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Prairie Pals met Dec. 28 at the home of Iona Dietrich with Melissa Stuchlik assisting as host. Michele Berens, Mary Clemmer, Laveta Meyer, and Jane Vajnar were also present. Berens and Vajnar were re-elected co-presidents for 2011, and Lori Meyer was re-elected treasurer.
Ryan and Jamie Spohn, Adam and Lauren Spohn ,and Georgia Spohn were supper guests Dec. 27 of Gary and Carole Spohn.
Wayne and Shannon Rziha, Ceclia, Anthony, and Daniel of Tulsa, Okla.; John and Jeanne Rhiza, Michael, Christopher, Joseph, Timothy, Thomas, Charles, Anna, and Henry of Atchison; and Jim and Diane Herron, Andrew, Peter, Maria, John, and Michael of Chippewa Falls, Wisc., arrived Dec. 26 and stayed several days visiting Jerry and Jeanne Rziha and David and Catarina Rziha, Isabel, Samuel, and Kathrine.
Darla Hall and Adam of Lee’s Summit, Mo., and Deb Hall and Kaylee of Herington were guests from Dec. 23 through 29 of Tom and Dee Duggan. Darla, Adam, and Kaylee went to Wichita on Dec. 27 to see a movie.
Adeline Bernhardt spent Dec. 23 through 25 with Barney and Linda Bernhardt at Wichita. Carl and Kathy Hubbard of Wellington joined them Dec. 23 for supper out. Carrie, Bryan, and Kevin Bernhardt and Alice and Samantha Miller of El Dorado; and John and Hailey Haynes and Heather, Megan Bernhardt, and Josh Miller and friend Evan of Wichita joined them for supper Christmas Eve.
Adeline Bernhardt went to Wellington Christmas morning and stayed until Dec. 27 with Carl and Kathy Hubbard. Mitch and Jennifer Rusk, Kelsey and Chandler of Edmond, Okla.; Chris and Dee Anna Stout and Gabby and Donna Hubbard of Wellington also were Christmas dinner guests.
Glenn Kerbs of Dodge City, Jesse and Ashton Smith and Sydney of Pilsen, and Lucille Kerbs were Christmas dinner guests of Russ and Julie Kerbs and Ruston.
Terry and Cindy Vinduska of Marion, Jill Vinduska of Orlando, Fla., Sara Vinduska and Matt Fraizer of Moundridge, Lynn and Peggy Kleiber and Nick and Kendra Baumberger of Salina, Tim and Amanda Baxa of Wichita, Dale and Andrea Klenda, Eli and Evan of Pilsen, and Dean and Becky Routh, Allison, Melody, and Danille of Augusta ate supper together Dec. 25 and had a gift exchange at the home of Leona Kleiber. The Rouths stayed overnight. Daniel and Melissa Stuchlik, Tanner, and Allie were unable to attend because of illness.
Dinner guests Christmas Day of Gary and Carole Spohn were Steve and Sheri Spohn, Leo and Sue Yanda, and Georgia Spohn.
Don and Ophelia Jacobson and Greg Jacobson of Hope, Ron and Jody Heath, Danielle, and Tyler of Salina, John and Wanda Lewis, Paul, Sarah, and Luke of Wichita, Tom and Bev Reid of Marion, Mike and Jennifer Jay and Cody of Hillsboro, Phyllis Mueller, Rod Mueller, Brad Backhus, Jason Backhus, and Alicia Barney were dinner guests Dec. 25 of Paul and Edna Backhus.
Dolores Scott of Emporia spent Christmas Day with her mother, Tillie Hein.
Glenn Kerbs of Dodge City spent Christmas Eve and Christmas with his mother, Lucille Kerbs. They attended the Christmas Eve children’s program at Saint John’s Lutheran Church. Following the service, Russ and Julie Kerbs and Rustyn and Jesse and Ashton Smith and Sydney joined them for their annual Christmas Eve soup supper.
Supper guests Dec. 24 of Frank and Anna Mae Stika after a Christmas program were Tom and Lori Moldenhauer, Ronnie and Lisa Hanschu and Anna, and Nikki Stenzel. Nikki sang a solo in the program. All except Nikki returned for dinner and supper on Christmas Day.
Chris and Sharon Magnuson and Elyse and Father Paul Oborny of Wichita, Dan and Kim Oborny, Ethan and Logan, and Jane Vajnar were guests Christmas Day of John and Kathy Oborny and Diane Steiner.
Tillie Hein was a supper guest Dec. 24 of Jim and Kris Srajer, Grant, and Cole.
Guests of Paul and Edna Backhus for a soup supper after a Christmas Eve church program were Mike and Jennifer Jay and Cody of Hillsboro, Bev and Tom Reid of Marion, Brad Backhus, Jason Backhus, and Alicia Barney.
Previous two weeks
Residents of Tampa and the surrounding area gathered for a community Christmas dinner Dec. 18 at the senior center. After the meal, many stayed to watch a movie.
Adeline Bernhardt visited Leo and Sue Yanda on Dec. 22.
