Saturday afternoon Ray and Lois Nelson attended the South Dakota Symphony Brass Section Benefit Concert for Carl Hallstrom at St. Joseph Cathedral in Sioux Falls, S.D. Besides being a member of the symphony, Carl is a member of the Sioux Falls Municipal Band and a trombone soloist. He will be undergoing a bone marrow transplant later this spring in Minneapolis.Allan and Judy Top hosted an Easter supper for Mike, Melissa and Chantz Top, Sioux Falls, S.D., Jared and Kristen Van Maanen, Valley Springs, S.D., Mae Top and Mark Top, both of Hills. Harriet Skattum returned home after spending several days over Easter in the home of Margo and Dewayne Edwards in Forestburg, S.D.Entertained at dinner Easter in the Randy and Brenda Byers home were Donald and Dorothy Beyer, Madison, S.D., Gilmer and Gladyce Nyhof, Sioux Center, Iowa, and Jake and Kathy Hoogendoorn, Hills. Guests Easter in the Goehle home were Steve and Leanne Carmany, Alyssa, Allison, Andrew and Elliot, Tyler; Mark, Brenda, Zach, Kati and Colby Hadler, Edgerton; Rick, Michele, Nicole and Pat Nester, Winona, who came on Friday; Dorothea Hamann, Luverne; and Tom Goehle. Dick and Audrey Heidenson spent over Easter at the resort home of their son at Battle Lake. There were 12 present for the potluck dinner. Thursday night Cliff and Vi VanWyhe attended the musical "Oklahoma" performed at Sioux Falls Christian High School. Ashley De Wit had a part in the musical. Charles Erickson returned to his home in Waconia from Ft. Bragg, N.C. He will be home for a month and then return to Ft. Bragg. He is a captain in the Army Reserve. Floyd and Jo Wulf, Herrick, S.D., spent the weekend in the area. On Sunday they were at Sheldon and Ellie Sandager’s home. Floyd’s father is hospitalized following a stroke. Ray and Lois Nelson were guests of Jami Beck at her Senior Degree Recital in Kresge Hall at Augustana College Sunday afternoon. Among composers played were Brahms, Mozart and Schubert for clarinet. She played tenor saxophone in a quartet and closed with Copland’s "Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra." Jami is also a member of the Sioux Falls Municipal Band. On April 13, Courtney Hoogendoorn and Jamie Plimpton walked six miles in the Muscular Dystrophy Walk in Sioux Falls along with Jake and others. Attending funeral services on April 22 for Wilbert "Bill" Leuthold in Onaga, Kan., were his brother, Paul and Betty Leuthold, Hills, and also Larry and Mardi Leuthold, Bob and Cindy Leuthold, Becky Wulf and Brian and Bev Mogler. They returned home on Tuesday. Ericka Anderson, Sioux Falls, returned to her home after spending some time in Beijing, China, where she was studying at the University. She returned to the States due to the SARS outbreak. Wendell and Kathryn met their granddaughter at Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls.Attending the 40th wedding anniversary on Saturday at First Reformed Church in Sioux Falls for Arlyn and Susan Van Der Wolde were Ione DeHaan, Tim and Lois DeHaan and Nick, Nathan, Sara and Rachael. The Goehle families attended the 95th birthday of Albert Goehle in Luverne on Saturday. Jean Hanson, Sioux Falls, was a Sunday noon lunch guest of Luella Schlueter. Cliff and Vi VanWyhe attended the vocal music concert at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls Friday night. Their granddaughter, Lindsey DeWit, was a participant. Joanne Goehle baby-sat Colby Hadler on Saturday.Stuart and Marj Swanson came Friday from Greer, S.C., to visit his mother, Opal Swanson, until Sunday. They went to Lance Swanson and family at Sioux City, Iowa, and also spent time in Arlington, S.D.Henrietta Wassenaar has taken up residency at Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center in Luverne, following her hospitalization.
