Announcements

Stony Point Hall, Lawrence, served as the outdoor setting for the Sept. 26, 2009, wedding of Jennifer Young, Moran, and Brandon Sprague, Hutchinson. Bob Henry performed the ceremony. Joyce Hoegerl, Olathe, aunt of the bride,…

Michael and Mary Hull, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, announce the birth of their first child, Maddox Lincoln, born Feb. 28, 2010, in Cabo San Lucas. He weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 21 1/2…

  Patrick and Carla Wachter, Overland Park, announce the birth of a daughter, Hyland Sophia, born Feb. 25, 2010, in Overland Park. She weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and was 18 inches long. She joins…

Joe and Doris Church, Colony, will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary at a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. March 7 at Colony’s Community Room.Joe Church and Doris Garver were married March 5, 1945, in…

Elwin and Joan Ermel will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Bronson United Methodist Church annex. The couple were married in Bronson United Methodist…

George and Debbie Wall, Iola, and Don and Tammy Emerson, Gas, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Maegan Nicole Wall and Corey Tyler Emerson.The bride-elect is a 2006 graduate of Humboldt High…

Margaret Katherine Apt and Kerry Duane Dickerson were married Oct. 17, 2009, in Carole Chapel on the campus of Washburn University in Topeka. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Janet A. Chubb of St.…

Donald and Christine Garrison of rural Moran will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary at a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Moran Senior Center. Hosts for the reception will be their…

Dick and Donna Riddle celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Jan. 2 in Wichita. He is the son of Jim and Juanita (Toots) Riddle of Iola and she is the daughter of Charles and Ida…

Kerri and Jonathan Brocker, Shawnee, announce the birth of a daughter, Tessa Nickole, born Jan. 6, 2010, at Shawnee Mission Hospital. She weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. She joins…