Beach greetings

Christmas Day (church and parsonage LaBolt)

January birthdays

Branden Stewart January 5
Brody Nordtvedt January 12
Aubrey Langbehn January 15
Doris Threadgold January 25
Willy Edwards January 28
Cecil Nelson January 28
Joan (Threadgold) Edwards January 29
Jackson Daniel Barringer January 30

Christmas Day 2009 Howard, SD

Rudolph treats

Keeda and I made these today. They were fun for both of us and something a 4 year old could handle.

Christmas memory

Tradition at our house is to decorate the tree on December 19, my birthday, but as Kebba and Keeda are here this weekend we are doing it today. Does the Robert & Doris family remember having Christmas in Brookings on the 26th many years ago? K-Mart had a blue light special with Christmas stuff 75% off. I bought some lights that play carols and blink to the music and have used them every year since. My kids can not stand them but I like them. Keeda is enjoying helping with the tree, Kebba not so much. Merry Christmas to all!

Enjoying each our "senses" at Christmas time?

As I left the "Y" yesterday and I heard the tires crunch as the car proceeded by me, I thought : "Oh, the sounds of winter, how special they are!!" And that thought brought me to the question that I used to ask the parents in discussion. Which of the 5 senses do you value the most at Christmas time? So I thought I'd chose one a week and have you think about that "sense" and make a special effort to think of those special little things we somehow take for granted now.
Hearing: What is special sounds do you think of at Christmas time or the sinter? Here are some I thought of feel free to add through the comments. Kathie
Hearing: You know it is COLD when you hear the crunch of the tires and or shoes on the snow.
Jingle Bells (Grandpa Harvey's sleigh)
Music
The creak of the garage door going up!
Carolers--not many any more !!!
The wind howling through the trees!
Fire places: wood crackling!
People gathering and laughter!
Salvation Army Bell Ringers!
Ho! HO! HO! from the Santa Claus's sitting in there chairs at the Mall. I actually
saw a Santa "texting " as he waited for the next customer!!
The phone ringing and I hear a familiar voice From long ago!! Some has thought
of me and called to catcvh up!! I'm so happy they have--so I am eager to "pass it
on!"" So you do that call an old friend and wish them Merry Christmas! They will
love to hear your voice!
Share others!!

Phyllis & Jim wish all who check the blog a Merry Christmas and a healthy and Happy New Year.

Artesian Fire

I cut and pasted these links in the comments but will try to get them so you can just click on them from here. I could not find any newspaper articles online.

Artesian Lutheran Church Fire
Article #2

Artesian Lutheran Church

I heard that the Artesian Lutheran Church burnt down this past week-end. Anyone know what happened?
I used to go to Christmas Eve church service with Grandpa Harvey and Avis. They had a blue Ford than. Fond memories. Kathie

CorTrust Commercial

I have seen Donald's tv commercial 3 times during football games over Thanksgiving vacation.

December Birthdays

December Birthdays

Katie Nordtvedt Decenber 10

Betty (Threadgold) Anderson December 19

Carter Anderson-Streich December 20
Alec Robert Threadgold December 22

Dan Beach December 24

Cole Weckerly December 28

Cookies

Erins' football cookies. They were very tasty.

SDSU VS. U of M

This is our yard decoration for the football game. It was a very close game, but didn't quite do it 13 to 16. see ya next year.

2009 Beer label for hunting

November celebrations

November 2 --Bianka Stewart
November 4 -- Barry Threadgold and Laura (Threadgold) Barringer
November 8 --Erin & Sachin Choudhary
November 11--Terri Threadgold
November 16 --Katie Threadgold and Heidi Beach
November 23 --Hannah & Branden Stewart
November 27--Keegan Stewart
November 28--Maria Palmquist
November 29--Barry & Nicole Threadgold

Another baby

Grandparents-Diane (& Bob deceased)
Parents - Brian & Lori

Audrey Elaine born October 28

New babies

Grandchildren of Don and Kathleen

Isabel Marie
born to Cole & Theresa September 29

Thomas LaMoine Jr. - TJ
born to Thomas and Terri October 12

Fredrick Hall, Howard

Fredrick Samuel Hall, 90, Howard, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital, Mitchell.

Fredrick Samuel Hall, 90, Howard, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital, Mitchell.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Beach United Methodist Church, Howard. Burial will be in Fedora Cemetery, Fedora. Visitation will be from noon to 8:30 p.m. today at Willoughby Funeral Home, Howard, with the family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

He was born on Sept. 5, 1919, at home, on a farm south of Roswell, to William Earl and Essie Calista (Mather) Hall.

