Celebrations (June 17, 2012)

Mason City, Iowa ✦ Sunday, June 17, 2012

EngagedEngaged

Elizabeth Locher

and

Avery Scott

will be married at 2 p.m.

on Saturday,Sept. 22, 2012,at Holy Family

Catholic Churchin Mason City,

Iowa.

60th Anniversary60th Anniversary

Carrol Albers

and

Mari (Meyer)Albers

of Garner, Iowa,were married onJune 15, 1952, at Redeemer

Lutheran Church,Ventura, Iowa.

New ArrivalNew Arrival

Sheldon and

Michelle Jurgens,of Sheffield,

are the parents of a son,

ParkerMark,

born at 12:06 a.m.,

March 30, 2012,at Mercy MedicalCenter — North

Iowa, Mason City.

Kendra Hanson

and

Brad Henningsen

will be married at 5 p.m.

on Saturday, July 14, 2012,at Glen OaksCountry Club in West Des

Moines, Iowa.

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The family of CCllaarreennccee aanndd EEvveellyynn SSttaauuddtt are hon-ored to host a party for Clarence’s 100th and Evelyn’s90th birthdays.

An open house will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Satur-day, June 23, at the Marble Rock Community Center.All are invited, no gifts please. Cards may be sent to1500 First Ave., Apt. 51, Coralville, IA 52241.

Clarence and Evelyn have five children: Ron (Ann)Merfeld, Lawrenceville, N.J.; Mike, Marble Rock;Tom (Maria), Tucson, Ariz.; Keith (Jayne), Dallas,Texas, and Lisa (Jack) Paige, Iowa City; 10 grandchil-dren, one great-grandchild and many nieces andnephews.

On Sunday, June 24, a family reunion will be heldat the Staudt farm.

BIRTHDAYSBirthday Celebrations!Ruth Smith, 100

MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — RuthSmith, of Mason City, willcelebrate her 100th birth-day at an open house from 2to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 22, atWesley United MethodistChurch, Mason City. Sherequests no gifts, please.

Ruth Smith was bornJuly 22, 1912, in Mason City.

Ruth Smith and familyinvite you to Ruth’s 100thbirthday. If unable to attendand you would like, birth-day greetings may be sentto Ruth’s address: 2501 W.State St., Mason City, IA50401.

Marvin Draper, 80AALLEEXXAANNDDEERR — Mar-

vin Draper, of Alexander,will celebrate his 80thbirthday at a family din-ner Saturday, June 23.

He was born June 23,1932.

A card shower is alsoplanned. Cards may besent to Marvin at the fol-lowing address: 251160th St., Alexander, IA50420.

THANK YOUPrayer to theBlessed Virgin

(Never Known to Fail)Oh, Most Beautiful

Flower of Mt. Carmel,Fruitful Vine, Splendor ofHeaven, Blessed Mother ofthe Son of God, Immacu-late Virgin, assist me in mynecessity.

Oh Star of the Son, helpme and show me hereinyou are my Mother.

Oh, Holy Mary, Motherof God, Queen of Heavenand Earth, I humblybeseech you from the bot-tom of my heart to succorme in my necessity (make

request).There are none that can

withstand your power.Oh Mary, conceived

without sin, pray for us

who have recourse to thee(three times).

Holy Mary, I place thiscause in your hands (threetimes).

Say this prayer for threeconsecutive days.

You must publish it andit will be granted to you.

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Parker Mark JurgensSSHHEEFFFFIIEELLDD — Sheldon and Michelle Jurgens, of

Sheffield, are the parents of a son, Parker Mark, born at12:06 a.m., March 30, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center —North Iowa, Mason City.

He weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces, and was 19.5 incheslong.

Parker is welcomed by grandparents Tom and LorrieStaudt, Dougherty, and Kevin and Nan Jurgens, Thorn-ton.

NEW ARRIVALS

Astrid CreedencePottratz

AANNKKEENNYY — Daniel andRuthie (Chodur) Pottratz,of Ankeny, are the parentsof a daughter, Astrid Cree-dence Pottratz, born at2:47 p.m. March 5, 2012, atIowa Methodist MedicalCenter, Des Moines.

She weighed 7 pounds,5.6 ounces and was 19inches long.

Astrid Creedence Pot-tratz is welcomed by herbrothers and sisters, Atti-cus, Axel, Magnus andLars.

Grandparents are Larryand Ellen Chodur, of Rudd,and Craig and the lateDonna Pottratz, of Boone.

Great-grandparents areIrl and Beverly Madsen, ofNorthwood, the late Don-ald and Gloria Chodur, ofKensett, and FlorenceBennett, of Boone.

Stephenson, KohlerMMAASSOONN CCIITTYY —— Court-

ney Kohler and KyleStephenson were united inmarriage on April 9, 2011,at Trinity Lutheran Churchin Mason City, Iowa, byPastor Jim Magelssen.

Courtney is the daugh-ter of Logan and BrendaWernet of Mason City,Iowa, and Jay and ShirleyKohler of Nora Springs,Iowa. Kyle’s parents areDenny and Patty Stephen-son of Lake City, Iowa.

Matron of honor wasKimberly Hergert. Court-ney’s other attendantswere Angela Miller, Kate-lyn Phelps, Lindsey Clarkand Lena Weisenborn.

Best man was MatthewStephenson. Kyle’s otherattendants were DerekClark, Stephan Wilson,Mike Schreiber and Colton

MARRIED

Payne. Flower girl wasOlivia Schissel and ringbearer was WilliamSchissel.

Courtney is employedby Adel-DeSoto-MinburnCommunity Schools, DeS-oto, Iowa. Kyle is employedby John Deere, Urbandale,Iowa.

The couple reside in VanMeter, Iowa.

Prunty, 50th anniversaryKen and Dorothy (Arends) Prunty of Clear Lake, Iowa,

were married June 17, 1962, at the United MethodistChurch in LeMars, Iowa.

The couple will celebrate their 50th wedding anniver-sary with an open house from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on Sunday,June 24, 2012, in the Fireside Room at the Evangelical FreeChurch, 1310 Highway 18 West, Clear Lake, Iowa. A shortprogram will be held at 4:30 p.m. They request no giftsplease. Your presence will be their most cherished gift.

They are parents of three daughters and their families,Lori and Dennis Gallagher from Hornick, Iowa; Jill andMarty Wilson from McCallsburg, Iowa; and Kendra andJosh Madison from Mounds View, Minn. They have eightgrandchildren.

Greetings may be sent to them at: 1714 Main Ave.,Clear Lake, IA 50428.

ANNIVERSARY

CCHHAARRLLEESS CCIITTYY — Aretirement open house forNNaaddiinnee TTiiccee,, of CharlesCity, was held Friday, June15, at the Charles City firedepartment.