Amanda Baxa of Wichita; Allison and Danielle Routh of Augusta; Melissa Stuchlik, Tanner, and Allie, and Andrea Kleiber, Eli, and Evan of Pilsen; and Kendra Baumberger of Salina came to Leona Kleiber’s home Dec. 22 to make and decorate Christmas cookies. Nick Kleiber joined them at noon, when Leona’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren treated her to dinner at a café.
Tom and Dee Duggan went to a Christmas dinner Dec. 22 at Hilltop Community Center in Herington.
Tim Kerbs stayed Dec. 22 with his mother, Lucille Kerbs, and they ate dinner out in Durham.
Jane Vajnar was an overnight guest Dec. 21 of Marc and Wendy Stroede in Kanopolis. The next morning, they visited with Amy Christiansen at Good Samaritan Home, Margaret Gourley at a local restaurant, and Joe Sneath in his home in Carneiro.
Cecilia Rziha of Dallas, Julie Rziha of Atchison, and Susie Rziha of Independence are spending Christmas break with their parents, Jerry and Jeanne Rziha.
Dale Clemmer of Salina and Mary Clemmer went to Emporia on Dec. 21. They visited Jann Jaggard and JoAnne Fowler and ate dinner out. After dinner, they visited Adeline Wood and Ranney Vogt at their care homes.
Tom Duggan attended a middle school basketball tournament Dec. 18 in Cottonwood Falls. His granddaughter, Kaylee Hall, came home with him and stayed the night. He also attended a middle school basketball game Dec. 20 in Herington. Kaylee was on the team.
Adeline Bernhardt visited Ken Klein on Dec. 20 to bring him birthday and Christmas greetings.
Deb Hall visited Tom and Dee Duggan on Dec. 18. Deb and Tom attended the Tampa community Christmas dinner.
Adeline Bernhardt visited David and Catarina Rziha, Isabel, Samuel, and Kathrine on Dec. 18.
Jane Vajnar accompanied Adeline Bernhardt on Dec. 17 to Marion for the board meeting of Senior Citizens of Marion County Inc. They came home through Hillsboro and shopped.
Adeline Bernhardt visited Iona Dietrich and Quentin Stuchlik on Dec. 17.
Adeline was a visitor Dec. 16 of Alma Meyer.
Members of Tampa Triple T’s 4-H Club distributed Christmas baskets to the elderly Dec. 12.
Sunflower Senior Citizens held a Christmas party Dec. 14. Dinner at a café was followed by dessert and entertainment at the senior center. Centre Elementary School second-grade students and their teachers, Gail Lorson and Megan Stuchlik, presented a program. The group sang Christmas carols. Tom and Dee Duggan were hosts. Guests included Lincolnville senior citizens and other seniors from the community.
St. John’s Lutheran Church sponsored an outing to the Great Plains Theater on Dec. 12 in Abilene to see a production of “Church Basement Ladies.” Those attending were the Rev. Clark Davis and his wife Kathy, Becky Davis, Betty Mueller, Arnie and Judy Sommerfeld, Paul and Edna Backhus, Leona Kleiber, Adeline Bernhardt, Lucille Kerbs, Joyce Medley, Ray and Janet Bielefeld, Michele Berens, Rod Mueller, Phyllis Mueller, David Mueller, Jennifer Jay, Bev Reid, Leo and Sue Yanda, Jean Brunner, Jill Brunner, and Ken and Ira Lee Barnard.
Melissa Stuchlik and Tanner visited Leona Kleiber on Dec. 12 after the 4-H Christmas party.
Tom and Dee Duggan attended the Herington Middle School and High School concert Dec. 12. Their granddaughter, Kaylee Hall, performed a vocal solo with the chorus and played trumpet with the sixth-grade band.
Autumn Chisholm and Jane Vajnar attended the King’s Daughters Christmas party Dec. 9 at Durham Baptist Church. Hosts were the officers Ruth Hamm, Valera Hamm, Deb Owens, and Shirley Hamm. The program’s theme was “Home for Christmas” with the four letters of “home” representing significant aspects of Christmas. Heart sisters were revealed with an exchange of gifts. Names were drawn for 2011 heart sisters.
Evening visitors of Frank and Anna Mae Stika on Dec. 5 were Lori Moldenhauer, Nikki Stenzel, Mark Gilford, and Anna Weber.
The St. John’s Lutheran Women’s Missionary League had a salad supper and Christmas party Dec. 2. The Rev. Clark Davis offered a prayer. Joyce Medley led devotions. The group sang Christmas carols. Prayer sisters were revealed and names were drawn for 2011. Betty Mueller and Joyce Medley were hosts. Others in attendance were Frieda Bentz, Lucille Kerbs, Edna Backhus, Cindy Bentz, Adeline Bernhardt, Becky Davis, Kathy Davis, Leona Kleiber, Alma Meyer, and Phyllis Mueller.
Becky Davis spent Thanksgiving weekend with her sister, Rachel Davis, in Charlotte, N.C.