Our Yesterdays

Debora Vittetoe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Vittetoe of rural Hedrick, and Howard Adrian, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Adrian, Sr., of Richland were married at Mother Cabrini Catholic Church on Saturday by the Rev. Paul C. Wetzstein. Miss Carolyn Brookhart of Fairfield attended her friend as maid of honor. Fay Vittetoe and Tina Vittetoe, sister of the bride, served as bridesmaids. Chris Yochum, a niece of the bride, served as flower girl, and Mike Adrian, nephew of the groom, was ring bearer. Jerry Adrian, brother of the groom was lector; and Bryon Leppert and Donnie Vittetoe, cousins of the couple, served as candle lighters and acolytes. Soloist Becky Weber of Farson, was accompanied by Mrs. Clem Benda of Fairfield at the organ. Terry Willhoit of Batavia was best man for his friend, and groomsmen were Mike Adam and Ken Sobaski, cousins of the groom. Ushers were John Adrian, brother of the groom; Tom Yochum and Roger Ruggles, brothers-in-law of the bride; and Dave Dickey, brother-in-law of the groom. Grandparents attending were Mr. and Mrs. John Vittetoe of Harper and Mr. and Mrs. William Adam of Fairfield. Approximately 250 attended the dinner and reception in the Catholic Hall following the double ring ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Adrian were the dining room hosts. Gift attendants were Mrs. Jerry Adrian, Mrs. John Adrian, and Mrs. Dave Dickey; Mrs. Tom Yochum, sister of the bride, offered the guest book. Mrs. Marty Sieren, friend of the bride, poured the punch, while Mrs. Alvin Vittetoe of Washington and Mrs. Paul Hammes of Keota, aunts of the couple and also God Mothers, cut and served the cake.

Pekin cross country teams start their seasons at Oskaloosa when they face both Oskaloosa and Eddyville in a triangular meet. Both boys’ and girls’ teams will run one mile. The Pantherettes have lost last year’s four top runners, but coach Davis Eidahl feels they will be better than last year’s squad with better depth and better times. Seniors on the Panther squad are Bill Salterberg, Larry Sutton, Dan Cary, Mark Kurtz, and Doug Weber. Juniors are Brent Underwood and Greg Kruzen; sophomores are David Snyder, Kirk Mourer and Jeff Wolcott; and freshmen are Terry Heniger, Terry McCready, Marty Hersh, Don Underwood, Bob Smith, and Curt Cowguill. Pantherette seniors are Karen Snow, Cheryl Yeager, Judy Caviness, and Vicky Clark. Juniors include Marti Stober, Linda Salterberg, Kathy Chambers, Linda Day, Caralee Fritchen, Cathy Dickey, and Shirley Adam. Sophomores are Theresa Luttenegger, Barbara Scearcy, and Joann Kurtz; and freshmen are Kay Wolf Cindy Durflinger, Tina Vittetoe, Evelyn Elmore, and Kathie Sterling.

Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Hendrickson have purchased the former Clarion building and lot on the southeast corner of the square to be donated as a building site for a new public library in Richland. Originally used as a bank, the building for many years housed the office of the Richland Clarion. Since the sale of the Clarion last December, it has been used as a job printing shop by the Kelly Printing Co. The location is considered ideal by the town council and the library steering committee.