News: Greenwood (15 Dec 1966)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Peterson, Voss, Logue, Kuester, Vollrath, Horn, Fravert, Myhrwold, Larson, Humke, Ackerman, Briski, Liebzeit, Stewart, Korn, Dallman, Bartel

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) /1966

Greenwood (15 December 1966)

Jerry Peterson arrived Sunday from Anchorage, Alaska to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Peterson, and with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Voss, and family at Christie.

The Adult Fellowship Christmas party was held in Immanuel United Church. Guests were members of Zion Church. Christmas carols were sung. Devotions were given by the Rev. David Logue, who also read the Christmas story. Games were played, in charge of George Kuester, Mrs. Phillip Vollrath and Mrs. Herbert Horn. Gifts were exchanged and a potluck lunch was served. The next meeting will be held January 1. Hosts will be Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Fravert, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Horn and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Horn.

Mrs. Cora Myhrwold, who resides here with her son, the Rev. Arvid Myhrwold, and family, left Friday for Glendora, Cal., to spend the holidays with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Newell Larson and family.

Mrs. Arthur (Laura) Humke was taken by ambulance Sunday evening to the Memorial Hospital in Neillsville, following a slight stroke.

James Ackermann, eight-year-old son of Captain and Mrs. Carl Ackermann, is ill with virus pneumonia and is a patient at Memorial Hospital in Neillsville.

Mrs. Mike Briski, Sr., who fell at her home Friday, was taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital in Neillsville Saturday.

Saturday afternoon Santa Claus will be in Greenwood. He will make an appearance at the Ritz Theatre and will be the official host at two “Free Shows”. As the youngsters leave the theatre Santa will present each child with a gift bag. The first free show will begin at 12:30 and the second at 2:30 p.m. The Greenwood Chamber of Commerce, Rotary club and the American Legion Post are co-sponsors of this event.

The American Lutheran Church women of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Longwood were entertained Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Arvid Myhrwold in Greenwood.

Arvin Liebzeit was dismissed Friday from Memorial Hospital in Neillsville.

Sunday guests at the Robert Stewart home were Robert Stewart and children, David, Eddie and Doris, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Korn and children, Paul and Diane, of Stanley.

Mr. and Mrs. William Dallman of Cochrane spent several days with relatives and friends and attended the “Open House” at the Clark Electric Cooperative.

Mrs. Kenneth Bartel of Wautoma spent the weekend in Greenwood.

Glen Stewart and son, Alan, of Eau Claire visited Friday evening with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart.

Mr. and Mrs. Everett Humke and daughters, Christie and Shelley, of Rochester, Minn., spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Stewart, and with his father, Theodore Humke, at Memorial Home in Neillsville.