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It has become unbearably hot in Elm Springs once again, which makes us think maybe nothing has changed after all.
Most of the kind ladies of the neighborhood attended a baby shower for Bridget Trask on Friday at the Elm Springs Fire Hall. Al and Matt Trask also made an appearance, Al because he is the husband and Matt because there was cake.
The Rod Anders’ spent the weekend in Belle Fourche at the State High School Rodeo where Baxter and Dunny competed.
Clyde Arneson accompanied Lonnie, Dannie and Bobbi Ann Arneson to the Pete and Donna Buer residence near Belle Fourche Thursday for an afternoon visit.
Lawrence and Doris Burke attended the Black Hills Bluegrass Festival at Mystery Mountain Resort Saturday night.
Ryan Elshere, accompanied by Brandon West of Philip, hit the rodeo trail on Thursday, with stops in Buffalo, MN, Clear Lake, SD, Granite Falls, MN and Strasbourg, ND.
Larry and Peggy Gravatt had a big week. RoseMary and Maria Trask stopped at the Larry Gravatt residence Monday to wish Peggy a happy birthday. Tuesday, the Gravatts went to Rapid City to visit Jack Gravatt, who is back at the Victorian and doing well. On Wednesday, Susie Cuppy and friend Phyllis of Mitchell drove to Wall to take Peggy out to lunch at Wall Drug for her birthday. On Saturday, Larry and Peggy went out to supper in Rapid City and then went to the Elvis Tribute Concert at the Civic Center. Peggy is the proud owner of a silk scarf worn by Elvis Presley which she caught at a concert. And on Sunday, Chase Gravatt came out to help Larry with the ranch work.
Sam and Carson Johnston went to Colony, WY Wednesday, while Calder played in a summer league basketball game in Wall Wednesday night.
Kellie Linn took Ben and Emily, Celine Trask and Tucker O’Rourke to 4-H Camp at Camp Bob Marshall Monday. She returned Thursday with four tired campers.
Walberg Robbins of California and Kristen Robbins of Colorado were dinner guests at the John Linn residence Friday night.
Ray Olsen and Clyde Arneson were dinner guests at the Morris Linn residence Monday night. On Tuesday Shirrise visited Jack and Cheryl Simons near Enning. Shirrise and Kassandra took the Pauley girls to Wall for gymnastics Wednesday, and visited Sanden and Elaine Simons on the way home. On Friday, the Morris Linns visited the “Big House” to see the Robbins’ before Shirrise and Kassandra left for Glenrock, WY to meet the nicely named Madalynn Magee, infant daughter of Jim and Jen Magee.
Bunny Pauley and the girls attended the State High School Rodeo on Saturday in Belle Fourche.
Myrna Smith attended the bridal shower for Lorinda Simon at the Wicksville Church Sunday afternoon.
John Tines, Amanda Humphrey and baby Lainee Mae were supper guests at the Cary Tines residence Tuesday night. Matt Trask visited Friday afternoon. On Sunday, Bud and Mattee Pauley and Morris Linn arrived at the Cary Tines residence to pick up the Tines’. They all then went to Wall, where they went golfing and had supper.
RoseMary and Maria Trask went to Rapid City on Monday. Jim McDougall and Amy were supper guests at the “Upland Trask” residence on Friday. On Sunday, Nick, Joe and Austin went to Wall to go swimming while Matt escorted the Dave Walters family of Michigan to a prairie dog town. Half a handful of the “Upland Trasks” met John Paul in Rapid City and played miniature golf afterwards.
Caroline Wilsey met Kelly Wilsey in Kennebec Tuesday to pick up Ben Wilsey, who spent the remainder of the week in Elm Springs. On Friday night, the Wilseys went to Wall to help Carol Price celebrate her birthday, and Saturday night they celebrated Jim’s birthday in Rapid City.
Kenny, Janet, Philip, Mary Kay and Patrick Wilson all went motorcycling in the Black Hills on Sunday. They also met Kevin and Joan Howland and family at Sheridan Lake.
Melvin and Dorothy Anderson entertained relatives from Arizona, Minnesota, Alaska and North Dakota. All of these arrived Wednesday, prior to the weekend Anderson family reunion held at Gulches of Fun near Deadwood, which they all attended.
