Mason City, Iowa ✦ Sunday, May 31, 2009

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Kelly Zieman

and

Sean Arthur

will be married at 3:30 p.m.

July 18, 2009, at the First Unit-

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in Mason City.

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You are invited to attend

a 50th weddinganniversary

for

Kay and GloriaBurk

on Sunday, June 7, 2009,

from 2 to 5 p.m.at the Garner Ed

Center, 325 W. Eighth St.,

Garner.

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Happy BirthdayGuys!

Father and sonboth have birthdays

on the same day!Can you guesswhich one turns

40?

Clue: The guy onthe lap!

Steve (Fraser)Shurtz

and

Logan Shurtz

were united inmarriage

on May 3, 2009, at their home in

Mason City

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MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY ——MMaarrggee JJeerrrreellll, ofMason City, will observe her 80th Birth-day on June 7, 2009.

Greetings may be sent to Marge at thefollowing address: 1838 SpringviewDrive, Mason City, IA 50401.

You’re not getting older, you’re getting better!

Zieman, ArthurKKEELLLLYY ZZIIEEMMAANN,, of

Polk City, Iowa, is thedaughter of David andLucinda Zieman of Meser-vey. She is a 2004 graduateof Sheffield-Chapin-Meservey-Thornton HighSchool, and is currentlystudying pharmacy atDrake University. She willgraduate in May 2010.Kelly is employed by Hy-Vee Pharmacy in West DesMoines.

SSEEAANN AARRTTHHUURR,, of PolkCity, is the son of Richardand Joan Arthur of NoraSprings. He is a 2003 grad-uate of Nora Springs-RockFalls High School, and a2008 graduate of IowaState University with adegree in agriculture sys-tems technology. Sean isemployed by Great PlainsMfg. as the Iowa territorymanager.

The couple will be mar-ried at 3:30 p.m. July 18,2009, at the First UnitedMethodist Church inMason City.

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Ruiter, 35 yearsFFOORREESSTT CCIITTYY —— Byron “Barney” and Barb (Fank)

Ruiter of Forest City were married on May 24, 1974, atSt. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Britt.

They have three children, Patrick and his wife, NicoleRuiter of Mason City; Cindy Ruiter and friend RickQuery of Mason City and the late Charles Ruiter, andone grandchild, Lilly.

The couple celebrated with a dinner with their chil-dren and grandchild.

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Shurtz, FraserMMAASSOONN CCIITTYY —— Steve

(Fraser) Shurtz and LoganShurtz were united in mar-riage on May 3, 2009, attheir home in Mason City,with Ruth Moerdyk offici-ating.

Maid of Honor was LisaManning. Steve’s otherattendant was Jen Hoang-van. Best man was DavieWelsher. Logan’s otherattendant was Leah Reyer-son.

The couple resides inMason City.

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Eden, 50 yearsWWOODDEENN —— Robert and Jacqueline Eden of Woden

were married June 14, 1959, at the United MethodistChurch in Garner.

In honor of this occasion, their children and grand-children request the pleasure of your company at anOpen House reception from 1:30 to 5 p.m. on Sunday,June 14, 2009, at the Woden Community Center, 208Main Ave., Woden. There will be a short program at 2:30p.m. Your presence is your gift.

Cards may be sent to Robert and Jacqueline Eden,P.O. Box 83, Woden, IA 50484.

The couple’s children and their spouses are Stevenand Anita Eden, Wesley, Julie and Steven Burk ofLakeville, Minn., and Beth and Steven Forster ofLakeville, Minn. They also have five grandchildren.

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Walls, 40 yearsCCLLEEAARR LLAAKKEE — Richard and Jane (Hankenson) Walls

of Clear Lake were married May 31, 1969.They will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary

on May 31, 2009.Greetings may be sent to them at 13712 Indigo Ave.,

Clear Lake, Iowa 50428.The couple’s children and their spouses are Liz Walls

of Austin, Minn., and Kathy and Austin Bates of CollegeGrove, Tenn.

