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Married

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Amanda Kandybski

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and Lucas Frank were united in marriage on Dec. 6, 2008, at the Venetian in Las Vegas.

for your North Iowa Area Community College volleyball accomplishments

Happy 70th Birthday

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Love, Dad, Mom Alicia & Alexis GO HAWKS!!!

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Peter, 50 years CALLAO, Mo. — Larry Roger Peter and Delores Jean (Foell) Peter of Callao, Mo., were married Jan. 11, 1959, at United Methodist West Fork Church in in Sheffield.

The couple will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception at 2 p.m. Jan. 11, 2009, at Callao Christian Church in Callao, Mo. Dalton Peterson Cards may be sent to Mr. & Mrs. Larry Peter, 218 East SecMASON CITY — Reid and ond St., Callao, Mo., 63534.

Ginger Peterson, of Mason The couple’s children and their spouses are Crystal and City, are parents of a son, Jerry Lovingier, Roger and Lori Peter, and Marcia and Floyd Dalton Reid Peterson, born at Teter, all of Bevier, Missouri. They also have 10 grandchildren 12:16 p.m. Oct. 11, 2008 at and three great-grandchildren.

Mercy Medical Center — North Iowa, in Mason City.

He weighed 9 lbs., 11 oz., and was 21 inches long.

Dalton is welcomed by a brother, Dominic Lee Reinhardt.

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CEDAR FALLS — Brian and Alana Sankey, of Cedar Falls, are parents of a son, Graysen William Sankey, born Dec. 23, 2008 at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo.

He weighed 6 lbs., 6 oz., and was 18¼ inches long.

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The family of Bob Gilbert, Lake Mills, would like to thank all of Bob’s relatives, neighbors and friends for their cards and gifts of money. The money gifts were shared with Salem Lutheran Church, Lake Mills Care Facility and Hospice of North Iowa. He was a very special person and will be missed by all whose lives he touched.

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Congratulations Amanda Young for your North Iowa Area Community College volleyball accomplishments: Selected for First Team AllConference, First Team All-Region North, Cross Divisional All-Tournament Team and ranked third by the NJCAA for blocks per game.

We are very proud of you!

Love, Grandma and Grandpa, Brenda, Dana and Rick

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He’s 60 years young and survived the birthday!

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Our family would like to thank everyone for their support and prayers during Jim’s illness and passing.

The benefit on Nov. 22nd was overwhelming with the amount of friends and family who attended. Jim was not able to attend, but he was so appreciative of the notes written to him and was able to watch a video of the benefit. Thank you to George and Cyndi Velthoff, Joel and Mindy Meier for organizing this labor of love and everyone who helped.

Also, thank you to Larson Doors, Duggan’s Grocery, Cookies, Etc., Jeff Baker, Call of The Wild, Kabrick Distributing, Becka and Virgil Davis, Joel and Jeff Becker for their generous donations. Thank you to all who baked for the bake sale.

We are forever grateful for the cards, food, flowers and for all you who attended Jim’s visitation and service.

Thank you to Pastor Steve Hanson for the beautiful service. Also thank you to the VFW for their help.

Jim will be greatly missed but all of the love and support our family has received will help us get through this difficult time. Thank you everyone and God Bless.

— Gloria, Kelly, Chris, Wendy and Cadence Rish

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AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Indian Speech Tournament results

City; Lynnea Fredrickson, Forest City, and Jera Follmuth, Forest City.

Acting: first, Katie FitzFOREST CITY — The folpatrick, Mason City; second, lowing schools took part in Caleb Fortune, Algona; April the Indian Speech TournaMcCormick, Forest City; ment held Dec. 13, in Forest third, Becca Bryne, Mason City: Central Springs, Clear Lake, Forest City, Lake Mills, City; Logan DeVries, Forest Mason City, Mason City New- City.

Solo Improvisation: first, man, North Iowa High Logan DeVries, Forest City; School, Riceville, West Fork, Woden-Crystal Lake-Titonka, Ben Tremmel, Mason City Newman; second, David BaxAlgona. ter, Algona; third, Selah ZalForest City was the actual darriaga, Forest City. winner with 1,311 points.

