2009-08-02

Mason City, Iowa ✦ Sunday, August 2, 2009

70th Anniversary

Channing

and

Pauline (Brasser)

Dakin

of Mason City,were married

Aug. 5, 1939, atthe Holy FamilyCatholic Churchin Mason City.

Engaged

Kate Laurel

Muhlbauer

and

Eric Douglas Kamm

will be married at 2 p.m.

Aug. 22, 2009, atSt. Thomas

Aquinas CatholicChurch in Ames,

Iowa.

Proud to be ‘90’!

Happy Birthdayto

Jean KuhlemeierCrowell

Your loving fourchildren, eightgrandchildren,and fourteen

great-grandchil-dren are so

grateful to haveyou in our lives!

Lindsay Christiansen

and

Jason Klouse

will be married at 3 p.m.

Sept. 26, 2009, at Bethlehem

Lutheran Churchin Manly.

Engaged

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A recent reunion of the staff pharmacists of Park Clinic Pharmacy of the 1960sincluded these four pharmacists who have provided 200 years total pharmacy service.From left, Don Huygens, Dennis Dobesh, Carleton Korn and Al Burkart. Korn andBurkart are retired. Huygens is semi-retired and Dobesh is a pharmacy inspector.

200 Years of Pharmacy

Congratulations to the

Mason City Jr. Mohawk Mite hockey team

who competed in a tournament in Blaine, Minn.,and took second place.

Pictured from left to right: Lucas Jurgensen, ErikMcHenry, Hunter Lincoln, Zach Lester,

Ben Blaha and Kade Hodak.Coaches are Brian McHenry (left)

and Todd Lincoln (right).

Congratulations

Pattie Mills turned 50 on Aug. 1st

and celebrated with an open house at

Lester Milligan Park withfamily and friends.

Nifty at Fifty

Melvin MyklestadMelvin Myklestad of

Garner was admitted forcancer surgery on May 17,2009. Melvin is doing welland could use some cheer-ing up.

Cards may be sent toJanice Snater, 7202 Flag-ship Drive, Unit 6, Madi-son, WI, 53719.

Maakestad-KvisleReunion

The 96th annualMaakestad-Kvisle Reunionwill be held on the secondSunday in August, Aug. 9.

A potluck dinner will beheld at 12:30 p.m. in the

dining hall at CedarSprings (Wesleyan) Camp,

1260 River Road, Floyd.Bring your

own table service.Coffee will be provided.

Officers are Ruth Sponheim of Osageand James Klemesrud of

New Richmond, Wis.

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4-H Beef showresults

MASON CITY — Theresults from the 4-H/FFA Beef Show heldSaturday, July 25, at theNorth Iowa Fair are asfollows:

Registered BreedingHeifer

Select Champion,Courtney Younge, Ven-tura Hustlers, Ventura

Select Reserve Cham-pion, Sydney Younge,Ventura Hustlers, Ventu-ra

Commercial BreedingHeifer

Select Champion,Morgan Steenhard,GeneseoHaymakers/RockwellRough Riders, Rockwell

Select Reserve Cham-pion, Stephanie Faught,Lakes Ambitious Feed-ers, Clear Lake

Breeding HeiferSelect Supreme,

Courtney Younge, Ven-tura Hustlers, Ventura

Select Reserve, SydneyYounge, Ventura Hus-tlers, Ventura

County Bred BreedingAnimal (Heifer)

Select Champion,Morgan Steenhard,GeneseoHaymakers/RockwellRough Riders, Rockwell

Select Reserve Cham-pion, Danielle Butler,Lakes Ambitious Feed-ers, Ankeny

Prospect MaleSelect Champion,


Select Reserve Cham-pion, Cody Grant,Thornton Farmhands,Thornton

Prospect HeiferSelect Champion, Syd-

ney Younge, VenturaHustlers, Ventura

Select Reserve Cham-pion, Ryan Faught, Lakes

Ambitious Feeders, ClearLake

Cow/CalfSelect Champion,


Select Reserve Cham-pion, Taryn Riediger,Cartersville Wildcats,Rockwell

Market HeiferSelect Champion,

Kacee Salisbury,Cartersville Wildcats,Rockwell

Select Reserve Cham-pion, Cody Engebretson,Thornton Farmhands,Thornton

No Fit Market AnimalSelect Champion, Jake

Sargent, Lakes Ambi-tious Feeders, Clear Lake

Select Reserve Cham-pion, Cody Grant,Thornton Farmhands,Thornton

Market SteerSelect Champion,

Jacob Baker, LakesAmbitious Feeders, ClearLake

Select Reserve Cham-pion, Cailey Weaver,Cartersville Wildcats,Rockwell

Wiley Weaver Junior Award, Cody

Grant, ThorntonFarmhands, Thornton

Senior Award, JacobBaker, Lakes AmbitiousFeeders, Clear Lake

Market AnimalSelect Supreme Cham-

pion, Jacob BakerSelect Reserve

Supreme Champion,Cailey Weaver

County Bred MarketBeef

Select Champion,Jacob Baker

Select Reserve Cham-pion, Kaycee Salisbury

ShowmanshipSenior Champion,

Danielle ButlerJunior Champion,

Ryan Faught

CELEBRATIONSSUNDAY, AUG. 2, 2009 ✦ E3GLOBE GAZETTE

On August 3, this special man,Marv Esser

turns 80.A family gathering honored this father of 4,

grandfather of 12, and great-grandfather of 6.You’re the best!

Love,Connie, Deb, Jan, Don and families

Happy 80th Birthday

It’s been an amazing yearand I can’t wait for many more!

Love Always — Your Wife,Kelli Jo

Happy One Year Anniversary Jake!

Pistek, 60 yearsBRITT — Leonard and

Kathleen (Chizek) Pistek ofBritt, were married Aug.25, 1949, at St. Patrick’sCatholic Church in Britt.

They will celebrate their60th wedding anniversarywith an open house from1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday,Aug 8, 2009, in the USDAbuilding located at 255Highway 69 in Garner.They kindly request nogifts please.

The couple’s childrenand their spouses areFrancis (Elaine) of Garner,Mary (Dennis) Hutchinsonof Charles City, Carol(Dave) Moline of Waterloo,Leonard (Cindy) of Britt,Barb (Bill) Swift of DellRapids, S.D., Joe (Kim) ofAlbia, Teresa (Todd) Deck-er of Algona, Patti (Paul)Birkey of Maplewood,Minn., Paul (Julie) of Ply-mouth. They also have 37grandchildren and 19great-grandchildren.

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CLEAR LAKE — JohnLee Green, of 1209 FirstAve. S., Clear Lake, will behonored at an open houseat 4 p.m. Aug. 4, 2009, atthe VFW in Clear Lake.

Green was a lieutenantat the Clear Lake PoliceDepartment in Clear Lakefor 31 years.

He is married to TongGreen. His children are LeeGreen and Scott Green,both of Clear Lake. He hastwo grandchildren.

RETIREMENT

RETIREMENT

Open house for Green Shaun (Gerry) McDaidwill turn 80 years old onAug. 19.

Please join his family incelebrating his 80th birth-day at a SURPRISE openhouse honoring ourfavorite “Candy Man” onSaturday, Aug. 8, at HolyFamily Catholic Church,714 N. Adams Ave., MasonCity, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Your presence will bethe best gift and only pre-sent he needs.