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Hogen, 50 yearsNNOORRTTHHWWOOOODD — Don-

ald and Lois Ann (Olson)Hogen of Northwood weremarried June 6, 1959, atNorthwood.

The couple will cele-brate their 50th weddinganniversary with a familydinner. No gifts please.

Greetings may be sent tothe couple at 704 11th St.N., Northwood, Iowa50459.

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Terry and Lana Eagen,Mason City, are pleased toannounce the March 7,2009, wedding of theirson, Kyle Christopher, toBeth Marie Nagel, of Clar-ion. Parents of the brideare Dr. and Mrs. TimNagel. The blessed eventtook place at the rusticCrag’s Lodge, overlookingEstes Park, Colo.

Following a honeymoonto Costa Rica, the couple isat home in Denver, Colo.Kyle, a graduate of DrakeUniversity, is a project ser-vices manager for Ubisense,a software consulting com-pany. Beth, a graduate of theUniversity of NorthernIowa, works for Four MileHistoric Park, while com-

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pleting her Masters degreein public administration atthe University of Col-orado/Denver.

Bash, 40 yearsMMAASSOONN CCIITTYY —— Kenneth Bash and Sheila Tinkey

Bash of Mason City were married June 7, 1969, at ZionMethodist Church in Colesburg, Iowa.

The couple will celebrate their 40th weddinganniversary with a family vacation and extended familyget-together. The couple’s children and their spousesare Jason and Denise of Omaha, Neb., and Rachel ofOmaha. They also have one grandchild.

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Messer, OverlyAALLEESSEE MMEESSSSEERR, of

Mason City, is the daugh-ter of Mark and JeanetteMesser, also of MasonCity. She is a graduate ofthe University of NorthernIowa with a degree in com-municative disorders and acertificate in Asian studiesand Spanish languagestudies. Alese is employedwith the University of St.Thomas in St. Paul, Minn.

WWIILLLLIIAAMM OOVVEERRLLYY, ofLouisburg, Kan., is the sonof Butch and Bobbie Over-ly, also of Louisburg. He isa graduate of Kansas Statewith a dual degree in golfcourse management andbusiness management,with a Spanish minor.William has earned a mas-ter’s of business adminis-tration degree with anemphasis in finance.

The couple will be mar-ried at 4:30 p.m. Aug 29,2009, at Grace EvangelicalFree Church, Mason City.

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Truesdell, 50 yearsCCLLEEAARR LLAAKKEE —— Bill Truesdell and Laura (Gearhart )

Truesdell of Clear Lake were married June 14, 1959, atthe United Methodist Church in Eagle Grove.

The couple will celebrate their 50th wedding anniver-sary with an open house from 7 to 9 p.m. June 13, 2009,at the Lakeside Room in City Park, Clear Lake.

Cards may be sent to the couple at 415 19th St. West,Clear Lake, IA 50428. They request no gifts, please.

The couple’s children and their spouses are PeggyAdams, Des Moines, Paula Lindsley, Marengo, Ill., Ste-fanie (Mark) Camenisch, Boone, Randy (Kathy) Trues-dell, Clear Lake. They also have seven grandchildren.

ANNIVERSARY

Vath, 60 yearsMMAASSOONN CCIITTYY —— Wayne and Marjorie (Enfield) Vath of

Mason City were married May 20, 1949, in Coalville, Iowa.The couple’s children and their spouses are Elmer and

Bonnie Harden and Clifford and Sheryll Vath of MasonCity. They are blessed to have three grandchildren and fourgreat-grandchildren.

Greetings may be sent to: Wayne and Marjorie Vath,1432 N. Hampshire Ave., Mason City, IA 50401.

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Severe, MackeyHHeelleenn SSeevveerree,, of Richland, Wash., formerly of

Sheffield, and PPaattrriicckk MMaacckkeeyy,, of Richland, Wash.,announce their engagement.

Their parents are Tom and Marlene Severe of Sheffield,and Mike and Laura Mackey of Benton City, Wash.

