Engagement of Kimberlee Dwyer and Jacob Speer in Miami
Kimberlee Kay Dwyer and Jacob Allan Speer announce their engagement. Kimberlee is the daughter of Larry and Janine Dwyer of Wellsville, a Baker University graduate, and a Garland ISD employee. Jacob is the son of Don and Gayla Speer, Wellsville, with degrees from Emporia State University and the University of Kansas, and an assistant to the city manager in University Park Texas. The wedding is set for June 3 in Miami aboard the USS Norway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry
Janine Dwyer
Wellsville
Kimberlee Kay
Jacob Allan Speer
Don
Gayla Speer
Wellsville High School
Baker University
Garland
Texas
Emporia State University
Prothe-Beems Engage Ottawa Pair Plans June 3 Wedding
Sharon Prothe and Jeremy Beems of Ottawa announce their engagement. She is the Pomona High School and Ottawa University graduate teaching at Pomona Middle School. He is Clifton-Clyde High School and Ottawa University alumnus employed by Wright's Tree Service. Wedding set for June 3 at Ottawa University Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Prothe
Jeremy Beems
Ottawa
She
Rene McFarland
Pomona
Steve Prothe
Paola
Marilu Beems
Concordia
Dave
Deb Beems
Pomona High School
Ottawa University
Pomona Middle School
Jeremy
Clifton-Clyde High School
Wright
Tree Service
Saylor-Cole Engaged Couple Plans July Wedding
Elizabeth Ann Saylor of Sabetha and Richard Scott Cole of Bennington announce their engagement. Elizabeth graduates Kansas State University this May with a B S in business administration dual major in finance and marketing. Richard also graduates with a B S in business administration major in marketing and economics minor. Wedding set for July 8 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Sabetha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Saylor
Sabetha
Elizabeth Ann
Richard Scott Cole
Paul Cole
Bennington
Tom
Mickey Porter
Ottawa
Lavaun Saylor
Myrle Leavitt
Linwood
Bob Cole
Abilene
Doris Cole
Salina
Kansas State University
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Florys Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary in Baldwin
Jean and Calvin Flory of Baldwin marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at Three Sisters Inn. The couple wed April 9, 1950, at Ottawa Church of the Brethren. He is a retired Farmland Industries employee, she a retired Lawrence School District worker. Their children are Carol and Jimmie Taul of Baldwin and Stan and Michelle Flory of Lawrence, with six grandchildren and one great granddaughter.
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Calvin
Jean Flory
Lawrence
Three Sisters Inn
Baldwin
Calvin Flory
Roberta Jean Turner
Ottawa Church of the Brethren
McPherson College
Farmland Industries
Ottawa High School
Carol
Jimmie Taul
Stan
Michelle Flory
Blair couple marks 50 years with family celebration
Donald E. and Alice (Shinn) Blair of Lawrence celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family week in Colorado from April 9 to 16. They were married April 12, 1950, at First United Methodist Church Chapel in Ottawa. The couple have a son Jeffrey a daughter Karen and two grandchildren.
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Donald E
Alice (Shinn) Blair
Lawrence
Colorado
First United Methodist Church Chapel
Ottawa
Jeffrey
Karen
Acosta-Johnson Wedding in Puerto Rico blesses Rhina and Samuel
Rhina Acosta and Samuel Rake Johnson wed in a Fort Buchanan chapel ceremony in San Juan Puerto Rico. The bride, daughter of Rodolfo Acosta and Myrna Eva Toro, holds a BA from Universidad del Sagrado Corazón and works at Wachovia Bank. the groom is a UNC Charlotte student and National Guard member. They plan to reside in Charlotte North Carolina.
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Rodolfo Acosta
Myrna Eva Toro
Villa Carolina
P.R
Rhina
Samuel Rake Johnson
Jim
Mary Ann Johnson
Waxhaw
N.C
Fort Buchanan
San Juan
Raphmare Sepulveda
Benjamin Chandler Johnson
University of the Sacred Heart
Wachovia Bank
Eddie Toro
Elda Ortiz
Mayaguez
Maria E. Gutirrez
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Angel F. Acosta
University of North Carolina
Charlotte
North Carolina National
Visiting nurse program cuts youth pregnancy rate in Memphis
Intensive counseling during pregnancy and after birth helped young low income mothers have 14 percent fewer pregnancies over five years. Home visits by trained nurses taught infant care and personal choices, with 1,139 participants from inner city Memphis, many teenagers, improving education and employment planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis, Tenn
Journal of the American Medical Association
Harriet Kitzman
University of Rochester
Kitzman
JAMA
Ticipants
Memphis
David Olds
University of Colorado
Health Services Center
Olds
Elizabeth is Old Order Amish Cook and Quilting Day
Elizabeth, an Indiana Old Order Amish writer, shares a cozy day of quilting with family, a noon dinner, and farm life notes. She describes quilts, dandelion greens, and a visit to the sick, then offers chocolate pudding pie troubleshooting and a Swiss custard peach pie recipe.
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Paul
Leah
Harrodsburg
Elizabeth
Indiana
Oasis News
Middletown
Ohio
Teenager survives houndfish attack off Key West coast
In Big Pine Key Florida a 17 year old snorkeling for the first time was struck in the neck by a needle nosed houndfish and underwent emergency surgery to close wounds and remove two serrated bill fragments. Stephanie Mittler recovers as sister Jennifer and a friend carry her to shore believing a shark attack occurred.
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Big Pine Key
Fla
Stephanie Mittler
Stephanie
Jennifer
Florida Keys
Warmest first three months in 106 years across U S
NOAA reports January to March 2000 the nation logged the warmest start to a year in 106 years. The 47.1 degree average beat the prior record by one degree, described as a very robust margin, with implications including potential 20 inch sea level rise over the next century.
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New Orleans
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
D. James Baker
Birthday Hermreck 93rd Celebration in Ottawa
Ottawa resident Elara Hermreck celebrated her 93rd birthday on February 23. She is married to Lee Hermreck and was joined by her grandson Gerry Hermreck and his wife Denise Hermreck of Thief River Falls Minnesota in the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elara Hermreck
Ottawa
Lee Hermreck
Gerry
Denise Hermreck
Thief River Falls
Minn
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Saylor
Cole Saylor
Cole
Jean and
Calvin Flory Flory
Donald and
Alice Blair Blair
Ottawa Herald
Acosta
Johnson
Acosta Johnson
By Elizabeth Coblentz
Verena
Fish Hooks
Father Mason
Sharon Prol, ‘Tune
Carrie Shaw
Ter & Johns Sune
Andon T. Palmer 2000
James Devore
Angella Burnatt
Aaron Duty
Country
S. Main
Hermreck
Jey
Maine
Crowle
Omar
Loral
Baldwin & Edgerton
Casleéc
First United Methodist Church
Hickory
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