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HOMETOWN Sunday, February 23, 1997 0 The Bismarck Tribune 0 Page 3E ENGAGEMENTS Diane and David Donnell Riskedahl-Donnell Diane Riskedahl and David Donnell were married Dec. 31 in Tucson, with the Rev. Beverly Lanzetta officiating. Parents of the couple are Burt R. and Sid Margo and Wendy Riskedahl, Donnell, Bismarck, Placerville, Calif.

Attending the bride was Alicia Alpensels, Boulder, Colo. Attending the bridegroom was Mark Riskedahl, Minneapolis. The bride is a graduate of Concordia College, Moorhead, and the University of Colorado, Boulder. The bridegroom is a graduate of the University of California, Chico. The couple lives in Tucson and both a are attending graduate school at the University of Arizona.

Cheryl and Justin Pleinis Smith-Pleinis Cheryl Smith and Justin Pleinis were married Jan. 4 in Stanton with the Rev. Scott Langager officiating. Parents of the couple are Don and Dianne Smith, Stanton, and Marvin and Janet Pleinis, McLaughlin, S.D. Attending the bride were Joy Andrick, Costa Mesa, Nicole Folk, Jamestown, Dawn Pleinis and Jody Smith, both of Bismarck, and Cindy Pleinis, Glasgow, Mont.

Flower girl was Alexis Schiermeister, Bismarck. Attending the bride was his brother, Brian Pleinis, Fort Stewart, along with Mark Frey, Peoria, Wade Sandland, Watertown, S.D., Richard Smith, Stanton, and Jeff Smith, Bismarck. Ringbearer was Logan Page, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The bride is a graduate of Northern State University. The bridegroom, a graduate of University of North Dakota, is employed with the U.S.

Air Force, San Antonio, Texas. The couple lives in Universal City, Texas. Thomas Kramer officiating. Parents of the couple are Vicki Colis and Roger and Dorothy Johnsen, all of Bismarck. Attending the bride were Paula Brosseau, Bismarck, Charissa Swenson and Colleen Larson, both of Minneapolis, Tammy Velarde, Blythe, Tanya Johnsen, Dillon, and Kristen Morris, Seattle.

Flower girls were CelesteNicole Velarde, Blythe, and Taylor Shea Wolfe, Boston. Attending the bridegroom were Todd Johnsen and Shane Colis, both of Bismarck, Hans Kaldahl, Ames, Iowa, Jeff Hilzendegar, Laredo, Texas, Todd Riecke, Utica, and Scott Larson, Minneapolis. The bride is attending University of Mary and is employed at the State Capitol. The bridegroom, a graduate of U- Mary, is employed with A.G. Edwards, Bismarck.

The couple lives in Bismarck. Lesli and Travis Johnsen Colis-Johnsen Lesli Colis and Travis Johnsen were married Dec. 31 at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit with the Rev. Matt Senechal, Lori Horak Horak-Senechal Jim and Deb Bach, Bismarck, and Joe Horak, LaJunta, announce the engagement of their, daughter, Lori Horak, to Matt Senechal, son of Myron and Cheryl Senechal, Bismarck. Horak, a graduate of Bismarck High School, is employed with Royal Fork, Bismarck.

Senechal, a graduate of Bismarck State College, is employed with Wilson's Auto Detailing, 1 Bismarck. The wedding will be April 19 at St. Anne's Church. Denise Thompson, John Kaelberer Thompson-Kaelberer Paul and Patricia Thompson, Beach, announce the engagement of their daughter, Denise Annette Thompson, to John Bryan Kaelberer, son of Henry and Carol Kaelberer, New Salem. Thompson, a graduate of University of Mary and University of Wisconsin, is employed with Medcenter One.

Kaelberer owns Cellular Bismarck. The wedding will be April 12 at Century Baptist Church. Tera Fink, Jason Fetch Fink-Fetch Tera Fink and Jason Fetch announce their engagement. Parents of the couple are Sherry Fink and Mike Fink, both of Bismarck, and David and Joyce Fetch, Mandan. Fink, a graduate of Bismarck High School, attended Hamline University and North Dakota State University, and is employed with AAA Auto Club, Newport Beach, Calif.

Fetch, a graduate of Mandan High School, attended North Dakota State College of Science-Wahpeton and NDSU, and is employed with Alliance International, Tustin, Calif. The wedding will be Aug. 19 in Las Vegas with a reception to be held in Mandan in April 1998. Andrea Rich, Richard Ackerman Rich-Ackerman The Rev. and Mrs.

Ron Rich, Bismarck, announce the engagement of their daughter, Andrea Elizabeth, to the Rev. Richard R. Ackerman, Bismarck. Rich, a graduate of Bismarck High School, is employed with the Rainbow Shop. Ackerman is the associate pastor with Riverwood Baptist Church, Bismarck.