Tice worked as a para-medic/supervisor at Amer-ican Medical Response, ofCharles City. She helpedpeople for 33 years while onthe ambulance crew.

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Birthday wishes can besent to him at: 1012 Ferguson,

Charles City, IA 50616

BIRTHDAYHappy BirthdayDad/Grandpa

Magnuson, 30 yearsHHUUDDSSOONN —— Jeff and

Deb (Stoffer) Magnuson ofHudson, Wis., were mar-ried 30 years ago at Bethle-hem Lutheran Church inManly, Iowa, on May 22,1982.

They celebrated theiranniversary with a trip toSinger Island, Fla.

Jeff and Deb have threechildren, Stephanie,Amber, Brian. They alsohave one grandson, Tate.

ANNIVERSARY

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Hanson, HenningsenKKEENNDDRRAA HHAANNSSOONN,, of Forest City, Iowa, is the

daughter of Kent and Patrice Hanson of Forest City ,Iowa. Kendra graduated from Iowa State University in2008. The bride-to-be will be a sixth grade LanguageArts teacher in Atlantic, Iowa, next school year.

BBRRAADD HHEENNNNIINNGGSSEENN,, of Atlantic, Iowa, is the son ofMike and Kathy Henningsen of Atlantic, Iowa. Bradgraduated from the University of Arizona in 2006. Thegroom-to-be is the Vice President of the family-ownedconstruction company, Henningsen Construction, inAtlantic, Iowa.

The couple will be married at 5 p.m. on Saturday, July14, 2012, at Glen Oaks Country Club in West DesMoines, Iowa.

ENGAGED

Butenhoff, ChambersJJooHHAANNNNAAHH BBUUTTEENN--

HHOOFFFF,, of Mason City,Iowa, is the daughter ofRichard and Sherry Buten-hoff of Mason City, Iowa.JoHannah is employed byBrown’s Shoe Fit Co. inMason City, Iowa.

JJOOSSHHUUAA CCHHAAMMBBEERRSS,,of Marble Rock, Iowa, isthe son of Brian and LorriChambers of Marble Rock,Iowa. Joshua is employedby Fareway Stores Inc. inCharles City, Iowa.

The couple will be mar-ried at 2 p.m. on Saturday,Sept. 8, 2012, at St Mary’sCatholic Church inRoseville, Iowa. An openreception will be at theMarble Rock CommunityCenter starting at 7 p.m.

THANK YOUPrayer to the Blessed Virgin

(Never Known to Fail)Oh, Most Beautiful Flower of Mt.

Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendor of Heav-en, Blessed Mother of the Son of God,Immaculate Virgin, assist me in mynecessity.

Oh Star of the Son, help me and showme herein you are my Mother.

Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queenof Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseechyou from the bottom of my heart to suc-

cor me in my necessity (make request).There are none that can withstand your

power.Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray

for us who have recourse to thee (threetimes).

Holy Mary, I place this cause in yourhands (three times).

Say this prayer for three consecutivedays.

You must publish it and it will begranted to you.

— MPC

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PPhhiill aanndd RRuutthh ((KKrruuggeerr)) EErrddmmaannnn of Osage, Iowa, weremarried June 15, 1952, at the English Lutheran Church inManly, Iowa.

The couple will celebrate their 60th weddinganniversary with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sat-urday, June 23, 2012, at the Grafton Community Center,hosted by their family.

They are parents of three children: Loran (Paula) Erd-mann of Macomb, Ill.; Janet (Roger) Ryerson of Danville,Calif.; and Arlen (Debbie) Erdmann of Sunrise, Fla. Theyalso have one granddaughter, Hillary (Cory) Fosdyck ofDestin, Fla., a grandson, Ross Erdmann of Macomb, Ill.,and one great-grandson, Nash Fosdyck of Destin, Fla.

The couple requests no gifts please.

ANNIVERSARIES

60th Anniversary

CCaarrrrooll AAllbbeerrss aanndd MMaarrii ((MMeeyyeerr)) AAllbbeerrss of Garner,Iowa, were married on June 15, 1952, at RedeemerLutheran Church, Ventura, Iowa.

The couple will celebrated their 60th anniversarywith an open house from 3 to 5 p.m. on July 7, 2012, atthe Garner Education Center, 325 W. Eighth St., Garner,Iowa. They request no gifts please.

The couple’s children are Juli (Albers) and Jim Knappof Urbandale, Iowa; Russ and Jenny Albers of Omaha,Neb.; Stefani (Albers) and Hans Griesser of Gumeracha,Australia. They have five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Albers 60th Wedding Anniversary

Ringus, 40 yearsCCLLEEAARR LLAAKKEE —— Charles Ringus and Lana Cheney

Ringus of Clear Lake, Iowa, were married June 17, 1972,at First Presbyterian Church in Greene, Iowa. The cou-ple will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary.

The couple’s children and their spouses are AbbyRingus Hill and husband Vince of Eldridge, Iowa, andJared Ringus and wife Lisa of West Des Moines, Iowa.The couple has two grandchildren, Delaney Hill andColton Ringus.

Dedic selected ISUEngineering Student Marshal

AAMMEESS — Chloe Dedic, of MasonCity, was selected as the Iowa StateUniversity Engineering StudentMarshal for the spring, 2012 under-graduate commencement ceremo-ny, May 5. Dedic graduated summacum laude with a Bachelor of Sci-ence degree in mechanical engi-neering while concurrently workingon her Master’s of Science degree inmechanical engineering at ISU. Sheis the daughter of David and Mar-garet Dedic of Mason City.

During her undergraduate yearsat ISU, Dedic received numeroushonors and awards, including theIowa Women of Innovation Award,ISU President’s Award for Compet-itive Excellence Scholarship, theWallace E. Barron All-UniversitySenior Award, and the prestigiousBarry M. Goldwater Scholarship, anational award for students thatshow promise in pursuing graduateresearch.

Dedic was recently awarded aNational Science Foundation Grad-uate Fellowship to support hergraduate work. As a NSF Fellow, she

will receive a three-year annualstipend for conducting research,full tuition reimbursement, and willbe given the opportunity to partici-pate in international research andprofessional development. She willhave the option to study at anyaccredited U.S. graduate program.Following her Master’s Degree atIowa State, Dedic plans to pursue aPh.D. at another institution to con-tinue her research in ongoingefforts aimed at producing and uti-lizing clean, renewable energysources.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Truman State University honors listsKKIIRRKKSSVVIILLLLEE,, MMoo.. — Truman State University

announces students named to its spring 2012 Presi-dent’s List and Provst and Vice President’s List.

