A 55 Year Wedding celebration

Paul and Sandra Shade of Forreston will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary with their family.

Paul Shade and the former Sandra Hille were married February 4, 1956 at the Main Street EUB Church in Freeport. Karen Hille Rouse and R.B. Shumaker stood up for the couple. The Rev. Hartman officiated.

The couple have 2 daughters, Debbie (Kim) Sweitzer and Kathy (Dennis) Gantz. They also have 5 grandchildren, 2 step grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and 2 step great grandchildren.

Cards may be sent to them at: 4742 N. Mt. Vernon Rd., Forreston, IL 61030.

Schuble-Traver to Exchange Vows

Walt and Anita Schuble of Chadwick, IL are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter Gretchen Schuble to Jeffrey Traver, son of Cory and Deb Traver of Clinton, IA.

Grandparents are the late Edwin and Norma Lense of Chicago, IL; the late Orville and Betty Schuble of Oregon, IL; Bill and Esther Griggs of Clinton, IA; and the late Stewart and Marilyn Traver of Davenport, IA.

Volws will be exchanged June 11, 2011 at the Evangelical Free Church in Clinton with a reception following at Gil’s Ballroom. Invitations will be sent.

The bride-to-be is a graduate of Unity Christian High School and will graduate from Carl Sandburg College this coming May as a dental hygenist. Her finacé graduated from Unity Christian High School and Clinton Community College in the filed of Mechatronics. He is currently employed in Thomson, IL with Solutions from Science.

Braylon A. Sager

Tiffany Phillips and Jonathan Nath-Sager of Lanark are parents of a son, Braylon Allen Sager, born Friday, January 14, 2011, at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport.

Braylon has one sister, Brieanna, 17 months.

Grandparents are Sheldon and Robin Phillips of Lanark, and Greg Sager and Tina Kay Pfeiffer-Sager, both of Freeport.

Great-grandparents are Richard and Ruthanne Carter of Milledgeville and Richard and Ada Phillips of Golden Valley, Ariz.

Coles Welcome New Son

Cristina and Sean Cole of Lanark welcome a new son, Alejandro Troy, born on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, IL. Alejandro joins two sisters and three brothers. Grandparents are Barbara Moore of Moscow Mills, Maryland and Gloria Marin Bedoya of Manizales, Colombia. Great grandmother is Katherine Tot of Davenport, Iowa.