Stories from Monday, April 15, 2013

Ed and Mabel Niswonger of Poplar Bluff, Mo. will celebrate 65 years of marriage on Tuesday, April 16. The couple was married on April 16, 1948 by the Justice of the Peace in Corning, Ark. They have six children: Glen of Arkansas, Sharon of Oklahoma, Jerry of Grandin, Mo., Pat of Georgia, Ed, Jr., of Mississippi, and Pam of Illinois. Each year, the children come home for the Fourth of July...

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Mo 734 held its weekly meeting at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 10. Linda Morgan, leader, called the meeting to order with 18 TOPS and four KOPS members in attendance. The best losers were Helen Rollins, TOPS, and Kim Joyner, KOPS...

The topic will be "Diabetes and Your Eyes" when the Diabetes Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 26. The meeting will in the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center South Campus cafeteria. For more information, call 573-686-2333.

The Woman's Citizenship Club met Wednesday, April 3, in the Altrusa Room at Twin Towers. Present were 12 members and one guest. Gladys Hill led the prayer. After the meal, Laverne Matthews introduced her husband, city councilman Loyd Matthews, who brought the group up-to-date on city happenings. ...

Dale and Wanda Gaebler of Poplar Bluff, Mo., will celebrate 50 years of marriage on Saturday, April 20. Their family is hosting a drop-in event from 2-5 p.m. at the AMVETS Post 29, 115 East Harper in Poplar Bluff. The couple was married on Saturday, April 20, 1963, at Zion Lutheran Church in Poplar Bluff. They have lived in Poplar Bluff all of their married life. The couple has two children: Tim and wife, Cindy, and Anita Cates and her husband, James, all of Poplar Bluff...