The Independent Order of Odd FellowsThe following was taken from the Rose History printed in 1911:The Independent Order of Odd Fellows has a strong following in Luverne. Three branches of the order are maintained, the first of which, Myrtle Lodge No. 67, was instituted by Past Grand Master D.A. Morrison on the evening of Nov. 7, 1878. The following officers were installed on that occasion: C. Combs, N.G.; R.M. Click, V.G.; H.J. Cone, R.S.; W.J. Taylor, P.S.; C.W. Held, treasurer; C.C. Drew, R.S. to N.G.; P.F. Kelly, L.S. to N.G.; J. Marvin, warden; D. Stone, conductor; James Crowell, I.G.; Rev. Charles Thayer, chaplain. The lodge has a present membership of 167. Luverne Encampment No. 11 was organized Aug. 27, 1986, the work being conducted by Grand Chief Patriarch W.W. Trafton. The charter members and first officers were Martin Webber, C.P.; L.H. Way, S.W.; Christian Hienz, J.W.; B.S. Dodds, F.S.; E.S. Rogers, R.S.; Henry Hofelmann, H.P.; R.J. Stephen, treasurer; H.P. Blasdell, W.M. Hewett, W.T. Goodhue, E.J. Schmidt, W.A. McDowell. The youngest of the branches in Odd Fellowship is Canton Luverne No. 19, which was instituted Feb. 24, 1910, with 35 charter members. The initial members and the first officers were: J.L. Snook Jr., ensign; E.C. Schwartz, captain; C.N. Philbrick, lieutenant; J.E. Lamm, guard; H.C. Heinz, sentinel; T.A. Faulk, standard bearer; H.H. Hagedorn, clerk; B.S. Dodds, accountant; Sam Foight, picket; John Biss, John Meintz, William L. Stralow, W.A. McDowell, H.W. Matthews, Ferdinand Bendt, J.W. Hawkinson, W.H. White, Martin Webber, J.W. McDowell, John Kiehl, H. Kabler, C.H. Peterson, John W. Tatge, J.N. Grapes, S. Jones, Arther Perman, John Connell, C.J. Zimm, Bert Congers, Cart Stroeh, Henry Rambosky, E.R. Vasey, Charles F. Steffen, G.W. Cottrell, C.E. Nutting. The Odd Fellows own the brick block on Main Street in which are located their lodge rooms. The property was purchased in October 1906, and is valued at $7,000.A strong Rebekah Lodge, auxiliary to the Odd Fellow, is maintained. An attempt to form such an organization was made so early as the summer of 1880, but the plans made at that time were not fulfilled. Jasper Stone Lodge No. 80 became an organized body Dec. 1, 1892. The instituting officers were Grand Secretary A.L. Bolton, J.A. Karney and Mrs. Hammond, grand warden of South Dakota. The charter members and first officers of the order were as follows: Emma Minard. N.G.; Floretta E. Webber V.G.; Mary Blodgett, R.S.V.G.; F.H. Fritz, O.S.G.; M.C. Dietrich, L.S.V.G.; Fred J. Minard, R.S.N.G.: Martin Webber warden; R.J. Stephen, F.A. Larkin, Gus. Wehner, W.H. Andrews, E.G. Blodgett, W.H. Snook, R. Merkle, William Minard, H.H. Welch. Donations to the Rock County Historical Endowment Fund can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156.Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.

