Hale Photos Bruce Valley Church, County D, 2023 Carl & Julia (Thoma) with their mother, Rosalia Halama 60th Wedding Anniversary Road work on Hwy 53 north 1949 Bergerson Ole, Bruce Valley Elk Creek Lutheran Church Pike School 1936 South of Pleasantville February 2015 Huskelhus School 1960 Streambank improvement on Rob Herman farm near Pleasantville Huskelhus School 1925 located in NE corner of Hale Original Huskelhus Schoolhouse 1910 Lutheran Parochial School. Elk Creek Lutheran around 1920 Bruce Valley School Caswell School ( first) 1910 Sophy Johnson, teacher Elk Creek School located in Elk Creek 1925 Teacher- Lois Reid Eimon School grads 1957 Eimons school teachers Eimon School Top-1940 Bottom-1890 Pleasantville School 1976 Todd Thronson, Matthew Gunderson, Ron Matchey, Candie Wettstein, Carrie Hackleberg, Wendy Anderson, Annette Bussie, Shawn Bussie, Kim Schaefer, Brenda Berg, Kaylin Gjestvang, Julie Klavestad, teacher Viola Jacobson, Peggy Franson, Vickie Wettstein, Lisa Berg, Randy Herman, Randy Helgeson, Don Dahl Pleasantville School, downtown Pleasantville 1940 1951-1952 Wagner School left to right FRONT-Karen Hanson, Suzanne Gass, Sharon Hanson, Clarke Christopherson, Richard Bautch, MIDDLE-Barbara Thoma, Katherine Gass, Joan Hanson, Janet Johnson, John Thoma BACK- Doris Johnson, Ferne Thompson, Helen Thompson, Arlene Bautch, Donald Johnson, James Olson Teacher Miss Filla not pictured Wagner 1953-54- Front Row L-R- Jerry Meyer, Judy Meyer, Doris Thoma, Sharon Hanson, Karen Hanson, Judy Halama, Judy Keilhotz, Rosemary Thoma Back- Barbara Thoma, John Thoma, Joan Hanson, Ferne Thompson, Doris Johnson, James Olson, Janet Johnson, Teacher Miss Brown CASWELL SCHOOL, CTY E ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROAD 1960 Martha Marsolek 1951 Bruce Valley Lutheran Church Ladies Aid. From the 75th Anniversary booklet published in 1963 Ad from 1930’s Caswell Grade School StudentsGrades 1-81953-1954Front Row (L-R): Robert Harriman, Dale Holmen, James Thompson, Michael Jacobson, Diane Johnson, Tekla Anderson, Cassandra PedersonRow 2 (L-R): David Engevold, Donna Neitzke, Mary Karen Hanson, Linda Thompson, William Johnson, Kathy Thompson, Nancy Harriman, Gary HolmenRow 3 (L-R): Emily Johnson, Sharon Pederson, Robert Johnson, Sidney Julson, Jerome Neitzke, Nancy Steen, Pricilla Fretheim, Connie JohnsonRow 4 (L-R): Michael Engevold, Shirley Neitzke, Cedric Anderson, Merlin Semb, David Steen, Charles Johnson, Claire Hanson, Sandra Engevold, Teacher Alpha Girtman. photo James Thompson Caswell Grade School StudentsGrades 1-81958Front Row (L-R): Paul Fretheim, Nathan Goplin, Evangelyn Pederson, Margaret Hanson, Jane Pederson, Sandra Olson, Thomas Johnson, Mary Ellen PedersonRow 2 (L-R): Cassandra Pederson, James Thompson, Michael Jacobson, Carol Thompson, Roger Dean, Steven Johnson, Sandra SchaeferRow 3 (L-R): David Engevold, Carol Dean, William Johnson, Tekla Anderson, Kathy Thompson, Barbara Dean, Diane Johnson, Jerilyn SchaeferRow 4 (L-R): Linda Thompson, Emily Johnson, Nancy Steen, Connie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Sharon Pederson, Pricilla Fretheim, Mary Karen Hanson, Teacher Victoria Hanson