If you can’t make it,greetings may be sent to:

Can You Believe this Irishman is 80 years

1522 N. President Ave.,Mason City, Iowa 50401.

Shh!!! Did we mention itis a SURPRISE?!

Open house to be held for RidderKLEMME — Randy Ridder, of 418 East Main,

Klemme, will be honored at an open house from 7 to 11p.m. on Aug. 7, 2009, at Slippery Elm Golf Course inKlemme.

Randy Ridder was a mail carrier at the United StatesPost Office in Garner for 25 1/2 years.

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CELEBRATIONSE4 ✦ SUNDAY, AUG. 2, 2009 GLOBE GAZETTE

Richardson, 25 yearsCLEAR LAKE — David Richardson and Linda (Peck-

ham) Richardson of Clear Lake, Iowa, were marriedAug. 4, 1984, at the United Methodist Church in ClearLake.

The couple will celebrate their 25th wedding anniver-sary with a family dinner on Aug. 9, 2009, at the RibCrib in Mason City, Iowa.

They request no gifts, please. Cards may be sent tothem at 11418 Jonquil Ave., Clear Lake, Iowa 50428.

The couple’s children are Olivia and Jesse Richardsonof Clear Lake.

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Sturm, 50 yearsGENEVA — Albert Sturm and Karen (Pals) Sturm of

Geneva were married Aug. 8, 1959, at the First ReformedChurch in Meservey.

The couple will celebrate their 50 wedding anniversarywith an open house from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 8,2009, at the home of Rick (Penny) Sturm, 908 Second St.N.E. in Hampton, hosted by their children and grandchil-dren.

Cards may be sent to them at 801 Front St., Geneva, IA50633.

The couple’s children and their spouses are Gene(Mona) Storm of Waterloo, Rick (Penny) Sturm of Hamp-ton and Rachel (Matt) Catherman of Mason City. Theyalso have 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Take off the mask and enjoy turning “40”

on August 1st.Love you,

Tammy, Tyler, Taylor,Terra & Tessa

Happy 40thTerry Litwiler

August 1st we celebratedyou becoming a teenager.

Wow. 13.Hard to believe!

We all love and miss you so.

We are always thinkingabout you, not a day goes

by that we don’t! Love always,

Mom, Aunt Becky andUncle Tim

Happy BirthdayAustin!!

Hall, DeNoraSAN DIEGO, Calif. —

Mary DeNora and DarrenHall were married May30, 2009, at CalvaryBaptist Church in SanDeigo by Rabbi JoelLiberman.

Mary is the daughter ofMarolyn Hayes of SanDiego and the late JohnDeNora. Darren is the sonof Dennis and Bev Hall ofMason City.

Matrons of honor wereGabriela Lawson andCarmi Fellwock. Otherattendants to the bridewere Kristina Stepanof,Tanya Schilling, and Lau-ren Chavez. Best man wasChristopher Mittan.Other attendants to thegroom were Lance Hall,Blake Cooper, Larry Coal-son and Ozzie Godoy.Flower girl was Brynne

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Wilson and ring bearerwas Peyton Van Dyke.

Following a weddingtrip to Hawaii, the coupleis at home in Los Angeles,Calif.

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Congratulations to the 41 students of North Iowa Area Community College who received the NIACC StudentLeadership Award during the NIACC Alumni Association’s 19th Annual Pathways to Success Program on April 16.Honorees are nominated by NIACC staff and faculty for their academic achievement, positive attitude, character,teamwork, and the ability to inspire others. Most of them graduated on Friday, May 1.

Pictured back row from left — Torey Stallsmith (Charles City), Logan Smith (Mason City), Jason Schweer(Waverly), Bradley Kemnitz (Thompson), Daniel Ihrke (Garner), Theodore Pappas (Nora Springs), Taylor DePeuw(Belmond), Christopher Clausen (Adelaide, Australia), Scott Birkedal (Nora Springs), Kyle Lutz (Osage), Calvin Rea(Cascade), Trella Warburton (Britt), Jared Johanns (Grafton), Drew Hagen (Newhall), Andrew Beck (New Albin),Aaron Hancock (Camp Verde, Arizona), Ryan Adams (Mason City)

Front row from left — Kelly Weigel (Garner), Amanda Andrews (Charles City), Kristy Byrd (Mason City),Heather Snell (Mason City), Angela Merriam (Mason City), Marissa Vierkant (Alexander), Emily Christian (North-wood), Alysha Olson (Clear Lake), Misty Fandel (Garner), Courtney Hanson (Graettinger), Tiffany Braun (Grafton),Teresa Shaw (Osage), Sarah Everett (Britt), Christine Funk (Mason City)

Not pictured — Robert Arnold, Jr. (Manly), Cory Champney (Forest City), Krystal Durr (Chicago, Ill.), ChanceFrerichs (Alexander), Laura Holtz (Mason City), Alan Kading (Mason City), Justin Nerlien (Northwood), KimberlyVest (Clarksville), Joan White (Belmond), Steven Wyborny (Rudd)

Congratulations

NW Missouri Statehonor rolls

MARYVILLE, Mo. —Northwest Missouri StateUniversity, Maryville,announces the names ofstudents who were namedto the Academic or Presi-dent’s Honor Rolls at theend of the 2009 springtrimester.

To be included on theAcademic Honor Roll a stu-

dent must carry a minimumof 12 credit hours and attaina grade point average of 3.50or above on a 4.00 scale.Students named to thePresident’s Honor Roll mustattain a perfect 4.00 gradepoint average for thetrimester.

North Iowa students rec-ognized include:

CHARLES CITY —Christopher Hall, AcademicHonor Roll.

LIVERMORE — TravisScott, President’s HonorRoll.

Taylor dean’s ListUPLAND, Ind. —

Michael Josten of Venturawas named to the spring2009 dean’s list at TaylorUniversity, Upland, Ind.Full-time students arenamed to the Dean’s listwhen they have earned a 3.6or better grade point aver-age and completed 12 cred-

its or more. He is the son ofDean and Miriam Josten.

Taylor graduateUPLAND, Ind. —

Matthew Josten, formerly ofVentura, received a bachelorof science degree in Christ-ian Educational Min-istries/Systems in spring2009 commencement cere-monies at Taylor University,Upland, Ind. He is the son ofDean and Miriam Josten.

Braydin Christopher JilekMASON CITY — Heather Wilson and Ryan Jilek of

Mason City are parents of a son, Braydin ChristopherJilek, born 3:06 a.m. May 23, 2009, at Mercy MedicalCenter-North Iowa, Mason City.

He weighed six pounds, seven ounces and was 191/4 inches long.

Braydin is welcomed by Riley Jo Beyer. Grandpar-ents are Kristy and Carl Borchardt and Deb and ChrisJilek.

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Jirak, KingeryJEANNIE M. JIRAK, of Sheffield, is a graduate of

South Winneshiek High School in Calmar, and fromNorth Iowa Area Community College in Mason Citywith a degree in criminal justice. Jeannie is employed asLead Youth Specialist with Lutheran Services of IowaBremwood in Waverly.

DENNIS R. KINGERY, of Sheffield, is a graduate ofMason City High School and from North Iowa AreaCommunity College with a degree in business. Dennis isemployed as Site Supervisor with Securitas SecurityServices in Mason City.

The couple will be married on Sept. 9, 2009, in a pri-vate ceremony in Mason City.