To qualify for the President’s List, an undergraduatestudent must attain a semester 4.0 grade point averageand must complete 12 semester hours of credit. To qual-ify for the Provost and Vice President’s List, an under-graduate student must attain a semester 3.50-3.99grade point average and must complete 12 semesterhours of credit.

North Iowa students recognized include:LAKE MILLS — Drake Anthony Abbey. President’s

List; Scott Parker Abbey, President’s List.MASON CITY — Nathan Jeffrey Hardy, Provost and

Vice President’s List.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

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Hammitt, 35 yearsGGAARRNNEERR —— Rick Hammitt and Kelley Meyer Hammitt

of Garner, Iowa, were married June 17, 1977. The couplewill celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary.

CCoonnggrraattuullaattiioonnss oonn 3355 aammaazziinngg yyeeaarrss ttooggeetthheerr.. We’re blessed to witness

such a great love story first hand! We love you very much!!

Love, Nathan, Katie, Megan and Lauren

White, 65 yearsGGRRAAFFTTOONN —— Art White and JoAnn (Ciavarelli) White

of Grafton, Iowa, were married June 22, 1947, at the Lit-tle Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. The couple will cele-brate their 65th wedding anniversary.

Cards can be sent to Art and JoAnn White at 2025410th St., Grafton, IA 50440.

The couple’s children and their spouses are Dannyand (Jo Lynn) White from Mesa, Ariz.; Bruce White fromGrafton, Iowa; JoDee and (Ralph) Shadrick from Molalla,Ore. They have two grandchildren.

Appelhons, 50 yearsFFOORREESSTT CCIITTYY —— Robert Appelhons and Jacquelin

(Jensen) Appelhons of Forest City, Iowa, were married June23, 1962, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Britt, Iowa.

They will celebrate their 50th anniversary with an openhouse from noon to 3 p.m. on June 23, 2012, at the ForestCity Community Room, Forest City, Iowa.

Cards can be sent to 20986 340th St., Forest City, IA50436.

The couple’s children are Sue Bennett of Loveland,Colo.; Julie and Tom Dickinson of Colorado Springs, Colo.,and Jen and Jon Mericle of Mason City. They have fivegrandchildren and one great-grandchild.

ANNIVERSARIES

Kock, 65 yearsSylvan and Thelma (Kielsmeier) Kock of Rockford,

Iowa, will celebrate their 65th anniversary on June 22,2012. They were married June 22, 1947, at the FloodCreek Methodist Church in rural Rockford.

They are parents of four daughters, Karen Younie ofJefferson, Iowa; Carma Hillman of Marble Rock, Iowa;Brenda Dight of Rockford, Iowa, and Sherrine Bundt ofPrairie Farm, Wis. They also have 12 grandchildren and14 great-grandchildren. Cards may be sent to P.O. Box215, Rockford, IA 50468.


LLeeoonnaarrdd KKoossttkkaa, of Mason City, will celebrate his90th birthday on June 20.

He was born June 20, 1922.He is the father of Jim and Dori Kostka, and Gary and

Jan Kostka. He is the grandfather of Ben and Lillee Kost-ka, John and Micki Kostka, and Megan Kostka. He is thegreat-grandfather of Noah and Karlee Kostka.

Friends and Family, come help BBoobb BBaarrttlleetttt celebratehis 80th birthday at an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Fri-day, June 22.

One may look at all his flowers if you wish. Theaddress is 12136 Lark Ave., near Burchinal. There will berefreshments served. He requests no gifts please.

Shirlene celebrated her 70th birthday on June 16, witha picnic, with family and friends.

Birthday greetings may be sent to her at: 506 SecondSt. S.E., Klemme, IA 50449.

We love you much!— Your family

BIRTHDAYSLeonard Kostka, 90Bob Bartlett, 80 Happy 70th Birthday

Shirlene Van Den Heuvel!

Sally Pennington, 80OOSSAAGGEE — Sally Pen-

nington, of Osage, willcelebrate her 80th birth-day at an open housettooddaayy, Sunday, June 17,from 2 to 4 p.m. in themultipurpose building atOsage Alliance ChurchMulti Purpose Room, 726State St., Osage. Sherequests no gifts, please.

Sally Pennington wasborn July 8, 1932, inOsage.

Monica (Rogers)Faas, 80

SSTTAACCYYVVIILLLLEE — Monica(Rogers) Faas, of Sta-cyville, celebrated her80th birthday at a familydinner June 7, at the homeof her daughter, Diane, inNew Hampton. Childrenattending were: Dave,Diane, Denise, Don, Deb-bie, Darrell, and Doreen.

Monica (Rogers) Faaswas born June 7, 1932 inOsage.

Cards can be sent toMonica (Rogers) Faas atP.O. Box 25, Stacyville, IA50476.

Who Knew 90 Looked So Young!

Love, — Your family!

Happy Birthday Dad!

THANK YOU

Thomas BrandenburgLLAAKKEE MMIILLLLSS — Alex

and Erin Brandenburg, ofLake Mills, are parents of ason, Thomas Mark, bornat 2:05 a.m. May 14, 2012,at Mayo Clinic HealthSystems, Albert Lea,Minn.

He weighed 7 pounds, 8ounces and was 20½ inch-es long.

He is welcomed home bysiblings: Natalie, 7;Stephen 5, and Gabrielle, 2.

Grandparents areKarmel and the late MarkEvans, Buffalo Center, andKris and the late StephenBrandenburg, Armstrong.

Great-grandparents areBart and Irene Evans, SpiritLake, and Irma Branden-burg, Bancroft.

NEW ARRIVAL BIRTHDAY

Thank YouA big thank you to all my family, friends, nieces and

nephews for coming to our big celebration on May 27,and for all the cards, gifts, hugs and well wishes for my98th birthday. Don really enjoyed visiting with so many.

Love,— Viola Roberts

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Hoeger, PetersonJJAACCKKLLYYNN HHOOEEGGEERR,, of Des Moines, Iowa, is the

daughter of John and Debra Hoeger of Dyersville, Iowa.Jacklyn graduated from the University of Northern Iowain 2006, and is a middle school language arts teacher forHoly Trinity Catholic School in Des Moines, Iowa.

MMAATTTT PPEETTEERRSSOONN,, of Des Moines, Iowa, is the son ofBrad and Patti Peterson of Mason City, Iowa. Matt grad-uated from Loras College in 2002, and is InformationTechnology Director for Marketlink, Inc. in Des Moines,Iowa.

The couple will be married at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday,July 28, 2012, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in NewVienna, Iowa.

Locher, ScottEElliizzaabbeetthh LLoocchheerr and AAvveerryy SSccootttt will be married at 2

p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, at Holy FamilyCatholic Church in Mason City, Iowa.

