Jim and Marilyn Jellema attended the wedding Sunday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church in Beaver Creek for Jason and Bonnie Rauk. Paul and Helen Hougen will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, at 3246 North Winn Road, Decorah, Iowa. The Hougen family lived in Hills years ago when they served the Bethlehem congregation and moved to Decorah 26 years ago. They invite their friends. Wendell and Kathryn Erickson visited Kathryn’s aunt, Alma Flisrand at Watertown, S.D., on Friday. Wilmer and Betty Elbers returned home Tuesday of last week after spending some time with their daughters, Nyla Newsome and Peg Iverson and their families in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Their granddaughter, Corrine Iverson, competed in a dance contest while there which they attended. Corrine came back to Hills with them to spend a few days here. Lexia DeWit, Sioux Falls, spent Monday visiting her parents, Cliff and Vi VanWyhe.The Vic Sandagers had their annual weekly outing at Lake Ida near Alexandria last week. Present were Vic and Fran, Daryl and Jane Schubert and family, John Sandager and family, Colorado Springs, Colo., Jim and Louisa Sandager and family, West Des Moines, Iowa, and Mark and Karen Sandager and family. The Schuberts are in Wisconsin this week attending a missionary conference. Randy and Brenda Beyer spent last week vacationing in the Black Hills while their children, Courtney, Grant and Jarid spent time with their grandparents, Jake and Kathy Hoogendorn. A deal was completed recently when the residence of Al and Judy Top was sold to Ross and Heather Metzger of Hills. Making his home there is Jim Metzger Jr. who has just graduated from Mitchell, S.D., Technical School. Welcome to Hills!Margo Skattum, Forestburg, S.D., spent Friday with her mother, Harriet Skattum. The Rev. Tim Vink and Dana and three daughters of California came Wednesday to spend until Aug. 4, in the home of her parents, John and Carol VanMaanen, and to be present at the 90th birthday celebration for her grandmother, Helen Top, which was celebrated the past weekend with all her children present. Mary Carter returned home late Sunday afternoon after spending a week in the home of her daughter, Jean and Dennis Smith at Lititz, Pa. Shirley Longnecker returned to her home in Mt. Dora, Fla., after spending since July 14 with her mother, Laura Paulsen in Hills and other relatives. She attended the Aukes family reunion along with Laura at the Pipestone City Park on July 24.
