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William "Bill" R. Meyer September 25, 1934 - December 16, 2018

William “Bill” Meyer, age 84, of Canby Minnesota passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at the Sylvan Court Nursing Home in Canby, MN. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 21, 2018 at United Methodist Church in Gary, South Dakota. Burial will be at Grandview Cemetery, Gary, SD. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 pm. with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at the Houseman Funeral Home in Canby, MN. William “Bill” Ray Meyer was born on a farm north of Gary, SD in Manfred Township in Lac Qui Parle County, MN. He attended country school and gradu-ated from Canby, MN in 1952. After graduation he drove gravel trucks and helped his relatives on their farms. He married Delores “Dolly” Fritz, the love of his life, on January 15, 1956, in the Gary United Methodist Church in Gary, South Dakota. He worked for a farmer by Lafayette, MN, for one and a half years before mov-ing to Dawson, MN, where he worked at the Farmers Grain Elevator. In 1963, he had the chance to rent a farm south of Dawson where they lived six years. Their daughter Kathy was born in Gaylord, MN and son David and daughter Karen were born in Dawson, MN. In 1969, they purchased a farm north of Gary, SD near where he was raised and he farmed for many years. After a courageous battle with multiple health issues, Bill entered the Sylvan Court Nursing Home in Canby, MN in 2017. He passed away at the Sylvan Court Nurs-ing Home on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at the age of 84. Bill was a member of the Gary Methodist Church where he served on the church board for several years. He enjoyed square dancing, going to tractor pulls, working on vintage tractors, cars and his 1954 Chevy pickup. He also made clocks, pictures and lamps out of Terry Redlin tins. He especially enjoyed his grandkids and great-grandkids. Bill was a loving father, grandfa-ther and great-grandfather and he had one favorite daughter-in-law. Grateful for having shared Bill’s life are his spouse Delores “Dolly” Meyer, Canby, MN; three children: Kathy (Jeff) Dahl, Newfolden, MN, David (Judy) Meyer, Sioux Falls, SD and Karen (Jerry) Lammers, Fargo, ND; seven grandchildren: Jeanne (Matt) De-Cambaliza, Jordan (Rachel) Dahl, Jonathan (Sophia) Dahl, Daniel (Amanda) Meyer, Brandi (Stephan) Full, Brad (Kyera) Meyer, Adam (special friend Jana) Tor-bert; step granddaughter, Tawnia (Brandon) Suther-land; eight great-grandchildren and two on the way along with two step great-grandchildren; sister, Ella Braucher; and several nieces and nephews. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, William and Bertha Meyer; six brothers: Freddie, Herbert, Rudy, Harry, Kenny and Clarence and two sisters: Lil-lie Melby and Marie Benson. Bill’s family would like to thank the caring staff at the Sylvan Court for their care even when he said he was “nearly perfect”.