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Thank youThe Danny Marson family and benefit committee

would like to thank the MANY businesses, individu-als, family and friends who gave from the bottom oftheir hearts to make this benefit such a HUGE suc-cess! We are truly blessed by so many caring peopleand the friendships that we made. Words cannotexpress the gratitude that we have for each and every-one of you that participated in this benefit one way oranother. We were truly humbled with your generosity.Thank you so much and keep the family in yourprayers.

— Danny, Karen & Olivia Marson & Danny’s Pit Crew

THANK YOU

Julianne WaldelandAPPLE VALLEY, Minn.

— Travis and Dawn Walde-land, of Apple Valley,Minn., are parents of adaughter, Julianne Grace,born at 3:41 a.m. May 17,2009 at Fairview RidgesHospital, Burnsville, Minn.

She weighed 7 lbs., 8 oz.,and was 21 inches long.

Grandparents are thelate Julie Eskildsen, Daveand Patti Eskildsen, ofBullhead City, Ariz., andRick and Dianne Walde-land, of Burnsville, Minn.

Great-grandparents areMona Morse, Mason City,the late Richard Morse,Ray Eskildsen, of Clear

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Lake, the late WegieEskildsen, Chuck andOdella Vosburgh, of MasonCity, Ed and Mary Row-land, of Wheaton, Minn.,and Alice Paul, ofBurnsville, Minn.

Xavier OrozcoMASON CITY — Faustino and Sylvia Orozco, of

Mason City, are parents of a son, Xavier Michael Oroz-co, born at 12:27 p.m. July 22, 2009 at Mercy MedicalCenter — North Iowa, Mason City.

He weighed 8 lbs., 3 oz., and was 21 inches long.

Thank youThank you to everyone

for phone calls, cards, andgifts for my 80th birthday.

A very special thank you tomy children who planned aspecial dinner party.

— John A. Arends

Hull, SimeRENEE ELIZABETH HULL, of Mason City, is the

daughter of Kim and Wayne Hull of Mason City andChris Wanless and Edwin Tellez of Denver, Colo. She is a2004 graduate of Mason City High School, a 2006 grad-uate of Hamilton College with an AAS degree in parale-gal, and a 2009 graduate of Kaplan University with BSdegrees in business management and human resources.Renee is employed with Stanton and Sorensen Law Firmin Clear Lake.

MATTHEW TODD SIME, of Mason City, is the son ofKim and Mark Sime, also of Mason City. He is a 2001graduate of Mason City High School and is employedwith Spee-Dee Delivery in Mason City.

The couple will be married at 3 p.m. Sept. 5, 2009, atTrinity Lutheran Church, 213 No. Pennsylvania, MasonCity.

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Snell, Goplen PLYMOUTH, Minn. — Sarah Goplen and Ryan Snell

were united in marriage on June 6, 2009, at St. Philipthe Deacon ELCA Church in Plymouth, Minn., by PastorDavid Hoffman.

Sarah is the daughter of Cheryl Goodrich-Goplen andDavid Goplen of Plymouth, Minn. Ryan is the son ofCarol and Mick Snell of Hampton.

Maid of Honor was Emily Goplen. Sarah’s otherattendants were Melissa Pieper, Nelli Logan and JulieWesley.

Best man was Jared Snell. Ryan’s other attendantswere Matt Roling, Peter McNamara and Matt Abend-schein.

Flower girls were Emma Ragner and Dora Broveleit.Ring bearer was Donny Forsgren.

Sarah is employed by Ankeny High School in Ankeny.Ryan is a graduate student at Iowa State University inAmes.

The couple will reside in Ankeny.

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THANK YOU

Thank youOur heartfelt thanks to our children, Cris and Dave

Olson and Mike and Amy Nerdig and their families, forhosting the wonderful celebration of our 50th weddinganniversary.

We appreciated seeing all the family and friends thatattended; it meant so much to us. Thank you to all thathave sent cards and flowers.

— Larry and Sharon Nerdig

Hagen, 50 yearsFOREST CITY — Denny and Pat (Olson) Hagen

were married Aug. 15, 1959, at Pilot Knob LutheranChurch, rural Forest City.

The couple will celebrate their 50th weddinganniversary with an open house from 2 to 4:30 p.m.on Aug. 9, 2009, at The Atrium at Waldorf College

in Forest City, hosted by their daughters and fami-lies.

Their children are Pam and Bill Madsen, Maple-wood, Minn., Debbie and Greg Geddes of SiouxFalls, S.D., and Denise and Brad Yeager of ForestCity. They also have five grandchildren.

They request no gifts please.

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Dakin, 70 yearsMASON CITY —

Channing and Pauline(Brasser) Dakin of MasonCity, were married Aug. 5,1939, at the Holy FamilyCatholic Church inMason City. They willcelebrate 70 years of mar-riage with an open housefrom 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 9 atthe Mason City CountryClub in Mason City. Theykindly request no giftsplease.

Greetings may be sentto the couple at 630 Bri-arstone Drive No. D2,Mason City, Iowa 50401.

Their children and

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their spouses are Nancyand Lynn Rinehart ofNewton, Tom and ToniDakin of Kensett. Theyalso have four grandchil-dren and six great-grand-children.


The Mason City Wildcats 11-under softball team won the Gold medal in the Bronze Division July 19 at the Iowa Games in Ames.

The Wildcats won 16-3 over Kiron and 9-5 over Sergeant Bluff to take home the Gold.

Team members are from left to right front row, Jenny King, Shay Curley, Jo Blazek and Sydney Miller.Back row left to right, Coach Scott Miller, Jessica Hemmen, Kaylee Anderson, Olivia Pederson,

Kendall Cornick and Jessica Crooks.Team members not pictured: Rachel Danielson, Jayde Espinosa, Makenzie Meyer,

Katie Voortmann, Marci Wolters and coach Teresa Lee.

Congratulations

July 28th, 2006

Hold on to what is good,even if it’s a

handful of earth.Hold on to

what you believeeven if it’s a tree

that stands by itself.Hold on to what

you must doeven if it’s easier to let go.

Hold on to my hand even when

I’ve gone away from you.

Sadly missed,Seth, Kate, Will, Family & Friends

In Loving Memory of Pamela HickmanClarence Hrubes, 80

GARNER — ClarenceHrubes, of Garner, willcelebrate his 80th birthdayon Aug. 4.

Clarence was born Aug.4, 1929.

Cards may be sent toClarence at 745 W. SeventhSt., Garner, Iowa 50438.

Wishing you a Happy 80th Birthday,

Husband, Dad, Grandpaand Great-Grandpa!

Love: Joan, Mike andChar, Patti, Tony andLacey, Josh, Brandi,Amara and Coewhan

BIRTHDAY

Audino, CessnaBONNIE AUDINO, of North Liberty, is the daughter

of Gail and Jim Audino of Cedar Rapids. Bonnie gradu-ated from Mason City High School in 2001, and fromMinnesota State University, Mankato, with a B.S. degreein dental hygiene in 2006. She is employed by NorthLiberty Dental in North Liberty.

MATT CESSNA, of North Liberty, is the son of Kathyand Scott Cessna of Cedar Falls. Matt graduated fromCedar Falls High School in 2002, Luther College in2006, and received a doctorate of physical therapy fromthe University of Iowa in 2008. He is employed by Pro-gressive Rehabilitation Associates in Coralville.

The couple will be married in September 2009.

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Betty Franzen, 80 MASON CITY — Betty

Franzen of Mason City willcelebrate her 80th birth-day on Aug. 6.