The wedding will be May 31 at Riverwood Baptist Church. Trent Groetken, Nicole Van Thournout Van ThournoutGroetken Chuck and Kathy Van Thournout, Hartwick, Iowa, announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole, to Trent Groetken, son of Alan and Sondra Groetken, Le Mars, Iowa. Van Thournout, a graduate of Drake University College of Pharmacy, Des Moines, Iowa, is a registered pharmacist with Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines. Groetken, a graduate of Drake University with a degree in political science, is attending Drake University Law School. The wedding will be at 2 p.m.

July 17 at Grace United Methodist Church. Leigh Bjore, Candis Papke Papke-Bjore Rose Papke, Wahpeton, and Warren Papke, Bismarck, announce the engagement of their daughter, Candis Papke, to Leigh Bjore, son of Esther and Lester Krause, Wahpeton, and the late Orton Bjore. attended Bismarck State College and is employed with The Mutual Group, Fargo. Bjore attended North Dakota State University and is employed with Kuehn, Prewitt and Rufer Fargo. The wedding will be April 25 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, West Fargo.

U-Mary announces Jazz Festival participant awards The University of Mary has Collegiate No. 1 (Winnipeg) and named individual and ensemble Bismarck High School. winners who performed at its Outstanding vocal group annual Jazz Festival held Jan. trophies: St. Mary's Central 31 and Feb.

1 on campus. High School, John Taylor The 24th annual festival Collegiate (Winnipeg) and brought in 53 band and chorus Bismarck High School. groups, which included more Outstanding Instrumental than 1,100 of the area's top Performer: Guitarist Rory student musicians. Of the groups Hoffman of Lemmon High that performed the following School. were recognized for their outstanding performances: International Music Camp Vocal Scholarship: Nick Outstanding big band Schneider of St.

Mary's Central trophies: Acadia Junior High High School. Massey Junior Jazz (Brandon, Best Reed Performer: alto (Winnipeg, Manitoba), Vincent Manitoba), Aberdeen (S.D.) saxophonist James Prindiville of Central High School, St. Mary's St. Mary's Central High School. Central High School Best Brass Player: Ed (Bismarck), Mandan High Hamkens, Mandan High School School Jazz No.

1, Silver Heights Jazz No. 1. Tana Toepke, Corey Meier Toepke-Meier Gene and Diane Toepke, New Salem, announce the engagement of their daughter, Tana Toepke, to Corey Meier, son of Harlan and Kathryn Meier, Miller, S.D. Toepke, a graduate of University of North Dakota, is a broadcast media buyer with Best Buy at corporate headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minn. Meier, a graduate of South Dakota University, is a process control engineer with Novaspect, Eden Prairie.

The wedding will be June 7 at Peace Church, New Salem. Jill New, Shannon Aune New-Aune Samuel and Susan New, Windsor, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jill Marie, to Shannon Jerome, son of Jerome and Diane Aune, Zap. New is a graduate of Deep Creek High School. Aune, a graduate of Beulah High School, is serving with the U.S. Navy, stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, Newport News, Va.

The wedding will be June 7 in Windsor. BIRTHDAY Miller marks 80th birthday ABOUT Transportation honors employees These employees of the North Dakota Department of Transportation were honored with the following awards: Roy Seibel, Bismarck section supervisor, Seibel was named employee of the year for the Bismarck district. I AI Schumacher, Bismarck section supervisor, was named safety employee of the year Rittenbach for the Bismarck district. Frances Rittenbach, construction, transportation management officer was named employee Schumacher of the year for the central office. Kiwanis Club distributes honors The Bismarck Kiwanis Club held its annual Valentine's luncheon and awards ceremony Feb.

11 at the Municipal Country Club, Bismarck. Legion of Honor awards for members were presented to Elmer Bjorkland, 50 years; Pete 35 years; Gene Weeks, 25 years; and Rodger Wetzel, 25 years. Perfect attendance awards went to Jack Vantine, Roland Gorder, Virgil Carmichael, Darrell McQuay, Bill Wade, Al Jaeger, Jay Buringrud, Bill Willis, Ed Zuern, Ron Gladen, Doug Walters, Bill Lind, Jon Leet, Mary Agnes Jenkins and Duane Holly. Appreciation Awards were presented to Dana Dodd and Steve Wangler, Bids for Kids cochairpersons; Duane Holly, gumball machines; Herb Wilson, iodine deficiency disorder campaign; Ron Gladen, club bulletin editor; Bill Willis, club secretary; and Jim Fors, club treasurer. TOWN presidents.

