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Married

New Arrival Lon Badker and Paula Tafolla, of Manly, are parents of a daughter,

Lisa Heideman

Allison Lee Badker,

Barry Wangsness

born at 5:03 p.m.

Feb. 2, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center — North Iowa, Mason City.

were married Jan. 11, 2009 at Magen’s Bay, St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

and

80th Birthday

Engaged Kara Maren Foss and Jason Aaron Cross plan to be married on Saturday, July 25, 2009 in St. Cloud, Minn.

Joy Nelson, of Clear Lake, will celebrate her 80th birthday at an open house from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 8, at the Clear Lake Evangelical Free Church.

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Foss, Cross KARA MAREN FOSS, of Waite Park, Minn., is the daughter of Ronald and Debra Foss of Pequot Lakes, Minn. She is a 2001 graduate of Pequot Lakes High School and a 2007 graduate of the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University with a bachelor of arts degree in management and Spanish.

JASON AARON CROSS, of Waite Park, Minn., is the son of Drs. Timothy and Betty Cross, of Mason City. He is a 2002 graduate of Mason City High School and a 2005 graduate of the College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University with a bachelor of arts degree in computer science. He is employed with St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minn.

The couple plans to be married on Saturday, July 25, 2009 in St. Cloud, Minn.

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Thank you I would like to thank everyone for their visits, calls, and funny cards to help the days go quicker, while I was in the hospital.

Our family, friends, neighbors, Clear Lake preschoolers and Sunset staff, transportation director, bus drivers, sports teams, our priests and the Swaledale City Council have all “made my day!”

— Elmer Reicherts

Allison Badker

Delaney White FOREST CITY — Dale and Jennifer White, of Forest City, are parents of a daughter, Delaney Lee, born Sept.

4, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center — North Iowa, Mason City.

She weighed 8 lbs., 3 oz., and was 21 inches long.

Delaney is welcomed by her sister, Alyssa and brother, Jake.

Grandparents are Jean Steffen and Doug Sweiter, of Mason City; Steve and Juli Kvale, of Lake Mills; Cliff and Sarah Steffen, of Ruthven, and Rose Erwin, of Solon, Ohio.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Named to Provost’s, Vice President’s Lists KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Nathan Hardy, of Mason City, Iowa, was named to the fall 2008 Provost’s and Vice President’s List at Truman State University.

To be eligible a student must earn at least 12 undergraduate semester hours of credit and maintain a 3.503.99 grade point average.

MANLY — Lon Badker and Paula Tafolla, of Manly, are parents of a daughter, Allison Lee Badker, born at 5:03 p.m. Feb. 2, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center — North Iowa, Mason City.

She weighed 8 lbs., 4.5 oz., and was 20 inches long.

Allison is welcomed by sisters, Mercedes and Madison Badker.

Grandparents are Joyce Badker, of Manly, and Doug Badker, of Osage, and JoAnn Lenz, Oskaloosa, and the late David Lenz.

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Larson named to Dean’s List ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sydney M. Larson, of Britt, was named to the fall 2008 semester Dean’s List at Northwestern College.

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master’s degree in school counseling at the University of Northern Iowa. Emily is employed with Little Learners, Inc. in Robins.

Justin is a 1999 graduate of Rudd-RockfordMarble Rock High School and a 2005 graduate of Iowa State University with a bachelor’s degree in architecture. He is employed with OPN Architects Inc. in Cedar Rapids.

The couple resides in Cedar Rapids.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Inducted into Honor Society BOONE — Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Boone Campus students, Alicia Roth, of Mason City, and Micah Duncan, of Sheffield, were recently inducted into the Tau Phi Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society.

To be eligible, a student must be enrolled in a twoyear college, have completed at least 12 hours of coursework leading to an associate degree program and have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

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NICOLE SHOOK, of Manly, is the daughter of John and Becky Shook, of Rockford. Nicole graduated from Rockford High School and Iowa State University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance. She is employed as a staff accountant with Potter & Brant P.L.C. in Clear Lake.