If you remember thissmiling face, TELL-hERhappy birthday. BettyFranzen turns 80 on 8-6.She would love to hearfrom old friends and bank-ing customers.

Cards may be sent to 815Ninth St. N.E.

BIRTHDAY


Hanna, 50 yearsKENSETT— Tom and Marilyn (Eymann) Hanna were

married Aug. 10, 1959, at the First CongregationalChurch in Forest City.

They will celebrate their golden anniversary with anopen house from 2 to 5 p.m. on Aug. 8, 2009, at Bethle-hem Lutheran Church in Manly.

The couple’s children are Deb Hanna of Clear Lake,and Todd (Tammy) Hanna of Blaine, Minn., and grand-children McKenzie Hanna-Marken, Olivia Hanna-Marken of Clear Lake and Gabrielle Hanna of Blaine,Minn.

Greetings may be sent to the couple at 1269 380th St.,Kensett, Iowa 50448. They request no gifts please.

ANNIVERSARY

Enfield, 60 yearsMASON CITY —

Wayne and Maxine (Pirie)Enfield were marriedAug. 7, 1949, at WesleyUnited Methodist Churchin Mason City. They willcelebrate their 60thanniversary with a cardshower. Cards may besent to them at 2402South Monroe, MasonCity, Iowa 50401.

They have two daugh-ters, Pam (Jim) Witt andPauline Gooder (CharlieGraf), both of MasonCity. They also have threegrandchildren and twogreat-grandchildren.

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Lincoln VietIOWA CITY — Jeramy

and Tania Viet, of IowaCity, are parents of a son,Lincoln Jacob Viet, born at9:30 a.m. June 22, 2009 inIowa City.

He weighed 7 lbs., 8 oz.,and was 20 inches long.

Grandparents are TimNuehring and Marylou andMick Wyborny, Julle Thie-len, Randy Viet and Char-lie Thielen.

Great-grandparents areMarilyn Nuehring, Mar-garet Groen, Jean Peterson,Pat and Darrel Poling,Galen Viet and Curly andCoralee Thielen.

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Christiansen, KlouseLINDSAY CHRISTIANSEN, of Ankeny, is the daugh-

ter of Jay Christiansen and Patty Reuter of Manly. She isa 2000 graduate of North Central High School in Manlyand a 2008 graduate of the University of Cincinnati witha bachelor of science degree in clinical laboratory tech-nology. Lindsay is employed with Principal FinancialGroup in Des Moines.

JASON KLOUSE, of Ankeny, is the son of Curt andNan Klouse of Mason City. He is a 2001 graduate ofNewman Catholic High School and a 2005 graduate ofthe University of Northern Iowa with a bachelor of artsdegree in accounting. Jason is employed with PrincipalFinancial Group in Des Moines.

The couple will be married at 3 p.m. Sept. 26, 2009,at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Manly.

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Schrage, ShookROSEVILLE — Nicole

Elizabeth Shook and Dou-glas Bradley Schrage wereunited in marriage on April25, 2009, at Saint Mary’sCatholic Church,Roseville, by MonsignorWalter Brunkan.

Nicole is the daughter ofJohn and Becky Shook ofRockford. She is thegranddaughter of FlorenceShook and Betty Staudt,both of Marble Rock.

Douglas is the son ofTerry Schrage of Greene,and grandson of JaniceSchrage of Greene.

Maid of Honor was SaraShook. Nicole’s otherattendants were DanyelReiter, Kerry Bierl, HeatherKnapp, Sam Schrage, andAndrea Webster. Nicole’spersonal attendants wereTarah Paulus, Jamie Hard-en and Claire Hauser.

Best man was DarrellNixt. Douglas’ otherattendants were Dave Nixt,Adam Shook, Tony Shook,Jesse Otto and CodyDemaray. Ushers were DanDingman, Mark Schladerand Will Pieper.

Flower girl was AvaSchrage, daughter of the

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THANK YOU

THANK YOU

couple. Ring bearer wasCaden Schrage, son of thecouple.

A reception was held atHanford Inn, Mason City,and was hosted by Richand Deb Kock, and Mikeand Cindy Steere.

Nicole is employed byPotter & Brant, P.L.C. inClear Lake. Douglas isemployed by Mason CityOverhead Door Companyin Mason City.

Following a honeymoonin Riviera Maya, Mexico,the couple resides in Manly.

Thank youA special thanks to all our friends and relatives for

their prayers, kind thoughts and words, phone calls, vis-its and the many cards, flowers and memorials sent toour family extending their sympathy during this sor-rowful time of my husband, “Digger’s” death. Also,thanks so much for all the food that was brought to ourhouse. It was greatly appreciated by our family.

— The family of Delbert “Digger” Stadtlander

Thank youMany thanks to my family and friends for the beauti-

ful cards, notes, phone calls and gifts I received for my80th birthday. You made my day very special.

— Burke Haberkamp

Roy, KlosterMAEGAN ROY, of Des

Moines, is the daughter ofJerry and Linda Roy ofHamlin. She is a graduateof Audubon High Schooland Grand View College.Maegan is employed withIowa Methodist Hospitalin Des Moines.

RICH KLOSTER, ofGrimes, is the son ofVaugn and Carolyn Klosterof Manly. He is a graduateof North Central HighSchool and Wartburg Col-lege. Rich is employedwith Dallas Center-Grimes CommunitySchool in Grimes.

The couple will be mar-ried at 4:30 p.m. Aug 8,2009, at the First United

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Muhlbauer, KammKATE LAUREL

MUHLBAUER, of Man-ning, is the daughter of Neiland Anne Muhlbauer ofManning. Kate is a 2003graduate of Manning HighSchool and a 2008 graduateof Iowa State Universitywith a bachelors degree inmechanical engineering.She is employed by HONCompany in Muscatine.

ERIC DOUGLAS KAMM,of Charles City, is the son ofDoug and Jean Ann Kamm,of Charles City. Eric is a2003 graduate of CharlesCity High School and a2008 graduate of Iowa StateUniversity with a bachelorsdegree in industrial engi-neering and a masters

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degree in business admin-istration. He is employedby Stanley EngineeringConsultants in Muscatine.

The couple will be mar-ried at 2 p.m. Aug. 22,2009, at St. ThomasAquinas Catholic Churchin Ames, Iowa.

Thank youSpecial thanks from the Homestead Assisted Living

Residence for celebrating the Sugar Cookie Day. Thewinners: first, Dorothy Hovel recipe baked by MaryMontgomery; second, Darlene Stefani; third, Deb Huntand Julie Pitman (tie).

Hjelle, HovelandSAMANTHA HJELLE,

of Mason City, is thedaughter of Mike andJackie Hjelle of MasonCity. She is a 2007 gradu-ate of Mason City HighSchool and graduatedfrom North Iowa AreaCommunity College witha medical assistantdegree in May 2009.Samantha is employedwith Mercy Medical Cen-ter-North Iowa in MasonCity.

JORDAN HOVELAND,of Mason City, is the sonof Bob and Tracy Hove-land, also of Mason City.He is a 2009 graduate ofMason City High Schooland is employed at FleetFarm in Mason City.

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THANK YOU

Birthdays are a gift, Mom!Happy 90th!

Love, Linda, Nancy, Tony,Sue & families

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90th birthday with her family.

She was born Aug. 7, 1919.

