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Robbins, News Clerk, 812-6090, amanda.robbins@lee.net PEOPLE B5 Saturday, November 7,2009 Shopping challenges? A few ideas BY MARY BETH BRECKENRIDGE AKRON BEACON JOURNAL Get the wrapping paper ready. Need holiday gift ideas for people who are hard to buy for? Here are some favorites: For kids, try a dress- up box. Shop thrift stores for costumes and dollar stores for extras such as firefighter helmets, pirate swords, jewelry and fairy wands. Put them in a sturdy container such as a plastic toy box on wheels, and decorate it with the child's name using paint, peel- and -stick letters or rubber alphabet letters glued in place. Make a Christmas tree skirt or ornaments from kids' drawings.

Have the children make drawings of holiday images such as snowmen and reindeer, and then trace the pictures onto white fabric and color them with permanent markers to match the originals. Use that fabric to make a tree skirt, or make ornaments by sewing around the shapes and stuffing them with fiberfill. You could easily shrink or enlarge the original artwork on a copier or computer, if necessary. Another great keepsake idea for grandparents: Copying the grandchildren's school photos and pictures of their activities ENGAGEMENTS Pape Czmowski patrick, are engaged to be Rebecca Ann Pape, daughter of David and Patricia Pape of Crabtree, and Brian Michael Czmowski, son of Karen and the late James Czmowski of Bend, are engaged to be married in April. Rebecca graduated from Western Oregon University in 2006.

She is employed by Greater Albany Public Schools. Brian graduated from Reynolds High School in 1989. He is in the Army. Colbert Kirkpatrick WEDDINGS Muir Jones Tina Marie Lee Muir and William Sean Jones were married Aug. 1 at Bevens Park in Philomath with Pastor Elizabeth Oettinger officiating.

Tina is the daughter of Jay and Cindy Muir and Jan and Butch Myers, all of Philomath. William is the son of Neal and Georgiann Jones of Halsey. The matron of honor was Jamie Olsen, a and the best man was Mark Griffith. The flower girls were Kaitlyn and Kylie Jones, nieces of the groom. The ring bearers were Shane and Kaden Muir, nephews of the bride.

The ushers were Gene and Clifford Jones, brothers of the groom, and Tim Muir, brother of the bride. Tina graduated from Philomath High School and Linn- Benton Community Jaimee Jill Colbert, daughter of Terry and Lenetta Colbert of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Ryan Bruce Kirkpatrick, son of Kim and Dana Kutsch, and the late William Kirk- Women's group hosting brunch and fashions show The Albany Women's Connection, an affiliate of Stonecroft Ministries, will host a brunch from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Spring Hill Country Club, 155 Country Club Lane N.W. There will be a fashion show of accessories will be put on by Kohl's. NOTEBOOK DOE chant ships and was the Watkins, 8 pounds 1 ounce, Charles Rethlefsen, Corvallis; Baker and Chuck Baker, Corvallis and tending LBCC and Albany Democrat-Herald ANNIVERSARIES Matteson Tom and Lois (Tullos) Matteson of Albany will celebrate their 62nd wedding anniversary Sunday.

They were married Nov. 8, 1947, in Oakland, Calif. Tom worked at Matco Auction Company in Albany for 20 years. His wife was his business partner. She is now confined to bed at Samaritan Evergreen Hospice.

Their children are Donna Carbonell of Baltimore, Thomas W. Mattseon of and arranging them in an album, marked with the dates and names of the events. Make a section for each child, if you like. Or how about enlarging and framing a picture of the recipient's childhood home or some other significant spot? Virginia Brearley of Kent, Ohio, delighted her children and grandchildren by giving them framed copies of a photo of a barn on the farm that's been in their family for more than 160 years. Have a stationer make note cards for people on her list.

She chooses. an appropriate design and has the cards imprinted with the recipient's name in a font and ink color that coordinate with the picture she's chosen. Food is always a favorite. Try stocking a freezer with home- cooked meals a particularly thoughtful gift for older recipients or people who just don't enjoy cooking. Or deliver a complete meal once a month on a prearranged date.

A twist on the idea is to deliver a favorite treat each month, such as cookies or banana bread, instead of a whole meal. Give the gift of a work day. Let the recipient make a list of odd jobs that need to be done, and have family members pitch in to help. foreman at three plywood mills. He retired from Stone Forest in July 1985.

He has six children and numerous grandchildren. MILITARY Air Force Air Force Airman 1st Class Micah J. Boyll, son of Patrick Boyll of Lebanon, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, 2 Micah Boyll Texas. Boyll received an associate degree in 2007 from LinnBenton Community College. BIRTHS Watkins BIRTHS Watkins To Blayne Thomas and Suzanne Elizabeth Watkins, a daughter, Dinah Faith grounds for training, all donated by Auto Wrecking has given 16 firefighters the ability to help reduce the critical time needed to rescue someone from a motor vehicle collision.