DOUG SCHRAGE, of Manly, is the son of Terry and the late Brad Schrage, of Greene. He is a graduate of Rockford High School and is employed with Mason City Overhead Door Company in Mason City.

The couple plans to be married on April 25, 2009 at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Roseville, Iowa.

MINDY LEE JONES, of Crystal Lake, is the daughter of Cynthia and Francis Marvin, of Britt, and Roger and Ann Jones, of Charles City. She is a 2002 graduate of West Hancock High School and a 2003 graduate of La’James Massage School. Mindy is employed with Westview Care Center in Britt.

JEREMY MARK NEDVED, of Crystal Lake, is the son of Dawn and Melvin Wellik, of Britt, and Mark Nedved, of Crystal Lake. He is a 2001 graduate of West Hancock High School. Jeremy is employed

by IMT in Garner.

The couple will be married at 2 p.m. on June 6, 2009 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Duncan.

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ROLLA, Mo. — Haley Minear, of Mason City, Iowa, was named to the honor list for the 2008 fall semester at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, forFINDLAY, Ohio — Mark McKone, of Mason City, merly the University of Missouri-Rolla.

Iowa, is the recipient of a Trustee’s Scholarship at the To be named to the list students must carry a miniUniversity of Findlay.

The scholarship was awarded for the 2008-09 acade- mum of 12 hours and have a grade point average of 3.2 or above, on a 4.0 scale. mic year.

McKone awarded Trustee’s Scholarship

CEDAR RAPIDS — The following North Iowa students were named to the Kirkwood Community College Dean’s List for the fall semester.

ALEXANDER — Tanner Bohman.

ALGONA — Abbie Bradley, Jake Johansen.

BANCROFT — Hilary McGuire.

BELMOND — Stephanie Bock, Kassie Erickson, Randi Foss.

BURT — Ryan Goche.

CLEAR LAKE — Seth Grove, Kyle Hejna, Sawyer Mishak, Sean Morehouse, Ashley Rinnels, Sara Thompson.

COULTER — Tyson Warwick.

CRYSTAL LAKE — Jesse Moore.

GARNER — Whitney Flaten, Katie Young.

GREENE — Amber Montgomery, Autumn Wahlgren.

HAMPTON — Kelli Jones, Alyssa Keehn, Logan Lumley, Chelsea Marzen.

KANAWHA — Cody Kraft.

MASON CITY — Brooke Berry, Brock Stecker.

THOMPSON — Ashley Friesenborg.

VENTURA — Chelsea Anderson.

WHITTEMORE — Jessica Elbert.

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Bishop, Overbeck CEDAR RAPIDS — Emily Overbeck and Justin Bishop were married Nov. 8, 2008 at the First United Methodist Church by the Rev. Mike Morgan.

Emily is the daughter of Roger and Carol Overbeck of Robins. Justin is the son of Merlin and Judy Bishop of Rudd.

Matron of honor was Angela Bulman. The bride’s other attendants were Katie Bishop, Ellyn Grimm, Annette Russ, Jenny Simmons and Meghan Peterson. Her personal attendant was Stephanie Kopish. Best man was Jeff Bishop. The groom’s other attendants were Tony Overbeck, Jesse Bulman, Michael McClimon, Todd Larson and Andrew Campbell.

Mya Overbeck served as flower girl and Lance Overbeck served as ring bearer. Jill Bills and Amanda Sanders served as ushers.

Emily is a 2000 graduate of Kennedy High School and a 2005 graduate of Iowa State University. She is currently pursuing her

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MANLY — Wallace and Doris (Nystuen) Dahl, of Manly, were married March 5, 1944 at the Silver Lake Lutheran Church in rural Northwood.

Wallace and Doris will celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary with a family dinner.

Congratulations may be sent to them at 235 West North Street, Manly, Iowa 50456.

The couple’s children are the late Linda Kisner and LeAnne (Randee) Trebil, of Manly. They also have four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

CEDAR RAPIDS — Angie and Ben Koester, of Cedar Rapids, are parents of a daughter, Addison Rae, born at 1 p.m. Jan. 24, 2009 at Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids.

