By ARLENE PANKRATZ

’Round the Town correspondent
(620) 947-2701

Duane and Shirley Hamm were Nov. 26 guests of Albert and Sarah Christenson and Andrew in Bel Aire.

Austin Hamm was a lunch guest Dec. 1 of Duane Hamm and family. Austin was on his way home to Spring Hill.

Merle and Marilyn Schlehuber and Maci were dinner guests Nov. 26 of Allen and Elma Schlehuber.

Shirley McDowell spent Nov. 26 with Brian and Shirley Lewis in Wichita.

Tim Diener and family, Paul and Arlene Pankratz, and Oliver Mohn and family joined the family of the late Bill and Leah Hamm for dinner Nov. 26 at the Durham City Building. Forty-three family members attended the dinner with the Oliver Mohn and Gaylord Hamm families hosting.

Kent and Emily Nichols of Hesston and Marissa Diener of Mission were afternoon visitors of Paul and Arlene Pankratz.

Mary Seibel, Lowell and Eleanor Jost, and Karis Jost of Newton were dinner guests Nov. 26 of Amber Jost and family.

Dinner guests of Doug Weinbrenner and family Nov. 26 were Richard and Kathy Dirks of Tampa, Pat and Charlie Ford of Newton, and Tyler and Cheri Weinbrenner of Marion.

Jerry and Josh Jost were dinner guests Nov. 26 of Sheldon and Karen Miles and girls in rural Hillsboro.

Bonnie Fast was a Nov. 26 guest of Bob and Phyllis Epp and family in Valley Center.

Dinner guests of Wayne Friesen and family Nov. 29 were Floyd and Aileen Miller and Anthony and Carissa Thiessen, Jacob and Brooklyn of Hillsboro; Scott Peterson and Becky Soyez, Emma and Tripp of Marion; and Justin and Amy Friesen of Salina.