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NORTH LIBERTY By Gladys Sheneman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Balsley celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary on Sunday, September 11, with an open house in the First Baptist Church. Their children and spouses, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Johnson, of Galesburg, Michigan and Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Balsley, of Lakeville, gave them a lovely party. The fellowship hall was decorated with lavender and green with momentos from their lives on display. Special out of town guests were Vicki Worster, of Lake Park, lowa, Donna’s neice; Bob’s brother, Rev. Allen Balsley and his wife, Ellen, of Lakeland, Florida. It was so good to see Ruth Culler, of South Bend. Sarah Brodzinski, a 1991 John Glenn graduate is back to school at the University of South Florida. Friends can write to her at: Sarah Brodzinski, 7660 Central Park Circle, Tampa, Florida 33637. Tom and Tish McCormick just returned from a vacation in the west. They traveled through South Dakota and visited the Badlands, Wall Drug, the Black Hills where they rode an 1880 train, saw Mt. Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Monuments. They toured Custer State Park where the buffalo, burros and antelope roam and also played with the prairie dogs. On Sunday evening they went to a Passion Play in Spearfish, S.D. then on Monday went to Devil’s Tower in Wyoming and came home through Nebraska and lowa. They had a wonderful trip. While they were gone, they became grandparents to a baby boy, Alexander Vincent born to Bill and Lori West on September 3rd. He weighed 8 pounds and l*/i ounces and is 2O‘/i inches long. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Balsley, of Lakeland, Florida, flew into South Bend on Saturday and are spending a few days with relatives. They were entertained by Mrs. Harris Howard with a fish fry on Monday evening. Brad Brodzinski, a 1993 John Glenn graduate, is at Florida College and would like to hear from friends. His address is: Brad Brodzinski, Florida College, 119 N. Glen Aruen Ave., Temple Terrace, Florida 33617. Marian Spitzke's sister, Beth Spingar, of Ontario, New York, visited here this past week and on Thursday they spent the day shopping in Chicago. Jack and Marks Jackson and son, Robbie, and grandson, Mitchell Lemert and George Hesler all attended the Hesler family reunion at Montezuma, Indiana, at the home of Harry Ray Hesler. It was a beautiful day to be with family. Art and Joan Schmeltz and Ray and Marian Chapman, of Walkerton, spent five days last week in Branson, Missouri and visited many interesting places while there. Goldie Skinner who has been a resident in Miller's Merry Manor, was taken Saturday to Michiana Community Hospital In Mishawaka SALYER REALTY BRUCE SALYER Broker-Appniier 586-7753 MLS MEMBER SOUTH BENO-MISHAWAKA ANO MARSHALL COUNTY M»1

suffering from a blood clot in her leg. She will be 90 years old on Tuesday, September 13. Please remember her in your prayers and if you send a card, send it to the nursing home and her family will see to it that she gets it. We will all be thinking of you, Goldie, and wishing you a happy birthday. Miss Vickie Worster, of Lake Park, lowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Balsley joined Donna Balsley for lunch at Tippecanoe Place on Monday, September 12. Mr. and Mrs. Kip Sleeth, of St. Charles, Illinois, entertained Mr. and Mrs. Robert Balsley at Tippecanoe Place on Monday evening for their 45th wedding anniversary. Thirteen senior citizens of the Church of Christ enjoyed dinner together Sunday after the church worship service, at Christo’s Restaurant in LaPorte. Jessie and Joan Grenert, Sally Grenert, Kristy Stewart, of South Bend, Mae and Earl Warner, Bobbie Smith, Allison and Amanda Smith, Gary and Annie Doerr, Violet Mann, Paula and Bobby Coultas, Larry and Carol Grenert, all of South Bend, and Stan and Mary Schlemmer, of North Liberty, all enjoyed supper Sunday evening at Heston’s Restaurant. The occasion was to celebrate Kate and Paul’s 40th wedding anniversary and Jessie’s, Joan's and Kate's

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Congratulations and best wishes goes to Robert and Donnabelle Balsley who celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary at the North Liberty Baptist Church Sunday afternoon when a host of relatives and friends came to help them celebrate. Their son, Vaughn, and daughter, Tanya, had the reception and had the social room beautifully decorated for the occasion. They received many lovely cards and gifts. Happy anniversary and many more. Ron and Kim Lemert returned home Sunday evening after vacationing in Colorado for the past week, where they visited many interesting places. Grant and Marian Spitzke went sightseeing Sunday in Michigan and watched the beautiful sailboats and others set sail from New Buffalo, and also at St. Joe. It was

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