Barbara (Buckbee) Thompson of Ellinwood will celebrate her 80th birthday with an open house from 2-5 p.m. on Aug. 25 at the Immanuel United Church of Christ, 701 N. Fritz Ave. in Ellinwood. Hosts will be her children, Debbie and Ron Jackson, Great Bend; Sandy and Von Parke, Ellinwood; Robin and Duane Waters, Wellfleet, Neb.; Lori and Rick Thomas, Ellinwood; and Brian and Tammie Buckbee, Ellinwood.