CLARK 50th

Max and Bernadine Clark of Rogue River, Ore., celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their children, close friends and church family at the Rogue River Church on May 1, 2004.

Max Clark married Bernadine Luther on May 8, 1954, in Carson City, Nev. They are retired real estate commercial brokers and moved to Rogue River from Napa Valley, Calif., in 1986.

The Clark family includes Martin Clark of Grants Pass, Ore., Nancy Odle of Grants Pass, Bernadine Jean and Dan Price of Rogue River, and 7 grandchildren.

JAQUA 60th

Clinton and Jeane Jaqua celebrated their 60th anniversary with their daughter in Houston, Texas, on April 3, 2004. They are members of the Chehalis (Wash.) Church.

Clinton Jaqua married Jeane Reynolds April 3, 1944, in Morganfield, Ky., while he was serving in the 820th Tank Corp preparing to go to the European front for the Battle of the Bulge. After his discharge in December 1945, the couple was baptized during evangelistic meetings held by Union College students and staff in Aberdeen, S.D. They attended Union College in 1949, then Emanuel Missionary College (now Andrews University) from 1950–53, where Clint accepted full-time employment in their plant service department, eventually becoming superintendent.

In 1968 they relocated to Glendale, Calif., where Clint worked for GMAC in air conditioning and refrigeration. He was head of the department from 1976 until his retirement in 1985.

Meanwhile Jeane worked at Glendale Adventist Hospital as a nurse’s aid, then in the Voice of Prophecy Bible School mail room until the organization relocated to Thousand Oaks, Calif.

The Jaqua family includes Ken (deceased), John and Debra Jaqua of Port Orchard, Wash., Donald and Lee Jaqua of Thousand Oaks, James Jaqua of Burley, Wash., 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

ROGERS 100th

Jeanne Weidman Rogers recently celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends at Izzy’s Pizza in Hillsboro, Ore. She is a member of the Hillsboro Church.

Jeanne Babcock was born Feb. 23, 1904 in Darby, Mont. Her family moved to California when she was 12, she was baptized in 1918 and graduated from high school in Lodi. Then she moved to Seattle where she worked as a reporting clerk with her sister at a credit association. She began her college education at age 25 in Ellensburg, Wash., and eventually received a bachelor’s degree in education from what is now Western Oregon University. At age 44 she and her husband, Ralph Weidman moved to forest Grove, Ore., where her parents were living, and she taught at Garden Home Elementary School for 13 years. After retiring in 1970, she worked at the Cedar Chest resale shop in Hillsboro for the next 18 years. She married her late husband Kenny Rogers when she was 91, and drove her own car until two years ago. She still lives in her own home.

Jeanne's family includes Jerry and Donna Weidman of Sherwood, Ore., Rick Rogers of Hillsboro, Ore., and a grandchild.

WILSON 50th

John and Allison Wilson shared the special occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary with friends and family at a celebration hosted by their children on April 18, 2004, in Oak Hills, Calif. They are members of the Republic (Wash.) Church.

John Wilson met Allison Miranda while she was attending La Sierra College. They married in the Yucaipa (Calif.) Church on April 15, 1954, shortly after he was called into the army during the Korean War. John worked as an auto mechanic while they raised their four children, and Allison worked for many years as a secretary. They currently reside in Malo, Wash.

The Wilson family includes John and Joyce Wilson of Idaho City, Idaho, Jonalie Nelson of Fremont, Calif., Kenyon and Joylyn Blommer of Kimberly, Idaho, Kenneth and Jonette McCloud of Apple Valley, Calif., and 8 grandchildren.