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The Des Moines Register COMMUNITY NEWS Wednesday, July 4, 2001 Page 5LA ENGAGEMENTS Dorsey, Gardner Mindi Dorsey, 27, of Des Moines is engaged to Dusty Gardner, 39, of Des Moines. Mindi is the daughter of Eldon and Kristi Dorsey of Wiota. She is a nurse. Dusty is the son of Carolyn Moon of Des Moines. He is a dietary manager.

An Aug. 4 wedding is planned. Ericson, Short Amy Ericson, 25, of Grimes is engaged to Patrick Short, 25, of Grimes. Amy is the daughter of Charles and Tanya Ericson of Alleman Ericson of Marshalltown. She is a claims representative with Progressive Insurance.

Patrick is the son of Paul and Helen Short of Masonville. He is an agronomist with Farmers Co-op. A Sept. 8 wedding is planned. Svoboda, Aldinger Stephanie Svoboda, 35, of Grimes is engaged to Darryn Aldinger, 34, of Grimes.

Stephanie is the daughter of Cliff Svoboda of Granger and the late Gail Svoboda. She is a district manager with Frito Lay. Darryn is the son of the late Lloyd and Lavonn Aldinger of Iowa Falls. He is employed in the mortgage industry. An Aug.

4 wedding is planned. Mortenson, Kutchen Vaughan, Pexa Virginia Rudasill Mortenson, 61, of Des Moines is engaged to Frank Kutchen, 63, of Des Moines. Virginia is the daughter of George and Mildred Rudasill of Des Moines. She is a retired teacher and counselor from Des Moines public schools and a free-lance writer. Frank is the son of the late Frank and Sarah Kutchen.

He is a counselor with Des Moines public schools. An Oct. 13 wedding is planned. Maschka, Donald Kennedy, Knight Trisha Knight, 32, of Waukee is engaged to Patrick Kennedy, 33, of Ankeny. Trisha is the daughter Joseph and Patricia Knight of Des Moines.

Patrick is the son of Patrick and Marilyn Kennedy of Le Mars. A Sept. 8 wedding is planned. Kimmel, Walter Melody Kimmel, 25, of Des Moines is engaged to Jonathan Walter, 25, of Des Moines. Melody is the daughter of Patricia Kimmel of Des Moines and the late Larry Kimmel.

She is employed with lowa Methodist Medical Center. Jonathan is the son of Mary and Jerry Walter of Des Moines. He is employed with Toys Us. A Sept. 15 wedding is planned.

Gibson, Annexstad Jennifer Gibson, 25, of West Des Moines is engaged to Robert Annexstad, 25, of Des Moines. Jennifer is the daughter of Tom and Rosemary Gibson of West Des Moines. She is a graduate student at Drake University. Robert is the son of Greg and Mary Jean Annexstad of Des Moines. He is employed with Principal Financial Group.

A July 21 wedding is planned. Andrea Donald, 25, of West Des Moines is engaged to Brian Maschka, 25, of West Des Moines. Andrea is the daughter of John and Deb Donald of West Des Moines. She is an internal auditor with AmerUs Life Insurance. Brian is the son of Dan Maschka and Ellen Maschka of Omaha.

He is a life insurance and retirement planning agent with Donald Financial Network. An Aug. 4 wedding is planned. Erdahl, Fowler Martha Fowler, 42, of West Des Moines is engaged to Curt Erdahl, 37, of West Des Moines. Martha is the daughter of Alice Fowler of West Des Moines.

She is a technical support specialist with Principal Financial Group. Curt is a kitchen manager at AK O'Connors. A Sept. 14 wedding is planned. Krysa, Beytien Katie Beytien, 20, of Des Moines engaged to Curt "Fred" Krysa, 27, of Des Moines.

Katie is the daughter of Tom and Collette Beytien of Minburn. She is a certified medical assistant. Fred is the son of Judy Harris and Fred Krysa of Independence, Mo. He is employed with MHC Systems. An Aug.