Elizabeth graduated from Marquette University in2006 with degrees in Economics and Spanish, and PaceLaw School in 2012. She is employed by Strategic ValuePartners, LLC, Greenwich, Conn., as Investment Coun-sel.

Avery graduated from the State University of NewYork at Fredonia in 2005 with a degree in Political Sci-ence. He is employed by the Town of Lewisboro, N.Y.,and is the Second Assistant Chief of the South Salem,N.Y., Fire Department.

Elizabeth is the daughter of James and CharlotteLocher of Mason City. Avery is the son of Stuart Scott, Jr.,of Jacksonville, Fla., and Suzanne Scott of Tampa, Fla.

ENGAGEDMissy McMurray andRoss Timmermans

MMiissssyy MMccMMuurrrraayy ofNora Springs and RRoossssTTiimmmmeerrmmaannss of Vinton areannouncing their engage-ment and upcoming mar-riage. Missy’s parents areLori and Robert Axdahl ofNora Springs and KirkMcMurray of ApacheJunction, Ariz. Ross’s par-ents are Eileen andMichael Timmermans ofVinton.

Missy and Ross met atWartburg College, whereMissy received her degreein CommunicationArts/Public Relations, andRoss received his degree inFitness Management.Missy has completed herfirst year at the Universityof St. Thomas School ofLaw in Minneapolis. Rossrecently completed hisposition as assistant coachfor Waverly-Shell Rockboys’ basketball, as well asa teaching assignment at

Lutheran Services in Iowa-Bremwood campus.

Missy and Ross willreturn to the WartburgCollege Chapel where theywill exchange vows on July28, with Missy’s grandfa-ther, the Rev. Dennis H.Dickman of Waverly offi-ciating. Missy and Rosswill make their futurehome in Minneapolis.

Bettenga, BonnemaCCAAIITTLLIINN BBEETTTTEENNGGAA,,

of Dumont, Iowa, is thedaughter of Harris andDeb Bettenga of Dumont,Iowa.

JJEESSSSEE BBOONNNNEEMMAA,, ofSheffield, Iowa, is the sonof Wes and Vi Bonnema ofMason City, Iowa.

The couple will be mar-ried at 3 p.m. on Saturday,July 21, 2012, at RollingAcres Christian ReformedChurch in Mason City,Iowa.

THANK YOUThank You

Thank you to our family and friendsfor celebrating our 50th weddinganniversary with us. We wish to thankeveryone that sent cards, gifts andanniversary wishes. A special thankyou to our son, Jeff, and daughter-in-law, Rochelle, and grandchildren formaking everything so special for us.

— Marv and Carole Kracht

Thank YouThank you to all the family and

friends that attended John Lybarger’sfuneral, and to all that sent cards and

donations, plants and flowers. Thankyou also for your thoughts, prayersand kindness.

You all have a very special place inmy heart. We all will miss him but hewill always be in our hearts.

— Shelly Lybarger

Thank YouWow and Thanks! I didn’t know

that many people remembered oldmen! Also, didn’t think 80 candlescould make that big of a fire, thought Iwould have had to call the FireDepartment. (I know the chief!) Also,thanks to all the kids for the surprise,

even if it did make me mad!Again, thank you,

— Bud Meyers

Thank YouMay the Sacred Heart of Jesus be

adored, glorified, loved and preservedthroughout the world now and forev-er. St. Jude, worker of miracles, prayfor us. St. Jude, hope of the helpless,pray for us. Say nine times a day forfour days, then publish. Your prayerwill be answered without failure.

Thank you, St. Jude.— MPC

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Beau LutzMMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — Jesse

and Jessica Lutz, of Manly,are the parents of a son,Beau Lindon Lutz, born at12:46 p.m. March 10, 2012,at Mercy Medical Center —North Iowa, Mason City.

He weighed 8 pounds, 6ounces, and was 21 incheslong.

He is welcomed by hisbrother, Breck.

Grandparents are Randyand Cheryl Lutz, of MasonCity, and Danny andColleen Kilburg, of

NEW ARRIVALS

Maquoketa.Great-grandparents are

Dawn Lutz of Manly, Arlinand Bernice Kilburg ofMaquoketa, and VeraHammerand of Bellevue.

Keagan StrongAAUUSSTTIINN,, MMiinnnn.. —

Branden and MandyStrong, of Austin, Minn.,are the parents of a son,Keagan, born at 7:59 p.m.May 12, 2012, at the AustinMedical Center.

He weighed 9 pounds, 2ounces, and was 19.5 inch-es long.

Grandparents are Tomand Sherrie Strong ofMason City, and Bob andJeanette Divine, of Austin,Minn.

Brian, Janine, and ReeseStrong, of Mason City,welcome Keagan withopen arms. Mandy is abehavioral counselor at

Mayo Clinic in Rochester.Branden is a customersupport specialist at Com-mercial Water Distributingin Zumbrota.

MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — Each year the American Legion rec-ognizes 8th grade graduating students who demonstratestrong qualities of courage, honor, leadership, patrio-tism, scholarship and service, which are necessary forthe preservation and protection of the fundamentalinstitutions of our government, and the advancement ofsociety.

Candidates for the award are voted upon by a school’sfaculty and members of the candidates graduating class,by secret ballot.

The American Legion Clausen-Worden Post 101 hon-ored Newman Catholic 8th grade graduates, Holly Bock,daughter of Al and Jackie Bock, and Michael Fitzsim-mons, son of Jim and Shelley Fitzsimmons, with the2012 School Award Medal and Certificate.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTSAmerican Legion School Medal

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AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTSSt. Olaf College Honor’s Day

NNOORRTTHHFFIIEELLDD,, MMiinnnn.. —Michael Betz and DanielLee, both of Mason City, were among nearly 900 St.Olaf College students recognized for academicachievement at the college’s annual Honor’s Day con-vocation, May 4.

Betz is an undecided major and a graduate of MasonCity High School. He is the son of Stephen and There-sa Betz. Lee is a chemistry major and a graduate ofMason City High School. He is the son of Phillip andJane Lee.

Honors Day recognizes students who have a cumu-lative grade point average of 3.60 or higher on a 4.0scale. The convocation also recognizes students whohave been awarded scholarships and fellowships,including Fulbright scholars, Goldwater scholars, andsenior members of leadership and academic honorsocieties.

AIB Presidential Scholar awardDDEESS MMOOIINNEESS — Stephanie Nauss, of Britt, was hon-

ored as a Presidential Scholar at AIB College of Busi-ness, for the 2012 spring term.

To be named a Presidential Scholar, Nauss had toattain a grade point average of 3.80 or higher for theterm. She is earning an associate in applied sciencedegree in sports and event management at AIB.

Opheim Family Scholarship awardMMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — Kativia Eckholt was named the

recipient of the 2012 Wayne and Barb Opheim FamilyScholarship in the amount of $1,500.

