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Elm Springs began the week with blistering hot temperatures. Wednesday night a sizable rainstorm swept through, leaving two cooler days in its wake. By Sunday the temperature was back up near the century mark and you couldn’t tell that it had ever rained.
The kind citizens and others responded promptly to a fire on the Lonnie Arneson ranch near the Ryan Elshere residence Tuesday afternoon. The firemen had their hands full, but they managed to subdue the blaze before the sun had set. Watching the fire kept the Arnesons and Elsheres busy until Thursday.
Clyde and Connie Arneson attended the Days of ‘76 Rodeo in Deadwood on Saturday.
Lawrence Burke went to Rapid City on Monday, where among other things, he visited friend Steve Warren. Rusell Burmeister joined Lawrence on a Wednesday visit to the Jack Tines residence. On Saturday, Hal Oberlander and a group of intrepid young outdoorsmen went camping near the Lawrence Burke garage, where they had electrical access. Hal and company went canoeing down the Belle Fourche river on Sunday.
Sandy Fields attended a going away party for Lori Teller at the Bull Creek Cafe in Union Center on Wednesday. Lynn and Sandy Fields went to Lodgepole on Saturday where they visited the Bob and Gayla Parker residence and got to see Wade Parker and Kyle, Stephanie and baby Sophia Kennedy.
The Andy Linns went to Shadehill Reservoir Sunday where they met the Bob Campbell family.
Morris Linn took Kassandra to gymnastics in Wall Thursday. Saturday, Shirrise left for Denver CO to attend the Stampin’ Up! Convention. Morris and Kassandra visited the “Brustol AFB” Sunday before Kassandra went to the “Big House” and Morris visited the “Upland Trask” residence.
JW and Dara Wrachford and Amanda Humphrey and Lainee Mae were all Friday night supper guests at the Cary Tines residence Friday night. Cary and Pam visited the “Brustol AFB” Sunday afternoon.
Al and Matt Trask made a business trip to Mandan, ND on Monday.
Steph Trask and Tracey Orsburn left Monday evening for Colorado Springs, CO. John Paul Trask celebrated his twentieth birthday with a party at the “Upland Trask” residence Saturday night in the company of Ray Olsen, Patrick Wilson and the Al Trasks. On Sunday, most of the “Upland Trasks” went to the Bruch family reunion near Sturgis, while John Paul left for the Totus Tuus Camp at Storm Mountain, where he will spend the week.
Tom and Shelia Trask left Monday for a two week hunting trip to Africa. Uncle Bob McDaniels is in charge of the “Elk Creek Trask” affairs while they are gone. Matt Trask visited the “Elk Creek Trask” residence Sunday afternoon.
Kenny and Janet Wilson joined Philip and Mary Kay on a motorcycle vacation to Oakwood State Park near Brookings Saturday. They went camping with the Josh Wolbergs and Beth and Pam Wilson. Both sets of Wilsons returned Sunday.
The Lonnie Arnesons and the Ryan Elsheres would like to thank everyone who helped put out their fire.
And the kind citizens hope you don’t have one.
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Here in Elm Springs the heat has become so unbearable that the Catholic kind citizens dusted off their long-forgotten air conditioner and stuck it in the window of St. Margarets Church. Father Hausmann remarked that the air conditioning, and the parishioners vying for a seat up front, were both very refreshing.
Susan Cheney Dedekam and her daughter of Beulah, ND were visitors at the Marvin Anders residence Thursday. The Rod Anders and the Casey Trasks were all supper guests at the Marvin Anders residence Saturday night.
Clyde Arneson attended the Tuffy Horton funeral in Sturgis Saturday.
And Clyde was a coffee visitor at the Lawrence Burke residence, “along about Thursday, I guess,” says Doris.
Lonnie Arneson and Tere Ramsdell went to Deadwood Saturday night.
Peggy Gravatt’s cousin Milt Davis and wife Tommie of Albuquerque, NM visited the Larry Gravatt residence Friday. Brad Bookbinder spent Saturday night at the Larry Gravatt residence on his way back to Rapid City from Sioux Falls.
