Helen Van Tasell will be celebrating her 95th birthday on April 19, and her family will be honoring her with a card shower. Her new address is: The Cottages, 1734 Main Street, Pella IA 50219.

Ian Boulden and Stephanie Lenius are excited to announce their upcoming wedding. Ian is employed with Quest Liner as a driver. Stephanie is employed with Covenant Medical Center as a Surgical Coordinator Referral Nurse. The couple resides with their daughter, Audery, 12, and Adrianna, 7, in ...

Kathleen Brundage of Ely observed her 70th birthday on March 31.She has two children: Michelle Reyna of Ferguson, Mo. and Tom Brundage of Urbana; two grandchildren: Joshua and Juliana Reyna of Ferguson, Mo.She graduated from the Traer-Clutier High School in 1962 and is the daughter of Edward ...

John Gillen Jr. and Jacklyn Cufr are pleased to announce their engagement and approaching wedding. Jackie is the daughter of Ernie and Julie Cufr of Traer, IA. John is the son of John Gillen Sr of Savanna, IL and Dan and LuAnne Heim of Galena, IL.The bride is a Flight Nurse for LifeGuard Air ...

Mr & Mrs Billerbeck will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday April 5th with a family luncheon at their home at 1:00 pm.Gary Billerbeck & Patsy Fish were married April 4th, 1964 at Peace United Church of Christ in Gladbrook, IA.Hosting the event will be their ...

Darin Schmidt and Chelsie Prestemon of West Des Moines would like to announce the birth of their son, Brixon Otto, who was born on December 23, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. He weighed six pounds, eight ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. Grandparents are Eric and Jodi Prestemon ...

Molly Beenken and John Hendrickson are the proud parents of a baby girl. Remingtyn Ann was born Feb. 4th. Remi weighed 6 lb. 1.6 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches long. Grandparents are Kathy Beenken and Danny Beenken and Greg and Tammy Henson. Great grandparents are Kenneth and Irma Thede and Herman Beenken.

Everything is coming together for the annual "Fun Night for the Nature Center" fundraiser to be held on Saturday evening, March 29, at the Nature Center at Otter Creek Lake Park. Doors will open for the event at 5:30 p.m. for persons to view the auction items.An "all you can eat" meal will be ...

"Dinsdale Remembered" is the title of a book recently written and published by Dave McMillan. Several years of research led up to the completion of this historical look back at the life and times of the Dinsdale Consolidated School.The Dinsdale School was opened in 1921 and operated for over ...

Kathleen Feuerbach Stanton of Dysart will celebrate her 95th birthday with a family dinner and a card shower. She was born March 12, 1919. Kathleen's family includes Ora and Jackie Hennessy, Pat Hansen, Pam Van Dyke, Corky and Dalona Feuerbach, Denny and Ginny Burgduff, and Darren and Vicki ...