By ARLENE PANKRATZ

’Round the Town correspondent
(620) 947-2701

Orley and Joan Plenert of Forest, Ill., and Dwight and Myla Plenert of Manfield, Texas, were guests July 2 and 3 of Leonard and Hazel Heins.

Tim and Donna Diener and Marissa and Arlene Pankratz were guests July 4 for fireworks and homemade ice cream at the home of Kent and Emily Nichols of Hesston. Their neighbors also were guests.

Dinner guests at the home of Wilbur and Florence Hett on July 2 were Rod and Mary Riffel of Rose Hill and Randy Riffel of Colorado Springs, Colo. Guests July 4 were Brian and Megan Soekym of Baldwin City.

Family and friends gathered at the homes of Lois Nuss and Stan Enns to celebrate Independence Day July 4.

Malvin and Darlene Schmidt, Leroy Schmidt, and Jerry Schmidt visited Malvina Heinrichs at Broken Arrow, Okla. They also visited Eric Heinrichs in Little Rock, Ark., and Don Leppke in a nursing home in McAlester, Okla.