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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Mat Jasieniecki readily admits that af-ter he graduated from high school, he partied a bit too much, and after a while his grandparents told him to shape up.

Jasieniecki, who was born in Poland and raised primarily by his grandparents in the south suburbs of Chicago, was always a curious student — interested in history, chemistry, economics, astronomy and more — but with little fi nan-cial resources, he didn’t consider college as an option. At least not right away.

Instead he moved to Florida, and there his uncle, a Marine, pre-sented him with several brochures for the various branches of the armed services. Jasieniecki chose the Army, and soon he was off to basic training.

Nine years later, following tours in Iraq with the highly decorated 172nd Stryker Brigade and an academic career that included a fellowship in Prague, the 27-year-old graduated May 12 with a bach-elor’s degree from the University of Illinois.

Jasieniecki is among a growing number of veterans enrolled on the Urbana-Champaign campus. There are 404 student veterans, most of them undergraduates, and about 75 percent served in either Iraq or Afghanistan, according to Nicholas Osborne, a veteran and assistant dean who advises the Illini Veterans student group. In the past two years, membership in the Illini Veterans has more than tripled. Jasieniecki, the outgoing president, has developed it into something much more than the social group it was established as.

“I wanted to solidify the (reg-istered student organization’s) presence in the student commu-nity and the Champaign-Urbana community,” he said.

Over the winter, the group dedicated a veterans lounge in the

basement of the Illini Union where veterans can take a break from studying and connect with other vets. It conducted a drive to collect furniture and household items for formerly homeless veterans who were moving into permanent housing. And earlier this spring, it organized the inaugural Illini Veterans Memorial 5K run/walk to raise money for the $12 million Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education. The building, under construction on Nevada Street in Urbana, will feature resi-dential units for injured veterans who need personal assistance, a fi tness center, lounge, tutorial and advising spaces, and more. It’s be-ing paid for with state and private money.

“He has a strong commitment to our veterans. Mat’s leadership was striking with this RSO (registered student organization) in that he really changed it from being a social club to a philanthropic one heavily based on service,” Osborne said.

Jasieniecki was born in a vil-lage northeast of Krakow called Proszowice. Three months before the fall of the Berlin Wall, he and his mom, a single mother, moved to Chicago where her parents were living. He grew up in Burbank and attended Reavis High School, graduating in 2004.

In the Army, he trained as a wheeled-vehicle mechanic and

qualifi ed to work on Stryker vehi-cles. In high school, he had tooled around on his friends’ cars, and his grandfather worked in heating and air-conditioning. Jasieniecki took to the mechanic’s job and worked his way up to becoming a team leader for mechanics with a combat engineering unit. Because of the timing of his deployment and the stop-loss policy, by the time he returned to the U.S., he had missed any chance at applying to schools for the coming fall. He had to wait several months, living in the suburbs before eventually enrolling at the University of Illi-nois at Chicago. He leaned toward concentrating on pre-medicine

and psychology, but continued studying Russian and Polish and maintaining his interest in politi-cal science and history.

On a return visit to Poland, he was fascinated with what he saw — a former Communist country transitioning to capitalism. In his sophomore year, he transferred to the Urbana campus and started taking classes in Slavic languages.

“It was weird,” he said of the re-action of his classmates when they learned he was an undergraduate. “College seemed like an extension of high school,” because so many students go directly to college after graduating high school, he said.

Eventually he met a few fellow

veterans and made his way to the Illini Veterans.

“We spot each other out. A lot of times it’s the haircut,” he said, of veterans’ preference for short hairstyles. Veterans usually can identify each other by their defi ned muscles, wearing of old combat boots, or T-shirts with a unit’s insignia, he said.

“I wish veterans would get more involved. Some don’t want to be acknowledged,” he said. Perhaps it’s because, he believes, some stu-dents mistakenly think all veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorders or are prone to angry

Veterans become campus’ driving forceBY CHRISTINE DES GARENNES

Associated Press

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U.S. Army veteran Mat Jasieniecki sits in the veteran’s lounge at the Illini Union at the University of Il-linois in Urbana. Jasieniecki is among a growing number of veterans enrolled on the Urbana-Champaign campus.