He graduated from Argonne High School in 1938 and then stayed home to help on the farm.

In May 1942, he enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II.

He served for four years, mostly on Adak Island, Alaska. He also served in Hawaii and Japan briefly.

On Jan. 11, 1946, he married Arlene Marcella Stemmen.

They farmed southwest of Vilas, and in 1948, moved to the farm they owned northwest of Howard.

In 1998, they retired and moved into Howard.

He served on the board of FFA, county Extension and Beach United Methodist Church board.

He is survived by his wife, two children: Kirk and wife Debbie, Kansas City; and Colene Reiser and husband Wayne, Brookings; six grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, a sister, Thelma Haak, Howard; four sisters-in-law: Fern Hall, Sioux Falls; Nona Hall, Howard; Mae McGeough, Watertown; and Ione Sandene, Omaha, Neb.; a brother-in-law, Art Sandene, Omaha; and many nieces and nephews.

Sammy Hall

I just got an e-mail from Audrey that Sammy Hall passed away last night (10/7/09) and that the funeral will be in Howard at 11:00 Am Saturday.

Apple Crisp

HI! I love apple season--just like Grandma T. did. Anyway, here is a tip I learned yesterday when we went to the apple orchard. She uses 3 different types of apples to make apple pie, sauce, apple crisp ( Zestar, Mac Intosh, and Van Linn). With the variety you have some that get mushy, some keeps its form , etc. So I did try it and it was the apple crisp delicious! Kathie

Happy Birthday, Harlyn!

October Birthdays and Anniversaries

Megan (Froehlich) and Jack Langbehn October 3

Olivia Threadgold October 4

Derek and Janelle Nordtvedt October 7

TJ Threadgold October 12

Janice Froehlich October 14

Janelle Nordtvedt October 15

Robert and Doris Threadgold married October 23, 1943

Donald Threadgold October 25

Theresa (Threadgold) Weckerly October 27

Audrey Elaine Threadgold October 28

Kathie Nordtvedt October 29

Avis (Harvey's 2nd wife) also had an October 29 birthday

For those who could not read the attachment

September

September 1 Audrey Threadgold
September 4 Harlyn Threadgold
September 8 Roger Nordtvedt
September 8 Theresa & Cole Weckerly
September 15 Dale & Betty Anderson
September 19 Diane Threadgold
September 20 Robert Threadgold
September 22 Laura and Duane Baringer
September 28 Dale Anderson

September 29 Isabel Weckerly

Keloland News

 Harlan and Mary Bohn from Milbank

 Soured on Milk

When you grab a gallon of milk or block of cheese out of the grocery store cooler, you probably don't spend a lot of time thinking about where it comes from.  But dairy farmers across the country, including those in KELOLAND, are struggling with the lowest price for raw milk in 40 years.  That has many dairy farms going under at record numbers and some desperate farmers have even taken their own lives. 

Just West of Milbank, a fifth generation dairy farm has soured on milk.  The sound of the auctioneer's call is the end of an era on the Bohn farm. 

"My great-grandfather started this farm when he emigrated from Germany in 1898," dairy farmer Harlan Bohn said.

Bohn prides himself on his award-winning pedigree cattle, making the fact that he can no longer earn a living off them difficult to accept. 

"It's a hard day, yeah. You spend a lifetime trying to build and make things better," Harlan said.

What makes it especially hard for Bohn is the fact that his son, Greg, returned to the family farm after getting a degree in dairy management from the University of Wisconsin. 

"And I came home with the idea in mind to take over the farm someday and be the fifth generation here and I hope that still can happen, but not right now," Greg Bohn said. 

"I still have plenty of equity left in my farm, but it's going backwards and at some point, you've got to make a decision to stop. We could borrow against that equity to keep going but I look down the road and prices don't look that strong to turn around," Harlan said.

While the price you pay at the store for a gallon of milk has dropped only slightly, the price Bohn is getting for raw milk has been cut in half. 

"There's too much difference between what the consumer pays and what we get paid.  The middle seems to be taking too much," Greg said.

"Everyone is struggling; there's no doubt everyone is hurting. I've seen numbers out there where it's been projected 25 percent of dairymen will be out of business before the year is over with," Harlan said.

Larry Tande is with the National Holstein Association. Tande says dairy farmers need to figure out a way to control the supply of milk and reduce it when there's too much. And he'd like to see more government oversight when it comes to the milk processors and distributors. 