She weighed 5 lbs., 11 oz., and was 18 inches long.

She is welcomed by grandparents Merlyn and Barb Assink, of Kanawha; Rod and Ellie Koester, of Mason City, and great-grandparents, Janelle Assink and Pat Yeakel, of Kanawha; Florence Koester, of Fort Dodge, and Bernard Falksen, of Ellendale, Minn.

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Phyllis Nicolet, 80 AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Jared Rosendahl named Sunrise Rotary Club ‘Student of the Month’ MASON CITY — Jared Rosendahl was named “Student of the Month” for February by the Mason City Sunrise Rotary Club.

He is the Rosendahl son of Katy Thoreson.

Rosendahl is active in the Mohawk hockey team and was the “Student of the Month,” at the Mason City Alternative High School. He received the high score award for Iowa Test of Educational Development.

Rosendahl’s future plans are to attend a four-year college to study business and/or architecture.

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CLINTON — Phyllis Nicolet, of Clinton, celebrated her 80th birthday with a family dinner on Feb. 16, at the Frontier Restaurant in Clinton.

She was born Feb. 16, 1929 in Whittemore.

ACHIEVEMENT

Coonley named to Dean’s List OXFORD, Ohio — Philip Coonley, of Hampton, Iowa, was named to the first semester Dean’s List at Miami University.

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She was born March 3, 1959.

Greetings may be sent to Mary Kay at the following address: 1109 Buddy Holly Drive, Meadow Lake, Apt. 222, Clear Lake, Iowa, 50428.

She requests no gifts, please.

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Ayden Steele ST. ANSGAR — Adam and Darcy Steele, of St. Ansgar, are parents of a son, Ayden Lee Steele, born at 4:08 p.m. Feb. 9, 2009 at Mitchell County Memorial Hospital, Osage.

He weighed 8 lbs., 4.8 oz., and was 21¾ inches long.

Ayden is welcomed by brothers and sisters, Domonic, Noelle, Deven and Olivia.

Grandparents are Phil and Jodi Patterson, Dawn and Carl Leonard, and Bill Fredericks.

Great-grandparents are

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Beulah (Barkema) Esk, 90 BELMOND — Beulah (Barkema) Esk’s 90th birthday will be celebrated with a card shower on March 5.

Beulah was born on March 5, 1919 near Belmond. She was married to Alfred Esk in 1938, until his death in 1976. Beulah was employed at Cummins (Fleetguard) Filtration, Lake Mills, for 26½ years, before returning to Belmond in 1989.

Cards may be sent to Beulah at 608 2nd St. N.E., Belmond, Iowa 50421.

A celebration gathering is being planned for family and friends later this summer.

Beulah is the mother of four daughters, Elaine (George) Dotson, Sweetwater, Tenn.; Alberta (John) Boham, Omaha, Neb.; Bernice (Daryl) Butler, Albia, and Evalene (Chris) Martin, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and the proud grandmother of nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

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Kenneth Sorenson, 85 CRYSTAL LAKE — Kenneth Sorenson, of Crystal Lake, will celebrate his 85th birthday with a card shower.

He was born Feb. 27, 1924.

Cards may be sent to Kenneth at the following address: P.O. Box 9, Crystal Lake, Iowa 50432.

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MEGAN ADAMS, of Mason City, is the daughter of Dave and Mary Adams, of Mason City. She is a 2004 graduate of Newman Catholic High School and a 2008 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa with a B.A. degree in marketing. Megan is employed with Nationwide Insurance in Des Moines.

JASON ELLISON, of Owasa, is the son of LaVonne and the late Don Ellison, of Owasa. He is a 2002 graduate of Eldora NP High School and a 2006 graduate of UNI with a B.A. degree in criminology. Jason is employed with the Iowa Department of Corrections in Newton.

The couple will be mar-

ried at 1:30 p.m. May 9, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mason City.

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Love, Mom and Dad

Open House for Henrietta Floden, 95

Henrietta Floden will be 95-years-old on Tuesday, March 3, 2009.

