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Evelyn Rogness’ niece and husband came from Bemidji Saturday morning and together they traveled to Wadena, Iowa. There they attended the reunion of the Thompson families on Sunday. Evelyn was a guest of her brother in the Floyd Thompson home. They returned to their homes on Monday.David Kolsrud, Beaver Creek, picked up his mother, Alice Kolsrud, Sunday morning and motored to the White Bear Lake area where they visited Alice’s sisters and families. On Monday morning they attended memorial services for a cousin, Ernie Gruneing. They returned to their homes following the services. Supper guests last Tuesday in the home of Chuck and Rheta DeBoer were Rachael and Jeremy Van Beek of Doon, Iowa. Don and Edith Briggs attended the Scandia Country Fair and Highland Games in Farmington on Saturday.Wendell and Kathryn Erickson visited Kathryn’s cousin, Anna Kordahl, Sunday afternoon in Rock Rapids, Iowa.Ron and Faith Talsma of Bellflower, Calif., are spending a few days in the area visiting relatives and friends. Lois Nelson was host to a group of friends at a luncheon Monday noon in her home in honor of her husband, Ray, to celebrate his 90th birthday, which was July 17.Don and Edyth Briggs visited the Oliver Kelly Farms near Elk River on Sunday. He was the founder of the Grange. Tony Elbers, Sioux Falls, is spending several days this week in the home of his grandparents, Wilmer and Betty Elbers. On Saturday, Bob and Twila Kirsch, along with many family and friends, attended a luncheon at the Ramkota Motel in Sioux Falls for Emma Iverson. The occasion was Emma’s 100th birthday. Emma is the sister-in-law of Vernon Kvale. Saturday afternoon, Wendell and Kathryn Erickson attended the 50th wedding anniversary of Don and Myrna Spease at the First Baptist Church in Luverne.

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