The Tell Hammerstrom basketball camp is coming to the Central Meade County Community Center July 5th-7th. It is for grades K-12. For more information email Tell, tellhammerstromcamps@hotmail.com, call him at (651) 319-1700 or call Cheryl Hammerstrom at 985-5475.
The kind citizens hope you don’t melt in this heat!
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he rain, which now falls in Elm Springs at least every other day, has produced levels of humidity normally only experienced in Eastern South Dakota. Still, no one is complaining.
Several of the kind citizens attended graveside services for Dannie O’Connell on Thursday at Black Hills National Cemetery, and several more attended either Gladys Arneson’s funeral at the First Presbyterian Church in Sturgis or her burial at the Elm Springs Cemetery or both, on Friday. After the burial, family and friends gathered at the Elm Springs Hall for a meal put on by the WTL Club.
The Larry Gravatts went to Rapid City several days to visit Jack, who was hospitalized Wednesday. Jack is doing better now.
Young Emily Linn started the celebration of her Tuesday birthday on Monday, when she went to Rapid City to get her braces off. On Tuesday, accompanied by her brothers and Celine Trask, she returned to Rapid City to go swimming and eat at Pizza Hut. Kellie Linn found time to visit the Jamie and Karen Brunch residence Tuesday as well. On Sunday the Andy Linns celebrated Father’s Day with a visit to the Jamie and Karen Brunch residence in Rapid City.
John and Jean Linn returned Wednesday from the Excel camping convention at Jack’s Camper Sales in Piedmont. On Sunday they attended the Farm Bureau Picnic at the Jason Reed residence south of Faith.
John Tines and Lainee Mae visited the Cary Tines residence Tuesday night. Lainee Mae’s arrival attracted the Morris Linns and Matt Trask, who came to meet her. Amanda Humphrey arrived later to spend the night at the Cary Tines residence. Pam and Cary Tines visited Jack Tines on Sunday, and then visited the Natalie Tines residence to help her install her air conditioner. Sammi Steen of Scenic visited the Cary Tines residence Sunday afternoon.
Joe Carter of rural Custer was a weekend guest at the “Upland Trask” residence. Sean Troxel and Chad, Nick and Nate Kaltenbach were Saturday visitors. And Andy Linn was a Sunday morning coffee visitor.
Several families of Wilsons, including the visiting families, visited the “Elk Creek Trask” residence Monday night for a rocky mountain oyster feed. The “Elk Creek Trasks” spent the weekend in Philip, taking in the Centennial celebration there.
Apparently most of the kind citizens were out celebrating Father’s Day, which makes this week’s ESN rather short.
The WTL Club is hosting a baby shower for Bridget Trask on Friday the 22nd of June at 7:00 pm at the Elm Springs Fire Hall. All are welcome to attend.
The kind citizens hope you had a happy Father’s Day.
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The Linns moved their cattle to summer pasture Wednesday morning; if they’d have waited until afternoon they might have had to use motorboats to move them.
Most of the kind citizens attended either the Justin Tschetter/Mandy Wilson wedding at Chapel in the Hills or the subsequent reception in Piedmont Saturday evening. Mandy’s sister Kelli was maid of honor, and Mandy’s business partner Chrissy Elshere, in addition to fixing the bride’s hair, served as a bridesmaid. Chrissy’s daughter Camry was the flowergirl.
The kind citizens were saddened by the passing of Gladys Arneson Sunday. Gladys was a pillar of the community until moving to Belle Fourche, and she will always be remembered for her beaming smile and her spotless pickup.
Clyde Arneson was a coffee visitor at the Lawrence Burke residence both Tuesday and Saturday mornings.
Rob and Heather Langley and family of Sioux Falls visited the Lynn and Sandy Fields residence Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing with them Mary and Kathy Langley of Redding, CA who they had met in Rapid City on Monday. Sandy Fields attended the quilt show in Rapid City on Sunday.