“I wanted to solidify the

(registered student organization’s) presence in the

student community and the Champaign-Urbana community.”

Mat JasienieckiIllini Veterans president

QUINCY, Ill. — As a class as-signment during her senior year at Quincy University, Jenn Wing-erter was required to develop a blog.

She called her Web-based mus-ings: “The Great Juggling Act.”

The title was appropriate be-cause it accurately refl ects what it took for Wingerter to achieve her goal of receiving a bachelor’s de-gree in public relations during the May 12 commencement exercises at QU.

Wingerter, 35, managed to attend QU as a full-time student during the past two years while simultaneously running a home day care fi ve days a week.

On Mondays through Fridays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., she would provide personalized attention to a dozen kids, ages newborn to 12. Then she would spend a little time with her husband, Shane, and their own three kids -- Benjamin, Bethany and Corrie. Finally it would be time to start her schoolwork.

Wingerter was able to at-tend some night classes offered through QU. But many of her classes were not offered at night, so she had to fi nd other ways to meet course requirements while continuing to run the day care.

Fortunately, she said, “QU was very fl exible” in helping her ac-complish this feat.

“I worked a lot with Dr. John and Dr. Barb Schleppenbach, and they were really fantastic,” Wing-erter said.

“If I needed an independent study, they fi gured out how to do an independent study or an online

class or a blended class, or I could just come in and take a test or come in for a presentation. They really helped me limit the amount of time I had to be on campus.”

Some of Wingerter’s com-munication classes were offered around the noon hour. So if Wingerter had to attend a particu-lar class session, she would take a lunch break while a relative would watch the day care. Then she’d run over to the QU campus a few blocks from her home.

Wingerter said the Schleppen-bachs went out of their way to arrange online courses for her to take. Last semester, for example, she had a business communica-

tion class and did everything from home except take tests and give one presentation.

“I really appreciate their ef-forts,” she said. “Most of my stuff at QU was them helping me do a traditional class in an untradi-tional way.”

Taking classes in a nontradi-tional manner is nothing new for Wingerter, who attended Quincy’s Calvary Academy through ninth grade and was then home-schooled for grades 10-12. During those past three years, she did a lot of online independent study through the Bob Jones Academy in South Carolina, which awarded her a high school diploma.

Wingerter got married at 19 and started raising a family, which put her education on hold for a while. Then in 2004, while already car-ing for her own three kids, she decided to open a home day care to provide some supplemental income for the family.

By 2008, Wingerter was ready to resume her education. So she enrolled at John Wood Commu-nity College and by the spring of 2011 managed to earn an associ-ate’s degree in communication by taking classes entirely online. She would do her coursework at night after running the day care during the day.

“Usually when I put my kids to

bed, I went down to the offi ce and I would start my classwork,” she said. She also fi lled some course requirements through JWCC’s open learning center.

“John Wood is a fantastic school for having the fl exibility to do that,” she said.

Wingerter admits it’s been a struggle for her at times to oper-ate a day care while simultane-ously going to college.

During her fi nal year at JWCC, for example, “I really struggled with some anxiety of just having the pressure of trying to get every-thing done,” she said.

“But I have a really fantastic husband who has been extremely supportive and adjusted his schedule to allow for me to reach this goal, and I have a really supportive family. I’m one of fi ve siblings, and they’ve all been ter-rifi c helping with my kids, and my parents have been great. To have a community of people around you really helps.”

With a bachelor’s degree fi nally in hand, Wingerter says her ca-reer plans for the future are still uncertain. She hopes to do some freelance public relations work and will eventually try to secure a full-time job in public relations — possibly with a nonprofi t group.

“That’s where my heart is,” she said.

Meanwhile, she plans to keep running the day care indefi nitely.

“I really enjoy the day care and the fl exibility of being able to be home when my kids are home to and set my hours,” she said. “Also, my husband would like to return to school, so I would like to support him in the same way he supported me.” —AP

Mom juggles family, business and college coursesBY EDWARD HUSAR

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Jennifer Wingerter watches (from left) Denver and Jadyn Green, Toby Beaver, and Dexter Ruffcorn as they race cars down tubes in Quincy, Ill. Wingerter, 35, managed to attend Quincy University as a full-time student during the past two years while simultaneously running a home day care five days a week.

