Vickie Nelson spent a long Easter weekend with her parents, Ray and Lois Nelson. Monday they drove to Mankato spending time at Sibley Park. Bruce Nelson, Brooklyn Center, spent the Easter weekend with family. Paul and Joyce Dohman, Columbus, Neb., spent last Sunday in the home of Martha Lindrud.Allison LaRock, daughter of Dan and Marie LaRock, was two years old Monday, April 11. To celebrate the occasion, Grandma Marilyn Nelson, also Mark, Michelle, Jake and Jeff Nelson and Chris Proctor gathered at the LaRock home Sunday.Rick and Michelle Nester and family, Winona, came Friday for a visit in the Joanne Goehle home. Mark and Brenda Hadler and family, Tyler, and Steve and Leanne Carmany and family came Sunday. Tom Goehle, also Randy and Brenda Beyer and family, celebrated a late Easter together. Ray and Lois Nelson attended the Augustana Band and Augustana College and Community Concert Band Scholarship Concert last Tuesday evening. Each band played several selections, closing with a combined group of 150 musicians performing "America the Beautiful" conducted by guest conductor, Don Wilcox, Director of Bands at West Virginia University. Lois is a 15-year member of the latter band. Tuesday evening Betty Elbers visited at the home of her sister, Josephine Feucht, in Pipestone and on Thursday noon she joined her sisters, Janet Bleyenburg and Dorothy Peterson, and a sister-in-law, Judy Boeve, for lunch at TGI Friday’s in Sioux Falls. Easter guests in the home of Rodney and Starla Scholten were his parents, Leonard and Roberta Scholten, Brainerd, former residents of Beaver Creek. Other guests were Rodney’s grandmother, Elizabeth Klassen, George, Iowa, and Linda, Adam and Morgan Lange, Beaver Creek. They also celebrated Thomas’ 16th birthday. April 3 guests were Stan and Deb VanWyhe, Harvey and Sally VanWyhe, Dena Umland, Dusty, Mysty, Brock and Zoe Rollins, Sioux Falls. Paul and Vicki Nelson and Mark and Karen Sandager were Sunday dinner guests of Fran Sandager at Tuff Village. Rheta DeBoer motored to Melvin, Iowa, Tuesday to have coffee with her daughter, Susan Hofman. They were joined by Rheta’s sister, Judy Steen, and also Marlene Runia. Marlene was a former teacher at Hills Christian School and is now living in Sanborn. Leonard and Roberta Scholten came from Brainerd to attend the Hills-Beaver Creek play, "The Whole Shebang," which was given April 4 and 5 at Driver’s Restaurant and Banquet Center in the Beaver Creek Golf Course. Their grandson, Tom Scholten, was a member of the cast. Friday evening Betty Elbers attended the Fun Night at Valley Springs Elementary School along with Cheryl and Mitchell Elbers of Valley Springs, S.D. Saturday evening Wilmer and Betty Elbers attended the band concert at Brandon Valley High School. Their grandson, Mitchell Elbers, was performing in the band. Martha Lindrud visited her brother, Ruben Vestlie, who suffered a stroke and now is a patient at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services for Dr. Jeff Beeler were Saturday, April 9, at Hutchinson. He was the fiancé of Heather Van Wyhe. Heather is Cliff and Vi VanWyhe’s granddaughter. Attending the funeral were Terri Mercer, Omaha, Neb., Tom and Matt VanWyhe, and Ron, Lexi and Ashley DeWit, Sioux Falls, Lindsey DeWit, Rochester, Travis and Amber Arends, Nevada, Iowa, Cliff and Marilyn VanWyhe, Steen, and Vi VanWyhe, Hills. Marie and Del Walraven motored to Sanborn, Iowa, Sunday to attend the baptism of Colton Dean, son of Ben and Renae Vande Brake.
