Mason City, Iowa ✦ Sunday, July 5, 2009

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KATIE MEYER and JOETAUTGES were married April18, 2009, at Trinity LutheranChurch in Belmond.

EEnnggaaggeedd

TAYLER FINNand

CHACE DOYAL, are planning

a Sept. 5, 2009,wedding at

St. Joseph’sCatholic Churchin Mason City.

JAMESand DELORES

MARIE(KINGSTON)

DODGE ofMason City weremarried July 13,

1959.

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Chad and Jessica Cahill of Mason City are par-ents of a twin daughter and son, Hannah Emersonand Henry Paul, born May 25, 2009, at Mercy Med-ical Center-North Iowa, Mason City.

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BIRTHS

Hannah CahillHenry Cahill

MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — Chad and Jessica Cahill, of MasonCity, are parents of a twin daughter and son, HannahEmerson and Henry Paul, born May 25, 2009 at MercyMedical Center — North Iowa, Mason City.

Hannah was born at 5:05 a.m. and weighed 5 lbs., 15oz., and was 19 inches long. Henry was born at 5:06a.m. and weighed 6 lbs., 2 oz., and was 19¼ inches long.

Hannah and Henry are welcomed by a sister, Kristie,and brother, Nolan.

Grandparents are Steve and Joyce Colombo, Debbieand Craig Shouman, and Don Cahill.

Great-grandparents are Paul and Melba Leidall, CallaCahill and LaVerna Colombo.

White, 30 yearsMMEESSEERRVVEEYY — Patrick and Darla (Kuhlers) White of

Meservey were married July 12, 1979, at the Little BrownChurch in Nashua.

They will celebrate their 30th anniversary with a fam-ily dinner at a later date to coincide with the bride’s par-ents’ 50th anniversary.

Cards may be sent to them at 95 Minnesota St.,Meservey, Iowa 50457.

The couple’s children and their spouses are Christine(White) Sandry and husband Michael Sandry of Thorn-ton, and Jordan White of Meservey. They have twograndchildren.

ANNIVERSARY

Thank youThis is a sincere THANK YOU to everyone who sent

cards, called, sent notes with clippings for my retire-ment. Being a lifelong music teacher has given me somany blessing all along the way.

— Doris Alman

THANK YOU

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Gloria V. Martin, 85RROOCCKKWWEELLLL — Gloria

V. Martin, of Rockwell,will celebrate her 85thbirthday at an open housefrom 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday,July 5 (today), at 9859 VineAve., Rockwell.

She requests no gifts,please.

Greetings may be sentto Gloria at the followingaddress: 9859 Vine Ave.,Rockwell, Iowa 50469.

Gloria was born July 7,1924 to Fred and ViolaFloy, of Thornton, the firstof seven children. Shemarried Harold MartinSept. 11, 1944 and they willbe celebrating their 65thwedding anniversary soon.

Gloria and Harold havenine children: Bob (Pat)Martin, Rockwell; Irene

Martin, Grundy Center;John (Donna) Martin,Mason City; Paul (Diane)Martin, Rockwell; DebMartin, Nora Springs;Nancy (Denny) Umphress,Mason City; Wayne(Tonya) Martin, Rockwell;Roy Martin, Rockwell, andChristina Martin.

CELEBRATIONSSUNDAY, JULY 5, 2009 ✦ E3GLOBE GAZETTE

BIRTHDAY

Jennie Baker, 90GGAARRNNEERR — Jennie Baker, of Garner, will celebrate her

90th birthday at an open house beginning at 4 p.m. July5 (today), at 750 W. Lyons St., Prairie View Apartments,Garner.

She was born July 5, 1919.Greetings may be sent to Jennie at the following

address: 750 W. Lyons St., Prairie View Apartments,Garner, Iowa 50438.

ANNIVERSARY

Draper, 65 yearsBBEELLMMOONNDD — Virgil and Opal (Nolte) Draper of Bel-

mond were married June 29, 1944, at Popejoy, Iowa.They will celebrate 65 years of marriage with a family

dinner. Cards may be sent to the couple at 104 SunsetDrive, Belmond, Iowa 50421. They kindly request nogifts please.

The couple’s children and their spouses are GaryDraper of Randall, Dave and Diane (Draper) of Belmond,Janice Draper of Clear Lake, Marilyn (Draper) Hanson ofKlemme and Ron and Susan (Draper) Graham of Garner.They also have 15 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchil-dren.

BIRTHDAY

Mary Halberstadt, 90GGAARRNNEERR — A card

shower is planned forMary Halberstadt, of Gar-ner, who celebrated her90th birthday at a familypicnic, Saturday, July 4.

She was born July 10,1919.

Cards may be sent toMary at the followingaddress: Cardinal Grove,1355 Division St., Apt. #1,Garner, Iowa 50438.

BIRTHDAY

Finn, DoyalTTAAYYLLEERR FFIINNNN, of

Mason City, is the daugh-ter of Ron and SherynDrewelow of Mason Cityand Kelly and JulieVedane-Finn ofRogersville, Mo. Taylergraduated from NewmanCatholic High School in2007 and from North IowaArea Community Collegein 2009 with an AAdegree. She plans toattend a university thisfall.

CCHHAACCEE DDOOYYAALL, ofSchertz, Texas, is the sonof Phillip and DaylanDoyal also of Schertz.Chace is a graduate ofSamuel Clemens HighSchool in 2002, BlinnJunior College with an AAdegree in 2004 and from

Texas A&M with a degreein agricultural develop-ment in 2006. He is cur-rently employed withCargill Kitchen Solutionsin Mason City.

