Don and Carla Ericksen and Brianne, Jordanne and Adrianne from Cranbrook, B.C., spent Aug. 9 to 14 visiting her parents, Raymond and Dolly Heebner. From there they went to Crystal Lake for a week's holiday and then to Regina to visit his parents before going home.

Joanne Mrozek of Boston, Mass., was a guest of her aunt Marie Bobier last weekend. She also visited other relatives while in Weyburn before going to Moose Jaw to attend a family reunion.

Visiting Edna Jenkins and Evelyn and Martin Scholp last week was their friend Clara Baker (Gatzke) from Winnipeg. She also attended the Wheat Festival and Homecoming 2000. Clara was formerly of Weyburn and enjoyed coming back for the celebrations.

Dave Jenkins and Chris Douglas attended the 40th wedding anniversary for his sister Margaret and Max Schaffer at their home in Regina on Aug. 4. Others attending were Ed and Shirley Barlett of Weyburn, John and Myrna McIver of Colfax and many relatives and friends in Regina.

A family gathering was held on Aug. 12 to honour Ben Rohloff on his 70th birthday held at the home of his daughter, Karen and Chris Mass. All the family was home to celebrate their dad's birthday, along with their mother Hilda, including Gina and Mike Sudom and family from Avonlea, Dale Rohloff of Regina, Glenn and Colleen Rohloff and boys of Estevan and Lori Rohloff of Calgary.

Other relatives attending were Ray and Dianne Arndt, Ron and Kathy Arndt, Wes and Ruby Schultz, all of Weyburn, and Tom and Myrna Jenkins of Regina. A potluck dinner was served along with the birthday cake.

Eunice Henheffer was honoured on her 80th birthday on Aug. 13 with a come-and-go tea held at the Wheatland Seniors Centre.

Family members attending were oldest son Larry and Becky of Weyburn, oldest daughter Elaine and Michael Hubbard of Moose Jaw, son Ed and Jen and two granddaughters from Thailand, son Doug and Sylvia and three granddaughters from Yorkton, and youngest daughter Lorie and Jack Sagris and two grandchildren of Maple Ridge, B.C.

Several nieces and nephews from Bengough, Weyburn, Radville and B.C. were in attendance, including sisters-in-law Hazel Ennos of Weyburn, Ruth Henheffer and family from Radville and many friends and workers from the centre.

A short program with presentation from the grandchildren was conducted by daughters Elaine and Lori.

The Kay Deck family reunion was held at River Park over the Aug. 4-7 weekend, with all of Kay's children home to attend, along with several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The weekend was spent playing games, holding volleyball tournaments, and marking birthdays and anniversaries. A talent show on Sunday night ended the event, with another reunion scheduled for 2004.

Jodene Gant and children Jackie and Dylan, and Jocelyn and Doug Reeves with children Rody and Genessie from Burnaby, B.C., spent some time in Weyburn and district visiting relatives and friends recently.

Joden and Jocelyn's parents, Ken and Ev Hill, also from Burnaby, B.C., spent 10 days in Weyburn and area visiting as well.

Ken and Ev visited and stayed with her brother Art Beck on the farm at Yellow Grass while here, and they attended Homecoming 2000.

Ken and Ev and his sisters Bette and Vern Leach of Weyburn, Sharon and Aden Hubick of Regina and Joanne Hennie of Yellow Grass and his brother Jack and Margaret Hill of Yellow Grass honoured their other sister, Diane and Bernie Schneider of Colfax for their belated 40th wedding anniversary with a family supper.

Stella Kopec accompanied her granddaughter Roxanne Lund and great-grandson Austin to Lloydminster on Aug. 9 to visit Peggy and Larry Clark and boys. They spent the weekend at the Clarks' cabin at Murphy Lake before returning home on Aug. 15.

Helen and Norvald Flaaten returned recently after an extended vacation to Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, Port Alberni and Bamfield, B.C.

They were accompanied from Calgary by their son Norlee and Rosemary and their three children. A highlight of the trip was Norvald's return to Bamfield after an absence of 58 years. After the invasion of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7,1941, the Canadian soldiers were put on alert to guard the West Coast against further attacks by the Japanese.

Norvald was assigned to guard the cable station at Bamfield as it was a strategic line of communications across the Pacific Ocean during wartime. It was an exciting experience for Norvald to view the changes that had taken place and to explain to the grandchildren the reason for his return trip there.