Elm Springs received an inch of rain Sunday night and Monday, which slowed fieldwork, but by Saturday evening, the Elm Springs Fire Department was back in action, this time returning the favor in the Boneita Springs Area. “It’s getting to the point,” remarked kind citizen Sandy Fields, “where we can’t go out on Saturday nights!”

Amid the hyperventilation over the fires in last week’s ESN, no mention was made of the fact that Elmer and Christina Steiner, David Barrier, and Jim and Nadine Wanek were all visitors at the Brady O’Rourke residence Saturday afternoon.

Several of the kind citizens left Elm Springs in the hands of others to attend the Days of ‘76 festivities in Deadwood over the weekend.

Jim and Myrna Smith hosted the Elm Springs Jolly Ranchers 4-H Club meeting Wednesday night.

Clyde and Connie Arneson visited their parents Saturday in Belle Fourche. Sunday, Kody DeVries was a helpful visitor at the Clyde Arneson residence.

Clyde Arneson was a coffee vistor “one morning” at the Lawrence Burke residence. Saturday, Lawrence and Doris took a drive, with stops in Sturgis and Spearfish, among others. They were unfortunate enough to be accosted by Matt Trask at their mailbox upon returning to Elm Springs. Matt struck up a conversation in their driveway, and seemed to have no end of things to talk about, until, in desperation the Burkes gave him cookies so that they could go home. It was more unfortunate for the Burkes that about the time they were feeding Matt cookies, Austin Trask and Clay Tines showed up, and so more cookies had to be passed around before the Burkes could go home.

Ryan Elshere competed at a rodeo in Burwell, NE Thursday, and at the Days of ‘76 rodeo Saturday.

Lynn and Sandy Fields entertained grandchildren Austin, Cheyenne and Marshall Langley until Friday, when Sandy and Peggy Wetz took them to Chamberlain, where their mother picked them up for the return to Sioux Falls. On the way home from Chamberlain, the car that Sandy and Peggy were in was hit by a deer near the Melvin Anderson residence.

Matt Trask was a coffee visitor at the Andy Linns Monday morning. Clyde Arneson was a visitor a different morning. It is becoming apparent that everyone remembers that Clyde showed up, but nobody can remember when. John and Jean Linn were supper guests at the Andy Linns Saturday night. Sunday, Kelli took the kids to everyone’s favorite town of Wasta, where they went swimming.

Shirrise Linn spent most of the week in Salt Lake City, UT, at the annual stamp convention, while Kassandra stayed with Jeff and Shelane Graham near Hereford. Morris took advantage of the wet field conditions to run errands in Rapid City Tuesday, visiting Gene and Marsha Pluth for supper. Sunday, Morris, Shirrise and Kassandra went to the Jack and Cheryl Simons residence where they moved furniture and had dinner with Jack, Cheryl, and the newly expanded Sanden Simons family. The Linns visited Bummer and Jodi Simons on the way home. Jean and Andy Linn, Roger Shull, and Matt Trask were all Sunday afternoon or evening visitors at the Morris Linns.

Ashley Thybo was a visitor at the Bud Pauley residence until Wednesday, when she returned to Reva. Mayzee visited Rex Burghduff on Wednesday. The Pauley children attended the playday rodeo in Wall Thursday. And Jodi Negaard and Crystal Fisher were weekend visitors at the Bud Pauleys.

RoseMary, Becky, Gemma, Maria and Celine Trask all attended a party in honor of Paul and Maureen Yantes’ 25^th wedding anniversary Tuesday in Rapid City. Becky left for Steubenville, IL Wednesday, while Pat and Julie kept dentist appointments in Rapid City. Steph and Julie Trask left Sunday morning for Chadron, NE on business.

Besides having coffee at the Andy Linns and intimidating his next-door neighbors, Matt Trask didn’t do much this week, except visiting Justin and Kayla Wulf of Owanka Sunday morning before church. Nick, Al and Austin Trask, Clay Tines, Morris Linn, and Larry Gravatt were all visitors at the Matt Trask residence Saturday night.

Millie Eldridge, and Mike and Tanya Kroeger, all of Washington, IL, were visitors at the Jim and Caroline Wilsey residence during the week. Saturday, Jim and Caroline visited the Harland Fawcett family of North Dakota at Sheridan Lake in Rapid City, and later got together with the Bruce Wilseys at Nemo.

Philip and Mary Kay Wilson attended the wedding of Jayme Pahl to Jay Napoli at Sylvan Lake Saturday.

Dave Jedlicka dropped in at the Kenny Wilson residence Saturday morning for coffee.

Dara Wrachford is the proud owner of a brand new black Toyota Tacoma, which the Wrachfords purchased Friday. Saturday, Pam Tines accompanied the Wrachfords to Kadoka, where they picked up their trailer.

After last weeks ESN, you are probably expecting more than this, but this is all you are going to get this week, because this is almost all of what happened. The kind citizens hope that the Pink Hat Cookie Monster never shows up in your driveway!