Thank youWe sincerely appreciat-

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MILITARY NOTESAWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Thank youGary and Karen Peters say a gracious thank you to the

many well-wishers, gifts, cards and visits for our 50thwedding anniversary. Over 200 pounds of food wasdonated to the food bank in our honor. God has veryrichly blessed us and we in turn thank God for familyand friends.

Air Force Staff Sgt. JamieA. Crooks arrived for dutyat Soto Cano Air Base, Hon-duras, to serve as a memberof Joint Task Force-Bravo.The task force is comprisedof almost 600 U.S. militarymembers and more than650 U.S. and Hondurancivilians who work in sixdifferent area units: theJoint Staff, the Army Forces,Air Force Forces, Joint Secu-rity Forces, the Medical Ele-ment, and the 1st Battalion,228th Aviation Regiment, ahelicopter unit. Crooks is afuels information servicesuperintendent with 10years of military service. Heis the son of Dale and LindaCrooks, of Mason City.Crooks is a 1997 graduate ofNora Springs-Rock FallsHigh School and received anassociate degree from theCommunity College of theAir Force, Maxwell Air ForceBase, Gunter Annex, Mont-gomery, Ala., in 2007.

Air Force Airman 1stClass Cory Brigger, AirForce Airman Matthew J.Gutman, Air Force AirmanRyan J. Michels, Air ForceAirman Nathan C. Kline,Air Force Airman NathanielP. Johnson, Air Force Air-man 1st Class Damian G.Spratt, and Air Force Air-man Christopher M. Cass-mann graduated from basicmilitary training at Lack-land Air Force Base, SanAntonio, Texas.

Brigger is the son ofKathy and Adam Brigger, ofGoldfield, and is a 2004graduate of Clarion Gold-field High School, Clarion.Gutman is the son of JeremyGutman, Huntersville,N.C., and grandson of VikkiGutman, of Clear Lake. Heis a 2007 graduate ofHopewell High School,Huntersville. Michels is theson of John and AnnMichels, of Osage, and is a2007 graduate of OsageHigh School. Kline is the

son of Tracy Kline andRandy Kline, both ofHampton. Johnson is theson of Lori Johnson, of NoraSprings, and grandson ofLeroy Johnson, Manly. He isa 2009 graduate of CentralSprings High School,Manly. Spratt is the son ofTom and Nanette Spratt, ofGreene. He is a 2006 gradu-ate of North Butler HighSchool, Greene, andreceived an associate degreein 2008 from North IowaArea Community College.Cassmann is the son ofDavid and Lisa Cassman, ofAlgona, and is a 2007 grad-uate of Bishop GarriganHigh School, Algona.

Army National GuardPvt. Gregg A. Bowman,graduated from theInfantryman One StationUnit Training at Fort Ben-ning, Columbus, Ga. Thetraining consists of BasicInfantry Training andAdvanced Individual Train-ing. Bowman is a 2007graduate of Hampton HighSchool.

Army Reserve Pvt.Nicholas D. Angell, andArmy National Guard Pvt.Clint K. Wilkinson graduat-ed from basic combat train-ing at Fort Sill, Lawton,Okla. Angell is the son ofMerrill Angell and RoseAngell, both of Mitchell.Wilkinson is the son ofLeNeil and MoniqueWilkinson, of Belmond, andis a 2004 graduate of Bel-mond-Klemme HighSchool.

Army National Guard

Pvt. Tiara N. Mahon, ArmyPfc. Kyle J. Hennick andArmy National Guard Pvt.Danilo C. Aurea, graduatedfrom basic combat trainingat Fort Jackson, Columbia,S.C. A 2008 graduate ofMason City High School,Mahon is the daughter ofJodi Draper, Mason City,and granddaughter of KayMahon, Clear Lake. Hen-nick is the son of Dean Hen-nick, of Charles City, and isa 2007 graduate of CharlesCity High School. Aurea isthe son of Luz Aurea, ofCharles City, and is a 2008graduate of Charles CityHigh School.

Army Pvt. Deren C.Etjen graduated from OneStation Unit Training(OSUT) at Fort LeonardWood, Waynesville, Mo.The course of instructionincluded basic combattraining and advanced indi-vidual training (AIT). Etjenis the son of Craig Etjen, ofParkersburg, and SandraDannenbring, of Hender-son, Nev. He is a 1995 grad-uate of Parkersburg HighSchool.

Navy Petty Officer 3rdClass Charles E. Kleinwort,son of Joanne and EdwardKleinwort, of St. Ansgar,recently completed NavalNuclear Power TrainingPipeline, and qualified as aNaval nuclear operator.Kleinwort, the son ofJoanne and Edward Klein-wort, St. Ansgar, is a 2006graduate of St. Ansgar HighSchool and joined the Navyin December, 2006.

4-H FFA sheepshow results

MASON CITY — Theresults for the 4-H FFASheep Show, held Friday,July 24, at the North IowaFair are as follows:

Market LambGrand Champion, Joel

Schwichtenberg, Lake’sAmbitious Feeders, ClearLake.

Reserve Champion,Luke Kleveland, FertileValley Farmer’s, Fertile.

Senior Showperson,Casey Schwichtenberg,Lake’s Ambitous Feeders,Clear Lake.

Junior Showperson,Karah Smith, CGC JMG’s,Rockwell.

Market Pens of 3 Champion, Luke Kleve-

land, Fertile ValleyFarmer’s, Fertile.

Reserve Champion,Casey Schwichtenberg,Lake’s Ambitous Feeders,Clear Lake.

Breeding SheepChampion, Jessica

Kleveland, GrantLivewire’s, Fertile.

Reserve Champion, Jes-sica Kleveland, GrantLivewire’s, Fertile.

Member Born andRaised

Champion, Luke Kleve-land, Fertile ValleyFarmer’s, Fertile.

Reserve Champion, Jes-sica Kleveland, GrantLivewire’s, Fertile.

4-H FFA poultryshow results

MASON CITY — Theresults for the 4-H FFApoultry show, held Friday,July 24, at the North IowaFair are as follows:

Egg productionChampion, Kaytlyn

Smith, CGC JMG’s, Rock-well.

Reserve Champion,Tyson Pillard, GH/RRR,

Rockwell.Fancy Breeding poultry Champion, Jacob Sar-

gent, Lakes AmbitiousFeeders, Clear Lake.

Reserve Champion,Tyson Pillard, GH/RRR,Rockwell.

Broiler Challenge, penof 3

Champion, Maci Robe-oltman, GH/RRR, Rock-well.

Reserve Champion,Rhett Dhondt, GH/RRR,Rockwell.

Broiler Challenge, indi-vidual

Champion, CollinWitte, Clover Kid, Rock-well.

Reserve Champion,Rhett Dhondt, GH/RRR,Rockwell.

