celebrations (july 1, 2012)

Mason City, Iowa ✦ Sunday, July 1, 2012

2012 U2012 USSTTA National ChampionshipA National Championship

Congratulations to

Paige Escher,

2012 USTA Sub-AdvancedNational Champion!

Paige competed on June20, 2012, at the

Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis.

Hard work made yourdream a reality – we’re

proud of you! Love,

— Mom, Dad, Leah, and Linae

Happy 95th Birthday Marge NuehringHappy 95th Birthday Marge Nuehring

Marge Nuehring,

of Mason City, will celebrate her

95th birthday at a family dinner.

She was bornJuly 2, 1917.

Cards can besent to her at:

171 WinnebagoWay,

Mason City, IA50401.

New ArrivalNew Arrival

Eric and BridgetArthur,

of Mason City, are the parents of

a daughter,

Maci Kaye,

born at 7:48 a.m.April 23, 2012, at

Mercy MedicalCenter — North

Iowa, Mason City.

Jim FitzPatrick

turns 50 on July 5!

A SURPRISE card shower

is being planned for Jim.

Send birthday wishes tohim at: AP Lofts, 340 S.W. 5th St.,

Apt. 309, Des Moines, IA 50309.

We love you! — Ellen, Molly andTyler, Kelly Ann and

Katie

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If you have an item to submit to this section, please stop by the Globe Gazette for a form Monday-Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm at 300 North Washington, Mason City. Online submission is encouraged at www.globegazette.com, click on EXTRAS then Celebrations.

To be printed in the Sunday’s Celebrations section and Online, items must be in the Globe Gazette office no later than 5 pm Monday prior to publication. We can’t take the information over the phone, and we ask that announcements be printed or typed. It would also be helpful if you include a daytime phone number in case there are any questions.

Engagements & Weddings: Standard announcement will be published free of charge without a photo. Custom wording and photos are an additional charge. (See chart below.)

Anniversaries: At 25 years or more, we will publish the standard announcement free of charge. Anniversaries of less than 25 years can be published as a Day to Remember starting at $26.50. Custom wording & photos are an additional charge. (See chart below.)

Birth Announcements: Standard birth announcements will be published free of charge without a photo. Custom wording & photos are an additional charge. (See chart below.)

Retirements: Standard announcements without photo will be published free of charge. Custom wording and photos are an additional charge. (See chart below.)

Birthdays, Day to Remember Events: Birthdays, family events & special achievements will be published for $26.50. This includes a B&W 1 col. photo & up to 50 words. Larger photos and additional words may be purchased. Birthdays of 80 years or more will be published without a photo free of charge. Custom wording and photos are an additional charge.

Cards of Thanks: Will be published for $10 up to 50 words.

Social, Club Awards & Scholastic Achievement: Standard announcements will be published without photos free of charge. Photos are available for an additional charge.

Custom Description: $10 for each additional 50 words available on any announcement.

Cover Positions: Cover positions are available for $75, including color, on a first come, first serve basis. You are limited to 25 words on the cover.Includes: 2 col B&W photo inside.

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Johnson, 60 yearsCharles and Betty (Motland) Johnson will be celebrat-

ing their 60th wedding anniversary.The couple was married on July 6, 1952, at the old

Osage Lutheran Church in Osage, Iowa.Their family includes Pat (Ken) Fox of Waverly, Iowa;

Deb Henderson, Osage; David (Linda) Johnson of Wood-land Park, Colo.; Brian (Nancy) Johnson of Cambridge,Iowa; Linda (Brad) Toppin of Charles City, Iowa; Mark(Becky) Johnson of Osage; and two special nephews,Dean (Jill) Olson of Osage and Bruce (Susan) Olson ofLamberton, Minn.

They also have 25 grandchildren and 26 great-grand-children. They are expecting four more great-grandchil-dren this year.

Anniversary wishes may be sent to them at: 3512 GlassAve., Osage, IA 50461.

ANNIVERSARIES

Griffith, 40 yearsNNOORRTTHHWWOOOODD ——

Arnold and Linda (Groe)Griffith of Northwood,Iowa, were married June 25,1972, in Elk Point, S.D.

The couple will celebratetheir 40th weddinganniversary with an openhouse from 1 to 3 p.m. onSunday, July 1, at SionLutheran Church, 4527Finch Ave., Lake Mills,Iowa. There will be a con-cert by Stone Soup, a blue-grass gospel group, at 1p.m., with coffee and cakeafterwards.

Greetings may be set to401 13th St. N., Northwood,IA 50459.

The couple’s children andspouse are Gail and KimHakes, Paul Griffith, andKari Griffith. Their grand-children are Alex Griffith,Erica Hakes, Kole Carpen-ter, and Katie Carpenter.

MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — DolaShannon, of Mason City,celebrated her 80th birth-day June 29.

She was born June 29,1932.

Birthday greetings maybe sent to her at: 1726Cerro Gordo Way, MasonCity, IA 50401.

Love you Dola!Happy Birthday

BIRTHDAYHappy 80th Birthday

Dola!

Thank YouI want to say thank you

to all my family and friendswho helped me to celebratemy 50th birthday. Ienjoyed all the cards,cakes, and well wishesimmensely.

Sincerely,— Deb Opkis

THANK YOU

SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2012 ✦ E3GLOBE GAZETTE CELEBRATIONS

Ava Marcia WattersBBOONNDDUURRAANNTT — Jesse and Tanya Watters, of Bon-

durant, are the parents of a daughter, Ava Marcia, bornat 2:40 p.m. Oct. 2, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center, DesMoines.

She weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and was 19¼ incheslong.

Ava Marcia Watters is welcomed by big brother, Jack.Grandparents are Steve and Brenda Watters, of

Swaledale, and Darwin and Lori Gjerde, of McCallsburg.Great-grandparents are Arlin and Marilyn Enabnit,

Marble Rock, and Edna and the late Carl Watters,Swaledale.

NEW ARRIVALS

Maci ArthurMMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — Eric and Bridget Arthur, of Mason

City, are the parents of a daughter, Maci Kaye, born at7:48 a.m. April 23, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center —North Iowa, Mason City.

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

Maci is welcomed by her brother, Jaxon.Her grandparents are Richard and Joan Arthur of

Nora Springs, Al and Jacque Brandau of Osage, and Johnand Connie Downing, of Nora Springs.

Mildred G. Martin, 100AALLGGOONNAA — Mildred G.

Martin, of Algona, willcelebrate her 100thbirthday with a familydinner.

She was born on July11, 1912 in Wesley, Iowa.

A card shower is alsoplanned. Cards can besent to Mildred at thefollowing address: 211 S.Smith, Apt. 211, Algona,IA 50511. She requests nogifts, please.

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JJiimm FFiittzzPPaattrriicckkturns 50 on July 5!

A SURPRISE card shower is being planned for Jim.Send birthday wishes to him at:

AP Lofts, 340 S.W. 5th St., Apt. 309,Des Moines, IA 50309.

We love you! — Ellen, Molly and Tyler, Kelly Ann and Katie

Happy BIG 5-0!

BIRTHDAY

BIRTHDAYS

Look who turned 70 on 6/30/12!

Gotcha Mom!

Carol Costello

Andy Angell, 90OOSSAAGGEE — Andy Angell,

of Osage, will celebrate his90th birthday, Monday,July 2. Cards can be sent toAndy at the followingaddress: 520 Chase St.,Osage, IA 50461.

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MMAASSOONN CCIITTYY — Marge Nuehring, of Mason City,will celebrate her 95th birthday at a family dinner.

She was born July 2, 1917. Cards can be sent to her at:171 Winnebago Way, Mason City, IA 50401.

Marge lived most of her life on a farm northeast ofRockwell and then moved to Mason City with her hus-band, Lester, in their retirement years. She now residesat the Rockwell Nursing Home.

She raised five children, Linda Jacobsen, Marlys andMarlene Nuehring and Ron and Dennis Johnson.

BIRTHDAYSHappy 95th Birthday Marge Nuehring

Loren Kalkwarf, 80GGAARRNNEERR — Loren Kalk-

warf, of Garner, will cele-brate his 80th birthday onSunday, July 8.

Birthday greetings maybe sent to him at: 2020225th St., Garner, IA50438.

What’s the differencebetween you

and an old geezer?(Much less than

there used to be.)Happy B’day, Brian!

Wishing you a very happy60th birthday!

Love,— Your family

Cherie Rye, 60

THANK YOUPrayer to the BlessedVirgin

(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 (makerequest).

There are none that canwithstand your power.

Oh Mary, conceivedwithout sin, pray for uswho 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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Anastasi, MargherioCCaarraa AAnnaassttaassii and OOwweenn

MMaarrgghheerriioo announce theirengagement.

Cara is the daughter ofJim and Kathy Anastasi ofClear Lake, Iowa. Grand-parents are the late Omerand Corrine Anastasi,Maryanna and the lateLowell Knouse of Harlan,Iowa. Cara is a 2000 grad-uate of Newman CatholicHigh School in Mason City,Iowa, and a 2005 graduateof Iowa State University inAmes, Iowa. She isemployed as an AccountManager at UnisourceWorldwide in Joliet, Ill.

