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Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thompson of Dixon are celebrating their 25th wedding anni-versary today, Jan. 6, 2015.

Jim Thompson and June O’Neal were married Jan. 6, 1990, in Dixon.

Those wishing to send greetings may address cards to 719 N. Brinton Ave., Dixon, IL 61021.

25th AnniversaryMr. & Mrs. Jim Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Elder of Rock

Falls celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Dec. 28, 2014.

Jerry Elder and Roxann Wolfe were married Dec. 28, 1974, in Rock Falls.

They are the parents of Nathan (Billie Jo) Elder of Dixon and Joseph Elder of Coleta.

Those wishing to send greetings may address cards to 1200 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, IL 61071.

40th AnniversaryMr. & Mrs. Jerry Elder

Mr. and Mrs. Don Aebly of Polo cel-ebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Dec. 7, 2014, with family.

Don Aebly and Pam Radke were married Dec. 26, 1964, at Foursquare Church in Dixon.

They are the parents of Margie (Jon) Wildman of Grand Detour, Tammy (Todd) Moser of Oregon, Trina (Kevin) Strock of Freeport, and Melissa (Todd) Ost of Rochelle.

They have 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Those wishing to send greetings may address cards to 7452 W. Penn Corner Road, Polo, IL 61064.

50th AnniversaryMr. & Mrs. Don Aebly

Lorraine Paulsen of Dixon will cele-brate her 96th birthday Jan. 13, 2015.

She was born Jan. 13, 1919.Cards may be sent to 586 Palmyra

Road, Dixon, IL 61021.

Celebrating 96Lorraine Paulsen

Happy Birthday

Marilyn Broman of Dixon will cele-brate her 85th birthday Jan. 8, 2015. She and her husband, George Broman, also will celebrate their 66th wedding anni-versary this month.

She was born Jan. 8, 1930.The omission of gifts has been request-

ed.They have three children, four grand-

children, and seven great-grandchil-dren.

Cards may be sent to 1105 Ogletree Terrace, Dixon, IL 61021.

Celebrating 85Marilyn Broman

Happy Birthday

Lois Livengood of Dixon, formerly of Milledgeville, will celebrate her 98th birthday Jan. 11, 2015.

She was born Jan. 11, 1917, and was married to the late Lyle Livengood.

She has one daughter, one grand-daughter, and one grandson.

Cards may be sent to 620 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, IL 61021.

Celebrating 98Lois Livengood

Happy Birthday

Joyce Hussong of Rock Falls will cel-ebrate her 80th birthday Jan, 7, 2015, with a family dinner in her honor.

She was born Jan. 7, 1935, and married DeWayne Hussong.

She has two children, five grandchil-dren, and eight great-grandchildren.

Cards may be sent to 27458 Gaulrapp Road, Rock Falls, IL 61071.

Celebrating 80Joyce Hussong

Happy Birthday

John L. Rutt of Sterling will celebrate his 95th birthday Jan. 7, 2015.

He was born Jan. 7, 1920, in Ster-ling, and was married to the late Emily Griffith.

He has three children, five grandchil-dren, and seven great-grandchildren.

Celebrating 95John Rutt

Happy Birthday

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Share those special memories with CelebrationsCelebrations features

weddings, engagements, anniversaries, and other happy news, such as birth-days, reunions, and four- or five-generation photos.

As a special way to pre-serve these memorable occasions, quarter-, half- or full-page announce-ments can be purchased.

Paid announcements are determined by word count: no more than 125 words for a quarter page, no more than 250 words for a half page, and up to 340 words for a full page. Those paying for announcements will have the opportunity to proof them before publication.

Customers will be called when the announcement is ready to be proofed. At that time, any corrections or additions can be made as needed at SVM’s Dixon and Sterling offices. For convenience, proofs will be emailed without calls whenever possible.

Photos may be submit-ted in color or black and white, and in any size. Emailed photos should be in JPEG format with a res-olution of 200 and a width of at least 5 inches for best quality. All announce-ments can be printed

without photos if desired.Celebration forms are

available at the Telegraph and Daily Gazette clas-sified departments or by email.

Sauk Valley Media is not responsible for errors due to unreadable informa-tion. A daytime phone number and email address (if available) are requested to help to insure accuracy.

Weddings are available in basic (free) form (one photo of the couple), quar-ter-page paid (one photo), half-page paid (two pho-tos), and full-page paid (up to four photos).

The wedding form should be returned prefer-ably within 2 to 4 months after the wedding date.

Engagements are avail-able in basic (free) form (one photo of the couple), two styles of quarter-page paid (one photo only), half-page paid (two pho-tos), and full-page paid (up to four photos).

Anniversary announce-ments are available in the basic (free) form (one cur-rent photo, no older than 5 years), quarter-page paid (one or two photos), half-page paid (two photos), and full-page paid (up to four photos).

Announcements begin-ning with the 25th anni-versary, and then in 5-year increments up to 60 years, can be at no charge.

Other increments will require a paid announce-ment. Anniversaries of 70 years and more are at no charge in a paid format; the announcement size will be determined by the editor.

After 60th-year anni-versaries, SVM will pub-lish free announcements, without special wording, without the 5-year incre-ment restriction.

Birthday announce-ments for area seniors 80 years of age and older can be at no charge without special wording. There is a charge for those younger than 80.

The basic (free) form (one current photo), quar-ter-page paid (one or two photos), half-page paid (two photos), and full-page paid (up to four pho-tos) are available.

