Heatons host Sunday barbecue

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Justin and Katy Heaton hosted a barbecue at their home Sunday. Katy’s parents, Dave and Kathy Tellessen, her brother and family, Ryan, Chris, Sam and Kes Tellessen, her sister, Megan and friend Charlie, Grandma and Grandpa Pethram and Aunt Alice and Uncle Doug Shafer were guests along with Blake and Carmen Heaton, Jaime, Heathermarie, Valente, Jeronimo and Xico Reynoso. Later, Walter Riley joined the celebration.

During the party, Katy brought out two boxes, baby “A” and baby “B.” Katy opened box “A” and pink balloons popped out. Justin, with slight hesitation, opened box “B.” With much happiness and cheers, blue balloons floated out. It was their way of announcing that the twins they expect in November will be a girl and a boy. Many phone calls to family and friends who couldn’t attend were made to announce the news.

Recently, Joan Broeckel made a quick trip to see her daughter and son-in-law, Jen and Anthony Harkishnani in the Seattle area. She also went to see her mother and sisters in Burlington. Broeckel returned home the next day.

Lucky and Joan Myrick had their jewelry booth at the Nez Perce Powwow, Tamkaliks, which means “from where you can see the mountains, ” in Wallowa, Ore., this past weekend. They left Thursday and returned home Monday.

Kim and Cindy Pitts have had various family visitors the last two weekends. Jen, Ryan, Becket, Kellen and Willa Hammons, Boise, were overnight guests Saturday, July 12, and left Sunday to spend a week on Lake Chelan. On their way home, they also spent the night and rode truck and combine with Grandpa Kim on the Leonard Aune farm before continuing their journey. Daughter Carrie Pitts, Yakima, spent both weekends at her parents’ home.

Erick, Amanda, Rafe and Tate Carlson, Spokane, spent Saturday, July 12, with the family. This past Sunday, Cindy’s father, Norm Bafus of LaCrosse, was special guest for supper, cake and ice cream to celebrate his 85th birthday with the family.

David and Phyllis Stueckle joined close to 20 Stueckle cousins for their annual reunion at the home of Goldie Foss in Colfax this past Saturday.