Mr. and Mrs. John Clark Hjalmarson of Leawood, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Clark Hjalmarson, to Stephen Charles Balawajder, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gary Balawajder of Bluffton, South Carolina. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. Peter Gerson of Mission Hills, Kansas, and the late Mr. […]

Peter Dodge Nichols and Gregory Albert Domres were united in matrimony on July 2nd at City Hall in New York, New York. Peter is the son of Patricia Nichols of Kansas City, Missouri, and Jesse Clyde Nichols III of Westwood Hills, Kansas, and the late Loretta Nichols. He is the grandson of the late Edward […]

Mr. and Mrs. William Paul Straeter III of Leawood, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Molly Ann Straeter, to Bryce Alan Warnock, the son of Lorie Ann Wilson of Fairway, Kansas, and Mr. Alan Dudley Warnock, of Roeland Park, Kansas. Her grandparents are the late Mr. and Mrs. Roger George Davies […]

Sara Elizabeth Colt Goodwin and George Thomas Lin were married on June 22nd at Christ Community Church Brookside. The bride is the daughter of Kristin and John Goodwin of Mission Hills, Kansas. She is the granddaughter of Sara Colt of Mission Hills and the late Mack Colt, and Elizabeth and Frederick Goodwin, Jr. of Mission […]

Mr. John Douglas Miller of Kansas City, Missouri, is pleased to announce the engagement of his daughter, Victoria Elizabeth Miller, to Patrick Bryan Melland, Jr., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Bryan Melland of Kansas City. The bride-to-be is also the daughter of the late Mrs. Miller. Her grandparents are the late Mr. and […]

The Independent’s own Annie England and her husband, Chris, are the thrilled parents of their first child. Miles Joseph England weighed seven pounds, six ounces, and was 21 and one half inches long when he was born on July 25th. The blue-eyed, brown-haired baby is the grandson of Beth and Mike LeMark and Lonnie and […]

Cooper Stephen Rau is the first child for Linda Howard Rau and Matthew Stephen Rau of Prairie Village, Kansas. This darling boy weighed eight pounds, four ounces, and was 20 inches long when he was born on June 5th. Cooper has blue eyes and strawberry blonde hair. He is the first grandchild for doting grandparents […]

Amy McLiney Hart of Kansas City, Missouri, is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Ellen Joy Hart, to John Fredrick Logan, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick James Logan, Jr. of Leawood, Kansas. The bride-to-be is also the daughter of the late Mr. Kevin Mark Hart. Ellie is the granddaughter of Mr. […]

Grace Irene Crowe and Michael Lawrence Sherlock were married on July 6th at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, Illinois. The bride is the daughter of Susan and John Crowe of Kansas City, Missouri. She is the granddaughter of the late Donna Seigfreid, the late James T. Seigfreid, the late Kathryn Kerdolff Koslowsky, and the late […]