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CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — A short walk from Santa’s house and the North Pole, in the pale blue building behind Old MacDonald’s Farm at Santa’s Village Azoosment Park in East Dundee, the park’s cre-ative director and Crystal Lake native Dutch Akers labored in the paint shop for more than two months refurbishing 30 antique carousel horses.

The aluminum steeds were made from original casts of wooden designs of the Allan Herschell Com-pany. They were mounted on a 1972 Chance Manu-facturing Co. Carousel and had not been refurbished for 40 years.

“I took this on as a personal project,” Akers said. “I visited the Navy Pier carousel in Chicago for inspiration. The fi gures there are more of a me-nagerie. I wanted a classic and elegant look for our horses.”

The carousel features two sets of 15 horses mov-

ing in a galloping motion pulling a chariot.

“When you look at a carousel going around, it’s not moving because the horses are moving up and down, it is moving because the horses are galloping while they are pulling the chariots,” Akers explained.

The chariots are where grandmas and grandpas can sit while the children ride on the horses.

After the 40 years of paint was sandblasted away, Akers primed the casts by fi lling body blem-ishes with Bondo.

“As much as you would with body work on a car,” he said.

Akers prepared the horses with a white primer and started planning his original paint themes before Thanksgiving. He wanted a realistic feel for the ride, so he chose the horses’ colors from the Palomino, Belgium and Appaloosa breeds.

Akers learned painting techniques by trial and error and by watching instructional videos online. He used a combination of hand painting, airbrush-ing and stenciling to create the colorful patterns and detail.

Being an avid Chicago Blackhawks fan, Akers included a grouping of

feathers in the Blackhawks colors of black and red on several of the saddles. On April 5, he applied the last clear coat of polyurethane, a week before the project deadline. The remaining

six horses were installed on the carousel by crew-members a few days later.

“I’m really proud of my work on this project,” Ak-ers said modestly, though he has a lot on his to-do

list before the park’s May 12 opening. He already has started refurbishing the two original 15-foot tall snowmen that welcomed visitors to the park on opening day in 1959. —AP

Park carousel restoration becomes labor of loveBY RICK BAMMAN

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Azoosement Park creative director Dutch Akers of Chrystal Lake, Ill. uses an air-brush to paint a cast aluminum carousel horse on April 8 inside the park’s paint shop in East Dundee, Ill. The figures were cast from original molds from wooden horses designed by the Allan Herschell Carousel company of Tonawanda, N.Y.

“I took this on as a personal project. I visited the Navy

Pier carousel in Chicago for inspiration. The figures there are more of a menagerie. I wanted a classic and elegant look for our

horses.”

Dutch AkersAzoosement Park creative director

PHILADELPHIA — Like most teenage girls, 17-year-old Madelyn Rosario is enamored with this spring’s prom dresses.

She loves the trendy princess gowns and body-skimming mermaid frocks made popular on this year’s red carpets by the super-slim Miley Cyruses and Taylor Swifts.

But at 5-foot-3 and 170 pounds, Rosario is a con-fi dent, well-dressed teen — who is a solid size 14. In the discriminating world of fashion, that qualifi es her as plus-size.

“Up until now, this is the biggest night of my life,” said the Pennsauken High School junior. Her fashion sense is a cross between punk and A-line-dress girly.

She will be attending her junior prom with a group of her girlfriends and she’s psyched about shopping for a dress. However, when the conversation turns to size, she gets shy.

“Sometimes it’s hard for me to fi nd clothes that fi t right,” Rosario said.

It’s diffi cult for grown women to feel the fashion playing fi eld is level if being a certain size limits their options. Even women who don’t consider themselves

plus-size can’t buy right off the runway because most designers don’t make those pieces larger than a 12.

But it’s especially hard when your teen-infused tastes skew toward Bebe and your proportions require Lane Bryant. Just last week, the old sentiments of Mike Jeffries, CEO of Abercrom-bie & Fitch — the store that doesn’t carry any women’s wear bigger than large — got renewed attention when Robin Lewis, coauthor of “The New Rules of Retail,” contended in an interview with Business Insider that Jeffries “doesn’t want larger people shopping in his store, he wants thin and beautiful people.”