Eckholt is a 2012 graduate of Mason City HighSchool. She plans to attend North Iowa Area Communi-ty College this fall, and major in business.

South Central College graduateMMAANNKKAATTOO,, MMiinnnn.. — Chad Doyle, of Lake Mills, is a

2012 spring graduate of South Central College. Hereceived an Associate in Applied Science degree inintensive care paramedic technician.

Osage honor rollOOSSAAGGEE — Osage High

School released its fourthquarter and secondsemester honor rolls. Anasterisk (*) indicates a 4.0grade point average.

FFoouurrtthh QQuuaarrtteerrAA HHoonnoorr RRoollll99tthh GGrraaddee: Dominique

Adams, *Brett Barker,*Samuel Bellairs, TaylorDohlman, Tyler Friesen,Rachel Grimm, *BradyJennings, McCownLeggett, *LucasMaakestad, FaithMeineke, *Rebecca Mul-lenbach, Alyssa Nash,Kala Rogers, AmberSchwarting, Bailey Simp-son, Rebekah Sletten,*Nathen Spitz, WyattSpitz, Emily Sullivan,Zoey Thompson, HaleyWagner, *Sicily Williams.

1100tthh GGrraaddee: TaylorAndrews, Lindsay Beyer,*Matthew Biederman,Jayme Blaser, DakotaCarpenter, Izak Chris-tensen, Curtis Dieterich,Jessie Gast, ChristopherHanke, Megan Huftalin,*Dianna Huisman, LauraKlaes, Tate Levendusky,Laura Mallinger, CassidyMohl, Thomas Randall,Tyler Randall, Cole Riley,Casey Ringhofer, CarterRoggensack, *ElizabethShaw, Mollie Shultz,Emily Valasek.

1111tthh GGrraaddee: Colin Bark-er, *Maggi Brown, TylerHavel, Brianna Hemann,John Jenkins, AbagailJohnson, Lakota Kirst,Lauren Kisley, JesseKlaes, Madeline Miller,Jared Tolliver, WhitneyWagner, SydneyWilliams.

1122tthh GGrraaddee: JacobAnhorn, *Katie Blaser,Chloe Campbell, AlexaFriesen, Danielle Hejhal,Katie Klaes, Billi Kraft,Jacey Kuehne, JordanLarsen, Tanner Molitor,Cally Niess, Alix Paulus,Alyssa Schroeder,

Benjamin Schwarting,Jenna Thompson.

FFoouurrtthh QQuuaarrtteerrBB HHoonnoorr RRoollll99tthh GGrraaddee: Amayranis

Berry, Twila Burkholder,Joshua Flugge, ThatcherGoodale, Morgan Grimm,Jeremy Hahn, Jenna Han-son, Kimberly Heckstein,Mitch Huftalin, JamieJacobs, Kyra Johanns,Lucas Klein, Darin Koch,Rebecka Koenigs, RaleeKruse, Roni Kruse, OrryLeggett, Thomas Low,Marshall Mack, SamMcCarty, RebeccaMichael, Kara Miller,Marcus Paulus, JessicaPfeifer, Blake Phillips,Samuel Ransom, JacobRoalfs, Jared Rogers,Julianna Sauve, NatashaWieland.

1100tthh GGrraaddee: TurnerAtwell, Brenda Avila,Chandler Banta, ShaeBartusek, Ryan Blake,Kole Broderick, EthanBye, Angela Chambers,Alisha Clayton, ChristianFox, Jessica Hickle, RoseHuffman, Dillon John-son, Dylan Klaes, NolanLawler, Josie Malecek,Kelsey Ott, JacquelinePaulus, Douglas Perrin,Hailey Popp, KimberlyShaw, Trevor Taets,Logan Thome, CorinaTucke, Hank Wagner,Krysta Waite, JadeeWalsh, Jeffrey Weber,Nicholas Weigle, Kim-berly Wenger, ValerieWinn, Ryan Woods, JustinZimmerman.

1111tthh GGrraaddee: IsabellaArciniega, Jayna Baer,Drew Bellairs, CameronBroderick, David Clapp,Derek Counsell, TannerFlugge, Johnathan Glawe,Ashley Groff, DanielHardy, Starr Huebsch,Anna Kimmey, MatthewMack, Leigh Marzen,Jonah Roggensack,Miranda Schwarz, NicoleWagner

1122tthh GGrraaddee: Trisha

See OOSSAAGGEE HHOONNOORR RROOLLLL,, EE1100


AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTSOsage Honor Roll

continued from E9

Adams, Theresa Bar-tolmey, Caitlin Block,Matthew Bushbaum,Christopher Castek,Mitchell Eisenman, LukeHanke, Kelly Heckstein,Jared Johanns, JasmineJohnson, Kayci Klobassa,Leo Kruse, Joshua Lacko-re, Jordan Larsen, LillithLickteig, Joseph Michels,Andrew Milbrandt, RogerMoen, Joshua Mostek,Kyle O’Malley, JaideO’Donohue, KirstenOlson, Taylor Ott,Zachary Roalfs, JessicaRogers, Joseph Roll,Rachel Schultz, GarretSpitz, Richard Stevens,Haley Tourtellott, PaulTroge, Christopher Wei-gle.

SSeeccoonndd SSeemmeesstteerrAA HHoonnoorr RRoollll99tthh GGrraaddee: Dominique

Adams, Brett Barker,*Samuel Bellairs, TaylorDohlman, Tyler Friesen,Rachel Grimm, *BradyJennings, McCownLeggett, *LucasMaakestad, FaithMeineke, *Rebecca Mul-lenbach, Alyssa Nash,Kala Rogers, AmberSchwarting, Bailey Simp-son, Rebekah Sletten,*Nathen Spitz, *EmilySullivan, Haley Wagner,Sicily Williams.

1100tthh GGrraaddee: TaylorAndrews, Lindsay Beyer,*Matthew Biederman,Jayme Blaser, Izak Chris-tensen, Curtis Dieterich,*Benjamin Dralle, JessieGast, Christopher Hanke,Megan Huftalin, *DiannaHuisman, Laura Klaes,Tate Levendusky, LauraMallinger, Cassidy Mohl,Katie Plotzke, ThomasRandall, Tyler Randall,Cole Riley, Casey Ring-hofer, *Elizabeth Shaw,Mollie Shultz, EmilyValasek.

1111tthh GGrraaddee: Colin Bark-

er, *Maggi Brown, *KloeChisholm, Natalie Gast,Tyler Havel, John Jenkins,Abagail Johnson, LakotaKirst, Lauren Kisley, JesseKlaes, Madeline Miller,*Anna Riley, Jared Tolliv-er, Whitney Wagner, Syd-ney Williams, HeidiWrage, Emily Wright.

