Haigler Happenings - August 29, 2011

Dale and Dode Faylor's daughter, Sherri Morabito, came last Wednesday evening and went home Saturday morning.  She helped pick the rest of the fruit from the Faylor orchard as well as helping with other things during that time.

Dean and Phyllis Clark are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on September 2.  A come-and-go reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 4, at the Haigler United Methodist Church.

Albert, Jr. and Ginny visited Sophia Zuege last Saturday afternoon and Laura Pearl Wall visited Sophia on Sunday afternoon.

This is a wonderful story, shared by LaNeta Carlock!  Diana Ham, formerly of Benkelman and now of Wauneta wrote a letter to LaNeta Carlock in late July.  She and her family were vacationing in Colorado, close to Granby, CO.  They stopped in a small antique shop in Kremmling, CO - and what she saw in the shop was amazing.  There was a very old Red Wing bowl with the inscription inside "Robert Orr, General Merchandise, Haigler, NE."  Naturally she thought of the Haigler Cornerstone Museum and preserving historical artifacts-so she contacted the Carlocks in Haigler.  LaNeta then contacted the antique store owner.  Long story, short--the antique bowl now resides in the Haigler Cornerstone Museum.  Research indicates these bowls were made as store giveaways from 1920-1930.  It is called a panel spongeware bowl, made by Red Wing pottery.  She had purchased it at an estate auction in Colorado Springs, CO.  Amazing, isn't it?   We hope all readers of this story will watch for other Haigler artifacts that belong in the museum for future generations to enjoy.

Roma and Jerry Rehkow from Denver, CO spent Thursday afternoon visiting Haigler, and in the home of Stan and LaNeta Carlock.  Roma's mother was Helen Roach and grandparents were Charles and Lottie Roach--who owned the home that LaNeta & Stan now live in.  It had been 2 years since the Rehkow's last visit to Haigler so they were excited to see the completion of the Country Schoolhouse Museum (where Roma's mother had taught) and also the beginnings of the Haigler Cornerstone Museum.  They plan to gather more things from "the Roach family" to donate to the Haigler museum.

On Sunday, August the 21st, Jerry and Mary Bier from St. Francis, KS, picked up Deloris Zuege and they traveled to Loveland, CO to attend a Bier reunion picnic in the Loveland park.  They returned home in the afternoon.  The picnic tradition began in the 50's and has continued every third Sunday in August ever since.

Garry and Sharon Fisher came to Haigler last Thursday morning, the 22nd,to Floy Fishers' with their John Deere riding mower and other yard tools.  Garry tore out an old fence in the front yard and trimmed some trees while Sharon mowed.  Sharon and Floy made a quick trip to St Francis to do a little shopping.  Garry and Sharon returned home in the afternoon.  The work they did made a big improvement in the appearance of the yard.

On Monday, the 29th, Garry Fisher came down and brought some wonderful melons and other garden produce from his garden as well as some that others had shared with him and Sharon.