FARIS/SAWYER Cousin Reunion, 2013

FARIS, SAWYER, KLING, KLOMMHAUS, HAMILTON, MOBERLY, WILLIAMS, KELLEY, SNOOK, DEEMER, PENNINGS, STEWART, STAMPER

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 9/18/2013 at 08:43:26

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, September 12, 2013

Faris/Sawyer Cousin Reunion

The 2013 FARIS/SAWYER cousin reunion was held July 26 and 27 in Loveland, CO which was planned and organized by the Colorado cousins. Forty-two cousins attended from Colorado, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Iowa.

The Friday evening meal was prepared and served at the Fireside Cafe at Group Publishing in Loveland, CO by Kristin KLING (Dennis KLING'S wife) who is chef at the cafe. One highlight of the evening was the ability to make s'mores at the fire pit. Another highlight was viewing the quilts that Debbie KLOMMHAUS brought and displayed that were made in memory of her son, Konner. These quilts were made from Konner's t-shirts and blue jeans. Lee FARIS had brought pictures and a story about the old Farmall tractor that he owns and was recently restored by the MACHS FFA Ag Mechanics class. Lots of visiting and reacquainting were enjoyed.

The FARIS/SAWYER Cookbook was distributed to those who had ordered them. The cookbook includes 400 of their family favorite recipes, some of them dating back to their great-grandmothers.

Everyone was free to go sight-seeing during the day Saturday. Then Saturday evening they met at a park in Loveland for a meal of grilled meats, salads, desserts and beverages. All of the salads and desserts were made from recipes in the cookbook. Many pictures were taken throughout the evening.

Those in attendance were Jim and Katie FARIS, Courtney FARIS and Patty HAMILTON of Lancaster, CA; Karla and Bill MOBERLY of Santa Rosa, CA; Laurie WILLIAMS of Davis CA; Richard and Judi FARIS of Kaneohe, HI; Kevin and Carol FARIS of Las Vegas, NV; Darlene and Don KLING, Dennis and Kristin KLING, Tyler, Annie and Alexis and Denise KELLEY, Calvin and Camryn of Loveland, CO; Marcia and Brant SNOOK, Christopher and Donovan of Fort Collins, CO; Lucille and Ron DEEMER of Davis City; DeAnna PENNINGS and Taylor of Sioux City, and Lee FARIS, Rodney and Liz FARIS and Justin, Jackie and Russ STEWART and Trent and Hallee, Debbie KLOMMHAUS and Kylee and Louise STAMPER of Mount Ayr.

A wonderful weekend was had by all and it was decided to have the next reunion in Iowa in 2015.

Submission by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2013