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Jim and Vickie Myers of Mount Mor-ris announce the engagement of their daughter, Jenna Myers of Grand Detour, to Aaron Dietrich of Grand Detour, the son of Jeff and Karen Dietrich of Leaf River.

The bride-elect is a graduate of Forres-ton High School and Northern Illinois University. She is a registered nurse at CGH Medical Center.

Her fiancé is a graduate of Forreston High School and Kishwaukee College. He is employed by Holland & Sons in Dixon.

The couple are planning an Oct. 11, 2014 wedding at White Pines Wedding Canyon in Mount Morris.

Invitations have been sent.

Engagement ofJenna Myers &Aaron Dietrich

Mr. and Mrs. Brock Shelley of Sterling celebrated their 25th wedding anniver-sary Sept. 23, 2014.

Brock Shelley and Judi Barton were married Sept. 23, 1989, at First Congre-gational Church in Sterling.

They are the parents of Tori Shelley of Rock Falls; Jenny (Danny) Rodriquez of Maiden Rock, Wisconsin; Ed (Nola) Hwetkovsky of Brunswick, Maryland; and Deb (Rich) Palmer of Poolesville, Maryland.

They have seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Those wishing to send greetings may address cards to 317 Stouffer Road, Sterling, IL 61081.

25th AnniversaryMr. & Mrs. Brock Shelley

Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Miller of Dixon celebrated their 65th wedding anniver-sary Sept. 8, 2014.

Edward Miller and Lorraine McKeown were married Sept. 8, 1949, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling.

They are the parents of Ed (Terry) Mill-er, Mary (Dave) Hutchison, Rick (Julie) Miller, Steve (Theresa) Miller, Ann (deceased), Jim (Kim) Miller, Jane (Jim) Grove, and Agnes (Tim) Smith.

They have 32 grandchildren and 47 great-grandchildren.

65th AnniversaryMr. & Mrs.

Edward Miller

Lorin Gatz of Polo is celebrating his 80th birthday today, Sept. 30, 2014.

He was born Sept. 30, 1934, in rural Polo, and married Joyce Gatz.

He has two daughters and six grand-children.

Cards may be sent to 14748 W. Buffalo Road, Polo, IL 61064.

Celebrating 80Lorin Gatz

Happy Birthday

Orville E. Kuehl of Sterling will cel-ebrate his 90th birthday with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Oct. 11, 2014, at Good Neighbor Care of Sterling.

All friends and relatives are invited to join in the celebration. The omission of gifts has been requested.

He was born Oct. 13, 1924, and was married to the late Loretta K. Kuehl.

He has three children, six grandchil-dren, and 14 great-grandchildren.

Cards may be sent to 2705 Avenue E, Apt. 112, Sterling, IL 61081.

Celebrating 90Orville Kuehl

Happy Birthday

Frances Van Oosten of Polo will cel-ebrate her 90th birthday with an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 18, 2014, at Just Us Place in Polo.

All friends and relatives are invited to join in the celebration.

She was born Oct. 18, 1924, and was married to the late Henry J. Van Oosten.

She has six children, 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren (one deceased), and three great-great-grandchildren.

Cards may be sent to 505 E. Buffalo St., Polo, IL 61064.

Celebrating 90Frances Van Oosten

Happy Birthday

The annual Bunker Hill School reunion will be from noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 11, 2014, at Odell Public Library in Mor-rison.

Those attending are asked to bring dish to pass and a bingo gift. Guests are welcome.

For more information, call 815-380-2235.

Bunker Hill School Reunion

The Amboy High School Class of 1950 had its annual reunion Sept. 17, 2014, at the Long Branch Restaurant in Amboy.

Those attending included 21 class-mates, 16 classmates from the Class of 1951, 13 family members, and one

former teacher. The group visited the Amboy Railroad Museum to see the bricks laid honoring families in the area.

The next reunion will be at noon Sept. 16, 2015, at the Long Branch Res-taurant.

Amboy High School Class of 1950 Reunion

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Emelia Peterson &Michael Baker

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Emelia Peterson and Michael Baker, both of Sterling, announce their engagement.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Loren and Cherie Peterson of Sterling; her fiancé is the son of Tim and Lanette Baker of Ster-ling.

The bride-elect is a graduate of Sterling High School and Illinois State University. She is employed

by The Cornerstone Agency/Pre-mier Ag Farm Partners.

Her fiancé is a graduate of Sterling High School and Wyo-ming Technical Institute. He is employed by Slim-N-Hank’s Auto Body.

The couple are planning a June 6, 2015 wedding at Messiah Luther-an Church in Sterling.

Invitations will be sent

He proposed on Christmas with both of their families present.

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Berley

50th Anniversary Open House

Diane Rose and Stephen Berley of Sterling were married Oct. 3, 1964, at First Covenant Church in Moline.