Helen is a graduate of Wartburg College and is workingfor the Story Group in Kennewick, Wash. Patrick gradu-ated from Washington State University and is working forPacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland,Wash.

They will be marred on July 11, 2009, at Zion St. JohnLutheran Church in Sheffield.

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AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Miller named to Concordia honors listSSEEWWAARRDD,, NNeebb.. — Rachel Miller, of Mason City, Iowa,

was named to the spring term honors list for the secondsemester of the 2008-09 academic year, at ConcordiaUniversity.

Schroeder awardedConcordia degree

SSEEWWAARRDD,, NNeebb.. — BetsyM. Schroeder, of St. Ans-gar, Iowa, received a bach-elor of science degree ineducation during com-mencement ceremonies

La’James graduatesMMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — The

following studentsreceived their degree in thecareer of esthiology at La’-James College. The gradu-ates received extensivetraining in skin care,facials, skin treatments,body waxing, machinefacials and many spa treat-ments.

ALGONA — Wendi Hall.CLEAR LAKE — Joy

Mortensen.

CASTALIA — Kayla AnnSohnuelle.

KLEMME — AmyAlbers.

MASON CITY — KelseyMaassen, Paula Beenken.

May 9, at Concordia Uni-versity.

Carpenter recognizedMMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — Addie

Carpenter, of Mason City,was recognized by theUnited States Achieve-ment Academy as a stu-dent of excellence in busi-ness education.

She is a student atMason City High Schooland was nominated for thishonor by Tamara Johnson,

teacher at the school. Car-penter’s name will appearin the Academy’s officialyearbook which is pub-lished nationally.

The criteria for selectionincludes: academic perfor-mance, interest and apti-tude and leadership quali-ties.

She is the daughter ofBob and Julie Carpenter,Mason City, and grand-daughter of Richard andBeulah Fairbanks, MasonCity.

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Meyer, 30 yearsHHAAMMPPTTOONN —— Bob

Meyer and Brenda (John-son) Meyer of Hamptonwere married May 31, 1979,at Holy Family CatholicChurch in Mason City.

They celebrated their30th wedding anniversarywith a family dinner.

The couple’s childrenand their spouses are Jasonof Hampton; Justin andfiancee Amy of Peoria,Ill.;Amber of Mason City andfiance Cameron of Texas.

ANNIVERSARY

Jensen, 70 yearsCCLLEEAARR LLAAKKEE — Gerald A. and Phyllis Jensen of

Clear Lake were married June 8, 1939, at the Zion Par-sonage.

They will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversarywith an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. on June 7, 2009, atthe V.F.W. Hall in Clear Lake.

Greetings may be sent to them at 481 N. ShoreDrive, Clear Lake, Iowa 50428.

The couple’s children are Gary Jensen, Nathan(Emily) Jensen, Shantel (Nicolas) Crellin. They havetwo grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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ACHIEVEMENT

Kathy Borchardt is retiringMMAASSOONN CCIITTYY ——Kathy Borchardt, “AKA” Harriet, the

Cinnamon roll lady is retiring after baking for MasonCity Schools for the past 27 years.

Her plans for retirement are enjoying her home andgoing out for lunch with friends.

She is married to Denny Borchardt. Her children areKellie (Dwight) Belin, of Leonardtown, Md., Jill (Tom)Heaton, of Alisa Viejo, Calif. and SSGT. Dan (Melissa)Borchardt of Camp Pendleton, Calif. She has twograndaughters and expecting a grandson in June.

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Whalen, 60 yearsMMAASSOONN CCIITTYY —— Joseph

J. Whalen and Marion J.(Eilers) Whalen of MasonCity were married June 4,1949, at Holy FamilyCatholic Church in MasonCity.

The couple will cele-brate their 60th weddinganniversary with an openhouse from 1 to 3 p.m.,June 6, 2009, at the Han-ford Inn in Mason City.They kindly request nogifts please.

Congratulations may besent to the couple at 1218N. Jefferson, Mason City,Iowa 50401.