Caswell Grade School StudentsGrades 1-81959-1960Front Row (L-R): Carol Hanson, Naurine Goplin, Paul Holmen, Sigrid Johnson, Douglas Pederson, Naomi AndersonRow 2 (L-R): Nolan Goplin, Nathan Goplin, Karen Steen, Marcia Johnson, Gregory Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Mary Ellen Pederson, Daniel Jacobson, Evangelyn PedersonRow 3 (L-R): Jerilyn Schaefer, Diane Johnson, William Johnson, Sharon Pederson, Kathy Thompson, Nancy Steen, Connie Johnson, Tekla Anderson, Teacher Mary SchlesserRow 4 (L-R): Margaret Hanson, Cassandra Pederson, Jane Pederson, James Thompson, Carol Thompson, Michael Jacobson, Sandra Schaefer, Steven Johnson, Sandra Olson, photo James Thompson Caswell School Souvenir 1914 Second house built in the Town o Hale, built by Clark Allen in place of the first house erected by George Hale in 1860 Ralph Herman and the Rhythm Playboys Pleasantville Lions Club 1968 Harold Bergerson, WW2 Veteran Pleasantville School 1956 Harold Bergerson, WW2 Veteran Pleasantville School 1956 Wagner School Students 1958 Teacher not identified Halver Halverson, Alfred and Oscar Franson 1930s Frank Caswell 1938 1934 Drownings near Pleasantville–more information in ‘Document Folder’ Franson farm off of Franson Road, 2019 Bruce Valley School Front L-R Ole Bergerson, Almond Briggs, Hartwick Hauge, Jennie Lee, Minnie Bergerson, Elvina Eide, Emma Briggs, Agnes Johnson, Cora Hauge, Hannah Olson Back-Gilbert Gunem, Carl Johnson, Theodore Eide, Arthur Eide, Lena Loga, Tilda Lee, Lena Johnson, Maggie Loga, Sena Lee, Annie Hauge Teacher Jennie Spangberg photo from Jane Olson Caswell School about 1910 Teacher Sophy Johnson in back row near the middle. Students in this photo- PAlmer Finstad, Morris Johnson, Ray Nelson, Emil Pederson, Ludwig Hammerstad, William Hagen, Helmer Johnson, Erling Johnson, Melvin Lovelien, Ludwig Lovelien, Gay Hagen, Helmer Hovre, Helmer Hammerstad, Ray Hagen, Bennie Melby, Marie Hagen, Cora Johnson, May Hovre, Hazel Hovre, Dora Foss, Cora Hagen, Ernest Johnson, May Wood, Marioan Jacobson, Louise Hammerstad, Mamie Melby, Sophy Johnson, Karen Pederson, Emma Goplin, Ruth Nelson, Mable Johnson, Helen Nelson photo from Charles Goplin Huskelhus School 1930 Swaim home located north of Pleasantville. The family also spelled their name ‘Veum” Wagner School, located at intersection of CRs E&D Wagner School 1957 last year it was open—BOTTOM 8th graders Janet Johnson and Barbara Thoma Anna Olson 1839-1915 NORTH BRANCH SCHOOL LOCATED ON CTY O TORN DOWN AFTER IT CLOSED. AT ONE TIME IT HAD ONE OF THE LARGEST ENROLLMENTS IN THE COUNTY CARPENTERS WORKING ON THE STEEPLE OF THE BRUCE VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH IN 1911 DIGGING THE BASEMENT FOR THE BRUCE VALLEY CHURCH 1911 I BRUCE VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH 1963 DEDICATION OF BRUCE VALLEY CHURCH 1912 DRONE PHOTO OF BRUCE VALLEY CHURCH 2020 BY BRYAN FRANSON BRUCE VALLEY CHURCH CONFIRMANDS 1963 BRUCE VALLEY LADIES AID 1963 1963 BRUCE VALLEY 1963 BRUCE VALLEY CHURCH ORGANIST MRS. RAY LOGA 1963 Elk Creek Lutheran Church carved altar Roseanne Nelson Thompson with bridesmaid dress from her wedding. Elk Creek Lutheran Church 2022