Jack Gravatt, after spending Sunday night in Elm Springs, accompanied Larry and Peggy Gravatt to the way-cool Dixie Diner in Wasta on Monday. They met the John Gravatts of California, the Helen Gabberts of North Dakota and Dora Mae Jensen of Wall for a nice chat before John had to go home. Larry visited the Byron Denke residence Friday. On Sunday, Brett and Coral Erickson, accompanied by Madi and Steele Fuegen, visited the Larry Gravatt residence to pick up a golf cart. It seems the Gravatt golf course has fallen into disrepair.
The Andy Linns attended a graduation reception for Seth Rhoden at the John and Sylvia Rhoden residence near Union Center Sunday.
The Morris Linns went to Rapid City Monday for appointments. Matt and Nick Trask visited the Morris Linn residence Wednesday evening. And Nick returned Friday to help Morris install Shirrise’ new oven. Amber Brookman arrived at the Morris Linn residence Saturday afternoon and spent Saturday night and Sunday.
Andy Linn was a coffee visitor at the Cary Tines residence Sunday morning.
Morris Linn, Nick Trask and Tom Henry of Rapid City had dinner at Al and Bridget’s Shop Thursday.
Matt Trask attended the “surprise” birthday party for Colby Schearer at the Two Bit Saloon in Quinn Friday night.
John Paul Trask left the “Upland Trask” residence Thursday for Gilette. Stephanie arrived from Colorado Springs, CO Saturday morning to spend the weekend and attend the Wilson wedding. On Sunday, several of the “Upland Trasks” went to visit Danny O’Connell at Ft. Meade, visit the Jack Cole residence in Spearfish Canyon, and attend the Bub Bradley wake in Sturgis. Clay Tines and Joe Trask went swimming in the Cheyenne River.
Jim and Caroline Wilsey celebrated their wedding anniversary with a camping trip in the Black Hills Tuesday night.
Brian Wilson and family of Virginia arrived in Elm Springs Monday for a week-long stay. It had been quite a while since they had visited. Tyler Wilson and family of Newcastle, WY spent the weekend at the Kenny Wilson residence. Nick Trask was a supper guest at the Kenny Wilson residence Sunday night.
And Josh and Amy Wolberg and family and Beth Wilson of Minnesota, and Pam Wilson of Brookings and boyfriend Matt Tesch of Montevideo, MN all spent the weekend at the Philip Wilson residence while attending the wedding. Philip and Beth went on a motorcycle tour of the Black Hills Friday.
The kind citizens would like to offer their condolences to the family of Gladys Arneson.
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Oh what a pile of momentous happenings we had this week! So many that we really shouldn’t bother with idle observations about the weather, except to say that it rained everywhere, which was good, and hailed in places, which was not good.
Now on to the momentous happenings, the first of which took place in Alexandria, SD on Thursday morning at the Carmelite Convent, where Sr. Magdalena of Jesus Crucified, in the company of a slew of priests, the Bishop of the Diocese of Sioux Falls, Bishop Paul Swain, her fellow sisters, all of the “Upland Trasks” except Stephanie, and a chapel full of assorted well-wishers from as far away as Ft. Collins, CO and Peachtree City, GA (no really) made her first profession of vows. With this vow she has sworn to fully live the life of a nun for three years, after which, if she and her fellow sisters desire, she will make her Solemn Profession. After the ceremony, all of the attendees could visit with Sr. Magdalena, who was made Mother of the Convent for the day (she gave the other sisters a ‘free day,’ which meant they could talk) and then eat brunch at the Community Hall. The “Upland Trasks” and several other friends, including Philip and Mary Kay Wilson, spent almost the entire afternoon visiting with Sr. Magdalena, and she even brought a keyboard into her side of the room to demonstrate the effect of her piano lessons. The “Upland Trasks,” who left Elm Springs at three o’clock Thursday morning, left Alexandria at ten-thirty that night and arrived home in waves between two and three Friday morning.
The Elm Springs Memorial Day Program was a well attended success Monday, with Dean Hackens being the principal speaker. Several people performed on the piano, and Gary Smith, being the most recent high school graduate in the community, won the WTL scholarship this year.
And Kellie Linn carted the Linn, Johnston, Pauley and Elshere children to Vacation Bible School at Prairie Bible Church Tuesday through Friday. VBS, coordinated by Mrs. Shelane Graham, culminated in a Friday evening program, which all of the parents attended.