Owen is the son of Pauland Jill Margherio of Chan-nahon, Ill. Grandparentsare the late Patricia andFrank Margherio of Chica-

go, Ill., and the late RobertDavis and Darlene Ander-son of Joliet, Ill. Owen is a1999 graduate of PlainfieldHigh School in Plainfield,Ill. He is employed as aforeman with ZoneMechanical, PipefittersUnion 597.

A July 14, 2012, weddingis planned in Clear Lake,Iowa.

Broghammer, KeechCCAATTHHEERRIINNEE

BBRROOGGHHAAMMMMEERR,, of ClearLake, Iowa, is the daughterof Bob and Jane Brogham-mer of Clear Lake, Iowa.Catherine graduated fromCreighton University in2009, and is currentlyenrolled in the Masters ofArt in Teaching program atthe University of Iowa. Shewill teach French and ELL,and will complete her stu-dent teaching this fall.

RROOBB KKEEEECCHH,, of IowaCity, Iowa, is the son ofAndrea and the late RonKeech of Iowa City, Iowa.Rob graduated from theUniversity of Iowa in 2008,and from the University ofIowa College of Dentistrythis year. He will beemployed at AAA Court

Dental in Bettendorf,where the couple willreside after the wedding.

The couple will be mar-ried at 6 p.m. on Friday,Sept. 7, 2012, at St. PatrickCatholic Church in IowaCity, Iowa.

Thank YouWe wish to thank everyone who sent cards, called, or

visited us for our 50th wedding anniversary. A specialthank you to our children and their families for makingthis a very memorable occasion.

— Dennis and Nancy Ward

THANK YOU

Prayer to theBlessed Virgin





There are none that canwithstand your power.

Oh Mary, conceivedwithout sin, pray for uswho have recourse to thee(three times).




— CMM

Thank YouWe would like to thank

the staff of the RockwellNursing Home for all the

great care shown to ourmother Reva. Also to Pas-tor Rhea and Pastor John-son for their prayers andvisits, and to everyone whobrought food to ourhomes. Mother had a veryspecial friend for 36 yearswith Gayle Bates, Gayle’sHouse of Beauty in Burchi-nal. Gayle did mother’shair every Friday, evenwhen she was in the nurs-ing home. “Thank youGayle!”

— From the family ofReva Peters

Prayer to theBlessed Virgin





There are none that can

withstand your power.Oh Mary, conceived

without sin, pray for uswho have recourse to thee(three times).




— C.S.E.

Thank YouI would like to extend a

sincere thank you to myfamily and friends for allyour prayers, cards, mealsand love while I was in thehospital and during myrecovery. The love andsupport you gave wereinstrumental in my recov-ery and ability to returnhome so quickly.

To list all that were sokind and helpful would bedifficult. I suspect I maymiss someone; during partof my illness I was unableto respond to your kindwishes and support. Somany people broughtmeals, stopped by to offerget well wishes andbrought flowers and cards.I can never tell you howmuch this helped myrecovery.

I also want to thank thestaff of Mercy Hospital andthe West Campus for allyour care and hard work ingetting me back on myfeet. I am so blessed tohave so many friends andsuch a loving family.Thank you all very much.

— Pat Toepfer and family

THANK YOU

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Iowa Ambassadors MusicEuropean Tour

GGRRIINNNNEELLLL — Local high schoolmusicians, Michelle Stille, fromWest Fork High School and AnneTesar, from Clear Lake High School,will tour Europe with the IowaAmbassadors of Music (IAM), July3-18.

Tesar will perform in the 190-member band and Stille will performin the 112-member choir, on thetour.

Stille was nominated for this tripby West Fork Chorus Director CindyHemm. Tesar was nominated for thetrip by Clear Lake Band Director, Jeff

Griffin.The students are part of a select

group of 308 student musicians,advisors and parents from acrossIowa. The 2012 tour is a 20-dayevent that includes four days ofrehearsal in Grinnell, with a farewellconcert at Grinnell College, July 2.The Ambassadors then have a 16-day concert tour covering England,France, Switzerland, Germany, Aus-tria, Italy and Liechtenstein. Thestudents will perform in each coun-try except Liechtenstein.

To be considered for membershipin IAM, students must be recom-mended by their school musicteachers as having superior music

skills and possessing high character.After this initial recommendation,the students are contacted about theopportunity to participate in thetour.

Concordia Dean’s ListMMOOOORRHHEEAADD,, MMiinnnn.. — Eli Allgo-

od, of Mason City, was named to thesecond semester Dean’s List for the2011-12 academic year, at ConcordiaCollege.