The Sam Johnstons attended the Wall Playdays rodeo on Thursday, where the kids competed. Cary and the kids left Friday for Keyhole Lake near Gilette, WY to meet Billie Jo Winkus and her family. And Sam Johnston was a dinner guest at the “Upland Trask” residence Saturday.
The Andy Linns attended the funeral of Karen Brunsch on Tuesday in Rapid City. Jamie, Kaley, Logan and Zach Brunsch came out to the Andy Linn residence Friday to spend the weekend.
John and Jean Linn attended the Meade County Republican picnic at the Schneider residence near Tilford Sunday.
Nick Trask was a dinner guest at the Morris Linn residence Monday. Clyde Arneson was a coffee visitor Wednesday, and Celine and Maria Trask came over to play with Kassandra in the afternoon. Shirrise and Kassandra went to Rapid City Friday where they met Sandy Van Vleck for lunch and then visited Grandma Arlene Talley before attending the Arts Festival in Spearfish. Kassandra spent Friday night at the “Big House.” Saturday, in addition to hosting Maria and Celine Trask again Shirrise hosted at various intervals, Steph and Julie Trask and Tracey Orsburn, Matt Trask, and Jean Linn before the birthday bash at the “Upland Trask” residence. Clyde Arneson was a dinner guest at the Morris Linns Sunday.
Tim and Linda Haugen, JW Wrachford, Andy Linn and Matt Trask were all visitors at the Cary Tines residence Thursday evening.
Steph Trask and Tracey Orsburn arrived at the “Upland Trask” residence from Colorado Springs, CO Saturday morning. Saturday night, the “Upland Trasks” hosted a birthday party for Shirrise Linn. In addition to the birthday girl and her family and Steph and Tracey, the Al Trasks, Patrick Wilson and Ray Olson attended. On Sunday, Matt Trask and Tracey Orsburn visited Wall Drug while most of the “Upland Trasks” went to Rapid City. When Matt and Tracey arrived back, Tracey accompanied RoseMary to Rapid City for an evening of mini golf.
Matt Trask got internet access and long distance telephone service at his house Thursday, and then discovered that his water heater had sprung a leak. He got a new water heater Saturday. Tracey Orsburn visited the Matt Trask residence Sunday.
Philip and Patrick Wilson went on a shopping trip to Phillip Saturday.
The kind citizens hope you have a good air conditioner!
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Here in Elm Springs, the kind citizens are just slogging their way through the sultry heat of the summer.
Several of the kind citizens took part in Wall’s Centennial Celebration, which took place most of the week.
Ken, Belva, Lynn and Kendra Reilly of Spokane, WA, arrived at the Marvin Anders residence Tuesday for a three day stay. Carolyn Anders and Belva Reilly met Darlene Keffeler of Union Center, Evelyn Hale of Red Owl and Wilma Olson and Glen Denning of Pennsylvania at the Bull Creek Cafe in Union Center Tuesday afternoon.
Kelly Anders opened her shop in Wasta this week. Wasta Upholstery is located next to the way-cool Dixie Diner. Kelly is there on Mondays and Wednesdays and other days as time allows. She can be reached at 515-0271.
Clyde and Connie Arneson had supper at the Two Bit Saloon in Quinn Friday night.
Skyler Burke and Ryan Timme of Rapid City were Monday visitors at the Lawrence Burke residence. Lawrence and Doris went to Rapid City Thursday, where they ran errands before meeting Melissa Burke for lunch.
The Ryan Elsheres, accompanied by Brandon West of Philip, went to rodeos in Wolf Point, MT on Thursday and Casper, WY on Friday, where the boys competed.
Cary’s sister Billie Jo Winkus and her kids of Pennsylvania arrived at the Sam Johnston residence Tuesday for a three day stay. Apparently it was a three day stay kind of week.
Kelly Linn and the kids left with Jim and Jean Ross Monday for a weeks stay in Pueblo, CO. They returned Sunday.
John and Jean Linn went to Rapid City Tuesday where they visited the Charlie Linn residence and the Brett Wilsey residence.
The Morris Linns went to Union Center to help Monte Simons of Colorado celebrate his birthday at the Community Center. Unfortunately they were not home to report what else they did.
Matt Trask visited the Cary Tines residence Tuesday evening. Amanda Humphrey and Lainee Mae visited Thursday night, and Lainee Mae stayed Friday. On Sunday, Cary and Pam joined others on a motorcycle excursion to Wyoming.