With that size-elitism common in the industry,

how does a young woman who isn’t industry-thin fi nd the ombre dress of her dreams when she’s not a barely-there size 2, or even a curvy 10?

Statistically speaking, Rosario’s shape is more prevalent than that of sliver-of-a-British-model Cara Delevingne — famous partly because her thighs don’t touch — that the fashion industry caters to.

According to a 2012 report from the Washing-ton, D.C.-based Institute of Medicine, one-third of children ages 6 to 19 are overweight, and the rate of obesity among adolescents has more than tripled from 5 percent in the early ’80s, to more than 15 percent today. — MCT

Shopping for the prom poses challenge for full figured girls

BY ELIZABETH WELLINGTON

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Associated Press

Madelyn Rosario, 17, holds up her prom dress on May 7 in Pennsauken Township, N.J.

outbursts. Some fellow students are intimidated by them, he said. Oth-ers walk right up to them and thank them for their service.

In his time as president of the Illini Veterans, Jasieniecki said he is most proud of how they pulled together the 5K, which ended up raising almost $10,000 for the Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education.

“Creating an event like that will help make us seem like a vital part of the community,” he said.

No one in their group had ever managed a race before, let alone started a new one. But they were amazed by how people and businesses in the com-munity donated money and time for their event, he said. Last week they presented a check to the College of Applied Health Sciences.

The center will contain

about 12 to 14 residential units for UI student veter-ans who have been severely wounded, according to Jean Driscoll, the assistant dean for advancement in the College of Applied Health Sciences who has been helping raise money for the building. A variety of services will be avail-able there to all UI student veterans, including family counseling, health and life skills, therapy services, ac-ademic and career counsel-ing, and more. —AP

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Dear Annie: I’m from a big blended family, and we’re the type who believe that family is everything.

I recently moved an hour away from my dad, his wife and their kids. I love my dad with all my heart, but I can’t stand his wife. She is constantly talking down to my siblings and me (from Dad’s previous marriages). We aren’t treated nearly as well as the kids she and Dad have together.

When I was younger, I struggled with my weight and have worked very hard to maintain a healthy size. But whenever I visit Dad’s house, his wife constantly makes comments about how I need to watch what I eat. She makes me feel awful.

At the moment, I have cut back on my hours at the gym because of an injured knee, but she acts as if I’ve never worked out a day in my life.

I’d love to cut all ties to her, but I can’t imagine not ever speaking to my dad again.

I have tried to ignore my stepmother’s comments, but it’s hard to do when they’re constant. My dad and I don’t discuss our feel-ings, because he doesn’t like talking about them. Should I continue visiting my fa-ther and simply put up with his wife? Or is it time to cut them out of my life and

move on? — Lost in the Middle of Nowhere

Dear Lost: This doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Cutting Dad off because of his wife seems like you are punishing him for marrying her. Please don’t do that. Instead, tell your father how you feel, even if he doesn’t respond. Simply say that you fi nd it diffi cult to listen to the constant criticisms about your weight and you no longer feel comfortable visiting him in his home. You can stay with other relatives or friends, or even in a hotel, and meet in a neutral location, with or without his wife. You also can stay in touch by email and phone calls. How often is up to you.

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FRESNO, Calif. — Sisters Hannah and Holly Johnson didn’t plan on being farm-ers, at least not now.

More than a year ago, Hannah was consumed with her marketing career and Holly was fulfi lling some wanderlust, traveling across the country in her Chevy truck.

But life threw them a curve and the Johnsons’ lives veered in a new direc-tion when they relocated to Laton, Calif., to care for their ailing 84-year-old fa-ther and his 50-acre alfalfa farm.

The fact that neither knew anything about grow-ing alfalfa — or even had an inkling that they would add “farm fresh egg producers” to their resumes — didn’t faze them.

Then again, nothing seems to faze these close-knit sisters.

Over the last year, they have dealt with broken farm equipment, wind-damaged crops and sleepless nights, waking every four hours to water the fi elds.

