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SOCIAL CIRCLES

Congratulations, Mr. & Mrs. Williams!

Major Kristen Alling Smith and Major Shane Thomas Williams were united in matrimony on July 28th at Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, Kansas. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Alling Smith of Mission Hills, Kansas. Kristen is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Craig Hill and the […]

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Congratulations, Mr. & Mrs. Pollard!

Abigail Louise Eickhorst and Robert Reilly Pollard were married at The Abbott in Kansas City, Missouri, on October 13th. The bride is the daughter of Katherine Anne Eickhorst of Shawnee, Kansas, and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lee Eickhorst of Leawood, Kansas. Abigail is the granddaughter of Mrs. Donald Joseph Borofsky of St. James, Missouri, and […]

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Crib Note – Everett Woods Langdon

A bouncing baby boy named Everett Woods Langdon was born on August 17th in Our Town to Laura and Jesse Langdon. The blue-eyed, brown-haired boy weighed eight pounds, five ounces, and was 19 and one-quarter inches long. His grandparents are Mary Don and Bob Beachy and Dottie Langdon and the late Emmett Langdon. Everett joins […]

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Vacation Vignette – David

“Westward Ho!” was the motto, when Chelan David and his daughters, Neah and Kylie, set out on their travels. They visited Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. One highlight of the trip was seeing the Grand Canyon.  Also featured in the December 15, 2018 issue of The Independent   

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Congratulations, Mr. & Mrs. Nichols!

Kathryn Hannah Stanton and Stephen Evans Nichols were united in matrimony at Old Mission United Methodist Church in Fairway, Kansas, on October 6th. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Blake Stanton of Overland Park, Kansas. Kathryn is the granddaughter of Mr. Daniel Mark Hannah of Lyons, Kansas, and the late Mrs. […]

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Congratulations, Meg & Will!

Mr. Richard Scott Shackelford of Leawood, Kansas, is pleased to announce the engagement of his daughter, Margaret Frances Shackelford, to William Andrew Verret, the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Wayne Verret of Coppell, Texas. The bride-to-be is also the daughter of the late Mrs. Shackelford. Meg is the granddaughter of Dr. Cletus Troy Frerichs […]

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Congratulations, Mr. & Mrs. Levine!

Laura Elizabeth Joslin and Michael David Levine were united in matrimony at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art on August 25th. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Mitchell Joslin of Overland Park, Kansas. Laura’s grandparents are Mr. Robert Kenneth Reese of Prairie Village, Kansas, and the late Mrs. Reese, and the late […]

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Congratulations, Justine & Ryan!

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Donald Uryasz III of Kansas City, Missouri, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Justine Ann Uryasz, to Ryan Patrick Richard, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Michael Wayne Richard of Garden City, Kansas. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Notre Dame de Sion High School. Justine earned a […]

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Congratulations, Daryl & Ryan!

Daryl Lea Rosenblum and Daniel Ryan Hesse II were married on August 4th at Visitation Church in Kansas City, Missouri. The bride is the daughter of Dr. Vickie Lea Massey and Dr. Robert Louis Talley of Mission Hills, Kansas, and Mr. Michael Adam Rosenblum of Kansas City. Daryl is the granddaughter of the late Mr. […]

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Congratulations, Maggie & Boston!

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Curran McLiney of Our Town are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Anne McLiney, to Boston Dean Stiverson, the son of Allison Lynn Byer of Douglass, Kansas, and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lynn Stiverson of Wichita, Kansas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Joseph […]

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Congratulations, Alissa & Noah!

Mr. and Mrs. Hal Douglas Pollack of Overland Park, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Alissa Kay Pollack, to Noah Benjamin Eisemann, the son of Leslie D. Mark and Mr. Mark D. Eisemann of Mission Hills, Kansas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. George Lieberman of Leawood, Kansas, and the […]

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Congratulations, Mal & Jack!

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Dale McCurry of Mount Hope, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Mallory Anna McCurry, to Jack Lambert Wellner, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Ray Wellner of Leawood, Kansas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cecil McCurry of Mount Hope and the […]

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Congratulations, Michelle & Patrick!

Mr. and Mrs. Michael John Royle of Parkville, Missouri, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Michelle McPike Royle, to Patrick Layne Butler, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Franklin Butler of Midland, Texas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. Gerald Warner Gorman of Kansas City, Missouri, and the late Mr. […]

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Congratulations, Maggie & Cody!

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lee DeBusk of Overland Park, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Denman DeBusk, to Cody Allen Galley, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rich Galley of Gardner, Kansas. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Blue Valley High School. Maggie earned a bachelor of science degree in […]

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Congratulations, Hilary & Bennet!

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Duvall Gee of Prairie Village, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Hilary Wilson Gee, to Bennet Bell Goeckner, the son of Dr. Tracy Lucille Bell and Dr. Fritz Charles Goeckner of Burlington, Iowa. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Captain Alan Dougall, USN (retired), and […]

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Congratulations, Margaret & Evan!

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Holton Brill of Prairie Village, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Montgomery Brill, to Evan Raleigh Lang, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Robert Lang of Mission Hills, Kansas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Robert Fitzpatrick and the […]

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Happy Birthday, Emmy Sansale!

It’s a big day in a little girl’s life. Emerson Fate Sansale celebrated her first birthday on July 21st. Cheering her on were Melissa and Casey Sansale, her parents; Susan and Michael Fate of Our Town and Lynn and Paul Sansale of Saint Paul, Minnesota, her grandparents; and Sloane, her older sister. Emmy already loves […]

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Congratulations, Maggie & Tucker!

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mason Newell of Mission Hills, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Elizabeth Newell, to Griffin Tucker Hawkinson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Griffee Hawkinson of McPherson, Kansas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Joseph Strick and the late […]

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Off To College – Class of 2018

Please join us in our proud send-off to the Class of 2017. We congratulate these wonderful students and wish them the best as they start their exciting adventures around the country! Lizzy Speath, Stanford University; Caroline Salzman, Duke University; Jack Ramza, Syracuse University; Tate Benson, The University of Kansas; Will Powell, Carnegie Mellon University; Tommy […]

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Crib Note – William Briggs Steele

Glad tidings from Las Vegas, Nevada: William Briggs Steele was born on July 8th. His proud parents are Kristen and Stephen Steele. William joins his big brother Beckham Douglas, age three; and big brother Jackson Reed, age one. This young fellow was born with blue eyes and brown hair. William weighed seven pounds, two ounces, […]

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Congratulations, Shannon & Thomas!

Shannon Chi-Yan Ma and Thomas Coleman Hoffecker were married on June 2nd at Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg, Virginia. The bride is the daughter of Dr. Annie Yiu-Chu Law of Atlanta, Georgia, and Mr. and Mrs. Philip King Huen Ma of Hong Kong. Her groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shawn […]

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