The “Upland Trasks” had a pretty slow week if you don’t count the Ronald Reagan Memorial picnic held Saturday evening. Although much smaller than last years bash, it was very fun, with games for the kids, speeches by Ken Knuppe, Margaret Nachtigall, Bill Kluck and Larry Nelson, all with the South Dakota Stockgrowers, and music provided by the Hill City Slickers. Matt Trask insisted on “helping” the Slickers, and they graciously accomodated him, keeping their solid harmonies intact even through his botched chord changes. Hugh Ingalls was talked into performing a song as well. Cody Elfrink and Austin Simon of Highmore stayed at the “Upland Trask” residence Saturday night. Elsewhere in the week, visitors included Morris Linn, Ray Olsen, Sean Troxel, Patrick Wilson and Juan Luna of Rapid City, and Tance Hermann of Belle Fourche. Pat visited the Jack Cole residence near Spearfish Wednesday.
Taylor Trask of Nashville TN visited the Matt Trask residence on business Thursday. Taylor spent the week in Wall taking in the Centennial celebration.
Tim and Patty Wilsey and family of Elk River, MN visited the Jim and Caroline Wilsey residence Monday. Jim and Caroline took Zach and Zarah Wilsey to the rodeo in Wall Saturday night, and Tim returned to visit Sunday, in addition to Bunny Pauley and the girls.
Patrick Wilson and Juan Luna spent the weekend at the Philip Wilson residence.
Kellie Wilson and Shayla Johnson representing the Wall FCCLA, spent the week in Anaheim, CA where they won a gold medal for their speech.
John and Mary Deering of Indiana and Tyler Caspers of New Underwood were visitors at the Melvin Anderson residence Thursday. Taylor Anderson arrived Friday night to help Melvin and Dorothy in the Wall parade on Saturday, where they carted Mr. John Deering, the entire Wasta High School class of 1954. The rest of us have to wait ten years for a class reunion.
The kind citizens wish you a wonderful week.
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It is very hot these days, and fire has once again become a real danger in Elm Springs, as well as around the region
Several of the kind citizens attended the Wasta 4th of July festivities on Wednesday. While not boasting last year’s turnout, Wasta nevertheless held another charming celebration.
Saturday, July 7th, 2007 was touted as being a lucky day, having three sevens in the numerical date. Across the country, a large number of couples attempted to capture the luck by getting married on that date. Among these couples were Clint Hammerstrom and Lisa Pflaumer, who were married in a charming outdoor ceremony at the Hammerstrom residence Saturday evening, with several kind citizens in attendance.
Clyde Arneson went to Union Center on business Tuesday. Matt and Nick Trask and Morris Linn joined Clyde in his driveway Sunday afternoon, where most of them had a beer.
Lawrence and Doris Burke went to Rapid City for the 4th of July, where they had lunch before visiting grandkids Skyler and Shawnee Burke. Mark and Fleda Jensen of Hoover visited the Lawrence Burke residence Saturday.
Larry and Peggy Gravatt and the grandkids went to Rapid City Monday, where Larry took Jack to a doctors appointment while Peggy and the grandkids watched a movie. They all met up at Chuck E Cheese afterward for fun and games. The Gravatts took Madi and Steele back to Rapid City after the 4th of July celebration in Wasta. Peggy went to Rapid City Thursday to help Brad Bookbinder look for an apartment. Brad has found a job working for the hospital in Rapid City.
Ryan and Chrissy Elshere hosted the Sam Johnstons and Shirrise and Kassandra Linn on the 4th of July.
And the Sam Johnstons attended a 4-H rodeo in Kadoka on Sunday, where Carlee won the breakaway roping.
The Andy Linns left Monday to go camping at Horse Thief Campground in the Black Hills. They returned Wednesday. On Sunday, Jim and Jean Ross visited the Andy Linn residence on their way home from a class reunion in Waubay.