18 wedding is planned. Schall, Wynn Sarah Wynn, 24, of Urbandale is engaged to Michael Schall, 25, of Clive. Sarah is the daughter of Delbert and Kathleen Wynn of Urbandale. She is a firstgrade teacher at St. Pius School.

Michael is the son of Delores Schall of Eldora and the late Thomas Schall. He is a consultant with Advanced Technologies Group. A Nov. 17 wedding is planned. Harding, Carter Tina Harding, 24, of West Des Moines is engaged 1 to Scott Carter, 28, of West Des Moines.

Tina is the daughter of Duane and Janaan Harding of Alden. She is a sports marketing manager with the Des Moines Convention and Visitor's Bureau. Scott is the son of Greg and Maryanne Carter of Lisbon. He is an admissions representative with Hamilton College. A July 14 wedding is planned.

Schulz, Callahan Kristin Schulz, 23, of Johnston is engaged to Bob Callahan, 30, of Johnston. Kristin is the daughter of Lyle and Marjean Schulz of Burlington. She is a nursing student at Mercy College of Health Sciences and a medical assistant at Broadlawns Family Health Center. Bob is the son of Roger and Cathy Callahan of Earlham. He is a physician with Johnston Family Physicians.

An Aug. 18 wedding is planned. Engagement policy To have an announcement published, send: Names, ages, occupations and addresses of bride-to-be and bridegroom-to-be; first and last names and addresses of parents; wedding date; and a daytime phone number where information can be checked. At least one person listed must live in Des Moines or its suburbs. Please submit engagement information at least six weeks before the wedding.

Photographs can be included and must be labeled. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if photos are to be returned. to Around Town Engagements, The Des Moines Register, P.O. Box 957, Des Moines, la. 50304-0957.

Questions? Call Monica Gillen at 284-8135. Iowa's job site. DesMoinesRegister.com/jobs for hanks (POL help OWA ense. A Thanks KEER for doing your It to part just help makes ROBERT REGISTER Litter-free: Gerald Schneph of Keep Iowa Beautiful shows the plastic bags for litter that can go over the back of a car seat that the group plans to distribute. Beautification committee envisons Ankeny as litter -free community To get started, Keep Ankeny Beautiful is meeting with construction companies and fast-food restaurants to devise long-term solutions.

One goal is to have fast-food restaurants hand out a litter bag along with burgers and fries. Keep Ankeny Beautiful also plans to hand out litter bags at the start of the Ankeny Summerfest parade to keep candy wrappers off the street. Hayes Olofson, 15, a member of the committee, said construction sites create a lot of litter in Ankeny, partly because of the large number of homes being built in the city. "That is one of the major problems right now. A lot of it goes Scholarships Eleven Des.

Moines-area residents have received scholarships from the Morris Scholarship Fund. This fund was established in 1977 to provide financial assistance, motivation and counseling for minority students in their pursuit of post-secondary and graduate education. Each recipient will receive $1,500 for undergraduate or graduate study. Recipients are Harvey Beasley Indiana University; Phuong Dao, University of Minnesota; Inta Delynn Eppright, University of Northern Iowa; Brenton Freeman, Urbandale High School; Amy Gomez, graduate student, University of Iowa; Kody Harris, Hoover High School; Cameron Hawkins, Hoover High School; Mandi Hill, Grinnell College; Joseph Peterson, Hoover High School; Charles Stewart graduate student at Grinnell College; Lanita Williams, North High School. The following Des Moines-area students have received college scholarships: Carver Scholars at Drake: Britt Jessen, Ankeny; Thad Rathe, Des Moines.

