A boy, Shawn Ryan, weighing 7 pounds, 14 ounces, was born to Ryan and Kelli Lakeman, Plymouth, on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. He is the couple’s first child. Grandparents are Gerry and Sue Schlueter, Lake Park. Shawn is their first grandchild. Other grandparents are Linda and Leroy Lakeman, Felton. Shawn is the first great-grandchild of Luella Schlueter of Hills. Janine Solberg, Champlain, Ill., came to Hills Dec. 23rd to visit her parents, Ron and Jan Solberg. They went to Fosston to spend Christmas with Jan’s mother, Hattie Walz. Janine left from there to go to her home in Champlain. She teaches at the University of Illinois in Urbana, Ill. Carol Lonkey came from Brooklyn Center Dec. 22 to the home of her mother, Martha Lindrud. They both went to Carole’s home Friday, Dec. 23, where Martha visited until Thursday, Dec. 29, when Carole brought Martha back to Hills. Henrietta Schouwenberg returned home Thursday after spending a week visiting her daughters. In Williston, N.D., she visited Evelyn and Richard Le Clair and family, and on her return trip she spent time with Karen and Robert Visser and family at Afton. There were 15 family members present at the home of Howard Hoyme for Christmas Eve supper. They were Holly Willmer and son, Kevin, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Neal and Kathy Hoyme and Katie, Pierre, S.D.; Michael Hoyme, Pierre; Nicole Hoyme and Clint Hoffman, Bellflower; Jessica Hoyme, Milford, Iowa; and Eric and Wanda Hoyme and children, Hills.Harriet Skattum spent Christmas Eve in the home of her granddaughter, Gretchen, and her husband, Phil, Franklin, in Sioux Falls, S.D. She accompanied the Duane and Margo Edwards family, who were also present, to their home in Forestburg, S.D., and spent until Dec. 27 with them.Dan and Marie La Rock and Luke and Allison spent Christmas in the home of Dan’s parents, Jim and Beatrice La Rock, in Elk River. Also present were Dan’s brother and wife. Marilyn Nelson and the German exchange student, Christina Flory, along with the La Rock family, had their Christmas gathering Dec. 23 in the Mark and Michelle Nelson home. All the children and grandchildren of Chuck and Rheta DeBoer spent four days in their home to celebrate the holiday. They numbered 21 in all.Dennis Roning motored to Big Fork on Dec. 23 to spend until Monday, Dec. 26, in the home of Bill and Deniese Swanson. All of their children and family were also present.David and Char Kolsrud had a Christmas gathering with supper at their home in Beaver Creek on Dec. 26. Present were Andy and Stacey Bommersbach and family of Holly, Mich.; Jill Kolsrud, Charlotte, N.C.; Harland and Bonnie Kolsrud, Worthington; Mary Kelling and Jason Bloom; Kent and Paula Kolsrud and children, all of Sioux Falls, and Alice Kolsrud, Hills.All of the children of Dean Greenfield spent Christmas here with him. They are Scott Greenfield and family, Des Moines, Iowa, Troy Greenfield, Mitchell, S.D., and Leah Teveldal and family, Lamberton.