Clyde Arneson was a Tuesday morning coffee guest at the Morris Linn residence. Shirrise and Kassandra went to Wall Wednesday, where they visited Sandy Van Vleck and Sanden and Elaine Simons. Shirrise took Kassandra to basketball camp in Union Center Thursday, and left her at the Scott Simons residence to help Ashlyn celebrate her birthday. Shirrise hosted a stamp party at her home Friday. Nick Trask was a supper guest at the Morris Linns Saturday night, and Matt Trask visited Sunday night.
Cary and Pam Tines and Samantha Scott traveled to Chapel, NE Friday to visit Coby, leaving Samantha there when they returned. John Tines and baby Lainee Mae visited the Cary Tines residence Sunday afternoon.
The “Madrid Army” arrived at the Castle in waves beginning with the Thursday arrival of Tim and Max, who had driven up from Las Vegas NV in Al and Bridget’s new used Dodge Dakota. Linda Haugen visited the Castle Friday to do some sewing. Elizabeth Wier of Omaha, NE and several Madrid girls arrived at the Castle Saturday afternoon, and the remainder arrived Saturday night. They had all come to witness the Sunday baptism of Patrick Alexander at the Cathedral in Rapid City, on Al and Bridgets first anniversary. Now isn’t that just the cutest story you’ve ever heard? The “Upland Trasks” and the “Madrid Army” spent the aftenoon at the Castle, having fun and paintball wars.
Gemma and Celine Trask spent Wednesday night at the Joe Deering residence. RoseMary, John Paul and Bridget Trask and the Three Little Girls attended the baby shower for Eva Marie and Kingston Oliver at the John Wulf residence Friday evening.
Matt Trask was put in charge of the Wasta Watermelon Seed Spitout at this year’s festivities. He went to Wall Wednesday to pick up the watermelons graciously donated bt the Wall Food Center. On the way he stopped at the Big Green Trask House to wish his uncle Milton a happy 4th of July and help himself to a free can of Coke. He visited the Laura Jean Gunn residence Wednesday afternoon, accompanied by one of his guitars and his sister Julie, to practice for the talent show. Julie also served as Matt’s lovely assistant at the Watermelon Spitout.
The “Elk Creek Trasks,” the Mark Radway family, and Jaymie, Torrie and Tyler Trask went to Valentine NE Tuesday to spend the day on the Niobrara River.
Dorothy Anderson met the Deerings at the Colonial House restaurant in Rapid City Tuesday. Taylor Anderson of Spearfish arrived at the Melvin Anderson residence Tuesday evening to spend the 4th with them. The Andersons met Mavis and Marilyn Madison at Wasta for lunch on the 4th. On Friday, the Andersons hosted Bill Smoot, David Kalil, George, Sandy, Cheyenne, Autumn and Sheridan Deering and a birthday party for Jane Karp.
Although it happened in nearby Wicksville, this story is worth telling in the ESN. Lorinda Simon was to marry John Covell on Saturday the seventh at 3:33 pm, which seemed very lucky indeed. On Friday the sixth, though, things began to go wrong, beginning with word that the best man and the ring bearer were unable to attend. A windstorm ruined the canvas tent where the wedding was to be held, and the father of the bride, pay attention now, was bitten by a rattlesnake. To make things even worse, Saturday the seventh was at least 110 degrees everywhere. But the wedding took place at 3:33 as scheduled, with a hastily furnished tent, a beaming father with a swollen arm, a stand-in best man, and Grandma Norma Simon’s dog serving as the ring bearer. In addition, they took care to keep the service short so as to prevent heat stroke among the guests.
The kind citizens think thats a story they can tell the grandkids!
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In what seems to be a repeat of last year, and the year before, and the year before, the weather here in Elm Springs has become unbearably, excruciatingly hot. And our stubborn, unceasing, psychologically tormenting stiff hot southerly breeze has returned to sing in our ears both day and night. The aforementioned conditions have given rise to four small fires, all started by Trasks of one stripe or another.
Despite all that, there is big, fun, joyous news to be found in Elm Springs. Patrick Alexander Trask replaced Rylan Elshere as the Newest Kind Citizen on Wednesday at 10:35 am. He weighed 8.7 lbs and measured 22 inches long. He arrived at Al and Bridget’s Castle on Friday.
On a sadder note, most of the kind citizens attended the Marge Fenner funeral, burial and reception, all in Elm Springs on Wednesday. Marge was most recently from Texas.