"Those that advocate for free market, we've been there all our lives and look where we're at. Whether you like it or not, government's involved now.  Giive me a break," Tande said. 

Farmers from across the Midwest and as far away as Utah showed up at the auction, hoping to get a bargain on Bohn's cattle. Bard Korver made the trip from Northwest Iowa. Like Greg Bohn, he also went to school for dairy production and returned to the family farm. He's buying today, banking on higher prices in the future. 

"It is little bit of a cash flow problem.  We put down some money, but hopefully these animals will get the return out of them later in life and be a good profit for us," Korver said. 

But when farms like the Bohns' don't turn a profit, it affects Main Street. 

"This farm, and a lot of farms in the area, they generate a lot of money for the community and we have a full time employee and he's had to find different work; anybody we buy feed from. Dairy farmers create so much money for their communities and the people in general around them that most people don't even realize it,"  Greg said.

And even though the Bohns are selling off their prized cattle today, they say dairy farming is in their blood and hope to get back to it when times get better. 

"It's a business decision.  We'll pick up the pieces and go on and see what happens down the road. Things have to be fixed; something drastic needs to change. It's going take an act of Congress to fix this problem.  We have to change how we market milk down the road.  Can't have the roller coaster ride we've been through the last three of four years," Harlan said.

Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter has introduced "The Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2009," in Congress. The bill strengthens the price of milk paid to dairy farmers by requiring that all milk produced in the U.S. be priced using a national average cost of production. The Secretary of Agriculture would be required to reassess milk prices quarterly each year, ensuring the price roller-coaster ride Bohn referred to comes to an end.

Katie's senior pictures

We are sending on an important message we just received.

If you have received a message from the Department of Health telling you not to eat canned pork
IGNORE IT
IT'S JUST SPAM


Jim & Phyllis

Dairy Farms Disappear

Dairy Farms Disappear

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This is a clip from ABC Prime-Time News Story. This city or area is where Dawna Felix lives; and if you watch close there is a Northwest truck picking up the milk (Roger Nordtvedt's trucking company). It begins with a commercial.

Katie's softball

HI! Katie Threadgold (Don's daughter) is playing softball in Las Vegas. I thought I'd share a little update. They started with 160 teams on Wed.; it was a double elimination; Katie's team got to play until Friday when they lost their 2nd game; it was down to 32 teams at that point. So they did well. I don't know much more. But it must be fun!! Kathie

August Birthdays and Anniversaries

August 1 Joan and Bryan (Willy) Edwards Anniversary
August 4 Michael and Ann Riggs Anniversary
August 7 Heidi & Dan Beach Anniversary
August 10 Nicole Threadgold (wife of Barry)
August 13 Kathie and Roger Nordtvedt Anniversary
August 14 Harlyn and Audrey Anniversary
August 16 Kaia Nordtvedt
August 16 Joe and Maria Palmquist Anniversary
August 17 Ty Barringer (son of Laura)
August 19 Paige Palmquist (daughter of Maria)
August 25 Jack Langbehn
August 30 Megan (Froehlich) Langbehn

Argus Leader July 27

S.D. team headed to Vegas
Flash to compete in 18-under tourney

For the third year in a row, the South Dakota Flash 18-under fastpitch team is playing in the national tournament. The tournament starts today and goes until Sunday in Las Vegas.
The Flash, among 130 teams playing for the championship, are guaranteed to play four games - two in pool play and at least two in the double-elimination championship bracket. "We'll go down and compete to the best of our ability and see what happens," manager Mark Loe said. The Flash (37-15) are the same group that won the two previous 16-under state tourneys and went on to nationals. USD recruit Missy Blackburn has been the team's dominant pitcher, while also batting .377, third best on the squad. Center fielder Becca Herther also pitches for the Flash, which has gone 16-1 so far in July. For the national tourney, the team has added Rapid City Stingrays hurler Ashley Meyer to their roster. Ironically, the Flash beat Meyer and the Stingrays 2-1 in the state tourney title game a week ago. Loe said the squad's two most consistent hitters, who are both long-ball threats, are shortstop Kassie Loe (.480) and right fielder Shelby Thompson (.366). The rest of the lineup consists of Katie Threadgold (.362) at first, Karly Williams (.318) at second, Rachel Soyland (.337) at third, Jessica Halsne (.300) catcher and Theresa McMahon (.236) in left field. The other team member, Allison McEntee (272), had surgery on a torn MCL last Monday but is traveling with the team.
Coach Loe said McEntee also had ACL surgery two years ago and then tore her MCL during basketball season. She continued to play basketball and softball before her surgery.
"This is a great group of girls," Loe said. "They all get along so well and they never quit. Even if they get behind, they still play hard with a smile on their face." Seven of the girls will be playing college ball next spring. In addition to Blackburn at USD, Thompson, McMahon and Meyer will be at Augustana, Loe at Mount Marty, Soyland at Nebraska and Halsne at Minnesota.