This past weekend, the loving husband and I observed our 12th wedding anniversary. We decided to celebrate the occasion by painting the garage cabinets. At approximately 1 p.m. we headed to True Value to purchase the celebratory gallon of anniversary paint. Next we headed out to M-M because we had a burning passion to purchase seed potatoes and some household supplies. On the romantic trip to M-M I nervously confessed that I had not yet purchased him an anniversary card. He, in turn, admitted that he intended to buy one for me that day (likely story). Suddenly, I came up with one of my great universal plans to rectify the situation. Since we were on our way to a store that carried greeting cards, we could peruse the selection there. He would find the exact card that reflected his deep, abiding love and affection. I would do the same. At that point we would present each other with the pre-selected anniversary card. We would read them and marvel at the profound sentiments. We’d give each other a clandestine kiss in the aisle, then put the cards back in the card rack. That way we wouldn’t have to pay for them, or take them home, read them and toss them. It was an excellent idea. It didn’t really work out. When we arrived at M-M, we forgot about the cards, forgot about the anniversary and spent the rest of the afternoon painting cabinets and watching the Timberwolves lose. Frankly, I think this is a good sign. The fact that we both forgot the same anniversary at the same time means we are totally compatible and our marriage is intact. You can forget your anniversary, but do not forget to check out the new book by Sandra Brown, "Not Even for Love." Jordan Hadlock spends her days shelving books at an English newsstand and her nights avoiding talk of marriage with her boyfriend Helmut. It's not that she doesn't care for him; it's just that her first marriage ended badly. Since then, Jordan has pledged never to surrender to love again. Then comes a knock at her door. It is an attractive American stranger in need of shelter from the storm. Jordan takes him in and after a magical evening together, she is crushed to wake up and find him gone. That night, after Helmut announces their engagement, he introduces Jordan to the journalist who is interviewing him for a magazine. It is Reeves Grant, the very man who had only last night managed to re-ignite her heart. Also new on the shelf is" Wild Orchids," by Jude Deveraux. Ford Newcombe loved his wife, Pat, more than anyone — or anything — in the world. She came into his life when he was just an inexperienced college student with big dreams of becoming a published author. She guided him down the path to more success than he ever dreamed possible. Since Pat's death six years ago, Ford has lived a life of solitude, barely able to put pen to paper. He needs inspiration and it finally comes in the guise of Jackie Maxwell — a smart, sassy university researcher with just enough attitude to match Ford's sharp intellect. It's her knowledge of the story of a young woman's friendship with the devil — and what the townspeople did to her — that persuades Ford to hire Jackie as his assistant and to move to Cole Creek, N.C., where the story is said to have taken place. As Ford and Jackie work to unravel the truth, they discover a connection between their lives and the past, a connection that not only helps them solve a long-ago crime but offers the promise of new love.

By Lori EhdeShe’s been an influential childhood figure to hundreds of local children and now-grown children, teaching them, among other things, how to take turns and stand in orderly lines.Jane ("Mrs.") Gropel, known for her cheery disposition and sing-song classroom leadership, will retire at the end of this school year.She said it’s been a tough decision to make, but as her four sons are grown and some have children of their own, retirement is more appealing."I thought, ‘Oh my. I’m missing out all that.’ It’s time," she said.While her grandchildren are the primary motivation for retirement, Gropel said daily paperwork and lesson planning for 80-some 3- and 4-year-olds is a monumental job she’s ready to give up."It seems like it’s become a 24-hour-a-day job," she said. "You have to do so much preparing after school and before school."Daily adventuresWhat she will miss though, is daily contact with the little people, who she said are always so full of life."Every day is an adventure," she said. "There is never a dull moment, and I always have fun — almost as much fun as the kids have themselves."She said social behaviors of 3- and 4-year-olds can be particularly entertaining."They add life — they generate life … and oh, the stories! I’m going to miss the stories. They come up with some really neat things … some things we never repeat."Parents who put their children through Gropel’s Discovery Time classes know the deal:"We promise not to repeat things they say about you, if you promise not to repeat things they say about us," she said.Gropel has been teaching full-time for 26 years, including three years in Owatonna where she taught first grade, and two years (1970-72) in Luverne where she taught kindergarten.Gropel took 10 years off to raise her own children, Matt, Chris, Tom and Phil, but she put in some serious substitute teaching hours during that time as well.Started with Jack and Jill Learning CenterShe started teaching full-time again in 1981 at Jack and Jill Learning Center preschool in the basement of First Presbyterian Church.In 1987, it closed when the church’s insurance company could no longer cover a program that wasn’t religion-based.In the year following Jack and Jill’s closure, Gropel rewrote policy for a new preschool, "Discovery Time," that opened the following year through Community Education.For that first year, her classroom was in the lower level, west side of Luverne Elementary School, which at that time was still located in the center of town.From 1988 to 1994, Discovery Time was at 109 E. Luverne St., and from 1994 to 1999, classes met in the "Bell Building" at 216 E. Luverne St.When the new elementary school opened on the high school campus in 1999, a portion of the Community Education wing was dedicated to Discovery Time.Under Gropel’s guidance, the program grew from 30 students to its current enrollment of 80. "It used to be I’d have an afternoon off here and there to plan lessons, and that doesn’t happen anymore," she said.But Gropel said it’s a good thing more parents are recognizing the importance of preschool. "I hope every parent who is given the opportunity can give their children a preschool education," she said.Learning should be funWhile preschool is important, Gropel has always held firm to the belief that it should be a fun introduction to learning, not a place to push kindergarten fundamentals.Instead of starting reading and math, preschoolers learn how to take turns and how to stand in line."You spend the first one-third of the year teaching them there has to be order when you go from Point A to Point B, or somebody gets lost," she said."These are the major things. That’s what preschool is all about."Gropel said she hopes her replacement shares this same philosophy and isn’t swayed by current trends to push more kindergarten curriculum in preschool."Preschool is a place to introduce numbers and letters … in the form of alphabet games and number games," she said. "We just have fun, which is the most important thing."Give hugs generouslyShe said her advice to the new Discovery Time leader would be to give out hugs generously."They really need for the teacher to notice them and give them one-on-one time," she said. "Each child comes in with their own individual needs. They need touch. They need hugs … and they need for the teacher to be happy every day. If they know you’re happy, maybe they will be too."Gropel's classroom assistant, Dixie Aanenson, will stay with the program, and the District is advertising to fill Gropel’s position.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALETHE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage: DATE OF MORTGAGE: 11/03/2000MORTGAGOR(S): Bret Celis and Marilee Celis, husband and wife.MORTGAGEE: Associates Home Equity Industrial Loan Company, by Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation n/k/a CitiFinancial Mortgage Industrial Loan CompanyDATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded November 07, 2000, Rock County Recorder, Document No. 148819. LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The N 1/2 of the W. 98 feet of Outlot 2 in County Auditor’s Plat of Hills Outlots in the City of HillsCOUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: RockORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $82,497.61AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $87,557.23That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:DATE AND TIME OF SALE: Thursday, June 05, 2003, 10:00 a.m.PLACE OF SALE:Front Steps of Rock County Law Enforcement Center, City of Luverneto pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within 6 months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns. MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: NONETHE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES SECTION 582.032 DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN 5 UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED. Dated: April 2, 2003CitiFinancial Mortgage Industrial Loan CompanyMortgageePeterson, Fram & Bergman, P.A.By: Steven H. BrunsAttorneys for:CitiFinancial Mortgage Industrial Loan CompanyMortgagee50 E. 5th St., Suite 300St. Paul, MN 55101(651) 291-8955 THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. (4-10, 4-17, 4-24, 5-1, 5-8, 5-15)