Jon Leet, Kiwanis president; was master of ceremonies and Donna Brown chaired the event. Domestic violence program starts The Lutheran Social Services Domestic Violence Treatment Program is underway. The group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. each Wednesday at a cost of $25 per session, with a minimum of 24 sessions. For information about the program, call Lutheran Social Services at 223- 1510.

Stark resident in chiropractics Tim Stark, a 1995 graduate of Northwestern Chiropractic College, and son of Warren and Barbara Stark of Bismarck, is the school's new resident in sports chiropractic and rehabilitation, the first residency of its kind in the United States, a according to Northwestern. Stark will act as an adviser to Northwestern's Student American Chiropractic Association Sports Council, of which he was president from 1994-95. Stark also represented Northwestern at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta at the Atlanta Sports Chiropractic Clinic near Olympic village. Bard elected to El Zagal post Dean Bard of Bismarck was elected to the office of oriental guide at the El Zagal annual meeting Jan. 11.

Solheim named counselor of year Joan Senzek Solheim, 2 childdevelopment specialist from Dickinson, was awarded the North Dakota Mental Health Counselor of the Year plaque by her colleagues at the North Dakota Counseling Association meeting in Senzek Solheim Bismarck. Solheim has taught at North Dakota State University, directed the North Dakota Child Abuse Program, worked at the C. Henry Kemp National Center for Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect, and has conducted training and treatment in outpatient and inpatient settings. Gabe Miller will be honored at an Entertainment was provided She presently does play 80th birthday party from 1 to 4 p.m. by the Hughes Junior High girls' therapy, Employee Assistance CT March 1 at Ascension Church jazz choir.

Special guests were Program referrals and custody community hall, 1920 S. Third and spouses of Kiwanis members studies for Westwind Consulting Bismarck. spouses of deceased past Center of Dickinson. No gifts, please. BSC students win 20 awards at state agriculture convention Bismarck State College agricul- Six freshmen qualified for nation- gram: Corwin Kohler, Max, animal ture students came home with als in the career planning pro- production; Casey Maher, Morrismore than 20 awards from the N.D.

gram: Craig Kleven, Maddock, town, S.D., animal production; Postsecondary Agricultural Student beef, and division plaque winner in Erik Erickson, Hazelton, ag technoOrganization convention held re- animal production; James Leno, logy; Jeremy Wald, Maddock, ag cently in Minot. Tuttle, ag education, and division technology; Arianna Oswald, BisWald of Maddock won plaque winner in ag technology; marck, horticulture and natural refirst Jeremy place in the public Neil Pavlicek, Dickinson, cereal impromptu sources; and Paul Glessing, speaking contest with his speech ti- crop, and division plaque winner in Mandan, crop production. tied "Environmental Issues-Water marck, equipment, and division In the livestock specialist award crop production; Josh Olin, BisQuality." plaque winner in ag equipment; program, Erik Erickson, Hazelton, ag The following students won Tim Hammel, Dunn Center, animal won first place in the beef categoawards in the employment inter- production, and division plaque ry. view contest: Erik Erickson, Ha- winner in animal production; and first in Division Kohler, Max, animal Sam May, assistant professor of zelton, Stacey prolivestock; Stacey Kohler, Max, first duction. agribusiness, accompanied 16 stuin Division dairy; and Jeremy dents to the contest.

Winners will Wald, Maddock, first in Division Six sophomores qualified for na- compete March 5-8 at the national crops. tionals in the career progress pro- convention in Columbus, Ohio. REPORT CARD participates in band and class nalists named Kooker chosen plays and is an active member of from across FFA, an officer and participant on the United as noted student judging teams. She took part in the States. Hugh 0'Brian Leadership Confernamed ence last as a sophomore.

She The National Angie Kooker has been year Merit Scholthis year's distinguished student maintains a grade-point average Medina-Cleveland High higher than 3.0. arship poration Cor- will from School. Each year a junior from Brandon Schlecht, son of MarDakota school is mail Merit each North high lowe and Tammy Schlecht of Menamed as their school's distin- dina, was the runner-up. Scholarship offers to winguished utions to the school in ners in April student, based on contribinterscholastic activities, commuDeisz named and May. DeDeisz isz also will be nity contributions and overall atti- a merit finalist presented with tude.

a Certificate of Kooker is the daughter of Dave Rob Deisz, a senior at St. Mary's Merit at the St. Mary's Central and Alice Kooker of Medina. She Central High School, Bismarck, has High School Awards Day ceremony plays on the girls' basketball team, been named a National Merit this spring. Merit Scholarships are is a statistician for boys' basket- Scholarship finalist.

Deisz, son of underwritten by 600 independent ball, competes on the cross country Mike and Angie Deisz, is one of sponsor organizations and instituteam and girls' track team. She 000 1997 high school graduate fi- tions..