News: Clark County Authors (Reunion - 2008)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Grottke, Bizjak, Zieser, Petersen, Mechelke, Miller, Crothers, Kurz, Hediger, Steiner, Vine, Thompson, Schultz, Oberle, Burnett

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) October 8, 2008

Clark County Authors (Reunion - 10 September 2008)

Neillsville News by Amber Pischer

The third reunion of Clark County Authors was held Sept. 10, 2008, at the United Methodist Church. Present were Margaret Grottke, "Whisper Valley Chronicles," of Chili; Charles Bizjak, "Eastern Century Annual," of Greenwood; Rosalyn Zieser, "The Women Tell," of Unity; Loralee Petersen, "Until Summer Ends," of Withee; Violet Mechelke, "Woodshed," and Mary Miller, "Farm is Forever," both of Loyal; Marcia Crothers, "Teenagers in the Great Depression," of Granton and Christine Kurz, "Sail On," Spencer, and chairperson for the reunion. She introduced each author as they told the where, why and what of their books.

A question and answer period followed. Other authors not present but reported on were Herman Hediger, Francis Steiner, Gordon Vine, June Thompson, Scott Schultz and new writer, Sylvia Oberle.

Mary Burnett was ancillary in serving dessert and beverage to end the afternoon.

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