The Brunsville Blitz Brunsville, Iowa Edition 114 June 2020

Photos by Bowen Rieken.

Flags displayed on Memorial Day

Legion news: It has been a tough last couple of months at the Legion. All

events have been canceled since the middle of March. As

we all try to work through these tough times, the Legion is

excited to finally be open again. Restrictions are still in

place as mandated by the state which means we can

only operate at 50% capacity. Memorial Day services had

to be canceled, but with favorable weather the flags

have been posted. The last two pages of this month’s

edition include a list of veterans we continue to remember

this Memorial Day. New flags for the following were added

to the rollcall this year: Thomas Geary, Wendell Oltmanns,

Carlyle "Swede" Dirks, Orval Seibens, Gene Dickman, Gary

"Griz" Schiltz, Doug Osterbuhr.

I would like to give a shout-out to Gene Beitelspacher,

Randall Toel and Ronnie Ludwigs for doing a deep

cleaning of the Legion Hall and the new finish on the

dance floor. Your continued support to the Legion is greatly

appreciated. Thank you!

Schedule of events: May 30 Theresa Kroll & Corey Berg wedding reception

June 1 Legion meeting 7:30/S.A.L meeting 7:00

June Craig Coop Annual Supper postponed until August

July 6 Legion meeting 7:30/S.A.L. meeting 7:00

July 18 Kassandra Beeck & Tyler Lariviere wedding

reception

Information courtesy of Nancy Schlichte.

Despite the arrival of rain and cancellation of the memorial

service, the flags were displayed next to the Legion on

Monday, May 25. Several flags were displayed across the

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street at the memorial to commemorate those who had

most recently passed away.

Three photos to the left: Work on the shelter house began

shortly after the improvement proposal passed. Interested

parties were asked to sign a sheet at the Brunsville post

office and indicate a yes/no vote. All signatures were

accompanied with a yes.

Below: Thanks to the work of Kathy Renken, flowerbeds are

springing to life beautifully.

Brunsville Park undergoes improvements

Celebrating a birthday What better way to announce a

birthday than with a celebratory

message in the front yard? Happy

belated birthday to Meadow Fuller,

who turned 17 on May 14. Photo

courtesy of Josh Fuller.

In Memory of… Charles Stremick, who passed

away May 18.

In Our Prayers Judy Bowman

Greg Breitbarth

Donna Cornish

Peggy Dickman

Kim Johnson

Martha & Tom Morley

John Lambert (Lonesome Jack)

Janice Renken

Sarah & Rod Renken

Mary Singer

The family and friends of Charles

Stremick

Birthdays Glenda McHale June 2

Denisse Camarena June 2

Brady Marienau June 3

Susan Plueger June 7

Kathy Renken June 8

Marshal Joseph Jones June 8

Dave Hill June 9

Keith Wilken June 10

Janice Plueger June 10

Scott Plueger June 10

Leona Martin June 11

Flanagan June 12

Karen Gagnon June 13

Dangerous Dan June 15

Donna Dickman June 16

Mayra Camarena June 17

Joel Bogenrief June 17

Grifynn Rollinger June 17

Kashton Waggoner June 24

MacKenzie McLaughlin June 24

Stu Dickman June 25

Dax Bruscher June 25

Mona Schiltz June 27

Kristyna Dittman June 27

Madelyn Leigh Sherlock June 27

Chase Stoeber June 27

Jaclyn Westhoff June 28

Emily Nelson June 30

Anniversaries Vern & Karen Harrington June 1

Mike & Dana Christen June 7

Lynn & Anna Chenoweth June 8

Bill & Janice Renken June 10

Bill & Rosanne Osterbuhr June 10

Norm & Christina Weber June 10

Brooke & Kevin White June 27

Gary & Denise Palmer June 29

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Thursday 5-6, Friday 10-11, Saturday 11-12

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Citizen of the Month: Tom Jones

Looking for rhubarb you don't plan on using, 541-0577.

Congratulations, graduate

Tyler Borchers graduated in May from

Morningside College with a degree in

agriculture and food studies and minors in

ag business and agronomy. He was a

basketball standout, earning three-time

NAIA All-American and two-time GPAC

Defensive Player of the Year honors. He will

be employed with Prime Bank in Le Mars.

Tyler is the son of Barry and Vicki Borchers

and grandson of Joan Renken.

The sign on the building to the right reads Farmers Bank.

Dated June 1910. Courtesy of the Plymouth County Historical

Museum.

Birdseye view of Brunsville. Dated June 1910. Courtesy of the

Plymouth County Historical Museum.

Brunsville store and post office, June 11, 1910. Courtesy of

the Plymouth County Historical Museum.

Corner Café Coverage

Remodeling is almost complete!

On Thursday, May 28 we’ll open for Bike Night

with outdoor seating only.

On Friday, May 29 we’ll completely open

with a full menu.

On Fridays, Saturdays and Wednesdays as

needed the bar and wait staff will be available

both inside the building and on the patio.

