Lois and Ray Nelson attended the Nov. 20th Sunday afternoon concert of the Sioux Empire Brass Society at the Brandon Performing Arts Center, Brandon, S.D. The concert was a pre-Christmas brass and percussion performance. The director was retired Harry "Doc" Krueger.Evelyn Rogness recently had family come from Litchfield to spend the day. Ray and Janet (Evelyn’s niece) Slater and Steve and Andy were able to spend Sunday, Nov. 13, with Evelyn and they had a very nice day together. Sunday, Nov. 20th, found 5-year-old Cheyenne Albers of Hills participating in the Midwest Dance Center’s recital during the Festival of Trees at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. Cheyenne performed ballet and hip-hop. Family members who attended her recital were: Marvin, June, Lonnie, Jeremy, JJ, and Tabitha Albers. Cheryl Pavel and her cousin, Lucinda Albers, from South Dakota State University, Brookings. S.D. All of the young people did very well and the entire recital was great! Alice Kolsrud of Hills and Kent and Paula Kolsrud and children, Sioux Falls, were guests in the home of Harlan and Bonnie Kolsrud of Worthington on Wednesday, Nov. 23, in the evening when they celebrated their Thanksgiving together. Wednesday, Nov. 23, the Hills Christian School children visited Tuff Village where they sang, performed a skit and played a band number for the residents. They performed Thanksgiving numbers and had a very good time entertaining everyone. Wednesday, Nov. 23rd, Lonnie Albers’ children arrived to spend the holiday with him. Christopher, Spearfish, S.D., Heather, Rapid City S.D., and Zachary and Thomas, Gregory, S.D., all spent the weekend with their dad and visiting grandma and grandpa, June and Marvin Albers, and aunt Cheryl Pavel. They all left for home on Sunday, Nov. 27, and had a good drive home.Thursday, Nov. 24, Marie and Del Walraven and Bob and Shirley Walraven and family motored to Omaha, Neb., for a Barents Thanksgiving family gathering at the Paul Leaders home. Thanksgiving Day festivities for the Marvin and June Albers family were celebrated with dinner out and that evening Lonnie Albers and family and Cheryl Pavel and Cheyenne all gathered at Marv and June’s and played cards and visited. Friday, Nov. 25, Dennis Roning celebrated Thanksgiving with his daughter and son-in-law, Deneise and William Swanson and granddaughter, Lucy. Dennis’ family traveled to Hills from Big Fork and stayed until Sunday when they drove back home. Saturday, Nov. 26, Cheryl Pavel and Cheyenne, hosted an evening lunch for family followed by many rousing card games. The following family members were: Cheryl’s parents Marvin and June Albers, Lonnie (brother), Christopher, Zachary, Thomas (nephews), and Heather, Lucinda, Abby (nieces). Lucinda Albers is a student of journalism at SDSU and Abby Albers is a state employee from Ft. Pierre. All of the young people traveled home on Sunday to Gregory, Rapid City, Spearfish, Brookings and Ft. Pierre. The only one who had any problem was Abby going to Ft. Pierre. It took them seven hours to get home on Sunday. Sunday, Nov. 27, visitors of Alice Kolsrud of Hills were David and Char Kolsrud and Chris of Beaver Creek and also Jill Kolsrud who was home from Charlotte, N.C. They all had a very good day together. It’s not too late to report your Thanksgiving news to Cheryl Pavel for next week’s issue of the Crescent. Give Cheryl a call at 962-3344 before Monday, Dec. 5.