitor at the Morris Linns, just in time for supper. Nick, being of much slighter build than his older brother, could become very bothersome indeed if he cultivates his older brother’s habit. Thursday, Kassandra went to Wall with Grandma Jean and cousin Jacob and Ray Olsen was an afternoon visitor at the Morris Linns. Saturday. The Morris Linns visited for dinner and cards at the JD and Dana Keffeler residence near Red Owl. And on Sunday, while Morris and Kassandra were birthday partying, Shirrise attended a scrapbook party near Opal. Matt Trask, the original, was a visitor Sunday evening.
Young Tucker O’Rourke accompanied his uncle Brian Fulton to the rodeo in Pocatella, ID., over the week, while younger Jace O’Rourke spent the weekend with Pops and Grandma O’Rourke in Interior.
Bud Pauley graciously allowed Matt Trask to accompany him on a very fun business trip to Kadoka, Belvidere, and Philip Thursday, even buying him dinner and seeming pleased about the whole experience. Upon Matt’s return to the “Upland Trask,” residence, he was most pleasantly startled to discover that Mayzee and Mattee Pauley were guests there.
The Cary Tines’ hosted the Morris Linns, Dara Wrachford and Sean Troxel, and Kody DeVries for supper on St. Patricks Day. Saturday night the Tines’ went to the rodeo in Rapid City to watch young John Tines ride a bull. And Sunday, Cary, Pam, John, and Clay Tines and Amanda Humphrey visited at the “Upland Trasks” before hosting Kody DeVries for supper at their house.
At the “Upland Trasks,” Pat, who makes a very striking leprechaun, presided over a week of Irish merrymaking. It should be noted that due to the lack of rain and the subsequent lack of rainbows, there is a decided lack of “pots o’ gold” lying about, but that did not stop the “Upland Trasks” from sharing their Irish merriment with anyone brave enough to venture onto their property. These were numerous, and included, besides those already mentioned at various intervals in the ESN and in no particular order, Jim Scull, Tanse Hermann, Chad Kaltenbach, Janet and Kelli Wilson, Morris and Kassandra Linn, Ray Olsen, and Patrick and Tyler Wilson. There were as always several trips made during the week, the most notable being Al Trask and Patrick Wilson’s trip to Sioux Falls on Saturday to pick up a “new-to-them” Peterbilt semi tractor, which was the partial object of the Tines’ Sunday visit to the “Upland Trasks.”
Dara Wrachford and Sean Troxel made a trip to Rapid City Friday. Saturday the “Brustol AFB” hosted Matt Trask, and Sunday, John Tines and Amanda Humphrey.
In other News, the Elm Springs Fire Board would like to thank all who have come to work on the new Fire Hall, which is becoming a magnificent thing indeed, through the selfless work of volunteers.
There will be a baby shower for young Mary Ann Wolberg, daughter of Josh and Amy Wolberg of Minneapolis, MN, at the “Elk Creek Trask” residence on Saturday, the 26th of March, with brunch beginning at 9:30 am.
And Master Sergeant JW Wrachford, who had a wonderful opportunity to call the Cary Tines residence during the St. Patricks Day supper mentioned above, reports a welcome warming trend in the country with the unpronounceable name where he is stationed, where temperatures now hover near the very balmy point of freezing during daylight hours.
The kind citizens of Elm Springs shudder at the thought.
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Here in Elm Springs the weather tried very hard to change, with some success, most notably a drop in temperature and a vicious attack of the North Wind.
Many of the kind citizens, in addition to people from elsewhere, attended the Jerry Glade funeral in Rapid City and burial at the Elm Springs Cemetery Thursday.
The People Who Play Cards assembled for their last game of the season Wednesday, at the John Linn residence. The very imaginative People dubbed this occasion Hawaiian night, and tried with varying degrees of enthusiasm to dress accordingly. The season’s winners were; Norma Pellegrin, 1st; Carolyn Anders, 2nd; Clyde Arneson, 3rd; John Linn, 4th; and the booby prize went to Andy and Kellie Linn.
Ryan and Chrissy Elshere, accompanied by Clyde Arneson, went to a rodeo at the Seven Downs Arena near Spearfish Saturday night, where Ryan, along with his brother JJ and the West brothers, was a competitor. The four did very well, and JJ’s kids came home to Elm Springs with Ryan and Chrissy.
Matt Trask was a guest at the Kody DeVries house Monday night.
Cary Johnston returned Monday from a trip to New Orleans, where she had gone with her mother and two sisters for her mother’s birthday.
Cary Johnston and Kellie Linn, along with other women, attended the Beth Moore Living Proof Live conference at the Civic Center in Rapid City over the weekend.
Pat, Steph, and Julie Trask were Sunday morning visitors at the Andy and Kellie Linn residence, and Clyde Arneson was a Sunday supper guest there.