Remember to follow

social distancing guidelines.

Evening specials

Sun. Blaine Boy (loose meat) $2.50

Mon. Alicia’s Mexican Specialties 5-8:30 p.m.

Tues. Corner burger & fries $7.50

Wed. Whole chicken (no substitutions) with fries or

mashed potatoes & gravy $15.99

Thurs. Bike night (weather permitting)

Fri. Prime rib with potato & salad

Sat. Prime rib with potato & salad

Glimpses of Brunsville’s history from 1910

Town trivia

Are you a Brunsville expert? Find out by providing

answers to the questions below.

1. From whom did Brunsville get its name?

2. What year was Brunsville incorporated?

3. Who was known as the First Lady of Brunsville?

4. Where did the previous town church stand?

5. Where was the previous town church building

moved from?

6. Which Brunsville road was originally slated to be a

paved portion of Highway 3?

7. What tragic town event occurred in 1931?

8. Where was the school located?

9. What year was the city hall building constructed?

10. What business previously occupied the Legion

building?

11. What business was once located at the corner of

Elm Street and Jet Road?

12. What long-gone town did some early settlers of

Brunsville and Craig originate from?

13. Where was the long-gone town located?

14. Who won the beard contest during Brunsville’s

Diamond Jubilee?

15. What creatures kept the early town settlers up at

night?

Answers will be included in the next edition.

Quote ‘Ems Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience:

this is the ideal life.—Mark Twain

The most incomprehensible thing about the world is

that it is all comprehensible.—Albert Einstein

Success is getting what you want, happiness is

wanting what you get.—W.P. Kinsella

One of the great uses of Twitter and Facebook will be

to prove at the Last Day that prayerlessness was not

from lack of time.—John Piper

Above quotes courtesy of Ruth Zembsch

Lonesome Jack says… Before you give someone a piece of your mind, be

sure you can afford it.

You deserve whatever happens to you on a pogo

stick.

So honesty is the best policy. OK, what’s the second

best?

Every new day offers a new beginning.

OK, Donna?

