Wednesday, July 11, 2007 THE OBERLIN HERALD 7A

The family of

Marie Baileywishes her a

Happy80th

Birthdayon Sunday, July 15.

Cards may reach her at: HC1Box 74, Jennings, KS 67643

JerryWolfram

will be60

Yearsold onJuly 16

Dustin and Kendra Pelton

Couple exchange vowsin double-ring ceremony

Kendra Gayle Anderson andDustin Blaine Pelton were marriedFriday evening, May 25, 2007, at theHerndon Covenant Church.

Pastor Keith Reuther and PastorRoger Alford officiated at thedouble-ring ceremony.

Parents of the couple are GayleAnderson Carlson, Oberlin, and thelate Dennis Anderson, and Lynn andSue Pelton, Burdett. The bride’sgrandparents are Merlin and BonnieAnderson, and Norma Anderson, allof Oberlin. Lelia Pelton, Burdett, isthe bridegroom’s grandmother. Thebride’s father and the couple’s lategrandparents, Gordon Anderson,Ross Pelton, and Elmer and LouiseWoolsey were honored with whiteroses surrounding the unity candle.

The bride was escorted to the al-tar by her brothers, Jason and ClayAnderson. She chose a white satingown with simple A-line silhouette.Layers of taffeta and satin decoratedthe sweetheart shaped bodice withan asymmetrical dropped waistline.Layers matching the bodice gracedthe hemline of the chapel-lengthtrain. Her bouquet was of roses andGerber daisies in shades of red andorange with accents of purple.

Rena Unger, Manhattan, wasmaid of honor. Bridesmaids wereKerri Olson, Hays; Jennie Ander-son, Herndon; Katie Anderson,Lawrence; and Shanna Sommers,Baton Rouge, La. They wore deeppurple knee-length dresses and car-ried bouquets similar to the bride’s.The bride’s personal attendant wasSarah Shaw, Wichita.

The bridegroom and his atten-

dants wore black tuxedos withpurple or silver vests. Daniel Dyk-stra, Decorah, Iowa, served as bestman. Groomsmen were Ben Stocke-brand, Yates Center; Burke Pelton,Manhattan; Clay Anderson, Hern-don; and Jason Anderson, Law-rence.

Sean Anderson, nephew of thebride, was ringbearer. Ushers wereAaron Pelton, Burdett; Tyler Hands,Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Ben Som-mers, Baton Rouge.

Organist for the ceremony wasCheryl Metcalf, Oberlin. Mr. andMrs. Galen Pelton, Ulysses, werevocalists.

They sang “Parents Prayer” as thefamilies were seated, and “WhenGod Made You” as the couplelighted the unity candle. Bill Linin,Denver, read scripture.

Tara Votapka and Leah Marietta,Manhattan, were seated at the guestbook.

A reception followed at the 4-Hbuilding in Atwood with Mr. andMrs. Chris Schmidt, Oberlin, andMr. and Mrs. Gary Pelton, Burdett,as hosts. Serving the wedding cakewere the couple’s aunts, Carol Fink,Wamego; Darla Stevens, Wichita;Jolene McCoy, Ensign; WilmaKrier, Wyoming, Minn.; and JamiPelton, Tulsa, Okla.

The bride is employed as a mas-sage therapist by Illusions in Lar-ned. The bridegroom is a graduateof Kansas State University and isemployed on the family farm.

Following a wedding trip toPuerto Vallarta, Mexico, they areliving on a farm near Burdett.

Hess reunion held in SalinaThe Salina Holiday Inn was the

scene of the June 30-July 1 weekendof a Hess family reunion for the de-scendants of the Joseph and Rosa(Kolsky) Hess family.

The event was coordinated by agranddaughter, Jan (Porter) Evansof Rose Hill, daughter of the lateCharles J. and Valaria (Hess) Por-ter.

Those in attendance, in additionto Mrs. Evans, were Chuck Porter,Leawood; Bill and Chay (Porter)Moss, Las Vegas, Nev.; David Por-ter, Winona; Cecil (Bendon) Hess,Oberlin; Jean Ann (Hess) Confer,St. Francis; Steve and Chris Hessand Norah, Overland Park; Dan andJulie Hess and Carter, Salina;Natalie Machart, Clearwater, andAmey Machart, Mission; widow

and daughter of the late Bill Mach-art. Others attending were Dorothea(Moss) Lee and granddaughter,Dawnie Lee, Salina; and Peggy(Jorn) Williams, Jeffrey, Tiffany,Megan and Kiara, Lawrence.

In addition to a social time, theoccasion also celebrated the 10thwedding anniversary of Mr. andMrs. Moss, who were presented agift from her brothers and sister.

A movie of early-day families andtheir get-togethers, taken by the lateDaniel J. Hess, was prepared andshown by his son, Dan Hess. A let-ter was received from John R. Hessof Centennial, Colo., son of the lateArthur and Doris (Shannon) Hess.None of the family of the late Elmerand Helen (Hess) Tacha could at-tend.

