Ray and Lois Nelson and Vicki, Mankato, spent the weekend with Lois’ brother, Bob and Bonnie Oleson, in Waconia. They all took in the Passion Play 2004 at North Heights Lutheran Church Saturday afternoon. Ron and Betty Arp’s daughter, Jamie, who is in the U.S. Air Force with the Air Traffic Control Unit, will be deployed with her group in May for Iraq. Her title is Senior Airman. Erma Schubbe returned home last Monday after spending several days over Easter with her children, Tom and Maggie Schubbe, at Afton, and Carolyn and Paul Randall and boys at Stillwater. Harriet Skattum returned home last Monday after spending the Easter holidays in the home of her daughter, Margo and Dewayne Edwards at Forestburg, S.D.Ty Edward, infant son of Derek and Stacey Bundesen, was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church on Sunday. Their guests for the occasion were the sponsors: Jesse Hoffman, Justin Hoffman, Andrew Allena and Lisa Giacomini. Others present were Ed and Vicki Hoffman, Slayton, Andrew Allena, Petaluma, Calif., Ray and Mary Allena, his great-grandparents, Pete and Annie Allena, Jack and Ronnie, and Ty’s grandparents, Dolores and Gerald Bundesen, Petaluma.Cliff and Vi VanWyhe returned home Sunday after spending three weeks in the Branson, Mo., area. En route there they visited their granddaughter, Amber and Travis Arends, at Warrenton, Mo. The Arends also spent some time with them in Branson.Among those attending the Hospice charity dinner in Luverne Friday were Wilmer and Betty Elbers and also Wendell and Kathryn Erickson. Sheldon and Ellie Sandager attended the Long Prairie Country School reunion at Lennox, S.D., Saturday evening. Some 30 people were in attendance. Sunday evening Wilmer and Betty Elbers attended the quartet concert at American Reformed Church in Worthington and later joined other relatives at the Vern Verbrugge home for supper. Friday evening, Chuck and Rheta De Boer joined the Wielenga cousins at a get-together in Sioux Center, Iowa.Mark and Karen Sandager and Tommy were Sunday dinner guests of Vic and Fran Sandager at the Village. Madison Elbers, Valley Springs, spent Tuesday evening and Wednesday with Wilmer Elbers. Hans and Susan Erickson and children, Siri and Max, Eagan, came Saturday to spend until Monday with his parents, Wendell and Kathryn Erickson. Patrick and Kirsten Anderson came from Sioux Falls to join them for a noon meal on Sunday. Chuck and Rheta De Boer attended the Festival of Praise by the Kings Men of Song from Lynden, Wash., as they performed Sunday afternoon in Edgerton. Al and Joan Berdahl traveled to the Cities to attend the Alumni Brass Chorus in which Al played his horn. Vic and Fran Sandager and Sheldon and Ellie Sandager attended the 60th birthday party for Cheryl Wirth of Hurley, S.D., which was hosted by her children, Cheryl Adams and Philip Wirth, Centerville, S.D. The Wirths formerly lived on the Jacobson farm in rural Hills. Saturday Dick and Audrey Heidensen motored to Centerville, S.D., to attend the Tri-Valley Barbershop show and dinner following. The confirmands of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, accompanied by Pastor Lowell and Sonja Berg along with other passengers, traveled by bus to the "Passion" at Northern Heights Lutheran Church in Arden Hills on Saturday. Barry Helgeson, former resident of Hills, was one of the characters in the play. Several folks in the area attended the Al Opland spring concert in Pipestone Friday night. Joanne Goehle, Bonnie Sundem, Leanne Carmany and Brenda Hadler were among those attending the Hospice dinner and auction in Luverne Friday night. Bonnie and Brian Olson, St. Paul, came Friday night to spend the weekend with her mother, Luella Schlueter. Jim and Sharrol Webb, Waconia, Jill Webb, Chicago, Ill., Maxine and Charles Hanson, Austin, Keith and Kathy Hanson and Miriam, Rochester, Jerry and Diann Thorin, Todd and Joseph Thorin, Sioux Falls, came for Shorty’s funeral.