The couple will be mar-ried at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 5,2009, at St. Joseph’sCatholic Church in MasonCity.

ENGAGED

Thank youThanks to all our friends

and family who sent cardsand attended our 50thanniversary party. We hada great time and greatlyappreciated it.

— Laura and Bill Trues-dell

Thank youThank you to everyone

for the many cards, flowersand phone calls that Ireceived for my 89thbirthday. It really made myday. God bless you all.

— Stella Barz

THANK YOU

CELEBRATIONSE4 ✦ SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2009 GLOBE GAZETTE

ENGAGED

Gagnon, WisteyAASSHHLLEEYY GGAAGGNNOONN, of Clear Lake, is the daughter of

Paul and Glynis Gagnon, also of Clear Lake. She is a2007 graduate of Clear Lake High School. Ashley isattending North Iowa Area Community College in thenursing program. She is employed at Opportunity Vil-lage in Clear Lake.

ZZAACCHH WWIISSTTEEYY, of Clear Lake, is the son of Bill andPat Wistey, also of Clear Lake. He is a 2004 graduate ofClear Lake High School and attended North Iowa AreaCommunity College in the climate control program.Zach is employed with Burtness & Lundgren Plumbing& Heating in Clear Lake.

The couple will be married at 5 p.m. Aug. 8, 2009, atthe First Congregational Church in Clear Lake.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Beaty, 45 yearsGGAARRNNEERR —— Dr. and Mrs.

Frank Beaty recently cele-brated their 45th weddinganniversary with a trip toAlaska.

Frank Beaty and JudithAnne Crawford were mar-ried June 13, 1964, at Cal-vary Baptist Church inBelvidere, Ill. It was oneweek after he graduatedfrom Moody Bible Institutein Chicago. They begantheir lives together in Her-mon, a small town south ofGalesburg, Ill., where heserved as pastor of Her-mon Bible Church.

They have three chil-dren: Andrew (and Karen)of Normal, Ill.; Stephen(and Kimberly) of Rolla,Mo.; and Esther (andTravis) of Stevensville,Mont. They also have 20grandchildren.

Presently Dr. Beaty isserving as Interim Pastorof Zion Evangelical andReformed Church in Gar-ner. He is serving underthe auspices of InterimPastor Ministries.

ANNIVERSARY

Thank youAll the cards, letters and

goodies from family andfriends made for a veryspecial 86th birthday.Thank you.

— Roger Kingland

THANK YOU

Wartburg Collegehonor lists

WWAAVVEERRLLYY — WartburgCollege released its 2009Winter Term and May TermDean’s List.

To be placed on theDean’s List for Winter andMay terms, a student mustearn a 3.5 grade point (on a4.0 scale) in at least fivecourse credits during thetwo terms. Four of the fivecourse credits must begraded with a traditionalletter grade.

North Iowa students rec-ognized include:

AALLGGOONNAA — BrittanyBaer, Courtney Westling.

BBRRIITTTT — John Mallen,Lori Tlach.

CCHHAARRLLEESS CCIITTYY —Trevor Carolan, JenniferDomino, Aaron Huegel,Kyle Huegel.

CCLLAARRKKSSVVIILLLLEE — AmyBacker, Abbey Hempen.

CCLLEEAARR LLAAKKEE — JaredFairbanks.

CCOORRWWIITTHH — Brandon

Sohl.DDUUMMOONNTT — Megan

Aukes, Elizabeth Miller.FFOORREESSTT CCIITTYY — Andrea

Bartlett.GGAARRNNEERR — Angela Han-

son, Kristin Huinker, Mon-ica Popowski.

LLAAKKEE MMIILLLLSS — JoshuaBernhard, Katrina Bern-hard, Jennifer Gaskill.

LLEELLAANNDD — Sarah Abele.MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — Elise

Duvall, Daniel Henrich,Kyle Jorgensen, BenjaminLevinson, Brett Mulkey,Ryan Mulkey, Laura Rust,Robert Salmon, Jill Wiebke.

MMEESSEERRVVEEYY — Christo-pher Meester.

NNAASSHHUUAA — Kori Klein-schmidt, Sarah Shoemaker,Peter Watters, AlexWiebke.

NNOORRAA SSPPRRIINNGGSS —Melissa McMurray.

OOSSAAGGEE — ChristopherBushbaum, Hilary Gerk,Michael Gerk, Reese Grafft,Daniel Hanson, SarahWherry.

PPAARRKKEERRSSBBUURRGG — Caleb

Aswegen, Braden Claassen,Devin Claassen.

PPLLAAIINNFFIIEELLDD — JamiFrost, Stacy White.

RROOCCKKFFOORRDD — ScottEhlinger.

RRUUDDDD — KimberlyMorische, Jordan Paulus.

TTIITTOONNKKAA — Scott Post.

Miner given $1,000scholarship

MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — JasonMiner is the recipient of a$1,000 scholarship awardfrom the Alexander Christ-ian Foundation of Iowa forthe 2009-10 school year.

The purpose of the ACFis to provide funds andencouragement especiallyto people who want to entera church-related vocation.The foundation is support-ed by voluntary contribu-tions from churches andindividuals.

Miner is a member of theMason City Church ofChrist and will be attendingLincoln Christian College.

