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ALBANY DEMOCRAT- HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 2003 A13 NEWS TIPS People Editor Steve Lundeberg, 812-6110 e-mail: steve.lundeberg@lce.net ENGAGEMENTS Oregon State University and lives in Salem. She is the daughter of Jerry Smith of Langlois and Judy Smith of Albany. Jaime graduated from Escuela Secondaria Tecnica Industrial Comercial in 1995 in Mexico. He lives in Salem. Weygandt Stauble Melissa Weygandt and Christopher Stauble have announced their engagement.

They plan a Sept. 13 wedding. Her parents are Larry and Charlene Weygandt of Albany, and his are Jim and Judi Stauble of Albany. Melissa graduated in 1999 from Santiam Christian High School. She attends Linn-Benton Community College and works for Loafers Bread Bistro.

Christopher graduated from West Albany High School in 2000. He attended Linn-Benton Community College and works for Possum Auto Body Paint Inc. Smith Cardoza-Gonzales Wendy A. Smith and Jaime I. Cardoza-Gonzales are engaged.

They have announced plans for a May 31 wedding. Wendy graduated from Goodsby Jenks Chelsea Goodsby and Stuart Jenks have announced their engagement. Their wedding is scheduled Sept. 6. Chelsea is the daughter of Debbie Goodsby of Mesa, and William Goodsby of Beaverton.

She graduated from West Albany High School in 1996 and works for Eye Care Associates of Albany. Stuart is the son of Lynda and Larry Holt of Albany and Howard Jenks of Albany. He graduated in 1996 from West Albany High School and works in Eugene for Monaco Coaches. Ewing Cox Amber Ewing is engaged to Tom Cox Jr. Their wedding is scheduled for Jan.

17, 2004. Parents of the couple are Ray Ewing, Lori Miller and Tom and Linda Cox, all of Albany. Amber and Tom graduated from South Albany High School, she in 1999 and he in 2002. She works for Eye Care Associates of Albany. He is a guitar player and recording artist with the band Falling Up.

Warren Mikkelsen Susan Warren, daughter of Mike and Corine Ransom of Albany, and Jason Mikkelsen, son of Bob and Michele Mikkelsen of Eugene, are engaged. They plan to be married on "Feb. 8. vi Susan graduated in 1990 from Trend Business College. She's self-employed.

Jason graduated in 1991 from Clover Park High School in Lakewood, and in 1995 from Eastern Washington University. DeMeurers Nedwek Michelle C. deMeurers and Gabriel S. Nedwek announce their engagement. They twill wed on March 23 in Corvallis.

Michelle attended McNary School in Salem and is a student at Oregon State University. Gabe attended Aloha High School and starts classes at Oregon State University in the spring. 9 BRIDGE CLUB 0 Winners in recent sessions of "the Albany Duplicate Bridge were as follows: Monday, Jan. 13: Margery Barrett and Norm Sheeran, Albany; Bruce Boyle, Gene Mohan, Paul Ratte and Rita Pscheidt, Corvallis; Gene Neil, Dallas; Richard Goodemoot, Philomath. Flight Gil Lawrence, Albany; Jim Postell, Corvallis; Robert Rewoldt, Lebanon; Hal Green, Philomath.

Tuesday, Jan. 14: William Grady and Hon Ko, Albany; George and Janice Boger, Stuart Newberger, Robert Peterkort and Paul Ratte, Corvallis; Steve Larsen, Flight B- Frank Holmes and Freda MacDonald, Albany; Harvey Bush, Klamath Falls; Jackie Visket, Salem. Thursday, Jan. 16: Freda MacDonald and Bob McMaster, Albany; Charles Baker and Barbara Osher, Corvallis; Thelma Bowlin, Joyce Murray and Janet Taylor, Salem. Virginia Koos, Tangent.

