Harton Reunion Minutes
60th Reunion
6/8/2013
The meeting was called to order by Cathie Hays at 1:09 PM. There were 59 family members and guests attending. The minutes were read by Peggy Long Cayton. As there were or corrections or additions, they were approved as read. The treasurer’s report was also presented and approved.
There were greetings sent by: Helen Niedung (letter), Phil and Sue Crosswait, Ernie and Corina harton, and Lawrence and Bonnie Harton. Latrelle Scheiffer also sent her regards.
Members reported the following:
Deaths: Larry Lee – September, 2012
Births: Callun Twain Cox – March 30, 2013 (Latrelle’s great-grandson)
Weddings: Lynon Bartosh (Ellis Wind’s grandson) to Laurie Krock – March 2, 2013
Eric Wind to Jennifer (?) – September, 2013
Shelley Ashcraft to ???
Mary Virginia Martin to Eric Gravely – May 29, 2011
Celebration: Twain Scheiffer – 25 years with a heart transplant
Guests were recognized: Myrna Hanson (guest of Irvin and Elaine Wind), Betty Hofsteddar (guest of Mickey Long), Burt Baxter (guest of Ashley Arneson), Frank, Freyja, and Athena Corso, and Dustin Johnson (guests of Peggy Cayton).
Special Recognition was given to Mary Ethel Fleer Martin.
Cathie hays presented a short history about the number of Harton Reunions that have been held.
The first official Harton Reunion was held on Sunday, April 5, 1954 here at the Danevang Community Hall. (Minutes of the first Reunion were read.) There was no meeting the following year due to the death and funeral of Johanna Harton Bonugli who died April 15, 1955.
Due to a lot of mis-numbering through the years, it has become rather murky as to which
anniversary of the first reunion we were celebrating. For example, the 1958 reunion was
called the third reunion instead of being either the fourth or fifth depending upn whether
the 1955 funeral gathering was considered a reunion. Later in our records both the 1974
and the 1975 meetings were called the 22nd reunion.
June 11, 1978 was designated the 25th anniversary of the first official gathering of the Harton clan. Because of this, 1955 was included as a meeting. (Minutes of the 25th reunion were read.)
We celebrated June 23, 1991 as the 40th reunion. However, once again there was a leap from the 35th reunion held in 1988 (which is correct) to the 38th reunion held in 1989. I’m guessing that this happened when the brain said one thing but the hand did something different.
So in conclusion, this year’s reunion is officially the 60th anniversary of the 1954 reunion will be so noted.
The next order of business was giving out the gifts to:
The youngest – Athena Corso who received a ball
The next youngest – Victoria Terez (grand-daughter of Rudy Bendixon) who received a
book, The Emporer’s New Clothes, by Hans Christian Anderson
The oldest – Claire Wind who received framed photos of the Danevang Lutheran Church in December, 2004 and June, 2005
Who travelled the farthest – Jeanne Wind from Idaho Falls, ID who also received framed
photos of the Danevang Lutheran Church in December, 2004 and June, 2005
New Business:
Bobby Guedin moved that a new records book be purchased. Peggy Cayton made the second to the motion. Motion passed.
Bobby Guedin moved that an acid-free box be purchased to protect the records of our reunions. Kristin Rickner made the second. Motion passed.
The meeting date for next year will be Saturday, June 14, 2014. Bobby Guedin (assisted by Cathie Hays) will be the host.
Door prizes were drawn for and given to: Martha Arneson, Delores Guedin, John Wind, Jim Harton, Frank Corso, and Sophia Terez.
Delores Guedin led the group in singing Happy Birthday to Kristin Rickner.
Jim Haron spoke of his trip to Denmark and of the pictures he had taken.
Tim Guedin moved and Amy Crosswait seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Meeting was adourned at 1:55 PM.