The Marvin Anders’ and the Rod Anders attended the Wall Regional High School Rodeo Saturday and Sunday in Wall to watch Baxter and Dunbar compete. The Marvin Anders’ visited the new Brady and Lane O’Rourke residence near Quinn Sunday afternoon.
Doris Burke is happy to report that there’s “no warm air comin’ out of this refrigerator.” Clyde Arneson visited the Lawrence Burke residence for something cool Sunday morning.
Clyde Arneson additionally accompanied the Ryan Elshere family to the Casey Tibbs Matched Bronc Ride Saturday, where Ryan competed. We may as well continue with the Elshere news; young Braydin Eastman of Belle Fourche came home with the Elsheres Saturday night for a few days stay, and Carson Johnston visited Sunday afternoon.
Sandy Fields celebrated her Thursday birthday at home with Lynn watching the rain fall on the Belle Fourche river bottom. Thats a birthday present to a ranch wife. The Fields’ went to Rapid City Saturday to help Dean Aker celebrate his 80th birthday, and they went to New Underwood Sunday to help Marvin and Lois Barber celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Lane and Betty Butler visited the Fields’ residence Saturday night.
Cary Johnston and her girls attended a wedding shower for Lisa Marie Pflaumer, fiance of Clint Hammerstrom, at the Terry and Cheryl Hammerstrom residence Sunday.
The somewhat unlikely duo of Matt and Bridget Trask visited the Morris Linn residence Tuesday evening, where Bridget helped Matt retrieve something off of Morris’ computer. It’s Matt’s life, and it’s a strange one indeed. On Thursday, Shirrise, Kassandra, Cheryl Simons and Grandma Margaret went to Rapid City for appointments. Shirrise and Kassandra had supper at the Scott Simons residence before the Vacation Bible School program on Friday. And Sunday the Morris Linns attended a graduation reception for Central graduate Tony Curtis at the Gene and Marsha Pluth residence in Rapid City.
John Tines, Amanda Humphrey and baby Lainee Mae visited the Cary and Pam Tines residence for supper Monday night. Cary Tines was a Thursday morning visitor at the “Upland Trask” residence, and Morris Linn and Clyde Arneson were Friday morning visitors at the Cary Tines residence. On Sunday, Cary and Pam took a motorcycle excursion to Wall to visit Amanda Humphrey and baby Lainee Mae.
Julie and John Paul Trask and Patrick Wilson were Saturday night visitors at Al and Bridgets Castle.
John Paul Trask took a week and a half off from work in Wyoming to attend Sr. Magdalena’s first profession and help the “Upland Trasks” get some of the spring work squared away. It may have been appropriate that he chose this week to announce to his family that he will be joining the seminary this fall in the hope of someday becoming a diocesan priest.
Visitors at the “Upland Trask” residence during the week included Ray Olsen, Dave and Kandy Kalil of Rapid City, Danny Arneson of Red Owl, Bernie Scheer of Kentucky, and Patrick Wilson.
Matt Trask visited the John Wulf residence for supper Saturday night.
Philip and Mary Kay Wilson left Thursday for Brookings, where, joined by Amy and Mary Wolberg, they helped young Pam move across town. Pam has found summer employment in Brookings. On the way, as noted above, the Wilsons stopped in Alexandria to visit Sr. Magdalena.
Melvin and Dorothy Anderson attended the big feed at Ft. Pierre, and the Matched Bronc ride Saturday. Sunday afternoon, the Reverend Harold Delbridge, wearing his Rodeo Announcer Hat, visited the Anderson residence on his way home from the Wall Regional Rodeo.
And Melvin Anderson reports that on Sunday, Kenny Wilson and John Wulf motorcycled up to Spearfish to attend an Air Show which they found to be rained out. The two decided to salvage their trip with a visit to Deadwood, where Mr. Wulf managed to win a Cadillac. Possibly reasoning that he could not stuff his motorcycle into the trunk for the drive home, he opted for a cash payout instead.
The kind citizens say, “party at John Wulf’s house!”
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