Panama Quilt Guild

By Jackie Thomson-Bremer

The next meeting will be June 24 at 7 p.m. at the Panama Presbyterian Church. The trunk show guest speaker will be Judy Poutre Kassik. Please join us for a great evening and bring your Show-n-Tell.

Palmyra Eastern Star Chapter #257

By Jackie Thomson-Bremer

Palmyra Eastern Star Chapter #257 celebrated Jack Stilwell and his daughter Kay Bergquist becoming members 50 years ago, on May 21 1975, with a cookie and ice cream event.

Jack’s wife Maxine and daughter Ann Crawford also joined at the same event.

Several members of the chapter were present for the celebration. Jack and Kay were presented with a special pin and a certificate by Secretary Denise Knutson. Denise also read a poem focusing on Eastern Star philosophies.

Jack has served as Sentinel for 16 years, Associate Patron for 8 years, Worthy Patron for 5 years, and Grand Representative to West Virginia for 3 years. Congratulations Jack and Kay!

Palmyra Presbyterian Church Celebrates

By Jackie Thomson-Bremer

The Palmyra Presbyterian Church celebrated their 150 years of an organized church with a Tent Revival in Taggart Park on June 15th.

Pastor Steve Piper, Becky Hall, Tanya (Sturdy) Behrends, Mikayla (Roeder) Robinson, Mary Wallen, Emma (Bremer) Faulkner, Jackie Thomson-Bremer, and Dana Jensen all gave testimonials.

The Youth Message was ‘How Could You Tell Someone About Jesus?’ Songs were sung by the Get Together Band and the congregation. The theme song for the year is ‘To God Be the Glory’ written in the year 1875, was sung by the congregation as the closing hymn.

Several congregational members dressed in old timey attire. Bruce Sturdy picked up Pastor Steve and wife Martha at their home and drove them in his horse drawn wagon to Taggart Park for the service.

Submitted by Jackie Thomson-Bremer