With the arrival of June, the beautiful (we hope) month in which summer arrives, we must also realize that we are on the last leg of the first half of the year. Time does fly, but speaking of flying, June is also "Fight the Filthy Fly Month." Do your part in supporting the fight against flies. June is also Cat and Kitten Month. The purpose of this occasion is to acquaint more people with the pleasures of owning a cat and to promote better cat care. Perhaps you could get a cat and let him fight the flies! Knowing me as you all do, that I am a cat lover, I would certainly go along with that idea. Judy Punt, wife of Pastor Punt who served the Steen Reformed Church for several years, and now lives in Sully, Iowa, was a supper guest in the Jo and Joyce Aykens home Friday night. The Girls’ League father-daughter cook-out will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 4, at Steen Reformed Church. Henry Van Der Weerd, who underwent surgery recently, was transferred to a swing bed at Pioneer Hospital in Rock Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday and returned to his home on Friday.Vacation Bible School is from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, June 7, and continues through Friday, June 11, at Steen Reformed Church. Everyone is asked to bring a sack lunch. Floyd Paulsen, son of Melvin and Joann Paulsen, Alexandria, Ind., arrived Saturday night to spend a few days visiting his parents and helping them celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Henrietta Huenink, Norma Van Wyhe, Lester, Iowa, Winnie Scholten and Joan Hoogeveen attended the Memorial Day services at Valley Springs American Legion Monday morning. Julie and Jon Springman and two daughters, Forest Lake, and Carla and Joel Overlander and their two daughters, came Friday to visit in the home of their mother, Melba Boeve. They also attended a high school graduation open house for Daniel Boeve, son of Brian Boeve, in their home in Sioux Falls. The Springmans returned home on Sunday. The Overlanders returned to their home on Saturday evening. Orrin and Bernice Aukes attended the wedding of Michael Sasse, Sioux Falls, son of Dave and Janet Sasse, grandson of Otto and Gladys Van Wettering and Sawyer Wilson, daughter of Robert Wilson, Sioux Falls, on Saturday at Blue Mound Banquet Center in Luverne. Daryl Fuerstenberg underwent open heart surgery at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester on Tuesday and remains a patient there at this time. Dries and Laura May Bosch, Art and Henrietta Boeve, Glen and Ann Boeve and family, Michael and Gregg Van Wyhe and family, left Saturday for Cedar Rapids, Iowa where hey attended the wedding of their grandson, Ryan Boeve and Amy Hamilton, at Calvary Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids. The reception was at the Clarion Hotel in Cedar Rapids, following the ceremony. Others attending from here were Dick and Gert Hup, Hills, and Cornie and Darleen Bosch, Luverne. They returned home on Sunday.Congratulations to Arvin and Cena Mae Tilstra who will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 5, at Steen Reformed Church. Congratulations to Erin Boeve, daughter of Glen and Ann Boeve, who graduated from Hills-Beaver Creek High School on Friday. There was a graduation party in her home following the graduation exercises. Monday morning coffee guests in the Melba Boeve home were Hendrene and Arnie Veldkamp, Luverne. As most of you know, I love music and have ever since I was old enough to walk. When my dad and mother went dancing, they put me to sleep behind the piano and when they were playing the last song, my dad would wake me up and dance me to the door. Would you believe that all happened in Ash Creek?From that time on I have loved music. I played the piano and organ and sang solos at an early age for the Farm Bureau women. I still sing with the Sioux Falls Sweet Adelines. Music has always played a big role in my life. However, I have been very unhappy with TV and the radio stations for the choice of music they play. I was happy when I read this article and would like to share it with you at this time. "There is a new age in music that combines the sounds of nature, ancient musical instruments and the latest electronic techniques. It is designed to create an emotional response in listening by relaxing them and allowing them to become involved in rhythm. Most other forms of music, including jazz and even classical, are often based on an unnecessary rhythm. New-age music is a marked contrast to more contemporary music and creates a soothing atmosphere."That sounds good to me!