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Remembering our veterans

Richard Heeren 1944 WW2 Brian Hulquist 1985 Vietnam

Edward Wilkens 1945 WW2 Marven Janssen 1986 Korea

Bernard McHale 1947 WW2 Kenneth Baack 1986 Korea

Glen Harms 1947 WW2 Arlan Oltmanns 1987 Korea

Dick Harms 1948 WW1 Virgil Renken 1987 Vietnam

George Marienau 1955 WW2 Elmer Ludwigs 1988 WW2

Emmet Peters 1955 WW2 Harold Brush 1988 Korea

Johannes Johannsen 1960 WW1 Henry Kleihauer 1989 WW2

Floyd Dickman 1961 WW1&2 Dale Edmunds 1989 Korea

Robert Morris 1961 Korea Elmer Schuette 1989 WW2

Alfred Tone 1962 WW2 Raymond Hartman 1990 WW2

Arnold Klemme 1963 WW2 Jerry Johnson 1990 Vietnam

Herman Eggebrecht 1964 WW2 John Ferris 1990 Korea

Duane Ludwigs 1965 Korea Harvey Haage 1991 WW2

Herbert Molzen 1965 WW1 Darrell Caskey 1991 Korea

Marlin Plueger 1967 Vietnam Myron (Red) Hutton 1991 Korea

Elmer Schmidt 1967 WW2 August Borchers 1992 WW2

Raymond Harms 1967 WW2 Henry Marienau 1992 WW2

Phillp Vernon 1970 WW2 Richard Jones 1992 WW2

Foster Schultz 1970 WW1 Merlin Utesch 1992 WW2

Thomas Vernon 1971 WW2 Herman Oltmanns 1993 WW2

Grant Hanstien 1 1971 WW1 Robert Fisher 1993 Korea

John W. Frerichs 1971 WW2 Cecil Denny 1993 Korea

Albert Boyson 1973 WW2 William Ludwigs 1993 WW2

Harlan Heeren 1973 WW2 Robert Dirks 1994 WW2

Otto Pahl 1974 WW2 Darrell Luken 1994 WW2

Albert Pahl 1974 WW2 Dale Schuette 1994 Korea

Harry Mattas 1975 WW2 Peter Haverhals 1995 Korea

Varrel Popken 1975 Korea Leonard Wessels 1995 WW2

George Wilken 1976 WW1 Alvin Jelken 1995 WW2

Virgil Tammen 1976 Korea Rev. Jack Hebard 1995 Korea

Leonard Hauschild 1976 WW2 Jerry Schoenrock 1995 Vietnam

Roland Linn 1977 WW2 Donald Renken 1996 Korea

Harvey Stinson 1977 Korea Jens Johannsen 1996 WW2

Marvin Asselin 1977 WW2 Leonard Dirks 1997 WW2

William McHale 1978 WW2 Melvin Lakings 1997 WW2

George Ludwigs 1978 WW2 Sidney Peters 1997 WW2

Albert Jager 1978 WW2 Francis Rolfes 1997 Korea

Melvin Johnson 1978 Korea Clarence Kluver 1997 WW2

Alfred Kroepel 1979 Korea Leighton Steckel 1997 WW2

Lawrence Van Whye 1979 WW2 Marlin McManigal 1997 WW2

Donald Baack 1980 WW2 Elmer Tammen 1997 WW2

Arnold Wessels 1980 Vietnam Paul Milbrodt 1998 Korea

John Krause 1981 WW1 Glenn Gronemeyer 1998 Korea

Henry Schmitz 1981 WW2 Raymond Schlotfeldt 1999 US Air Force

Lyle Gronemeyer 1983 WW2 Elmer Bruns 1999 WW2

Dick Osterbuhr 1983 WW2 Robert Schultz 1999 WW2

Donald Varenhorst 1983 WW2 Marvin Renken 1999 WW2

Gordon Linstrand 1984 Korea Ray Wilshire 1999 WW2

Clarence Plueger 1984 WW2 Joseph F. Witt 1999 US Navy

Alwayne Oetken 1999 Korea Paul Hoppe 2010 WW2

Ervin Varenhorst 2000 WW2 Nelson Hutton 2011 WW2

Duane Plueger 2000 Korea Norman Varenhorst 2011 WW2

Delbert Koopman 2001 WW2 Don Dickman 2011 WW2

Darrel Jeffers 2001 WW2 Earl Lubben 2011 Korea

Herman Wilken 2001 WW2 Ceil Gene Hutton 2012 WW2

Randal Von Hagel 2002 Vietnam Lloyd Vander Molen 2012 WW2

Jack McHale 2002 WW2 Howard Linstrand 2012 WW2

Willis Harms 2002 WW2 Donald Schmidt 2012 WW2

William Haage 2002 WW2 Farrell Bud Marsh 2012 WW2

Gilbert Van Demhen 2002 WW2 Raymond Lubben 2013 Korea

Ralph Rossum 2002 WW2 Larry Plueger 2013 Vietnam

Wallace Plueger 2003 WW2 Melvin Marienau 2013 WW2

Alvin Paegler 2003 WW2 Vincent Puhl 2013 Korea

Art Pahl 2003 WW2 Don Oetken 2013 Korea

Kenneth Hultguist 2003 WW2 Verl Lehner 2013 Korea

Norman Botker 2003 WW2 Darrel Berkenpas 2014 Korea

Leonard Brooks 2003 WW2 Lyle Morgan 2014 Korea

Lyle Heien 2004 WW2 Ottie Kleihauer 2014 WW2

Donold Plueger 2004 WW2 Wayne Brown 2014 WW2

Norman Haage 2004 Korea Merlyn Oltmanns 2015 Vietnam

Norman Grasz 2004 Korea Donald Beitelspacher 2015 Korea

Harold Albert 2004 Korea Erwin Renken 2015 Korea

Milo Schlesser 2005 WW2 Alvin Willer 2015 WW2

Kenneth Ludwigs 2005 Korea Harold Van Bruggen 2015 Korea

Glen Haage 2005 WW2 Homer Dumas 2016 WW2

Richard Hanson 2005 Vietnam Gail Clausen 2016 WW2

Joseph Ruden 2005 WW2 Chris Soppe 2016 Persian Gulf

Paul Kunkel 2005 Us Army Claire Allen 2016 WW2

Harold Mouser 2005 WW2 Dennis Renken 2017 Vietnam

Wilbur Renken 2005 Korea Harold Harms 2017 WW2

Raymond Renken 2006 WW2 Billy Lawrence 2017 Korea

Pierce DeYoung 2006 Korea Robert Van Wyhe 2017 Korea

Virgil Borchers 2006 Korea Orlan Jacobs 2018 Korea

Donald Haage 2006 Korea John Anderson 2018 Korea

Warren Sordragor 2006 WW2 Marlin "Bud" Albright 2018 Korea

Rodney Popken 2006 Vietnam Kenneth Frazee 2018 Vietnam

Merril McNaugton 2007 Vietnam Elmer Renken 2018 Korea

Orval Grasz 2007 WW2 Albert Kleihauer 2018 Korea

Ronald Gieger 2007 Vietnam David Ludwigs 2019 Vietnam

Edwin Meyer 2008 Korea Thomas Geary 2019 Korea

Dale Schulz 2008 WW2 Wendell Oltmanns 2019 Korea

Robert Lesher 2008 Korea Carlyle "Swede" Dirks 2019 Korea

Donald Ott 2008 WW2 Orval Siebens 2019 Korea

Elmer Wilken 2008 Korea Gene Dickman 2020 WW2

John Moller 2008 WW2 Gary "Griz"Schiltz 2020 Vietnam

Erwin Harms 2009 WW2 Doug Osterbuhr 2020 Vietnam

Gerald Plueger 2009 Vietnam Flag for all Veterans without a flag

Phyllis Koopman 2009 WW2

Richard Cook 2010 WW2