Flight Roger Barker and Frank Holmes, Albany; Darrell and Jean Christenson, Corvallis; Ken Super, Lebanon; Richard Arnez and Rose Stevenson, Salem; Mary Holzapfel, Tangent. Will you sell future to pay for present? After freeways started being built in the 1950s, we began to talk about people who lived in the fast lane. Before then, there was no concept of the fast lane. Today, I hear more and more people beginning to talk about peo- JIM ple surfing the net. Do we now live in the RYDINGSWORD Internet lane? Did you know that Internet use among elderly people is increasing faster than that of any other population segment? Did you know that today people look for goods and services seven times more often on the Internet than they do by visiting the Yellow Pages? In fact, today you can find the Yellow pages on the World Wide Web at www.yellowpages.com.

Have you yet experienced the process of purchasing an item on the Internet? My grandchildren think nothing of going to www.ebay.com/and doing some shopping. Do you think the world has changed? Consider this: There was a time in the history of the world when almost everyone lived on a farm or was connected with a family who owned land on which farming was practiced. My father tells me about the time he returned to Sweden and stood on the last small piece of land owned by the VonRydingsyards. He asked the caretaker how much of the surrounding land had been owned by his ancestors. The caretaker looked at the horizon and said, "All of it." The VonRydings-vards survived for hundreds of years by selling off pieces of the land to others, probably thinking the resource would never go away.

Finally my grandfather, basically penniless, left Sweden in the early 1900s and came to United States to start over. Like the earlier worldwide change from an agricultural society to an industrial society, the Information Age is a global phenomenon. Bill Gates talks about business at the speed of thought. We are engaged in a debate in the United 'Sam' tells a haunting tale The following book reviews were compiled by the staff of the Albany Public Library as a service to readers seeking new material: Adult fiction "Forgiving Sam," by Powell Clark: Sam was kidnapped and severely assaulted, both mentally and physically as a young boy. Welcomed back into his family, he began his healing.

Now, he's a married man with an outwardly successful career and a family. When he reaches out to help an abused youth, his past comes back with a vengeance, and Sam must come to grips with it before it destroys his future as it did his past. "The Terra Cotta Dog," by Andrea Camilleri: Inspector Montalbano becomes involved in a case involving a mysterious Mafioso and some abandoned lute from a supermarket heist. While exploring this mystery, he comes across the bodies of two lovers still locked in each others arms and guarded by a lifesized terra cotta dog. Determined to solve this 50-year-old crime, the inspector is led into the dark heart of a family and the horrors of World War II.

"The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes," by Larry Millett: When someone impersonating Sherlock Holmes disappears with a woman close to his heart, Mr. Holmes is forced to search from New York to Chicago. Every one of his moves seems to have been anticipated, so Holmes must enlist the aid of his American cohort, Shadwell Rafferty. Oregon State foundation picks Reinmuth CORVALLIS James E. Reinmuth, an Oregon State University alumnus and former dean of business at the University of Oregon, has been appointed interim president of the OSU Foundation.

His appointment by the foundation board is effective Feb. 1. Reinmuth will succeed Dwayne Foley, who last week announced his resignation. Reinmuth received his master's and doctoral degrees in statistics from OSU, where he met his wife, Marni. Reinmuth joined the University of Oregon's business faculty in 1967.

He was named dean of the Lundquist College of Business in 1976 and led the college through 1994. He retired as dean but remained the Lundquist Distinguished Professor of Business. -Albany Democrat-Heralding Slow-cooking lesson slated for Thursday LEBANON "Fix it and forget it," a symposium on slow-cookers, will be held Thursday, Jan. 30, at the First Christian Church, 170 Grant St. The lesson will run from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

and include cooking tips, recipe adaptation and food safety issues. For more information, contact Rita Wagar at 259-3020. MILITARY Master Sgt. Max White, a math teacher at West Albany High School, has been selected as the human resource advisor for the 142nd Fighter Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard. WEDDINGS States about what the future will look like.

And I believe if we sit for a moment we can figure it out. In Oregon, and in many other states, we are, whether we want to be or not, at the beginning of a serious debate about the nature of our society. Will our relationships with others in our state be changed? You read about it everywhere. Business is being forced to recreate itself. Government, as it should, is faced with redefining its limits.