Please join us in the main dining room at Good Shepherd Care Center, 302 Second St. N.E. between 1:30 and 3 p.m. to wish her a happy birthday.

“Hank” would love to see you or hear from you.

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VENTURA — Will and Stephanie Pueggel, of Ventura, are parents of a son, Jack David Pueggel, born at 11:05 p.m. Dec. 19, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center — North Iowa, Mason City.

He weighed 8 lbs., 12 oz., and was 20 inches long.

He is welcomed by big brother, Owen, and grandparents Dave and Kathy Pueggel, Clear Lake; Tammy Hugo, Ventura, and John Barker, Ames.

BELMOND — Gen Barkema, of Belmond, will celebrate her 90th birthday at an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 8, at the Leinbach Center, Belmond. She requests no gifts, please.

Gen was born March 10, 1919 in Alexander.

Greetings may be sent to her at the following address: 215 Country Club Drive, Belmond, Iowa 50421.

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Rosenberg, 55 years ST. ANSGAR — Russell and Kathryn (Trettin) Rosenberg Sr., of St. Ansgar, were married March 7, 1954 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Grafton.

The couple will celebrate the occasion with their children in Branson, Mo. The couple’s three children are Russ Jr. (Hope) Rosenberg, Ron Rosenberg and Carole, and Cheryl (Scott) Gruis.

They have 12 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

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Badker, 40 years

PHOENIX, Ariz. — Rachel and Lance Putz, of Phoenix, Ariz., are parents of a daughter, Olivia Wynter , born at 9:32 a.m. Jan. 2, 2009 in Phoenix.

She weighed 7 lbs., .7 oz., and was 20 inches long.

She is welcomed by grandparents Marlin and Connie Rosenberg, St. Ansgar, Iowa, and Richard and Doris Putz, Glendale, Ariz.

KLEMME — Dennis and Karen Badker, of Klemme, were married March 7, 1969 at the United Methodist Church in Ventura.

A private celebration will be hosted by their children and families: Scott and Tina Badker, sons Wade and Austin Lohman, of Garner, and Curt and Michele Badker, and children, Michaela and Drake, of Clear Lake.

NEW ARRIVAL CHEROKEE — Ryan and Kelly Halverson, of Cherokee, are parents of a son, Aidyn Lee, born at 2:24 p.m.

Feb. 5, 2009 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center.

He weighed 7 lbs. 14.6 oz., and was 19½ inches long.

Aidyn is welcomed by big brothers, Ty and Riley.

Grandparents are Bob and Susan Bartsch, of Ames, and Merle Halverson, of Algona.

Great-grandparents are Roger and Kathryn Morse, of Mason City; Barb Bartsch, of Galena, Ill., and Jim and Dixie Bartsch, New Braunfels, Texas.

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Arndt, 40 years MASON CITY — Cyrus and Cathy (Funk) Arndt, of Mason City, were married March 17, 1969 at the Methodist Church in Nora Springs.

The couple will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 7 at the Plymouth City Hall in Plymouth. They request no gifts.

Greetings may be sent to Cyrus and Cathy at 17616 330th St., Mason City, Iowa, 50401.

The couple’s children and their spouses are Lisa and Scott Walling, of Kensett, Paul and Jessica Arndt, of Mason City, and Tom Arndt and Jonelle Wright, of Manly. They also have 10 grandchildren.

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She was born March 3, 1929, south of Britt.

For those who cannot attend, cards may be sent to Joy at the following address: 2008 Main Ave., Clear Lake, Iowa 50428.

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ISU Dean’s List AMES — More than 4,860 Iowa State University undergraduates were recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the 2008 fall semester Dean’s List.

Students named to the Dean’s List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours of graded course work.

ALEXANDER — Jami Bruns.

ALGONA — Lindsay Becker, Amanda Bottjen, Jessica Gustafson, Cory Janssen, Tonya Keller, Maria Kohlhaas, Kurt Kuecker, Caryn Lane, Kendra Laubenthal, Stephanie McEnroe, Renee Ricklefs, Alyssa Taffe, Renee Taphorn, Jamie Wilcox.

