Crawfordsville News

The Dec. 16 meeting of Wednesday Study Club was held at the Legion Hall with 15 members present. A Christmas brunch was served at 10 a.m. by the committee composed of Pauline Richardson, Janice Twinam and Helen Lease.

Members had brought paper products to be given to Lending Hands in Washington and Cathy Williams volunteered to see that they were delivered.

One of the club's members, Julia Bletscher, will be moving to Kansas after Christmas, so some time was spent learning of her plans for the new year and sharing good memories from the past.

Debbie Lowe presented the program. Through Internet research she was able to name the most popular toys for the years in the last centuries. Members had been asked to bring a favorite old toy for group sharing. Many memories were shared when thinking about the toys from Debbie's list and noting how they had changed from the very simple to the complex electronics of today, and then remembering how the toys they shared had been so special.

There will not be a meeting in January. Clarissa Malmberg will be the hostess for the Feb. 17, 2016, meeting.

Frieda Finke and her family enjoyed an early Christmas together at Jerry's in Mt. Pleasant on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015. Attending were: David and Tiffany Finke, Carter, Reece and Cooper from Waverly; Andrew and Kelly Finke fom Des Moines; Kathy Hill and Camden from Mount Union; Barb and Phil Deats from Clive; Nate and Aly Miller, Natalie and Taylon from Mediapolis; Bill and Cindy Finke, Jabe and Dana Finke, Gunner and Tynley, all from Winfield; and Josh and Kiley Schroeder from Hiawatha.

The Greg and Carol family gathered at the home of Chris and Gina Petersen in Polk City, Iowa, on Dec. 18 - 20 for their Christmas celebration.

In attendance were Chris and Gina, Reagan, Cale, Drew and Emery Petersen, Tim and Lisa Graber, Morgan, Cody, Brenna and Logan from Wayland, Darin and Emily Graber, Garrett, Gabe, Riley, Selah and Blakely from Prairie City, and Greg and Carol from Crawfordsville.

On Saturday, the group watched Drew and Cale play basketball and on Sunday all attended church services together at Lutheran Church of Hope in Ankeny.

Doug and Carol Steele will entertain their family Christmas Day. Those attending will be Harold Steele of Wayland, Carmen Steele of Omaha, Carrie and Doug Wilkerson and Emma of Center Point and Cory and Katie Steele, Kylee and Clayton of Crawfordsville.