Robert and Twila Kirsch spent a few days in the Cities visiting their son-in-law, Luke Mathias, who is a patient in a hospital there taking treatments for a blood clot. Mae Top’s twin sister, Fae Aukes, has returned to her home in Mesa, Ariz., after spending part of three months in Hills, Wheaton and surrounding areas. They visited Verla Baker, Ash Creek, also two sisters-in-law, Margaret Zieghan, Sioux Falls, and Tressa Zieghan of Stroudsburg, Pa., in Sioux Falls. Friday they visited cousins, Noreen Colbert, California, and Millie Lutz, Omaha, Neb., at the Kenneth Lutz home in Sioux Falls. Carl and Marianne Guthals, Aurora, Colo., arrived to visit in this area and especially to be at a class reunion at Augustana College in connection with homecoming weekend. They brought their "home away from home" and left it at the home of Evangeline and Alan Opheim during their time spent in Sioux Falls. Mae Top and Fae Aukes visited Esther Berkhof in Sioux Falls one day last week. Last Monday Joanne Goehle went to Russell to watch her grandson Andrew Carmany, play football and spent the night with the Steve and Leanne Carmany family in Tyler. Tuesday she went to Katie’s volleyball game in Tyler. Guests in the Mae Top home were cousins, Kenneth Lutz and wife, Frances, and Margaret Ziegahn, Sioux Falls. Saturday Mae and Fae spent time with classmates in Sioux Falls at the Ron and Edna Scott home. Dorothy Smith and Joyce Anderson, Valley Springs, were also present. Saturday morning Cliff and Vi VanWyhe went to Sioux Falls to attend the Brandon and Augustana College Festival of Music and homecoming parade. Ron and Lexi DeWit were on the "Parents’ Advisory Committee" float. Lindsey also was in the parade riding on the "Caring of the Central Committee" float. Vic and Fran Sandager and Sheldon and Ellie Sandager and Leona Goehle, Tyler, spent the weekend in the Cities area where they attended a gathering honoring Hal and Nita Johnson on their 50th wedding anniversary who now live in Stillwater. Lorraine Bjork, Larchwood, Iowa, was a guest of Mae Top and Fae Aukes in Mae’s home. In honor of Jack Paulsen’s birthday guests for dinner were Mike Paulsen, Steve and Jackie Wells and Ian, Sioux Falls, and also Ida Longstrat who now resides in Hawarden, Iowa. Valerie Wedin, Hal and Nita Johnson’s daughter, had a brunch Sunday for all the Sandager relatives living in the Cities and surrounding areas. The birthdays (Sept. 27) of Mae Top, Fae Aukes and Allan Top were celebrated with Mae’s family in her home. Present were Kristen and Jared VanMaanen, Valley Springs, Mike and Melissa Top and Chanz, Sioux Falls, Mark Top, Hills, Gerry and Jim Sandstede, Don Sandstede all of Luverne, Bill and Judy Top, Cindi, Brooke and Carter Norgaard and Riley Top, all of Sibley, Iowa.