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALETHE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of that certain mortgage dated January 14, 2000 executed by Jerry R. Zimmerman and Helen A. Zimmerman, husband and wife, as mortgagors, to Norwest Mortgage, Inc., a California corporation, n/k/a Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., a California corporation, as mortgagee, and filed for record in the Office of the County Recorder, in and for the County of Rock, Minnesota, on January 24, 2000 as Document No. 147216; the original principal amount secured by said mortgage being $16,000.00; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes; that there is claimed to be due upon said mortgage, including interest to the date hereof, the sum of THIRTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TEN and 46/100 ($13,410.46) DOLLARS and that pursuant to the power of sale therein contained, said mortgage will be foreclosed and the tract(s) of land lying and being in the County of Rock, State of Minnesota, described as follows, to wit:All that part of the former railroad right of way lying and being in the Northeast Quarter (NE1/4) of Section Thirty-two (32) in Township One hundred one (101) North, of Range Forty-five (45) West of the 5th P.M., described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of the N 1/2 of said NE 1/4 as the point of beginning; thence Easterly along the South line of said N 1/2 of the NE 1/4 a distance of 96 feet; thence Northerly along a line parallel with the West line of said section 44 feet, said point being the Southeast corner of Lot 7 in Block 10 in the Unrecorded Plat of Dries Bosch Addition to the Village of Steen, Minnesota; thence Westerly along a line parallel with the South line of said N 1/2 of the NE 1/4, 96 feet to the West line of said NE 1/4, said point being the Southwest corner of Lot 8, Block 10, in the unrecorded plat of Dries Bosch Addition to the Village of Steen, Minnesota; thence Southerly along the West line of said NE 1/4, 44 feet to the point of beginning. andA tract of land described as:Beginning at a point Forty-four (44) feet North of the Southwest corner of the West Half of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (W 1/2 of NW 1/4 of NE 1/4) of Section thirty-two (32) in Township One hundred one (101) North, of Range Forty-five (45) West, of the 5th P.M., thence North 90.25 feet, thence East 96 feet, thence South 90.25 feet, thence West 96 feet to the place of beginning, said tract being also known and described as: Lots Seven (7) and Eight (8) in Block Ten (10) in the Unrecorded Plat of Dries Bosch Addition to the Village of Steen, Minnesota, Rock County, Minnesotawill be sold by the sheriff of said county at public auction to the highest bidder on May 20, 2003 at 10:00 A.M., at the main office of the Rock County Sheriff, 213 East Luverne Street, Luverne, Minnesota, to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale. Mortgagors released from financial obligation on the mortgage: none. "THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED."Dated: March 18, 2003WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. MortgageeREITER & SCHILLERBy /s/ Thomas J. Reiter, Esq. Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 6 West Fifth Street, 7th Floor St. Paul, MN 55102-1420 (651) 297-6400 Attorney Reg. No. 152262(A8287)THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.(3-27, 4-3, 4-10, 4-17, 4-24, 5-1)

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALETHE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of that certain mortgage dated July 29, 1997 executed by Alan S. Lawrence, a single person, as mortgagor, to Norwest Mortgage, Inc., a California corporation, n/k/a Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., a California corporation, as mortgagee, and filed for record in the Office of the County Recorder, in and for the County of Rock, Minnesota, on August 1, 1997 as Document No. 141424; the original principal amount secured by said mortgage being $59,816.00; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes; that there is claimed to be due upon said mortgage, including interest to the date hereof, the sum of SIXTY THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR and 33/100 ($60,324.33) DOLLARS and that pursuant to the power of sale therein contained, said mortgage will be foreclosed and the tract(s) of land lying and being in the County of Rock, State of Minnesota, described as follows, to wit: The S. 48 feet of the N. 192 feet of the W. 140 feet of Block 24 in Helgeson and Qualley’s Addition to the Village (now City) of Hills,Rock County, Minnesotawill be sold by the sheriff of said county at public auction to the highest bidder on May 20, 2003 at 10:00 A.M., at the main office of the Rock County Sheriff, in the lobby of the Rock County Law Enforcement Center, 213 East Luverne St., Luverne, Minnesota, to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale. Mortgagors released from financial obligation on the mortgage: none."THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED."Dated: March 20, 2003WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.MortgageeREITER & SCHILLERBy: /s/ Thomas J. Reiter, Esq.Thomas J Reiter, Esq.Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq.Attorneys for Mortgagee6 West Fifth Street, 7th FloorSt. Paul, MN 55102-1420(651) 297-6400Attorney Reg. No. 152262(A8909)THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.(3-27, 4-3, 4-10, 4-17, 4-24, 5-1)

