Fall has definitely arrived and I welcome it with open arms, even as I am putting on my jacket! After enduring the hot, humid weather that we had so much of this summer, the cool, crisp air of fall punches my energy button and it is time as my energy level is very low when it gets so hot and humid. I think fall is my favorite time of the year. Our entire landscape changes completely. The sky is a beautiful shade of azure blue and the leaves on the trees are changing from green to yellow, gold and scarlet making a picture perfect landscape.There are a few things that I will not miss from summer, however. Among them are the flies and the insects, including the Asian beetles that have been haunting us for several days. Those things are but a memory for this year and Mother Nature has her new attire on and it makes a beautiful world for all of us to see and to enjoy. Fall is a beautiful time of the year, but it never lasts long enough for me. So, take the time now to take a tour of the countryside and enjoy the beauty that surrounds us for such a short time, as we all know that Old Man Winter is restlessly awaiting his turn to change our landscape. Now is the time to get those last minute chores done out-of-doors. Steen Senior Citizens met on Monday afternoon at the Steen community building. Jennie Schouwenburg was the hostess. Margaret and Orville Harberts, George, Iowa, were Friday evening visitors in the Henrietta Huenink home. Bertha Bosch, Mildred Keunen and Jo Aykens visited Ann Wynia at the Rock Rapids Care Centre in Rock Rapids Friday afternoon. Dries Bosch underwent same day surgery at Sioux Falls Surgical Center on Wednesday. Have you driven down the main street of Steen lately? It is definitely getting a face lift! Keith Elbers has purchased the building that was once a barber shop and later, a grocery store, which is across the street from the Post Office. The building has new shingles and new siding and who knows what else? It is a great improvement for our town. Thanks Keith!Patriot Partners will hold their Fall Carnival from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, in Hills-Beaver Creek Elementary gym. There will be carnival games, a silent auction and much more. See you there. The Bosch family reunion was Saturday evening at Luverne Pizza Ranch.Gregg and Anita Bosch, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, came Thursday, Oct. 2, to visit his parents, Dries and Laura May Bosch, and her parents, Art and Henrietta Boeve. They attended Erin’s volleyball game that evening as did her parents, Ann and Glen Boeve, and other family members. Gregg and Anita returned home on Sunday. A Psalm and hymn sing at Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center in Luverne was on Wednesday. Those that attended from Steen were Bill and Bertha Bosch, Mildred Keunen and Jo Aykens. On Thursday, Oct. 9, the kindergarten class from Hills-Beaver Creek Schools will have a field trip to the Pumpkin Patch. The junior high volleyball tournament for the Hills-Beaver Creek Schools will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, in the Beaver Creek gym. Tickets are $1 each.Dries Bosch entered Luverne Community Hospital on Friday and was able to return to his home on Monday. Our economy has been a predominant topic for discussion for a long time. As I think back to the dirty ‘30s when our economy was very poor, I can’t help but think that even then when we had less money, we could purchase much more with what we had than we can today. With these thoughts on my mind I found some interesting thoughts that you might enjoy. Titled, Comments made in the year 1957.o"I’ll tell you one thing, if this keeps going this way we’re going to be unable to buy a week’s groceries for $20."o"Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won’t be long before $5,000 will only buy a used car."o"If cigarettes keep going up in price, I’m going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous!"o"Did you hear the Post Office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?"o"If they raise the minimum wage to $1 nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."o"When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would some day cost 29¢ a gallon. Guess we would be better off leaving the car in the garage."o"Kids today are impossible. Those ducktail haircuts make it impossible to stay grounded. Next thing you know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the girls." o"Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn’t surprise me if some day they will make more than the president."o"I never thought I’d see the day all kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now."o "It’s too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet." These are a few thoughts from 1957. I can remember in the 1930s when gasoline was 19¢ a gallon! Some women who cleaned houses received a $1 a week. I could even share more, but enough is enough of any good thing. Hope you enjoyed the comparison and how some things became a reality and are here to stay.