Sharon Lynn Stuerman April 10, 1938 - December 10, 2018

Sharon Stuerman, age 80, of Gary, SD passed away on Monday, December 10, 2018 at the Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center in Clear Lake, SD. Funeral ser-vice will be 3:00pm on Saturday, De-cember 15th at the United Methodist Church in Gary, SD. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at the Grandview Cemetery in Gary, SD. Houseman Funeral Home of Clear Lake is entrusted with the arrangements. Sharon was born in Gary, SD to Lynn and Mable (Miller) Asher on April 10, 1938. She lived in Gary until the age of 5 when the family moved to Appleton, Minne-sota. She attended Appleton Episcopal church and Apple-ton High School, graduating in 1956. Sharon spent sum-mers in Gary with Grandpa and Grandma Miller and “hanging out” with lifelong friends Jean and Jeannette Denekamp. Here she met Howard Stuerman and they were married on June 24, 1956 at the Episcopal Church in Ap-pleton. Sharon and Howard made their home on a farm 1 mile west of Gary with their three children, Fay, Beth and Peter until 1963 when they moved to their home “in town” where she continued to reside until 2011. Howard passed away in 1989. In 2011 Sharon began living with her daugh-ter and son-in-law near Gary and entered the Good Samari-tan Center in 2014 where she resided until her death. Sharon cared for her family and then began working at the Gary State Bank in 1966 as a bookkeeper and teller until her retirement in 2000. During her lifetime she was actively involved in her children's activities, the United Methodist Church and in her many clubs and activities: United Methodist ladies circle, hobby club, American Le-gion Auxiliary, bowling and playing cards. The family en-joyed summer vacations visiting numerous locations throughout the American West and relatives in OK and CA, and, in later years, traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe. She was a special grandmother attending all the grandchildren's activities and enjoying every event with a smile and hugs for every grandchild. Sharon is survived by her three children, their spouses and families: Daughter Fay Lynne (Stuerman) and husband William Stone, Gary, S.D. and their children: Crystal (Stone), husband D.J. and children Addison and Tristan Tesch, Brandt, S.D.; Mandy (Stone), husband Troy and son Cruz Elseth, Fargo, N.D.; Kelly (Stone), husband Chad and sons Logan, Austin, and Carter Bergan, Watertown, S.D.; Heath, wife Katie (Schuh) and daughters Alexis and Leah Stone, Gary, S.D. Daughter Beth Ann Stuerman and hus-band Kevin Horgan, Sterling, MA and son Daniel Horgan, Cork, Ireland; Son Peter William and wife Mardell (Jones) Stuerman, Sioux City, IA and their children Tyler, Oska-loosa, IA, Sierra, Iowa City, IA and Christina, Brookings, SD; sister-in-law Pauline (Stuerman) Dela, Clear Lake, S.D and numerous cousins and their families. Sharon passed away after a brief illness on December 10, 2018 at the Clear Lake Medical Center at the age of 80. Sharon was preceded in death by her grandparents, Frank and Effie (Paddelford) Asher and August and Anna (Prader) Miller; parents Lynn and Mabel (Miller) Asher, husband Howard Stuerman; great-grandson Jordan Stone and valued brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Hugo and LaVonne (Bonnie) Stuerman, Leota and Mike Gossen, Al-bert and Bernice Stuerman and Robert Dela. Sharon blessed family and friends with her love, sup-port, and generosity and she will be thought of fondly and often and fondly.

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Keith Kingsley Brevik October 4, 1947- December 22, 2018

Keith Kingsley Brevik was born

Oct. 4, 1947, in Watertown, SD, to

Len and Jonette Brevik. He passed

away from pancreatic cancer in

Wichita, KS, on December 22,

2018, at the age of 71 years.

Keith grew up on a farm near

Gary, SD, attended country school and graduated from

Gary High School. He was confirmed in the First Evan-

gelical Lutheran Church in Gary and remained a member

throughout his life. After high school, he joined the U.S.

Navy and served during the Vietnam War on the USS

Dealey, lead ship of her class of destroyer escort ships.

He was honorably discharged after four years of duty.

After the service, Keith lived briefly in Vermillion,

SD, and Minneapolis, MN, after which he returned to

Gary, where he farmed, worked with other local farmers

and traveled with a Gary-based grain-building crew con-

structing bins at various locations across the country.

He was united in marriage to Linda Kack in 1972, and

they lived in the Gary area for 11 years. He eventually

decided to pursue other pathways, moving to Oklahoma

for a couple of years where he worked with area farmers

and on a combine crew. He then settled more perma-

nently in Wichita, KS, driving truck and moving and set-

ting mobile homes in the south central states until he

eventually retired.

He enjoyed farming and liked to keep up with the lat-

est and greatest innovations in the field. He loved to read

and always had fix-it projects of all types in the works.

He was preceded in death by his parents and grand-

parents.

He is lovingly remembered by his sisters, Lenore Bre-

vik, Wichita, KS; and Jeanine (Lynn) Pederson, Gary,

SD; brother, Todd (Mary) Brevik, Vermillion, SD; son,

Jeremy Brevik, Amarillo, TX; as well as many relatives

and friends.

Memorial services will be held in Gary at a later date.

Randy Pederson January 6, 1951 - December 29, 2018

Randy Pederson, age 67, of rural

Marietta, MN passed away on Satur-

day, December 29, 2018 at the Av-

era McKennan Hospital in Sioux

Falls, SD. Funeral service will be

10:30am on Thursday, January 3rd

at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gary, SD.

Visitation will be 4 to 6pm on Wednesday, January 2nd

at the church with a prayer service at 6pm. Visitation

will resume one hour prior to the service at the church.

Burial will be at the Grandview Cemetery in Gary.

Houseman Funeral Home-Birk Chapel of Canby is en-

trusted with the arrangements.

