Sam and Terri Thomas, Dalhart, TX, and Brad Peterson, Kinsley, and Shelly Mowry, Cimarron, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Amanda Jo Thomas and Eric Bradley Peterson. 

 Mark and Cheryl Koontz, Dodge City, are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Erin, to Corey Maginley son of Ken and Pat Maginley, Wamego.
     Grandparents of the bride are Al and Irene Koechner, Wright, KS.  Grandparents of the groom are Alvin and Margaret Zeller, Paxico.

 Barry and Julie Nelson of Delphos are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristina Nicole to Jesse Harris, son of Keith and Sonya Harris of Wichita. Kristina is the granddaughter of John A. and the late Beverly Nelson of Delphos, and Jim and Beth Rutz of Goodland. Jesse is the grandson of Ronnie and Shirley Harris of Minneola and Norman and Carole Franz of Dodge City, great grandson of Evelyn Davis of Dodge City.

 Valere and Joyce Orebaugh of Dodge City, and Steve and Renee Scott of Bucklin, would like to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Kylene Nicole Orebaugh and Spencer Tate Scott.

Greg and Audrey Scheve of Spearville and David and Shelley Bryan of Cimarron proudly announce the engagement of their children, Melanie Kristine Scheve to Christopher John Bryan.
    Melanie is currently employed at Vierthaler Kessen Optometry in Dodge City as an optometric assistant and vision therapist.  Chris is currently employed with Servi Tech in Dodge City as an agronomist.

    Thresa Schmitz and Kendall Brashears are proud to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Katreasa Marie Brashears to Randyl Leroy Gean, son of Janice Moore and Kenneth Gean.

 Jack and Marilyn (Froetschner) Kersting of rural Offerle celebrated 50 years of marriage on June 7.  The couple was married June 7, 1959 at Zion Lutheran Church near Windthorst.  

    Dodge City Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution had three members attend the 111th State Conference, which was held in Topeka.  State Regent Shirley Coupal conducted the meeting.  Honored guest was President General Linda Gist Calvin, president of the National Society of DAR.  Registration showed 201 DAR members and 18 guests.  Dodge City chapter members attending were Patty Owens of Dodge City, Paul Baumann of Hutchinson, and Jacqualine Dunham of Plains.  Baumann is the chapter’s newest member.

Happy Hour Club
    Happy Hour Club met Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the Dodge City Senior Center with 21 members and one guest present.  Beulah Jones and Jean Lantis were hostesses.

Stitch N Chatter
    On June 11, the Stitch N Chatter Club met at 6:30 p.m. at Natures Corner.

 Harold Burkhart will celebrate his 80th birthday on Saturday, June 27, 2009.  He was born June 27, 1929 in rural Hodgeman County.  In 1944 he moved to Kinsley where he has resided all his life, working in and owner of Burkhart Appliance and then Burkhart Meat Products.  He is a Korean War Veteran having served in 1951-52.