Lydics celebrate 40th anniversaryMR. and MRS. MERLE LYDIC—1950MR. and MRS. MERLE LYDIC—1990STRONGSTOWN — Mr. and Mrs. Merle Lydic, Strongstown, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Aug. 7 with a small family party.Mr. Lydic, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lydic. Strongstown, and Annabell Patterson, daughter of the late Ernest Patterson and Ethel Patterson, formerly of Heilwood, were married by Fred Ganoe, Heilwood.They have two children: Charles E„ Nanty Glo; and Mrs. Larry I Connie) Koseo, Strongstown. Three grandchildren complete the family circle.The Lydics belong to the Pine Flats Christian Church.Marriage licenseMichael Walter McAfee, Indiana, and Connie Joanne Nelson, Indiana.