Anderson 90th

Marguerite Anderson celebrated her 90th birthday July 29, 2007. The event was hosted by her children in the Auburn City (Wash.) Church.

Marguerite Lee was born July 23, 1917, in Seattle and grew up in western Washington. She attended Union College and served as a teacher and literature evangelist. She also operated a children's home in Juneau, Alaska, and adopted a son, David, while still single.

In 1943 she married Arnold Anderson, and the two were married for 62 years until his death in 2005. They worked for Boeing for 40 years. Besides teaching school in Alaska and Nebraska, Marguerite was the assistant publishing secretary for the Nebraska Conference and a secretary in the Washington Conference education and youth departments. Marguerite remains active.

The Anderson family includes Karen and Doug Weismiller of Orting, Wash.; Thomas and Christina Anderson of Issaquah, Wash.; Daniel and Wendy Anderson of Fairbanks, Alaska; David Anderson (deceased); 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

Arnold 50th

Floyd Odell and Vicki Arnold celebrated their 50^th wedding anniversary Feb. 17 at a gathering of family and friends in Milton-Freewater, Ore. Floyd O. Arnold married Vicki Vickers in 1957 while both were employed in Pendleton, Ore. After living in California, they relocated to the Pacific Northwest where Floyd pastored and Vicki worked as an R.N.

The Arnold family includes Renee and Dan Tomczek of Chehalis, Wash.; Aaron Arnold of Otis Orchards, Wash.; 2 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

Byram 60th

Chuck and Shirley Byram celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on June 10, 2007, with a reception at the Silverton, (Ore.) Church.

Charles Byram and Shirley Perkins were married June 14, 1947, in Portland, Ore. Shirley retired from the Silverton Hospital and Charles retired from finish carpentry. Both are active members of the Silverton Church, which Chuck helped build.

The Byram family includes Linda and Dieter Pelter of Salem, Ore.; Nancy and Tom Gladden of Annaconda, Mont.; Jenelle Byram of St. Helens, Ore.; Sheryl and Rich Ascherl of Crooked River Ranch, Ore.; Tom and Malynne Byram of Salem.; 14 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

Kablanow 60th

Ray and Maxine Kablanow celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary July 15–18, 2007, at a resort overlooking Lake Pend Oreille near Sandpoint, Idaho. They attend the Hayden Lake Church.

Ray Kablanow married Maxine Peak June 1, 1947, in Loma Linda, Calif. Maxine was a Loma Linda Hospital admitting nurse, and a nursing graduate from Madison College. She worked at several medical offices during her career. Ray was a student at La Sierra College and then in the Walla Walla College School of Engineering. This set the direction of his vocation, which led to programming for the manufacturing of the aviation and space industries' hardware and a part in the work on the engine that guided the first astronauts to the moon.

The Kablanow family includes Judy and Glen Ruminson of Gresham, Ore.; Ray II and Vivien Kablanow of Modesto, Calif.; Wayne and Jeanine Kablanow of Hayden Lake, Idaho; 6 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

Mace 50th

Max and Lucy Mace, founders of the Heritage Singers, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner party on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, in Placerville, Calif. Their children hosted the celebration.

Max Mace and Lucille Hatley were married in Walla Walla, Wash., on Jan. 5, 1958. In 1971 they founded the Heritage Singers out of Portland, Ore. They are grateful for their 50 years together as husband and wife and for their family's continued dedication to sharing Jesus through music. The two enjoy spending time with grandchildren.

The Mace family includes Greg and Adriane Mace; Val and Art Mapa; and 3 grandchildren.

Peaslee 50th

Art and Wanda Peaslee celebrated their 50^th wedding anniversary on Feb. 8, 2008 in Miles City, Mont.

Art E. Peaslee and Wanda J. South were married Feb. 8, 1958, in Miles City, Mont. Arthur spent his life as a heavy equipment operator and a self-employed truck driver.

The Peaslee family includes Dean Roberts of Delaplaine, Ark.; Arthur Jr., Jack and Raymond Peaslee, all of Miles City; Denise Bond of Glasgow, Mont.; 13 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

Schultz 95th

Hazel Schultz, born Jan. 12, 1913, in Saskatchewan, Canada, celebrated her 95th birthday at a dinner party with church family in Ellensburg, Wash. The family settled in Bellingham, Wash., with their two children. Adventist neighbors studied the Bible with them. They attended the first camp meeting in the Washington Conference in 1925.

Hazel and her brother attended church school. However, she quit school after the eighth grade to be a nanny. When she was in her twenties she went to Auburn Adventist Academy where she met Herbert Schultz and married him on May 16, 1941. During the early 1960s, Hazel ran the Walla Walla General Hospital's kitchen. When she left, the administration hired three women to replace her.

Hazel and Herb spent many years working in the nursing and retirement home administration. In 1990, they retired and Herb died six months later. The Schultz family includes Douglas and Sandra (Rifenbark) Schultz of Glendale, Calif; Gary and Alice (Vinegard) Schultz of Palm Springs, Calif.; Cheryl and Barry Pegel of Bellingham, Wash.; 5 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Thompson 50th

Wayne and Barbara Thompson celebrated their 50^th wedding anniversary Dec. 30, 2007, with a reception hosted by their children at the Granger (Wash.) Church.

Wayne Thompson graduated from Walla Walla University and served in the U.S. Army prior to his marriage to Barbara Frazier, on Jan. 26, 1958, in Granger. They have resided in Granger since their marriage, where they farmed and operated a family concrete and gravel business.

The Thompson family includes four daughters: Susan Materi of Lake Stevens, Wash.; Jan and Rod Shearer of Brush Prairie, Wash.; Kirs and Marty Johnston of St. Paul, Minn.; Peggy and David Rapp of San Diego, Calif.; and 6 grandchildren.