Mae Top and her twin sister, Fae Aukes, Phoenix, Ariz., were 79 years old Monday, Sept. 27. It was also the birthday of Mae’s son Allen. To celebrate the occasion guests came Saturday night to Mae’s home. In attendance were Gerry Sandstede, Luverne; Bill and Judy Top, Sibley, Iowa; Judy Top, Hills; and Jared, Kristen and Tess Van Maanen, Valley Springs, S.D. Hap Larsen was a guest on Sunday. Tuesday, Sept. 21, Joanne and Tom Goehle, Leanne Carmany, and Brenda and Colby Hadler went to St. Peter to attend the funeral of Harry Franz. Chuck and Rheta DeBoer attended the wedding Friday night of Rick Kooistra and Shelly Hoogendorn at Rock Valley, Iowa. Roger and Ruth Jackson spent some time recently up north viewing the fall leaves and also attended the convention, "Goods from the Woods!"Sheldon and Ellie Sandager and Charles and Dawn Sandager attended the Fall Harvest dinner Sunday at the Brandon, S.D., Lutheran church. Don and Edyth Briggs traveled to Rochester Saturday to attend the annual meeting of the Sovereign Military of the Order of the Temple of Jerusalem conclave. They also toured points of interest in Wisconsin and returned home Monday. Joanne and Tom Goehle were in Edgerton last Tuesday afternoon for Katie Hadler’s volleyball game. Joanne also went on to Pipestone to see Andrew Carmany play football.Chuck and Rheta DeBoer attended the 80th birthday party for Till VanVoorst Friday in Sioux Center, Iowa. Dick and Audrey Heidenson returned home last Wednesday from Spokane, Wash., where they visited a sister-in-law, Betty Heidenson. Returning home they stopped at Custer, S.D., at "the Outlaw Ranch" where their children worked some years ago. Tuesday evening Joanne Goehle attended the induction of Alyssa Carmany into the RTR Honor Society. Joanne also spent the night in Tyler at the Carmany home, returning to Hills on Wednesday morning. Roger Jackson, enjoying his retirement, has spent time recently with friends fishing at Lake Oahu in South Dakota. Bud Bush of the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne and 10 of the 11 Bush children and their spouses and children attended the ceremony Friday afternoon at the Rock County Family Services building in Luverne when a tree was planted in Ione’s honor. A marker was also placed at the base of the tree. Ione was the first director of the Heartland Express bus carrier. Chuck and Rheta DeBoer drove to Melvin, Iowa, Sunday to the home of Seth and Susan Hofman to attend their daughter Grace’s first birthday.Lee Jackson came from the University of Minnesota Monday night to attend the coronation of H-BC‘s king and queen which ceremonies he performed. Jessica Arp, attending Minnesota State University, Mankato, also came Monday night for the event.
