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Ronnie and Patti Gaines met Ty and Kim Gaines and Brooke in Strong City Oct. 2. They brought Brooke home with them and spent the weekend camping at Marion County Lake. They were joined at various times by Dusty Gaines of Wichita; Kenny and Roma Koehn, Todd and Terry Moddlemog and family of Galva; and Shawn and Jean Koehn and boys of Sylvia. They met Ty and Kim in El Dorado Oct. 4 and Brooke went home with her parents.
Patti Gaines has had another knee replacement.
Marvin and Sherol Nightengale went to Newton to watch Casey Nightengale compete in cross-country Oct. 3.
Lawrence and Lois Sayers called on Josh and Ashley Wiebe, Seth and Faith Oct. 1 when they brought Faith home. Joyce Kyle called Oct. 2.
Joyce, Kenneth and Mack Weber and Kathleen Brenzikofer enjoyed the celebration of Kenneth’s birthday at lunch near Wichita.
Joyce attended the Women’s Retreat of the Burns United Methodist Church at Barbara Anderson’s Oct. 2 and 3.
Many attended the funeral of Esther Moore, Pastor Busk’s mother-in-law, Oct. 5, Alice Winter on Oct. 6 in Hillsboro, and Louella Harp Oct. 7 in Peabody.