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Rockhurst University Library Guild – Critique Luncheon

Indian Hills Country Club was the setting for Rockhurst University Library Guild’s Critique Luncheon on April 24th. Kathy Bastasch and Jeanine Cindrich served as the co-chairmen of the event that was a benefit for the Greenlease Library. Guests enjoyed a delicious lunch, beautiful centerpieces from Craig Sole Designs and husband and wife authors, Aaron Barnhart and Diane Eickhoff, who presented their book, The Big Divide, A Travel Guide to Historic and Civil War Sites in the Missouri-Kansas Border Region. 

Also featured in the June 14, 2014 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: John Caulfield

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Pam Walther, Jody Olson, Heather Ryan, and Mary Brenneman
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Beth Coughlin, Annette Mellard, Sheila Calovich, Anne Foster, Mary Jean Podrebarac, and Marilyn Finan
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Jason Elliott, Terri Curran, Ellen Spake, and Bob Grant, all with Rockhurst University
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Rosalie Pos, Linda Marcusen, Lou Heilman, and Melanie McColligan

 

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