By ARLENE PANKRATZ

’Round the Town correspondent
(620) 947-2701

Tim, Donna, and Marissa Diener and Kent and Emily Nichols of Hesston were supper guests Dec. 26 of Paul Pankratz and family. Visitors Dec. 27 were Herb and Trudy Pankratz and Andrew of Abilene.

Stephen and Paula Keiffer and family of Clifton, Perry and Barb Steiner and family of Marion, and Amanda and Eric Steiner of Lawrence were dinner guests Dec. 27 of Gene and Beryl Steiner.

Kim Frantz of Tampa, Burt Oblander of Newton, and Chris and Melissa Oblander and family of Wichita were dinner guests Dec. 26 at the home of Virgil Oblander and family.

Mike and Chelsea Penner and daughters of Newton were dinner guests Dec. 25 of Dennis Penner and family. Judy Penner spent a few days with her mother, Frances Wright, at Syracuse.

Merle and Marilyn Schlehuber and Maci were guests Christmas Day of Allen and Elma Schlehuber.

Ben and Marcia Bricker and Bella of Yates Center visited Pearl Koch on Dec. 26. Ron and Loretta Paxton and Tim and Angela Paxton and son of Wichita took Christmas dinner to Elgin and Rubena Bartel. Keith and Kay Bartel of Wichita also visited.

Guests of Doug Bartel and family Dec. 25 and 26 were Kelsey Bartel, Kyle Bartel and his fiancé, Lori Lemesany of Manhattan, Erin Bartel of Overland Park, and Ryan and Tonya Bartel and family of Hesston.

Norman and Dot Ens and Randy Ens of Hillsboro were guests Christmas Day of Terry and Joni Ens and daughters in Maize.

Christmas supper guests of Oliver and Frances Unruh and Beverly Elliott were Tony and Lynette Mull and Marcus of Newton. Dinner guests Dec. 26 were Irma Unruh, Sarah and Brandon, also of Newton.