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Mr. and Mrs. James Delhotal of Amboy announce the engagement of their daugh-ter, Eva Marie Delhotal of Gowrie, Iowa, to Matthew Fevold, the son of Paul Fevold and Jo Everts, all of Gowrie, Iowa.

The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate of Dixon High School, a 2010 graduate of Luther College, and pursuing her master’s in special education from the University of North Dakota. She is a preschool through fourth-grade special education teacher at Prairie Valley Elementary School in Farn-hamville, Iowa.

Her fiancé is a 2003 graduate of Prairie Valley High School and a 2005 gradu-ate of Iowa Central Community College with a major in agricultural business. He is an integrated solutions manager at K.C. Nielsen.

The couple are planning a June 27, 2015 wedding at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon.

Invitations will be sent.

Engagement of

Eva Delhotal &

Matthew Fevold

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pratt of Dixon will celebrate their 40th wedding anni-versary Jan. 25, 2015.

Michael Pratt and Susan Henkel were married Jan. 25, 1975, at St. Mary Church in West Brooklyn.

They are the parents of Andrew (Katie) Pratt and Peter (Emily) Pratt, both of Dixon.

Those wishing to send greetings may address cards to 1151 Illinois state Route 38, Dixon, IL 61021.

40th AnniversaryMr. & Mrs. Michael Pratt

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Metcalf of Lyn-don celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house Dec. 20, 2014, at Morrison United Method-ist Church.

Dennis Metcalf and Jill Shaw were married Dec. 5, 1964, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rock Falls.

They are the parents of Jenny (John) Butkus of Sycamore and Sheri (Rick) Swanson of Prophetstown. They have five grandchildren.

Those wishing to send greetings may address cards to 15629 Moline Road, Lyndon, IL 61261.

50th Anniversary

Mr. &

Mrs. Dennis Metcalf

Betty Stutzke of Sterling celebrated her 90th birthday Jan. 16, 2015, with a fam-ily gathering.

She was born Jan. 16, 1925, and was married to the late Carl Stutzke Jr.

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

Cards may be sent to Sterling Pavilion, 105 E. 23rd St., Sterling, IL 61081.

Celebrating 90Betty Stutzke

Happy Birthday

M. Jane Johnson of Rock Falls cel-ebrated her 80th birthday Jan. 15, 2015.

She was born Jan. 15, 1935, and mar-ried Leonard Johnson.

She has four children, eight grandchil-dren, and seven great-grandchildren.

Cards may be sent to 713 Sixth Ave., Rock Falls, IL 61071.

Celebrating 80Jane Johnson

Happy Birthday

Adeline Beck of Polo will celebrate her 95th birthday Jan. 22, 2015.

She was born Jan. 22, 1920, and was married to the late Dale Beck.

She has three daughters, six grandchil-dren, and 15 great-grandchildren.

Cards may be sent to 609 S. Division St., Polo, IL 61064.

Celebrating 95Adeline Beck

Happy Birthday

Gary and Tina Snyder of Dixon announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachelle Moreno of Rock Falls, to Gregory Brown, the son of Wil-liam and Brenda Brown, all of Rock Falls.

The bride-elect is a graduate of New-man Central Catholic High School. She is employed by Little Blessings.

Her fiancé is a graduate of Rock Falls High School. He is employed by North-western Steel and Wire Co.

The couple are planning a June 6, 2015 wedding at White Pines Wedding Can-yon in Mount Morris.

Invitations will be sent.

Engagement ofRachelle Moreno &

Gregory Brown

Stephanie Russell of Dixon and George Hess of Sandwich announce their engagement.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Richard and Janet Russell of Dixon; her fiancé is the son of George Hess Sr. of Grand Ridge.

The bride-elect is a graduate of Dixon High School and Sauk Valley Communi-ty College. She is employed by Raynor.

Her fiancé is a graduate of Ottawa High School. He is a self-employed farmer.

The couple are planning an April 4, 2015 wedding.