England Trip

Audrey sent me a couple pictures from their trip to England. My belief, as everyone knows, is "You can't take too many trips!" See the June 6 post and the comment for more info about their trip.

Fun pictures. Audrey, thanks for sending them.

Jan

Dawna

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAWNA

Kebba goes to Lake Beauty

Our kids went to Lake Beauty Bible Camp in Long Prairie, MN as kids. Now the next generation is beginning to attend. Kebba just finished 1st grade and stayed for 3 days, 2 nights. Long enough for the first time but had a great time. I found this picture on the camp website. She has her back to the camera but it looks like everybody is having fun.

July Birthdays

Dawna Felix July 17th
Kyle Williams July 18th
Erin Choudhary July 20th
Brian Threadgold July 22nd

Harvey and Robert Threadgold graves

I could not figure out the password Hayley used to download pictures from my camera so will just show you the pictures from the internet of what Dale and I stopped to put on graves on our way to a class I took at Spearfish last week. Hopefully they can stay there. We put the tulips in the white pot next to Harvey and Gertrude and the others around Robert and Doris.

Harlyn & Audrey go to Engalnd

Harlyn and Audrey left for Engalnd June 3rd to visit with Peter Threadgold! I hope they have a great trip--learn more of the "Threadgold" history--the "Stories" to carry down--and have a great time.

June celebrations

Jim & Phyllis Williams Anniversary June 3
Wes Froehlich and Richard Shalz Birthdays June 5

Derek Nordtvedt June 6

Don & Jan Froehlich Anniversay June 8
Dick & Bonnie Williams Anniversary June 11

Kebba Beach June 21
Mark & Cheri Williams Anniversary June 23

Recipe

I needed a cheap drink for Bible School so tried this out on Kebba and Keeda before I took it and everybody thought it was great.

RHUBARB SLUSH
8 c. chopped rhubarb 8 c. water Boil and strain. Discard solids. Add to liquid: 3 c. sugar 1/2 c. lemon juice 1 (3 oz.) pkg. strawberry Jello Bring to full boil and cool. Freeze. To serve, scoop frozen slush into tall glass and pour 7-Up over it.

Memorial Day Flowers

Donald, my husband and I put flowers on the graves this year for Mom's family and the Threadgold's and the Williams. We forgot our camera so we used a cell phone to take these photos. Not the best quality but you can at least see the headstones.

Jan

Memorial Day

today's holiday reminded us of what the holiday used to be befor pooliticians and retailers pushed for the holiday to be on a Monday giving people more time to relax and spend money. This day used to be called decoration day and was always celebrated on the 30 th of May.Not only were veteran's graves decorated all other family members had flowers put on their graves and there was always a memorial service at the cemetary. As Doris and Bob lived on the farm inFedora they took care pf putting floweres on the Threadgold and Williams grave sites. Families in those days were not as scattered as they are today. Probably today those sites are not decorated. We hope your holiday was special and that you remebered your parents and grandparents and veterans in your families. Phyllis & Jim

Graduates

Ty Nordtvedt - SDSU
Taylor Scrivner - Topeka, KS

LaBolt Evangelical Covenant Church

This article was published in our national church website today. After hearing about a large church that gave $100 to those who agreed to do good with it and reading about a family that gave each member $10, I suggested that our church do the reverse tithing. Kebba and I spent our money on our former Hutterite neighbors and we started the Mission Meals with Dale's money and that of another couple. We have made casseroles, fruit cups, and quick breads to freeze. If anybody has recipes that they know freeze well, we would be happy to have them. Betty

“Reverse Tithe”

Giving Back, Reaching Out

LA BOLT, SD (April 30, 2009) – An idea to give attendees at LaBolt Covenant Church a “reverse tithe” has led to the start of a new ongoing ministry, “Mission Meals.”

The church council recently decided to give each of the youth and adults $25 to be used to help another person, family, or organization. The only stipulation was that they had to report back to the church what they did with the money.