Randel Lee Pederson was born on January 6, 1951 in

Clear Lake, SD to parents Jens and Verna (Kjelden) Pe-

derson. He was baptized and confirmed at the First

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Gary. Randy was raised

on the family farm near Gary and he attended country

school for eight years and in 1969 he graduated from

Gary High School.

On January 16, 1971 Randy was united in marriage to

Shirley Nelson at the United Methodist Church in Gary,

SD and they were blessed with two children, Stacy and

Scott. Together they raised their children on their farm

and taught them the value of hard work.

Farming was both an occupation and hobby for

Randy. Following in his father's footsteps, Randy had a

dairy operation for many years. In later years, he and

Scott transitioned to raising stock cows. From crops and

cattle to the garden and fruit trees, Randy had a passion

for tending to plants and animals. He had riding horses

and draft horses, spending several years taking part in

area draft horse pulls. Over the years, he raised all kinds

of animals, but many people appreciated his chickens

and the farm-fresh eggs he shared with so many.

Randy's greatest joy was spending time with his fam-

ily, watching his grandkids grow and teaching them

about the farm and animals. He was known for his posi-

tive attitude, generosity and kindness.

Randy was a lifelong member of the First Evangelical

Lutheran Church where he served the last several years

as an Elder. He was also on the Manfred Township

Board and a founding member of the Gary Rodeo Asso-

ciation in 1972.

Grateful for having shared Randy’s life are his wife

of 47 years, Shirley Pederson of Marietta, MN; two chil-

dren: Stacy (Chuck) Neubeck of Marshall, MN, Scott

(Tara) Pederson of Gary; five grandchildren: Devin and

Connor Neubeck, Regan Hansen and Aidan and Cole

Pederson; his siblings: Lynn (Jeanie) Pederson of Gary,

Roger (Delores) Pederson of Gary, Ardis White of Wa-

tertown; adopted siblings: Morris and George Pederson,

Evelyn Carter and Gail Kinzer; father-in-law Harvey

Nelson and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and

friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers,

Ardell and Jan Pederson; adopted brother, Todd Peder-

son, brother-in-law, John White, and mother-in-law Dar-

lene Nelson.

Let’s build a house of laughter

Where joy sounds from every rafter.

All there could extol,

“Joy’s good for the soul!”

For saints here and in the hereafter.

~Rev. Woody McKay, Stone Mountain, GA

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By Vivian Branson

pump became a muddy mess, but I was the one

who continued pumping up and down, up and

down. At last Mr. Ferguson protested that the

stock tank was overflowing and the barnyard

was knee-deep in mud.

My love affair with that iron pump contin-

ued through fall and on into the gusty cold win-

ter. The ridicule of my family and friends only-

made me more stubborn and loyal to it. I

pumped at every opportunity. I was unyielding

in my dedication to that pump.

My disillusionment came with destructive

and agonizing suddenness on the coldest day of

winter.

Charles Ferguson dared me to lick the pump

handle. I was puzzled by the dare, but to my 7

year old mind it seemed a reasonable thing to

do.

I did it! I put my tongue against that frosty

pump handle!

I shed my infatuation and the outer layer of

my tongue in the same painful instant.

uring my seventh summer, Mr. Ferguson,

our neighbor to the north, drilled a water well.

For a week, Duane and I spent every waking

moment watching the machine make the bore.

The huge derrick towered over us. At last the

casing was slipped into place. The pump was

lifted high in the air and carefully lowered into

the opening.

It was a handsome iron pump with a handle

that went up and down. How I envied Mr. Fer-

guson’s children.

Our own water supply came from a well on

the back porch, but we had to draw the water

with a rope and bucket. The bucket was a long

slender tube lowered into the well by a rope

threaded through a pulley and suspended from

the roof. A wooden plug floated free in the bot-

tom of the tube so it could fill from the lower

end.

The plug fell in place, filling the tube’s end,

while the water was brought up hand over hand

with the rope. When the filed tube was pushed

into a bucket, the plug was released and the wa-

ter came gushing out. A knot in the rope held

the tube just below the top of the casing when

it was not in use.

The filled granite bucket and a washbasin

had a permanent place on the washstand near

the back door. Above them hung a towel and a

gray enameled dipper.

How I longed for an iron pump like the

beauty that stood in the Fergusons’ yard.

Before we were allowed to pump, a connect-

ing pipe was cupped over the end of the spout.

