Saturday night Jim and Jerrie Wheaton and several other firemen and E.M.T's from Haigler, traveled to Benkelman for dinner. It was a tribute to the firemen and E.M.T's of Dundy Countyand was sponsored by businesses and individuals in Parks, Benkelman and McCook. The honorees and spouses were treated to a prime rib dinner and live entertainment. It was a very pleasant evening.
Brent Wheaton was home Monday March 21 for a short stay during his Spring break. He celebrated his first day home with breakfast at Aunt Barb's.
Stan and LaNeta Carlock were informed last week that they were the recipients of the FENCE POST-Plains Edition Good Neighbor Award. The FENCE POST is a widely read farm and ranch newspaper in our Nebraska plains region. The award was given in recognition of the many things the Carlocks have done for the Haigler/Dundy County community, including a challenge grant for new roofing at the Haigler Golden Inn Senior Center, and the Country Schoolhouse Museum Project. A quote on the certificate they received reads, "I shall not pass this way again. Any good I can do or any kindness that I can show--Let me not defer or neglect it. For I shall not pass this way again." They were nominated by Gerald and Betty Myer of Haigler.
Dwight Wall of Lewellen, NE, came Saturday to visit his mother, Laura Pearl Wall, and other relatives. MerryLu Simmons came on Sunday to visit Dwight and Laura Pearl. All attended church in Haigler. Following the services MerryLu and Dwight spent some time visiting in the Wall home. Dwight and Laura Pearl enjoyed the pleasant weather by spending some time raking leaves in the yard.
A community baby shower for Jenni (Olsen) Evans and new little son, Samuel, will be held Saturday, April 2 at 2 p.m. MDT in the Haigler United Methodist Church basement.
Last Monday, Lois Zuege and her sister Edith from Benkelman visited Manona Moore and Marvin Van Horn at the nursing home in Yuma. Other family members, Evelyn Stover and daughter, Linda Scott and granddaughter, Ella Clear, had come there from the front range making it sort of a mini- family reunion.
On Sunday, Lois Zuege had lunch with her sister, Edith, at her home near Benkelman.
Last Monday Dode Faylor's sister-in-law, Virginia Rathbun, and grandson, Jay, and a friend, from Denver visited in the Faylor home. They had come down to make arrangements for Leroy Rathbun's gravestone.
Floy Fisher's son and daughter in law, Garry and Sharon Fisher, arrived safely from Hawaii at the Las Vegas airport on Sunday afternoon having enjoyed a memorable vacation in addition to attending their daughter, Chere's graduation.
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