Today, the alfalfa farm is supplying feed for area dairy farmers and their River Roots egg operation — which began as a whim — is quickly gaining followers. The brown-shelled farm fresh eggs are sold under the cheeky “Just Got Laid” label.

“They are doing a heck of a job farming and tak-ing care of me,” said Bob Johnson, a longtime alfalfa farmer and father of Holly, 22, and Hannah, 25. “I could not be more proud of them.”

The Johnsons make no bones about being rookie farmers or having been raised in Fresno, Calif. But they also aren’t completely

lacking in a farming pedi-gree. Growing up, they lived with their mother in the city during the week and spent time with their father in Laton on most weekends.

Trips to the farm were anything but boring for two precocious city girls. The ranch borders the Kings River. The thick brush and wild berry bushes created plenty of hiding places and room for forts.

When they were kids, their dad gave them each their own golf cart, mount-ing wood blocks on the pedals so they could drive them. Holly spray painted hers to look like a cow and named it Bessie.

“I think we crashed those carts at least once a week,” Hannah said.

It was the love of that farm, and their father’s health, that drove the sisters to Laton, even if it wasn’t what they planned.

Holly, a free spirit, was two months into a cross-country journey when her father became ill from an infected black widow bite. Although she had worked two jobs to raise money to pay for the trip, she drove straight to Laton after she got the news.

“I looked like death getting out of that truck,” she said. “But I unpacked, looked around and took a deep breath.”

Holly moved into a tiny

one-bedroom guest house on the farm. Resourceful by nature, she spent the fi rst few weeks making the house livable. She could swing a hammer _ but she knew very little about alfalfa farming.

A family friend and neighbors helped her plant her fi rst fi eld of alfalfa. But she was responsible for the rest, including the sleep-depriving, around-the-clock irrigation schedule.

Nothing seemed easy. Much of the farm equip-ment was in need of repair.

“Pipes, tools, tractors weren’t working,” Holly recalls. “Everything was breaking.”

But Holly, along with Hannah’s support, made do with what she had. Six months after Holly moved to the ranch, Hannah left her apartment in Fresno and joined her sister, shar-ing the small ranch house.

“I knew Holly needed help, and I needed a break from living in the city,” Hannah said. “I was work-ing like a psychotic person, way too many hours, and I just needed some space.”

Hannah kept her city job, but took care of the house-hold, including cleaning and cooking dinner for Holly.

“She is like the wife and does all the things I am too tired to do,” Holly said.

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Mr. and Mrs. Don Brewer of West Paducah recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniver-sary with a family dinner at Patti’s Restaurant and a trip to Tennessee.

Mr. Brewer and the former Frances Louise Hinners were married May 3, 1963, by the Rev. Howard Faughn at the Christian Church in Joppa, Ill. Their witness-es were Murray and Faye Brewer.

Mrs. Brewer is the

daughter of the late Or-land and Opal Hinners.

Mr. Brewer is the son of the late Avis and Kath-erine Brewer. He is re-tired from the U.S. Army National Guard and from the United States Enrich-ment Corp.

They are the parents of two sons, Devin Brewer of Marion and Stacy Brewer of Boaz. They have two granddaugh-ters, three step-grand-children and two great-grandchildren.

Anniversaries

Don and Fran Brewer Rudy and Judy Elliott of Fancy Farm will celebrate their 60th wedding an-niversary with a family dinner.

Mr. Elliott and the former Judy Garland were married June 3, 1953, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in May-fi eld by the Rev. Joseph Saffer. Their witnesses were Bob Garland, brother of the bride; and Georgie Phipps.

Mrs. Elliott is the daugh-ter of the late William and Mary Soffer Garland.

Mr. Elliott is the son of the late Willard and Cecilia

Carrico Elliott. He is a retired power operator em-ployed by the U.S. Enrich-ment Corp.

They have eight children: Sharon (Chris) Elliott of Atlantic Beach, Fla.; Keith (Regina) Elliott, Mark El-liott, both of Fancy Farm; Stan (Joy) Elliott of Cincin-nati; Michael (Amy) Elliott, Carol (Ed) Elder, both of Mayfi eld; Debbie (David) Seay of Lynnville; and Susan (David) Curtsinger of Paducah. They have 19 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Judy and Rudy Elliott

Mr. and Mrs. Fort Ray Duley of Oscar recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner.

