Brighton News

The annual Pauly Reunion was held June 30o at the home of Winifred Fritz. Forty-four relatives arrived from Brighton, Ft. Madison, Wever, Keosauqua, Newton, Farmington, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa City, Fairfield, Sigourney, and Johnston in Iowa, and from Missouri and Illinois.

Jane Symmonds, of Fairfield, visited her mother, Winifred Fritz, on June 27. Winifred's daughter Rita Berry of Bates City, Mo., arrived June 28. Rita's husband, Tim, with his father, Jerry, rode their motorcycles from Galt, Missouri, and arrived that evening. The morning of June 29, Tim and Jerry rode their motorcycles to Anamosa and toured the motorcycle museum. Lucy Dietzman, of Keosauqua, arrived at her mother Winifred's home on June 29. She helped Tim, Jerry and Rita set up chairs and tables for Sunday. Jerry returned home that afternoon. Tim left after the reunion, and Rita was staying in Brighton for a few days.

Mike Schooley, of Columbia, Mo,, visited his mother, Shirley Schooley, June 28-30. He attended his 45th class reunion from Washington High School.

Lucy Dietzman with Brenden, of Keosauqua, were overnight guests of Winifred Fritz on July 1. Rita, Lucy and Brenden went to Iowa City on July 2. Lucy and Brenden returned home that night, and Rita returned to Winifred's home.

Pat Remington with friend Jason, of Brighton, went to Fairfield on July 3. They met Pat's daughter Angela Garmoe with Christopher, of Mt. Pleasant, at Riverside II.

The family of Kenney and Mary Lu Paul met at the Paul home on June 23 for their 'down by the river” picnic. The plans for the day were to carry on Grandpa Kenney's annual ATV journey around the north part of Walnut Township, which they certainly did. With 10 ATVs of one kind or another, they toured the dirt roads and river bottoms, forded creeks (one on Devil's Washboard) and truly made a mud run out of it. The adults were as muddy as their kids and grandkids. Their shower was from a water hose out behind the house. There was no call for a sag wagon because they took their own tow straps and mechanics, whom they kept busy, but kept everyone on the move. On their return there were big smiles on some from whom it is sometimes difficult to get a smile, and lots of laughing. Plans are being made for another ride in the late fall or maybe after a snowfall. They like challenges.