Milton area folks do a lot of traveling
By JOYCE KYLE
Contributing writer
Dusty Gaines of Newton and Ronnie and Patti Gaines left Sept. 14 for Omaha and Lincoln, Neb., to do some sightseeing over the weekend. They returned home Sunday evening.
Ronnie and Patti Gaines and Marvin and Sherol Nightengale attended a birthday party Saturday evening at the home of Jim Bob and Jodi Watkins.
Sunday afternoon visitors of the Ronnie Gaines were Kenny and Roma Koehn of Galva and Maude Gaines.
Dee Morgan had surgery Wednesday at Newton Medical Center. I'm glad to report she came home Friday evening and is doing quite well. We wish her a speedy recovery.
Marvin and Sherol Nightengale went to Kearney, Mo., Sept. 13 to the home of Jim and Linda Hess, Allie and Amelia. They were guests for Grandparent's Day at school and returned home on Sunday. They went to Goddard Tuesday to watch Laura Nightengale run in cross-country. On Wednesday they went to a volleyball game in Manhattan to watch granddaughter, Kristen Foote, play. They were overnight guests in the home of Mitch, Cathy, and Kristen Foote. They went to Grandview School in El Dorado Friday to be guests of Casey Nightengale for Grandparents' Day.
Lois Sayers, her daughter Sandy of El Dorado, and her sister Mary Archer of Cottonwood Falls attended Art in the Park in Marion Saturday.
Nathan and Ella Koehn were Sunday afternoon visitors of Renferd and Wanda Koehn, Lonnie, Dalen, and Carolee.
Kathleen Brenzikofer, Evelyn Sidener, and Joyce Kyle attended the board meeting at Durham Friday of the Senior Citizens of Marion County.
Greg and Zeola Langenegger, Mary Langenegger, and Joyce Kyle left Newton at 3:30 a.m. Sept. 12 on Amtrak. They rode to Flagstaff, Ariz., rented a car, and drove to Williams. They boarded a steam engine train Friday morning and rode to Grand Canyon. There they took a bus tour around the rim of the canyon. What a sight! On Saturday, they toured Tombstone. They spent time in Santa Fe, N.M., Sunday morning, then drove to Hagerton where they spent the evening and overnight with Jean Langenegger, a relative. They drove to Albuquerque, N.M., Monday morning, boarded the train, and arrived back in Newton at 3:02 a.m. It was an absolutely unbelievable vacation.