Burns correspondent
Dalen and Beth Koehn joined Renferd and Wanda Koehn, Lonnie and Carolee on Christmas Eve for their family Christmas gathering. Christmas Day, they were all guests of Vernon and Judy Koehn along with Kevin and Jan Jantz, Kaylee, Shawna, and Jesse, and Luanna Isaac.
Rose Forgy and children went to Missouri for Christmas.
On Dec. 23 in the evening, Vernon and Judy Koehn went to Moundridge Manor and visited Jake Koehn and to Pine Village to visit Harvey and Erma Koehn.
Ronnie and Patti Gaines got their granddaughter, Brooke Gaines on Dec. 21. They went to Galva on Dec. 23 and were guests of Kenny and Roma Koehn along with Dusty Gaines, Ty and Kim Gaines, Shawn and Jean Koehn and boys, Jeff and Jill Koehn and girls, and a cousin, Kim Sutphin.
On Christmas Eve Day, Dusty, Ty, Kim, and Brooke were guests of Ronnie and Patti and Dusty was a Christmas Day guest.
On Dec. 20, the George Clark siblings met at the home of Gordon and Joan Clark in El Dorado for their Christmas gathering. Attending were the hosts, Marvin and Sherry Nightengale, Margaret Matz, Norma Riggs, Joyce Barker, Marie Clark and granddaughter, Hadlye, Michelle Banks, her daughter and granddaughter.
Austin, Draven, Aiden, and Raven Bidwill came to the home of Al and Bonnie Plummer Dec. 21. Taylon and Shelby Pylatt arrived on Dec. 22 and on Dec. 23, Martin and Kayme Voelker, Alyson and Abby, and Hayley Bidwell came and they all enjoyed their Christmas gathering. Hayley and her family went home that evening, the Volkers returned home on Dec. 24, and the Pylatts on Christmas Day.
Lawrence and Lois Sanders hosed a Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve Day for Sandy Sayers who was an over-night guest. Those attending were Bruce Sayers, Megan and Jessica, Sara Bissell, Leroy, Autumn Padgett, and Tom and Esther Archer and Daniel.
Marvin and Sherry Nightengale and Charlie and Joyce DeForest were Christmas dinner guests of Brad and Dianne Nightengale, Roger, Laura, and Casey in El Dorado.
Marie Clark joined her family, 58 of them, at Cassoday Christmas afternoon and evening. Hadley Clark is spending her Christmas holiday from school with Grandma Marie.
Josh and Ashley Wiebe, Seth, Faith, and Devon visited Joyce Kyle in the evening Dec. 20. Joyce was a Dec. 23 guest of Mary Langenegger and her family. Everyone enjoyed the Christmas gathering. That evening Joyce attended the First Mennonite Church Christmas program. On Christmas Eve Day, she attended the Methodist Church service and then was a guest in the home of Nick and Sharon Zogelman for the Zogelman family Christmas.
On Christmas Day, she went to the home of Glen and Betty Kyle and joined Bob and Becky Kyle, Brody, and Braxton, and Dan and Robin Kyle for the Kyle Christmas dinner.