Happy BirthdayBrooke

Brooke Neal of Ruddturns 13 on July 9th.

Wow! You are 13already!! We are veryproud of you!

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Logemann, 50 yearsWWOODDEENN — Duane and

Marjorie (Larson) Loge-mann of Woden weremarried July 12, 1959, atGrant Lutheran Church inWoden.

The couple will cele-brate their 50th anniver-sary with an open housefrom 2 to 5 p.m. on July 12,2009, at Nazarene ChurchFellowship Hall in Britt.They kindly request nogifts.

The couple’s childrenand their spouses areTeresa Stecker of WestLiberty, David and JulieLogemann of Earlham,Bruce and Sherri Loge-mann of Earlham, Jasonand Heather Logemann ofTurlock, Calif., Jolene andTroy Brackey of Polson,

Mont., and Neal and CindyLogemann of Earlham.They also have 19 grand-children.

SSgt Terry BilkyOpen House

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CELEBRATIONSSUNDAY, JULY 5, 2009 ✦ E5GLOBE GAZETTE

BIRTH

Archer WinterSSTT.. AANNSSGGAARR — Brent

and Molly Winter, of St.Ansgar, are parents of ason, Archer John, born at1:23 p.m. March 8, 2009 atRochester Methodist Hos-pital, and was released,April 6.

He weighed 4 lbs., 6.9oz., and was 18½ incheslong.

He is welcomed bygrandparents, Norm andJoyce Lunning, of Garner;Mark and Carol Winter, ofRake, and great-grand-mother, Arlene Frein, ofGarner.

Tautges, MeyerBBEELLMMOONNDD — Katie

Meyer and Joe Tautgeswere married April 18,2009, at Trinity LutheranChurch in Belmond byPastor Troy Pflibsen.

Katie is the daughter ofJim and Priscilla Meyer ofBelmond. Joe is the son ofBilly and Mary Tautges ofFort Ripley, Minn.

Maid of honor was JackiDougherty. Other atten-dants to the bride wereBrenda Eschenbacher,Kristi Westbrock, JillTrost, Kwin Jones andKayli Jones. Best man wasJeremy Tautges. Otherattendants to the groomwere David Tautges, RickyTautges, Jayme Tautges,Chris Meyer and JordanMeyer. Flower girl was LexiHoskins, and ring bearer

was Braxton Tautges. Ush-ers were Michael Havens,Mark Boehm, Mike Bjerk-ness.

Katie is a wellness coor-dinator for the HallettCommunity Center inCrosby, Minn. Joe isemployed with Integrat-elecom in Brainard, Minn.,as a billing administrator.

The couple resides inCrosby, Minn.

MARRIED

Harvey & Ethel WardFamily Reunion

The Harvey and EthelWard family reunion willbe held at noon Aug. 2,2009, at the RockwellCommunity Center.

All descendants and rel-atives of Harvey and EthelWard are invited to thereunion. Please bring acovered dish and dessert orsalad.

Thank youIt was so nice to be

remembered by friendsand relatives with cards,calls and flowers. My sin-cere “thanks” for makingit a memorable day.

— Phyllis Echelberger

THANK YOU

Rockhurst graduateKKAANNSSAASS CCIITTYY,, MMoo.. —

Jennifer Pfannes, of MasonCity, Iowa, received amaster of science degree incommunication sciencesand disorders at RockhurstUniversity, May 16.

Simpson graduatesIINNDDIIAANNOOLLAA — The fol-

lowing North Iowa stu-dents graduated May 16,from Simpson College.

AALLGGOONNAA — EmilyKnudsen, Amy Walker.

BBEELLMMOONNDD —SuzanneSchnell, Kathryn Van derLinden, Brenna Abel.

CCLLAARRIIOONN — Kyle Dis-ney.

GGRREEEENNEE — DanaEimers.

SSHHEEFFFFIIEELLDD — KelseyUbben.

ACHIEVEMENTSANNIVERSARY

SUMMER COOK OUTS ARE GREAT —AS LONG AS THEY’RE SAFE!

Experts at the Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Healthwant to help you stay safe when you’re cooking. Please follow

these important safety guidelines to prevent food-related illnesses:

• Wash your hands, utensils and cooking surfaces often. • Use a cooking thermometer to make sure meat is cooked

at a safe, internal temperature.• Keep Hot Foods Hot: Cook to 165° F for 15 seconds.• Keep Cold Foods Cold: 40° F or colder.

Learn more about food safety on our web site:www.cghealth.com

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Look Who’s 50 !

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I’m glad you figuredeverything out and it onlytook you 50 years!

Happy Birthday — July9th

Love — You Know Who

Rocca, BeckSSTTEEPPHHAANNIIEE RROOCCCCAA,,

of Mason City, is thedaughter of Mary Hen-nessey-Schwake and JeffSchwake, also Glen andMary Rocca of Waterloo.Stephanie graduated fromColumbus High School,Waterloo, the Universityof Northern Iowa, CedarFalls; and received a BA inbusiness from Upper IowaUniversity, Waterloo. Sheis employed by KMart inMason City.

JJAAMMEESS BBEECCKK,, of MasonCity, is the son of Dick andMary Hill of Evansdale,and James A. Beck of CedarFalls. James graduatedfrom West High School,Waterloo, and HawkeyeCommunity College inphotography. He isemployed by Menards in

Mason City.The couple will be mar-

ried at Sept. 12, 2009, atRotary Reserve in CedarFalls.