Mr. Duley and the former Doris Dement were married May 23, 1953, by the Rev. Clay Roach at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tilford in Paducah. Their atten-dants were the mother of the groom and the father of the bride.

Mrs. Duley is the

daughter of the late A.J. and Imogene Dement. Mr. Duley is the son of the late L.C. and Mae Duley. He is retired from Union Carbide. They are former owners/opera-tors of the Fin ‘n Feather Restaurant in Oscar.

They have three daugh-ters: Linda Allcock and Marilyn Ingram, both of Oscar, and Terri Ross of Lovelaceville; six grand-children and 10 great-grandchildren.

Doris and Fort Duley

WeddingEngagements

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sarah Elizabeth Gill and Bradley Parker Buck-ingham were united in marriage April 6, 2013, by the Rev. Jeff King at Cres-cent Hill Baptist Church. Music was presented by Dominic Cedillo, guitar-ist and vocalist; Angela Stephens, vocalist; and Becca Neely, violinist.

The bride is the daugh-ter of Darrell and La-Donna Gill, and Daryl and Teresa Hobbs, all of Paducah.

The groom is the son of Dennis and Carol Buck-ingham of Louisville.

The bride chose her sis-ter, Ms. Chelsea Flynn of Paducah, as her maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Rebecca Lasaski Homra, Mrs. Jessica Teer Rhodes, both of Paducah; Mrs. Lynn Smith of Fort Thomas; Mrs. Lindsay Marsee of Louisville; and Ms. Cassandra Ungaro of Grand Island, N.Y.

Miss Kelsey Burton and Tyler Burton, daughter and son of Billy Burton and Stacie Gill Burton of

Paducah, served as fl ower girl and ringbearer.

The groom chose Sam Woodall of Cadiz as his best man. Groomsmen were Kevin Edlin, Peyton Rulketter, both of Louis-ville; Dr. Daniel Moore of Frankfort; Timothy Mar-see of Shelbyville; and Curt Vernon of Nicholas-ville. Bill Gill of Paducah was usher.

A reception followed at the Garden Court Estate.

The bride is a 2003 graduate of Heath High School, a 2007 graduate of Western Kentucky Uni-versity and a 2009 gradu-ate of the University of Louisville with a master’s degree in science. She is employed by Baptist Health Louisville.

The groom is a 2003 graduate of Pleasure Ridge Park High School in Louisville and a 2011 graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He is employed by the University of Lou-isville.

The couple resides in Louisville.

Sarah and Bradley Buckingham

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Robertson of Lamasco are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Shay Lynn Robertson, to Drew Kirk, son of Larry “Sam” Kirk of Tiline and the late Stephanie Kirk.

Miss Robertson is the granddaughter of Charles and Sue Polk of Kuttawa and M.E. and Janice Robertson of Lamasco. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nurs-ing in 2007 and a master’s degree in nursing in 2009, both from Murray State University.

Mr. Kirk is the grandson of Betty Kirk of Salem and the late Cavitt Kirk, and Barbara Peek of Tiline and the late Richard Peek. He earned a bachelor’ degree in 2004 from Transylvania University and a bachelor’s degree in 2005 from the University of Kentucky.

A September wedding is planned.

Robertson-KirkPaul and Cathy Beane of

Paducah announce the en-gagement of their daugh-ter, Lauren Elizabeth Beane, to Devin Michael Harris, son of Martin and Vanessa McElroy of Kevil, and Michael Shane Harris of Symsonia.

Miss Beane is a 2010 graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School and a 2013 graduate of West Kentucky Community and Technical College with an associate in arts degree. She is employed by Paducah Ford.

Mr. Harris is a 2009 graduate of Paducah Tilghman High School. He attends Murray State University and is employed at Baptist Health and at Best Buy in Paducah.

The wedding will take place at 3 p.m. June 1 at Im-manuel Baptist Church. All friends and relatives are invited to the ceremony and to a reception in the church Fellowship Hall. Only out-of-town invitations are being sent.

