There is an old adage that parents will do anything for their children. Well, last week, I proved that the reverse is also true.

Many people from the Elba area participated in the Junk Jaunt over the weekend. The Thesaurean Writers Club hosted a special event on Tuesday at noon at the Methodist church in Burwell for invited guests. The speaker was Paula Warner of Ord. She spoke of her recently published children’s book “Introducing Sandy Crane” about sandhill cranes. Julie Spilinek and about twenty-four other members and guests were in attendance. Wednesday supper guests of Pam Dankert were her friend Darcy, Taya Kolar, and friend, Chase, of Grand Island, Todd Johnson, Adam Woitalewicz, Shelly Wolinski, and Kerry Kolar. Tami Stenka and Julie Spilinek went to Hastings on Thursday, where they met Julie’s cousins to celebrate October birthdays. They ate at a local restaurant. There were twelve total attending from Hastings, Minden, Campbell, Kearney, and Elba. Coleen Ingerle and AnnaMae Julesgard attended Bible study on Wednesday morning at the Elba United Methodist Church. There were seven total attending, including Peg Jensen as a guest. The group also enjoyed lunch at a local eatery. Alan and Anne Koperski spent from Thursday until Sunday visiting their grandson, Dillon Duester, his mom, Amy Koperski, and her friend, Chris, at Papillion. Anne also had the pleasure of reading to Dillon and his classmates at his school. Marvin and Betty Poss were Sunday dinner guests of Curt and Meagan Dubas and family of rural St. Paul to help Levi celebrate his eighth birthday. Several other family members were also guests. On Sunday afternoon, Gary and Charlotte Rasmussen attended the fiftieth wedding anniversary reception at Christ Lutheran Church in St. Paul, which honored Gale and Linda Lemburg of St. Edward. Jeanie Julesgard of rural St. Paul took her mom, AnnaMae Julesgard, to Grand Island on Wednesday afternoon for her medical appointment.