“Our Sunday school picked up on the idea, and every child age five and older received $20 from our Sunday-school fund,” says pastor Mark Chapman.

Mission Meals was born when two families pooled their money, purchased groceries, and made several ready-to-bake meals and stocked the church freezer with them, Chapman says.

“Anyone can now come to the church and take a full meal, along with a greeting card, to another family or individual for any reason,” says Chapman. “Meals have been delivered to cancer patients, people recovering from surgery and several others.”

The council subsequently decided to fund the ministry through the general fund, Chapman says.

The “reverse tithe” was used in other ways as well. Some people gave money to a local food pantry, to a couple who both had been laid off. Others bought clothes for a needy family and purchased track shoes for a high-school athlete who couldn’t afford his own.

“As pastor, I am very proud of our congregation of 60 people for taking this financial faith step in highly uncertain economic times,” says Chapman. “People expect the church to be asking for more money in times like this. We are showing the community around us that the love of Jesus turns everything around.”

Copyright © 2009 The Evangelical Covenant Church.

Tales of Old Dakota

The librarian from school got Tales of Old Dakota for me from the Aberdeen School Library and I have spent a week trying to get through it. As I said before, I am not much for history. This book begins with stories of the author searching for places he has heard about. He gives explanations about his searches but does not find much. As the book goes on, he makes more discoveries. I read closely as not to miss the Threadgold name and got to it tonight on page 159. One of the stories was about Storla. I can remember going to visit Grandpa Scott at the nursing home there. That nursing home closed a few years ago. I still have a couple of stories to read and will finish it if only to say I read it. It talks about Jesse and Frank James. At one time they had a hideout just south of LaBolt. I would recommend this book only to those who are really into early South Dakota history.

May Birthdays

Thomas Threadgold May 2

Bob Threadgold May 3

Carrie Green May 7

Ann Riggs May 10

Sachin Choudhary May 12

Josh Anderson May 15 (born same day as Justin Morneau of the Minnesota Twins May 15, 1981)

Michael Riggs May 30

Bethal Hall

I gave up on the electronic paper version. It will probably come out today.

Bryant--Bethal Alida Hall, 87, Bryant, died Thursday April 18, 2009, at a Sioux Falls hospital. Funeral services will be Monday, April 20 at 1 p.m. in the United Church of Christ at Bryant, with the Rev Margie Brewton officiating.

Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bryant.

Visitation will be Sunday, April 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Osthus Funeral Chapel in Bryant.

Bethal Alida (Kelsey) was born Dec. 16, 1921 to Howard and Ida (Clarke) Kelsey on a farm south of Fedora. She attended school at Fedora through high school graduating in 1940.

She worked at Madison for one year prior to her marriage to Lloyd (Ole) Hall on March 9, 1941 at Roswell. The couple moved to Bryant and she was a homemaker and worked at the sale barn. She clerked for many years for her husband who was an auctioneer. She also decorated many cakes over the years for all different occasions.

She was an active member of United Church Of Christ in Bryant where she werved in many areas. She was a member of the Sunshine Extension Club, the Bryant Development Board, East River Health Board, and was a Brownie Scout and 4-H leader. She enjoyed sewing, playing bridge, and visiting with family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ole.

Survivors include her daughter, Cheryl (Gary) De Wall of Crooks; two stepgrandchildren; two stepgreat-grandsons; and one sister, Evelyn (Carl) Braa of Mitchell.

Old Days On The Prairie by Tom Kilian

We had a snow day yesterday and are an hour late today. I spent my spare time reading Audrey's book Old Days on the Prairie by Tom Kilian. It is about life in Vilas between World War 1 and World War 2. The author must have grown up about the same time as Grandpa and Grandma T. Vilas's high school closed as he was starting high school so he road the train to Howard and began as a freshman in 1936. I am not a history buff, but found the book very interesting. There was much I did not know about that period in Miner County and Vilas. One halloween kids were out tipping over outdoor bathrooms and the blacksmith shot one of the teenagers in the head and killed him. He served time in the SD pen. Ruskin Park and Forestburg melons are mentioned along with the Watkins man and gypsies. I can not remember there being gypsies in my time. He talked about cutting a plug out of the watermelon to see if they were ripe several times. At a picnic a teenager cut a plug out, filled it with moonshine, and put the plug back in. The kids had a great time pretending to be under the influence if they were not actually so. He also talks about the teacher making him stand in front with the palms of his hands facing up and hitting him with the metal part of a wooden ruler. His hands did not bleed but were swollen up and stiff for several days. I can remember Mrs. Blume doing that to Jim O'Neal in the 3rd grade. Audrey mentioned in the blog that there was another book. I may be borrowing that from her in the future.