Those who understand the problem will solve it. Those who continue to sell off the future to live in the present may become like my ancestors. Will there be a caretaker of the future who, when asked about Oregon, will reply he once had it all? Jim Rydingsword is the director of Senior Services for the Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments, the Area Agency on Aging for Benton, Linn and Lincoln counties. He can be reached at (541) 924-4545 or at of child abuse Children's "Celebrating a a Latina's 15th Birthday Celebration," by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith (nonfiction): A quincea-era is more than a birthday, it's a community and family celebration, a rite of passage, a religious rite, and a rich festival embedded in a rich culture. This festive photo essay shows Cynthia and her family celebrating this wonderful holiday among her relatives and friends in California.

"Crows! Strange and Wonderful," by Laurence Pringle (nonfiction): Crows can caw 25 different ways. They band together to fight danger, and they frequently play with and tease other animals. In fact, Pringle claims, they may be the smartest birds in the world. "FussBusters on the Go: Strategies and Games for Stress-Free Outings by Carol Baicker-McKee (nonfiction): If grocery store tantrums and car ride meltdowns upset your family, this book offers scores of coping strategies and hints, using stories, games, crafts, relaxation techniques, and large dollops of parenting common sense to defuse family troubles. "The Girls Take Over," by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (fiction): Eight books have entertained readers with the feud between the Halford boys and the Malloy girls, and the kids still hate each other.

They're plotting, battling and waging war from the baseball diamond to the classroom to the stream that trickles between their homes in one of the funniest and most outrageous boys versus girls book Delmar, Lorena Stackhouse Reception held Jan. 14 Stackhouse Lorena Estelle Sims and Delmar Allen Stackhouse were married Dec. 26, 1952, in Selma, Calif. They celebrated their 50 years of marriage on Jan. 14 at a reception at the Lebanon 100F Lodge.

The Lebanon Rebekahs hosted the party. Delmar and Lorena lived in California and Missouri before moving to Lebanon 30 years ago. Delmar worked as a plumber and carpenter for Stanford University before retiring. Lorena retired from Oregon Freeze Dry. The Stackhouses have enjoyed dancing with the Square Circlers, a square dance club.

They belong to the 100F and Rebekah lodges, and Delmar is on the 100F Cemetery board. They attend Crabtree Christian Church. Their children are John of Lebanon, Jerry of Redding, Jackie of Santa Rosa, and the late Jim Stackhouse. Delmar and Lorena have 11 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Anthony and Hillary Bergeron Bergeron Stone Holmes has cause to wonder has he cases all over the country whether he will be to elude his captors or be framed for the crime himself.

"The Cave," by Jose Saramago: elderly potter lives in a small outside of the Center (a huge complex of apartments, shops, offices and sensation zones). When he delivers his son-inlaw to work each morning, he also drops off his pots. One day he is told that no one wants his pots anymore, that everyone is using plastic now. When Cipriano arrives home he decides to make dolls instead of pots. Mysteriously, his dolls are a wild success, and he is able to move into the Center with his family.

When Cipriano and his son-in-law hear digging and make a horrific discovery about their new home, they load the family into their truck and head for the great unknown. "Balthasar's Odyssey," by Main Maalouf: Balthasar Embriaco is a Genoese merchant and antique dealer who believes that the world is coming to an end. He also believes that there is a mysterious book called The Hundredth Name that allegedly contains the most secret name of God. Balthasar believes if he can learn that most secret name he will save himself and the whole human race. So Balthasar embarks on a quest that will take him all over the known world discovering ruin, fear, falsehood, disillusion and even love.

BOOK REVIEWS ANNIVERSARIES Robert and Patsy Carlson Moved to Tangent in 1966 Carlson Robert and Patsy Carlson are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at a reception from 1 to 4 p.m. today at Albany Comfort In Suites, in the Benton room. Patsy Crawford and Robert Carlson were wed Dec. 20, 1952, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Salem.