4-H horse showresults

MASON CITY — Theresults from the 4-HHorse Show held Friday,July 24, at the North IowaFair are as follows:

Classic Nonstock Champion, Kaitlyn

Canedo, Bits and Spurs,Mason City

Reserve Champion,Kelsey McEniry, Bits andSpurs, Rockford

StockChampion, Sierra

Thomas, CC Riders,Rockwell

Reserve Champion,Courtney Teeter, Bits andSpurs, Mason City

PonyChampion, Shana

Wood, CC Riders, Rock-ford

Reserve Champion,Zachary Holland Dunn,CC Riders, Mason City

Senior High PointGames, Alissa Buck, CCRiders, Nora Springs

Junior High PointGames, Deven Heitland,CC Riders, Sheffield

Senior Western Equi-

tation, Holly Hejlik,Rockwell Busy B’s, Rock-well

Junior Western Equi-tation, Erin Patchen, Bitsand Spurs, Mason City

Senior English Equi-tation, Elsie Wunderlich,CC Riders, Mason City

Junior English Equi-tation, Spencer Orr, Bitsand Spurs, Clear Lake

Senior Showmanship,Holly Hejlik, RockwellBusy B’s, Rockwell

Junior Showmanship,Deven Heitland, CC Rid-ers, Sheffield

Livestock judgingcontest results

MASON CITY — Theresults of the LivestockJudging Contest heldThursday, July 23, at theNorth Iowa Fair are asfollows:

First Place JuniorTeam: ThorntonFarmhands: Cody Enge-bretson, Cody Grant,Derek Heitland, MattSturges.

First Place SeniorTeam: Ventura Hustlers:Tim Jergenson, LukeJosten, Amanda Jergen-son.

Second Place SeniorTeam: Lakes AmbitiousFeeders; Jacob Baker,Rebecca Baker, StephanieFaught.

Junior Individuals:Luke Josten, VenturaHustlers, Ventura, first;Kendrick Suntken, NWFranklin, second; CodyGrant, ThorntonFarmhands, Thornton,third.

Senior Individuals:Kellen Suntken, NWFranklin, first; JacobBaker, Lakes AmbitiousFeeders, Clear Lake, sec-ond; Amanda Jergenson,Ventura Hustlers, ClearLake, third.



Building exhibitschosen for State Fair

MASON CITY —The following Cerro

Gordo County 4-Hers werejudged on building exhibitsat the North Iowa Fair,Monday, July 20, andselected to represent thecounty at the Iowa StateFair in August. Eachreceived purple State Fairselection rosette ribbons.

County 4-H membersare listed by name, 4-H clubname, hometown of 4-Hmember, and name ofbuilding exhibit.

Danielle Butler, LakesAmbitious Feeders, Ankeny,consumer management,food and nutrition, personaldevelopment, visual arts.

Tim Franken, LakesAmbitious Feeders, ClearLake, personal develop-ment.

Marc Fullerton,Cartersville Wildcats, NoraSprings, science, mechan-ics, and engineering.

Cody Grant, ThorntonFarmhands, Thornton,shooting sports.

Ashley Groh, Grimes VIP,Thornton, food and nutri-tion.

McKenzie Hanna-Marken, CC Riders, ClearLake, science, mechanics,and engineering.

Olivia Hanna-Marken,CC Riders, Clear Lake, sci-ence, mechanics, and engi-neering.

Andrew Hansen, LincolnPeppy Pals, Clear Lake, foodand nutrition.

Eric Hansen, LincolnPeppy Pals, Clear Lake ,food and nutrition

Luke Josten, VenturaHustlers, Ventura, photog-raphy.

Emily Joynt, VenturaHustlers, Ventura, photog-raphy.

Morgan Lawson, CCRiders, Plymouth, photog-

raphy.Allison O’Connor,

Cartersville Wildcats,Rockford, personal devel-opment.

Jason O’Connor,Cartersville Wildcats,Rockford, science, mechan-ics, and engineering.

Spencer Orr, Bits andSpurs, Clear Lake, photog-raphy.

Allison Pike, CommunitySpringers, Mason City,clothing.

Eric Quade, Mason CityChallengers, Mason City,science, mechanics, andengineering, visual arts.

Taya Riediger,Cartersville Wildcats,Rockwell, agriculture andnatural resources.

Amy Rosenbaum, Port-land Community Springers,Nora Springs, personaldevelopment.

Clayton Sampson,Mason City Challengers,Mason City, agriculture andnatural resources; horticul-ture.

Joel Schwichtenberg,Lakes Ambitious Feeders,Clear Lake, visual arts.

Courtney Sherwood,Lincoln Peppy Pals, Rock-well, photography.

Colin Sido, GeneseoHaymakers/RockwellRough Riders, Rockwell, 4-H Poster.

Matt Sturges, RockwellBusy B’s, Rockwell, foodand nutrition

Christa Terwilliger, CCRiders, Clear Lake, clothing.

Aunalea Timpe, CC Rid-ers, Mason City, homeimprovement.

Hunter Uhde, ThorntonFarmhands, Thornton,home improvement.

Janice Waldron, VenturaHustlers, Ventura, photog-raphy.

Courtney Younge, Ven-tura Hustlers, Ventura, hor-ticulture.

4-H swine resultsMASON CITY —

Results of the 4-H FFASwine Show held Thurs-day, July 23, at the NorthIowa Fair are as follows:

Derby Pens of ThreeGrand Champion, Marc

Fullerton, Nora Springs,Cartersville Wildcats 4-HClub; Reserve Champion,Allison O’Connor, Rock-ford, Cartersville Wildcats4-H Club.

Derby Individual PigsGrand Champion, Marc

Fullerton, Nora Springs,Cartersville Wildcats 4-HClub; Reserve Champion,Allison O’Connor, Rock-ford, Cartersville Wildcats4-H Club.

Breeding GiltsGrand Champion, Luke

Josten, Ventura, VenturaHustlers 4-H Club;Reserve Champion, JasonO’Connor, Rockford,Cartersville Wildcats 4-HClub.

Senior ShowmanshipGrand Champion, Emily

Fjone, Swaledale, GeneseoHaymakers RockwellRough Riders 4-H Club;Reserve Champion, JasonO’Connor, Rockford,Cartersville Wildcats 4-HClub.

Junior ShowmanshipGrand Champion, Luke

Josten, Ventura, VenturaHustlers 4-H Club;Reserve Champion, JosiFjone, Swaledale, GeneseoHaymakers RockwellRough Riders 4-H Club.

Market Pens of 3Grand Champion, Luke

Josten, Ventura Hustlers4-H Club, Ventura

Reserve Champion, KaraDitsworth, West Fork FFA,Rockwell

Market Individual Pigs Grand Champion, Kara

Ditsworth, West Fork FFA,Rockwell

Reserve Champion,Luke Josten, Ventura Hus-

tlers 4-H Club, VenturaThe 4-H/FFA Swine

Show was judged by Dr.Harold Hodson fromAnkeny, Iowa.

Kirkwood graduatesCEDAR RAPIDS —

Approximately 2,160 stu-dents at Kirkwood Com-munity College graduatedin spring commencementceremonies held May 16, atthe U.S. Cellular Center,Cedar Rapids.

North Iowa graduatesinclude:

ALGONA — Cassi Bitz,pre-business transfer,associate of arts; JessicaElbert, marketing, associ-ate of science/careeroption; Hilary McGuire,marketing management,associate of applied sci-ence.

BELMOND — StephanieBock, nursing, pre-bache-lor of science in nursing,associate of arts; KassieErickson, liberal arts,associate of arts.

CLEAR LAKE — DavidBarkela, liberal arts (open),associate of arts; KyleHejna, golf course andathletic turfgrass manage-ment, associate of appliedscience; Lucas Mahaffey,liberal arts, associate ofarts; Ashley Rinnels, earlychildhood education,associate of arts.

DOUGHERTY —Chelsea Marzen, liberalarts, associate of arts.

HAMPTON — AlyssaKeehn, liberal arts (open),associate of arts; KinseyPoulos, liberal arts, associ-ate of arts.

