WALNUT -- Dorthea (Davis) Petersen will celebrate her 90th birthday on Sunday, September 10 at a reception from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut following Sunday worship service. 

HARLAN -- Floyd Feser of Harlan will celebrate his 100th birthday on September 9. His family is requesting a card shower in his honor. Cards will reach him if sent to 2108  12th Street #243, Harlan, IA 51537.

PORTSMOUTH -- Abby Sonderman of Portsmouth and Jerome Kline of Missouri Valley were married on July 1, 2017 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Portsmouth. The 3 p.m. double ring ceremony was performed by Father David Smith. 

PORTSMOUTH -- Wayne and Connie Juhl of Portsmouth will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on September 1. They celebrated by taking an Alaskan cruise (land and sea) in June. 

MILFORD -- Jeff and Penny Nelson of Harlan announce the engagement of their daughter, Shelby to Dylan Book both of Adel. Dylan is the son of Jim and Anne Book, Adel; and Karen Book, Adel.    The couple will exchange marriage vows on September 30 at a ceremony at Boji Bay in Milford. 

HARLAN -- Dennis and Sylvia Gaul of Harlan will mark 50 years of marriage on September 2. They will celebrate their anniversary with a family dinner. 

BRECKENRIDGE, CO -- Dusten Klindt and Ben Pitkin both of Loveland, CO will wed on August 20 in a ceremony at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Breckenridge.    Parents of the couple are Dean and Julie Klindt, Harlan; and Kevin and Ruth Pitkin, Harlan. 

WALNUT -- Neal and Ardythe Smith of Walnut will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at an open house on Sunday, September 3 from 2-8 p.m. at their farm at 210 Redwood Rd, Walnut. 

WEST POINT, NE -- Caitlin Bak and Jason Eisenmann both of Gretna announce their engagement. The couple plans to wed on September 2 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in West Point. 

HARLAN -- Katie Kroger and Kyle Haake both of Des Moines will marry on September 9 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan.    Katie is the daughter of Jayne and Mark Kohorst, Harlan; and Craig and Deanne Kroger, Harlan. Kyle is the son of Darin and Tammy Haake, Harlan. 

ATLANTIC -- Katlyn Mudd and Aaron Sondag both of Elk Horn will exchange marriage vows on September 9 at the First United Methodist Church in Atlantic. 

ELK HORN -- Laura Christine Smith and Tate Douglas Stetzel both of Guthrie Center will marry  in September at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church. 

HARLAN -- Joseph and Rosemary Vandenberg of Kirkman will mark their 50th wedding anniversary on August 13. A 50th renewal of vows was held on April 26, 2017 officiated by the same priest, Father George Murphy, that performed their wedding ceremony.

PORTSMOUTH -- Kelsey Cro-ghan and Jarad Gaskill both of Irwin exchanged marriage vows on July 22, 2017 at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Father John Dorton and Father David Smith performed the 2:30 p.m. ceremony.    Parents of the couple are Bob and Janet Croghan, Portsmouth; and Greg and Lori Gaskill, Irwin.

MAGNOLIA -- Melissa Renz of Harlan and Jacub Hazen of Magnolia will exchange marriage vows on September 9 in an outdoor ceremony at the Hazen farm in Magnolia.