Archive for the ‘Elm Springs News’ Category

Posted on July 20, 2009 - by Hubba

ESN; Wet Weather

We began the week with two fierce storms on Monday, which produced high winds and rain and the threat of hail and tornadoes. We had more rain on Wednesday, but by the end of the week it had dried out.

Carolyn Anders accompanied Belva and Lynn Reilly of Spokane, WA and Twila Trask to the Bill and Kay Abbott residence near Valentine NE on Tuesday to celebrate Kay’s birthday. On Thursday, Belva Reilly and family and Twila Trask visited the Marvin Anders residence.

The Clyde Arnesons left Saturday for Cheyenne Frontier Days, where they saw George Strait perform in concert. They returned Sunday. (more…)

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Posted on July 14, 2009 - by Hubba

The ESN; Summer

 

The kind citizens have been working around the rains and breakdowns to get their hay put up.  Other than that, most of the news is of the general variety.

For instance, virtually all of the kind citizens attended either the Wall Celebration over the weekend, or Terry Schell’s 50^th birthday party in Wasta, or the “Upland Trask” Ronald Reagan picnic, both on Saturday. (more…)

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Posted on July 7, 2009 - by Hubba

The ESN; Quiet 4th

The kind citizens are mostly “just busy haying,” as Peggy Gravatt put it.  They have to be industrious this year, to make the most of days when it doesn’t rain.
Several of the kind citizens attended the Wasta 4th of July festivities on Saturday.
Lawrence Burke attended the Harold and Vaudeth Oberlander 50th wedding anniversary party in Rapid City on Saturday.
Bob and Mary Linn of Conroe TX spent the whole week at the “Big House.”  Charlotte Wilsey and her girls visited the “Big House” Thursday. (more…)

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Posted on June 30, 2009 - by Hubba

The ESN; Wedding Bells & Echoes

 

On Friday afternoon, a huge ferocious looking thunderstorm toenailed across Elm Springs, leaving .60 inches of rain at the “Big House” and 2 inches at the Lynn and Sandy Fields residence.

Several of the kind citizens attended the ordination of Father Tyler Dennis at the Cathedral in Rapid City Friday night.

And several of the kind cititzens (perhaps mostly women) attended Beth Wilson’s bridal shower at the Elm Springs Fire Hall Saturday morning.

The WTL Club met at the “Upland Trask” residence Wednesday afternoon, where they took great pains to faithfully recreate a photograph of the 1927 WTL Club sitting on the back porch of what was then the Ed Shoblom house, which was later bought by Mark and Winnie Trask. (more…)

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Posted on June 23, 2009 - by Hubba

The ESN; Father’s Day, Sunny Days

 

It finally warmed up in Elm Springs toward the end of the week, as the kind citizens got down to the business of haying.

Clyde Arneson picked up his family in New Underwood and went to Belle Fourche Sunday to visit Ray and Millie Schmidt for Father’s Day.

Lawrence and Doris Burke went to Rapid City Friday to have lunch with Melissa, Shawnee and Pfc. Skyler Burke.  On Sunday, Lawrence, Doris, Melissa and Pfc. Skyler had lunch at the Cedar Pass Lodge. (more…)

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