1122tthh GGrraaddee: JacobAnhorn, Thomas Bieder-man, *Katie Blaser,*Chloe Campbell,*Catherine Clark, AlexaFriesen, Danielle Hejhal,*Katie Klaes, Billi Kraft,Jacey Kuehne, JoshuaLackore, Jordan Larsen,Jenna Malecek, TannerMolitor, Jacob Murphy,Cally Niess, Alix Paulus,Ryan Randall, SamanthaRogers, Alyssa Schroeder,Benjamin Schwarting,*Sawyer Small, GarretSpitz, Jenna Thompson.

SSeeccoonndd SSeemmeesstteerrBB HHoonnoorr RRoollll99tthh GGrraaddee:: Amayranis

Berry, Twila Burkholder,Joshua Flugge, ThatcherGoodale, Morgan Grimm,Jeremy Hahn, Jenna Han-son, Kimberly Heckstein,Mitch Huftalin, JamieJacobs, Kyra Johanns,Lucas Klein, Darin Koch,Rebecka Koenigs, RaleeKruse, Roni Kruse, OrryLeggett, Thomas Low,Marshall Mack, SamMcCarty, RebeccaMichael, Kara Miller,Marcus Paulus, JessicaPfeifer, Blake Phillips,Samuel Ransom, JacobRoalfs, Jared Rogers,Julianna Sauve, WyattSpitz, Zoey Thompson,Natasha Wieland.

1100tthh GGrraaddee: TurnerAtwell, Brenda Avila,Chandler Banta, ShaeBartusek, Ryan Blake,Stephanie Bremer, KoleBroderick, Ethan Bye,Dakota Carpenter, AngelaChambers, Alisha Clay-ton, Kayla Hallett, JessicaHickle, Rose Huffman,Dillon Johnson, DylanKlaes, Nolan Lawler, Josie

Malecek, Kelsey Ott,Kaylyn Parks, JacquelinePaulus, Douglas Perrin,Hailey Popp, CarterRoggensack, KimberlyShaw, Trevor Taets, Cori-na Tucke, Hank Wagner,Krysta Waite, JadeeWalsh, Jeffrey Weber,Nicholas Weigle, Kim-berly Wenger, ValerieWinn, Justin Zimmer-man.

1111tthh GGrraaddee: IsabellaArciniega, Jayna Baer,Drew Bellairs, CameronBroderick, David Clapp,Derek Counsell, TannerFlugge, Johnathan Glawe,Taylor Grimm, AshleyGroff, Daniel Hardy, Bri-anna Hemann, StarrHuebsch, Mary Huffman,Anna Kimmey, BrookeKrahn, Annetta Krukow,Matthew Mack, McKenzyMarley, Jonah Roggen-sack, Ashlyn Ruehlow,Miranda Schwarz, NicoleWagner.

1122tthh GGrraaddee: TrishaAdams, TheresaBartholmey, CaitlinBlock, Matthew Bush-baum, ChristopherCastek, Joseph Cockrum,Morgen Cornwell,Zachary Dralle, MitchellEisenman, Luke Hanke,Alexis Heaverlo, KellyHeckstein, Jared Johanns,Jasmine Johnson, KayciKlobassa, Connor Krabbe,Leo Kruse, Jordan Larsen,Lillith Lickteig, DillonMeek, Sydney Michael,Joseph Michels, AndrewMilbrandt, Roger Moen,Joshua Mostek, CassidyMurl, Kyle O’Malley,Jaide O’Donohue, KirstenOlson, Taylor Ott, Cort-ney Perrin, Kacie Rinnels,Zachary Roalfs, JessicaRogers, Justin Rogers,Joseph Roll, RachelSchultz, Richard Stevens,Haley Tourtellott, PaulTroge, Caden Walsh,Christopher Weigle, Dar-ren Wilde.

Newman Honor RollMMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — New-

man Catholic High Schoolreleased its fourth quarterand second semesterHonor Rolls.

FFoouurrtthh QQuuaarrtteerrHHoonnoorr RRoollllSSeenniioorrss44..00--44..3333Jessica Balek, Molly

Chamberlin, JenniferHensley, Haley Lambert,Ellison Ruen, Jena Stall-smith, Leah Wies, NicoleWilwert.

33..55 —— 33..99Kevin Blinkmann, Adam

Dalton, Gabe Dunn,Samantha Grant, PaigeHalsted, Phillip Lapointe,Alyssa Lau, Qianyun Luo,Chandler Rognes, SethSeltun, Alex Weber,Angela Zook.

33..00 —— 33..4499Jacob Adams, Shanda

Borchardt, TheresaDohmen, Emma Haskins,Taylor Hickey, AaronMorse, Jenna Smith, Adri-ana Velez, Morgan Wald-schmidt, Clayton White.

JJuunniioorrss44..00 —— 44..3333Gabrielle Dohmen,

Anna Henrich, EmilyKramer, Ryan Schupick.

33..55 —— 33..99Meredith Behr, Trevor

Callahan, Casey Hall,Alexa Johnson, RyanJulius, A.J. Kehm, ThomasKiss, Kane Louscher,Dylan Pannhoff, SpencerSchmidt.

33..00 —— 33..4499Rachael Beavers, Micah

Chavez, Leah Decker, WillDeterman, Quinn Hor-vath, Courtney Pietig,Megan Quam, HaydenRomig, MichaelaSchilling.

SSoopphhoommoorreess44..00——44..3333Rachel Bormann, Erik

Floden, Nicholas Frey,Will Moore, Jenny Woods.

33..55 ——33..99Mitchell Andrews, Cole

Borchardt, Rebecca Buff-

ington, Joe Burgmeier,Abigail Cink, Ryan Clancy,Brennan Dondlinger,Grace Drees, Carlie Eck-enrod, Megan Fishel, BenGribben, Rebecca Huber-ty, Peter Lapointe, MeaganMueller, Reed Rognes,Nolan Septer, MichaelTan, Sara Tefft, MeganThompson, HaleyWilliams.

33..00 —— 33..4499Jack Fitzgerald, Kather-

ine Foster, Sydney Fransis-cus, Sarah Haskins, AlexLinahon, Cole Olson,Stacey Pietig, SavannaRoach, Reid Walderbach,Seth Wilson.

FFrreesshhmmeenn44..00--44..3333A.J. Hanus, Nicole

Hehr.33..55 —— 33..99Tove Conway, Shannon

Flaherty, Erin McDonald,Abby Morse, Emily Till,Klein Tumulak, SpencerWihlm.

33..00——33..4499Chelsey McCarthy,

Katie Reuter, HannahRomig, Tim Smith.

