HARLAN -- Todd and Angie Madsen of Harlan announce the engagement of their daughter, Hannah to Eric Christoffersen both of Audubon. Eric is the son of Neal and Janet Christoffersen, Audubon. The couple will exchange marriage vows on June 16 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan.
HARLAN -- Duane and Linda Musich of Harlan will mark 50 years of marriage on June 22. Their three daughters invite family and friends to a card shower and open house on Saturday, June 23 at 1 p.m. at Faith Family Church, 1610 Chatburn Ave., in Harlan. They will also celebrate their golden wedding anniversary later this summer when their children and grandchildren will all be together.
EARLING -- Francis Koesters of Earling will mark his 90th birthday on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 17. He and his wife of 61 years, Mary Ann, reside at 2043 Road M-16, Earling, IA 51530.
SIERRA VISTA, AZ -- Former long-time Harlan resident June Richards of Sierra Vista will celebrate her 100th birthday on June 16. Her family is requesting a card shower in her honor. Cards will reach her if sent to Mountain View Gardens, 3477 Rodeo Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635.
WOODBINE -- Bob Sullivan of Woodbine marked his 95th birthday on May 16. Bob shared a birthday with his wife, the late Theresa Sullivan. The Sullivan family invites friends and relatives to an open house in Bob’s honor and Theresa’s memory on Saturday, June 16 beginning at 4 p.m. with Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Woodbine followed by an open house at Sacred Heart Parish.
HARLAN -- Mickey Williams of Harlan will be honored at an 80th birthday celebration on Saturday, June 9 from 2-4 p.m. in the community room at Grace Baptist Church in Harlan. Friends and relatives are invited. Cards will also reach her if sent to 408 Broadway, Harlan, IA 51537.
HARLAN (May 30) -- Junior Kelli Christensen’s first varsity goal provided an uplifting finish to a frustrating first half and sparked Harlan Community to a 4-0 win over Riverside in Wednesday’s Class 1A girls soccer regional quarterfinal at Merrill Field. HCHS added three goals in the final 20 minutes to pull away, winning its second straight game and improving to 3-14 on the season.
URBANDALE (May 29) -- The AHSTW girls soccer team was able to muster just three shots on goal (four total shots) in a season-ending 4-0 loss at Des Moines Christian Tuesday in a Class 1A regional quarterfinal. The 15th-ranked Lions (14-2) advanced to face Harlan Community in a Region 3 semifinal Friday night while the Lady Vikes finished the season at 7-8 overall. Angela Kinzie scored a three-goal hat trick for Des Moines Christian and Megan
HARLAN (May 30) -- Harlan Community softball coach Brooke Schaben is confident that at some point this season her young team will get past all the growing pains and learn to win the close ones against tough competition. Wednesday night marked another step in that process as the Cyclones battled hard but came up short in a 5-3 loss to ninth-ranked (4A) Sergeant Bluff-Luton at H.
HARLAN (May 30) -- Nick Foss homered, doubled, drove in four runs and scored four times Wednesday as Harlan Community topped Shenandoah 10-4 in Hawkeye Ten baseball action. HCHS improved to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in conference play. A varsity doubleheader was scheduled but the second game was not played as Shenandoah came to town expecting to play one JV and one varsity game.
