Homestead volunteers gather for potluck

Dusty

Gazette Correspondent

Tom and Doreen Riedner hosted the first annual Homestead Volunteer Potluck last week in their home. All board members were present, including Greg and Gwen Nolan, Jon Webber, Bob and Norma Schultz, Steve and Karen Gerlitz and Chuck and Sharon Lyman. Volunteers attending were Jeanette Nolan, Mike and Audrey Largent, Brian and Debbie Largent, Gary and Trudy Libey, Keith and Sally Morris, Roger and Peggy Zaring and Larry and Linda Fry who flew in from China for the event. It was a fun evening of fellowship and planning for next year’s events.

Blake and Carmen Heaton, Justin and Katy Heaton, Tru and Range and Lisa and Gregg Beckley drove to Ellensburg Friday to attend the graduation, and later a reception, from Ellensburg High School of Cade Lyyski, grandson of Jill Pierson. Saturday, Blake and Carmen went to Richland for the high school graduation and celebration party of Wade Heaton, grandson of Jack and Gayle Repp Heaton. Kristin and Randy Repp also attended the event.

Bruce Appel and his sons Charlie and Spenser joined Grandpa Dick Appel for a day of fishing on the Snake River. They were very successful. Another fishing expedition found Dick Appel and his brother Tony from Davenport at Sprague Lake where they caught several huge catfish.

Many Appel relatives attended the graduation of Kyle Appel, Valedictorian for the Colfax High School class of 2018. Those attending the ceremony were his parents, Eric and Shannon Appel; siblings, Connor, Sarah and Sidney; grandparents Dick and Helen Appel; uncle, aunts and cousins, Travis and Lisa Frei, Miriam,Rachel, Emma and Colette; Caroline Kunkel and Zack and Kade. Joining the family for the party at Eric and Shannon’s home were Bruce, Elaine, Charlie and Spenser Appel, Spokane, and Phil and Leslie Appel, Cheney.

Karen and Larry Light were guests of her father David Stueckle from Thursday to Sunday of last week.

Tom Riedner was a guest speaker at Country Bible Church Sunday morning in the absence of Pastor Steve Szasz. Riedner is the director of Homestead Ministries. His wife Doreen and his sister Debbie Riedner were in the worship audience.

Loren Scaggs and Dale and Vicki Broeckel attended the wedding of Greg Sanders and Carol Golden at Hill-Ray Plaza in Colfax Saturday. Scaggs was best man for his friend of many years. Special guests were the children of the late John and Elizabeth Krom and siblings of the groom’s mother, Virginia Sanders; John and Kay Krom, Pullman; Claudia Marshall, Seattle and JoAnn Kimmel, Talent, Ore. Greg and Carol will reside in Cheney.