SSeeccoonndd SSeemmeesstteerrHHoonnoorr RRoollllSSeenniioorrss44..00 —— 44..3333Jessica Balek, Jennifer

Hensley, Haley Lambert,Ellison Ruen, Jena Stall-smith, Leah Wies, NicoleWilwert.

33..55 —— 33..99Kevin Blinkmann, Molly

Chamberlin, Adam Dal-ton, Gabe Dunn, Saman-tha Grant, Paige Halsted,Phillip Lapointe, QianyunLuo, Chandler Rognes,Seth Seltun, Alex Weber,Angela Zook.

33..00 —— 33..4499Jacob Adams, Shanda

Borchardt, Avery Brown,Theresa Dohmen, TannerGribben, Emma Haskins,Taylor Hickey, Alyssa Lau,Aaron Morse, JennaSmith, Sarah Tan, AndrewUlveling, Adriana Velez,Clayton White.

JJuunniioorrss44..00 —— 44..3333Gabrielle Dohmen,

Anna Henrich, EmilyKramer, Spencer Schmidt,Ryan Schupick.

33..55 —— 33..99Meredith Behr, Casey

Hall, Alexa Johnson, RyanJulius, Thomas Kiss, KaneLouscher, Dylan Pannhoff.

33..00 —— 33..4499Rachael Beavers, Trevor

Callahan, Micah Chavez,Leah Decker, Will Deter-man, Quinn Horvath, A.J.Kehm, Courtney Pietig,Megan Quam, HaydenRomig, MichaelaSchilling, Meghan Viereg-ger.

SSoopphhoommoorreess44..00 —— 44..3333Rachel Bormann, Erik

Floden, Nicholas Frey,Will Moore, Reed Rognes.

33..55 —— 33..99Mitchell Andrews, Cole

Borchardt, Rebecca Buff-ington, Joe Burgmeier,Abigail Cink, Ryan Clancy,Brennan Dondlinger,Grace Drees, Carlie Eck-enrod, Megan Fishel, BenGribben, Sarah Haskins,Rebecca Huberty, PeterLapointe, Alex Linahon,Meagan Mueller, MichaelTan, Sara Tefft, MeganThompson, HaleyWilliams, Jenny Woods.

33..00 —— 33..4499Jack Fitzgerald, Sydney

Fransiscus, Michael Gal-liart, Cole Olson, NicolePietig, Stacey Pietig,Savanna Roach, NolanSepter, Reid Walderbach,Seth Wilson.

FFrreesshhmmeenn44..00 —— 44..3333A.J Hanus, Nicole Hehr.33..55 —— 33..99Tove Conway, Shannon

Flaherty, Erin McDonald,Abby Morse, Emily Till,Spencer Wihlm.

33..00 —— 33..4499Chelsey McCarthy,

Katie Reuter, HannahRomig, Klein Tumulak.


AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Party & Event Planning

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BRIDAL SHOPSThe Bridal Theatre139 W. 4th St., St. Ansgar, IA 50472641.713.2303www.bridaltheatre.comOur First Priority is YOU-Everything for your Special Occasion...from gowns and tuxes to all of the acces-sories; add to that exceptional personal service, and you have the wedding you’ve dreamed of! Stay close to home-where it doesn’t cost more, it’s just nicer - at The Bridal Theatre in St. Ansgar. 641- 713-2303 www.bridaltheatre.comStore Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 10am-3pm

Formalities641.423-612421 2nd St NE, Mason Cityformalitiesbridalwear.comformalitiesbridalwear@yahoo.comFormalities has been serving the North Iowa area for over 50 years. Formalities carries bridal gowns, bridesmaids, flowergirls, mothers gowns, prom gowns and all the accessories needed for your special day. Formalities has an elite group of seamstresses that can create that perfect fit! Formalities carries gowns in all sizes from infant to plus sizes. We have hundreds of gowns to choose from - buy right off the rack or place a special order - we’ll help you through the whole process. Formalities also carries fashion handbags/purses! Shop Formalities! Formalities is now offering tuxedo rentals!

Bliss Bridal and Formalwear641.201.10322810 South Federal Ave., Mason CityOpen 7 days a week for your conveniencewww.blissformalwear.com“Find your bliss at North Iowa’s largest bridal and formalwear superstore! We’ve stocked our boutique with hundreds of exclusive gowns in sizes 0-32, from designers all over the world. We have styles for every member of your party-from casual to elegant-backyard to beach! We also have all of the latest styles of tuxedos on display so that we can coordinate your color palette perfectly. Providing unparalleled customer service and of course in-house alterations to make your preparations worry free. We do request appointments for bridal consultations so that we can spend quality time assisting you in the search for your dream gown. Ask about our platinum package. Come say yes to your dress at Bliss! The 2012 Readers’ Choice of North Iowa!

Sew Heavenly Creations LLC641.892.4111209 W. Gilman St. Sheffield, IAOpen W, F 12 Noon-5pm; Tu, Th 12 Noon-7pm; Sat 10am-2pm; Closed Monday Appointments welcome.www.sewheavenlycreations.netEmail: [email protected] us help you make your wedding day special. We have a variety of bridal gowns, bridesmaid dresses, mother and grandmother gowns. We provide in-house alterations to ensure the perfect fit. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, our seamstresses will help you design your perfect dress. We also have a great selection of accessories. Tux rental is available. Sew Heavenly Creations is your “Bridal Store & Sew Much More!”

CATERINGWhiskey Creek Wood Fire Grill 1519 4th Street SW, Mason City641.423.4000Catering for all occasions including weddings, birthdays, retirements, holiday gatherings, reunions and anniversaries. Also available for business meetings. Call for our catering menu.

DJ SERVICESKirk’s Custom DJ Service641.423.1126 or 800.496.1126www.kirkscustomdj.comTrust the best for your wedding *Full Time Profes-sional *Personal consultation prior to wedding *Light Show included *Huge music selection All at one premium wedding package price. Check your date at www.kirkscustomdj.com Experience Matters

PRINTINGPSI - Printing Services, Inc.641.424.35381915 4th St. SW, Mason CityPrinting for all of your special occasion needs: Weddings, Graduation, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Reunions, Baby & More!

PostNet641.423.1980451 Indian Head Dr., Mason CityBetween Wal-Mart & Kohl’sFeaturing the finest in personalized wedding and social stationery Whether it’s an invitation for a wedding, an anniversary or graduation, depend on PostNet to deliver the perfect message.

Community Quick Print19 18th Street SE, Mason City641.424.4342www.communityqp.comFor all your special events: weddings, save the date cards, invitations and stationary. Graduations, special parties, company events. Customized banners for all occasions. Professional design staff available to help you create just the right look for all your printing or banner needs. 10% of every purchase is donated to local organizations. Ask how you can help your favorite local organization.