Oberlin grad succeedsas vocalist, songwriter

Donna Kump Tucker, who grewup in Oberlin, has become a success-ful singer in night clubs, as well asperforming and producing concerts.

She began her career inDallas as a jazz singer/pia-nist, also doing televisioncommercials and voice-overs, and singing adver-tising jingles. She becamea highly visible talent andspokesperson for theSouthland Corp., other-wise known as 7-11, andtraveled the U.S. and Can-ada performing concerts and narrat-ing new 7-11 products.

A 1969 graduate of Decatur Com-munity High School, she is thedaughter of Don and Jean Ann(Gaumer) Kump of Kingman. Ar-thur’s, a popular jazz club in Dallas,was home to her and her trio, whichincluded Pat Coil, jazz pianist andcomposer; Dan Grogan, bass; andTim Grogan on drums. She said thatwas home to them for11 years, fivenights a week.

During those years in Dallas, sheperformed with the North TexasState University One O’clock LabBand, the Dallas Jazz Orchestra andWoody Herman’s Band. Over a pe-riod of six years she appeared onnational telethons, including theJerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon,and as an opening act for Joan Riv-ers.

The big band became an impor-tant part of her work as she beganperforming and producing concerts.She still performs with big bandsaround the country and she said herlibrary of big-band music was ar-ranged mostly by the North TexasState University jazz department.

In 1999, she began a long-runningcontract with the Westin Tokyo inJapan and still spends severalmonths a year there, performing sixnights a week in the penthouse club,the Compass Rose.

Jazz studies have become an im-

portant component in her creativity,she says. After moving back to Kan-sas to be near family, she was hiredby Friends University as an artist-in-

residence to develop a vo-cal jazz ensemble. Thesuccess was overwhelm-ing and well-known vocaljazz ensembles, includingNew York voices, praisedthe work of the studentsand gave credit to their di-rector.

One of her passions is togive to students what she

has collected over the years as asinger and musician.

“I truly believe that a student ofjazz, whether it be instrumental orvocal, cannot learn unless they areexposed to those professionals outthere ‘doing it,’” she said. “Thesame is with the choral directors …too many vocal music educationmajors are not exposed to vocal jazzstudies.

“That’s the area I have so muchreward in coaching. Throughout theyear, I have calls from choral direc-tors who I have met during summercamps. As a clinician, I emphasizeto the teachers how important it isfor they themselves to become a lis-tener of jazz before they beginteaching the students.

“Life has been very good to me. Ihave a wonderful family, goodhealth, and an array of friends fromaround the world who have encour-aged me to continue on my path.”

Larry Hattebeg from KAKE-TVsaid, “Donna Tucker — she is themaster of ‘personal jazz.’ She makesus believe she is singing just to usand no one else. That’s why audi-ences love to see her in concert. Youbelieve she is there, by the fire, andthe concert is only for one. When herfingers touch the ivory, her eyesclose and the rest is magic. DonnaTucker is one of America’s leadingjazz stylists, whose intimate styleturns music to poetry.”

D. Tucker

Gallentines hold reunionThe 10th annual Gallentine fam-

ily reunion was held with a barbe-cue at Plum Creek Ranch north ofClayton on the farm owned by Jerryand Shirley Gallentine of RapidCity, S.D., on Saturday evening.

Among those attending included:Kenneth and Pansy Price, Weldonand Merrice Brooks, Doris FaeJackson, Norton; Matt, Amber, Tateand Cole Norman, Shellville, Ga.;Zac Farran, Kendra Smith, KyleeSandbothe and Dustin Holley,Carthage, Mo.; Kim and Jim Boz-zone, Suffield, Conn.; John andPatty Lloyd, Frank and Gar Brooks,Greeley, Colo.; Lynn and SherylGoodman, Scott City; Larry andMarcia Stapp, Holcomb; Jim andDolores Gallentine, Johnstown,Colo.; Al and Becky Rohr, Colorado

Springs; Chuck and Xandra Wag-goner, Morland;

Frank and Susan Hillebrand,Gene Gallentine, Lee and LoraArnold, Mark Baker and family,Lois Wentz, Megan, Rebecca andAmy, Gail Brooks, Bill Brooks,John and Ann Gallentine, Clayton;Farrah Brooks, Phoenix, Ariz.;Janette, David, Justin and JackieGallentine, Hays; Eldean and JanGriffith, Colby; Carol and StanMiller, Norcatur; Jerry GallentineJr., Carrie, Tyler and Brooke,Greenwood, Neb.; Jerry and ShirleyGallentine, Rapid City, S.D.; andDorothy and Bill Woods, Joel andTami Shaw and Dante Robertson,and Norman and Julie Gallentine,Oberlin; and Allen and MichaelWard.

Shower honors bride to beKari Stanley, who will be married

Saturday, July 28, to Josh Williby,was honored with a bridal shower onSaturday, June 30, at the OberlinSacred Heart Church. Hostesseswere Cammie Dickinson and EricaFortin.