The couple’s childrenand their spouses are RickWhalen of Hampton, Annand Dave Campbell ofEden Prairie, Minn., Jayand Judy Whalen of Hub-

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bard, Neb., Tim Whalen ofMason City, Jean and DougAlexander of Deer, Ark.They also have sevengrandchildren and ninegreat-grandchildren.

Sherri OetkenNNOORRTTHHWWOOOODD —— Sherri Oetken, of Northwood,

graduated from the Kansas City University of Medicineand Biosciences with a Doctor of Osteopathic MedicineDegree on May 16, 2009.

Sherri attended Northwood Schools and Mason CityHigh School. She is a 2003 graduate from the Universityof Northern Iowa with a B.A. degree in biology.

Sherri will begin a family practice residency in Madi-son Heights, Mich., in late June.

She is the daughter of Terry and Susan Oetken, ofrural Northwood.

Burk, 50 yearsGGAARRNNEERR— You are invited to attend a 50th wedding

anniversary for Kay and Gloria Burk on Sunday, June 7,2009, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Garner Ed Center, 325 W.Eighth St., Garner.

The open house is hosted by their children, LisaWoiwood, and husband, Mark, of West Des Moines,Steve Burk and wife, Julie, of Lakeville, Minn., andDana Burk and wife, Kathy of Carlisle. They also havenine grandchildren.

Kay and Gloria were married on June 7, 1959, at theLiberty Methodist Church near Klemme. The couplewill be honored by your attendance and request nogifts.

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Bob and Brenda have threegrandchildren, Addy,Trenton and Vincent.

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Jean Heinz, 80MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY —— Jean

Heinz of Mason City willcelebrate her 80th birth-day with a family dinner.

She was born June 4,1929, in Mason City.

Cards may be sent toJean at 1000 N. Eisenhow-er, Mason City, IA 50401.She requests no gifts,please.

She is the wife of PaulHeinz, has three children,six grandchildren and onegreat-granddaughter.

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AAllbbeerrtt FFlloorreess of MasonCity will celebrate his 80thbirthday on June 4th.

A family celebration isplanned.

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BIRTHDAY

THANK YOU

Another PreciousMemory

A sincere thank you tomy family and friends forthe cards and goodies Ireceived for my 90thbirthday and a specialthank you to my sevengreat-great-grandchildren

— Dakota, Ciera, Diego,Graciela, Spencer, Nicko-las, and Sofia — this allmade me have anotherprecious memory! You allare so precious to me.God’s blessings to all ofyou.

God’s blessings to all.— Roberta Newell

WWee lloovvee yyoouu ssoo mmuucchh..Mom, Dad, and Andrew

Kylie Novak turned 1May 19th!

50 years old and running well.

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Mom, Dad, and KatiGrandparents: Armand and Phyllis Oetken,

Roger and Arlene Roberts

Dr. Sherri Oetken

RROOCCKKWWEELLLL — Cheryl A.Flatness (formerly Storey),of Rockwell, will be honoredat a retirement open housefrom 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday,June 7, at the Linn GroveCountry Club, Rockwell.

Flatness was a math andcomputer teacher in theRockwell-Swaledale Com-munity School District andthe West Fork CommunitySchool District, for 36 years.

She is married to MichaelFlatness.

Her children are: Tomand Nicole Storey and boys,Trevor and Ryan, ofSpencer, and Chelsey Storeyand Chris Morrison, ofUrbandale.

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ACHIEVEMENT

Kati OetkenNNOORRTTHHWWOOOODD ——Kati

Oetken, of Northwood,graduated from the Uni-versity of Northern IowaMay 9, 2009. Sheachieved a B.A. of Educa-tion degree with anemphasis in Art. Katiattended NorthwoodSchools and graduatedfrom Mason City HighSchool and North IowaArea Community Col-lege.

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Teigland, NailorLLAAUURRAA TTEEIIGGLLAANNDD,, of West Des Moines, is the

daughter of Mike and Kathy Teigland of Indianola.Laura graduated from Clear Lake Community Schoolsand Iowa State University. She is employed by West DesMoines Community School in West Des Moines.

