Northwest of Durham
Church group organizes potluck
Northwest of Durham correspondent
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The 50s and 60s group from Morning Star Church had a potluck supper April 27 near Hesston at Dean Leatherman’s barn with 10 couples attending.
Darren Ens presented his senior voice recital April 26 at the Tabor College chapel. Attendees included Ron and Dora Unruh, Mark Unruh, and Warren Unruh.
Dinner guests of Ransom and Lillian Wiebe on May 1 were Mark and Kris Wiebe and family, Mike and Mich Rhodes and family, John Steiner, Tim Davis, and Karletta Wiebe and Janesea.
Ken and Sandy Wiebe returned home April 25 from a gathering of the Isaac Wiebe family at Calico Rock, Ark. Morning Star Church had a welcome home and grocery shower for them April 26.
Clayton and Betty Wiebe and Ron and Lydia Toews attended Sunday school and worship services May 1 at a Burns church. Wayne and Loralee Wiebe and family and Mitchel and Carol Unruh and family went to worship services and were dinner guests of Jerald Jantz and family. Before returning home, some of the group went to Hillcrest Cemetery to visit a mass grave of 300 people.
Dora Unruh went to Hillsboro on May 1 for a symphonic band performance at Tabor College. On May 2 she accompanied Warren and Anita Unruh, Kyle, and Jenna for a kindergarten program that Jenna was in.
Last week
April 21 guests of Clayton Wiebe were Bruce and Cheryl Dirks and Heath, Ron and Lydia Toews, and Larry and Wanda Koehn and Titus.
Wendell and Linda Wedel hosted a supper April 23 for Brandon and Janet Schmidt and daughter and Larry and Suzanne Schmidt and daughter of Clarksdale, Miss. The Allen Mayeskea family, Marie, and Amy; Ron and Margaret Jantz; Kelly and Kristie Jantz; Greg and Charlene Wedel and family; Bev Mayeskea; and Lenis and Barb Schultz of Fredonia were guests. Some of the group went to the manor, listened to morning services with their mother, and later had dinner out in Moundridge.
Ron and Dora Unruh and Mark and Barb Unruh, Katelin, and Sarah joined relatives from the Duerksen family for a potluck supper April 23 at the Goessel Community Center. Milton Duerksen and family hosted the event.
Houseguests of Roy and Nadine Davis April 22 through 27 were Jason and DeAnne Koehn and family of Buhl, Idaho. Additional April 22 supper guests included Rick and LaVae Koehn and boys and John Steiner. April 24 dinner guests included John Steiner, Tim Davis, and Erick and Charity Hightower and family of California.
Harry Wedel and family had a basket dinner April 24 at the school.
The Cottonwood Grove School will have its closing school program May 12 with a play day May 14.
Leonard and Dianne Peachy and his sister and family, Shannon and Victor Rodriquez and family of Murray, Ky., and Mike and Mich Rhodes and family were supper guests April 22 of Harry and Sheryl Rhodes.
Katelin and Sarah Unruh were home the weekend of April 22 and helped on the farm. Additional dinner guests April 24 included Teal Stutzman, a student at Tabor College, and Phillip and Amy Kauffman and Jordan of Haven.
Warren Unruh attended a kindergarten dad’s day on April 18 with Jenna.