They both retired in 1998. Ste-phen was a professional city man-ager, serving in La Grange, Oak Brook, and Sterling, Illinois, and in Harrisonville, Missouri. Diane served as bookkeeper for the Ster-ling-Rock Falls YMCA.

They are the proud parents of two children, Paul of La Grange and Keith of Westmont.

They have two grandchildren, Anthony and Olivia of La Grange.

An open house will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, at The Big Red Church (First Congrega-tional), 311 Second Ave., Sterling.

No gifts please, just your pres-ence.

Birthday

Ed Dittmar is celebrating his 90th birthday!

Ed was born Oct. 5, 1924, in Milledgeville, and has spent near-ly his entire life in the area. For several years, Ed worked at the Milledgeville Farmers Elevator, and almost always farmed. His farm-ing often included a Holstein dairy herd.

He especially enjoyed serving on the board and working at the Car-roll County Fair for more than 60 years.

He married Ruby Metz and had two children, Jerry Dittmar and Linda Dittmar Rieselman (deceased in 2012). Later, he married Elaine

Folk (deceased in 1999), with step-children, Dave, Kevin, Frank, and Karen. They also had daughter, Carole Dittmar Raines.

For the past 14 years, Ed has enjoyed the companionship of Ber-nita Bush, and now resides in Mor-rison.

Ed also is a longstanding member of the United Methodist Church in Milledgeville. After church services Sunday, Ed will be recognized by that Methodist congregation by whoever attends morning church service on Sunday, Oct. 5.

Ed would be delighted to receive warm wishes and cards at 20917 Crosby Road, Morrison, IL 61270.

Ed Dittmar

Happy 90th

Birthday

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100th Birthday

Ardis “Pat” Mangler of Sterling will celebrate her 100th birthday Oct. 10, 2014, with a card shower.

The omission of gifts has been requested.

Pat moved to Heritage Woods in 2009.

She was born in Bellevue, Iowa, and married Clarence Mangler, now deceased. She later moved to Sterling.

Pat raised two daughters, Judy Draper of Sterling and the late Sha-ron Marshall.

She has two grandchildren, Jan Klocke of Dixon and Tom Marshall of Santa Monica, California. She also

has two great-grandchildren, Molly Koberstein of Rock Island and Jake Klocke of Sterling.

Pat worked in the lab department at CGH Medical Center for 25 years, before retiring in 1985. She has been a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Sterling for more than 70 years. She also was a longtime mem-ber of the Edith Eykamp Circle of St. John. Pat loves to read, work puzzles, and is a longtime fan of the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox.

Please send your birthday wishes to Pat at Heritage Woods, 2205 Oak Grove Ave., Apt. 126, Sterling, IL 61081.

Sterling woman loves puzzles, cheers on favorite sports teams

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Sauk Valley Media will be featuring“Letters to Santa”to be printed in the

Daily Gazette and TelegraphTuesday, December 23, 2014

We would like to invite childrenof the Sauk Valley area to participate.

Letters must be received by 5 p.m.Friday, November 21, 2014to be included in this section.

Letters may be emailed to:letterstosanta@saukvalley.comPlease con!rm that your emailedletters have been received

Sauk Valley Media,Attn: Letters to Santa,P.O. Box 498, 3200 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, IL 61081

orTelegraph,Attn: Letters to Santa, 113 S. PeoriaAve., Dixon, IL 61021

Letters can also be dropped off or mailed to:

Birthday

Happy 90th

Birthday

Carl H. Nelson of Sterling will celebrate his 90th birthday Oct. 12, 2014.

He was born Oct. 12, 1924, on the family farm near St. Peter, Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

He was married 40 years to Esther Stern, until her death in 1991. In 1999, he married Dolores Broderick.

He has a daughter, Christine

(John) Pogue of Northfield, Minnesota; a son, John of Chi-cago; a grandson, Dr. Nathan-iel (Kim) Pogue, and a great-grandson, Zeddrick Pogue of College Station, Texas.

Carl was employed for 35 years at Wahl Clipper Corp., retiring as purchasing man-ager.

Cards may be sent to 1504 E. 24th St., Sterling, IL 61081.

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Four generations of the Roop family recently gathered. They are (from left) Keith Roop of Franklin Grove, great-grandfather; Eric Roop of Aurora, father, holding Emersen Eisley Roop, daughter; and Jeff Roop of Franklin Grove, grandfather.

The Roop Family

Four Generations

Five generations of the Baldwin family gathered in July at the home of Joe and Pat Baldwin. They are (from left) Dakota Baldwin, father, holding Elarick “E.J.,” son; Patrick Baldwin, grandfather; Anna Mae Baldwin, great-great-grandmother; and Joe Baldwin, great-grandfather.

The Baldwin Family

Five Generations

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