Fraser community news
By Norma Brand
The weather in the Great
Northwest has been perfect for the haying season, it has been dry and as of July
19 the temperature hasn’t reached in the 90-degree range. It’s a busy time;
loads of hay have been transported and put into barns to feed pets and livestock
for the winter. The cold, wet spring has been good for the hay fields, but not
for the wheat fields. A spray plane was hired to spray the fields for rust.
The signs have been installed
on the back of the “Fraser Welcomes You” sign, for this years’ Fraser jam
session. The Fraser Community Center Board held a meeting on Wednesday, July 14
to plan the concessions for the 5th Annual Bluegrass and Old Country Western jam
session. The concessions will be another fundraiser for the community center.
Board members Mike Beard,
Donna Brown, Cathy Walker, Oreta Stuart and Fraser Community club members Linda
Beard, and Steve and Norma Brand discussed adding home made pies and ice cream
to the menu this year. They also compiled a list of needed supplies and assigned
people to work two-hour segments at the Fraser Park cookhouse.
On Thursday, July 29 the
musicians will start arriving at the park. They will play Friday evening, all
day Saturday and on Sunday morning they will do several hours of gospel music.
This jam session is a great community event, it’s free to the public, and
everyone is welcome to pick out a camping spot and spend the weekend at the
park. “See you there”.
The 4-H members from
Everyone was given a schedule
that outlined each day’s events. Club members were assigned tasks of washing
dishes, clean up and taking out the garbage, they also made sure the trash was
picked up around the camp. On Saturday, everyone was treated to homemade ice
cream; Marie was in charge of this activity.
Bobbi volunteered to help with
the race car event. Each member built and decorated their car; then the next day
they put the cars through their paces at race time. Watch for the 4-H race car
display at the Clearwater County Fair in September.
The 4-H clubs in this area
have enjoyed spending four days at
Linda and Mike Beard enjoyed a
visit from an old classmate of Mikes. Fred Richards and his friend Barbara
Toeful spent three days at the ranch. The guys worked on some projects while the
gals visited. Mike took them on a tour of the hill top area. Linda reported she
had a lot of fun listening to the funny stories about Mike and Fred’s high
school days.
Donna and Bill Jackson love
rhubarb. Norma Brand delivered some to them on Thursday and stayed for a visit.
Norma got her start from Marie Green several years ago; the wet weather this
spring was especially good for her patch. She had a bumper crop so there was
plenty to share.
Donna and Danny Brown recently
took a trip to
Marie Green enjoyed a visit
from her daughter Wilma during the week. Marie says she has had a quiet week and
is doing fine. Stop by for a visit when you are in Fraser, she loves company.
Izzy Brown reported she and
her family traveled to
Happy Birthday goes out to
Elvita Judd on July 23. How many of you remember when Elvita fell and broke her
hip on this same day in 2003? After many years of faithfully writing the Fraser
news she turned over the task to Norma Brand. Norma had help with the column
from Donna Stickney, then Cathy Walker helped her five years until her schedule
became to busy. Peggy Ball has also assisted. See Elvita, it takes a lot of
people to fill your shoes.
Peggy Ball sends Happy
Birthday greetings to her sister Andy Petrusky on July 24. Marie Green sends
Happy Birthday greetings to granddaughter Trina Green Scott on July 29.
Happy Birthday goes out to
Sandra Dahl on July 24.