It led to a stock tank in the barnyard. We took

turns at the pump handle, watching as the

fresh, clear water gushed into the cup and dis-

appeared into the pipe. The area around the

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‘Twas the Month

After Christmas

'Twas the month after Christmas and all through

the house Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse.

The cookies I’d nibbled, the eggnog I’d tasted

All the holiday parties had gone to my waist.

When I got on the scales there arose such a

number!

When I walked to the store (less a walk than a

lumber).

I’d remember the marvelous meals I’d prepared;

The gravies and sauces and beef nicely rared,

The wine and the rum balls, the bread and the

cheese

And the way I’d never said, “No thank you, please.”

As I dressed myself in my husband’s old shirt

And prepared once again to do battle with dirt—

I said to myself, as I only can

“You can’t spend a winter disguised as a man!”

So—away with the last of the sour cream dip,

Get rid of the fruit cake, every cracker and chip.

Every last bit of food that I like must be banished

Till all the additional ounces have vanished.

I won’t have a cookie—not even a lick.

I’ll want only to chew on a long celery stick.

I won’t have hot biscuits, or corn bread, or pie.

I’ll munch on a carrot and quietly cry.

I’m hungry, I’m lonesome, and life is a bore—

But isn’t that what January is for?

Happy New Year to all and to all a good diet!

Author Unknown

Providing

Propane, Fuel, Seed and Fertilizer

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Fairchild Farmgirl I’m Just One Cow Pie From a Full Spreader

Dear diary,

it’s getting a little crazy here, being cooped up with 7 full time kids in

this house as well as the other 3 kids that have come home with signifi-

cant others. Now, there’s a snow storm swirling around us on the

weather map and it’s taunting me, diary. It’s laughing because the

magic of presents under the tree has passed, and kids are fighting over

taking turns on their games from Santa and they’ve eaten all of Ron’s

gifts of candy that he got from them.

“Suzanne! I got candy from the kids as a gift and I caught them behind the chair eating the very present they GAVE me.” Ron said, as I picked up wrappers flung all over from the

same gum they had boughten me.

“I hear ya,” I said with a sigh. “They need to go back to school. If only you could see two

feet in front of you because of that stupid snowstorm, I’d send them outside to shovel some-thing.” So, this has been my week people, and I don’t even know if it’s been a week for sure.

The days muddle together as I try to pass the time with crafts, games and making cook-

ies. Is it wise to fill these bored kids with sweets? Not sure, but I do it anyway. I cave.

Now I’m not saying I don’t love the heck out of my kiddos, because I do. But I think

Christmas break could be a little shorter. It kind of feels a little Claustrophobic here.

Like, with each passing day the inside of the house gets a little smaller and there ends

up being more people than the day before.

Ha! Seriously not true, but feels like it. But if one kid asks to have a friend over, I’m

going to go to a friend’s house and not come back until January 2nd.

All joking aside, how’s your “week after” treating you? You know, the week after

Christmas? Have you made your New Years resolutions yet?

I’m working on mine. I’m also working like a dog on my

soap business! January 24, I leave for the Black Hills Stock

Show and won’t be back until February 4. I’m so excited,

nervous and downright scared to sell soap at a 10 day show

where 340,000 people will be walking past my booth! Will I

have enough product, will I have a cool enough booth, will I

have oomph to be there 10 hours a day at my booth? Because

whether my oomph is brought along or not, it’ll be show time

and I won’t have a choice. Thank goodness I’m bringing my

right-hand lady, Donna Kunde. I don’t know what I’d do

without her. So say some prayers for me that I’m doing the

right thing and I’ll do well out there. I sure hope so.

So diary, this is it for this entry. You all make some good resolutions for the upcom-

ing year. Have some great goals, I know mine will be just getting through that Stock

Show.

Until next time, Fairchild, “You want to hear what scents my soaps are, or what?”

Farmgirl.

PS not my real sales pitch.

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The following yearbooks (annuals) of the Gary High School are not available in the Gary Historical Museum collection. We would like to complete the set so we can digitize them and have them available on the museum computer for ac-cess by visitors. If you have a copy of one of those that are missing, would you work with us to com-plete our collection?

If you have a copy of one of the missing an-nuals and would like to donate it, please do. If you or your family wants to keep your copy, could you scan the pages including the covers for us? If you don’t have a scanner, would you mind loaning it to us so that we can copy it? Also, if you know anyone who might be able to help us, please share this message with them.

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Missing Annuals

Need anything before 1939, except 1919.

Missing 1942 through 1947.

