Talk of the Town: March 16, 2020

Robert Lies, Bill and Diana Ziegler, Duff and Sandy Settelmeyer and Kim Brown were among those who attended the annual voters meeting of Circle Trail Riders, Inc., Monday evening at Hanson’s Bar in New Rockford.

Kevin Johnson was a brief helper at the Shirley Packard home Tuesday.

Thursday visitor and supper guests at the Eloise Lucht home were daughter Heidi Schnieder and Callie.

Sunday visitor at the Ken and Marvis Holte home was daughter Amanda Bickett. The Holte’s enjoyed a call from daughter Fayette and Dennis Nelson.

Martin and Janelle Koepplin celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary Saturday, March 7.

Mary Ghertz was a stopper at the Shirley Packard home Friday. Shirley got a phone call from her sister, Vida and Jerome Klocke, from Arizonia, where they had been for the winter months. The Klocke’s will be back to their home in Underwood, N.D. next week.

Eloise Lucht enjoyed a “check on gramma” phone call from grandson Kevin Lucht and family from Virginia.

Tuesday evening Cody and Amanda Bickett and Izzy enjoyed a visit over hot chocolate and cookies at the Ken and Marvis Holte home. Thursday Amanda picked up mom, Marvis and treated her to tea at the Garden Gate in Carrington.

Shirley Packard heard from travelers, daughter Cheryl and Dave Gaffert. They are still in Arizonia, soon to be making Minneapolis home base for a while.

Janet Laube and Yip Yip were Tuesday afternoon and supper guests at the Charlotte Koepplin home.

Shirley Packard and Calvin were among those who enjoyed soup and sandwiches prior to Lenten Services Wednesday, at the Grace Lutheran Church in Carrington.

Todd and Karen Koepplin and Taylor and Amanda Koepplin and Evelyn returned Sunday from a short, sweet drive to Bismarck where they met daughter and sister, Allyssa and Ross Lewis and Kenna for a celebration of Kenna’s first birthday. It was a splish-splash fun swimming party with goodies and other fun birthday stuff.