LEDYARD — Tara John-son, pre-business transfer,associate of arts.

LUVERNE — AlexHilbert, agriculture, asso-ciate of arts.

MASON CITY —Matthew Braun, pre-busi-ness transfer, associate of

arts; Brock Stecker, pre-business transfer, associ-ate of arts.

THOMPSON — AshleyFriesenborg, liberal arts,associate of science.

TITONKA — MeggieLee, human resources,certificate.

Student PoetryContest

CLEAR LAKE — A poemtitled, “My Last Home,”written by Alysha Walker,of Clear Lake, is officiallyregistered in The AmericanLibrary of Poetry 2009Student Poetry Contest.

Walker’s poem was sub-mitted by her teacher atschool.

Throughout the sum-mer, semi-final and finalrounds of grading by areview committee, willculminate in the Sept. 30,selection of this year’sdivision winners and run-ners-up, and the awardingof prizes.

Walker’s poem will alsobe published in a new booktitled, “Inspired,” sched-uled for release in the fall.The book features only aselect cross section ofpoems submitted for thecontest.

Mount MercyDean’s List

CEDAR RAPIDS —Mount Mercy Collegereleased the names of stu-dents named to the 2009spring semester Dean’sList.

Students with a semes-ter grade point average of3.50 or better and whograded with a letter gradefor six or more semesterhours is eligible for theDean’s List.

North Iowa studentsrecognized include:

AlGONA — AmberNerdig, Jared Poeppe.

DUMONT — RanaeWiegmann.

HAMPTON — KyleDeBoer.

LATIMER — AnnaKeehn.

MASON CITY —JessicaTrappe.

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From The Rusty Spur

Happy Birthday Ann!

Schipper, 40 yearsMASON CITY — Harold “Skip” Schipper and Jan

(Utter) Schipper of Mason City were married Aug. 9,1969, at the First United Methodist Church in MasonCity.

They will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversarywith family and friends.

The couple’s children and their spouses are Missy andJeff Sneed of Kansas City, Kan., and Sarah Seward ofMason City.

Cards may be sent to Skip and Jan Schipper at 1450 N.Rhode Island, Mason City, Iowa 50401.

ANNIVERSARY

Sebrina WillsherCHARLES CITY — Tige

and Penny Willsher, ofCharles City, are parentsof a daughter, SebrinaRose Willsher, born July 1,2009 at 12:02 p.m.

She weighed 5 lbs., 8oz., and was 18 incheslong.

Grandparents are Leeand Diane Winter, CharlesCity, the late Mike andBarb Willsher, MarbleRock, and Ernie and MaryWillsher, of Nashua.

Great-grandparents areBob and Bev Wolff,Charles City, the late Irvinand Evelyn Winter, New

NEW ARRIVAL

Hampton, the late Claireand Eileen Willsher, Mar-ble Rock, the late Vernonand Gladys Hull, MasonCity, and Josie and the lateBud Roethler.

Varney, McIntireJILLIAN ANNE VAR-

NEY, of Waterloo, is thedaughter of James Varneyof Waterloo and CherylPederson of Brownsville,Minn. She is employed atNSB Bank in Mason City.

BRIAN RAYMONDMcINTIRE, of Clear Lake,is the son of Glen and DebMcIntire of Clear Lake.Brian is a graduate ofWartburg College and isemployed at Glen’s Tire inClear Lake, and Sioux FallsStorm in Sioux Falls, S.D.

The couple will be mar-ried Aug. 15, 2009, at theUnited Methodist Churchin Clear Lake.

ENGAGED

BIRTHDAY

Dean W. Morris, 90NORTHWOOD — Dean W. Morris, of Northwood,

will celebrate his 90th birthday with an open housefrom noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at RiversideChurch, 527 N. Kentucky Ave., Mason City. He requestsno gifts, please.

He was born Aug. 8, 1919 in New Providence, Iowa.Cards may be sent to: Riverside Church, 527 N. Ken-

tucky Ave., Mason City, Iowa 50401.Come help Dean celebrate his 90th birthday!

Nichols, 60 yearsCLEAR LAKE — Gordon

and Ruth (Palmer) Nicholswill be celebrating their60th wedding anniversarywith a card shower. Theywere married July 23,1949, in Garner.

They have five children,nine grandchildren and 10great-grandchildren.

Greetings may be sent toGordon and Ruth at 906 S.Third St., Clear Lake, Iowa50428.

ANNIVERSARY

Bonner, 50 yearsSWALEDALE — John and Leona (Scholl) Bonner, of

Swaledale, were married Aug. 8, 1959, at the SacredHeart Catholic Church in Rockwell. They will celebratetheir 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner onAug. 8.

The couple’s children and their spouses are Scott andSandy Bonner of Des Moines, Sherri and Jay Pitkin ofMason City, Jerri and Mark Kleihauer, of Clive, and Jeffand Audra Bonner, of West Des Moines.

They also have nine grandchildren.

ANNIVERSARY



Iowa Lakes Collegehonors list

EMMETSBURG — IowaLakes Community Collegereleased its spring honorslist, recognizing full-timestudents who demonstrat-ed academic excellence byearning a grade point aver-age of 3.25 (based on a4.00 scale) or higher. Anasterisk (*) denotes stu-dents who received a 4.00grade point average.

North Iowa studentsnamed to the spring hon-ors list are as follows:

ALGONA — *DerekBecknal, Donelle Bradford,Carol Daughenbaugh,*Tina Dudley, *Alison Fox,Aubrey Green, SamanthaHelgeson, JacobKuhlmann, ClaytonLentsch, MichelleMcGuire, *Erin Peterson,Melissa Ricke, ShawnaSassman, Stephanie Ste-burg-Hubrich, *CristinTandberg, MichelleVitzthum, Andrea Willms,April Wolf, *Megan Zim-merman.

BANCROFT — *Kim-berly Bormann.

BRITT — *Anna Dall-man.

BUFFALO CENTER —Thomas Balvance.

BURT — Jillian Bow-man, Laura Hosford,Brooke Simpson.

CORWITH — KevinCram.

FOREST CITY —Michael Farland.

JOICE — *AnthonyAppel.

LAKE MILLS — CassPierce.

LAKOTA — *SoniaEdwards.

LEDYARD — SaraKarels.

LUVERNE — KalebWolf, Joseph Carroll,Calvin Hefty.

MASON CITY — JasonMolander.

NORTHWOOD — *Lau-ren Hartman.

TITONKA — GailHamilton.

WESLEY — NicholasKirsch, Shelby Kunkel,*Anthony Thilges.

WHITTEMORE —*Jennifer More.

Central Collegeacademic award

PELLA — Alison Mason,of Pella, and daughter ofDan and Kay Mason, ofMason City, is the recipi-ent of the 2009 GrahamDistinguished ScholarAward, at Central College.The award is one of Cen-tral’s academic awardspresented annually to stu-dents demonstrating dedi-cation and commitment totheir studies.

The Graham Distin-guished Scholar Award isgiven to students who aredistinguished in both aca-demic performance and inthe promise of future ser-vice to worldwide soci-eties, and whose personalperspectives have signifi-cantly been enhanced byparticipation in an inter-national education pro-gram.

Mason received a bach-elor’s degree in interna-tional studies and Spanishfrom Central College, inMay.

Augsburg Collegegraduate

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.— Abby Ferjak, of ForestCity, Iowa, earned a degreein youth and family min-istry, in spring commence-ment exercises at Augs-burg College.