To qualify for this designation,students must carry a minimum of12 semester credits and have a gradepoint average of at least a 3.7 on a4.0 scale.


Time for some “Bigger Wheels”Happy 16th Birthday on July 1!

BIRTHDAYSHappy Birthday McCaully Johanson!

GGAARRNNEERR —— Susan Gottfried will celebrate her 85thbirthday at an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, July1, at the Concord Care Center, 490 W. Lyon St., Garner.

Greetings may be sent to Susan at: 490 W. Lyon St.,Room 11 South, Garner, IA 50438.

Happy 85th Birthday Susan Gottfried

Thank YouThanks to our relatives, neighbors and friends who

helped us celebrate our golden wedding anniversary andfor all the gifts and cards we received. Special thanks toour family and everyone who helped make it an enjoy-able day for us.

— Paul and Margaret Zrostlik

THANK YOU

J. Joseph Wihlm, 90DDOOUUGGHHEERRTTYY — J. Joseph Wihlm, of Dougherty, will

celebrate his 90th birthday at a family picnic.He was born June 30, 1922, in Rockford.Greetings may be sent to him at: 2501 W. State St.,

Mason City, IA 50401.

The Clemons family of Thornton celebrated 125 yearsof continuous ownership of the Clemons family farmwith a dinner at the Chit Chat Café on Sunday, June 24.Family members traveled from as far away as California,Washington, Arizona, Oklahoma, Utah, and Minnesotato celebrate the farm and its original purchase by familypatriarch Scott Clemons in 1887. After the dinner, over40 family members and friends visited the farm for atime of fellowship with over 20 people present with theClemons surname.

DAY TO REMEMBER

Morrow, MeyerMMAARRIIOONN — Molly Meyer and Jeff Morrow were united

in marriage on April 14, 2012, at Squaw Creek Lodge inMarion, Iowa, by Pastor Linda Butler.

Molly is the daughter of Tim and Jackie Trpkosh, ofEly, and the late Wendell Meyer. Jeff is the son of Jim andDiana Morrow, of Decorah, formerly of Mason City.

The bride’s attendants were: maid of honor, SheenSuckow, friend of the bride; matron of honor. NatalieHahn-Mauck, friend of the bride; Katherine MeyerKerns, sister of the bride, Hannah Meyer Lenz, sister ofthe bride, and Jamie Morrow, sister of the groom.

The groom’s attendants were: best man, Joe Nelson,friend of the groom; Ted Meyer, brother of the bride,Brent Schloemer, friend of the groom, Nate Stevens,friend of the groom, and AJ Morrow, brother of thegroom.

Molly is a 2005 graduate of Prairie High School, CedarRapids and a 2008 graduate of UNI with a degree infinance and real estate. Molly is employed by CUNAMutual Group of Waverly. Jeff is a 2004 graduate ofNewman High School in Mason City and a 2008 gradu-ate of UNI, with a degree in business administration andfinance. Jeff is employed by Veridian Credit Union ofWaterloo.

After a Caribbean cruise, they are at home in CedarFalls.

MARRIED

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Morton, 40 yearsLLAATTIIMMEERR —— Kent and Chris Hansen Morton of

Latimer are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary.The couple were married on June 30, 1972, at St. PeterLutheran Church in Rockwell, Iowa.

The couple’s children and their spouses are Justin(Mary) Morton of Story City, Amber (Kevin) Weydert ofRockwell and Brandon (Sarah) Morton of Hampton.They have seven grandchildren, Maddie and ConnorMorton, Keylie and Slater Weydert and Charlee, Beauand Sylvie Morton.

ANNIVERSARIES

Colman, 50 yearsUURRBBAANNDDAALLEE —— Peter J. Colman and Patricia (Moore)

Colman of Urbandale, Iowa, were married July 7, 1962,at the Methodist Church in Rock Falls, Iowa.

The couple will celebrate their 50th wedding anniver-sary with a family vacation to Branson, Mo. Cards maybe sent to 12228 Madison Ave., Urbandale, IA 50323.

The couple’s children and their spouses are Tammy(Jim) Foreman of Ankeny, Iowa, and Kimberly (Dan)Callahan of Grimes, Iowa. They have four grandchil-dren, Cole and James of Ankeny, Iowa, and Kylie andSierra Callahan of Grimes, Iowa.

Goeman, 50 yearsBBEELLMMOONNDD —— LeRoy

and Shirley Goeman ofBelmond, Iowa, were mar-ried July 6, 1962, atBethany Reformed Churchin Belmond, Iowa.

The couple will cele-brate their 50th weddinganniversary with an openhouse from 2 to 4 p.m. onSunday, July 8, 2012, atLeinbach Center in Bel-mond, Iowa. The couplehas requested no giftsplease.

