The Rez Park had its first camper of the season a week ago when Cecil "Slim" and Linda Harsin, Burke, S.D., camped there for the weekend. They spent time with Jon and Kim Virkus and the grandchildren, the Virkus children. We learned that he is associated with the newspaper folks in Burke and Gregory, S.D., so we had quite a visit.Dorothy and Arnold Thorin went to Austin last Sunday for a visit with Maxine and Chuck Hanson. Monday the foursome traveled east spending time sightseeing and going into Illinois and Wisconsin. They watched the locks on the Mississippi River also as the boats went through. Dick and Luella Lewallen, Wessington Springs, S.D., came Sunday to visit in the home of their daughter, Kay and Dana Dahlquist. Together they went to Luverne to the home of Adam and Laurie Dahlquist to celebrate Avery Dahlquist’s second birthday. Dick and Audrey Heidenson went to Battle Lake a week ago Friday and from there went to Alexandria to attend the graduation of their grandson on Wednesday from the law enforcement school. They returned home Friday. Chuck and Rheta De Boer returned home Saturday afternoon after spending the week in Rapid City, S.D., with daughter Bonnie Fagray and children while David Fagray was away on church business. Dianna Spath, Wells, was visiting her children in the area, Jill and Shaun Swenson and family. Last Tuesday night Wendell and Kathryn Erickson and Kirsten and Patrick Anderson, Sioux Falls, attended the Syttende Mai celebration at Elman Center. It was the 100th anniversary of the independence of Norway from Sweden. They had occasion to be seated near two exchange students from Norway who were attending Augustana College. Don and Edyth Briggs, Bob and Twila Kirsch and Ray and Lois Nelson took the Prime Timers bus from Luverne to the Cities Sunday to attend the "Lion King" musical at the Orpheum Theatre. The Rebekah Circle of the United Methodist Church of Luverne met Wednesday at the home of Vi Van Wyhe, Present were Bev Mann, Lucille Cleland, Dorothy Dorn, Lois Poppen and Janet Peterson. Wendell and Kathryn Erickson attended the funeral of Dale Erdahl at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, Thursday, May 19. Wendell and Dale served together in the Legislature during the years 1971-1975. Ray and Lois Nelson attended the Armed Services program Saturday at the Air Guard Armory in Sioux Falls. The Municipal Band played their first concert of the season. Steve and Robie Horsman and family hosted a farewell party at the Rez Park Saturday for the foreign exchange student who has spent the past school year with them. Tom Bezak, a junior at H-BC school, is from Poland and will now return to his native land.