Betty

Native American Tools Uncovered

I found 25 hammer head stones and a couple other various sharpening stones and bones while out on a nature adventure looking for deer antlers this past Saturday. I didn't find any antlers, but what I did find was way more exciting!

There were five or six of these stones poking out of the ground about 1/4 the way and the rest came to life after a little digging.

I took them in to show Henry Desnoyers, our local hardware man and historian and also a collector of Indian artifacts(which I was unaware) and he was in awe that I found so many in one spot, never heard of before he said. He thought they were probably as many as 500 years old, because of the way they are carved out all the way around. With time they added a stick to them and when they did this they only had to carve them 3/4 the way around.

I only dug a 3'X3' area and about a foot deep, not knowing how I deep I should go or what I might disturb. Perhaps there is much more than what met my eye. Henry also said that these may have been from the time before the Indians had horses to haul all their possessions so some things, particularly the heavy hammer heads got left behind.

If any of you know any anthropologists or archaeologists maybe they would have some interest?

Barry Threadgold

Belated Happy Birthdayl, Phyllis

March 20 Birthday

Happy Birthday, Harvey

April Birthdays

April 1 -- Hannah (Anderson) Stewart
April 4 -- Ty Nordtvedt
April 6 -- Aydan Palmquist
April 6 -- Lucas Froehlich
April 20 -- Brady Barringer
April 23 -- Joe Palmquist

Kevin Butrum dies

GARRETSON — Kevin R. Butrum, 54, Garretson, died Thursday, March 12, 2009, in his home. He was the brother of Keith R. Butrum of Veblen.

Memorial services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Minnehaha Funeral Home at Garretson.

Memorial visitation will be Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the funeral home.

He was born June 14, 1954, to Rayburn and Eleanor Geraldine (Stalheim) Butrum in Sioux Falls. He grew up around Garretson, graduated from Garretson High School and attended S.D. State University. Following his education, he worked in Alaska and has since farmed on the family farm for more than 30 years.

He was an avid hunter and fisherman and returned to Alaska on many occasions for hunting trips. He had a great sense of humor and was known for his strong opinions. He also greatly enjoyed the company of his nieces and nephews.

Survivors include his siblings, Keith R. (Holly A.M.) Butrum of Veblen, Renee (Bruce) Boehrns of Volin and Jeneane (Douglas Hornseth) Butrum of Richfield, Minn.

Old Picture

I don't think we know all the people in the picture. Would someone list all the names?

Jan

Belated Birthday

Mark and Mike Williams

Bernell

This is Karen in WV. Maybe Dawna, Phyllis or Harlyn knows the answer to this. Does anyone know where the middle name Bernell came from for Grandpa Harvey. Dan Felix and Bobby Threadgold also used it.

I was reading about Norwegian naming practices, and it could be a previous relative had "Bern" as part of their name. It was customary to change it a little, when switching between male and female. The female version of Ole might be Ona, etc. With his mother Hannah having Bergette as a middle name, it was probably in honor of someone before her. Then Bernell might have been a variation on that.

I'd love to hear others' thinking on this.

Josh Anderson gets 2nd

This is my first try at a video. I can play it on my iMac. We will see if it works for all.

Swing set on news

We just saw the new White House swing set on the news so it must be the one Ty worked on.

I was assigned the job of scanning some old photos for the blog. This is my first test case. I laughed at this one -- I remember the skunk hunt. I especially remember Jim Dahl getting sick after being sprayed and how angry Mom was with our smell. I thought this photo had been lost.

Now that I'm "almost professional" at the scanning, editing and uploading, I'll try to find some more to add.

Jan

Celebrations in March

Donald and Kathleen Anniversary -- March 3
Duane Barringer -- March 3
Jim Williams -- March 3
Mark & Mike Williams -- March 5
Cheri Williams -- March 9

Don Froehlich -- March 14

Keeda Beach -- March 15

Phyllis (Threadgold) Williams -- March 20

Hayley Anderson -- March 28

Harvey Threadgold -- March 28
Josh Williams -- March 29
Hannah (Anderson) Stewart -- April 1

Snow Day today

Our snow was almost gone but we got another 10 inches today with strong winds. This picture was on Keloland from Big Stone Lake. Now we have 3 days to make up.