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Card shower for 85th birthday

Virgene Steffen will celebrate her 85th birthday on June 14. Her family would like to invite former students, teachers and friends to remember her with a card. Please add memories and words of appreciation! Mail to: 7021 Zuercher Rd. Dalton, OH 44618

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Birth announcement: Aeralyn Kaye Warner

Aeralyn Kaye Warner, daughter of Brad and Jenna Warner of Orrville, Ohio, was born on Saturday, April 11, in Wooster, Ohio. She weighed 7 pounds and was 19 inches long. Aeralyn was welcomed home by her sisters Reyka (almost 3 years old) and Acadia (22 months old). Grandparents are Dave and Donna Warner of Dalton,…

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WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT Trautwein-Showalter

  Andrea Trautwein and Wendell Showalter were married March 14 at the County Line Church. A reception followed at the Kidron Park Building. After a wedding trip, the couple will reside at Columbiana, OH where the groom is employed in farming. Parents of the couple are Dennis and Ann Trautwein, of Dalton, and Ward and…

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ANNIVERSARY: McMullens celebrate 50th

Michael and Susan McMullen will celebrate their 50th anniversary on March 21, 2020. The couple met at Norton High School in 1965. They are proud parents of three wonderful children: Kelly McMullen Anderson (Rosco), Andrew McMullen (Kelly Ann), Patrick McMullen (Chandra). They have seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The couple plans a return to…

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‘Leap Year babies’ mark milestone birthdays

PHOTO BY DREW HUGLAND DGKN photographer Judy Ryder, of Tuscarawas Township, is 64 years old but with the Leap Day this Saturday, she will have technically only had 16 birthdays. She holds up a newspaper clipping from The Evening Independent from March 1, 1956, showing when she and three others were born on the Leap Day that year…

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Derstine-Miller Wedding

Lyndon Miller and Lynette Derstine were married Jan. 25 at the Evangelical Free Church at Paynesville, MN. Parents of the couple are Joe and Regina Miller and Allen and Loretta Derstine. Local great grandparents are Earl and Rosina Amstutz and Roy and Mary Jane Derstine. The couple is residing in Minnesota where the groom is…

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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT: It’s a boy! Jayden Marc Krahn

It’s a boy! Jayden Marc Krahn was born Dec. 22, 2019, to Ben and Verda Krahn of Bancroft, Ontario, Canada. He weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces and was 20 inches long. He was welcomed by five brothers: Darin, Jeremy, Jesse, Benjamin and Everett. Grandparents are Allen and Marjorie Schlabach of Kidron, and Jane Krahn and…

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CELEBRATIONS: Ruth Amstutz is turning 90!

Ruth Amstutz of Kidron/Dalton is celebrating her 90th birthday on Jan. 20! She is requesting a card shower, mailed to her daughter at Marilyn Rossiter, 3111 Alpine Drive, Dalton, OH 44618. Given the countless friends and former students who have received her greeting cards with words of hope and encouragement it makes sense to reverse…

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