Mr. & Mrs. David Keaffaber

David and Melinda (Weitzel) Keaffaber will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on April 19, 2023.

Pastor David Graham married them at his home.

Attendants were Maid of Honor Sheryl Graham and Best Man was Rodger Rapp.

A celebration will take place with an open house on April 22 from 2-4 p.m. at Bachelor

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and leadership roles. He continues to serve the university as Secretary of the Alumni Association Board of Directors and serves on the President’s Leadership Council. He also serves on Manchester Alive Main Street Chamber Alliance board of directors.

He is currently focused on collaborating with community, businesses and nonprofit leaders to reverse population decline. Task force and other group meetings are often held to discuss various elements of the plan.

“Imagine One 85 is a strategic plan that addresses growth—and articulates a long-range vision for quality of life, growth, land use, education, environment, economic development, transportation, recreation and public health through 85 recommendations and strategies,” Downard said. “The implementation of these strategies will be crucial to reversing population decline in our community.”

Strategies focus on housing, workforce development, early childhood schooling, rural broadband, support for local entrepreneurs and more, Downard said.

“The Imagine One 85 initiative is a symbol of our community’s dedication to a collaborative, inclusive and unified approach to growth and development through quality of life and place and the attraction and retention of talent,” Downard said.

In his spare time, Downard

Creek Church of Christ, 2147 N. State Road 15, Wabash.

All relatives and friends are welcome to enjoy this time together.

They have four childrenL Julie (Kent) Stone, Camby; Kara (Craig) Costerison, Anderson, John (Laura) Memmer, Bloomington, Ill., and Brian Keaffaber, Tarpon Springs, Fla.

...continued from Page 4 enjoys concerts at Honeywell, the Speakeasy in Lagro, shopping at Vault 85 Menswear, dining or hanging out at Moon Dog, 4 Partners in Crime, Market Street, MainView, and Moose Lodge 1518. He also enjoys running outside and spending time with people in the community.

“The more time I spend across the county the more I realize that the people in our community are our biggest asset,” Downard said. “You combine that with anchor institutions like the Honeywell Foundation and the generational culture of giving back that exists here and it gives us an incredible foundation to build on for years to come.”

To find out more about Imagine One 85 and get involved, visit https://imagineone85.org