SSEETTHH NNAAIILLOORR,, of West Des Moines, is the son ofCheryl Nailor of Scranton, Iowa, and the late RogerNailor. Seth graduated from Jefferson-Scranton Com-munity School and Simpson College. He is employed byING in Des Moines.

The couple will be married at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8,2009, at Lutheran Church of Hope, West Des Moines.

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Deverell, WardJJEESSSSIICCAA MMAAUURREEEE DDEEVVEERREELLLL,, of Story City, is the

daughter of Paul Deverell of Mason City and MichelleDeverell of Mason City. Jessica graduated from MasonCity High School in 2000 and the University of North-ern Iowa in 2004 with a degree in graphic design. She isemployed by BDI, a sign design company, in Grimes.

JJOOHHNN CCHHRRIISSTTOOPPHHEERR WWAARRDD,, of Story City, is theson of Steve and Sherri Ward of Greene, and Joel andKathy Gabrielson of Story City. John graduated fromBelmond-Klemme High School in 2000, and from theUniversity of Northern Iowa in 2005 with a degree instudio art. He is employed by Roland Story School Dis-trict as an art teacher.

The couple will be married at 5 p.m. on June 6, 2009,at Prairie Moon Winery near Ames, Iowa.

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Happy Birthday Guys!Father and son both have

birthdays on the same day!Can you guess which one

turns 40?Clue: The guy on the lap!

You can’t be 60 yet.I’m still just 25!

Happy 60th on June 2nd!

Love,Larry and your family

Bob & Tony WoodCelebrate Birthdays

on June 6th

Happy BirthdayCarmen!

Thank youThe family of Rick Lind would like to thank all those

who participated in and organized the Ride of Silence onMay 20, 2009, in Mason City in memory of Rick and allthose bicyclists who lost their lives in the last year.

Thank youWe would like to thank everyone for the cards, letters,

gifts, visits and phone calls we received for our 50thwedding anniversary. We appreciated every one of them.Thanks for helping us celebrate our special day.

— Joe and Josine Korsa

Thank youThank you so much for all the thoughtful remem-

brances of my 90th birthday. Your cards and attendanceat my party will always be thought of with such joy. I amso blessed to have such a wonderful family and so manygreat friends.

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Oppermann, 60 yearsMMAASSOONN CCIITTYY —— Harold and Dorothy Oppermann of

Mason City were married June 4, 1949, in Grand Haven,Mich.

They are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversarywith a family dinner.

Cards may be sent to Harold and Dorothy at 1315 10thSt. S.E., Mason City, Iowa, 50401.

The couple’s children are Dan Oppermann of Fayet-teville, N.C.; Andy (Laura) Oppermann of Mason City;Steve (Camie) Oppermann of St. Louis, Mo.; and TimOppermann of Chattanooga, Tenn. They also have fivegrandchildren.

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AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Showalter, 40 yearsSSHHEEFFFFIIEELLDD — Rich and Shari (Johnson) Showalter

of Sheffield, were married June 7, 1969, at St.Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mason City. They willcelebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on June 7,2009.

Greetings may be sent to the couple at 1976 215thSt., Sheffield, Iowa 50475.

The couple’s children and their spouses are Chrisand Tanya Showalter of Dumont, Katie Showalter andJeff Wenzel of Ventura, Joe and Kelli Showalter, Dustiand Julia Showalter, Josh and Lindsey Showalter, allof Sheffield. They also have eight grandchildren.

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KIMT hosts Golden AppleAwards luncheon

MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — KIMT hosted the20th annual Scholastic All-Stars/Golden Apple Awards lun-cheon, May 12. KIMT beganScholastic All-Stars in 1989 as aprogram to recognize high schoolseniors who excel academically inschool activities, and who are activein their communities.

Each high school in the KIMTviewing area was invited to send two

seniors who meet this critera. Over100 seniors from 48 area highschools attended the luncheon.

