Children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of Carroll and Esther Ball gathered for the 36th Annual Ball Reunion, hosted by Chris Ball, Brian Ball, Jennifer Ball Mohlenhoff, and Carol Howard Renken.  The reunion was held at the Embassy Suites in Bloomington, Minn., on July 14-16. The weekend was spent socializing, golfing and shopping at the Mall of America.
Those in attendance this year were: Carol and Denny Renken of Tyler, Minn.; Dan and Corinne Renken, Chase and Dylan of Ivanhoe, Minn.; Holly Renken and Maddie of Sioux Falls; Jessica Howard, Ashley Howard, Dima Howard and friend, Kayla, of Minneapolis, Minn.; Nancy Howard of Fargo, N.D.; Scott and Amy, Mathew and Dominic Howard of Mayer, Minn.; Terri and Bert Snider of Lake Elmo, Minn.; Shelby and Brody Snider of Gilbert, Ariz.; Shauna and Ross Turner, Carson, Hannah, and Sydney of Woodbury, Minn.; Jerry and Pam Ball of West Salem, Wis.; Joey and Kendall Groothuis of Maryville, Tenn.; Tom and Lynette Ball of Aberdeen; Jennifer and Brent, Zachary, Grant and Grace Mohlenhoff of Arden Hills, Minn.; Harvey, Elijah, and Elena Hubbard of West Allis, Wis.; Jim and Mary Ball of Mesa, Ariz.; Chris and Sarah, Andrew, Lauryn, and Camryn Ball of Woodbury, Minn.; Brian Ball and Chandra Hamann, Dylan, Lilly, and Abby of Cottage Grove, Minn.; Bill and Cheryl Ball of The Villages, Fla.; and Larry and Beverly Ball of Murdo.