Posted on July 2, 2005 - by Hubba

The Elm Springs News

The weather here in Elm Springs has been seasonable, as the kind citizens put up hay and prepare for the Fourth of July festivities.

Many of the kind citizens attended the wedding of Mr. Grady Matt to Ms. Casey Baldwin Saturday, in what was described several times as a beautiful outdoor ceremony on the Murphy Ranch near Enning. Perhaps adding to the beauty was the fact that a nearby and violent-looking thunderstorm passed to the north and did not interrupt the proceedings. Several more of the kind citizens attended the subsequent reception at the Matt Ranch, in a shop that began to appear woefully small as the hordes continued to pile into it. As the wind abated, the crowd began to move outside and a good time was had by all.

Of course, the wedding ended years of speculation in the ESN and elsewhere about the future of Mr. Grady Matt. The kind citizens hope that, as on their wedding day, the storms of life pass to the north of Mr. And Mrs. Matt.

Several of the kind citizens attended the steak feed at the Wasta Bar Friday.

And, good news for the kind citizens, Matt Trask, the great burgling bear of Elm Springs, has gone back to work for the Gopher Choker, Leo Stangle. Right now, he is probably badgering the beleaguered residents of Cuny Table.

Marvin and Carolyn Anders visited the Bradley Ranch near Hereford Sunday, for the ever popular dinner and mule-team ride combo.

Lonnie Arneson went to Rapid City on business Friday.

Jack and Larry Gravatt attended the New Underwood High School class reunion Saturday. Sunday, Peggy went to Rapid City to pick up Madi and Steele Fuegen, who will be staying with Gravatts for the Fourth.

Of course, Matt Trask is still around on the weekends, a fact that he takes full advantage of, and that explains why he was a supper guest at the Sam Johnston residence Friday.

Kelli Linn and children returned Wednesday from Pueblo CO, where they had been visiting Kelli’s family. Saturday, Kelli and the kids went to Rapid City to ready themselves for the Fourth of July festivities.

It is known that the Morris Linns took their camper to Wall Sunday afternoon to begin the Fourth of July festivities. Unfortunately, they were not home to report what they had done the rest of the week.

Most of the “Upland Trasks” met up with the Bruchs of Sturgis to go clomping up Bear Butte Sunday afternoon. Ray Olsen and Patrick Wilson were guests at the “Upland Trask” house Sunday afternoon, where they visited Matt and Al Trask.

The “Elk Creek Trasks” attended Shelia’s high school class reunion in Philip Saturday. JW and Dara Wrachford were afternoon visitors at the “Elk Creek Trasks” Sunday.

Matt Trask, bird lover that he is, was pleased to see a Chinese Ring Neck Pheasant rooster crossing his front lawn Friday afternoon. And Saturday night, Matt had his first overnight guests. Trent Shearer, Wyatt Volmer, and Sig and Carl Lehrkamp all crashed at the Matt Trask residence after the Grady Matt wedding. Sunday morning visitors were Kody DeVries and Richard Johnston, both on their haying tractors. All of the above persons were offered a breakfast of coffee.

Mary Kay Wilson returned Sunday, from Rochester, MN, where she spent time with her dad, Darrell Haerer, while he was undergoing surgery. On the way home, she visited Josh, Amy and little Mary Ann Wolberg and Beth Wilson in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Kenny Wilson went to Timber Lake Sunday to visit his unle John Thill in preparation for a Thill Family reunion next week.

Young Tyler Wilson and Nick Sessions made a quick trip to Elm Springs over the weekend to get a pickupload of Tyler’s personal effects to move into his new house in Newcastle WY.

The kind citizens hope you have a wonderful Fourth of July!