Cary Vonasek Asst. Chief Training Officer Tangent Rural Fire Dis- trict Monte Carlo Night SafeHaven Humane Society wants to extend a wonderful heartfelt thanks to all those who helped make our Monte Carlo Night on Oct. 30 so successful! We'd like to give a huge thank you to Linn Co Credit Union for being our main event sponsor and Reid Vet erinary Hospital, Sacred Art Tattoo and Mary Rose for sponsoring tables. Thank you to the fabulous musicians, the Bush Pilots and thank you Burton's catering for the delicious food. William and Tina Jones College.

She works at Safeway, Pharmacy in Junction City. William graduated from Central Linn High School and Linn- Benton Community College. He is self employed. After a wedding trip to Florence to ride four -wheelers, the newlyweds reside in Halsey. married.

Jaimee graduated from Sam Barlow High School in 2002. She earned a degree in political science from Oregon State University in 2007. She in works with Oregon State University athletics with the men's basketball team. Ryan graduated from Santiam Christian in 2002. He earned a degree in general science from Oregon State University and is self employed with Galvanic Design.

Ryan proposed to Jaimee in Corvallis on Oct. 22. The two met as Memorial Union Program Council directors their junior year of college and look forward to a wedding on the Oregon State campus. Suzanne St. Thomas, Salem and Jan Boger, Corvallis; Steve Larsen, Lebanon and George Boger, Corvallis; Roger Barker, Albany and Paul Ratte, Corvallis; Elaine Stout and Sylvia Evenson, Albany; Bill Grady, Albany and Robert Peterkort, Corvallis.

Oct. 28 Mary Holzapfel, Tangent and Jean Christenson, Corvallis; Beth Aronoff, Corvallis and Rosemary Owen, Philomath; Sharron Wechsler and Leon Ungier, Corvallis; and TIE: Joyce Dickerson and Bob Peery, Corvallis and also David Finley, Albany and David Smith, Corvallis; Terry Hill and Pete Hudson, Corvallis. Oct. 28 1: Shelia Lidwill and Philip Watson, Corvallis; 2: Georgia Eliason and Clair Thomas, Corvallis; 1: Becky McKenzie and Ann Mills, Corvallis; 2: Karen McCuaig, Corvallis and Gretchen Bencene, Philomath. Oct.

29 1: (tie): Airell Clark, Albany and Chris Poulos, Eugene, Brian Breckenridge and Rick Garvin, Albany and Carol Wright, Albany, Noeline Myers and Beth Aronoff and Jan Burke, Corvallis and Mary Powelson and John Gregory and Peter Gregory, Corvallis and Bob Snyder, Lebanon; 2: TIE: Jay Schriner, Albany and Hal Green, Philomath and Cheri IN APPRECIATION APPRECIATION Wes Sedlacek, Willee Carter and The Wine Depot Deli. Thank you everyone for supporting the animals at SafeHaven Humane Society. Your assistance makes it possible to help the many animals in need of forever homes. SafeHaven Humane Society Merrily Culbertson The family of Merrily Cul-. bertson would like to thank Samaritan Evergreen Hospice for everything they did for us.

They are special people who help others during sorrowful times, every single day! A special thank you to our nurse, Heather, and our social worker, Cathye. They helped us in so many ways. We can never express enough thanks. We love you! If anyone is interested in volunteering their time to Samaritan Evergreen Hospice or any hospice, they are always looking for people to help out. If you are unable to Tom and Lois Matteson Beaverton, and Mavis Matteson of Albany.

They also have five grandchildren and five great -grandchildren. Nelson Jim and Virginia (Norton) Nelson of Albany will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at the home of Larry and Christy Nelson, 920 13th Ave N.E., Albany. Jim and Virginia were married Nov.

13, 1959, in Bell Gardens, Calif. Jim was a baker in Southern California for 25 years. After moving to Oregon in 1979 he worked in maintenance at Stayton High School until he retired in 1995. Virginia worked in child care at Linn-Benton Community College. They both enjoy spending time with their family.

Camping is a favorite activity. Arlene Mayfield and Jack Mayfield, Junction City and Ginny Stark and Don Marsh, Eugene and Rosemary Harper and Bill Harper and Marlene Henderson and Al Henderson, Albany. Rotary Students of the Month The Rotary Students of the Month for October 2009 were Ralph Leatherman from South Albany and Erin Jamison from West Albany. Ralph is a senior at South Albany High School and is the son of Ron and Teresa Leatherman and has a 3.98 GPA. He participates in cross country, baseball and the National Honor Society His activities are not limited to his own school as his involvement also includes helping out with the Albany Public Schools Foundation Eat and Run program, his church youth group, and various other church activities.

Ralph's future plans are to live on a cattle ranch after first at- give your time and are financially able to donate money, this is a great thing to do too. They also take good quality medical equipment for people who can no long afford to stay on Medicare. This is important because if a person cannot stay on Medicare, hospice in no longer paid for. Without a hospice, people are left with no medical equipment or other much needed supplies. Another big thank you to our community for the many cards, flowers and best of all, prayers.

