Dusty marathon entry

Randy Repp participated in an Iron Man Half Marathon June 30 at Coeur d'Alene as part of a relay team named "The Farmer and The Gal" with his sister-in-law Kim Hulquist (Kristin Repp's sister). Kim swam 1.2 miles and Randy rode bike 56 miles and ran 13.1 miles. They finished in seven hours and 25 minutes to complete a total of 70.3 miles.

Anyone driving down Union Flat Creek Road the last week in June would have thought that Dick and Helen Appel had turned their farm into an R.V. park. They were having their semi-annual family reunion. Eight of their children plus most spouses, grandchildren plus spouses and nine great-grandchildren for a total of 55 people were in attendance. One granddaughter came from North Carolina and another family from Iowa. Activities included a barn dance, a Snake River ski trip, obstacle course, tie dying, bike rides and a fishing derby won by Rachel Frei.

Dianne Morris, Valleyford, her daughters, Karen Morris and Kris Berglund, and Dianne's granddaughters, Brooke and Avery, celebrated Independence Day at Harm and Jan Smith's home. Also joining the family were Gina and Jason Morgan and Micah, Yakima. The group ended the day enjoying fireworks at Endicott.

Karen Broeckel spent an extended Fourth of July weekend, Thursday to Sunday, in Spokane at the home of her sister Patty Wieber. She was treated to an early birthday dinner at Das Stein Haus with Patty and Brett Wieber and Andrew and Murphy Nolan. They had cake and ice cream and apple strudel back at the house and were joined by Bobby and Jamie Halbig and Max.

Pastor Steve returns to the Country Bible Church from his sabbatical this coming Sunday, July 14, and will deliver the morning message at the summer worship hour of 10:30 a.m. The church picnic will be held in Dusty on the Loren Scaggs lawn after the service.