Missing 1950, 1952, 1953, and 1955.

Missing 1960.

Missing 1974.

Missing 1985.

1935: Congress adopts the Social Security

Act on August 14 for the purpose of providing

retirement security for American workers. The

Act is an attempt to limit what were seen as

dangers in the modern American life, including

old age, poverty, unemployment, and the bur-

dens of widows and fatherless children. By

signing this Act, President Roosevelt becomes

the first president to advocate federal assis-

tance for the elderly.

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Welcome to the Gary Inter State of January 14, 1898 The commissioner’s met at the office of the County Auditor in Clear Lake on January 3, 1898. Members present were J. T. Newby, A.W. Kenyon, Peter Hanson, N.D. Clark and P.S. Johnson. Temporary chairman was J. T. Newby with the board processing to elect by ballot for a permanent chairman. On the third ballot A.W. Kenyon declared winner. A motion on the peddlers license was fixed as follows: each peddler traveling a foot $25.00 each peddler traveling with a team $50.00,each, peddlers taking orders $75.00, auctioneers $10.00. Following places to hold chattel sales: Gary, Altamont, Goodwin, PALMER, Clear LAKE, Brandt

and Toronto. Newspapers for county official news Gary Inter State, Clear Lake Courier and the Deuel County Advocate. The following wolf bounty was fixed as follows: old wolves $3.00, Young wolves $2.00. H.E. Johnson was appointed sheep inspector for a term of two years. E.N. Flanders County Auditors salary $194.72, E.E. Distad Treasure fees $200.00, G.E. Force Reg of Deeds $289.90, T.E. Sanborn Co. Judge and Com. Of insanity $80.00,

W.D.Harvey Co. Physician salary $29.75, T.J.LAW States Atty. And Court expenses $86.33, Henry Morris hauling coal $6.00, T.J. Law referee $15.00, Julius Palmer goods Mrs. Brown (pauper) $5.80, Robert Raschke for F.Smith , G. Anderson, Herrest, Mrs. Iverson ,Hans (paupers) boarding to Mrs. Cleveland. Geo L. Almond- clerk of courts fees $10.00, Clear Lake Corp. boarding prisoner $25.oo, A. J. Johnson Yaramo (ole) pauper $26.15, L.J. Langmark pauper, boarding F.Fitzpatrick, Pauper, Hans Bjerke. Maintenance of Insane $77.87 for two names to register of deeds being $1052.75. A number of Glenwood people went the auction sale at the lake, among them B.O. Roe. Henry Cleveland was seen in the hills of Glenwood in quest of wolves. The wolves were quite numerous but his success not as good as Harvey’s was. The Red School House not only holds the longest teacher it has had for the past ten years, but the greatest number of pupils. Albert Sturges was the teacher. A.W. Kenyon was at Clear Lake since the first of January for commissioner meetings. Albert is noted for his good reasoning. A visit to the home of Mr. & Mrs. Myron Kenyon found them in good spirits. If Myron grows as good a crop on his land as he has on his face he will be rolling in money. The Harry Wilcoxs of Milbank visited with the A.W. Kenyon’s. While there Myron’s team did a runaway scattering the wagon and harness over the prairie, but the team was finally corralled by one of the Glenwood damsels. Notice, of commissioner of school and public lands was offered for the sale at public to the highest bidder on the 22 day of March 1898. All of the unsold and unleased lands in Deuel County. The sale was held 10 am to 5:00 pm until all tracks are sold by the front door of the Deuel County Courthouse. On the 23rd day of March all the unsold land will be offered for lease. In an ad in the paper the City Dray Line of J.W. Collins & son stated that any orders left at the shop will receive prompt attention in Gary S.D. Interesting to note –The Missouri Electric Light and Power Company and the Edison Electric, two of the largest concerns have consoli-dated back in 1898. I wonder if the Farmers Handy Feed cooker is still available today? In this issue of the Gary Inter State is a cooker selling for $12.50 for a 50 gallon capacity cooker made by Empire MFG. CO of Quincy, Ill. It says farmers cooked food during the winter for chickens and livestock. Learn something new very day. What was life really like a 100 years ago? Ready for a few facts? The average life for a man was 48 years and for the woman it was 51 years. In 1913 the first gas station in the US opened in 1913 in Pittsburgh. Before that selling gas was a side business for various stores. In 1910 less than half of the US population lived in the urban areas. Today it 80% and climbing. The word “Teenager” was not yet in use. In 1940 the census collected information on plumbing in American homes, it was reveled that almost half of the homes lacked hot/

