The kind citizens are positively swaggering through all the mud in their community after receiving another three inches of rain over the weekend. Life is good.

Several of the kind citizens attended the Wall Homecoming football game Friday night, in which a fired up White River team handed Wall a soggy 24-20 loss.

And several of the kind citizens attended the Prospector Bowl in Lead Saturday, mostly to watch Philip get trounced by Harding County.

And some of the kind citizens attended the Golden West annual meeting in Wall on Saturday.

Baxter and Dunny Anders were Saturday night visitors at the Matt Trask residence. Al and Bridget Trask were Sunday supper guests at the Rod Anders residence.

Lindsay, Talon and Thane Elshere were weekend guests at the Ryan Elshere residence.

Andy and Kelli Linn hosted Jim Jepsen of Scenic Sunday afternoon and Clyde Arneson Sunday night.

John and Jean Linn had supper with Charlotte Wilsey and the girls Thursday night in Rapid City.

Shirrise Linn attended a shower at the Jodi Moreland residence near Union Center Thursday. Friday the Morris Linns went to Rapid City for appointments. And Sunday, Shirrise and Kassandra left Morris at the Bummer Simons residence while they attended a baby shower at the Misty Walker residence. After the shower, the Morris Linns had supper with the Simons’ to help young Maverick celebrate his second birthday.

Darlene Wulf accompanied Bunny Pauley to Isabel Thursday, to pick fruit and vegetables at the John Bolt residence.

Cary and Pam Tines hosted Coby Tines through the weekend, Amanda and Katie Humphrey on Saturday and Ross and Marci Bishop of Jackson, WI on Sunday.

Al and Bridget Trask entertained Matt and Nick Trask on Saturday.

The “Elk Creek Trasks” attended a Lady Scotties volleyball game in Murdo on Thursday night, and spent Friday night at the Robert and Kaelyn Powell residence near Johnson Siding Friday night.

The “Upland Trasks” social week revolved around Nick’s birthday on Wednesday and Julie’s birthday on Friday. A joint birthday party was held at the “Upland Trask” residence on Saturday night, with Ray Olsen, Clay Tines and Al and Bridget Trask in attendance. After his party, Nick visited the Paul Bruch residence near Bear Butte. Pat and RoseMary attended an SDSU fundraiser in Keystone Saturday. Cary and Clay Tines and Ross and Marci Bishop were Sunday evening guests at the “Upland Trask” residence.

Ben Linn began guitar instruction Monday afternoon, at the Matt Trask residence. It should be noted that Matt is also instructing Autumn Deering, on Tuesday evenings at the Deering residence. And Matt visited the John and Darlene Wulf residence on Sunday for “coffee,” which happened to include four brownies, two blueberry muffins, several helpings of apple cake with chocolate whipped cream, and a plate of BLT sandwiches. No, Matt hasn’t lost his touch.

Jim and Caroline Wilsey went to Hot Springs on business Friday. Kelly and Ben Wilsey of Tea were Saturday night guests at the Wilsey residence.

Philip and Mary Kay Wilson returned Tuesday from the South Dakota Association of Conservation Districts annual meeting in Pierre. Pam Wilson came home from Brookings for the Wall Homecoming weekend, and on Sunday, after visiting the John Wulfs and the Jim Smiths, Philip and Mary Kay helped ready Pam’s car for the trip back.

Bub Bradley of Hereford was a Thursday visitor at the Melvin Anderson residence.

The kind citizens are smiling really big.