Drake: Amanda Palmer, Altoona; Tanner Donovan, Jessy Koenig, Anna Pedersen, Aubrey Thramer, all of Ankeny; Jason Kopp, Clive; Sarah Beavers, Marc Bejarno, both of Dallas Center; Megan Caldbeck, Zehra Deumic, Andrew Ryerson, Terrence Welton, Jill Caton, Lesego Ntebela, Andrea Millang, Deanna Cruchelow, Kamesha Gully, Wagar Shaikh, Kara Beth Stegeman, Sarah Gordon, all of Des Moines; Jodi Eng, Grimes, Bradley Beane, Urbandale; Michael Drake, Travis McKenzie, Shanna Dudley, all of West Des Moines. Iowa Grocery Industry Association: Thomas Barton and Diana Mahnke, both of Des Moines, Kristina Pflanz and Leigh McNabb, both of West Des Moines. En Theos Chapter, American Business Women's Association: Kristy Shaffer and Deborah Cunningham, both of Des Moines. SEEKING MEMBERS: Keep Ankeny committee's projects will be paid Beautiful meets at 7 a.m. on the through a one-time $18,000 grant second Thursday of each month at from Metro Waste Authority.

the Ankeny Area Chamber of Com- The shelter will be used to edumerce building, 803 S.W. Third St. cate people on how to recycle various household products and to down the street and clutters up the demonstrate how native Iowa's It is quite un- plants can be used in a lownew neighborhood. sightly," he said. maintenance home garden.

Olofson, who is Shaw's son, said "We're sort of attracting people he joined Keep Ankeny Beautiful with shade and demonstrating this because he wants to make a dif- concept of landscaping with native ference. He 1 wants to educate his plants," Lamb said. Native plants are easier to peers. "There are a lot of different ways maintain than other plants, Lamb we can go into the high school," he said. She said people have to be 'said.

convinced that prairie plants won't The committee will build a shel- look like a collection of weeds. ter in Horizon Park, at the corner of Reporter Dave DeValois can be reached at Northwest State Street and North- (515) 284-8161 or west Prairie Ridge Drive. The APPLAUSE APPLAUSE Presidents' Lists The following Des Moinesarea residents have been named to college presidents' lists for the spring semester: Missouri Western State, St. Joseph: Amie Hanson, Johnston; Morgan Anderson, Des Moines. Des Moines Area Community: Nicole Leibrand, Altoona.

Graceland, Lamoni: Jaclyn Myers, Altoona; Douglas Elliott, Jennifer Hoffman, Shawna Hackert, Pamela Leise, Kristin Weuve, all of Des Moines; Cynthia Pierce, Grimes; Mark Waugh, Norwalk; Holly Bidney, Urbandale; Scott Fegenbush, Linda Koenig, both of Waukee; Melissa Lewis, Lori Jennings, Emily Loterbour, Melissa Siepker, Bonnie Baumhardt, Sandy Bergman, Sara Puck, all of West Des Moines. Choate Rosemary Hall Moines has graduated Hall, Wallingford, Conn. and Toni Urban, will Hanover, N.H., in the fall. Jonathan Urban of Des from Chaote Rosemary Urban, the son of Timothy attend Dartmouth College, Honor Societies The following Des Moinesarea residents have been inducted into honor SOcieties: Phi Eta Sigma, University of Northern Iowa: Amy Gieseke, Altoona; Allison Verstraete, Ankeny; Sara Meyer, Clive; Lucas Benjamin and Shana Johnson both of Grimes; Nicholas Schrer, Johnston; Katie Versendaal, Prairie City; Laura Rhein and Amy Rich, both of Urbandale; Jacob Cleveland, Waukee; Jessica Nelson, West Des Moines. Kappa Tau Alpha, Drake University: Richard Haraman, Des Moines.

National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Creighton University: Jill Hyda, Waukee. Phi Sigma Alpha, Drake University: Zachary Nunn, Des Moines. Military achievements Gerald Burkhart has been decorated with the Army Achievement Medal. The medal is awarded to soldiers who have DEANS' LISTS DEANS' The following Des Moines-area students have been named to deans' lists for the spring semester: Augustana College, Rock Island, Andrew Roinestad, Urbandale. Black, Hawk College, Moline, Dorisa Smith, Moines.

