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The Pantagraph Sunday, August 14, 2005 G5 IGN Meeks-Havens Callahan-Newcomb BLOOMINGTON Katie Meeks and Adam Havens, both NORMAL Ashley Callahan of 903 Wartburg Drive, Bloom- and Austin Newcomb, both of ington, are planning an Aug. 20 Normal, are planning a Dec. 31 wedding. wedding. Her parents are Bob and Her parents are Mike and JaMeeks of Bloomington.

nine Callahan of Batavia. His Kathy His parents are Murray and parents are Dave and Patty Kathy Payne of Bloomington Newcomb of Wheaton and Rex and Sarah Havens of Dunlap. Tolan-Hereford Sperry-Daugherty ANCHOR Amanda Sue CLINTON Nicole Sue SperTolan and Joshua Allen Here- ry of Macomb and Chad Lynn ford, both of Anchor, are plan- Daugherty of Clinton are planning a Sept. 3 wedding. ning a Sept.

10 wedding. Her parents are Duane and Her parents are H. George Mary Gardner of Lexington. and Betty Sperry of Macomb. His parents are Brian and Cathy His parents are Terry L.

and Hereford of Colfax. Polly A. Daugherty of Clinton. John Thomas Freymann 8- pound, 5-ounce son of John and Kim Freymann of 1214 Townley Drive, Bloomington, born July 12, 2005. Siblings: Peter, 4, and Ellie, 2.

Grandparents: David and Diane Sanders of Normal, William Tay of Bloomington, and Peter and Lynn Freymann of Normal. Great-grandparents: Paul and Dolores Richardson of Bloomington. He is first-named for his father, John Freymann, and middlenamed for his great-grandfather, the late Jefferson Sanders. Leah Nicole Swingler 9- pound, 11-ounce daughter of Matt Tina Swingler of 1518 Augusta Drive, Normal, born July 22, 2005. Siblings: Garrett, 4, and Jenna, 2.

Grandparents: Marilyn Starkey of Bloomington and Clayton and Clare Swingler of Teutopolis. Nicholas James Florence 8- pound, 9-ounce son of Ken and Jennifer Florence of Carlock, born June 14, 2005. Siblings: Megan, 4, and Olivia, 2. Grandparents: Jerry and Pat Parsons of Bloomington, and Frank and Shirley Florence of Carmel, Ind. Great-grandparent: Katarina Florence of Greenfield, Wis.

the Engagements Valdez-Meckley Bruehl-Peters Pudik-Richardson Evans-Nesby DWIGHT Christine BLOOMINGTON METAMORA Molly Pudik BLOOMINGTON Leeanne Berthoud Valdez and Stephen Stephanie Bruehl and Ryan Pe- and Dallas Richardson, both of Evans and Randy Nesby, both of Michael Meckley, both of ters, both of 1103 W. Oakland Effingham, are planning an Bloomington, are planning a Austin, Texas, are planning a Bloomington, are plan- Aug. 27 wedding. Sept. 24 wedding.

Sept. 3 wedding. ning a Sept. 3 wedding. Her parents are Greg and Her parents are Judy Evans of Her parents are Don and Her parents are Robert and Hope Elbert of Metamora and Bloomington and Chuck and Mary Valdez of Brownsburg, Missy Bruehl of Bloomington.

Nick Pudik of Metamora. His Tina Evans of Bloomington. Ind. His parents are Judith His parents are Chuck Peters of parents are Ronald and Lana His parents are Jesse and Meckley of Dwight and Patrick Bloomington and Karen Ryner- Richardson of Annapolis. Wendy Nesby of Bloomington.

Meckley of Dwight. son of Bloomington. Riegel-Reynolds Christie-Opperman Miller-Royal Payne-Clark CLINTON Kristin Riegel STREATOR Lauren SIBLEY Lora Rene Miller LEXINGTON Whitney and Jason Reynolds, both of Christie of Streator and Mike of Sibley and Ryan J. Royal of Payne of Lexington and Bryan Clinton, are planning an Oct. 8 Opperman of Pontiac are plan- Gibson City are planning an Clark of Hudson are planning a wedding.

ning an Oct. 15 wedding. Oct. 15 wedding. Nov.

5 wedding. She is the daughter of Gary Her parents are Alan and Di- Her parents are Allen and Her parents are Roger and and Betty Riegel of Clinton. He anne Christie of Streator. His Sharon Miller of Piper City. His Jeanene Payne of Lexington.

is the son of Cheryl Reynolds of parents are John and Paula Op- parents are Tracy and Kris Roy- His parents are Dan and Faye Clinton. perman of Pontiac. al of Gibson City. Clark of Bloomington. NewNames Owen Barbara Locsin Piker ton.

Great-grandparents: Harold 7-pound, 11-ounce daughter of VanEtten of Muskegon, and ly Pamela B. Locsin and Robert E. Florence Olsen of Muskegon, Piker of 619 N. School Normal, Mich. He shares his father's first born June 29, 2005.

Siblings: Lo- name. gan, 6, and Ryan, 4. Grandparents: Anna Klaire Irene Hawkins -6- Sharon Knight of Normal, and pound, 10-ounce daughter of Chris Jim Knight of Missouri. She was and Karrin Hawkins of Blooming. named for her maternal grand- ton, born June 17, 2005.

Sibling: Bill mother, the late Barbara B. Locsin. T.J. Bogar, 12. Grandparents: Barb Holton Jeffrey Lorenz 6- and Carl Chandler of Columbia, pound, 2-ounce son of Jeff and S.C.; Jim Wills of Kankakee; and Laurie Lorenz of 6 Rachel Court, Mike and Karen Hawkins of LexBloomington, born July 19, 2005.

ington. Great grandparents: LavSibling: Maya Jo, 5. Grandparents: erne and Irene Huston of Gardner, Roger and Judy Truesdale, and Ed and Emily Hawkins of Kewanee. and Vicki Lorenz, all of Blooming- She is named for her great-grand- Let Them Eat Cake: How to Get Your Wedding Cake (And Eat CAKE MISTAKES close to capture details. Cakes are beautiful, but they can go wrong.

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