As the temperature has heated up here in Elm Springs, so have the social lives of the kind citizens.

Speaking of heat, the Elm Springs Fire Department took delivery this week of a new fire truck, a Ford F450 equipped with the usual fire fighting paraphernalia. The new fire truck is parked in the almost completed Fire Hall in downtown Elm Springs. It is hoped that this new piece of fire fighting equipment will usher in an era of peace and prosperity for the kind citizens of Elm Springs.

Several of the kind citizens attended the Wall High School sports awards banquet Monday night at the Community Center in Wall, where among others, young Pam Wilson and John Paul and Joe Trask were recognized.

Several of the kind citizens attended the Wall and New Underwood High School graduations and attending parties on Saturday. Several kids with ties to the community graduated, including Ms Courtney Trask, granddaughter of Marvin and Carolyn Anders, and the young Wulf twins, Wade and Ward, of Owanka.

Maria and Celine Trask and Drew Antone celebrated their First Holy Communion Sunday at St Margarets Catholic Church in Lakeside. Afterwards there was a reception at the Lakeside schoolbuilding.

The Elm Springs schoolchildren had a big week, with Rally Day on Monday in Sturgis, and a field trip to Ellsworth AFB and Reptile Gardens on Friday.

All of the Anders’ attended the reception for Ms Courtney Trask Saturday at the Casey Trask residence near Creighton.

Lawrence and Doris Burke attended the reception for the young Wulf twins at the John and Darlene Wulf residence in Owanka Saturday. Saturday afternoon, Skyler Burke and Robert and Ryan Tenne of Rapid City visited.

Lynn and Sandy Fields went to Rapid City Thursday, he on business, she to visit her sister Pamm Agner of Baltimore MD.

Pixie Connely of Wiggins CO, traveled to Elm Springs to deliver a red heeler dog to Kody Devries, staying overnight Monday night. Contrary to the instincts of the breed, “Spur” is a very amiable creature, allowing the bumbling Matt Trask who visited Monday to step on his foot twice without so much as a yelp of protest, and then as a gesture of goodwill, falling asleep on Matt’s foot.

Larry and Peggy Gravatt traveled to Wisconsin over the weekend to attend Brad Bookbinder’s college graduation. Young Carter Gravatt came out to Elm Springs to help Jack keep an eye on things.

Karen Brunch and children of Rapid City were overnight guests at the Andy Linn residence Saturday night. Visitors on Sunday included Pat and Julie Trask on foot, Matt Trask by vehicle, and Uncle Jim Linn, possibly by tractor. Sunday afternoon, the Andy Linns attended young Emily and Jacob’s piano recital in Rapid City.

The Morris Linns had lunch with Lynn, Ashlyn, Jared, Jodi, and Maverick Simons, Grandma Arlene Talley, and Grandma Jean Linn Monday after Rally Day. Tuesday Morris visited Bummer Simons in Enning. Wednesday, Shirrise and Kassandra went to Wall. Thursday, Camri Elshere and Marilyn, Kail, and Taik Larsen were visitors at the Morris Linns in the afternoon, while Clyde Arneson and Jack Simons were supper guests. Friday, Shirrise and Kassandra visited Grandma Arlene Talley after the field trip.

Sunday, Jack and Sanden Simons accompanied Morris and Kassandra Linn on a fishing expedition.

John Tines and Amanda Humphrey attended her cousins high school graduation in Canton Sunday before going on to the South Dakota/Iowa border to visit Jim and Shelly Jepsen. Kody Devries was a guest at the Cary Tines residence both Saturday and Sunday nights.

Maxine Smith attended the Rapid City Chamber of Commerce annual Sports Recognition Banquet in Rapid City Monday night, where her grandson Greg Geary was honored. Maxine has good reason to be proud of this young man, a senior slugger for the SDSU Jackrabbits baseball team, who recently hit his 43^rd home run for the team, becoming the new record holder in that category.

Chad Finneman was an afternoon visitor at the “Upland Trasks” Monday afternoon. Monday night, several of the “Upland Trasks” visited Larry and Trish Hansen of Rapid City. Morris Linn visited Friday afternoon. Pat and Steph attended the Lockout meeting in New Underwood Friday night. Several more of the “Upland Trasks” attended the Godfrey Brake Open House in Rapid City Saturday afternoon, while young John Paul Trask was a functionary at the Wall High School graduation. It was remarked by several that he looked especially sharp in his hillbilly penguin suit. Pam Wilson was a visitor at the “Upland Trasks” Sunday night.

There is now a humongous birdhouse mounted on a post in the front yard of the Matt Trask residence, with a blue sign at the bottom bearing the inscription “Hubba’s House” in white spray paint. Several things should be noted, first, that Matt steadfastly insists that his nickname is “Hubba” despite the fact that virtually no one actually calls him that, second, that “Hubba’s House” is actually the one on top of the post, and third, that there have been no visitors sighted at “Hubba’s House,” a massive green roofed structure built by no less of a man than Mr. Jim Reed, the Chief Brand Inspector.

Visitors at the Matt Trask residence were Tyler Wilson on Thursday night, Steph Trask on Friday night, Al and Joe Trask and Patrick Wilson Saturday night, Marvin and Carolyn Anders Sunday afternoon, and Steph and Julie Trask and Pam Wilson Sunday night. Matt Trask visited the Morris Linns Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, and, stooping to ever lower lows, had himself dropped off in Wall Saturday, where he attended the graduation and then had a ball walking around town feigning interest in the future plans of high school graduates so that he could eat their food. His younger (and taller) brother John Paul, who was staying overnight at the Kjerstad residence, was finally forced to take Matt back to Elm Springs so that he would stop making a nuisance of himself.

Josh and Amy Wolberg left Elm Springs Saturday, after a fun filled week visiting the Philip Wilsons.

Elm Springs will hold its annual Memorial Day Program on Monday the 30^th of May, at two o’clock in the afternoon. You don’t want to miss this charming display of the talents of the kind citizens and their children.

The kind citizens wish you a very nice week.