HARLAN — Lile Petersen of Harlan will celebrate her 90th birthday February 20. Her family is requesting a card shower to commemorate her special day. Greetings may be sent to: 703 Dye St., Harlan, IA 51537. Her family includes husband Richard “Pete” Petersen; children Jeff (Cyndi) Petersen, Harlan...
HARLAN — The daughters of Hazel Muller would like to invite everyone to join in a card shower for Hazel’s 97th birthday on February, 27. Hazel is a long time resident of the Harlan area. She and her husband, Darell, farmed southwest of Harlan for many years and had three daughters, Mary Jo, Linda...
DEFIANCE — Margaret “Peggy” Pine (Kirschbaum) of Defiancewill celebrate her 80th birthday on November 6, 2022. Her family is hosting a card shower in honor of her birthday. Greetings may be sent to: Peggy Pine, 4609 Hilltop St #22 Bellevue, NE 68133Her children are Mike Mulligan, Chris Janicek,...
PERSIA — Lowell Chapman of Persia will celebrate his 95th birthday October 29. His family is requesting a card shower in honor of his special day. Please send greetings to: 3572 296th Street, Persia, IA 51563.
PANAMA — Allen “Punk” and Bev (Assmann) Bruck will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary October 28. The couple wed October 28, 1972 at St. Mary’s in Panama. They will celebrate their day with family. Punk is a heavy equipment operator with the Shelby County Road Department and Bev works in...
OMAHA — Earling native Leo J. Kramer of Omaha will be observing his 90th birthday. To celebrate the occasion, an open house will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, October 23, at the Elks Club Lodge, 6410 South 96th St., Omaha. All his relatives and friends from Shelby County are invited to attend...
HARLAN -- Bill and Bev (Majerus) Jensen of Harlan celebrated 50 years of marriage on June 30. The Jensens wed June 30, 1972 at First Baptist Church in Harlan. The couple owned B&B Tire and Oil until they retired in 2008. Bill is a part-time driver for HCHS. Bev retired from MMC in 2019 but...
DEFIANCE -- Rick and Paulette (Ahrenholtz) Rasmussen of Defiance will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary July 1. The couple married July 1, 1972 at Defiance United Methodist Church. Rick is a retired farmer and Shelby County Farmers Mutual Insurance manager. Paulette is a retired Harlan...
Harlan Lions Club is again sponsoring a May Day/Mother’s Day giving plate project. Club members are hand painting ceramic plates with a design and the words, “The Giving Plate” and “Enjoy-Refill- Pass” on them. Each plate will feature a clear bag of six home baked chocolate chip cookies and a bag...
HARLAN -- The Harlan Community Library is having its annual used book sale August 9-September 4 during regular business hours. All proceeds from the sale go to fund the library’s various children and adult programs. The sale contains a variety of items which include adult and children’s...