Christmas guests of Chris and Grace Van Wyhe and Conley and Nancy Van Wyhe were Darwyn Van Wyhe, San Diego, Calif., John and Carlene DeKam, Grand Haven, Mich., Channa DeKam, Chicago, Ill., Stan and Gloria Bonnema, Richfield, Dan, Crystal, Carter and Logan Bock, Nicollet, Matt, Suzanne, Kaitlyn and Sarah Bonnema, Waconia, Gerhart and Marsha Baker, Ham Lake, La Rae Baker, Plano, Texas, and Jason, Cindy, Allysa and Megan Baker, Indianapolis, Ind. Alan and Cheryl Boysen, Sioux Falls, and Loretta Boysen spent Christmas in the home of Chuck and Lorraine Draper in Pipestone. Sixteen relatives of Sonja Berg were Christmas Eve guests in the home of Pastor Lowell and Sonja Berg. The Rick Nesters, Winona, came Wednesday for a visit in the Joanne Goehle home. Nicole remained here but the others returned home the 26th. The Hadler family came Christmas Day, along with Amber Reisch and Vivian Holst, Luverne, and the Steve Carmany family of Edgerton. Christmas night Cliff and Vi Van Wyhe hosted a 5 p.m. dinner for the Steve Van Wyhe family of Steen, and the Ron DeWits, Sioux Falls. Bud and Shirley Hoogeveen and Doug and Pam Hoogeveen attended worship services Christmas Eve at Augsburg Church with Jill in Sioux Falls and took in the tour of lights. Amber Arends entertained Cliff and Vi Van Wyhe Saturday evening at the home of her parents, Steve and Marilyn Van Wyhe, Steen. Harriet Skattum spent from Wednesday until Sunday in the home of Dewayne and Margo Edwards at Forestburg, S.D.Dave and Brenda Hansel and family spent Christmas with his parents, Cletus and Penny Hansel, at Guttenberg, Iowa, and skated on the Mississippi River. Ron Solberg, Hills, and his daughter, Janine, Champaign, Ill., visited his parents, Orville and Violet Solberg, at Fosston, and Jan Solberg visited her mother, Hattie Watz, at Wheaton over the holidays. Hattie was moved into the Prairieview Nursing Home in Wheaton. Martha Lindrud returned home Friday after spending a week in the home of her daughter, Carole Lonkey, at Brooklyn Center.Enjoying Christmas in the home of Brian and Darla Kraayenhof were all of the family of Gerald and Henrietta Haak. Rhonda Haak of the Cities spent a few days here. Alice Kolsrud, along with Harlan and Bonnie Kolsrud, Worthington, and Kent and Paula Kolsrud and family of Sioux Falls enjoyed Christmas at the home of David and Shar Kolsrud. Having their Christmas celebration Saturday at the home of Bud and Shirley Hoogeveen were Tammy and Dean Hoppe and Noah, Prior Lake, Scott Hoogeveen, Omaha, Neb., Jill, Sioux Falls, Doug and Pam, A.J. and Nick, Hills, Shelley Den Boer and son, Erik, Sioux Center, Iowa, and granddaughters, Amber and Nicole Den Boer. Luella Schlueter went to the Cities to have Christmas with the Brian Olsons and the John Hynes family. Bonnie and Laurie brought her home Friday and were overnight guests here, returning to their homes on Saturday. The Oral Sundems joined other Sundem members for their Christmas gathering Christmas Day noon at the Hills American Legion building. They joined the Berkhof families on Christmas night to celebrate at the Dee and Lee Brooks home in Sioux Falls. Robert and Twila Kirsch spent from Tuesday until Friday in the home of Barry and Jane Kirsch in Riverside, Iowa. Mae Top was a dinner guest Christmas Day in the Florence Sandstede home at Steen.Don and Edyth Briggs celebrated Christmas Eve in the home of Deb Wright in Luverne with all her family. Christmas Eve Cliff and Vi Van Wyhe entertained the Steve Van Wyhe family, Steen, Tom Van Wyhe and Matthew, Ron and Lexia DeWit, Sioux Falls, and Teri Van Wyhe and Matt Mercer, Lincoln, Neb., at the Tom Van Wyhe home in Sioux Falls to an oyster supper. The family of Mae Top celebrated Christmas at her home on Friday night.Breakfast guests Sunday in the home of Sheldon and Ellie Sandager were Merlin Garlid, Center City, the Scott Garlid family, Scottsdale, Ariz., and the Mike Sandager family.Guests Dec. 26 in the home of Derek and Stacey Bundesen were his parents, Derek and Dolores Bundesen, Petaluma, Calif.