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BIRTHENGAGED

Reece WulkowGGRRIIMMEESS — Chris and

Katie Wulkow, of Grimes,are parents of a son, ReeceChristopher, born at 5:11p.m. May 9, 2009 atMethodist Hospital, DesMoines.

He weighed 7 lbs., 2.5oz., and was 20 incheslong.

Grandparents are Mikeand Maggie Simonson, ofCooper City, Fla.; Jay andJane Krogh, of Urbandale;Ted Crawford, Mason City,and Dennis Wulkow, ofCarroll.

Thank youThe Mason City Trinity

Lutheran Church “Relayfor Life” team would like tothank the Mason Citycommunity for their sup-port of our “Dad’s BelgianWaffle” fundraiser, held atthe church on June 9.

It was a big success andwe served almost 500 peo-ple, and raised over $2,000for the American CancerSociety.

— “Team Trinity” Cap-tain,

Colleen Dutcher

THANK YOU

Newell givenOleson scholarship

MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY _ Ben-jamin Newell was namedthe recipient of the BillOleson annual scholarshipwhich has been estab-lished at the First UnitedMethodist Church, MasonCity.

The $1,000 scholarshipwas established for mem-bers of the First UnitedMethodist Church whowill be pursuing a sec-ondary education as a full-time student.

Newell is majoring infinance and will continuehis education next fall as asenior, at the University ofIowa, Iowa City.

Simpson Collegehonor lists

IINNDDIIAANNOOLLAA — Simp-son College released itsPresident’s List and Dean’s

List, for the spring semes-ter.

Students named to thePresident’s List received a4.0 grade point average forthe semester.

Students named to theDean’s List receivedbetween a 3.7 and 3.99grade point average for thesemester.

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Thomas.SSHHEEFFFFIIEELLDD — Kelsey

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AALLGGOONNAA — ChelseyDegen, Betsy Knudsen.

BBEELLMMOONNDD — BrennaAbel.

LLAAKKEE MMIILLLLSS — NolanZobel.

RRIICCEEVVIILLLLEE — JenniferLudemann.

TTIITTOONNKKAA — AllisonUllmann.

WWHHIITTTTEEMMOORREE —Tyson Wirtz.

ACHIEVEMENTS

ANNIVERSARY

Hepperly, 48 yearsMMAASSOONN CCIITTYY —— Gary and Dorothy (Cookman) Hep-

perly of Mason City were married July 1, 1961, at the Lit-tle Brown Church in Nashua.

The couple will celebrate their 48th wedding anniver-sary with a family gathering at their cabin in Clear Lake.

The couple’s children and their spouses are Dave(Esther) Hepperly of Mason City; Steve (Michelle) Hep-perly of Thompson; and Barb (Todd) Godfrey of MasonCity. They also have eight grandchildren.

Oettchen places 12that bodybuildingcompetition

Brandon Oettchen ofMason City competed inthe 2009 Gopher Stateclassic bodybuilding com-petition in St. Paul, Minn.,on June 6, 2009.

Brandon placed 12th outof 17 competitors in thelight heavyweight class.This was Brandon’s firstbodybuilding competitionand he plans to do more.

Thanks to Jill Schone-man of Mystic Sun andCharles Green of theYMCA for your sponsor-ship and support.

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Callahan, VoldCCUURRAACCAAOO,, NNeetthheerr--

llaannddss AAnnttiilllleess — EmilyVold and Ryan Callahanwere married May 14,2009, in Curacao, Nether-lands Antilles.

Emily is the daughter ofStu Vold and Linda Vold ofMason City. Ryan is theson of John and SusanCallahan of WinterSprings, Fla.

Maid of honor wasSarah Abernathy. Thebride’s other attendantswere Tricia Baker, JamieVold and Brian Vold. Bestman was Colin Callahan.The groom’s other atten-dants were Meredith Berryand Erin Weaver. Ringbearer was Brayden Voldand flowerboy was Can-nen Vold. A weddingreception for the couplewas held at Mason CityCountry Club June 6,2009.

Emily is a 2000 graduateof Mason City HighSchool, a 2004 graduate ofthe University of NorthernIowa and a 2007 graduateof the University of North-ern Colorado in Greeley,Colo., with a master’s

degree in sports adminis-tration. She is employedwith the University ofNorthern Iowa in CedarFalls.

Ryan is a 2000 graduateof Winter Springs, Fla., a2004 graduate of FloridaState University and a

2007 graduate of the Uni-versity of Central Floridawith a master’s degree inphysical education. Ryan isalso employed with theUniversity of NorthernIowa in Cedar Falls.

The couple resides inCedar Falls.

CELEBRATIONSSUNDAY, JULY 5, 2009 ✦ E7GLOBE GAZETTE

BIRTHDAYANNIVERSARY

Katherine Wood, 95WWOODDEENN — Katherine

Wood, of Woden, will cel-ebrate her 95th birthday atan open house from 2 to 4p.m. Sunday, July 12, atthe Presbyterian Church,Woden.

She was born July 2,1914 in rural Forest City.

She has two children,Kathy (Dick) Rasmuson, ofMason City, and Roger(Pat) Wood, of Woden.There are six grandchil-dren, 15 great-grandchil-dren and one great-great-grandchild.

Greetings may be sentto: 342 Howard Ave.,Woden, Iowa 50484. Sherequests no gifts, please.

