East End Events
With all of the moisture the area has received lately, a nice green hue has settled over the pastures, fields, and yards. Unfortunately, rain has not been the only moisture that has fallen. Last Friday evening, a short but destructive hailstorm rolled through the area, damaging many fields and seriously lessening the upcoming harvest for several farmers. An unoccupied trailer home and a cattle trailer were blown over in some tornado-like activity and windbreaks and trees were damaged by the high winds and hail.
Larry and Judy Tuttle, as well as Bernice Tuttle and Gary Tuttle, traveled to Iuka, Kansas last Sunday to attend the Miles family reunion. They also stopped in Haviland, Kansas to visit Norman and Lois Tuttle and Bryce and Anita Kendall.
Sarah and Andrew Caywood of Buhler, Kansas were in the area last week visiting their grandparents, Carl and Freda Schmidt. The two spent Friday night with the Berggren family, and then Saturday, Amanda Berggren spent the afternoon with them at Carl and Freda’s. Sunday, Freda took Sarah to Ness City where they met Esther Caywood so Sarah could return home, Andrew will be staying for another week or two.
Gloria, Tera, Trista, and Taylin Donaho of Colorado Springs visited Olive Hopkins for a few days last week.
Floyd and Wynona Barnes traveled to Deshler, Nebraska to visit John and Delinda,
Cassandra, Rio, and Tyra Morhmann and to take Mackenzie Mohrmann home. Mackenzie had returned home with Floyd and Wynona from Greeley and spent a few days with them.
Mary Louise Huddleston has been quite busy over the last couple of weeks with numerous visitors stopping to see her. Jason Huddleston, her grandson, spent a day with her. Her niece, Julianne Black of Emporia, Kansas stayed overnight with her on her way to Bailey where she will be working at a church camp this summer. Jeanie Huddleston, and Barb and Max Huddleston of Burlington as well as Kerri Huddleston of Parker also visited. Dixie Scott of Bloomfield, Arizona just returned home after spending about ten days with Mary Louise.
Dale, Lesa, Tanner and Felisha Nolan and Travis Doty of Tribune, Ashley Thurston of Leoti, and Megan Fickenscher joined Monte, Linda, Kami, and Kirbi Stum Friday evening for dinner to wish Kami off before she departed for her trip to Peru.
Several Plainview teachers, staff and school board members attended a farewell barbecue for superintendent Johnny Holcomb. After serving the Plainview School district for the past two years, he will be returning to Texas to continue his life there.
Misty and Chris Stum, Kami Stum, and Camille Myers of Denver departed Saturday to begin their training in Garden Valley, Texas for their missionary trip to Peru. They will depart from Texas June 14 to begin their three-week stint in Peru.
Willard and Sharon Walker of Dolores spent several days with Dick and Sharon Scott the week before last. Then, last Monday, Mike Huddleston of Burlington and Sharon Scott traveled to Wichita to attend a friend’s funeral.
Dick and Sharon also spent several nights this past week visiting Darrel and Doris Anderson. Darrell has been in the hospital recovering from double pneumonia. I wish him a speedy recovery and hope that he is doing better soon.
Well, that about wraps it up for this week. I’ll be writing the news for the next few weeks while Kami is out of the country, so if you have anything to add, give me a call.