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Greetings and Welcome to The 405 Coffee Break with O.K. Solberg
New episodes tend to air over the local KMMR radio station @ 5 minutes past 4PM each M-F. And have been doing so, nearly every week since Sept 2018.
I'm D.J. Rasmussen, O.K.s friend since junior high, possibly your neighbor & this websites maintainer, whom strives to get each episode's show notes written, the transcript proofed and the audio posted to the internet within a few hours of that days KMMR air time. NOTE: recently been publishing most new releases by 4:30PM.
Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy the time we can spend together.
I wanna again welcome you to The 405 Coffee Break. Guys, is it warm enough for you? Get you a cup of coffee, glass iced tea, nice cool bottle of water. Let's see what's happening.
OK Solberg:Spring wheat $6.35 a bushel, 550lb steer calf, next week. A video's going on today and tomorrow. And soon as I find the results, I'll report back to you. And a 100lb fat lamb in Billings at $3.20 to $3.35 depending on their quality. But guys, there's more much more.
OK Solberg:Okay. Okay. This program is dedicated to 2 people. One passed away, Gail Hendrickson Baldridge, and the other one. well, the other one will remain anonymous. Gail Hendrickson went to the South Wagner School. And guys, I have loads and loads of pictures from Gail's Estate that I love looking through.
OK Solberg:So today, we highlight the South Wagner School. But 1st a Bible verse, it comes from Proverbs 1 verse 5. And since this is an episode about a school and we go to school to learn, listen. Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance. Proverbs 1:5 And a school is a place where you obtain guidance.
OK Solberg:Here we go from the Phillips County News dated Wednesday, 07/08/1987. The South Wagner School, District 4, known by many as the Four Corners School, was built by the federal government in 1936. The records available show there were 2 schools in the district before this one was built.
OK Solberg:The other 2 schools were known as the Ereaux School and the Hould School. Those schools were closed when the new school was finished. School opened in the new building the fall of 1937 with Elmer Halverson as superintendent. Record showed that in the years 1937-38, there were 67 students entering grades 1 through 8.
OK Solberg:An elected school board took charge of the school in 1942 and in 1943. The 1942-1943 school year, it now had school board members. Not only did students receive an education to go on with their lives, they also got to participate in many activities.
OK Solberg:Mr Halverson, being very sports minded, had teams, boys and girls alike for baseball, basketball, volleyball, tennis, and even a croquet tournament or two. There were tournaments held with other schools, and there was no indoor gymnasium.
OK Solberg:All practice and all games were held outdoors, rain or shine. Christmas plays always drew a large crowd with much work from students and teachers alike. Remembering back, the janitor and the hot lunch cook were always willing to help out anytime when any school function was held. 03/02/1967, the school board at their monthly meeting decided the school would have to close. When? 1967.
OK Solberg:The school had to close because of the loss of students due to the convenience of the school bus service. The class of 1966 '67 was the smallest in the 30 years the school had operated. And that year, there were only 20 students. The school was also a community gathering place for many meetings, card parties, dances, and many of us learned to dance to the few records of the old Nickelodeon.
OK Solberg:May 1967, Four Corners School came to a close. Later on, the building was tore down and sections of it removed from the property still known as Four Corners. The Four Corners School will long be remembered by all in the community and in the county, end of article.
OK Solberg:It opened in 1937, 4 years before the infamous day on 12/07/1941, and it closed in May 1967 ushering in what would become known as a summer of love. What were you doing back in 1967?
OK Solberg:I myself was 10 years old, and I was entering Mrs Holtie's classroom for 5th grade at Malta Elementary School. All those South Wagner children were now in the same school I was attending. Oh, yeah. Looking back is always fun. Time goes so fast. If we can remember where we've been, we become less fearful of where we're going.
OK Solberg:So until next time. As you go out there, remember now. Don't be bitter.