JEWEL COUNTY RECORD T l'~rsday, May 15, 2003
unce engagement
Don and .h~d5 [.awrcnee, Mankato,
Ev~,J~ and Marco Tavles.
i',Jc,,', )(catand. announce
Igag ~,i lhe~r daughter and
I.+:wrcncc and Andrew
!
The bridcgrot;m-to-be, a graduate
ltiv.h School. received his
m n~ecl+anical eng.ineer|ng
Ihe Cent'r:.H h~stiluie of Technol-
Wcltin,=,t,m. New Zealand. in
[Ic wtwkcd ~Is a mechanical
m NeW Zealand before he
the United States three years
During the p,,.st lhree years he
throughoul the Midwest. as-
:wit/+ hat',, es! and the production
tp, acb.mcr.,,.
g is May 31 at Univer-
tChristiala (?hurch. Manhattan.
ordained in
ist church
~ftcr eight years ~ff preparation.
Lyle Shipley
will be o,r-
dained as an
Elder in Ihe
United Meth-
odist Church
May 28 at St.
Lt, ke's United
Mclhodist
Church ill
O k I a h o m a
City as part of
United Methodist An-
Cont'crencc.
orlgiuall3 from Esbon. be-
minisfry trek by faith fnlly serv-
his home church of Union Chap'el,
F.sbon. Upon answering the
a ministry, he served for one ), ear
)astor to !he Cawker City and
J McihodislChurches.
liptcy and Ills. wile.. Pennic. and
3rittany, moved
dahomzt I¢~ begin his seminary
Ilips Theok~gical Senti-
Okla.. in Aug., 1996. He
: the Aline. Un|ted
:h as a student pastor.
ipley J,+dua~ed from Phillips
deal Scn|inary in December
With ;.~ V,,]a,,lcr'~, of Divinity dc-
~llld v,,~l~, corn;his.stoned as a Pro-
Elder al tilt: 2000 Oklahonm
IICC. He COIl tilltleS serv-
itcd Methodist Church"
!l't)~.~.D in Lt|lelldance and Inen}-
,liid tricnds arc invited to
the ~:rdill',Hlon ~ervtce al 7 p.m.
_Sty
Vetter's students place
lng ntusic with Kristi
he junior high league
:COntest recently at White Rock.
from Jewell aud their
were Cecilia Relier, I. trum-
Laurcn Slier. I. Clarinet solo.
:er. Mankato. advanced
lg with a trumpet solo,
Potluck
Lawrence-Tayles
Bowersox receives
nursing degree
Michel le Bowersox, daughter of
Dan and Linda
Bowersox.
Emporia.
former Man-
kate residents.
is one of 48
baccalaureate
nurse gradu-
ates of the
Washburn
'g ~!:?': University
Saho61 of
Nursing who will be honored during a
recognition ceremony Saturday at
White Concert Hall on the WU cam-
pus.
The School of Nursing commence-
ment is at 9:30 a.m. the same day in
Lee Arena. Petro Allied Health Cen-
ter.
While at Wasl~burn, she was a mem-
ber of Student Nurses of Washburn.
She isa member of Eta Kappa Chap-
ter-at-Large of Sigma Theta Tau Inter-
national Honor Society of Nursing.
Michelle was a graduate of Man-
kate High School..
Mankato Weather
Bill Wood, observer
Tuesday, May 6 59 44
Wednesday, May 7:70," 40
Thursday, May 8 68 50
Friday, May 9 na 43
Saturday, May 1052 52
Sunday, May 11 68 40
Monday, May 12 76 43
Moisture/'or week 1.62.
Christian Gleaners meet
The Christian Church,Gleaners met
May 5 with nine in attendance.
An acknowledgment was received
for the OCCK, Inc. contribution.
Audrey Hamilton tRanked every-
one for the salads and guests they
brought to the salad supper. A solici-
tation was read from the Junior Miss
Committee. to which Gleaners will
contribute.
Jerry Schaefer played a tape of the
trio singing at long term care recently
for devotions and program.
RIBS holds spring
music program
Randall Elementary Spring Music
program was Monday evemng with
many in attendance.
Dena Stephens directed the fifth
grade band as they played eight num-
bers. Between numbers, one or two
students would give the reasons for
selecting that specific number or would
gtve historical data about the com-
poser.
Leta Sills directed the vocal part of
the patriotic program "God Bless
America." To begin, tile student body
sang one song, led the Pledge of Alle-
gmnce and the students and audience
sang '+The star Spangled Banner."
Eacil grade pertormed two songs
alone and one number with two grades
singing. Action and square dancing " ....
"added interest to the program and it
was obvious the students were enjoy-
ing the action. At one, point they asked
all veterans to stand and dedicated a
number to them.
All students gathered on the stage
for the finale of two patriotic songs and
"losed with the audience joining m
singing "God Bless America."
McDill presents
lesson at WELCA
"'1 have seen tile Lord" was.the
focns of the lesson, presented by Janis
McDill. when Lutheran Women of
ELCA met May 7.
Jeanie Blair gave the devotions.
Verla Houser led us in the Purpose
Statement. Faryl Lange reported send-
ing greeting card fronts to St. Judes,
Campbell labels to Nawijo Indian Mis-
sion, cancelled postage stamps to re-
hab a program for Veterans and a pack-
age of Best Choice labels.
