The Brunsville Blitz

Brunsville, Iowa November 2018 Edition 95

Halloween party Sat., October 27

Brunsville awarded grant money

The Community Foundation of Greater Plymouth County held their 2018 Grant

Awards Ceremony Thursday, October 18.

The City of Brunsville was awarded a grant of $2,069 to purchase Christmas lights

for the light poles. The Brunsville Centennial Cookbook Committee had purchased

18 lights with their fundraising project. With the grant, Brunsville will be able to

purchase the last six lights necessary to complete the project. We are very grateful

to the Foundation for their support!

Submitted by Mary Korthas.

L-R: Mary Korthas, Peggy and Steve Dickman.

Photo courtesy of KLEM.

Gehlen Catholic Middle School students

help with the games at the party.

The first three photos courtesy of Angie Smit. The above

right and bottom two photos courtesy of Nancy Schlichte.

Above right: Jill Westhoff with her

children, Ty and Jaclyn.

Left: Costume contest winners.

Cutest: Paw Patrol puppy/Aiden

Mickelson. Scariest: Scary

clown/Korben Hofer. Funniest:

Skunk/Ethan Rachuy. Most original:

Boxer/ Natalie Raasch.

Peggy Wilken won a candy pen

playing Bingo (not shown.)

Celebrating in

Craig

Craig had a great

turnout for their trick-or-

treat party. Jeanne

Lammers won the best

decorated car trunk

contest and she and her

group won best costumes

featuring The Wizard of

Oz. Photo courtesy of

Gerry Sue Krienert.

Thank you

A special thanks goes to the following Halloween

party donors: Hy-Vee, Bellissimo Coffee Works,

Pizza Hut, Kody Miller, Scooters, Fareway, the

Brunsville Legion, Originals by Design--Denise

Gengler, the Corner Café, Wendt Repair, Kathy

Rollins, Gehlen Middle School students and Piece

of Cake.

Thank you to Trista Hodgson, Angie Smit and

Katherine Smit for organizing a successful party.

Thank you to all who attended, volunteered,

dressed in costume or in any way helped make

the event a success.

Citizen of the Month: Ronnie Ludwigs

In Memory of… Rev. Peter Boe

In Our Prayers Kenny Frazee

Shelly Hunt (Kim Sherlock’s mother)

Michelle Jones

Martha & Tom Morley

John Lambert (Lonesome Jack)

Wendell Oltmanns

The family of Rev. Peter Boe

Janice Renken

Orval Siebens

Mary Singer

Rich Taylor

Birthdays

Shirley Jelken Nov. 1

Charlotte Lubben Nov. 3

Arlene Peters Nov. 3

Barry Cornish Nov. 5

Brayden Bruscher Nov. 5

Kim Willer Nov. 7

Kelly Beitelspacher Nov. 7

Kevin Borchers Nov. 7

Joey McFarlane Nov. 8

Terry Ludwigs Nov. 8

Michelle Jones Nov. 9

Christine (Joeng Un) Cho Nov. 10

Hank Farmer Nov. 12

Tyler Oetken Nov. 17

Steve Sherlock Nov. 17

Deloris Harms Nov. 18

Chance Anthony Nov. 19

Eddie Krienert Nov. 20

Brynn Wendt Nov. 22

Denise Palmer Nov. 22

Gerry Sue Krienert Nov. 23

Gregg Junck Nov. 23

Sarah Renken Nov. 24

Cliff Peters Nov. 29

Jim Martin Nov. 29

Anniversaries Jim & Leona Martin Nov. 1

Loren & Karen Oetken Nov. 23

Steve & Glenda McHale Nov. 28

Rodney & Sarah Renken Nov. 30

Zachary Jongma, son of Mary and Dwayne Jongma of Brunsville, got engaged

to Shelby Harder, daughter of Matt and Wendy Harder of South Sioux City, on

August 21 at Stone State Park. The wedding and reception is planned for

October 12, 2019 at the Shriner’s Temple in Sioux City.

Amy and Josh Doughty

were married October

19. Amy is the daughter

of Arleen (Krienert) and

Alan Markowski. Josh is

the son of Donna

Doughty.

Abigail and Russel

Schroeder were married

July 28. Abigail is the

daughter of Lyle and

Alice Krienert. Russel is

the son of Steve and

Michelle Schroeder,

Carla Schroeder and Jo

Heuser.

Holly and David Frankovic

were married July 29. Holly

is the daughter of Arleen

(Krienert) and Alan

Markowski. David is son of

David Frankovic, Venita

(Martin) and Donald

Boothroyd.

Congratulations

Amy Lubben and Josh Murray were

married October 20. Amy is the

daughter of Judy and Darwin Lubben

and the granddaughter of the late

Dorothy and Ray Lubben.

Russell Schlotfeldt and Stephanie

Kovarna were married October 20 in

rural Hinton. Russell is the son of

Wayne Schlotfeldt and the grandson

of Carol and the late Ray Schlotfeldt.

Recipe of the Month: Edible cookie dough (for two)

1/4 c. packed brown sugar

2 Tbsp. butter, softened

1/8 tsp. of salt

1/8 tsp. vanilla

1 Tbsp. milk

5 Tbsp. flour (To eliminating any bacteria risks, toast your flour at 350

degrees F for 5 minutes.)

2 Tbsp. chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Start by mixing/mashing your softened butter, brown sugar, salt and

vanilla together until well combined.

2. Mix in the 1 Tbsp. of milk. Slowly add in flour, 1 Tbsp. at a time until you

have a cookie dough texture.

