Today's Features

Ronnie and Mary Howard will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 15.
A special, early celebration was held at the Wisconsin Dells.

Ronnie and Mary were married on June 15, 1963, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in St. Elmo.
They are the parents of two sons: Matthew and his wife Rhonda, and Jeffery and his wife Chris.
They have six grandchildren: Brady, Madison, Maisie, Courtney, Brandi, and Jacqulyn and her husband Jordan Grace.

The Little Wren Family Busy
The little wren couple are back and seem very busy. It is always interesting to watch them and see where they will build their nest every year, as they have built them in the most unlikely and sometimes rather hazardous locations.
This year, their address seems to be “in a fold of a tarp covering lumber.”

Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Vandalia held a confirmation service on Sunday, May 5, for the members of the Confirmation class of 2013

Members of the class are, from left, Emalee Jo Hall, Alec Thomas Schroeder, Emily Ann Rees, the Rev. Jerry D. Bagwell, the Rev. Peter C. Kolb, Mary Ann Elizabeth Kolb, Waylin Allen Meseke and Alexis Miren Beckman. 

Mary Crawford
Mary A.E. (Flack) Crawford of Vandalia, formerly of Effingham, will celebrate her 90th birthday on Friday, June 7.

She would appreciate hearing from family members and friends.