Beane-Harris

Thomas and Connie Choat of Grand Rivers announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily LouAnne Choat, to Daniel Scott Mor-gan, son of Mike and Angela Morgan of Mayfi eld.

Miss Choat is the grand-daughter of Eva Thorn of Calvert City and the late Loman Thorn, and Vir-ginia Choat of Grand Rivers and the late Lalton Choat. She is a 2009 graduate of Livingston Central High School at Smithland and a 2013 graduate of Murray State University with a bachelor’s degree in business management and human resources.

Mr. Morgan is the grandson of Leroy and Betty Dowdy of Mayfi eld, Lana and Micky Morgan of Golo and the late Shirley Morgan.

He is a 2000 graduate of Graves County High School at Mayfi eld and is employed by Royal Crown Cola in Mayfi eld.

The wedding will be at 3 p.m. June 1 at Iuka Baptist Church in Grand Rivers. All friends and relatives are in-vited. Only out-of-town invitations are being sent.

Choat-Morgan

Rachel M. Fiessinger and Craig A. Gerke will be united in marriage at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at Olivet Baptist Church. All friends and relatives are invited. Only out-of-town invitations have been sent.

Ms. Fiessinger is the daughter of Bill and Stacy Cownie of Kevil. She is a 2001 graduate of Heath High School and earned an associate in arts de-gree in 2009 from West Kentucky Community and Technical College. She is employed by McCracken County Schools.

Mr. Gerke is the son of Karen Gerke of Sedalia, Mo., and the late Andy Gerke. He is a 1997 graduate of Smithton High School and a 2002 graduate of the University of Missouri at Rolla with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. He is employed by Jackson Purchase Energy.

Fiessinger-Gerke

BirthsHarsha — Joslyn Marie

Harsha, daughter of Alan and Melissa Calhoun Harsha of Paducah, May 6, 2013, Baptist Health Paducah. Grandparents are Thomas and Clara Calhoun of Paducah, and the late Elsie Edmonds.

Dunn — Ryder War-ren Dunn, son of Rodney Warren and

Laura Courtney Dunn of Bardwell, May 8, 2013, Baptist Health Paducah. Grandparents are Richard and Kathy Johnson of Paducah, and Warren and Diane Dunn of Bardwell. Great-grandparents are Ed and Lee Parham of Paducah, Billy and Phyllis Dunn of Bardwell, and Edith Solo-

mon of Paducah.Neader — Johnathan

Max Neader, son of Pat-rick and Rebecca Reagor Neader of Brookport, Ill., May 12, 2013, Baptist Health Paducah. Grand-parents are Bill and Deb-bie Reagor of Metropolis, Ill., and Brian and Martha Hickman of Cushing, Okla. Great-grandmother

is Renate Hedtler of Frankfort, Germany.

Signa — Sophie Ann Signa, daughter of Paul and Carrie Hopper Signa of Paducah, May 13, 2013, Baptist Health Paducah. Grandparents are Larry and Becky Hopper of Paducah, and Charles and Mary Ann Signa of Greenville, Miss.



Engagements

Ted and JoAnn Brenner of Richmond, Va., an-nounce the engagement of their daughter, Beth Ilene Brenner, to David Michael Wallace, son of Jesse and Kathy Wallace of Paducah.

Dr. Brenner is the granddaughter of Herman and Nina Fishman of At-lanta, and the late Benja-min and Annette Brenner. She is a 2002 graduate of Collegiate School in Rich-mond, a 2006 graduate of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville with a bachelor’s degree in biology and a 2010 graduate of Vanderbilt School of Medicine in Nashville, Tenn., with a medical doctorate degree. She is employed by the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor.

Dr. Wallace is the grandson of the late Harold and Betty Strong, and the late Curtis and Anne Wallace. He is a 2002 graduate of Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn.; a 2006 graduate of Harvard College in Cam-bridge, Mass., with an AB in biochemical sciences; and a 2010 graduate of Vanderbilt School of Medicine with a medical doctorate degree. He is employed by the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor.

