Several family members came to Hills Friday to attend the retirement party of Cyndi Ebert at the H-BC Commons. Among them were her husband, Gregg, who lives on Lake Albert in South Dakota, and their son, Scott, his wife, Kristi, and children, Hannah 5, and Molly 3, Harrisburg, S.D. Scott teaches 5th grade at Harrisburg. Also in attendance were son, Jeff, and his wife, Josie. Jeff is a physical therapist in Omaha, Neb., and Josie is a high school math teacher. Their son Matt came from Minneapolis, where he is attending law school and will graduate this spring. Todd, the oldest of their four boys, was unable to come. He and his wife, Dawn, live in Washington, D.C., with their children, Ellie 3, and Jock 2. Cyndi, an English teacher, will be replaced by Kathy Metzger, a former teacher who lives in our community with her husband, Ray.Sheldon and Ellie Sandager and Fran Sandager returned home last Monday after spending the weekend in Scandia where they attended the 80th birthday celebration for Lee Sandager. Some 40 relatives and friends attended. Chuck and Rheta DeBoer attend a "Bowl Night" last Tuesday evening at the Faith Baptist Church in Sioux Falls. The evening consisted of giving questions to all school students and area pre-schoolers to answer. Chuck was one of the readers announcing the questions. Dick and Audrey Heidenson returned last week Tuesday after spending since the previous Friday in the home of her daughter, Jan Ausland, and husband at Apple Valley where they celebrated three family birthdays. Jo Sandager from Herrick, S.D., is spending several days in our community and on Tuesday presented a high tea, with special English customs at Tuff Village. Wilmer and Betty Elbers attended the Valentine dinner at the Sioux Falls Convention Center in Sioux Falls last Tuesday evening. The Washington High School choir presented the program, which was a fund-raiser. Kelsey Elbers, their granddaughter, had a part in it.Ray and Lois Nelson attended the Augustana band concert at Brandon, S.D., last week. Dick and Audrey Heidenson returned home from Battle Lake where they visited in the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Deb Heidenson. Saturday night they enjoyed dinner with Ray and Lynn Heidenson.Wendell and Kathryn Erickson had a fun-filled weekend. They drove to the Cities Thursday and that evening were privileged to watch their granddaughter, Krista Gilman, play the violin in the Eden Prairie orchestra. On Friday evening, along with, Mike and Kathy, they went to the Ordway Theatre in St. Paul to watch the musical ‘Les Miserable." This story was written by Victor Hugo and relates to the French Revolution in 1814. Then Saturday noon they joined Wendell’s brother, Charles, and wife, Mary, for lunch in Anoka. Saturday evening they got all the children together for a Valentine dinner and returned home Sunday.