Ortley Reunion Report

(As reported in the Waubay Clipper) The Ortley Town Reunion was held July 3 at BJ's Cafe in Ortley.
About seventy people (actually 74+) attended from Summit, Ortley, Waubay, Watertown, Rapid City, Webster, Florence, Vermillion, Aberdeen, Milbank and Sioux Falls; Springfield, MN; Sauk Centre, MN; Burnsville, MN; Richfield, MN; Excelsior Spring, MI; and Fargo, ND.
The afternoon was spent with lunch catered by BJ's Cafe and then visiting, sharing old pictures and taking new ones.
Gifts were given to the following people.
Joe Leavitt came the farthest, from Albuquerque, NM.
Ardean Richardt had the most children with seven.
Lester Kampen graduated with two years of high school from the Ortley School.
The oldest person was Mrs. Louise Miller and the youngest person was Megan Sitter.
No plans were made for the next reunion.

Editor's note: speaking of sharing old pictures and taking new ones, if you have some reunion pictures to share, please send them in, and I can post them in the Optic. And stay tuned for details on the upcoming Ortley Centennial, which will tentatively be in June, 2006. And be sure to send in your recipes by May 1st for the Centennial Cookbook, along with your address and the years you lived in Ortley.

Birthday Club!

Happy birthday on July 30 to Jannis Palmer!

Be sure to send in birthday & anniversary news, so we can announce it to the world via the Ortley Optic Online!

Who's the oldest living Ortleyite?

An interesting question just came in from a faithful reader. Does anybody know the answer?

hello ortleyites and ex-ortleyites..

i would like to know who is the oldest living person who has lived in ortley all his/her life..

pat o'riley

This week in Ortley, South Dakota

All-School Reunion
The Ortley Reunion was a great success, with a large turnout of 74 paid attendees, plus a number of children. A good time was had by all, and the wish has been expressed to do it again soon.

Centennial Cookbook
Speaking of special events, the Ortley Centennial is coming up in 2006! To celebrate, plans are being made for a Centennial Cookbook, so please send in your recipes, along with your name, the place you live now, and the year or years you lived in Ortley. You may drop them off at BJ’s Cafe, or mail them to the Optic at P.O. Box 6, Ortley, SD 57256, or email them to petersoncello at yahoo dot com. The deadline is May 1st, 2006.

Local notes
Raymond & Barbara Witte’s daughter Beverly, from Seattle, Washington, has been visiting for a couple of weeks. Bill Palmer’s sister Hattie & her husband George have been visiting from Lincoln, Nebraska. The Ortley VFW Auxiliary had their annual meeting dinner at the Millstone Restaurant in Milbank on the evening of July 6 (faithful member Lillian Leavitt lives in Milbank).

Flea Markets & Bake sale
The Althoff’s Flea Market is open this weekend in Ortley. Also, Peterson Produce is selling BJ’s Cafe cookies and assorted flea market items at LaDome in Waubay, and fresh butterhead lettuce across from Li’l Kountry Drive-In in Waubay today (July 9).