For 100th and older birthdays, SVM will pub-lish free announcements in a paid format; the announcement size will be determined by the edi-tor.

Reunions are for area

residents who are gather-ing, or have gathered, for a family or class reunion.

Reunion items will be edited due to space limi-tations, and lists of all those attending are not available in the free for-mat.

Photos also are not avail-able for a free announce-ment, but can be used in any of the paid announce-ments. If a large group photo is submitted, only one can be used in the quarter-page format, one photo is recommended in the half-page format, and up to four normally can be used in the full-page format. Large group photos with long lists of names may require at least a half-page paid announcement.

Note: A group photo for a class reunion only can be submitted at no charge for

the Scrapbook page of SV Weekend by email to pho-tos@saukvalley.com or in person.

For publication in Cel-ebrations, class reunions of 70 years and more will be available in the quarter-page format at no charge, with a photo allowed.

Five-generation and four-generation photos with names, relation-ships, and places of resi-dence of those pictured may be submitted for publication.

Multiple photos from the same submitter will need to be on a paid basis.

Generation announce-ments are, of course, avail-able on a paid (custom) basis in quarter-page (one photo), half-page (two photos), and full-page (up to four photos) form.

Other celebrations include retirements, pro-

motions, awards, honors, baptisms, confirmations, baby’s arrival (able to contain more informa-tion than standard birth announcements, along with a photo), and other occasions. Customers may purchase a quarter-page (one photo – two if space allows), half-page, (up to two photos) or full-page (up to four photos) paid announcement in Celebrations on a custom basis.

For more informa-tion regarding Celebra-tions, contact Andrea Mills at 815-284-2222, ext. 5575, or 815-625-3600, ext. 5575, email amills@saukvalley.com or call the classified department at either number. Email cel-ebration@saukvalley.com to submit Celebrations announcements or for information.

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Graciela Cervantes of Sterling and Ricardo and Seng Montanez of Dixon announce the engage-ment of their son, Rene R. Mon-tanez of Chicago, to Chrystal L. McGrew, the daughter of Michele C. McGrew of Texas and the late Leo T. McGrew.

The bride-elect is a graduate of Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Missouri; Avila College, with a Bach-elor of Arts degree in psychology in 2001; and Northeastern Illinois Uni-versity, with a Master of Arts degree

in special education LBS I in 2011. She is a special education teacher in the Noble Network of Charter Schools in Chicago.

Her fiancé is a 1996 graduate of Newman Central Catholic High School and a 2000 graduate of DePaul University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary edu-cation. He is employed by Chicago Public Schools.

The couple are planning a Jan. 11, 2015 wedding in Las Vegas.

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50th Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Morehead of Sterling will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Jan. 9, 2015.

Neil Morehead and Linda Sue Kotter were married at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Metropolis.

They are the parents of Melissa Goodwin of Sterling and Erica (Bill) Grim of Dixon.

They have eight grandchildren,

Cody Walker, Skyler Goodwin, Trev-or Goodwin, Corissa (Ben) Lightner, Shawna (Steven) Kester, Holly Grim, Emily Grim, and William Grim.

They are expecting a great-grand-child in April-May.

Those wishing to send greetings may address cards to their winter address: 1400 Zillock Road, K116, San Benito, TX 78586.

Mr. & Mrs. Neil Morehead

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FifthAnniversaryWayne and Doris Sprecher

will celebrate their fifth wed-ding anniversary Jan. 16, 2015.

Doris Frankfother Hubbard of Coleta and Wayne Sprech-er of Milledgeville were wed the 16th of January 2010, in Garden Grove, California.

Doris and Wayne gradu-ated from Milledgeville High School in the Class of 1947.

Wayne is a veteran of the Korean War, having served 7 years in the U.S. Marine Corps.

They now live in Milled-geville.

Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Sprecher

Birthday

Happy 80th

Birthday

Deloris DeJonge turned 80 years old Jan. 1, 2015.

She farmed with her husband, Loren, for many years in rural Ster-ling.

If you would like to wish her a happy birth-day, cards may be sent to 610 W. 10th St., Ster-ling, IL 61081.

DelorisDeJonge

Birthday

“Gotta have da lips to be in the band.”Happy 60th birthday, Jerry Bowers

Jan. 13, 2015

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Happy 80th

Birthday

Shirley Harrison of Amboy will celebrate her 80th birthday on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015.

Shirley Fleetwood was born Jan. 17, 1935, to Orville and Mary Fleetwood.

She is married to Cecil Harri-son, and they have six children, Janice (Buck) Fenwick, Barbara

(Jack Leffelman) Harrison, Curtis (Linda) Harrison, John (Susan) Harrison, Lisa (Brad) Goy, and Bradley Harrison. They also have 10 grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Those wanting to send birthday wishes can mail them to 1256 Inlet Road, Amboy, IL 61310.

ShirleyHarrison

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EmillioVincenteSerenil

Danielle M. Musgrave and Efren Serenil Jr. of Sterling are the par-ents of a son born at 2:47 p.m. Dec. 2, 2014, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

Emillio Vicente Serenil weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces at birth and was 22 inches in length.

He is welcomed by Xavier Serenil and Jasmine Serenil.

Maternal grandparents are Star Delgado and Chupon Herrada of Sterling and the late Mark Mus-grave.

Paternal grandfather is Efren Sere-nil of Sterling.

Maternal great-grandparents are Pat Mazziotta of Sterling, Rose Hess, and the late Francisco Del-gado.

8 pounds,6 ounces at birth

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