What's New

Thank you so much to these All Fund Drive supporters:

Jane Lewis, Randy & Nancy Crownover, LZ Farms, Peggy

Leefers, Robert & Shari Lock, Larry & Rosemarie Halvorsen,

Jack Stilwell, John Moss, Anonymous, Kurtis & Kathy Knake,

Warren & Carole Lashley, MK Meats, Bruce & Teresa 

Liesemeyer, and Norman & Rose Ann Duncan. Your support

for our programs is truly appreciated.

The new benches for the Walk Path have been installed.

A new sign has also been erected. Pictured are Dan 

Crownover on the left and Lynn Schomerus on the right.

(Photo by Bob Brandt)

Testing the park bench installation:

Dwight Kastens, Arlin Rohlfs, Dan Crownover

(Photo by Corinne Zahn)

Ash tree stump at the park. Can you locate the narrow

rings caused during the Great Depression and drought,

75-85 years ago?

(Photo by Bob Brandt)

 

Tuesday, November 17, Books & Brew Book Club met with

all members present. Various books written by Kristen Hannah

were reviewed, being enjoyed by most members. Gera Stilwell

was the hostess and treated everyone to a yummy breakfast 

casserole. Next meeting will be Tuesday, December 15, and

all members will read a book by Sandra Brown. Please join us

if you can - all those attending should bring cookies 

for exchanging.

Bob & Barb Wilhelm and families enjoyed a relaxing and 

refreshing weekend at Great Wolf Lodge in Kansas City.

The kids even got Bob in the water!

Did you know that since Lincoln's presidency, Thanksgiving

was always celebrated the last Thursday in November? In 1939

the last Thursday would have been the 30th. Retail lobbyists

campaigned for a change to move it back a week to the 23rd,

fearing a shortened shopping season would wreak havoc

on business coffers. The public didn't like it because it 

disrupted vacation plans, football schedules, and calendar

production. Since it wasn't a federal law, the states could choose

which day they wanted. So in 1939 and 1940, there was a

"Republican's Thanksgiving" and a "Roosevelt's Thanksgiving"

also known as "Franksgiving". In 1941 Congress passed a law

that officially set the date as the fourth Thursday in November.

Here's hoping all your family makes it home for Thanksgiving

safely - have a wonderful holiday!

The day after, of course, signals the start of the Christmas

shopping frenzy. Please remember to patronize local businesses

on Saturday, November 28, "Small Business Saturday".

Congratulations to Chris Dankleff & Taylor Hull

who were married 11-21.

Belated anniversary wishes to Harv & Maureen Vogt

who celebrated on 11-22.

BIRTHDAY & ANNIVERSARIES

11-25   Jim Bartling, Bob Aernie, Janet Simmons

11-26   Jordan Long

11-27   Jody Clark, Cherie Davis

11-28   Karen Schwartman, Dale & Doni Stoner

11-30   Lena Rae Nolting

12-1   Jodie West Valish

NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO

Friday, 11-26-1915, The Otoe Union:

W.F. Hair had a new awning erected on the south side

of his store. Rachel N. Propeck died at her son's home in

South Russell. She was taken to Lincoln, Illinois for burial.

"Schreiner & Russell are building a new wareroom in the

rear of their hardware store to help handle their increasing

business."