The couple’s childrenand their spouses are BillGoeman of Meservey,

Iowa; Robert and DebGoeman of Omaha, Neb.,and Ted and Pam (Goe-man) Calkins of Collins,Iowa. They have eightgrandchildren and threegreat-grandchildren.

Schacht, GooderYYUUMMAA,, AArriizz.. — Molly Gooder and Joshua Schacht

were united in marriage on May 12, 2012, in Yuma, Ariz.,by Pastor Mark Morton, brother-in-law of the couple.

Molly is the daughter of Pauline Graf and Steve Good-er, and granddaughter of Wayne and Maxine Enfield.

Joshua is the son of Andy Schacht and Debbie Dun-gan, and grandson of Howard and Jeannette Schacht.

Joshua is employed by Riverside Theater as an audiotechnician in Vero Beach, Fla. Molly is employed as themaster electrician at Sunrise Theater in Fort Pierce, Fla.,and by Pyrotechnic Company as a pyro technician.

The couple resides in Vero Beach, Fla.

MARRIED

Lumbard, FritzNNOORRTTHH SSCCOOTTTTSSDDAALLEE,,

AArriizz.. — Krista Fritz andRyan Lumbard were unitedin marriage on March 10,2012, at Troon Resort inNorth Scottsdale, Ariz.

Krista is the daughter ofDave and Denise Fritz, ofClear Lake and Las Vegas.Ryan is the son of Marvand Diana Lumbard, of DesMoines.

An open house recep-tion will be held from 2 to 5p.m. Saturday, July 7, atKnoer Lodge in Bell Har-bor, Clear Lake, and will behosted by Dave and DeniseFritz, and Marv and DianaLumbard. No local invita-tions are being sent.

Krista graduated fromClear Lake High Schooland the University ofNorthern Iowa.

The couple will reside inChandler, Ariz.

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AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Congratulations to Paige Escher,2012 USTA Sub-Advanced National Champion!

Paige competed on June 20, 2012,at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis.

Hard work made your dream a reality – we’re proud of you!

Love, — Mom, Dad, Leah, and Linae

2012 USTA National Championship

Clarke University spring graduatesDDUUBBUUQQUUEE — North Iowa students receiving degrees

in spring commencement ceremonies at Clarke Univer-sity are as follows:

BANCROFT — Stephanie Kollasch, Bachelor of Arts,social work, psychology.

GARNER — Justine Hejlik, Bachelor of Science, nurs-ing, graduated summa cum laude (grade point average of3.80 or above).

MASON CITY — Caitlin Murray, Doctor of PhysicalTherapy.

Augustana College Dean’s ListRROOCCKK IISSLLAANNDD,, IIllll.. — Marissa Gasper, of Lake Mills,

was named to the 2012 spring term Dean’s List atAugustana College.

Students who earned this academic honor maintaineda grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, forcourses taken during the term.

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AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTSClear Lake honor roll

CCLLEEAARR LLAAKKEE — ClearLake High School,released its 2011-12 sec-ond semester honor rolls.

““AA”” HHOONNOORR RROOLLLLTo obtain a position on

the “A” Honor Roll, a stu-dent must have a gradepoint between 3.50 and4.00 and no grade below a“C”.

FFrreesshhmmeenn: Leah Beck-er, Kylie Bottjen, JonCarew, Aspen Curtis,Andrew Davis, KayeFaber, Carney Frahm,Madelyn Hartnett, T JHauser, Lauren Hewitt,Grace Holbrook, ChanseHollatz, Kirsten Jordan,Lindsay Kearns, MitchellKeeran, Tashmit Khan,Michael Leaman, HadleyLuker, Luke Maring, KyleMarquard, ErnieMiszewski, Matt Mixdorf,Michala Ouverson,Andrew Perego, EmilyPhalen, Anthony Piscopo,Austin Rurup, MattStephany, Tanner Stor-beck, Chrissy Tesar, DevinUhlenhopp.

SSoopphhoommoorreess: JackAbbas, Courtney Ander-son, Alexis Atkinson,Brittany Bieber, HaleyBrakke, Keely Branstad,Riley Brinkman, AlexaCalaguas, Nick Chizek,Antonio DiMarco, AlecEuken, Madi Faber, Mor-gan Flory, Hunter Gahn,Hailey Grell, Jeni Hamlin,Carter Hand, Jake Harle,Maddie Hess, Ivy Hogg,Jake Iverson, ChristopherKuhlers, Katie Kunst,Chase Lester, Madi Mix-dorf, Hannah Monson,Trudy Peterson, KirstenReineke, Joe Schiller,Connor Schultz, TylerStaebell, Jaci Ullrich,Allisa Van Horn, AlexWebb, Jacob Welper.