Brenda Enyeart donated towels to
the church kitchen on which Terry
Melby had emhroidered church sym-.
bols. Thrifl Shop workers for April
were Verla Houser. Faryl Lange, Helen
Ahlman and Doris Ann Kennedy.
Verla Houser. BarbaraThomas. and
Janelle Greene attended the Northern
Lights Cluster meeting at the Scandia
Lutheran Church. Greene is new Clus-
tercoordinator. Money shower invita-
tions for up coming ~vedding"~-
i ng sent out lot Landon McDill and the
bride-elect Amy Zadina, and Donovan
Walton and his bride-elect Monica
CornweH
The Annual Convention of the Cen-
tral States Synod is in Atchisonon Aug.
1-3. This years theme is"Listen God is
Calling".
April love gift will be given to Eli
Hale, Concordia, and May love gift to
Tyler Dunstan.
Jeanie Blair was hostess.
Food ~ "
commndmes distributed
Government Food Commodity dis-
tribution will be in the following towns
at the designated IDea!toils and times.
Mankhto Armr-(),i Thu~r.'s'day, May
22, 9 to 10 a.rn.
Jewell Apartments. Thursday, May
22, ! p.m.
If you have any questions contact
Thadd Hinkle. Mankato Christian
Church, 378-3707 or Dan Daniels. Jew-
ell Christian Church, 428-3657.
ATTENTION
JEWELL COUNTY RESIDENTSt
The Jewell County Solid Waste Committee meeting will be held on
Wednesday, May 28 at 7 p.m.
at the Transfer Siation.
All members please attend. The public is invited. It is the ;+ope of this
I department that at least one representative from each !own will attend. The state I
of the Solid Waste Department will be discussed. If you re not currently a member[ ]
and would like to become one, please"contact Jim Vaughan at the Transferl]
Station. These annual meetings are required by state law. II
t
btankaro Dance Wo sbop
Beginning Tuesday, June 10
]~a~,,,V B{/U.~I~II'Iri - This class will introduce young dancers to movement by using
creative play songs and movement games. For ages 3-4.
DaH£'~ .h¢l,l,,~ I - This class is a combination of classical ballet, tap techniques and
mOdem jazz. The class wilt introduce students to the basics but will be more advanced
than Baby Ballerina, For ages 5-9.
,D¢iHC~ JtvtlX i/I - This class will cover classical ballet, including terms and body
Kevin Saunders, formerly of Downs, and now a wheelchair athlete and
motivational speaker, will bein Mankato for the Mankato Junior-Senior High
Athletic banquet and program Tuesday. He will speak in the afternoon as well
as at the evening event.
Wheelchair athlete
+to speak in Mankato
A 1974 Downs High School gradu-
ate, wheelch~ir athlete and motiva-
tional speaker, Kevin Saunders, will
speak at the Mankato Junior-Senior
High Athlete banquet and program
Tuesday, May 20 at 6 p.m. at the com-
mons area at the high school
The booster club'Is glSonsoring the
event and each family is reqxlested to
-bring two dishes for the potluck sup-
per. The table service and bread will
be furnished.
The program is at 7 p.m. in the little
theater, Saunders, a"World Champion
Wheelchair Athlete. was injured in a
1981 grain elevator explosion which
cbmpletely destroyed the building he
was in and left 10 coworkers dead.
Suffering from a fractured skull, bro-
ken back, collapsed lungs and massive
internal and external injuries, doctors
said he would not survive.
According to i nibrmation provided,
"Through faith, courage, perseverance
and determination from deep within,
he climbed heights no one ever imag-
ined possible."
Saunders rebuilt his broken body
and ,went to thf¢~ly.mpic Games. He
earned the title 0]""Be~t All Around
Wheelchair Ath let&' in the world.
He also worked with the Academy-
Award winning director. Oliver Stone
and actor Toni Cruise in "Born on the
Fourth Of July."
He has done hundreds of promo-
tional commercials tor health and fit-
ness across the nation.
During the 1990s the Kansas State"
University team experienced the big-
gest turnaround in college lbotball his-
tory. In 1993 Coach Bill Snyderestab-
lished the :'Kevin Saunders Never Give
Up Award" which is bestowed upon
the player who displays the most cour-
age and tenacity in pursuit of team
goals. For the past decade Saunders
served as the team motivator.
He became part of our nation's hisr
tory books by becoming the first per-
son with a disability ever appointed to
the President's Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports. working along side
Chairman Arnold Schwarzenegger to
educate the American people on achiev-
ing and maintaining healthy life-styles.
He was the only person~ reappointed by
President Bill Clinton.t
Saunders will speak to Mankato
clemently chil'dw.,o,.at 1. p.m. and to
junior and senic~lligh school students
at 2:45 p.m.
a60thWedding Anniversary
nd Birthday Ope? H?use
Fo,i
i Sunday, may ,,4om II
Randall Lion s Den, Randall, Kan. _~[
~~____ The coup/e requests no gifts,,~_
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LATIONS!
To all Seniors in the Area
and especially to our
senior employee,.
Evan Boyles
positions and will introduce students to more advanced lap and jazz combination. For
SU . ages 10-13. " IDEAL I!IAIIKET
n d a y, M ay 2 5 These classes will be held for a five-week session starting Tuesday, June 10
and ending with a pert0rmance at.the dewell County Threshing Bee. Classes
• will be held Tuesday and Thursday mornings. ......[~
12: 3 0 p. m. For questions, or to enroll call: --~ o~,:
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