NW Durham: Durham residents attend Dirks open house
Durham correspondent
On Friday Ron Unruh went to eat dinner with his father, Wes Unruh, to help him celebrate his birthday. Then on Sunday the following took dinner to Parkside to enjoy with Wesley and again help him celebrate: Dora Unruh, Mark and Barb Unruh, Katelin and Sarah, Lon and Deb Hiebert and Matthew, and Jim Enns and Darren.
Richard and Ruth Thayer and the Paula and Calvin Wiebe family were Friday supper guests of the Harry Rhodes'.
Merlin and Karletta Wiebe had Sunday dinner guests. They were Cheryl Dirks and family, Dave and Chris Redger and family, and Lillian Wiebe.
There were quite a few from here that attended the Sunday afternoon open house at Goessel in honor of Orpha Dirks' 90th birthday. They were Ben and Lenora Goentzel, Richard and Kathy Dirks, Harry and Verna Decker, Dora Unruh, Lola Redger, Rita Steiner, Ken and Sandy Wiebe, and Helen Wiebe. The family hosted the event.
Roy and Nadine Davis invited Jerald and Rhonda Koehn and family, Calvin and Janene Wiebe and family, Tracey Janzen, Wendy Classen, and Sheila Penner to be their dinner guests.
Harry and Sheryl Rhodes, Harry and Lela Wedel, Darrel and Donna Koehn and family; Moundridge took Sunday dinner to the home of the Henry Redgers and enjoyed dinner with them.
Larry and Wanda Koehn had supper guests on Friday. They were Dayton and Martha Unruh, and Carol and Travis and Sharon Koehn and family.
Stuart and Lea Isaac had Sunday dinner guests of Larry and Wanda Koehn and family and Nelson and Bev Wiebe and family.
Last week's news
Since the paper has been printed early and at different times during the holidays, I will still include holiday news.
The Justin Wiebe family, Bloomington, Iowa, came Dec. 22 to spend time with family in this area and around Hillsboro. On Dec. 25 they and the Merlin Wiebe family, Mark Wiebe family, and Jason Wiebe family were guests for dinner and supper in the Ransom Wiebe home. On Wednesday the Ransom's and the Justin's were supper guests of the Jason Wiebes, and on Friday they had supper in the home of Merlin Wiebes. On Dec. 30, the Mark Wiebes, Justin Wiebes, and Ransom Wiebes had dinner together in Abilene before the Justin Wiebes left for their home.
The Arden Wiebe family came on Dec. 21 from Texas to spend time here and at Hillsboro. They had their Christmas on Saturday in the home of the Ken Wiebes with Teresa and the Doyle Wiebe family. Then Ken and Sandy left to spend a week with her parents and relatives in Wisconsin. They returned on Dec. 29, after spending a week there.
Mark and Barb Unruh and girls had supper Friday evening with the Randy Ediger family near Inman. On Saturday evening the Mark Unruh family attended the wedding of Kara Adams and Rich Bartow in Hillsboro.
Wendell and Linda Wedel and Connie went to Fredonia Dec. 24 to enjoy Christmas Day with the Mayeska family there. Kathryn and Dale Schmidt of Clarksdale, Miss., were their house guests Wednesday through Friday.
The Roy Davis family, Amanda Wedel, and the Richard Wiebe family were Christmas Day guests in the home of Gerald Davis in Lehigh. The youth from Morning Star Church spent Dec. 30 in the home of Roy Davis. The Larry Koehns were also guests.
Rhonda Davis left for Minnesota and Sara Koehn left for Tennessee on Monday to go back to their teaching jobs.
Sunday evening guests in the home of the Mark Unruhs for a waffle supper were Ron and Dora Unruh, Jim and Brenda Enns David, Lisa and Darren, Warren and Anita Unruh, Nathan and Kyle. This was to help Mark celebrate his birthday, which was Dec. 29.
The Ron Unruhs, Mark Unruh family, and the Warren Unruh family joined the rest of the Duerksen family on the evening of Dec. 27 for their family Christmas at the Goessel Senior Center hosted by Milt and Alice Duerksen.
Lisa Redger spend the Christmas weekend with her mother Lola. On Dec. 22 Ray Redger, Kyle and Tressa joined them for their Christmas. On Sunday they were all guests of Verla Redger in Hillsboro.
Harry and Verna Decker attended the Decker family post-Christmas gathering Dec. 30. This event was hosted by the Merle Decker family at the Hillsboro Methodist Church.
On New Year's Eve the Morning Star Youth group were guests in the home of Brad and Joyce Dirks.
Supper guests New Year's Day evening in the home of Larry and Wanda Koehn were Wayne and Lora Lee Wiebe, Wendy Classen, Tracy Janzen, and Sheila Penner.
On New Year's Day, dinner guests in the Harry Wedel home were the Harry Rhodes family, Warren Unruh family, Merlin Wiebe family, Kelly Koehn family, Ron Becker family, and most of the grandchildren.
New Year's Day the following got together to make New Year's cookies: Wendell and Linda Wedel, Darrell and Donita Rhodes, Dale and Kathy Jantz, Troy and Marla Wiebe, and Greg and Charlene Wedel.
Guests on Thursday and Friday in the home of the Merlin Wiebes were Loren and Ronna Bartel and family of Manitoba. They are long time friends of the Wiebes when they were in Zimbabwe, Africa.
Delbert Weaver of Fleetwood, Pa., spent the weekend in the home of the Larry Koehns. He was in the VS unit in Montreal Canada with Tim. Dinner guests Sunday were Mitch and Carol Unruh, Delton and Marlin Wiebe, and Cheryl Dirks and family.
New Year's Day supper guests of the Larry Koehns were Travis and