BANCROFT — Kyle Deitering, Jamie Helmers, Alicia Morse, Michelle Wolf, Emily Zeller.

BELMOND — Kyle Johnson, Loren Robbins, Allison Severson.

BRITT — Amanda Thill, Julie Tlach.

BUFFALO CENTER — Christopher Griffin, Drew Kettwick, Alicea Murra.

CHARLES CITY — Elizabeth Childs, Brandee Eckenrod, Anthony Lessin, Anna Sanvig, Courtney Vick.

CLARION — Erin Anderson, Troy Anderson, Tayte Askelsen, Lisa Bradshaw, Rebecca Bradshaw, David Horton, Kelsey Schipull, Travis Schipull, Chase Stahl, Alexander Stecher.

CLEAR LAKE — Eric Asbe, Seth Boyes, Aaron Burgart, Trevor Hanus, Matthew Hartnett, Kathryn Hensley, Amy Kirchhoff, Cristina Moser,

Anne Niemants, Megan Quigley, Alicia Rasmussen, Zachary Roper, Matt Scribbins, Maria Wahl.

CORWITH — Andrea Arndorfer, Jacob Donaghy, Christopher Ludwig.

DOUGHERTY — Elizabeth Sukup.

DOWS — Mason Bosch, Shaylyn Wiarda.

FERTILE — James Kleveland, Mitchell McColloch.

FLOYD — Tyson Roberts.

FOREST CITY — Kendra Hanson, Katie Honsey, Anthony Lackore, Mariam Mettry, Jenna Mollenhauer, Cole Phillips, Krystal Ranes, Todd Thorson, Ryan Tweeten, Nicholas Zrostlik.

GARNER — Jordan Adams, Ryan Davison, Jessica Kloser, Holly Lenz, Katelyn Madsen, Chelsey Paulus, Emma Stromer, Jordan Wellik, Joslyn Wood, Sarah Wood.

GOODELL — Ashley Hunter.

GRAFTON — Dustin Dalluge, Abbie Marsh, Elizabeth Urbatsch.

GREENE — Katherine Martzahn, Joseph Moellers, Gregory O’Brien, Ethan Smidt, Scott Stuntz.

HAMPTON — Sarah Davis, Jayne Hauser, Bret Heuberger, Nicholas Lang, Emily Raney, Valerie Scheidecker, Jeffrey Schmitt, Megan Staley, Justin Van Wert, Jamie Wirtjes.

LAKE MILLS — Adam Aalgaard, Brent Bjelland, Lars Christianson, Casey Henely, Andrew Knudtson, Molly Nelson, Naomi Pederson, Chandra Peterson, Dana Sprecher.

LATIMER — Ryan Borcherding, Kelsey Keehn, Leslie Pralle Keehn.

LUVERNE — Cody Holmes.

MANLY — Joshua Enderson, Ashton Fank, Emily Holden, Lindsay Momberg.

MASON CITY — Derek Arnold, Amanda Bailey, Ashley Berneman, Stephanie Breamer, Claire Brown, Katherine Crimmins, Chloe Dedic, Jenna Dixon, Alyssa Eckholt, Shannon Eliason, Ty Hamiel, Alex Hanna, Kelly Harbacheck, Benjamin Janson, Amy Janssen, Bethany Juhnke, Courtney Kohler, Joseph Lambert, Erin Mahoney, Peter Moreau, Alexandra Nettleton, Sarah Pedelty, Ross Piersma, Abdu Rahman Jaffar Shaikh, Jacob Thilges, Matthew Ver Helst, Laurie Walker.

MCINTIRE — Melissa McCarthy.

MESERVEY — Cody Ostendorf.

NORA SPRINGS — Laura Larson.

NORTHWOOD — Amber Estes, Kalli Haugo, Garret Reeder, Allix Tenold.

OSAGE — Derek Baldus, Angela Birum, Kaitlyn Hammel, Ivy Hemann, Brian Lewis, Wayne Rowcliffe, Sarah Sletten, Alyson Spitz, Adam Theis; Nathan Voight, Allison Walk; Renae Weis.