JJuunniioorrss: Amie Adams,Steven Akers, TreslynAllison, Dylan Anderson,Hannah Bartlett, AlexBlum, Ian Davis, Jenna

Dickson, StephanieDuregger, Carson Farmer,Kelli Gapinski, BrysonHamilton, Patrick Hol-stad, Megan Kopriva,Megan Loux, TaylorMaskarina, Lauren Min-ert, Ben Nelson, PaulNiemi, Carly Ouverson,Kaitlyn Ouverson, JennaPeterson, Kaitlyn Pitzen,Paul Raner, Luke Schiller,Annie Snyder, AngelaTiernan, Bailey Turner,Elizabeth Vander Ploeg,Jami Verhalen, EmilyWillms, Abby Woiwod.

SSeenniioorrss: Austin Ander-son, Cody Anderson,Megan Becker, MattBieber, Barak Brakke,Chase Crosby, BrianDemro, Cole Dickson,Caitlin Harle, LibbyHewitt, Grant Holbrook,Troy Jandebeur, PeirceJordan, Alicia King,Rachel Kunst, BethMeester, Alicia Miller,Ashley Miszewski, KatieMonson, Luke Monson,Meg Monson, C J Nichols,Mikaela O’Brien, EmmaPeterson, Ali Rodningen,Sarah Stephany, SallyStory, Jade Ullrich, Lis vanRooijen, Demi Yeager.

““BB”” HHOONNOORR RROOLLLLTo obtain a position on

the “B” Honor Roll, a stu-dent must have a gradepoint between 3.00 and3.49 and no grade below a“C”.

FFrreesshhmmeenn: BrockAdams, Mindy Allenstein,Rachel Beard, Nate Ben-son, Brock Brandt, DaltonBrandt, Tanner Cookman,Chandler Diercks, Bren-nen Doebel, Jack Finn,Claire Franke, TimFranken, Ericka Gonzalez,Haley Harrison, PeytonHuey, Danny King, DustinKing, Lindsey Louden-burg, Bailey O’Hare,Regan Steffen, Alex Van-der Ploeg, Rowdy Yates.

SSoopphhoommoorreess: LoganAnderson, Paige Back-haus, Zelda Bass, AlexGonzalez, Lorin Jones,

Mitchell Jordan, KaylaKearns, Logan Kracht,Miranda Mundt, ConnorNosbisch, Thai Phaiboun,Dezi Poley, ShellynnQuang, Justin Schneider.

JJuunniioorrss: Ryan Ander-sen, Mitch Camphu, Con-nor Delaney, Malorie Fis-chels, John Glynn, SierraGreiman, Brenden Harri-son, Stephen Hartnett,Austin Hasfjord, BriannaHaugen, Sam Heck, Hai-ley Horner, Taylor Julsen,Jerry Kockler, Karlen Lu,Aimee Medellin, Tia Mor-ris, Rachel Purcell, Sum-mer Tannahill, AnneTesar, Wylie Van Horn,Brya Walton.

SSeenniioorrss: Ozzie Adams,Courtney Baldrige, ZacBendickson, Taylor Berg-er, Adam Buehler, KatieCash, Ashley Chizek, AlexDirecks, Nick Froiland,Kaylee Good, BrittanieHoltz, Logan Kellogg,Lauren Loudenburg, LexiLovik, Aspen Lundeen,Elaina Tindall, KelsiWilliams, Joel Yeager.

Wartburg graduatesWWAAVVEERRLLYY — Wartburg

College awarded degreesto 366 students duringspring commencement,May 27.

Another 17 students inthe Class of 2012 partici-pated in the ceremony,but are not expected toconclude work towardtheir degrees untilAugust.

In addition, 33 studentsreceived degrees duringwinter commencement inDecember.

Students graduatingcum laude had a gradepoint average of 3.500-3.699; magna cum laude,3.700-3.849 and summacum laude, 3.850-4.000.

May graduates from theNorth Iowa area includethe following:

ALGONA — MalloryFox, Bachelor of Arts,accounting and business

administration majors;Chase Reding, Bachelor ofArts, business adminis-tration major, with man-agement and marketingconcentrations; CourtneyWestling, Bachelor ofMusic Education, cumlaude, music educationmajor, with vocal concen-tration.

BUFFALO CENTER —Alyssa Meinders, Bachelorof Arts, social work major.

CHARLES CITY —Aaron Huegel, Bachelor ofArts, cum laude, biologymajor.

