News and events from Crawfordsville

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 comprised 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 then were asked to bring a favorite old toy for group sharing. Many memories were shared when thinking about the toys from Debbie's list. Many members noted how they had changed from the very simple to the complex electronics of today, and then remembered 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.

Those in attendance were : David and Tiffany Finke, and their children Carter, Reece and Cooper, from Waverly; Andrew and Kelly Finke, from Des Moines; Kathy and Camden Hill, from Mt. Union; Barb and Phil Deats, from Clive; Nate and Aly Miller, and their children, Natalie and Taylon, from Mediapolis; Bill and Cindy Finke, and their children, Jabe and Dana Finke, and 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, on Dec. 18 through Dec. 20, for their Christmas celebration.

In attendance were Chris and Gina Petersen, and their children Reagan, Cale, Drew and Emery; Tim and Lisa Graber, and their children Morgan, Cody, Brenna and Logan, from Wayland; Darin and Emily Graber, and their children, 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, from Omaha; Carrie and Doug Wilkerson and their daughter, Emma, of Center Point; and Cory and Katie Steele and their children, Kylee and Clayton, of Crawfordsville.