Sweer and Florence Arends attended the funeral of their sister-in-law, Arlene Arends, on Saturday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in George. Mrs. Arends died on Tuesday January 15, 2013 at the age of 82.
The Zion Presbyterian Church held installation for the new church officers on Sunday January 20, 2013. Rhonda Groen and Lisa Heikes will be Elders and George Schmidt will serve as a Deacon.
Friday visitors with Ruth and Skip Birkett were Mary Jean Adams and son Leighton
from Atkinson, Nebraska. They also visited with Ethel Siemer.
The 2013 Knights of Columbus Basketball Free Throw contest was held on Sunday January 13, 2013 at the Ellsworth School.
The winners were:
GIRLS BOYS
10 yr---1st---Morgan Dreesen 1st---Christian Hoiland
2nd--Sarah Essman 2nd--Dalton Popkes
11 yr---1st---Kallie Chapa 1st---Cody Kramer
2nd--Ashlyn Meester
12 yr---1st---Sierra Smith 1st---Brandon Kramer
2nd--Lizzie Chapa 2nd--Kade Boltjes
13 yr---1st---Devin Dreesen NONE
2nd--McKenna Hinrichs
1st---Jared Leuthold
Father Bernard Kerrigan's funeral Mass was Monday January 14th in Wabasha. Father Kerrigan, 91, was the 21st pastor of St Mary's Parish from 1963 to 1965.
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