The weather has warmed up quite nicely here in Elm Springs. Most of the snow is now gone, and about three-quarters of the mud as well.

Several of the kind citizens attended the Ag Appreciation Banquet in Sturgis Friday night.

This seems to have been just a ho-hum week, so here we go.

Marvin and Carolyn Anders went to the Legion Hall in Faith Sunday to help Alice Maier celebrate her birthday.

Baxter and Dunbar Anders attended the Bennett Co. versus Pine Ridge girls basketball game in Rapid City Thursday. Rod and Kelly Anders attended an auction in Rapid City Saturday.

Clyde went to Sturgis on business Wednesday, and Clyde and Connie went to Sturgis Friday night.

Russell Burmeister of Wasta was a Monday morning visitor at the Lawrence and Doris Burke residence. The Burkes went to Rapid City Wednesday to attend the funeral of John Tuxford. And Friday Lawrence and Doris went to Union Center, where Lawrence had the oil changed on the pickup while Doris got her hair fixed before they had lunch at the Bull Creek Cafe.

Andy Linn attended the Carl Wahl farm auction near Union Center Wednesday. Thursday, Kellie left for California to attend Quantum Eneregetics training.

The Andy Linn children spent considerable amounts of time at the “Big House” this week.

Jean Linn and Charlotte Wilsey were visitors at the Morris Linn residence Monday morning to pick Kassandra up so that she could join the other children sledding. The Morris Linns had supper Monday night at the Jack and Cheryl Simons residence near Enning before visiting Bummer and Jodi Simons in Enning. Then we skip clear til Friday when Shelane, Sanden and Sage Graham visited the Morris Linns before Shirrise took Kassandra to piano lessons in Wall and visited Sanden and Elaine Simons. Sandy and David Van Vleck and Clyde Arneson were Saturday visitors at the Morris Linn residence. Sunday, Melissa Byrne of Owanka accompanied Shirrise to a stamp party at the GeorgiAnn Cobb residence near Red Owl and Matt, Nick and Al Trask were evening visitors at the Morris Linn residence.

Saturday was young Emilee Pauley’s birthday, and Jim and Caroline Wilsey visited the Pauleys for birthday breakfast. Saturday night, the Pauleys and the Wilseys all visited the Melvin and Dorothy Anderson residence for birthday supper. While they brought a cake to celebrate the occasion, someone found a pie which tasted better, so they ate that instead. Bunny Pauley visited Alvina Glade Sunday afternoon.

Matt Trask visited the Cary Tines residence Monday night, and Amanda Humphrey visited Tuesday night. Coby Tines spent the weekend at the Cary Tines residence. Sunday, Cary, Pam, Coby and Clay went to Rapid City where they had dinner at the Millstone restaurant with Grandma Natalie Tines and Joan Racicky.

Bridget Trask left Tuesday for Columbus, OH to spend a week visiting her family.

Mark and Mick Trask competed in the State ‘B” wrestling tournament in Aberdeen.

Even the “Upland Trasks” had a ho-hum week. Visitors were Steve Hobart, Clair and Eric Rowett, Tom Bruch, and Jim Scull. Pat, Matt and Nick attended the R-CALF regional meeting in Rapid Friday afternoon.

Mary Kay Wilson returned Wednesday from Minneapolis/St. Paul. Philip and Mary Kay had lunch in Wall Sunday with Monte and Lori Harer of Hoven.

In addition to hosting the Pauleys and the Wilseys Saturday night, Melvin and Dorothy Anderson entertained Laramie Opstedahl Monday morning, Matt Trask Wednesday evening, and Fred, Jane, EJ and Charles Karp and Melissa Borst Sunday morning. Melvin is holding a release party for his third book, “In Days Gone By,” on the 24^th of March at the Borders Bookstore in Rapid City.

The kind citizens would like to welcome the geese on their trip north through South Dakota.