CLEAR LAKE —Christopher Arians,Bachelor of Arts, Ameri-can history educationmajor; Zachary Kruger,Bachelor of Arts, businessadministration major,with management con-centration; Allison Schae-fer, Bachelor of Arts, biol-ogy major; Walker Wil-son, Bachelor of Arts,political science major.

CORWITH — BrandonSohl, Bachelor of Arts,magna cum laude,accounting and businessadministration majors,with finance concentra-tion; Elise Weber, Bache-lor of Arts, political sci-ence major.

DUMONT — ElizabethMiller, Bachelor of Arts,cum laude, social workmajor.

GARNER — AaronChristians, Bachelor ofArts, cum laude, biologymajor.

GREENE — Karch Lan-ders, Bachelor of Arts,accounting and businessadministration majorswith finance concentra-tion.

HAMPTON — DanielleDohlman, Bachelor ofArts, political science andcommunication studies(theatre) majors.

MASON CITY — EliseDuvall, Bachelor of MusicEducation, summa cumlaude, music education

major, with concentrationin piano; Andrew Eisen-man, Bachelor of Arts,psychology major; BrettMulkey, Bachelor of Arts,cum laude, biochemistrymajor; Ryan Mulkey,Bachelor of Arts, chem-istry major; RobertSalmon, Bachelor of Arts,magna cum laude, chem-istry major.

NASHUA — ZacharyHuffman, Bachelor ofArts, computer informa-tion systems major;Megan Weiss, Bachelor ofArts, political sciencemajor.

NORTHWOOD — KatieBraun, Bachelor of Arts,business administrationmajor, with concentra-tions in marketing andmanagement.

OSAGE — Hilary Gerk,Bachelor of Arts, summacum laude, elementaryeducation major; HopeHolm, Bachelor of Arts,biochemistry major.

PLAINFIELD — Ben-jamin Groth, Bachelor ofArts, biology major.

ROCKFORD — MeganLien, Bachelor of Arts,music applied with vocalconcentration and busi-ness administrationmajors.

RUDD — KimberlyMorische, Bachelor ofArts, cum laude, Englishmajor.

SHEFFIELD — ScottEhlinger, Bachelor of Arts,mathematics major.

ST. ANSGAR — Ben-jamin Levinson, Bachelorof Arts, biology major.

TITONKA — ThomasUllmann, Bachelor ofArts, American govern-ment education major.

Masonicscholarships

CCEEDDAARR RRAAPPIIDDSS —Jason Rahe and CodyBeaver were each awardeda $1,250 scholarship fromthe “Mark Earl and EstherRuth Spencer Technical

Scholarship” endowmentfund of the Grand Lodgeof Iowa, Ancient Free andAccepted Masons.

Rahe is a 2012 graduateof North Iowa CommunityHigh School, Buffalo Cen-ter, and plans to attendIowa Central CommunityCollege, Fort Dodge, andobtain a degree in graphicdesign. Beaver is a 2012graduate of St. AnsgarHigh School and plans toattend Northwest IowaCommunity College tostudy power-line tech-nology.

They are among 20Iowa public high schoolstudents selected toreceive this scholarship.Iowa Masons awardscholarships each year inrecognition of a student’sacademic performance,community activities, andleadership.

Hansen honoredAAMMEESS — Eric Hansen,

of Clear Lake, was hon-ored at the Iowa StateUniversity AgronomyBanquet, April 14. Hansenreceived an agronomyacademic fellowship, thedepartment’s top award,for the 2012-13 academicyear, as well as a $1,000Iowa Crop ImprovementAssociation Scholarship.

Hansen received theISU Outstanding Achieve-ment in Second-YearRussian award at theWorld Languages andCultures Honors Program,April 29. He is a sopho-more agronomy majorwho plans to work in themission field. He is theson of Jeff and SherryHansen, of Clear Lake.

Simpson graduateIINNDDIIAANNOOLLAA — Chad

DeMaris, of Mason City,graduated April 28, fromSimpson College with aBachelor of Music degreein music performance.


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Thank YouNorth Central Iowa Ag in the Classroom (AITC)

coordinators Brenda Adams, Linda Anderegg andLeah Reinert would like to thank the following busi-nesses, organizations and foundations for their finan-cial support during the 2011-2012 school year.