Thanks also to Fisher Funeral Home for many years of quality service. I would like to say how very proud I am of my dad, who took such loving and excellent care of mom. His unconditional love and selfless devotion to her was above and beyond, truly beautiful. There are so many people around us who are also grieving; our heart goes out to you. We praise Jesus for the Virginia and Jim Nelson They have three children, Vicki Adams of Jefferson, Peggy Fosdick of Albany and Larry Nelson of North Al: bany.

They have seven grandchildren and one great -grandchild on the way. The couple requests no gifts. Kathy Dolynuik will pair up with Nancy Gabert in a humorous drama, "What's in Your Backpack?" Cost is $11. There will be complementary childcare. For reservations or more information call Fern at (541) 926-7288.

Oct. 22, Lebanon Community Hospital. Peter and Millie Romans Romans Peter and Millie Romans, longtime residents of Albany, celebrated their birthdays Nov. 4 and 5, respectively. They have been married 61 years and are retired.

They have one daughter and two sons. Gutierrez Longtime Albany resident Carlos Gutierrez celebrated his 89th birthday Oct. 17. He joined the Navy on July 8, 1942, and was mustered out on Oct. 18, 1945.

He later served on mer- Auto Wrecking The Linn -Benton Fire Training Council would like to thank Larry Rhodes and his staff at Auto Wrecking and Towing for their generous contribution of automobiles as well as the use of their facility for a recent firefighter training course on Oct. 3 and 4. The class covered basic vehicle rescue techniques and was offered to firefight- ers from various departments to help them learn about automobile design and safety features. This knowledge helps firefighters to more efficiently utilize hand tools and powered hydraulic tools for the extraction of vehicle wreckage from around an entrapped victim of a motor vehicle collision. The success of this course can not be fully attained without the application of tools in conducting various displacing evolutions on an actual vehicle.

The eight automobiles and use of ORGANIZATIONS Albany Duplicate Bridge Club WINNERS OCT. 26.TO 29 Oct. 26 Anita Gibbs and Ronna Knight, Corvallis; (TIE): Elizabeth Currier, Albany and Bob Rewoldt, Lebanon and (also Art Vosburg, Corvallis and Hal Green, Philomath; Mary Powelson and Mary Alice Seville, Corvallis; Susan Hanson, Albany and Barbara Livernois, Corvallis; Rosemary Owen, Philomath and Beth Aronoff, Corvallis; Gene Mohan and Darrell Christenson; Roger Barker, Albany and John Gregory, Corvallis; Noeline Myers and Joyce Dickerson, Corvallis; Joyce Willcox and Mitch Willcox, Corvallis. Oct. 27 Brian Breckenridge, Corvallis and Chris Poulos, Eugene; Gil Lawrence and David Finley, Albany; Beth Aronoff, Corvallis and Rosemary Owen, Philomath; Elizabeth Burdick and Marilee Fitzpatrick, Albany; E.W: Hon Ko, Albany and Thanks to our silent auction donors for being so generous: Albany Fire Department, Ann Haller, Dr.

Bill Origer, Kylar Dunn, Dr. Mary Harada and Steve Reed. Our drawing donors for being just as bighearted: Albany Pet Hotel, Albany YMCA, Art Plus, Bev Fitzell, Bush Pilots, Calapooia Brewing, Cascade Grill, Cold Stone Ice Cream, Crabtree Auto, Dr. Seth Fortier, Izzy's, Jeff Otto, Jerry Clausen The Golf Club of Oregon, Jody French Party Lite Consultant, Jordan Jewelers, Julie James Today's Full Service Salon Spa, Julie Brown of Athletics, Kathy Rondeau Diva Studios, Linn County Sheriff's Possee, Marge Tomcal Creative Memories Consultant, McGrath's, Nancy Reece Mary Kay Consultant, Novak's, Red Robin, Shilo Inn and Suites, Sid Stevens Jewelers, Starbucks, Sweet Things, Tequeria Dos Arbolitos Mexican Food, Trish Hultberg Scentsy Consultant, Wendy Marshall LMT, Erin is a senior at West Albany High School and is the daughter of Joel and Lynne Jamison. She has a 3.45 GPA and hopes to attend Western Oregon University after graduation and is looking toward a career in either teaching or nursing.

At West, Erin is involved in many sports, including track and cross country. She is the team captain in soccer and basketball. She also serves as senior class president. In addition to her activities at school, Erin has volunteered with the Albany Senior Center, the Salvation Army, the St. Mary's Soup Kitchen, and the Run for the Cause.

Students are selected for the Rotary award based on recommendation of school faculty. Winning students have demonstrated characteristics of the Rotary Club's "4 Way Test," which encourages higher ethical standards and humanitarian service. IN strength and he gives us. Psalms Thanks from the Family of Merrily (Williams) Culberston. Maranda Byram Halsey Light in the Night We would like to express our appreciation to the many volunteers who helped us give the gift of Light in the Night to our community on Oct.

31 at the Linn County Fair Expo Center. The following businesses also helped make Light in the Night a resounding success with their donations: Safeway, Mega Foods, Albertsons, Fred Meyer, Costco, Pepsi -Cola of Corvallis, Van Dyke's Signmaker, and Unique Periodi- cal. Thank you! Shane Hensley Family Life Pastor First Assembly of God Albany.