"April Fool Weather, Skunks, Club Events, News in Ephraim" from the April 6, 1950 Door County Advocate
Verra Sauer, Corres.
April Fool Weather, Skunks, Club Events, News in Ephraim
Verra Sauer, Corres.
EPPRAIM — Apr. 4, and all the month to date has been April Fool's day for we have been having March instead of April weather. Snow and more snow with Palm Sunday more like Christmas in its whiteness.
We do have evidences of spring for the tulips are up at the south of my house, and the Bill Sohns had a bluebird, visit their feeding station twice on the first of the month.
We are also having an epidemic of skunks these days.
Dicky Olson tried the time honored stunt of picking one up by its tail, but he wasn't quick enough. It is obvious what happened to his clothes.
Saga, Elsie Helgerson's nice dog, was also a little too slow one night this past week. After two days out in the cold with little result, Elsie bathed Saga in tomato (she found later that vinegar would have been just as good) which took the odor. That is, plus a bath — a job on a long haired dog.
Palm Sunday services at the Moravian church were very inspiring with the Rev. Wilbur Behrend's sermon "Fight The Good Fight," addressed especially to the confirmation class. The sermon was the subject of much conversation this week for the earnestness and sincerity of his talk impressed everyone.
The following, young people were confirmed: Evelyn Knutson, Carol and Patricia Mozal, William Knutson and Norman Larson. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Larson Sr. and Carl Olson were readmitted to church membership. White carnations on the pulpit were in memory of Patricia and Carol Mozal's mother.
After the Easter Sunrise service all the young people are invited to have breakfast in the church. Sunday school will be at 9:00 o'clock and the regular church services at 10 o'clock.
Two future events to remember are the regular ladies aid meeting in the church parlors Thursday afternoon, Apr. 13, at 2:00 o'clock and the concert by the Moravian College Glee club at 2:30 o'clock Sunday, Apr. 16, in the Ephraim village hall.
Circle 3 had a gay time at the potluck supper held at the J. C. Langemak's last Thursday. It was an April Fool's party with everything scrambled. When Mary Lou Langemak was to play two selections on the piano, Tom Mayhew was called upon. He was the one who fooled the planning committee for he did play. And thus the program proceeded with Frank Brandt, Sheboygan and Ephraim, and Mrs. H. L. Livesay, Gloria Koehler, Mary Lou Langemak, Sam Hogensen and Janie Stenzel as the others who took part in adding to the fun.
Games were played after the program, and the one which caused the most laughter was the one when everyone dressed in the package of old clothes which fell to his or her lot. Thus clad, they marched two by two around the room while Sharon Wagner sang "Easter Parade." The evening ended with cake and coffee as a birthday surprise for Eddie Valentine, who celebrated his real birthday on Saturday, Apr. 1.
The PTA meeting was well attended in spite of the snow storm. Everyone enjoyed the potluck. supper. The food committee was Mrs. Floyd Knutson, Mrs. Norman Larson and Mrs. H. Wheelock. Everett Valentine. led community singing which the children particularly welcomed. Harold Wilson showed his pictures of the birds and animals at Three Springs. Mrs. William Sohns was in charge of the program and games.
After the pictures everyone entered the grand march led by Mr. and Mrs. Langemak with those present breaking up into four groups, each one putting on a pageant representing a month of the year. The June group won first place with a wedding scene, and the December group representing the trimming of a tree (Martin Olson Jr.) and the coming of Santa Claus with his reindeer (Tommy Mayhew and six reindeers) won second.
Mrs. Thor Erickson and Mrs. Thorwald Hanson are spending the week in LaGrange, Ill., visiting relatives. They will also take one day to visit the furniture, china and other special departments in Marshall Fields (don't you envy them?) and also to see what new things are offered at Dennisons.
Mr. and Mrs. William Cribbs and son were in Ephraim over Palm Sunday weekend.
Two of our students came home this past week, Johnny Wheelock from New Orleans where he is studying music and Eunice Seiler from Evanston, Ill., where she is a freshman at the National College of Education.
Joyce Knutson, a student at the Door-Kewaunee school, Algoma, has been practice teaching at the village school these past two weeks.
The traditional Easter Egg hunt was held on the school grounds Thursday afternoon. Each child found a colored egg with his or her name on it and was given candy eggs and a chocolate Easter rabbit. A friend of the children started a renewal of this practice three years ago.
The Herman Hogensens celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Palm Sunday.
Meryle and Laurie Rasmussen have a new baby, Richard William (Ricky), who was born on Mar. 28. This means another great-grandson for our Mr. Rasmussen.
Gayle and Bonnie Clough have named their baby, Richard Allen.
Courtesy of the Door County Library Newspaper Archive
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