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The Early Settlers picnic to be held atStony Point next Monday, promises to bethe biggest event of the kind in the historyof the association. With all the businessplaces closed in the afternoon, and thefact that the day will practically be made aholiday, there should be the biggestturnout for the outing in the history of theevent in Codington county. Watertownpeople will not be alone at the picnic, for the farmers for miles around are planning on taking their families to thelake shore that day. There will be amuse-ment galore. An elaborate program hasbeen prepared, the band will furnishmusic, a baseball game is scheduled,and there are the usual recreations to behad at the lake, such as boating, fishing,and so forth. The Watertown housewivesshould do their Monday's shopping early,in order that the stores will not be rushedwith deliveries over the time limit.

Society- Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Johnsonplan on leaving tomorrow by motor forMinneapolis to attend the graduation exercises at the University of Minnesota.Their son, Mr. Alex Johnson, who majored in journalism, will receive hisB.A. Degree Monday. - Mr. and Mrs.Dwight D. Miller and two small children,Maclynn and Margaret, will leave nextweek by motor for Waynetown, Ind., for amonth's visit with Mr. Miller's mother, Mrs. Rose Miller, and other relatives. Onreturning to South Dakota, the Millers willgo to their summer home at SoDak parkat Big Stone lake where they will spendthe remainder of the summer vacation. -Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Brunner and the latter's sister, Miss Lillian Kuecker, leftWednesday for Boulder, Colo., where Mr.Brunner will attend summer school. Theywill visit relatives at Denver and otherpoints before returning home.

Two chiefs, Al Freesemann, WatertownPolice Department, and A.B. Rukstad,Watertown Fire Department, will bepaired in the oil can feature race at theWatertown Soap Box Derby here June25. The announcement was made byReo Mandery, 1972 derby director. Theoil can race features dragster-type vehicles which were introduced last year to replace the antique cars used inearly oil can races. The "dragsters," builtby Herb Timmerman, Wendell Lunde,Bob Loken and Leonard (Shadow)Domonoske, are as nearly identical aspossible so that the winner will be deter-mined by skill and "luck" in the first ofmany serious pairings at the race trackthat day. The oil can event was introducedat the track in 1952 to set the mood forthe colorful racing attraction here. Fiftyyouths will participate this year in theSoap Box Derby, including three girls.

With a $32 million 1997-98 WatertownSchool District budget containing morethan $300,000 set aside for future growth,and lack of an overwhelming issuerankling district voters, some observersare dubbing next Tuesday's voting theschool "bored" election. Voters will fill twoseats choosing among school board incumbents, Jim Endres and Darrel Nelson, being challenged by RickBriggs, who served from 1992 to 1995,and Kathy Crank, who ran for a seat in1994. Jim Endres says voters should return him to the board so he can continue to fulfill promises he made tothem three years ago. Darrel Nelson also wants the opportunity to deliver onpromises he made. Rick Briggs says heoffers voters trust. With two children attending district schools, Crank calls herself "pro-education" and says she isthe best choice because she is a parentand a taxpayer.

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