The wedding will be at 2 p.m. June 22 at the Cathe-dral of the Incarnation in Nashville.

Brenner-Wallace

Dwight and Claudia Stoffel of Paducah an-nounce the engagement of their daughter, Tabitha Hope Aelee Stoffel, to Jonathan Seth Manea, son of Stan and Tammy Manea of Paducah.

Miss Stoffel is the granddaughter of Bruce Reaves of Clearwater, Fla., and the late Elizabeth Peters, and the late David and Marian Stoffel. She is a 2006 graduate of Reidland High School and a 2011 graduate of Murray State Uni-versity with a bachelor’s degree in business administra-tion. She is employed by Data Records Management Services in Paducah.

Mr. Manea is the grandson of the late Lay and Martha McKendree Allmann. He is a 2005 graduate of Massac Memorial High School and attends West Kentucky Community and Technical College. He is employed by PEBCO.

The wedding will be at 5:30 p.m. June 8 at Reidland Baptist Church. All friends and relatives are invited.

Stoffel-Manea

Mr. and Mrs. James K. Todd of Paducah an-nounce the engagement of their daughter, Deleca Pettigrew, to Eric Lynn Carter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lynn Carter of Louisville.

Miss Pettigrew is the granddaughter of Mary L. Brown of Union City, Tenn., and Charles L. Edwards of Woodbridge, Va., and the late James W. Todd and the late Jeanette House. She is a 1994 graduate of Heath High School and a 2012 graduate of Purdue Univer-sity in New Albany, Ind., with a bachelor’s degree in engineering. She is employed by United Parcel Service in Louisville as supervisor of the plant engineering department.

Mr. Carter is the grandson of the late A.W. and Nancy Perry, the late Oliver C. Carter and the late Minnie V. Prudeaus. He is a 1987 graduate of Pleasure Ridge Park High School in Louisville.

The wedding will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church. All friends and relatives are invited. Only out-of-town invitations are being sent.

Pettigrew-Carter

NORMAL, Ill. — A foot-ball helmet, a shovel and high school locker decora-tions all have stories to tell about Normal Community West High School, and the school is making sure to preserve them.

The helmet belonged to alumnus Michael Dicken, a 1997 fullback, and the shovel was used in the groundbreaking ceremony for Normal West on Sept. 15 1995. Locker decora-tions put up this year will be saved for when current seniors return to celebrate their 10-year reunion in 2023.

These and other objects and documents will be preserved by the Normal West Archive Project, and no one is more excited about it than social studies teacher John Bierbaum and the school’s Social Studies Club. They have been archiving materials for months, working after school and on Saturdays, and they even got profes-sional training during fi eld

trips to the McLean County Museum of History.

“There are 269 objects archived, and 500 more to archive,” said Normal West senior Chris Smiciklas, vice president of the club.

The idea for the proj-ect was born in October. Bierbaum, himself a 2001 Normal West graduate,

was surprised to see old yearbooks were being given to students or sent to the trash bins. “Our history is being thrown away,” he said.

He also was inspired by his sister’s upcoming 10-year Normal West reunion and the school’s upcoming 20th anniversary.

The archival project has offi cial bylaws, collection forms and binding agree-ments to be signed by donors. The latter guar-antees, for example, that someone won’t donate a football helmet and then later try to retrieve it after the player goes on to the NFL, Bierbaum said.

“We are trying to make it up as we go and get it right,” he said.

Two grants of $1,200 each from alumni and booster groups are pay-ing for the archive, which currently is housed in the corner of a classroom but eventually will get its own room. The museum also is helping.

Documents and art-works are being catalogued just as they would be at a professionally run museum and stored in archival fi lm and acid-free fold-ers, said Deanna Wiist, a social students and English teacher who had worked in a museum. “It’s been a lot of fun to be involved and use professional supplies,” she said. —AP

Normal high school starts archiveBY PHYLLIS COULTER

Associated Press

Associated Press

Normal Community West High School senior Kerrigan Tobin holds her favorite item from the Normal West Archival Project on May 9 while working in a classroom in Normal, Ill. The school’s Social Studies Club has been archiving materials for months with help from professional training during field trips to the McLean County Museum of History.

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