RECEPTIONSMacNider Art Museum641.421.3666303 Second Street SE, Mason [email protected] weddings, distinguished receptions. An elegant setting to make lasting memories.

Duncan Community Ballroom641.843.33534 miles west of Garnerwww.duncanballroom.comSeating for 500, 40x70 dance floor. Serve your own food/caterers welcome. Meeting room available.

TRAVELAllen Travel Agency & Cruise Quest641.357.5223 or 800.475.5223300 1st Ave. N., Clear LakeWe are your full time professional travel planners and cruise vacation specialist, in service since 1951.

TUXEDOSMoorman Clothiers641.423.5222 / 2 South Federal, Mason [email protected] Tuxedo Professionals

WEDDING SITE AND RECEPTIONPM Park15297 Rainy Drive South Shore, Clear Lake641.357.1991 or 641.529.2222www.pmpark.netWedding site, reception and lodging available all on beautiful Clear Lake. Now taking bookings for 2013!

Bishop Garrigan honor rollAALLGGOONNAA — Bishop Garrigan High School released its

second semester honor roll. An asterisk (*) indicates a4.00 grade point average.

SSEENNIIOORRSS*Andrea Altman, Rachel Berte, Sheridan Berte, Alex

Boisjolie, Mallory Bormann, *Jennifer Broesder, BethanyCapesius, Samantha Cruise, Philip Detrick, Luke Eis-chen, Mackenzie Eischen, Joe Farrell, Terrenze Franklin,Daniel Gelhaus, Lizzy Hohmeister, Craig Kohlhaas, EliMarlow, Jeanne McCall, *Addison Miller, Anna Morse,Sara Poeppe, Mitch Rahm, *Abbey Reding, Grant Red-ing, John Richter, Austin Salz, Brandon Schiltz, *Kim-berly Schiltz, Billy Schiltz, Austin Vaske.

JJUUNNIIOORRSSJamie Baumann, Hannnah Boisjolie, Thomas Bradley,

Angelica Brosnan, John Burns, Hannah Byrkeland, EricaCarlson, Andrew Eden, Matthew Fakler, MakaylaFoertsch, *Allison Frideres, Andrea Gisch, *Amelia Gol-witzer, *Nicole Grein, Adam Hamilton, Janet Kenyon,Alissa Kirsch, Jake Kollasch, Sami Kollasch, LoganKumm, Chelsi Lanus, Sarah McCall, Savannah McNert-ney, *Melanie Mergen, Nicole Mergen, Aubrie Meyers,Dustin Miller, Erin Reedy, Keni Roethler, *Grace Steil,Charlie Thilges, Shawn Vaske, *Noelle Vitzthum.

SSOOPPHHOOMMOORREESSVanessa Arndorfer, Nicole Behr, Michael Berke, *Levi

Bernhard, Courtney Blocker, Sabrina Book, Nick Bronk,Alexa Capesius, Kristin Condoleon, Kara Eischen, *JakeHamilton, Sean Hart, Anna Hohmeister, Taylor Hovey,*Brittany Kirsch, Bailey Kohlhaas, Chris Loss, SydneyMcNertney, Aisha Miller, Morgan Muller, *Erin Quinlin,Lydia Reding, Mallory Schiltz, Corey Weydert.

FFRREESSHHMMEENN*Amanda Altman, *Hannah Bernhard, Emily Berte,

Paige Berte, Patricia Brandt, Courtney Carlson, SydneyElbert, Mark Fakler, *Kaitlyn Fogarty, Morgan Frideres,*Taylor Frideres, Caroline Hamilton, Taylor Illg, NickKayser, Kirk Kenyon, *Dorothy Kirsch, Tony Kollasch,Zach Kollasch, Emily Marlow, Christian Matthews,Andrew Miller, *Emily Riesenberg, Tyler Schnurr, GabySteil, Betty Straub, Ben Vaske, Cassidy Vitzthum, ReeceWadle.


TThhee MMaassoonn CCiittyy 1100UU WWiillddccaattss placed third in the Altoona Softball Classic, June 2 and

3. This is the first year of play for the Wildcats,who currently have a 10-4 overall record.

Team members are:First row: Emma Ramon, Hailey Worman, Lily Castle,

Macy Spillman, Samantha Miller.Second row: Morgan Thieman, Assistant Coach Vino

Ramon, Anna Deets, Gabby Jimenez, Kaylee Acker,Paige Leininger, Sara Faber, Head Coach Scott Miller.

Absent from picture: Julia Merfeld and Assistant Coach Chris Deets.

CONGRATULATIONS

We can’t believe it’s been a year

since God took you home.God has his reasons

for taking you.We just weren’t ready

to give you up.You were always there

to help us with whateverwe needed done.

We miss your smiling face and your

happy personality.We know someday we will

all be together again.Love you always,

Your wife and family

Patrick Balek22--1122--11994499 ttoo 66--1199--22001111

MEMORIALWith tears of sorrow

we cry each day,in angel’s arms

you were carried away.Our memories of love and

laughter shall not fade,for inside our hearts you

will always stay.1122//2200//6633 —— 66//1111//0088

Love,Traci, Kelli

and grandson Izaac

GRADUATION

Gone but notforgotten

It has been two years butwe still miss you and love

you and always will.Jean, John and family,

Paul and family, Denise and family, Kathy and family, Mike and family

MEMORIAL

Charlie Brown Preschoolgraduation, May 25, 2012,

Mason City, Iowa.You look like

a cute little angel.Ready for kindergarten

in the fall.Good luck, we all love you.Great-grandma Ida Ibarra

MEMORIALEllie Rose Burkhardt

Dale Rowe

Memory ofSteve Trappe

Grandpa,You are always in my

thoughts and in my heartforever!

I love you and miss youalways,

Tyler Abundis

MEMORIALGrandpa

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Mr. and Mrs. Russell Rosenberg Sr.traveled to Owatonna, Minn.,

for their great-granddaughter’s graduation from high school.

Therefore, we were to have our picture taken of 5 Generations.

Russell G. Rosenberg Sr., St. Ansgar, IowaRussell G. Rosenberg Jr., Branson, Mo.

Tina Yule, daughter of Russ Jr., Owatonna, Minn.Tanya Yule, great-granddaughter of Russ Sr.,

Owatonna, Minn.Navalia Yule, great-great-granddaughter of Russ Sr.,

Owatonna, Minn.

FIVE GENERATIONS

Congratulations to AAnnddrreeaa AAnnddeerrssoonn

of Swaledale for her recent graduation

on May 12 from the University of Iowa with a

degree in Psychology.She will continue her education this fall atAdams State College

in Colorado for a masters degree in

mental health counseling.With Love,

From Your Family

CONGRATULATIONS

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