Hills-Beaver Creek Dist. 671Minutes3-24-03The Hills-Beaver Creek School Board met for its semimonthly meeting at 7:30 pm in the library in Hills, MN.Board members present were Boeve, DeBoer, Leuthold, Baker, and Larson. Absent were Harnack and Esselink. Superintendent Deragisch was also in attendance. The meeting was called to order by Board Clerk, Boeve in the absence of Chairman Harnack. The board recognized the visitors. Visitors included Jil Vaughn, Samantha McGaffee, Andrew Scholten, Colton Bass, Diane VandenHoek, Nicole Fey, Robert Sandbulte, Tim DeHaan, Justin Hinks, Alex Kirchner, Mrs. VanWyhe, and Jolene Farley of The Crescent.Patriot Pride; Justin Hinks and Alex Kirchner presented their science fair project. They will be going to the State Science Fair in Duluth on April 10-13, 2003. The H-BC School Board thanks the Hills American Legion for the donation of new flags for the schools. The H-BC boys basketball team was selected as the Section 3A Academic Champions. Dustin Bonnema won an accounting competition for scholarship money at Northwestern College. All-conference basketball team members were Erin Boeve, Cassie Tilstra, Tyson Metzger, Trey Van Wyhe, Tyler Bush, and Kale Wiertzema were named all-conference. Jesse Leuthold was named honorable mention. The elementary report was given by Jil Vaughn. The science committee met on March 18. Fifth and sixth grade students took a written spelling test for the spelling bee. Terence Reid, Casey Van Middendorp, Brandon Boeve, Caleb Ellingson, and Colton Bass will represent H-BC on April 12 in Round Lake. Samantha Quigley is the alternate.Amy Christensen, Chris Louwagie and Jil Vaughn attended a workshop for "ESEA Project Writing." 0-3 screening was held Monday, March 24. Family Math Night is Tuesday, March 25. Early dismissal will be Friday, March 28 to work on curriculum. Students are writing messages on a banner to the servicemen & women. MCA tests are April 1 & 2 for reading, April 3 for writing and April 8 & 9 for math. Little Patriot registration night is April 3.Lifetouch spring pictures are April 4. Third and fourth grades will be attending the South Dakota symphony at the Washington Pavilion on April 7. Kindergarten Round-Up is April 8. The minutes of the last meeting were approved as sent.Joe Sutter of Ehlers and Associates was here for the sale of the school bonds for the locker room project. Motion by Baker, second by DeBoer, and carried to adopt the resolution awarding the sale, determining the form and details, authorizing the execution, delivery and registration and providing for the payment of $400,000.00 general obligation school building bonds, series 2003.Motion by Larson, second by DeBoer, and carried to accept the Title 1 Parental Involvement policy.Superintendent Deragisch gave the legislative report. The board reviewed the revenues and expenditures for year-to-date.Dates to Remember: March 27 Building Committee meeting w/Group II 1:00 pm in Sioux Falls March 28 Early dismissal for inservice April 14 School Board meeting at 7:30 pmAgenda items for the next meeting were discussed. Some policy changes will be on the agenda.Meeting adjourned at 8:35 pm.Lois Leuthold, Acting Clerk(4-24)

By Lori EhdeA prominent figure in the local arts community died Tuesday in the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center.Ruth Okarski, who died at 89 years old, is credited for breathing life into the local arts scene when she moved from New York State to Luverne in 1966 with her husband, Joe.She reportedly was generous with her free time, organizing film series, lecture series with big-name authors and coordinating numerous local programs in the arts.Most notably, Okarski founded the Council for Arts and Humanities in Rock County.CAHRC now serves as the umbrella organization for local groups such as the Fine Arts Association (which displays art in the Carnegie Cultural Center), Rock County Historical Society, Blue Mound Wood Carvers, Green Earth Players and Blue Mound Area Theater Inc. Her obituary (which appears on page 8A) notes that Okarski was a member of the Minnesota Humanities Commission representing the Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council. She also served on the board of Blue Mound Area Theatre Inc.Luverne’s Fran Appelt described Okarski as "a very great, brilliant person."Their mutual interest in the arts drew them to each other as friends, Appelt said."She really enjoyed the arts and just kept pushing for things. … At one time we had community concerts. We used to have really wonderful programs in the high school theatre."Her son David remembers his mother being a driving force behind local arts efforts, but said she was modest about her successes."She always got the movers and shakers involved, and then was always genuniely surprised when she got credit," David said."She was proud of what she did, but she was always modest to the extent that whenever there was a success, she was always pleased and surprised that things had worked out," David said."She always felt that it was other people who had done it – not herself. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Dingmann Funeral Home with an hour of fellowship prior to the service.