PLYMOUTH — Thomas Clark, Ciara Lovik.

POPEJOY — Jamison Bradley.

RAKE — Erin Asmus.

ROCKFORD — Jamison Arends, Jennifer Paulus, Danyel Reiter.

ROCKWELL — Heidi Lubkeman.

ST. ANSGAR — Brittany Caron, Dustin Thorson, Kelsey Williams.

SCARVILLE — Jacob Divan.

SHEFFIELD — Andrew Hughes, Tyler Lage.

STACYVILLE — Justin

Janssen, Sunsett Reynolds.

SWALEDALE — Brady Becker, Melanie Folkers, Mindi Watters.

THOMPSON — Ryan Steffensen, Mara Van Hove.

TITONKA — Tyler Harms, Heidi Rode.

WESLEY — Darcy Kruger, Rachel Nielsen.

WHITTEMORE — Justin Kuecker, Holly Lancaster.

Clear Lake honor roll CLEAR LAKE — Clear Lake High School released its first semester honor roll for the 2008-09 year.

“A” Honor Roll To obtain a position on the “A” Honor Roll, a student must have a grade point between 3.50 and 4.00 and no grade below a “C”.

FRESHMEN — Austin Anderson, Cody Anderson, Megan Becker, Matt Bieber, Erin Borgman, Aaron Cary, Katie Cash, Brian Demro, Katy Furleigh, Kaylee Good, Levi Halfpap, Caitlin Harle, Libby Hewitt, Grant Holbrook, Troy Jandebeur, Peirce Jordan, Rachel Kunst, Aspen Lundeen, Beth Meester, Alicia Miller, Ashley Miszewski, Katie Monson, Meg Monson, C J Nichols, Mikaela O’Brien, Sarah Stephany, Sally Story, Brett Thomsen, Elaina Tindall, Jade Ullrich.

SOPHOMORES — Alicia Abbott, Lea Biebesheimer, Jared Bottjen, Paige Burtness, Taylor Datema, Brooke Elphic, Alana Enabnit, Rea Faber, Alyssa Gagnon, Cassie Glidden, Brita Hand, McKenzie Hanna-Marken, Macy Harty, Maggie Holden, Austin Horner, Brady Horner, Samantha Julsen, Taylor Jurgens, Rachel

Kopriva, Noah Langholz, Emily Logan, Katie Mathis, Brody Moran, Stacie Olk, Grant Peterson, Ellen Pritchard, Sara Jo Raner, Olivia Richardson, Emma Schiller, Courtney Sherwood, Olivia Smoldt-Hall, Drew Sorensen, Emily Stauffacher, Taylor Thenhaus, Alyson Vorland, Ashley Willms.

JUNIORS — Jeff Arians, Gracie Bojorquez, Jordan Crosser, Nick Glynn, Samantha Hamlin, Andy Hansen, Eric Hansen, Sara Hicok, Hailey Huey, Zachary Johnson, Levi Kellogg, Tanzeh Khan, Sarah Loux, Chris Lovell, KC Lu, Drake Lundeen, Justin Mikesell, James Moran, Tyler Mosher, Manali Patel, Anna Phalen, David Pope, Laura Roesberg, Rebecca Rosenthal, Will Rucker, Anne Scherber, Kim Scherber, Jason Sholly, Holly Thorpe, Ethan Tindall, Alex Uhlenhopp, Kourtney Wacker, D J Wilhelm, Anna Witt.

SENIORS — Morgan Bang, Katie Barkley, Zach Bartlett, Lindy Brastrom, Kelli Craig, Scott Demro, Drew Dickson, Ryan Emerson, Samantha Faber, Alex Furleigh, Ethan Halfpap, Payton Hand, Cole Harty, Morgan Hejna, Morgan Hess, Rachel Hewitt, Patrick Kolker, Emily Kraft, Jake Larsen, Zach Lindquist, Zach Masters, Kara Mathis, Cristina Monson, Alicia Mormann, Zach Mueller, Casey O’Brien, Megan Ott, Derek Pals, Jake Plagge, Abby Reese, Vanessa Ruiz, Steve Scarrow, Jacob Schiller, Josh Schneider, Joel Schwichtenberg, Jace Snyder, Kristin Weigel, Ben Welper.