C-W-L honor rollsCCOORRWWIITTHH — Corwith-

Wesley-LuVerne HighSchool released its secondsemester honor rolls.

AA HHOONNOORR RROOLLLL99tthh GGrraaddee: Cody Goetz,

Maggie Ludwig, JordanNall, Melissa Otis, LindseyWilliams.

1100tthh GGrraaddee: CalebAnderson, Alannah Car-roll, Alesha Carroll, JasonCarroll, Kyle Hauswirth,Hillary Hilbert, ScottJohnson, Karen Meyers,Whitney Shellenberg,Mitchell Shipman.

1111tthh GGrraaddee: KelseyCasey, Renee Egan, RachelEriksen, Jessica Marty, JayNissen, Lindsey Pogge,Kirsty Riggert, SaundraVorland.

1122tthh GGrraaddee: DanielAnderson, Lacy Arm-strong, Bryton Bode, Cas-sandra Carroll, LindsayCoyle, Tanner Holmes,Thomas McGregor, AshleyNorland, Kyle Pedersen,Miranda Shipman, KelseyThompson, BrittanyWiseman.

BB HHOONNOORR RROOLLLL99tthh GGrraaddee: Mitchell

Carroll, Nicole Studer.

1100tthh GGrraaddee: Cody Arm-strong, Stephanie McGre-gor, Bryce Vorland.

1111tthh GGrraaddee: NathanChambers, Nathan Nall,Luke Wilhite.

1122tthh GGrraaddee: BrandonHeginger, Tony Ras-mussen.

Columbia Collegegraduate

CCLLEEAARR LLAAKKEE —— MollyAnne Bonin, Clear Lake,graduated with honorsfrom Columbia College,Chicago, with a bachelorof arts degree on Sunday,May 17.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Thank youA special thank you to

our family for having ourpicture in Celebrations inhonor of our 60th wed-ding anniversary. It waswonderful to hear from somany. Our thanks to allwho remembered us withcards, flowers, phone callsand best wishes on ourspecial day.

— Dorothy and MichaelChrist

THANK YOU

MARRIED

Dodge, 50 yearsMMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — James

Arland Lloyd Dodge andDelores Marie (Kingston)Dodge of Mason City weremarried July 13, 1959, atthe Wesley UnitedMethodist Church inMason City.

They will celebrate their50th wedding anniversarywith an open house from 1to 5 p.m. July 11 at theWilkinson Park Shelter inRock Falls.

The couple’s childrenand their spouses areBrenda Dodge Griffiths ofRosemont, Minn., Jamesand Cathy Dodge of MasonCity, and Jeff Dodge ofDenver, Colo. They alsohave seven grandchildrenand one great-grandchild.

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Mason City HighSchool Honor Roll

MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — Thefollowing students werenamed to the Honor Roll atMason City High Schoolfor the second semester.To achieve this honor astudent must have a 3.0 to3.49 grade point averagefor the semester.

1122tthh GGrraaddee: EmilieAndresen, Cory Barnish,Jason Best, Melissa Borrel-li, Stephanie Bretey,Angela Brietzke, AddieCarpenter, DorothyCollins Aurand, BradyDavis, Erin Ewy, SuzanneFallis, Alyssa Fullerton,Abbie Gobeli, WilliamHeimbuch, Nathan Hen-drickson, Jordan Hove-land, Lisa Huffman, TaylorJohnson, Joseph Kautz,Christopher Kelley, KaylaKing, Derek Kunz, RuthLapointe, Hillary Man-ning, Spencer Maroo,Tyler Mason, KelseyMeany, Toni Myhre,Jacquelyn Nolte, Levi Oel-berg, Andrea Piper, EricPyle, Tori Robertson,Christine Salley, EricaShaffer, Daniel Shook,Chelsea Taylor, EthanThorngren, Mason True,Benjamin Van Hemert,Nathaniel Whitehurst,Sadie Wilson, KennethWright, Allia Yarrow, andReyna Young.

1111tthh GGrraaddee: RichardAtkinson, Benjamin Bech-

tel, Julya Becker, JacobBell, Kayla Borcherding,Conor Boss, AlexandriaBurtness, Courtney Busch,Christopher Cary, ZacharyClaypool, Jenna Cobeen,Jackie Connor, Blake Craw,Jorden Dannen, BrettDavis, Angel Dickinson,Timothy Eenhuis,Stephanie Ehlers, LaShae’Eldridge, Dylan Escherich,Brook Frenz, Lee Gealow,Rachael Givens, RobertGroh, Sabrina Haag, ClintHain, Elizabeth Hazelett,Zachary Herdliska, ChristiHernandez, Katilynn Her-shey, Ivy Hertzel, CharlesHugo, Mackenzie Hull,Bryn Ivonavitch, CourtneyKeiser, Jordan Krull, AlexLichman, Marissa Mahon,Robert Mahoney, JohnMaschka, SamanthaMcCauley, Robert Mead,Parker Merritt, ReaMesinovic, Justin Metli,Ethan Miller, ShaleneMoet, Harley Nelson, ToanNguyen, Vanessa Piearson,Savanna Ramon, MichaelSchiffer, Amber Schott,Alex Schreuder, TaylorSgontz, Nolan Sherman,Nathan Shultz, NicholasStoyles, Allison Ulstad,Sarah VanOsten, AmberVosburgh, and JoshuaYezek.