Marvin and Carolyn Anders attended Richard and Martha Johnston’s 25th wedding anniversary party in Wall on Saturday. It should be noted that Melvin Anderson attended the same party. On Sunday, Casey, Shirley and Chance Trask were dinner guests at the Marvin Anders residence.
Clyde Arneson went to several towns Tuesday on business.
Wayne and Maureen Fields of Loveland, CO arrived Friday night at the Lynn and Sandy Fields residence. Sandy and Maureen went to Rapid City Saturday, where they attended the Heritage Festival in Memorial Park and the Presidents Festival downtown. Sunday morning, Maureen accompanied Sandy to church in Red Owl and then Lynn and Sandy and Wayne and Maureen and Leona Fields went to Wall to eat at the Red Rock restaurant.
Chase Gravatt was a helpful guest at the Larry Gravatt residence most of the week. Larry and Peggy Gravatt went to Rapid City Wednesday night to watch young Steele Fuegen compete in his last baseball game of the season. Peggy returned to Rapid City Saturday to pick up Steele and Madi, who will be spending several days with the Gravatts. On Sunday, Peggy and the kids had fun making sock puppets.
The Sam Johnstons most likely attended the Kling family reunion in Belle Fourche over the weekend, although we did not hear that from them.
John and Jean Linn left last Sunday on a bus bound for Williston, ND. From there, they boarded a train which took them to Glacier National Park. After spending a few days tooling around the park, they made the trip in reverse, returning home Friday.
Shirrise and Kassandra returned from Wyoming Monday. Morris and Kassandra went to Wall Tuesday. Morris visited the “Big House” Thursday to visit the Brett Wilseys and Bart Wilsey of New Mexico. When Morris returned, the Morris Linns left to spend the weekend at Shadehill reservoir with the Simons’.
Andrew Smith of Pierre arrived at the Jim Smith residence Friday for an extended stay.
Cary and Pam Tines accompanied Dennis and Tanya Jensen and Monte and Loni Reichert on a motorcycle excursion to Huron to visit relatives Saturday.
Al and Bridget Trask spent about half the week in Rapid City having the baby.
Grandpa and Grandma “Upland Trask” and Aunts Gemma and Maria went to Rapid City Wednesday night to meet Patrick Alexander. John Paul Trask arrived at the “Upland Trask” residence Saturday, having quit his job in Gilette. Bridget and Patrick Trask visited the “Upland Trask” residence Saturday evening so that every one else in the family could meet him. The young lad shows a remarkable determination to spend the beginning of his life sleeping. He hardly cracked an eyelid during the three hour visit to Grandpa and Grandma’s. Ray Olsen was a Saturday evening guest at the “Upland Trask” residence. On Sunday, John Paul, Nick and Austin went to Gilette WY to finish John Paul’s move, while Joe Trask, accompanied by Clay Tines and Shane Green, went swimming in Wall.
On Friday, an apparently orphaned fawn showed up in the “Upland Trask” yard, which was promptly taken in by the “Upland Trasks.” On Saturday she began to defecate in the house. This problem was addressed in several ways, the most notable being a diaper fashioned for the little critter out of a plastic bag and duct tape by the Three Little Girls. When the diaper proved to be extremely difficult to change, she was let out into the yard and could not be found Sunday morning.
Matt Trask went to Rapid City on Sunday for a touch of business and on his way home visited the Dan Turgeon residence, the Kendall Kjerstad residence and the Terry Schell residence in Wasta..
The Kent Wilseys of Edmond OK arrived at the Jim Wilsey residence Monday and have spent the entire week. Tom Wilsey of Tea arrived at the Jim Wilsey residence Wednesday, and was joined by the rest of his family, except for Ben, who was already there, on Saturday. On Sunday, Tom’s daughters Jeanette and Ashley went to Rapid City.
Kenny, Janet and Kelli Wilson went to the Elk Creek Steakhouse Friday night to celebrate Janet’s Thursday birthday.
Bunny Pauley and the girls visited the Melvin Anderson residence Thursday afternoon. Tyler and Taryn Caspers visited Friday. On Saturday, Dorothy met Leslie Anderson in Rapid City.
The kind citizens would like to welcome Patrick Alexander to their community.
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