3. Add the chocolate chips. Mix until well combined.

Submitted by Mary Holub.

Sites to visit To learn more about Brunsville history

and read previous editions of The Blitz,

go to brunsvilleiowa.com.

To learn more about St. Peter Lutheran

Church and view old church booklets,

go to stpeterbrunsville.com.

Be sure to like The Brunsville Blitz,

Brunsville Centennial and Beyond

and St. Peter Lutheran Church,

Brunsville, Iowa on Facebook.

Life at the Legion

Nov. 5 Legion meeting 7:30 p.m./Sons of the Legion

meeting 7 p.m.

Nov. 6 General election 7 a.m.-9 p.m.

Nov. 9 Korean & Vietnam Last Man banquet

Nov.10 Euchre league 7 p.m.

Nov. 11 Pancake breakfast 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Nov. 17 Poultry party 7 p.m., bar opens at 5

Dec. 3 Legion meeting 7:30 p.m./Sons of the Legion

meeting 7 p.m.

Dec. 8 Euchre 7 p.m.

Dec. 9 Pancake breakfast (with Santa) 8:30 a.m-1 p.m.

CORNER CAFÉ COVERAGE

Get your turkey boards at the Corner!

Evening Specials Mon. ALICIA’S MEXICAN SPECIALTIES 5-8:30 p.m.

Tues. Corner burger & fries $7.50

Wed. 8 pc. broasted chicken & fries $11.99

Thurs. Chef’s choice

Fri. 8-10 oz. prime rib, salad, & potato, OR 16 oz. king cut

prime rib & potato, mrkt price

Sat. Ribeye steak (12-14 oz.), potato & Texas toast, OR Oak

Street steak w/Corner’s special seasonings 12-14 oz.

Ribeye), potato & Texas toast OR Sirloin steak dinner (10-12

oz.), potato & Texas toast—mrkt price

Visit the Merrill Public Library Check out our books, DVDs, audio books,

magazines, cake pans, jigsaw puzzles and more!

Open Monday & Wednesday 2-6 p.m.

Tuesday & Thursday 4-7 p.m.

Friday & Saturday 9 a.m.-noon

608 Main St., 712-938-2503

merrilllibrary@mtcnet.net, merrilliowa.info/

2018 Pioneer Christmas Village Century Hall, Plymouth Co. Fairgrounds

Entertainment coordinators:

Bill & Janice Renken, Allyn Andersen

Assisted by Tom Mullally (sound)

and Jim Rohlfs (photos)

Sat., Dec. 1

6 p.m. Sertoma Lighted Christmas Parade

6:30 Le Mars Flute Choir: Glenda Drennen, Sue

Ashenfelter, Kathy Moore, Lynn Gross, Nathan Rolofson

7:00 Marlyn Renken to honor all veterans, service men

and women & veterans from Brunsville Legion,

Commander & Adjutant Miles McDougall, Sons of

Brunsville Legion, Le Mars Legion, Bud Vander Well, Dan

Plueger, Mary Renken (vocal) accompanied by

Jeanette Jensen.

7:30 Tom Mullally (vocal), Beverly Petersen (drums), Don

Thoms (harmonica), Richard Kommes (vocal & guitar),

Jerry Toft, Hawarden (accordion & harmonica), Art

Ashley, Leeds & Bruce Butcher, Le Mars (guitar & vocal).

Sun., Dec. 2

5:30-6:20 Justin & Ellie Popeney (keyboard, guitar,

vocal), Kati Breaver & Matt Chihak (vocal)

6:30 Stanton Lucky Clovers 4-H Club. Leaders: Jennifer

Bockelmann & Nancy Zubrod

7:00 Allyn Anderson, message of Christmas (vocal &

guitar)

7:30 Grace Lutheran Church choir accompanied by

Jennifer Heisterkamp

8:00 Allyn Anderson

A full schedule will be printed next month.

Golf balls make great

Christmas gifts

For those who get picked to be

Secret Santa and have no idea

what to get that someone but

know they happen to play a lot

of golf, Dan D can help you out.

He has quite an inventory of golf

balls and the prices per dozen

vary.

So if you’re interested in getting

your someone some nice golf

balls for the holidays, please

contact Dan D at danman

@frontiernet.net at any time and

he'll gladly get back to you with

prices and golf ball selection.

Submitted by Dan D. Dan D’s golf balls.

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Quote ‘Ems

We don’t make mistakes, just happy little

accidents.—Bob Ross

Why do stores that are open 24/7 have locks on

their doors?

The most affectionate creature in the world is a

wet dog.

Quotes above submitted by Ruth Zembsch

Did you know most domestic dogs are capable of

reaching speeds up to about nineteen miles per

hour?

I’m not a liar. I just remember big.

A man was telling his neighbor, “I just bought a

new hearing aid. It cost me four thousand dollars,

but it's state of the art. It's perfect.”

“Really,” answered the neighbor. “What kind is it?”

“Twelve thirty.”

My granddaughter was studying George

Washington in school so I mentioned he was our

first president. She replied, “Did you vote for him or

the other guy?

The old farmer says…

Did you ever notice when you put the two words

“the” and “IRS” together, it spells “theirs”?

Lonesome Jack says…

Scene: Two men walking down the road.

“I told you the tank was half empty but oh, no, you

said it was half full.”

When life isn’t going right, go left.

Not sure why “you’ve made your bed, now lie in

it” is supposed to be a bad thing. It sounds

pleasant. I’ll even lie in a bed I didn’t make.

Ah, the end.

Submitted by Janice Renken.

Children’s sermon at St. Peter Lutheran Church Easter morning, 2017