Jesse Chanku and Nathan Nickeson, members of the Army Reserve 452nd Unit based out of Aberdeen, were home on a 4-day pass from the Army Reserve training at Ft. Riley, KS. They returned to Veblen Friday, Sept. 2, and drove back to Kansas Monday, Sept. 5. While they were home they enjoyed visiting with friends and family and also helped Christofer celebrate his 12th brithday. They were honored guests at a family picnic hosted by their grandparents Chuck and Adeline Guy, rural Hillhead. Also in attendance were mother, Rochelle Nickeson; father, Scott Nickeson; siblings, Andy, Jenni, and Christofer Nickeson; Jenny Herman and mother Sonja; grandmother Yvonne Nelson, Canada; aunt and uncle, Marie and Hank Colemer, Forman, ND; Jessie and Diane Olson and Doug and Alisha Lofgren, Big Lake, MN; Rick and Lottie Nyberg and Mike, and Lynn and Marsha Anderson and friends Kermit and June, Elk River, MN; Robert and Shirley Olson, Lake City; Joe and Dianne Wisnewski, Simon, Carrie, and Alex, Geneseo, ND; Gerry Barrett, Trey and Wendy, Mike and Linda (Loberg) Lindauer, Vincennes, IN; Donna Rissler, Minneapolis, MN; Aunt Renee Olson, Chad, Mac, Jonah, Bailey, Cully, and S., Veblen; Aunt Becky Wolford and Kenton, Moorhead, MN; Darlyce Opsal and friend Pete, Bristol.

      Lorraine Vig, daughter Nancy, and granddaughter Meranda took a trip to Texas to visit another daughter, Mary Jennings, in her new home.

      Reed Medhaug was home from Colorado visiting his parents, Obert and Maxine Medhaug.

      Visitors at the home of Vonnie and Ed Vrchota were their daughters Elizabeth, Connie, and Karen and also Tim and his wife, Lori, and their sons Nikolas and Nathan from Wisconsin. Tom Vrchota visited also. The primary purpose was the Joe Vrchota auction sale. Adolph Vrchota and Alice LaMoth were weekend visitors.

Legion Auxiliary

      American Legion Auxiliary Unit #76 held its first meeting of the year Sept. 6 at the Legion Hall in Veblen. A six o'clock supper was served to 21 members by hostesses Delores Henning, Elli Nelson, and Gail Vrchota.

      The meeting was called to order by President Karen Borgen. Reports were given and members were reminded of the District 4 meeting in Webster Tuesday, Sept. 27. District 4 was the only district in South Dakota to reach membership goal this past year. A student from Veblen, Clay MacConnell, earned second place at state for his Americanism poem entry.

      Boodmobile Chairman Elli Nelson reported 39 donors. National Security Chairman Joan Anderson asked the group to continue collecting coupons and boxtops for military families. Our project for Make A Difference Day is a soup and sandwich fundraiser on Oct. 23. The proceeds will go to the Auxiliary Emergency Fund to assist any members who have suffered because of hurricane Katrina.

      The members were asked to bring shower gifts and gift shop items to the October meeting. Those who have lap robes ready should bring them, too. There is an opportunity to send these items by car to avoid postage charges.

      Dictionaries were presented to the third graders at the open house at the school Sept. 12.

      Guests at the Nov. 1 meeting will be Girl Staters and Veterans Service Officer Ken Stillson.

      The next meeting will be Oct. 4. Hostesses will be Gayle Grimsrud, Lorraine Vig, and Darlene Vig.

      Others attending the recent Hornseth/Storbakken gathering were Arnold and Patty Hornseth, Neal and Karen Hornseth, Terry Hornseth, all of Veblen; Keith and Paulette Storbakken, Ellary and Gaye Liebelt, all of Lidgerwood, ND; Emery and Judy Otness, Fergus Falls, MN.