Area News

Sausage Supper
The annual sausage supper, hosted by the Men of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, will be held on Sunday, Feb. 10. Serving will begin at 5 p.m. in the school gym.
St. Peter Church
Attendance on Saturday night was 215. Attendance on Sunday was 79.
The organist was the Rev. Alan Holtz. Luke Bergmann served as acolyte.
Elders were Reggie Grandt and Jay Rothe.
Remember in Your Prayers
• Those with health concerns:
-Coleen Blomberg
-Gladys Graumenz
-Leann Hardiek
-Clyde King

Christmas Guests
Christmas Day guests of Dane and Belinda Harpster of St. Peter were: Helen Limes of St. Peter, Renee Key of Edgewood, Dale, Lori and Shooter McKinney of Farina, Mahala Harpster of Gray Summit, Mo., and Nathan Jacquin of Washington, Mo.
Christmas evening guests of the Harpsters were: Mitch, Gretchen and Owen Harpster of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; Ben, Amanda, Madison and Dru Eller of Jackson, Mo.; Mahala Harpster and Nathan Jacquin; and Rollie and Trieva Henson.
Attend Graduation Celebration

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wednesday, January 2
• Wright’s Corner Unit of Home and Community Education, 1 p.m., Loudon Town House.
Thursday, January 3
• St. Elmo Business Association, noon, Mary Ann’s Restaurant.
• The Wheatland Unit of Home and Community Education, 1:30 p.m.
• The St. Elmo Women’s Civic Club, 7 p.m., St. Elmo Public Library. Dona Strullmyer of Altamont will give a travelogue. All persons interested are invited to attend.
Monday, January 7

Officers of Temperance Lodge No. 16 A.F & A.M. in Vandalia for 2013 are shown.

In front, from left, are Mark Miller, Jimmy McNutt, Mark Augenstein, Harold Baumann, Worshipful Master Gerald Libsack, Larry Rench and Winfred Morrison. In back are Tim McMillan, Jamie McNutt, installing officer Kenneth Braye, Kenneth Hubler, Johnny Crotser and District Deputy Dennis Nance.