cold water, no tubs. Showers or flush toilets. Just remember that the next time you settle onto that nice warm seat. In 1901 Connecticut passed a speed limit of 15 mph on general roads, and 12 miles mph within city limits. 1938 the US set it’s first minimum wage at 25 cents an hour 1910 the average annual per capital income in the US was estimated to be $332.per week or about $7,800.yearly. In 1915 many practicing doctors in the US had been educated haphazardly since medical schools had mostly been diploma mills,

that slowly began to change when the John Hopkins University Medical opened in 1893. In 1910 agriculture was the most common industry worked. By 1920 workers manufacturing surpassed Ag . In 1910 7.7% of Americans couldn’t read or write.

The chapter has closed on the 2018 year and now 2019 begins her work. Work hard, play safe, love a lot, and keep your friends close .

Happy New Year.

Yesteryear Today

athy’s news

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Dan & Susan Norgaard

Dennis & Lori Nosbush

Mike & Barb Miller

Craig & Deb Stone

Shirley Denekamp

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Hi –from Jennifer I have attached several pictures of the tree and a couple of kids adding decorations (Troy Jenson and Sophia Engesser). Melinda Jenson again did a stellar job of picking out the perfect little tree from So-dak Gardens. (I'd also like to give a shout out to Mike Nosbush for driving in the post that keeps our little tree upright each year!) I also attached a pic of one of the Gary Community Christmas Centerpieces. (I completely forgot to take pics of them all!) Local businesses, artists and organizations contributed different items to be in-cluded in each centerpiece, and six lucky party-goers each got to take one home. There were some pretty cool items in each, including magnets, soaps, ornaments, shirts, hats, glasses, travel mugs, note-cards, keychains, pens, candles -- and even a duck and a cookbook -- included in a reusable shopping bag. Each centerpiece was different, but all of them highlighted some of the people and establishments that support and sustain the community of Gary. I would really appreciate it if you could include the list of contributors (below) as we not only very much thank them for their gifts but also appreciate all they do. This year, the Community Club also encouraged everybody to dress in their Christmas Best, and Leona Stamp won a poinsettia (from Sodak) for her festive attire. The Tour de Kids also held a raffle for a Kid's Baking Collection and an Adult Winter Car Kit with proceeds going to the Sanford Children's Hospital and Children's Miracle Network. (I can't recall who won the kid's set, but Geno Lorenzen won the car kit. Melinda would have more info on this.) As always, the meal was delicious, with a pulled pork dinner provided by Rob's Locker & Catering, baked beans from Buffalo Ridge & Business Center, and various salads and desserts brought and shared by the citizens of Gary. Melinda Jenson and Kristie Thomas kept the kids entertained with a variety of fun craft projects. (Again, I would suggest you ask Melinda about this as I was not involved. They may have winners to list.) Joyce and Randy Meyer, with the assis-tance of Elaine Almos and other members of the community (Joyce might be able to give you all the names if you would like to include them.), entertained the group with holiday songs and sing-a-longs, with a group perform-ance by The Lefse Ladies and The Uff-Da Girls about an, "Uff-Da Kind Of Christmas," later garnering over 3,400 views online! Frosty also made a first-time appearance and had a great time dancing with the kids on the way to welcome Santa. I think that concludes what I know about the news at this point! I know there are New Year's parties at Buffalo Ridge and the Gary Bar, but other than that, I'm not sure about much going on in January. Tammy also said she could help with her photos if you were still having trouble, so just drop her a line if you need her. I hope you're surviving the storm! It's pretty tame here right now, but I hear there's more to come...

Gary Community

Christmas Centerpiece

Contributors Aflac - Mary Nosbush The Alibi

Buffalo Ridge Resort

& Business Center

Deuel Area Development, Inc.

DNB Fairchild Lamb & Wool

Gary Community Club G H A

Gate City General

Kaiser Kreations

Lorenzen Equipment

R J Meyer Arts

Rob’s Locker & Catering

Sodak Gardens

State Line Bar & Grill

Stee Electric

Tour de Kids

Viessman Trucking

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those files from the past year in a tote, use it as a

make-shift desk, etc. Just adjust it to the height

that is comfortable for you. When your job is fin-

ished, fold it back up and store it out of the way!