Rachel C. Irwin and Trenton B. Whitehall are to be united in marriage on Saturday, July 21, 2012, 4 p.m. at the College Avenue Presbyterian Church, Aledo. A reception will follow the ceremony at the Rogalski Center Ballroom on the campus of St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa at approximately 6 p.m.
Danielle Sage and Donovan Tippie were married on March 26, 2012 in a beautiful ceremony at The Wedding Chapel at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Zack Christensen of New York and Geetanjli Malhotra of Chicago will be married on June 16, 2016 at Esplanade Lakes, Downers Grove.
Dean and Jean Baker, 706 SE 5th St., Aledo, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on May 2, 2012. A family dinner will be held to celebrate at a later date.
Travis and Melissa Matlick would like to announce the adoption of their son, Nathan Scott Matlick.
Janie Smith and Scott Lincoln, both of Joy, will be married in a private ceremony on April 21, 2012. Friends and family are invited to the receptions that will follow from 2 - 4 p.m. at the Joy Fire Station, and 5 - 12 p.m. at Chubba's Tap in Joy.
Loren and Mary Clark of Viola will celebrate their 70th anniversary with an open house reception on Saturday, April 28 from 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. at the Viola United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall (corner of 15th St. and 18th Ave.).
Students from across the state recently put their creative talents to work to help spread the message about the hazards of radon, a radioactive gas that is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.
Pictured are the three lucky hunters that found the golden eggs at the New Boston Easter egg hunt held Saturday, April 7.
The family of Jean Ball, including four children, 11 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and six outlawas, will all be jumping for JOY 80 times, to celebrate Grandma Jean's birthday.
Jesse Hamerlinck of Reynolds is a recipient of the 2012 Agricultural Scholarship from 1st Farm Credit Services.
Loren and Linda Sinele, Nauvoo will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on April 15.
Katy Dean celebrated her 75th birthday March 18th at the Dean Farm in Taylor Ridge.
Helen Bushong, a resident of Mercer County Nursing Home will celebrate her 90th birthday on April 19, 2012. The family has requested a card shower. Please send cards to: Helen Bushong, Mercer County Nursing Home, Room 212, 309 NW 9th St., Aledo, IL 61231.
Marisa Countryman and Justin Haskins, with their parents, are happy to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.
A 95th birthday open house for Charlene Seefeld will be held Sunday, April 15 from 2 - 4 p.m. at the Oakview Country Club, Aledo.
Army Pvt. Cody A. Paxton has graduated from One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo., which included basic military training and advanced individual training (AIT).
Hamlet Insurance Agency Inc. of Reynolds was recently named to the prestigious Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company President’s Club for 2012.
Kate Longley of Aledo and Jason Danner of Roseville have announced their engagement. They will be married on July 7, 2012 at 4 p.m. at Longley Farms in Aledo, followed by a 6 p.m. reception at VFW Post 1571, Aledo.
