By ARLENE PANKRATZ

’Round the Town correspondent
(620) 947-2701

Earl and Rita Warren of Sun City, Ariz., stayed 2½ weeks with their parents, Duwane and Jane Miller.

Paul and Ruby Sjoin of San Marcus, Texas, visited Paul and Arlene Pankratz on May 28. Jay and Luella Burkhart and Dorothy Seibel of Newton, Karen Haug of Jetmore, and Oliver and Marcella Mohn visited May 30. Evening visitors were Kent and Emily Nichols of Hesston and Tim and Donna Diener and Marissa. Everett and Josie Eslinger of Canton visited May 31.

John and Mary Unger of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and their son, Dan, were guests for brunch May 28 of Celia Gross. Other guests were Becky of Ferndale, Wash.; and Rachel Unger of Hillsboro and her son, Caleb, of Texas.

Lowell and Eleanor Jost and Mary Seibel went to Fredonia May 31 to visit friends and neighbors.

Jerry and Joan Jost and Joan’s mother, Elda Mellott, ate dinner May 31 at the all-school reunion in Peabody.

Descendants of the Henry Block family met May 27 at the lower level dining room at Salem Home. Those who attended included Ron and Loretta Paxton, Diane and Tyler Ewert and Andrea, and Douglas Klassen of Wichita.

Joyce Ashley of Goessel; Regina Hodel of Westminster, Colo.; Loren and Rosemary Hodel of Stanwood, Mich.; Ron and Faith Klaassen and Jonathan of Newark, N.J.; and Richard and Rosemary Prieb and Richelle and Jonah Arrasmith of Hesston.

Tom and Twila Elrod of Roseville, Calif.; Janice Hodge of Topeka; and Milford and Janelle Klaassen, Michael, and Angela, Art and Harriet Suderman, Elgin and Rubena Bartel, Jona and Esther Prieb, and Rita Loewen of Hillsboro.

Myron and Madison Hamm of Woodruff, S.C., and Austin and Justin Hamm of Spring Hill were May 20 and 21 guests of Duane and Shirley Hamm. Kim Hamm joined them May 21 to go to Spring Hill to attend the graduation of Justin Hamm May 22 at Gardner-Edgerton High School.

Mike and Debbie Goossen of Nebraska spent May 22 and 23 with Willis and Ruth Ann Penner. On May 22, the Penners and Schroeders attended graduation for Shane Leppke at Central Christian College in McPherson and on May 23 they attended the graduation for Tyler Schroeder from Bethel College in Newton.

Herb and Trudy Pankratz and Andrew Pankratz of Abilene and Kent and Emily Nichols and Marissa Diener were May 22 visitors at the Paul Pankratz residence.

Tom and Twila Elrod of California were May 19 luncheon guests of Elgin and Rubena Bartels.

Wayne and Linda Friesen attended the wedding of Dan and Tara Ratzlaff May 22 in Wichita.

Larry and Ruth Hamm attended Bill Hamm’s graduation May 23 at Moundridge High School. They also attended Elizabeth Nachitgall’s May 22 graduation from Elyria Christian High School and John Nachitgall from eighth grade at Elyria Christian School.

Karen and Tiffany Haug of Jetmore, Jason and Rachel Mohn and family of Chicago, Gordon and Vicky Mohn of McPherson, and Ryan Haug of Wichita were guests of Oliver Mohn and family May 21.

Carbin Robert Schmidt was born to Jeremy and Abbey Schmidt of McPherson. He is the first great-grandchild of Malvin and Darlene Schmidt.