OMAHA, NE -- James Myron Rosman, 77, Omaha, NE, died August 31 in his home.    Services will be held Saturday, Sept. 5 at 10 a.m. at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Omaha with private inurnment later at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday, Sept. 4 beginning at 5 p.m. with a wake service at 7 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Jolene Mae (Wilwerding) Blum of Harlan will celebrate her 80th birthday on September 8.

    SHELBY -- Carol Mattox of Shelby will observe her 80th birthday today, September 4. Her children include Laura Tennigkeit, Underwood; and Mike Mattox, Brooklyn Park, MN. She has five grandchildren.    Carol’s husband is the late Richard “Dick” Mattox.–––––––––––––––––––    Birthday milestone photos and stories for persons marking their 70th birthdays or more are printed free of charge in the newspaper.    
 

    DEFIANCE -- Wes and JoAnn Walker of Defiance marked their 60th wedding anniversary on September 3. They plan to celebrate with their family at a later date.    Their family includes daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Mike Feldman, Panama; and three grandchildren.
 

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 HARLAN (Aug. 28) -- No matter which set of preseason football rankings you follow, Friday’s Week 1 non-district clash between the Harlan Community Cyclones and Grinnell Tigers is expected to be a good one in Class 3A. HCHS is listed third in the first Radio Iowa Poll of the year and sixth by the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Grinnell is ranked third by the Gazette and fifth by Radio Iowa. The two teams will kick things off tonight at 7:00 p.m.

 AREA (Aug. 29) -- The Harlan Community and AHSTW volleyball teams will both play three matches Saturday as they host four and eight-team tournaments. The Cyclone Tournament will be a four-team quad this year starting at 9:00 a.m. HCHS will play in the high school gym, facing Logan-Magnolia first, followed by matches vs. Treynor and St. Albert. The AHSTW Tournament will feature two separate sessions. In the 8:00 a.m.

 SHENANDOAH (Aug. 25) -- The Harlan Community cross country team’s first meet of the season was called off Tuesday when the Shenandoah Early Bird Invite was postponed due to high heat and humidity. The meet was rescheduled for Tuesday, September 1. HCHS will now open the season on Saturday morning at the Glenwood Invite at Glenwood Lake Park.

 MANNING (Aug.