They lived in Dallas, where Robert worked for Towmotors and they moved to Albany in 1961 and to Tangent in 1966. Robert worked 34 years for Wah Chang before retiring. Patsy is a homemaker who participated in school activities as her children grew up. She is very active in her church and enjoys her family and her garden. Both Carlsons like to travel.

They belong to Faith Bible Church, where Robert is an elder. Patsy and Robert raised four children: David of Tangent, Linda of Albany, Nancy of Redmond and Gordon of Harrisburg. There are 10 grandchildren and a great grandchild. Hillary Suzanne Stone and Anthony Paul Bergeron were married June 30, 2002, at Peavy Arboretum. Judge John McCormick officiated.

Parents of the couple are Doug and Linda Stone of Albany and Kevin and Penny Bergeron of Gibson, La. Hillary wore an off-the-shoulder beaded and appliqued bodice with a multi-layered, appliqued tulle skirt an a fingertip veil. Her bouquet had purple iris, white stephanotis and purple and lavender lizianthus. Theresa Stone, the bride's sister-in-law, was matron of honor. Kevin Bergeron, the groom's father, was best man.

Bridesmaids were Dusty Brodie, Rachel Jackson and Jennifer Harding. The bride's brother and cousins, Andy Stone and Dusty and Brent Hanslovan, were groomsmen. Hillary graduated in 1997 from West Albany High School and in 2002 from Western Oregon University. Anthony graduated from H.L. Bourgeois High School in 1997 and attended Nicholas State University.

Both schools are in Louisiana. He is stationed with the Navy on Whidbey Island in Washington. The Bergerons are living in Oak Harbor, Wash. Aaron and Jennifer Henry Henry Tichenor Stan and Beth Sayles Married in Salem Sayles Stan and Beth Sayles of Albany recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Elizabeth "Beth" Hughet and Stan Sayles were married in Salem on Dec.

28, 1952. They celebrated at an open house at their home, hosted by their daughters and granddaughter. The couple plans to celebrate further on an Alaskan cruise. Stan and Beth have lived in several Oregon towns, includ18 years in Eugene. They moved to Albany in 1974.

Stan served on a hospital ship, the U.S.S. Haven, during the Korean War. Later he was an automotive electrician, and he and his wife owned Valley Auto Electric, which closed when he retired in 1998. Stan is a member of American Legion Post 10's color guard and is also a member of the Eagles Lodge and the VFW. Beth was a legal secretary in Eugene and Albany and then was bookkeeper for Valley Auto Electric.

She belongs to the American Legion Auxiliary and the Linn Genealogical Society and is a past member of Altrusa International. Beth and Stan are parents of Tammy Everall of Springfield and Cassandra Sayles of Aloha, and of the late Laurie McNeese, Their grandchildren are Eric and Tyler Everall and Cody Elizabeth McNeese. Jennifer Lynn Tichenor and Aaron Patrick Henry were married Sept. 14 at North Albany Baptist Church. Pastor Dennis Holbert officiated.

Don and Carol Tichenor of Albany are the bride's parents. Kathy Kendrick of Sweet Home and Gaylen Henry of Lebanon are parents of the groom. Jennifer wore a long, white, strapless gown of matte satin. The bodice was embroidered with pearls and crystals, and the beaded hem flowed into a chapel train. She had a matching beaded veil and carried a bouquet of white Casa Blanca lilies, white roses and blue delphinium.

Amy Tichenor was maid of honor for her sister and John Friend was the best man. The bridesmaids were Lillian Webb and Lisa Mathis, and the groomsmen were Will Tucker and the groom's brothers, Shawn and Matthew Henry, Jennifer aduated in 1995 from West Aibany High School. She works in Corvallis for Precision Cuts. Aaron graduated from Lebanon High School in 1991. He works for Red Hat Construction of Corvallis.

REUNIONS The reunion organizing committee for South Albany High School's class of 1988 is holding a planning meeting at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, at Boon's Treasury, 888 Liberty St. N.E. in Salem.

All interested alumni are invited to attend. For more informatin, contact Heather (Skoien) Case at sahs.