Matt Trask was a Monday evening visitor at the Morris Linns. Wednesday, Shirrise and Kassandra attended a body shop party at the Peg Ireland residence near Box Elder, after visiting the Kei and Sheryl Oberlanders. Thursday, Grandma Margaret, along with Ashlyn and Jared Simons, were visitors at the Morris Linns, while Misti and Statler Walker were overnight guests. Friday, Morris and Clyde Arneson went to Wall, and when they returned, played cards at the Morris Linn resiedence, with Kody Devries also in attendance. And Sunday, Brian, Misti and Statler Walker were visitors to the Morris Linn residence. From there, Misti and Shirrise went to a stamping party at Georgi Ann Cobbs near Red Owl. Kassandra spent Sunday with Jack and Cheryl Simons.
The Pauley girls visited at the Jim Smith residence Friday afternoon. Tucker and Jace O’Rourke visited at the Pauleys Saturday. And Sunday, the Pauleys returned the favor, visiting at the O’Rourkes.
Cary and Pam Tines went to Deadwood last Sunday night, to meet Pams parents,Max and Sarah Miller. Monday night, the Tines’ hosted Kody Devries and Morris Linn for supper. Friday afternoon, the Tines’, accomanied by Nick and Al Trask, went to Rapid City on business. Sunday, John Tines, Amanda Humphrey, and Kody DeVries were visitors at the Cary Tines residence.
The biggest news of the week at the “Upland Trasks” was the return on Thursday of Steph and Julie from Ireland, where they had spent over a week. Several other “Upland Trasks” were heard to comment that it was about time the two girls shouldered a “wee bit o’ responsibility” at home. Matt visited Justin and Kayla Wulf of Owanka Tuesday night, and Saturday he accompanied the Wulfs, along with Kevin Tift, Laramie Opstedahl, and Joe Baker, to Deadwood to celebrate Kayla’s 21st birthday. Sunday Matt visited at the Debbie Nachtigall residence.
Pam Tines and Kay Williamson were visitors at the “Brustol AFB” early in the week. Friday, Dara felt well enough that she and Sean embarked on an extensive tour of western South Dakota, with stops in Belle Fourche and New Underwood, among others.
Easter services at the Elm Springs Church will be held on Holy Thursday, the 24th of March, at 7 pm, and Easter Sunday, the 27th of March, at 8 am, with a potluck meal to follow.
The kind citizens of Elm Springs hope you can stay out of the wind!
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Here in Elm Springs, the weather refuses to be anything but beautiful, while wintertime paraphernalia rots away in garages and attics all over the community.
Kind citizen Jerry Glade was taken from this life too soon in a vehicular accident Thursday night.
Janet Wilson hosted a meeting of the WTL Club at her home Monday. Members in attendance were Jean and Shirrise Linn, Marilyn Larson, Caroline Wilsey, Sandy Fields, Lorraine Venhuizen, Shelia Trask, and Linda Tift.
The kind Catholic citizens of Elm Springs joined their former sister parish, St. Johns in New Underwood, for the annual Parish Carnival Saturday night, where great family fun was had by all.
Marvin and Carolyn Anders attended the Milesville community play Saturday night.
Lawrence Burke attended the antique auction in Rapid City Sunday.
Ryan and JJ Elshere and Brandon West went to Valley City, ND on Saturday for a rodeo.
Larry and Peggy Gravatt went to Rapid City Saturday to watch grandkids Madi and Steele at ice skating practice. Afterwards, they went out for lunch and then to Elm Springs.
Andy and Kelli Linn and children were visitors at the “Upland Trasks” Thursday.
Brett, Katie, and Laura Wilsey were afternoon guests at the “Big House” Saturday.
The Morris Linns, two weeks absent from the ESN, return in a big way, with a four day jaunt through the state of Wyoming, accompanied part of the way by Jim, Jen and Cameron Magee of Glenrock.
Matt and Joe Trask were visitors at the Cary Tines residence Wednesday night. Sunday John Tines and Amanda Humphrey visited.
The “Upland Trasks” had a big week, with a Farm Bureau meeting on Monday night, and numerous visitors throughout the week. Matt, in particular, came roaring back to life with a trip to Rapid City on Tuesday, where he conducted some business of sorts, and then met with Rob Goodman of Belvidere and Andrea Neuman of Rapid City for lunch, a stop at the “Brustol AFB” Saturday to visit the recuperating Dara Wrachford; as luck would have it, just in time for snacks; a visit to the New Underwood Tines residence Saturday night, for cake, and a Sunday afternoon tour of Wall with stops at the Tom Shull residence for cookies and the Big Green Trask House for supper. It is plain to see that Matt has not lost his touch, or his appetite.
Tom Wilsey of Tea was an overnight guest of Jim and Caroline Wilsey Thursday. Chuck and Sammie Wilsey and Gale and Cliff Keyser were Saturday visitors at the Wilseys
Dara Wrachford, steadily improving at the “Brustol AFB,” hosted a steady stream of helpers and well wishers, hopefully more sincere than Matt Trask, over the week.
The kind citizens of Elm Springs wish you more seasonable weather, if only for your sanity.
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