1100tthh GGrraaddee: AndersonAtkinson, Haley Austin,Jacqueline Bohl, MelanieCarroll, Joshua Congello,Nichole Crockford, KaliCruse, Meredith Dunn,

Kenneth Ewers, StephanieFaulkner, Anna Fewins,Miranda Fielder, JeremyFournier, Tia MarieGutierrez, Lauren Hanna,Dillon Harris, Jordyn Hen-drickson, Madilyn John-son, Skylar Kantaris,Daniel Keeling, AustinKellner, Wesley King,Chloe Kline, Tyler Kober,Daniel Larsen, Ryan Lee,Christopher Messer, Eliza-beth Meyer, Alex Meyer,Laura Pedelty, AshleyPetersen, Joshua Quinn,Jaquelyn Saewert, AaronSanchez, Sarah Simon,Timothy Sluik, KirstenSquier, Keith Sutcliffe, JosiSwanson, Robert Swen-son, Danya Thoms, Wray-mond Todd, Chelsea True,Jacob Ulstad, Ben Voort-mann, Lincoln Vorba,Paige Watson, BreannaWestendorf, MargaretWiese, and Justice Wright.

99tthh GGrraaddee: NicoleAlbrecht, Brea Alexander,David Alscher, ShawnAnderson, Caleb Arndt,Morgan Banken, RyanBice, Louis Blackmore,Cody Brandau, CollinBrincks, Mackenzi Brophy,Branson Bull, Kayla Byers,Zachary Chavez, JerryChen, Ashley Cordle,Cameron Cornick, ElliottCraw, Cody DeMaris, KylieDraper, Brady Edwards,MaKenzie Eggerth, EliGilbert, Katelin Ginapp,Taylor Gossweiler, JessicaGraham, Darnisha Harper,

Blake Harrer, BrandonHuegli, Mitchell Inman,Tyler Isch, Janeth Ituarte,Parker Kober, AbigaleKoehler, Devon Lee,Joshua McBride, BrandonMcConnell, SierraMitchell, Bailey O’Brien,Morgan Oliver, AlexisPapouchis, Justin Pruis-man, Cambry Rattay,Hunter Renn, MorganRichards, Nicole Roth,Wyatt Rowe, Taylor Ruby,Josh Saltou, KrystalSanders, Austin Schaeffer,Quinn Schreuder, TyAnneSchulte, Dominique Sen-ger, Joshua Sherman,Samuel Skogen, BrookeSlattery, Zoey Smith,Derek Smuck, Ryan Sny-der, Parker Sturges,Zachary Thornblade,Madalynn Tyler, Saman-tha Vrieze, and BriannaYarrow.

MCHS Principal’s ListMMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — The

following students werenamed to the Principal’sList at Mason City HighSchool for the secondsemester. To receive thishonor a student must havea grade point average of 3.5to 4.0 for the semester.

1122tthh GGrraaddee: MeredithAngell, Ashley Arens, AlexAusenhus, ThomasAustin, Kaylee Baltierra,Shealyn Brunsvold,

CELEBRATIONSE8 ✦ SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2009 GLOBE GAZETTE

BIRTH

Reid HartwigCCLLEEAARR LLAAKKEE —

Thomas and HeatherHartwig, of Clear Lake, areparents of a son, ReidSteven Hartwig, born at6:32 p.m. March 23, 2009at Mercy Medical Center— North Iowa, MasonCity.

He weighed 6 lbs., 15oz., and was 20 incheslong.

He is welcomed by abrother, Cade.

Grandparents are Steveand Cathy Nedved, ofGarner; Tom and LauraHartwig, of Garner, andJeff and Darla Mallas, ofOgden.

Great-grandparents areDarleen Lundberg, of For-est City, and Martin andVera Bachman, of Garner.

Thank youThanks for the many

cards and gifts I receivedon my 80th birthday andall who attended my party!Thanks to my five childrenfor having such a niceparty for me.

— Diana Cornelius

THANK YOU

Berkey, ChapinMMIICCHHEEAALL JJAAMMEESS BBEERRKKEEYY,, of Goshen, Ind., is the

son of Tim and Dianna Klein of Elkhart, Ind. Michealgraduated from Elkhart Central High School. He isemployed by K-Mart in Mason City.

JJAAMMEESS TTRRIINNIITTYY CCHHAAPPIINN,, of Clear Lake, is the sonof James and Sandie Chapin of Hanlontown. Jamesgraduated from North Central of Manly. He is employedby Chapin and Son Roofing in Clear Lake.

The couple will be married at 4 p.m. July 25, 2009, at208 W. Third in Hanlontown.

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1111tthh GGrraaddee: Eli Allgood,Pierce Ames, BrittanyBaker, Emily Bennett,Hannah Bergan, KinseyCornick, Bethany Crabb,Olivia Crane, Bryan Dan-nen, Dalton Ebel, KatieFitzPatrick, JeremyFletcher, Anna Ford, HaleyFoster, Natasha Hadacek,Katlyn Hegtvedt, MatthewHickman, Lindsey Hub-bard, Christina Jellema,James Kay, Shane Kellner,Tyler Kent, Nancy Lam,Zachery Lane, Andrew Lit-tle, Matthew Little, BlakeLybbert, Maria Makar,Kaleigh Oliver, KatherineOllman, Emily Pappas,Matthew Patchen, KristinPotts, Kendall Rasmussen,Molly Schnetter, LindseySmith, Sarah Stalker, JuliaTakemura, Jordyn Tobin,Mariam Vahdat, TevonWilderman, Emily Wiltsie,Amanda Wisner, and Kati