Thank you to the member county Farm Bureaus:Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Winnebagoand Worth for their continued support. Contributing$500 each is: Brakke Implement; Britt Vet Clinic;Cartersville Elevator; Cerro Gordo County CornGrowers Assn.; Dupont Crop Protection (StevenAnderegg); Farm Credit Services of America-MasonCity; Farm Credit Services of America-Emmetsburg;First Citizens National Bank; First National Bank,Hampton; Five Star Coop/Land O’Lakes, GoldenGrain Energy; Iowa Northern Railway Co.; LathamHi-Tech Seeds; MaxYield Coop; Murphy-Brown,LLC; North Iowa Coop; Phelps Implement Corp.;Pioneer (John Anderegg); Premier Technologies (MikeAnderegg); Sukup Manufacturing; Varied IndustriesCorp.; Viafield and Winnebago Industries Founda-tion.

North Central Iowa AITC received funding of$1,000 from Alliant Energy Foundation, FarrerEndowment Foundation, and the Iowa Soybean Assn.;$1,500 from the Bertha Stebens Foundation; and$2,000 from AgVentures Alliance; Corporate Farmer,Inc.; Principal Financial Group and Stratford Founda-tion Trust.

Poet-Iowa Ethanol donated $2,500 to Ag in theClassroom and the Hanson Foundation gave $4,000.

We also appreciate area school administrators andteachers who understand the importance of ag educa-tion and have invited us into their classrooms.

Thank YouThanks to everyone for coming to our 40th anniver-

sary party. Thanks for all the nice cards, gifts andanniversary wishes. Thanks to all our family and friends.We are truly blessed.

— David and Deborah Gabel

Webb, KnudtsonBBRRIIAANNAA WWEEBBBB, of Forest City, is the daughter of

Hugh and Marie Webb, of Clear Lake. Briana isemployed by Mercy Medical Center — North Iowa,Mason City.

JJOOSSEEPPHH KKNNUUDDTTSSOONN, ofForest City, is the son of JayKnudtson and Lisa Tan, ofForest City. Joseph isemployed by Vestas WindTechnology in Ventura.The couple will be marriedSaturday, July 21, 2012, atZion Lutheran Church inClear Lake.


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Horsfall, Anderson RROOSSAALLIIEE HHOORRSSFFAALLLL,, of Mason City, Iowa, is the

daughter of Harvey Horsfall, Mason City, Debra Kittle-son, Mason City, Donna Meacham, Manly, and the lateBradly Kittleson. She is a graduate of Mason City HighSchool, University of Northern Iowa with a Bachelor ofArts in Psychology and North Iowa Area CommunityCollege with an Associate’s Degree in Nursing. Rosalie isemployed by Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa,Mason City, as a registered nurse.

AAAARROONN AANNDDEERRSSOONN,, of Mason City, Iowa, is the sonof Martin Anderson, Urbandale. He is a graduate ofUrbandale High School, Northern Michigan Universitywith a Bachelor of Music Education and will graduate in2012 from Morningside College with a Master of Arts inTeaching. Aaron is employed by John Adams MiddleSchool, Mason City, as director of bands.

The couple will be married at 12:30 p.m. July 11, 2012,at Churchill Manor Bed and Breakfast in Napa, Calif.

Gisel, LindhorstTTIIFFFFAANNYY GGIISSEELL,, of

Georgetown, Grand Cay-man, is the daughter ofDoug and Donna (Hyde)Reed of Niceville, Fla.,and and the late StevenGisel, Ventura, Iowa.Tiffany is the grand-daughter of Gladys Gisel,Ventura, Iowa, and thelate Willard Gisel. Tiffanygraduated from St.Matthews VeterinaryMedicine College.

JJUUSSTTIINN LLIINNDDHHOORRSSTT,,of East London, SouthAfrica, is the son of Tonyand Mirriam Lindhorstand Helene Lindhorst ofEast London, SouthAfrica. Justin graduatedfrom Dale College, and isowner of Boatsonline inDeneysville, South Africa.

The couple will bemarried at 6 p.m. on Sat-

urday, Aug. 25, 2012, atThe Palms Resort in Des-tin, Fla. The couple willbe relocating to Athens,Ga., in September, whereTiffany will complete herfinal year at the Universi-ty of Georgia College ofVeterinary Medicine.

Sylvara, PetersburgCCAASSSSIIEE SSYYLLVVAARRAA, of Clear Lake, is the daughter of

Vern and Sharon Sylvara, of Scarville. Cassie graduatedfrom North Iowa Area Community College, and isemployed as a registered nurse with Mercy MedicalCenter —North Iowa, and Ultimate Nursing Services inMason City.

JJAASSOONN PPEETTEERRSSBBUURRGG, of Hanlontown, is the son ofDoug and Lorna Petersburg, of Fertile. Jason graduat-ed from Iowa State University, and is employed as acivil engineer with Veenstra & Kimm, Inc., in MasonCity, IA.

The couple will be married at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 28,2012, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Scarville. Areception will follow in Ventura.

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