Lawrence Burke said it best when he remarked (rather drily) that “we have not been blessed with an overabundance of rain.”

In all other respects the weather here in Elm Springs has been gorgeous, so that waiting for our “overabundance” has not been unpleasant.

Marvin and Carolyn Anders attended the high school rodeo in Wall on Saturday and in New Underwood on Sunday.

While Baxter Anders competed in the rodeos in Wall and New Underwood, Kelly and Jonnie Jo Anders went to a barrel racing competition in Cody, WY over the weekend, where Kelly competed.

Lawrence Burke took time out from remarking about the weather to take Doris to Rapid City on Sunday, where they had lunch with Melissa to celebrate Mother’s Day.

Larry and Peggy Gravatt had Mother’s Day dinner at the Enigma Restaurant in Rapid City before watching Madi Fuegen and the Prima Dance School perform the “Enchanted Forest” ballet, uh, deal at the Civic Center.

The Andy Linn children and Carter Elshere visited the Sam Johnston residence Saturday to help Carson and Carlee Johnston celebrate their 10^th birthdays. Saturday evening, the Sam Johnstons had supper at the Brent Hoffman residence near Plainview, where an acquaintance from the SDARL trip to Brazil was staying.

Harold and Bob Campbell of Mclaughlin were supper guests at the Andy Linn residence Thursday night.

Kassandra Linn hand-delivered the Morris Linn contribution to the ESN this week, on the back of an envelope so that it could not be deleted. Gene Pluth visited the Morris Linns Monday. Tuesday Shirrise visited at the Jack and Cheryl Simons residence. Cary Tines accompanied Morris Linn to Rapid City on Thursday, while Shirrise and Kassandra visited Sandy Van Vleck and Sanden and Elaine Simons. Shirrise and Kassandra attended Katie Wilsey’s tap dance recital in Rapid City on Friday. Saturday, Jack Simons came down from Enning to pick up Kassandra, who stayed all night at the Simons residence while Morris and Shirrise, accompanied by Matt Trask (don’t they ever get tired of having him around?) went to Rapid City where they met Bummer and Jodi Simons, Cary and Pam Tines, JW and Dara Wrachford, Sam and Rita Gebhart, and Anthony Fisher at Applebees prior to attending the Ron White comedy show at the Civic Center. Mr. Fisher did not sit with the rest of the party, by virtue of the fact that he purchased his ticket directly before the show. Cheryl Simons visited the Morris Linn residence on Sunday.

Put on your helmets kiddies, it’s time for an old fashioned, action packed “Upland Trask” segment of the ESN. Al Trask returned from Canada just in time to pick up the lovely Ms. Bridget Madrid at the Rapid City Airport on Tuesday. The rest of the week they spent here and there, but most importantly in each others company, visiting the Elm Springs School, the Eudell Larsen residence, Fr. Leo Hausmann in Wall, etc, etc. Steph Trask returned to Elm Springs from Nebraska Saturday morning, just in time to help make final preparations for Ms. Madrids bridal shower, held Saturday afternoon on “Grandma’s Porch” and attended by Jean, Kelli and Shirrise Linn, Darlene and Kayla Wulf, Shelia an Tomilyn Trask, Lane O’Rourke, Sandy Fields, Doris Burke, Chrissy and Camry Elshere, Dara Wrachford, Pam Tines, and Peggy Gravatt and all of the “Upland Trask” girls and women. The standards by which a bridal shower is judged apparently are quality of food and drink, quality of gifts received, quality and sufficiency of entertainment, and quality of the setting, and the “Upland Trask” bridal shower received high marks in all of the above categories. Pat, RoseMary and Steph Trask visited the Jack Cole residence near Spearfish Saturday night. On Sunday, RoseMary and John Paul attended the Wall High School baccalaureate Mass in Wall. Later all of the “Upland Trasks” had Mother’s Day dinner at the Enigma Restaurant in Rapid City before going to visit Mrs. Mary Zandri. Tyler Wilson visited the “Upland Trask” residence over the weekend.

Matt Trask, who is trying to adopt a more thorough dental hygiene regimen, went to Gayville Monday on business. There is nothing funny about that. Everything else that he did has already been reported elsewhere in the ESN

Ashley Wilsey visited at the Jim Wilsey residence Sunday night on her way home from the school year at SDSM&T.

Young Tyler Wilson began a few-days stay in Elm Springs on Friday. Janet and Mary Kay Wilson, Darlene Wulf, and Linda Tifft began work at the Wasta rest area for the tourist season on Saturday.

The Kenny Wilsons and the Philip Wilsons attended the Wall High School play, “Seasick,” in which Pam Wilson performed Sunday night before having Mother’s Day supper.

The Elm Springs Cemetery Clean-Up day is Tuesday, May 23^rd at 5 pm, with a potluck supper following. And it is not too early to mention the Memorial Day Program, which will be held Monday, May 29^th at the Elm Springs Church. The Memorial Day Program usually starts at 2 pm.

The kind citizens hope your weather has been as nice as theirs.