Area News

The Mulberry Grove High School class of 1952 celebrated its 60th reunion on Friday evening, June 1, at Ponderosa Steakhouse in Vandalia.

A Vandalia woman was a top winner in an Effingham art show.
Lynn Reznick won the Best Overall prize for “Winter’s Coming” in the 12th annual Juried Art Show held by the Effingham Art Guild and hosted by Bonutti Clinic.
Reznick also won the top award in the landscapes category with “Rainy Road."v
Twenty-two local artists entered 108 pieces of art in the contest. Bonutti Clinic, located at 1303 W. Evergreen Ave. in Effingham, displays art during its regular business hours.

Schroeder
The Schroeder family reunion will be held this Sunday at the St. Peter American Legion Home, with a potluck dinner beginning at noon.
All family members and friends are invited.
For more information, call 322-8773.

Finley
The Finley family reunion will be held on Sunday, Aug. 12, with the time and place being changed.
The reunion will be held at 1 p.m. at Ponderosa Steakhouse in Vandalia.

Haslett

Critters hitting the Waterin’ Hole Hard…
(or actually, the water tanks), as the grass gets browner, the air gets drier and hotter. The “cowgirls” – Betsy, Geneva (the Bartels girl), “Red” and the two youngsters – are really hitting the waterin’ hole frequently, keeping Papa Bear Bill busy refilling it.
They are also already supplementing their diet with hay, as the pickin’s are just too lean in their pasture now, but they seem to be doing well.