Invitations have been sent.

Engagement ofStephanie Russell &

George Hess

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Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Leffelman and wedding party

Lawson & Leffelman

Emily Lawson and Benjamin Leffelman were married Dec. 1, 2012, at First Christian Church of Rock Falls.

A reception, dinner, and dancing followed at the American Legion in Rock Falls.

The parents of the bride are Jonna Lawson and William and Lisa Lawson, all of Rock Falls.

The parents of the groom are Edward and Susan Leffelman of Amboy.

Serving as matron of honor was Rachael South, sister of the bride.

The best man was Justin Beetz, friend of the groom.

Bridesmaids were Kayla Lawson and Jenny Lawson, sisters of the bride.

The bride is employed by Aperion Care of Amboy as a nurse .

The groom is employed by Walmart in Dixon.

The couple reside in Amboy.

Dec. 1, 2012First Christian Church

of Rock Falls

Mr. & Mrs. Corey Anderson

and wedding party

Spiroff & AndersonJulie Nicole Spiroff and Corey

Michael Anderson exchanged vows at 3 p.m. April 5, 2014, at Faith Com-munity United Church of Christ in Bensenville. The Rev. Catherine Bat-ten Balk officiated the ceremony.

The bride is the daughter of Janis Spiroff of Addison and the late Jef-frey Spiroff.

The groom is the son of Joseph and Connie Anderson of Sterling.

The bride was given in marriage by her mother, Janis Spiroff.

Serving as matron of honor was Janna Divito of Roselle, sister of the bride.

Serving as bridesmaids were Sabeeh Baig, Tammy Poulopoulos, Tatiana Morgante, Nicole Diliberto, Tina Lorence, Alessandra Spilotro, Florinda Morinelli, and Cristina Morinelli, all of Addison, and friends of the bride.

The best men were Justin Ander-son of Plainfield and Erik Anderson of Arlington Heights, brothers of the groom.

The groomsmen were Bobby Wad-kins of Redding, California; Greg

Poci of Roselle; Ted Koster and Nathan Wells, both of Sterling; Scott Smith of Plainfield; Levi Haberer of Morrison; and Craig Schuster of Addison; all friends of the groom.

Serving as flower girls were Mia Divito and Lena Divito, nieces of the bride.

The ring bearer was Connor Ander-son, nephew of the groom.

Ushering the event was Seth Keime of Madison, Wisconsin, and Scott Simonson of Kingston, friends of the groom.

Reading the Scripture at the cere-mony was Amy Anderson, sister-in-law of the groom.

The bride is a 2006 graduate of Addison Trail High School and attended the College of DuPage and Elmhurst College. She is employed as a preschool teacher.

The groom is a 2005 graduate of Sterling High School and a 2008 graduate of DeVry University. He is employed as an industrial and gov-ernmental security salesman.

The couple enjoyed a honeymoon in Quebec, Canada.

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Kelly Nickrent & Colin Needler

PLANNING AN APRIL 25, 2015 WEDDING

Nickrent & NeedlerMr. and Mrs. Gregory Nickrent

of Sterling announce the engage-ment of their daughter, Kelly Eliz-abeth Nickrent of Indianapolis, to Colin Needler of Indianapolis, the son of William and Laura Needler of Marion, Indiana.

The bride-elect is a 2009 gradu-ate of Sterling High School. She received her bachelor’s degree in 2012 from Illinois State Uni-versity, and a master’s degree in 2014 from ISU in speech lan-guage pathology. She is employed by Toddlers Choice/Leaps and Bounds, as a speech language pathologist.

Her fiancé is a 2006 graduate of Oak Hill High School and a 2010 graduate of the University of Indi-anapolis. He is employed by Bald-win and Lyons.

The couple are planning an April 25, 2015 wedding ceremony at St. Patrick Church in Amboy.

Invitations will be sent.

60th Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mathew of Wal-nut will celebrate their 60th wed-ding anniversary Jan. 23, 2015. The couple will celebrate with a family dinner.