In combination with the Scholas-tic All -Stars, KIMT presented theGolden Apple finalists and Teacherof the year. For over 20 years, KIMThas awarded an area teacher theGolden Apple Award, each week,during the school year. This award isan honor to educators who are nom-inated by their students, based onthe impact they’ve had on their lives.

Six finalists were selected from all

the winners: Doug Sheriff, West ForkMiddle School; Linda Sanger, WestHancock High School; Michele Pen-ning, Ventura Elementary School;Stacey Heitland, Garner-HayfieldElementary School; Joyce Neerhof,St. Ansgar Elementary School, andKristi Burt, Central Springs Elemen-tary School.

Doug Sheriff, of West Fork MiddleSchool, was named the GoldenApple Teacher of the Year. Hereceived a large Golden Apple and acertificate.

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Wilson, WedmoreDDAAVVIIEE,, FFllaa.. —— Amber Leigh Wedmore and James

Robert Wilson were united in marriage on Friday, Jan.16, 2009, at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Davie,Fla., by Father Edmond Prendergast.

Amber is the daughter of Marsha Wedmore and thelate Terry Wedmore of Rockwell. James is the son ofJohn and Colleen Wilson of Youngstown, Ohio.

Matron of honor was Abbey Pitzenberger. Amber’sother attendants were Madison Adams, KimberleyBrehm, Sara Ford, Jennifer Kudelka and Jessica Lueb-bert. Best man was Joseph Wilson. James’ other atten-dants were Bill Canning, Matt Diana, Dan Ford, RyanMcNicholas, Ben Pitzenberger, Justin Steele, Rich Tynaland Adam Wedmore. Flower girls were Allison andCaitlin Pitzenberger.

A reception was held at Crowne Plaza Hotel, hostedby Gary and Mary Ellen Haugen, Robert and Karen Wil-son, and Chad Melrose and Amy Adams.

Amber is employed by HealthSouth RehabilitationHospital in Sunrise, Fla. James is employed by Ticket-master in Miami.

Following a honeymoon in St. Lucia, the coupleresides in Weston, Fla.

MARRIED

Frank, 40 yearsFFOORREESSTT CCIITTYY — Dick and Shirl (Grimm) Frank of

Forest City were married May 31, 1969, in Osage.The couple will celebrate their 40th wedding

anniversary on Sunday, May 31, 2009.Dick and Shirl’s children are Cari Lillquist (Steve) of

Forest City and Christa Frank of New Hampton. Theyalso have two grandchildren.

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Al Nagel, 89RROOCCKKWWEELLLL — Al

Nagel, of Rockwell, willcelebrate his 89th birthdaywith an open house from 2to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 31,2009, at the Rockwell CareCenter, Rockwell.

Cards may be sent to Alat the Rockwell Care Cen-ter, 707 Elm St. E., Rock-well, IA 50469.

BIRTHDAY

THANK YOU

Thank youThank you for all the cards, flowers, food, balloons, music

and “good wishes” we received for our 70th anniversary.

Special thanks to our family for the great party yougave us. It made our anniversary so special.

God’s blessings to everyone.— Lehman and Delores Tweeten

Klouse, RogersAAMMBBEERR KKLLOOUUSSEE,, of Ankeny, is the daughter of Curt

and Nan Klouse of Mason City. She is a 2002 graduate ofNewman Catholic High School and a 2006 graduate ofthe University of Iowa’s College of Nursing. She is cur-rently pursuing her master’s degree in nursing adminis-tration through the University of Iowa. Amber isemployed with Visiting Nurse Services/Drake HeadStart in Des Moines.

AADDAAMM RROOGGEERRSS, of Ankeny, is the son of Joe and DebRogers of St. Ansgar, formerly of Rudd. Adam is a 2001graduate of Rudd Rockford Marble Rock High School.He graduated in 2005 from Iowa State University with adegree in marketing/logistics and supply chain man-agement. Adam is employed with Pioneer Hi-Bred as asupply chain management assistant in Johnston.

The couple will be married July 25, 2009, at St. JosephCatholic Church in Mason City.