“B” HONOR ROLL To obtain a position on

the “B” Honor Roll, a student must have a grade point between 3.00 and 3.49 and no grade below a “C”.

FRESHMEN — Ozzie Adams, Rebecca Baker, Zach Bendickson, Taylor Berger, Jacob Branstad, Jerame Carlson, Ashley Chizek, Cole Dickson, Alex Diercks, Stephanie Faught, Brittanie Holtz, Logan Kellogg, Josh Pannhoff, Emma Peterson, Jetton Phommalinh, Ryan Pierce, Christian Ravera, Aaron Reese, Ally Rodningen, Natalie Rork, Alex Severino, Tyler Sherman, Sara Steffen, Tanner Truesdell, Tanner Tusha.

SOPHOMORES — Taylor Diehl, Josh Fiddelke, Kelsey Formanek, Ryan Iverson, Elliott Neuberger, Stephanie Olk, J D Sidebottom, Nick Wagler, Brianna Wichman.

JUNIORS — Alex Baldrige, Deanna Day, Breanna Hamilton, Danielle Holt, Samantha Horner, Jake Kopriva, Grant Mickelson, Megan Moler, Ben Morehouse, Brittany Mumm, Samantha Quang, Tanner Rollefson, Casey Schwichtenberg, Janifer Staebell, Frankie Taylor, Harrison Webb.

SENIORS — Joe Bieber, Nadiye Can, Josh Carlson, Joe Colon, Brittany Dahl, Paul Dorseth, Morgan Duesenberg, Jake Farmer, Katie Ginapp, Taylor Hapgood, Stephanie Hensley, Nathan Higgins, Eric Hild, Jenna Kibsgaard, Kevin Lu, Lukas Matheson, Sean Miller, Cortney Monson, Hilary Rawlings, Ashley Russell, Robbie Schick, Zach Schutz, Amanda Starrett, Chelsea Weaver-Malotte, Logan Williams.

MARRIED

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Wangsness, Heideman ST. THOMAS — Lisa Heideman and Barry Wangsness were married Jan. 11, 2009 at Magen’s Bay, St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

Cheryl Toner officiated at the ceremony.

Lisa is the daughter of Roger and Janie Odegaard, of Northwood. Barry is the son of Gerry Wangsness and the late Herman Wangsness, of Albert Lea, Minn.

Matron of honor was the bride’s sister-in-law, Kimberly Odegaard. The bride’s attendant was her daughter, Erika Heideman.

Best man was Bryan Odegaard, brother of the bride.

Lisa is employed as a dental hygienist with Dr. Blake Barnes and Michael Louscher, Mason City.

Barry is employed with Electronic Engineering of Mason City and is coowner of The Pizza Ranch in Albert Lea, Minn.

Following a cruise on the Caribbean, the couple is at home in Northwood.

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AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS La’James College graduates MASON CITY — Students receiving degrees in the career of nail technology at La’James College are as follows.

The graduates received extensive training in manicuring, pedicuring, sculptured nails, nail artistry, salon management and marketing.

IOWA CLARION — Danielle Duran.

MASON CITY — Jennifer Hoangvan.

MINNESOTA BRICELYN — Dana Borglum.

Loras College Dean’s List DUBUQUE — Loras College released the names of students who achieved Dean’s List status for the 2008 fall semester. A student must earn a 3.5 grade

point average and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours to be recognized.

North Iowa students named to the list include: CLARION — Maria Garcia.

DOWS — Cindy Thelke.

MASON CITY — Daniel Branson, Patrick Branson.

WHITTEMORE — Christopher Loebach.

Ferjak named to Dean’s List MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Abby Ferjak, of Forest City, Iowa, was named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at Augsburg College.

To qualify, a student must be a fulltime student and earn a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher.

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