Wubben.1100tthh GGrraaddee: Autumn

Alitz, Ashley Anderson,Blake Ausenhus, KateeBartholomew, MichaelBetz, Jonathon Boyle,Miles Brainard, Erin Burt,Elizabeth Campbell,Emerald Cheney, Rex Dav-enport, Anne EpleyBirtwistle, Linae Escher,Jordan Flaherty, Jade Funk,Aron Hrubetz, SierraInfante, Alexis Jackson-Buffington, Miranda John-son, Josselyn Jorgensen,Aaron Kacer, BrittanyKammerer, AlexandraKaufman, Andrea Kauf-man, Camie Kibbee, CodyKing, Emily Knoke, MollyKraling, Evan Lambert,Brittanie Lucas, TravisMallo, Joshua Martinson,Matthew Merry, HannahMeyers, Erin Murphy,Kristin Oulman, AaronOverbeck, Cassie Pappas,Jacob Peter, BrandonPlatts, Alyssa Post, EllenPyle, Ashley Riser, JeriSberal, Hannah Schriever,Alexa Sellergren, KelseySmith, Mikayla Smith,Callie Snitker, Arun Sond-hi, Whitney Springer,Brock Stoeffler, McKenzieThomazin, Nathan Torn-quist, Nga Tran, SoniaTrujillo, Ryan Voves, JacobWeiss, Moriah Wendel,Allison White, and AbigailZavala.

99tthh GGrraaddee: Julia Bahls,Jared Bartel, Taylor Bigler,Megan Binstock, MelodeeBirke, Kimberly Brainerd,Samuel Christianson,Suegene Chung, ChaseCrane, Mariah Deinhart,Connor DeRoy, JeffreyDobrzynski, LauraDobrzynski, MaddisonDodd, SavannahDrumheller, AlexandraDunlay, Kativa Eckholt,Ryan Erickson, Jack Esser,Sheila Evans, Madison

Fitzgerald, Julia Gales,Emily Goetz, Logan Goet-zinger, Kyle Goranson,Emily Hackman, SiriHansen, Thomas Heim-buch, Kevin Hook, KaileeHrubetz, Victor Ituarte,Taylor Jensen, JasmineJohnson, Ethan Juhnke,Mariah Knutson, LorettaKraling, Dylan Larson,Hannah Lassise, MorganLeider, Lincoln Lewerke,Brianna Lewerke, CaitlynLewis, Alexis Lichty,Brooke Lichty, McKenzieMariner, ElizabethMcCulloch, DakotaMcFarland, Brent Mead,Payton Mellman, AtleeMoet, Sarah Ollman, LindaPatrick, Claire Penning-ton, Dalton Peters,Rachelle Piper, AnthonyRier, Nicholas Riesen,Marjorie Rozen, KathrynSalmon, KatherineSchickel, Albanie Schultz,Ana Shurtz, Caleb Simon,Blake Spotts, Emily Stad-heim, Marissa Stepleton,Randy Stevens, BreannaSullivan, Haley True, Ali-cia Truka, Kaitlyn Turk,Spencer Wharton, RyneWilderman, JeremyWilliams, Savannah Willi-er, Zachary Wilson, andKali Zeigler.

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ENGAGED

Veldhouse, MerriamJJAAIIMMEE JJEEAANN VVEELLDDHHOOUUSSEE of Britt is the daughter of

Dan and Deb Veldhouse of Britt. She is a 1999 graduateof West Hancock High School. Jaime is employed at theRed Rooster Lounge in Britt.

JJAAMMEESS TTHHOOMMAASS MMEERRRRIIAAMM of Britt is the son ofMaDonna Merriam of Forest City and Tom and ColleenMerriam of Britt. He is a 2001 graduate of Garner-Hay-field High School. James is employed at Kabrick Dis-tributing in Britt.

The couple will be married on Aug. 29, 2009, at St.Patrick’s Catholic Church in Britt, with a dance to fol-low at Duncan Hall.

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Dralle, HollatzRRAACCHHEELL DDRRAALLLLEE, of

Mason City, is the daugh-ter of Darold and VernaDralle of Wabasha, Minn.Rachel is employed withCentral Springs SchoolDistrict in Manly.

MMAATTTT HHOOLLLLAATTZZ, ofMason City, is the son ofMike and Dee Hollatz ofGarner. He is employedwith Woodharbor inNorthwood.

The couple will be mar-ried Sept. 26, 2009, at St.John’s Lutheran Church inGarner.

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Kaduce, 60 yearsGGAARRNNEERR — Henry and Betty (Chodur) Kaduce of

Garner were married July 8, 1949, at the Little BrownChurch in Nashua.

They will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversaryJuly 8, 2009.

The couple’s children are Marcia (Larry) Kluckohn ofGarner, Barb (Wayne) Eenhuis of Garner, Jackie (Fred)Gustafson of Parker, Colo., Peggy (Jim) Nelson of Britt,Dennis of Redmond, Wash., and David of Garner. Theyalso have 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Congratulations may be sent to Henry and Betty at445 W. 11th St., Garner, Iowa, 50438.

