Susie Pokorny

I’m Susie Pokorny married to Harry and we live on the west end of Center Street on the farm Harry’s grandparents started over 100 years ago. We have 2 sons Wes and Scott and 2 daughters Jamie Blum and Ashley Cech. Wes and Ashley with their families live one next to our pasture the other one on the side of our corn field.

My Grandpa Charlie and dad Verain started Faltin Meat Market many years ago. Growing up we had 6 kids in our family and if the town didn’t support them we wouldn’t have had anything. All of us kids,Harry, and Scott all worked there. I’m so proud that Ryan and Mary Baumert kept our family name because of the good products that my family made. I love to tell my grandkids that my Christmas’s were celebrated under the cows head that still is on the meat market 100 years later. My grandparents living room and bedroom were above the store.

Music has always been a big part of what our family loves. Grandpa Charlie directed summer music concerts in town, and St John’s church choir. My dad played instruments, Harry and I played concert during the summer with the high school band. On June 1 st when over 400 cars visited HOWELLS the POKORNY BOYS ( Wes and Scott) along with our grandson Jaron Blum entertained visitors in the town park playing music for them to enjoy the afternoon. That afternoon marked the 5 th generation of my family members to entertain HOWELLS with their music❤️👏

In 1991 HOWELLS had a bad flood come through and do a lot of damage . In 1992 the town built the Pokorny dam on our farm to help save the town from this happening again.

We live on the same farm and Harry along with Dave, and Jeff Pokorny still farming. I taught preschool for 25 years starting out with helping Gwen Welch who started preschool in town.

Jamie Blum and Ashley Cech along with Karla Eikmeier Patzel and Molly Eikmeier Coufal started DANCIN’ON 2ND STREET in Eikmeier’s basement on 2nd Street , and 31 years later I still help Jamie and Ashley doing music and books for them now at the HOWELLS COMMUNITY CENETR .

Harry and I enjoy spending time with our 19 grandkids and watching our granddaughters in town — Everly, Amira, Violet , and sometimes Theia they keep us moving. I like being around kids so I help with story hour at the library, and this year I was back at preschool with Little Angels Daycare!!

We want to see HOWELLS keep growing and doing good things for our families and friends that live here.❤️