Storytelling: first, Kailey Since it is the host school it Bunger, Forest City; Samuel did not receive a trophy. A Erdahl, Lake Mills; Mariah first-place sweepstakes trophy went to Mason City High Moore, Lake Mills; second, Julian Hasselhorn, Forest School with 394 points; second-place went to Clear Lake City; third, Ariel Thomas, Clear Lake; Chrissy Meggars, High School with 290 points Mason City Newman; Karina and third-place went to Woden-Crystal Lake-Titonka Haas, Algona; Becca Pickar, Riceville, Kristin Kofoot, High School with 275 points.

Algona.

Results of the competition Group improvisation: are as follows: first, Jassen, VanReese, Literary Program: first, Smith, Long, from North Jera Follmuth, Forest City, Iowa, and Whipple, Berkland, and Kristen Johnson, North Meinders, from North Iowa; Iowa; second, Felicity Olson, second, Olson, Bergan, BuffForest City, and Matt Wood, ington, Nelson, Kopp, from Central Springs.

Prose: first, Ashlyn Norris, Lake Mills, and Anderson, Schiller, Williams, from Clear Lake Mills, Sarah Wilken, Woden-Crystal Lake-Titonka; Lake; Post, Schutter, Finer, third, Kyle Pals, Woden-Crys- fromWCLT, and third, Langerud, Finer, Christophertal Lake-Titonka. son, from Forest City; Poetry: first, Jordon McGuire, Christian, Henkins, Crosse, Clear Lake, and Shipull, from Algona, and Getchan Skellenger, Lake Mills; second, Kailey Bunger, Kading, Bauer, Schattschiner, Forest City, and Becca Pickar, Norland, from Algona.

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Choral Reading: first, Woden-Crystal Lake-Titonka Varsity; second, Forest City Varsity, and third, WodenCrystal Lake-Titonka Junior Varsity. ************************* Forest City varsity students who were finalists for the Indian Speech Tournament are as follows: Literary Program: Jera Follmuth, first; Felicity Olson, second; Autumn Klemm, fourth; Jazmayne ColemanMonson, fifth.

Prose: Jason Neumann, fourth; McKenzie Reece, fifth.

Poetry: Jera Follmuth and Lynnea Fredrickson, tied for third; Kailey Bunger, second.

Acting: April McCormick, second; Logan DeVries, third; Lynnea Fredrickson and Felicity Olson, tied for fifth.

Solo Improvisation: Logan DeVries, first; Tyler Putz, fourth; Selah Zaldarriaga, third.

Storytelling: Kailey Bunger, first; Julian Hasselhorn, second.

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AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Speech Results From Page E4 book, fourth. ************************* Forest City varsity and junior varsity team members taking part in the Indian Speech Tournament were as follows: Literary Program: Felicity Olson, Autumn Klemm, Jazmayne Rueber, Jera Follmuth.

Prose: Jason Neumann, Angie Deling, Heidi Nyhus, Dyllon Owen, Isaac Kuhn, Megan Kirschbaum, Cody Lauritsen, Simon Sager, Stross Newcom, Tricia Trimble, McKenzie Reece.

Poetry: Jera Follmuth, Caleb Kruse, April McCormick, Megan Eisenmann, Samuel Keely, Lynnea Fredrickson, Autumn Klemm, Kailey Bunger, Stross Newcom, Amanda Anderson, Josh Bertelsen, Katie Jordal, Rachael Jordal, Madaline Adams.

Acting: April McCormick, Megan Kirschbaum, Sarah Keely, Lynnea Fredrickson, Felicity Olson, Logan DeVries, Dan Langerud, Jon Happel, Anthony Blomme, Sharayah May, Caleb Kruse, Evan Eischen, Justin Mattingly.

Solo Improvisation: Samuel Keely, Evan Eischen, Logan DeVries, Tyler Putz, Selah Zaldarriaga, Josh May, Ben Langerud.

Storytelling: Angie Deling, Sarah Keely, Megan Kirschbaum, Julian Hasselhorn, Kailey Bunger, Cade Christiansen, Nate Byro, Rachael Jordal, Madaline Adams, Katie Jordal, Nathan Koch, Josh May. Group Improvisation: Sam Keely, Cody Lauritsen and Isaac Kuhn; Corey Anderson and Chet Anderson; Tyler Putz and Jacob Bolinger; Cade Christensen, Dan Langerud and Arlene Jones; Nicole Nesset, Becca Saatman, Bethany Hall, Rhini Angel; Hillary Albertson and Selah Zaldarriaga; Ben Langerud, Tyler Finer, Ashley Christopherson.