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Party & EventPlanning

BRIDAL SHOPSThe Bridal Theatre139 W. 4th St., St.Ansgar, IA 50472641.713.2303www.bridaltheatre.comCome visit the Bridal Theatre in St. Ansgar,Ia. New items are Isotoner slippers, Preciousmoments cake toppers and spanx briefs. Wecan complete your ensemble from head to toe.From the gown and undergarments to thejewelry and shoes you will need. Its time fora road trip to St. Ansgar for all your weddingneeds 10-5 M-F 10-3 Sat 641-713-2303

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

Formalities641.423-612421 2nd St NE, Mason Cityformalitiesbridalwear.comformalities@netconx.netFormalities has been your premiere bridalsalon for over 50 years. Formalities is a“Preferred Dealer” from Alfred Angelo.Specializing in everything from head to toefor your special day. Bridal, bridesmaids,flowergirls, mothers gowns, prom gownsand all the accessories needed for your day.Spring of 2009 gowns are here! Stop in andsee the new styles!!

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

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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 Citybarracks@macniderart.orgUnforgettable weddings, distinguishedreceptions. An elegant setting to makelasting memories.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Collette, CleppeCCOOLLLLEEEENN CCOOLLLLEETTTTEE, of Mason City, is the daugh-

ter of Richard and Bernice Trausch of Belmond. She hastwo sons, Jacob and Kyle. Colleen graduated from Bel-mond High School and is employed at WoodharborDoors and Cabinetry.

CCHHAARRLLIIEE CCLLEEPPPPEE, of Elmore, Minn., is the son ofthe late Fred Cleppe and Alice Cleppe of Brownsdale,Minn. Charlie has a son, Alex. He is a graduate of Hay-field High School in Hayfield, Minn., and is employedby ITC Electric Company.

An Oct. 17, 2009, wedding is being planned at theFirst United Methodist Church in Mason City. They willmake their home in Elmore, Minn.

Verma presentsmedical research

IIOOWWAA CCIITTYY — RajivVerma, of Mason City, wasamong more than 100University of Iowa under-graduate students whopresented their research atthe Iowa Center forResearch by Undergradu-ates (ICRU) Fifth AnnualSpring UndergraduateResearch Festival. The fes-tival was held April 25, inthe Blank Honors CenterAtrium.

Verma is an integrativephysiology major workingwith mentor Susan Hagen

in the surgery department.His research was titled,“Are Medical StudentsLearning What FacultyMembers are Trying toTeach?” He is the son ofRajinder and Asha Verma.

Verma received recogni-tion as an ICRU ResearchFellow to pursue a specificresearch question andreceived $2,500 for the2008-09 academic year.He will again be supportedfor the 2009-10 year as aICRU Research Fellow andalso received the award, asa ICRU Summer ResearchFellow with a $2,500stipend for this summer.

ACHIEVEMENT

CELEBRATIONSE12 ✦ SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2009 GLOBE GAZETTE

Turning 40 on July 8!

Happy Birthday DaddyLove you Taryn and Tori Ristau

Jaycees honoredat state convention

MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — TheMason City Jaycees chap-ter was honored at therecent Iowa Jaycees mid-year all state convention inCharles City.

National awards werealso officially given fromthe national year-endconference held in CrystalRiver, Fla., in March. TheMason City Jayceesreceived several member-ship awards and was rec-ognized as the ninth bestchapter in the country.Iowa was also recognizedas the number one state inthe nation at the event.

At the state convention

in Charles City, the MasonCity Jaycees received thefollowing awards for theirprogramming: Outstand-ing Mid-Year MembershipProject for Buffalo WildWings M-Night, Out-standing Mid-Year Envi-ronmental Project forEvans Preserve Earth DayCleanup, and the Mid-Year Gail Marshall Memo-rial Award for HockeyShots, a youth hockeyskills competition.

On an individual basis,Mason City members JulieBauer and Joshua Massonwere awarded their sixthdegrees. Degrees are givenas a way to measure thewell-roundedness of anindividual member. The

highest ranking a personcan receive is the tenthdegree. Bauer also receiveda Top Local PresidentAward for mid-year, andMasson was awarded forhis accomplishments asDistrict Director for Pur-ple District 2. Massonachieved the award for TopGrowth District at Mid-Year.

The Mason City Jayceeswas also given Parade ofChapters awards. Paradeof Chapters ranks Jayceechapters across the stateaccording to different cri-teria, then overall. In theProgramming Parade,Mason City ranked sixth.In the MembershipParade, Mason City

ranked first. Overall,Mason City was rankedsecond in the Parade ofChapters.

The Mason City Jayceesis a professional organiza-tion for young people age21 to 41. The Jaycees focuson volunteering, leader-ship development, net-working, and individualdevelopment. The chaptermeets bi-monthly on thesecond Wednesday andthe fourth Tuesday of eachmonth at 6 p.m. at PizzaRanch in Mason City.

For more informationabout the Mason CityJaycees, go online towww.masoncityjaycees.com or call Julie at 641-420-6189.

P.E.O. awardsscholarships

MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — SaraBerner, and Katie Hay-good, both of Mason City,were awarded scholarshipsfrom the Iowa P.E.O. Pro-ject Fund. P.E.O ChapterIW, of Mason City, spon-sored both students.

Berner was awarded a$3,500 scholarship. She isa student at the Universityof Northern Iowa, CedarFalls.

Haygood was awarded a$1,500 scholarship. She isa 2009 graduate of MasonCity High School and willattend North Iowa AreaCommunity College.

ACHIEVEMENT