Jim and Ronette Shawger were married Jan. 23, 1955, at the Broad-way Methodist Church in Sterling.

They farmed in the Sterling and Walnut area all their married life.

They are parents of three chil-

dren, Mark (Mary Lou) Mathew of La Harpe, Nancy (Glenn) Austin of Ohio, and Kent (Julie) Mathew of Walnut.

They have nine grandchildren (one deceased). They also have nine great-grandchildren.

Those wishing to send greetings may address cards to the couple at 15755 2400 N. Ave., Walnut, IL 61376.

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Mathew

Birthday

Happy 80th

Birthday

Chuck “Uncle Charlie” Willett will celebrate his 80th birthday with an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sat-urday, Jan. 24, 2015, at KATSS+S Trucking shop, 219 Swiss St., Dixon.

Chuck will turn 80 on Jan. 27,

2015. Please stop by and wish him happy birthday, and enjoy some birthday cake.

Cards may be sent to 243 Swiss St., Dixon, IL 61021.

The omission of gifts is requested.

ChuckWillett

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Happy 95th Birthday

Dean H. Humphreys of Polo will celebrate his 95th birthday Jan. 20, 2015.

He was born Jan. 20, 1920, in Limestone, Tennessee, where there are roads named after the family.

He was married to the late Ruth Hambley in 1944, and raised four children; Richard (Carla) Humphreys, Donna (Ray) Peugh, Doris Smith, and Ron (Rosa) Humphreys.

He has seven grandchildren (one deceased), five step-grandchildren, six great-grand-children and four step-great-grandchildren.

Cards may be sent to 406 N. Division Ave., Polo, IL 61064.

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Birthday

Gladys Schreiner of Rock Falls will celebrate her 95th birthday Jan. 25, 2015.

Gladys Evans was born Jan. 25, 1920, in Stockton. She was mar-ried to the late Everett Schreiner, and has one son, Gary Schreiner of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.

She is blessed with three grand-

sons and eight great-grandchil-dren.

She continues the “Love” of bak-ing daily and canning during the season. She will forever be an inspi-ration to many!

Please help us celebrate her 95th birthday by sending wishes to 1106 10th Ave., Rock Falls, IL 61071.

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Retirement

For 24 years, Colleen Dempsey has taught the children of Dixon to swim.

From swimming lessons to the SPLASH program, from the Dixon Family YMCA to the Timber Creek pool, she has taught thousands of children the joy of swimming.

She has encouraged the older generations to stay fit and active.

She also has taught hundreds of teens to guard the lives of those swimmers in her lifeguard classes.

Hundreds more learned first aid and CPR from her in those years.

And in her early days at the YMCA, she coached the Dixon Dolphin swimmers and encour-aged them to achieve their own goals.

From her “Special Olympics kids” to her “gym and swim” tots,

her swimming lesson kiddos, to her “water aerobics” group, and her “lap swim” folks, to her life-guards and swim staff, she loved you all.

From our family to you, thank you for loving her back.

Thank you for being part of her YMCA family for the past 24 years.

Please join us as we celebrate Colleen’s “Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy” retirement from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, at the Dixon Elks Lodge.

Congratulations Mom,Love,Bob, Becca (Jason), Amy (Brian),

Mandy (Kyle), and Patrick (Erin); and your grandkids, Natalie, Ava, Callie, Greta, Luke, and Brooklyn

Dempsey retiring as Dixon Family YMCA aquatic director

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Lynne Lilly 25 years at UPSThe best thing about being a driver

at UPS for 25 years? The opportu-nity that it gave me to meet so many wonderful people!

Thank you all so much! Thank you for your friendship, your help, your patience, your directions, for push-

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Send me a message at Facebook: “Lilly’souttahere” or better yet, stop by the Kickback Saloon from 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 24, 2015, at 102 N. Main St., in Tampico.

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children, and eight great-grandchildren.Cards may be sent to 800 Division St.,

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Celebrating 98Walter Gehrt

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