Concordia College, Moorhead, Colin Peterson, Ankeny. Creighton University, Omaha, Bradley Fremming, Patrice Jones, William McCarty, Elizabeth Tometich, all of Ankeny; Timothy Gernes and Micah Kiel, both of Clive; Debora Black, Emily Brekke, Michael Carper, Andrea Earp, Alex Groen, Christine Meade, Nicole Nicolino, James Sarcone, Christopher Steele, all of Des Moines; Anne Jacobson, Madrid; Sara Hildebrand, Norwalk; Jessica Lone, Urbandale; Jill Hyda, Waukee; Sarah Olsasky, Joseph Nahas, both of West Des Moines. Graceland University, Lamoni: Michael Arndt (honors list), Denise Penman, Jeri Spaur, Tim Seaholm, Leanae Carter, Rachel Davison, Gregory Pollak, Matthew Jones, Melinda Dodd, all of Des Moines; Aaron Atkinson (honors list) Urbandale; Scott Fegenbush, Linda Koenig and Corissa Wouters (honors list), all of Waukee; Aaron Moberg, West Des Moines. North Park University, Chicago: Adam Erickson, Pleasant Hill. University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Kristin Flood, Clive.

St. John's University, Collegeville, Ben Flannery, Des Moines. St. Mary's University, Winona, Ann Munzenmaier, Urbandale. St.

Norbert College, De Pere, Benjamin Gonnerman, Waukee. College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Amy Pearson, Urbandale. U.S. Army, infantry training: Steven Wilkerson, Ankeny.

U.S. Army National Guard, basic combat training: Makayla Davis and Thomas Robbins, both of Des Moines. U.S. Army National Guard, utilities equipment repairer advanced individual training: Derrick Hodges, Des Moines. U.S.

Army, primary leadership development course: Christopher Kinzer, Pleasant Hill. Viterbo University, La Crosse, Benjamin Minnis, Des Moines. Washington University, St. Louis, Allison Oxley, Clive. Upper Iowa University following Des Moines-area to the dean's list at Upper Ankeny: Beverly Breffle, Hesse, Kathy Hubbard.

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served in any capacity in a noncombat area authorized by the Secretary of the Army. Burkhart is the son of Diane Thompson of Des Moines. Michael Dunn has graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. Dunn is the son of Thomas and Karen Dunn of Urbandale.

Charlotte Patterson, Des Moines, completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. Leadership Program The following Des Moines-area residents have completed the lowa Hugh 0'Brian Youth Leadership Seminar: Alexander Cue, Altoona; Kelsey McKimpson, Ankeny; Amanda Knox, Des Moines; Megan Glass, Urbandale; Bridget Gongol, West Des Moines. APPLAUSE people with noteworthy awards, scholarships or other accomplishments. Mail information Around Town Applause, The Des Moines Register, P.0. Box 957, Des Moines, la.

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A July 21 wedding is planned. Hartman, McCants Shari Hartman, 35, of Des Moines is engaged to Matthew McCants, 31, of Des Moines. Shari is the daughter of Earl and Marlys Hartman of Palmer. She is an independent fashion coordinator with Weekenders Clothing and an account executive with Nextel. Matthew is the son of David and Barbara McCants of Fort Wayne, Ind.

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Polk City: Tonya Edelen, Dawn Lippold. Urbandale: Sarah Bailey, Roni Boldt, Mary Braga, Michelle Dudek, Tammy Evans, Sarah Everett, Kimberly Fix-Schmidt, Julie Goering, Michael Hilsabeck, Camilla Houston, Nancy Obermayer, Scott Poole, Cherie Rissman, Melinda Scarf. Waukee: Nathan Bailey, Sarah Gilley, Brenda Symonds-LaFleur. Windsor Heights: Laura Agocs. FREE IMMUNIZATIONS BE SMART and get a HEAD START on your child's school vaccinations! School starts SOON! VACCINATE NOW! Polk County Health Department 1907 Carpenter Ave.

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