Sunday afternoon Ray and Lois Nelson attended the memorial service for Arden Sween at First Lutheran Church in Tyler. Ardith Sween is Ray’s cousin.James Theis arrived in Hills Friday to spend until Jan. 3 with his mother, Marcella Theis, and sister and brother-in-law, Susan and Willard Bowne and family. Jim is a Consul at the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest, Romania. Dorothy Sheetz, Sioux Falls, was a visitor Sunday in the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Jil and Brad Vaughn. Sheldon and Ellie Sandager returned home Saturday night after spending since Tuesday at the ranch in Herrick, S.D.Vi Van Wyhe accompanied Steve and Marilyn Van Wyhe to Warrensburg, Mo., to attend Amber and Travis Arends’ graduation with master’s degrees from the University of Central Missouri State. Preceding the graduation exercises, Amber entertained her family and friends with a brunch. Jess Beeler and Heather Van Wyhe, Hutchinson, also attended. Don and Edyth Briggs along with Don’s daughter, Deb Wright, Luverne, attended the South Dakota Youth Concert in Sioux Falls Sunday night at Washington Pavilion. Ray and Lois Nelson attended the Holiday Pops Concert of the South Dakota Symphony orchestra at Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls last week. On Saturday they heard the Merry Tuba Christmas concert in downtown Sioux Falls. Al Berdahl is co-director of this annual tuba and baritone group numbering 112 players, some coming from neighboring communities. Sunday evening Joanne and Tom Goehle went to Edgerton to attend the Sunday School Christmas program at First Presbyterian Church in which the Hadler children had a part. They joined in the evening meal following the program. Monday Betty Elbers met her sister, Jeanette Blyenberg of Edgerton, for lunch at Luverne Pizza Ranch. Mary Carter celebrated her birthday last week with family members at a dinner in Sioux Falls. Her sister and husband from Menno, S.D., and a brother who recently moved up this way from Texas and others attended. The Goehle family Christmas celebration was Saturday at the home of Vivian Holst in Luverne. Mae Top returned to her home Friday after being a resident at Tuff Home a couple of months recuperating from a fall. Her family, the Bill Tops and children from Sibley, Iowa, Jim and Gerry Sandstede, Luverne, a grandson from Watertown, Minn., and the Jared Van Maanens from Valley Springs, S.D., were present to celebrate their Christmas. Joining them were Florence Sandstede, Merlin and Kevin Sandstede. Wilmer and Betty Elbers attended the Washington High School Christmas choir concert in Sioux Falls Friday evening. Their granddaughter, Kelsey Elbers, had a part in the program. David and Grace Hofman, Melvin, Iowa, spent last Thursday in the home of their grandparents, Chuck and Rheta DeBoer. They are the children of Seth and Susan Hofman. Colby Hadler, Edgerton, spent last Wednesday with his grandmother, Joanne Goehle. Saturday the Wilmer Elbers celebrated Christmas in their home. Present were Darwin and Kim Elbers and family, Sioux Falls, Tom and Twila Walker and family, Luverne, and Cheryl Elbers and family, Valley Springs. Betty and Jerry Ackerman arrived Saturday from Irmo, S.C., to spend Christmas with her mother, Grace Wassenaar, and other relatives and friends in the area.