Cancer Societyscholarship award

DES MOINES — TheAmerican Cancer Societyannounces Justin Stout, ofRockwell, is a recipient of a$1,000 college scholarshipfor the 2009 academicyear. Stout is among 40cancer survivors fromIowa, Minnesota, SouthDakota and Wisconsinawarded a scholarship bythe American Cancer

Society.Stout plans to attend

Kirkwood CommunityCollege and major inrecreation, leisure andhuman services.

Bellevue Universitygraduate

BELLEVUE, Neb. — JoelMatteson, of Clear Lake,Iowa, received a master ofarts degree in leadership,following the 2009 springsemester at Bellevue Uni-versity.

Greenville CollegeDean’s List

GREENVILLE, Ill. —Elizabeth Wright, ofMason City, Iowa, wasnamed to the Dean’s List atthe conclusion of the 2009spring semester, atGreenville College.

To be eligible, Wrighthad to attain at least a 3.7grade point average. Shealso was named a CollegeScholar, signifying she hasmade the Dean’s List forthree or more consecutivesemesters.

Bethel UniversityDean’s List

ST. PAUL, Minn. —Bethel University releasedits spring semester Dean’sList, honoring studentswho achieved a grade pointaverage of 3.6 or greater.

North Iowa studentsrecognized were:

BELMOND — Ryan

Gildner.MASON CITY —

Samantha Allgood, AnnaHachfeld.

U of I Honors Programscholarships awarded

IOWA CITY — The Uni-versity of Iowa HonorsProgram presented 60University of Iowa stu-dents with more than$60,000 in scholarshipsduring its annual recogni-tion ceremony this spring,to honor students’ acade-mic, extracurricular andresearch accomplish-ments.

North Iowa studentsrecognized were:

LAKE MILLS — KathrynGaskill, a senior receivedthe Collegiate ScholarAward. A history majorwith a museum studiescertificate, Gaskill is a stu-dent curator on a forth-coming exhibit about theFilipino Pavilion at the1904 World’s Fair, sched-uled to open at Old CapitolMuseum in August. She isthe daughter of Michaeland Debra Gaskill, and is a2004 graduate of LakeMills High School.

MASON CITY — AnneBuchele, a senior receivedthe Collegiate ScholarAward. She is a civil engi-neering major and artminor with plans to studyarchitecture in graduateschool. Buchele is thedaughter of John andDebra Sjolinder, and is a2005 graduate of MasonCity High School; RajivVerma, a sophomore,received the Rhodes Dun-lap Sophomore Award.Verma is a integrativephysiology major, who isalso working on a Spanishminor. He is the son ofRajinder and Asha Verma,and is a 2007 graduate ofMason City High School.

U of I Journalismscholarships awarded

IOWA CITY — TheSchool of Journalism andMass Communication inthe University of IowaCollege of Liberal Arts andSciences awarded scholar-ships to two Mason Citystudents, at the FourthEstate banquet.

Danielle Miller, a seniorjournalism and pre-lawstudent, received theShafer Family Trust Schol-arship. The scholarship isawarded to a junior, senior,or post-graduate studentwith academic excellencefocusing on the adaptationand use of electronicimaging and visualizationtechnologies to report anddisseminate news andnews-related informationto the public.

Olivia Moran, a juniorjournalism and communi-cation studies major fromMason City, received theBruce A. Harrison Memor-ial Scholarship. The schol-arship is awarded to asophomore or junior jour-nalism major.

U of M Dean’s ListMINNEAPOLIS, Minn.

— Brooke Lukensmeyer, ofHampton, Iowa, andAlyson Siegrist, of Wesley,Iowa, were named to the2009 spring semesterDean’s List at the Univer-sity of Minnesota TwinCities campus.

Students on the listachieved a grade pointaverage of 3.66 or higherwhile taking 12 or morecredits.

U of N Dean’s ListLINCOLN, Neb. —

Andrew Landgraf, ofKanawha, Iowa, wasnamed to the springsemester Dean’s List at the

University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

To qualify, Landgrafreceived at least a 3.50grade point average, whiletaking a minimum of 12semester hours.

University of St.Thomas Dean’s List

ST. PAUL, Minn. —Emily Pritchard andJoshua Witt, both of ClearLake, Iowa were named tothe University of St.Thomas 2009 springsemester Dean’s List.

Students must postgrade point averages of atleast 3.5 on a 4.0 scale tobe named to the Dean’sList.

RCTC Dean’s ListROCHESTER — The

following North Iowa stu-dents were named to thespring semester Dean’sList at Rochester Commu-nity and Technical College.To be eligible studentsreceived a grade pointaverage between 3.0 and4.0.

BANCROFT — JacobRadmaker.

MASON CITY — LisaBlinkmann.

NORTHWOOD —Trisha Millard.

OSAGE — Michael Lee,Andrew Reichenbacher.

Northwestern CollegeDean’s List

ORANGE CITY — Theacademic Dean’s List forthe spring 2009 semesterat Northwestern College,included the names ofKady Bram and KendraThomas, both of Rockwell.

The Dean’s List includesstudents who achieved asemester grade point aver-age of 3.50 or above whilecarrying a minimum of 12graded hours.


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DJ SERVICESKirk’s Custom DJ641.423.1126 or 800.496.1126www.kirkscustomdj.comMake your wedding reception dreams areality and your dance truly fun, unique &memorable.

PRINTINGPSI - Printing Services, Inc.641.424.35381915 4th St. SW, Mason CityPrinting for all of your special occasionneeds: Weddings, Graduation, Birthdays,Anniversaries, Reunions, Baby & More!

PostNet641.423.1980451 Indian Head Dr., Mason CityBetween Wal-Mart & Kohl’sFeaturing the finest in personalizedwedding and social stationary Whether it’san invitation for a wedding, an anniversaryor graduation, depend on PostNet to deliverthe perfect message.

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 [email protected] weddings, distinguishedreceptions. An elegant setting to makelasting memories.

Grafton Community Center641.748.2970 or 641.420.3609202 6th Avenue, [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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.

Shreckengost, 40 yearsSHEFFIELD —Robert and Kate (Meints) Shreckengost

were united in marriage on Aug. 1, 1969. Bob and Katewill celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on Satur-day, Aug. 1, 2009, with their family.

They have three children, Tim (Tracy) Shreckengost,Tom Shreckengost, and Todd (Sara) Shreckengost. Theyare blessed with seven grandchildren, all living inSheffield: Sydney and Madison, Tanner and Grace, andHayden, Nolan and Braylon.

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Brunsvold, SchmidtCALLIE RENAE

BRUNSVOLD, of Kensett, isthe daughter of HaroldBrunsvold of Kensett. Calliegraduated from North Cen-tral High School in 2004,and from Iowa State Uni-versity in 2008 with a bach-elor’s degree in marketing.She is employed by Dia-mond Jo Casino in North-wood.

JEFFREY LEESCHMIDT, of Crystal Lake,is the son of Robert Schmidtof Woden and ColleenSchmidt Forest City. Jeffreygraduated from Woden-Crystal Lake-Titonka HighSchool in 1998, and fromUpper Iowa University in2002 with a bachelor’sdegree in conservationmanagement. He isemployed by Hancock

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The couple will be mar-ried at 5 p.m. Aug. 15, 2009,at Church of Christ in Fer-tile.

Michelle Roose

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