Max News 1-19-04

Lila Fannik recently visited at Edgewood Vista with Violet Philipenko, Viola Koop, and Ernie Yuzicapi.

Then on Friday, those visiting with Lorna Sambor and Lila Fannik were Jeremy Meronuck and Ramona Newberry. They have been visiting in Fargo with Jeremy’s parents, Don and Jan Meronuck.

We have a new little resident now, with the birth of Stephanie Ann Bingham on December 18, 2003. Stephanie weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19 and ¼ inches long. She has two sisters helping take care of her at home. Jessica is four and Christina is two. Her parents are Mark and Peggy Bingham and they are enjoying living on John and Alice Timothy’s farmstead. Stephanie’s Paternal Grandparents are Fred and Ann Bingham of Devils Lake. Her Maternal Grandparents are George and Helen Klemetsrud of Coleharbor. Welcome, little Stephanie and congratulations to Mark and Peggy.

George Huettl is in Manor Care in Minot again, being treated for an infection. His room number is #268 and he loves company!

Duane Sorenson from Seattle passed away on January 6th. Duane is married to George’s sister, Marjorie Huettl. Duane graduated from Max High School in 1948. His wife lives at 16215 Wallingford Avenue North; Seattle, Washington 98133.

Civic Club elections were held January 5th. Unfortunately, less than a dozen people attended the meeting. The Civic Club Fish Fry will be held on Wednesday, February 11th.

The Max Enterprise meeting was held on January 19th. Among things discussed, this is the tenth year for the Max Plunge with the Dr. Pepper Can. Hopes are to have the can on a float to take part in the North Dakota State Fair Parade this summer. Tickets are on sale now. Again you can get three guesses as to when the can will fall through the ice, for $5.00. Prizes are: First $500; Second $250; Third $100 in Max Bucks; and Fourth a year’s supply of pop or $50. There will be no more ticket sales after March 15th. and you have a better chance of winning if you buy and guess early! The Dr. Pepper Can went through the ice on April 14th., at 3:41 P.M. last year.

The Max Enterprise Annual Meeting will be held on March 15th., at 7:30. If you have ideas for the community, please come to this meeting with those ideas!

The Max Senior Center is now open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, not on Monday as before. So I will be picking up any Max News from their box on Thursday afternoons. I have another box at Bremer Bank and will take news from that box on Monday afternoons, just before I send it to the McLean County Independent for that week’s publication. So please feel free to leave news in either box.

Just a reminder to bring in donations for prizes to the Max Library, for them to use as incentives to keep the children reading all summer long. Don’t forget to get your recipes to the library too, for their Centennial Cookbook.

And, start planning your vacations around the Max Centennial that will take place on June 30, July 1, and 2nd., 2006.

There will be another Centennial meeting coming up. Have you done your ‘homework’ to report at the meeting?

“Creativity is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift to God.” Bob Moawad