Talk of the Town - May 14, 2018

Christy Schuda of Mounds View, Minn., called her mother, Shirley Packard, and informed her that Reed Weisenburger and seven other boys of the New Rockford-Sheyenne youth football team would be raking her yard as a Mother's Day gift, The task will be done Thursday.

Lillian Gedrose, Viola Gisi, Ken and Marvis Holte, Shirley Packard and Calvin Packard were among the many who took in and enjoyed the Annual Firemen's Breakfast Sunday

at the fire hall in New Rockford.

Monday, Tida Lesmeister of Nise Ville, Fla., and Jared Tennyson of Minot were

visitors at the Shirley Packard home. Tuesday Elaine Thompson was a visitor and

Wednesday Janet Guier picked Shirley up and they were among the gals to attend Kindred Sister Bible Study at the Evangelical Free Church.

Early Friday morning Calvin Packard drove Ervin Longnecker to a medical appointment in Devils Lake at the VA Clinic. Later they enjoyed breakfast at the Cedar Inn before returning home.

Saturday afternoon, visitors at the Ken and Marvis Holte home were Cody and Amanda Bickett and Izzy.

Sunday Candy Jensen enjoyed caring for the pets of Terry and Sandy Koepplin while they were away for the day.

Late Sunday Shirley Packard got a phone call that son-in law Clark Toben of Clear Lake, S.D., was in the Watertown Hospital following an encounter with an angry mama cow that left him with broken ribs and collarbone. he is married to Shirley’s daughter Cindy.