EARLING -- The family of Lavina Gross is planning a card shower in honor of her 95th birthday on September 13.

    MARYVILLE, MO -- Kimberly Dacy and Josh Lefeber both of Maryville plan to wed on September 3 at St. Gregory Barbarigo Catholic Church in Maryville.    Parents of the couple are Paul and Amanda Dacy, Grandview, IA; and Dan and Charlene Lefeber, Portsmouth. 

    RURAL SHELBY -- Brenda Chadwick and Brad Wright of Harlan announce the engagement of their daughter, Caitlyn to Drew Becker both of Avoca. Drew is the son of Kaylee Becker, Earling; and Darren Becker, Avoca.    The couple will exchange marriage vows on October 8 at Willow Creek Glass Chapel in rural Shelby.

    LOS ANGELES, CA -- Paul Rust, grandson of Joan and Ted Sondag and Paul and Lucille Rust, has stepped onto many stages in his life, but now it’s his turn to be on screen.    The actor grew up in Le Mars with his parents Jeanne Sondag Rust, Bob Rust and his two sisters.

    HARLAN -- Variety Distributors, Inc. is celebrating their 70th anniversary.

    HARLAN – Negligible trinkets and small gifts at Christmas time are okay, but gratuities amounting to anything of significant value such as high dollar gift cards or hundreds of dollars in cash provided to staff should be avoided in the future in the Harlan Community Schools.    Not that anything like that has taken place in the past, said Justin Wagner, HCS Superintendent of Schools, but going forward the school district is being proactive

    AMES – Former Harlan Community High School students Sarah Lucke and Megan Euchner have been instrumental in fundraising for scholarship dollars in memory of a friend and fellow Iowa State University student who lost her life in a hit-and-run accident on campus last December.    Lucke (formerly Sarah Olson, Harlan) said this month that the Emmalee Jacobs Memorial Scholarship through the College of Business officially hit its goal of $25,000

    HARLAN -- Services are pending for Sonja Thraen, 69, Harlan.  Contact Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan for more details.

    LUBBOCK, TX -- Sylvester P. “Wes” Hodapp, 95, Lubbock, TX, died Monday, Aug. 22.    Cremation is in the care of Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial Designers in Lubbock, with inurnment in Council Bluffs.    Hodapp is originally from Harlan.  He is survived by brothers Laverne, Ralph, Ronald and Dennis Hodapp; and two sisters, Benita Woody and Mary Crushshon.