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The Bridal Garden641.585.9333www.bridalgardeniowa.comMiller Photography641.590.0659306 South Clark, Forest CityThe Bridal Garden celebrating our 10thAnniversary. We carry gowns, tiaras,dresses & more. We can assist you withoutfitting your entire wedding party(dresses to tuxes). Come experience thepersonal touch from the Bridal Garden.Weddings made easy.

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Sweet Things, etc.641.822.4918114 3rd Street, Rockwellwww.sweetthingsetc.comSweet Things, etc. is your full service bridalshop offering everything you need for youand your special day. We offer hundreds ofgowns in stock in all sizes for you to choosefrom, and of course in-house alterations.We require appointments for bridalconsultations so we can spend one-on-onetime helping you choose the perfect gown!Sweet Things, etc... making beautifulweddings, one bride at a time! Check our website for upcoming events!!

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RECEPTIONSMason City Country Club641.424.30143331 19th St. SW, Mason CityMembership not required! Sit downdinners. Multiple style buffets. Appetizerbuffet. Dance floor and more! Call today formore information.

Duncan Community Ballroom641.843.33534 miles west of Garnerwww.duncanballroom.comSeating for 500, 40x70 dance floor. Serveyour own food/caterers welcome. Meetingroom available.

MacNider Art Museum641.421.3666303 Second Street SE, Mason Citybarracks@macniderart.orgUnforgettable weddings, distinguishedreceptions. An elegant setting to makelasting memories.

Grafton Community Center641.748.2970 or 641.420.3609202 6th Avenue, Graftongrafton@wctatel.netLarge facility great for wedding receptions,parties, and anniversaries. Manydecorations available at NO extra charge.Meeting room also available.

RECEPTIONSKnights of Columbus641.424.5300551 S.Taft, Mason CityBeautiful facility to host your wedding,anniversary or meetings. Max capacity of 300. Please call for additionalinformation.

REHEARSAL DINNERSDecker House Bed & Breakfast / Sour Grapes Bistro641.423.4700 or 888.363.4700119 2nd street SE, Mason Citywww.masoncityia.com/deckerhouse/Elegant surroundings in this Neoclassical1890’s home. Perfect for intimate weddings,rehearsal dinners, luncheons and cozyreceptions. Conveniently located behindMusic Man Square.

TRAVELAllen Travel Agency & Cruise Quest641.357.5223 or 800.475.522310 Allens Alley, Clear LakeWe are your full time professional travelplanners and cruise vacation specialist, inservice since 1951.

TUXEDOSMoorman Clothiers641.423.5222 / 2 South Federal, Mason Cityinfo@moormanclothiers.comwww.moormanclothiers.comYour Tuxedo Professionals

Sir Knight Formalwear641.424.601819 2nd Street NE, Mason Citywww.andersonformalwear.comFormalwear is our specialty. Detailedindividualized service.

VIDEOGRAPHEREpsilon Productions641.582.3239www.videoiowa.comOur expert videographers will capture theemotions and excitement of your specialday and create a moving, fun-to-watchDVD for you to treasure. We offer eedding& event videography, photo slide showswith music. Call us today to learn more!

WEDDING SITE AND RECEPTIONPM Park15297 Rainy Drive South Shore, Clear Lake641.357.1991 or 641.529.2222www.pmpark.netWedding site, reception and lodgingavailable all on beautiful Clear Lake.

HHaappppyy BBiirrtthhddaayy DDaaddddyy.. WWee LLoovvee YYoouu!!Love, Nicholas & Emily

Joe turned 40 on May 30th. He has a happy life in SanDiego, Calif., with his wife Liz, son Nicholas, almost 2years old, and newborn daughter Emily, and also his twodogs, Tyruss and Bogie.

Joe Logan Jr. Turns 40!!

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Congratulations Alex “Jay” Miller

Josiah DouglasMcLemore

MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — BeckaStadtlander and BillyMcLemore, of Meservey,are parents of a son, JosiahDouglas McLemore, bornMay 20, 2009, at theWright Medical Center inClarion.

Josiah DouglasMcLemore weighed sixlbs., 8.4 oz.

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