Ensemble acting: Vincent Trent, Justin Shook and Caleb Kruse; Dyllon Owen, Cody Laritsen and Isaac

Kuhn; Simon Sager, Felicity Olson, and April McCormick; Amy Kafer and Heidi Nyhus. ************************* Members of the Forest City’s Four Large Groups are as follows: Varsity Choral Reading Group: Logan DeVries, Kailey Bunger, Sharayah May, Nicole Nesset, April McCormick, Josh Bertelsen, Rachel Church, Morgan Gossman, Jason Neumann, Molly Oleson, Hillary Albertson, Dan Langerud, McKenzie Krieger, Amanda Schultz, Chet Anderson.

Varsity Reader’s Theatre: Angie Deling, Arlene Jones, Selah Zaldarriaga, Amanda Schultz, Sammi Chapin, Julia Jessen, Lezah Olson, Hayle Vermedahl, Katie Wencl, Kayla Shipman, Kenzi Krieger, Dyllon Owen, Jenna Rasmussen, Jera Follmuth, Amy Rieffer.

Freshmen Choral Reading Group: Jon Happel, Riley Scharper, Anthony Blomme, Cole Schwartz, Nathan Koch, Danika Fredrickson, Miranda Bartleson, Maggie Shipman, Ashley Christopherson, Rachel Jordal.

Freshmen Reader’s Theatre: Danika Fredrickson, Nathan Koch, Cole Schwartz, Jon Happel, Tyler Finer, Nate Byro, Riley Scharper, Tricia Trimble, Ashley Christopherson, Lani Ackerman.

Briar Cliff Dean’s List SIOUX CITY — Briar Cliff University announced that 216 students were named to the Dean’s List for the first term of the 2008-09 academic year, including 43 students who achieved a perfect grade point average of 4.0 for the first term.

Full-time students with a term grade point average of 3.5 or higher and part-time students who completed four or more credits in a term with a grade point average of at least a 3.5 are eligible for the Dean’s List.

North Iowa students named to the Dean’s List are listed below. Students with a 4.0 grade point average are denoted with an asterisk (*).

of 2008

ALGONA — Catherine Feye, Melanie Myers.

MASON CITY — *Kathleen Kruckenberg.

WESLEY — Amanda Cruise.

Johnson receives U of N degree LINCOLN, Neb. — Cristin Johnson, of Mason City, Iowa graduated from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, in commencement exercises held Dec. 19-20 at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

Johnson received a degree in journalism and mass communications.

MILITARY NOTES Army Spec. Jacob J. Horspool graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.

He is the son of Nancy Beard, of Klemme. Horspool received a bachelor’s degree in 2005 from Weber State University, Ogden, Utah.

Army Reserve Pvt. Ashley A. Fredericks graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. She is the daughter of Robin Fredericks, Northwood, and is a 2006 graduate of Northwood-Kensett High School.

Matthew L. Hoeft was promoted to the rank of sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserve. Hoeft, a combat engineer, is a member of the 890th Engineer Battalion (Forward Support Company) serving at Camp Liberty, Baghdad, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He served in the military for five years.

The reservist is an assembler/line worker employed at Winnebago Industries, Forest City. He is the son of Mark and Susan Hoeft, Forest City, and is a 2001 graduate of Forest City High School.

On Sunday, January 25, 2009, the Globe Gazette will publish a special section dedicated to all the special people born in 2008. One lucky baby will be chosen at random to be the “cover baby” featured on the cover!

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Frank, Kandybski LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Amanda Kandybski and Lucas Frank were united in marriage on Dec. 6, 2008, at the Venetian in Las Vegas.

Amanda is the daughter of Jerry and Kathleen Kandybski of Dunnellon, Fla. Lucas is the son of David and Theresa Frank of Mason City, and Jannes Snow of Illinois.

Amanda was accompanied to the altar by her mother Kathleen Kandybski and her brother Christopher Kandybski. Best men were Scott O’Donnell, Michael Frelund and Michael Melhus.

The couple resides in Ocala, Fla.

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Happy ‘70th’ Birthday

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BIRTHDAY Gerald ‘Red’ Knight, 100 MASON CITY — Gerald “Red” Knight, of Mason City, will celebrate his 100th birthday at an open house from 3 to 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, at West State Street Homestead Assisted Living, Mason City.

Thank you The family of Irene Carrott would like to thank everyone who has remembered us in any way during our difficult time of loss.

— Larry Carrott and family Bob Carrott and family

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