Guests included Alice Stanley,Shayla Williby, Jacie and JennaFortin, Shirley Ward, Marie Berls,Regina Stanley, Jeannie May,Becky Vollertsen, Kaylene Tho-mas, Mardi and Sierra Lohoefener,

Jenny, Mike, Raye and Drew Kass-on, Fonda Farr, Amanda Farr,Deanna Castle, Linda and JoslynWade, and Marcia Lohoefener,Oberlin; Jessica Stanley, RosemaryGaede, Haley Vollertsen, Colby;Peggy Berls, Goodland; Tara Hard-ing, Jennifer Thomas, Hays; JoAnnShuler, Larned; Libby Fossum,Ness City; Mary Bradford, Olathe;Gwen Schroeder, Hugo, Colo.; andStephanie Frankforter, Lincoln,Neb.

Russell and Karyn James

Jordan-James vowsread in North Carolina

Karyn Jordan and Sgt. RussellJames were married at noon on Sat-urday, July 7, 2007, in a private cer-emony in Jacksonville, N.C.

Parents of the couple are Judy Jor-dan of Oberlin, and James and TerriJames of Norcatur. Her grandpar-ents are Eugene and Bette Wurm,Herndon, and the late DeloresWurm, and Wayne and BeverlySmith, Waverly.

His grandparents are Willa andDaryl Carlton, Hot Springs Village,

Ark.The bride is a 2006 graduate of

Decatur Community High Schooland is attending Kansas State Uni-versity. She works at the Sears storein Jacksonville.

The bridegroom is serving in theMarine Corps special operationscommand, stationed at Camp Le-jeune, N.C. He is a 2000 graduate ofDecatur Community High School.

Their address is 1714 Wine PressCourt, Midway Park, N.C. 28544.

Rotary hears park managerSteve Mathes, manager of Prairie

Dog State Park in Norton, presentedthe program at the June 26 meetingof the Oberlin Rotary Club. He wasintroduced by Ken Schultz, programchair.

Mr. Mathes, a 30-year veteran ofthe state park service, told aboutimprovements that have been madeat the park, along with the facilitiesand activities which are availableduring the summer. They includecamping, fishing, boating, Fourth ofJuly fireworks display, a Christmaslighting contest for campers in Au-gust, hiking and more.

He said that the Kansas Legisla-ture reduced park fees, and that hashelped to increase visitors to thepark. The park offers hiking trails,a new shower building and tworental cabins with air conditioningand heat, which are booked formuch of the summer. The cabinssleep eight to nine people. He saidthat reduced senior-citizen fees areavailable for Kansas residents 65and older.

New Rotary officers who took

over their duties at the July 3 meet-ing of the Oberlin Rotary Club in-cluded Marilyn Noone, president;Jesse Carter, vice president; RhondaMay, secretary; Lynn Doeden, trea-surer; and Doyle Brown, past presi-dent.

For the program, the new presi-dent gave the names of the new Ro-tary international officials, as wellas those here, and presented infor-mation about the new Rotary Inter-national president, Wilfrid Wil-kinson of Trenton, Ontario.

She also said that this year’stheme, “Rotary Shares,” empha-sizes that the club will continue tosupport local projects and causes.She said she would like to increasethe club’s visibility in the commu-nity and pointed out some of theprojects currently performed.

She would also like to spearheada project to collect information andhistory of the local club and said shehopes to increase membership anddevelop a new club brochure.

Janice Shobe, a member of theAtwood club, was a guest.

Student wins sheriffs’ awardRegan Badsky, a 2007 graduate of

Decatur Community High Schooland the son of Sheriff Kenand Jan Badsky, has wonthe $2,000 Sheriff Mat-thew Samuels scholarshipfrom the Kansas SheriffsAssociation.

The scholarship was es-tablished in the name ofSheriff Samuels after hewas killed while trying toarrest a drug dealer in2005. Eight other scholar-

ships will be awarded for $1,000.This is the 16th year the sheriffs’

scholarship program hasprovided financial aid toqualified college students.

The recipient may ma-jor in or pursue any courseor field of study theychoose.

Mr. Badsky said heplans to attend Fort HaysState University and majorin education.

Painting exhibit on displayThe “Local Joy of Painting Artists

Exhibit” will be on display at theDane G. Hansen Memorial Museumfrom Friday, July 13, through Sun-day, Aug. 12.

Students from “Joy of Painting”

workshops held at the museum forthe past decade will show their workin the museum gallery.The show is free. For details, call(785) 689-4846 or check the websiteat www.hansenmuseum.org.

Planninga Wedding?

The Oberlin Heraldis happy to run

pictures and storiesof weddings.

However, we need the informationwithin five weeks of the marriage.Write-ups received after this date

require a $10 charge for each monthpast the deadline date.

Stop by our office for a wedding form.

Farmers’ Market will begin at 8a.m. today in front of the Chamberof Commerce office at 101 S. Penn.

Anyone with garden produce or

Farmers’ market starts todayother items is welcome to bring iteach Wednesday, beginning thisweek.

R. Badsky