Open Houses

There will be an open house wedding reception for Heidi (Gartland) and Zach Fredenberg on Saturday, July 28 from 2-4 p.m. at the Morris Evangelical Free Church. Heidi and Zach were married on June 29 in Appleton, Wis., where they both live. Heidi is the daughter of Kurt and Sue Gartland. s30

There will be an open house bridal shower for Courtney Lahr, bride to be of Kyle Zierke, at the Evangelical Free Church in Morris, Sunday, July 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. Courtney is the daughter of Kathy and David Lahr of Glenwood and Kyle is the son of Bennett and Wendy Zierke of Hancock. The couple is registered at Target. Everyone is welcome. s30

There will be an open house bridal shower for Kristy Schik, bride to be of Jacob Nohl, on Saturday, Aug. 11 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Julie Milander's house, 995 Pacific Ave., Hancock. s31

Betty Mikkelson will be celebrating her 92nd birthday on Aug. 2. She is currently recuperating from a broke hip for about a month at the Anoka Care Center and would love to hear from her friends in this area. Shower her with birthday and get well wishes. Her address is 1040 Madison Street, Room 109, Anoka, MN 55303. s31

There will be an open house bridal shower for Kayla Kloos, bride to be of Andrew Kottsick, on Saturday, Aug. 11 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Grand Arbor, 4403 Pioneer Road, Alexandria.

There will be an open house bridal shower for Nikki Hull, bride to be of Jake Daly, Saturday, Aug. 4, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Morris Senior Center. s30

There will be an open house bridal shower for Molly Taffe, bride to be of Brian Haan, on Sunday, Aug. 12 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Morris Senior/Community Center. The couple is registered at Target and Crate & Barrel.s32

There will be an open house bridal shower for Amy Gerber, bride to be of Blake Heinrich on Saturday, August 11 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in the Gazebo at the Prairie Inn, Morris. Blake and Amy are registered at Target. Blake is the son of Scott and Beth Heinrich of Morris. s31

There will be an open house bridal shower honoring Alisha Peterson, bride to be of Ryan Anderson, Saturday, Aug. 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Anderson Farms in Morris, 22920 490th Ave., Morris. Ryan Anderson is the son of Doyle and Jone Anderson. The couple is registered at Target and Fleet Farm. s31