DARYL & JO MAGOON

Daryl and Jo Magoon will celebrate their 50^th anniversary on June 16^th, 2017 with their four children, Melissa Mason, Kimberly (Scott) Saboo, Daryl (Cindy) Magoon Jr., Jason Magoon, eleven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

GARY & LOLLY GUST

Gary and Lolly Gust of Cedar Springs celebrated their 50^th wedding anniversary with family and friends at the American Legion on April 22, 2017. Their children are Jeff and Barb (Zerfas) Gust, Michelle Tackmann and grandchildren, Jason, Brooke, Jacob Gust and Isebelle Tackmann. Congratulations to 50 wonderful years!

PAT & TONI BUSH

“May the next 50 years be as good as your first 50 years

bringing you health, happiness, and your continuing love.”

Celebrate with Pat and Toni Bush on Sunday, January 15^th at the Village Inn Bar/Restaurant in Pierson from 2 to 6 pm. Cash bar.

“Yes Dear.” is the secret of their success.

Thank you to all our friends and family for making our 50^th Anniversary on August 29^th a great celebration!

Gary and Helen Johnson

ROGER & RUTH WRIGHT

Roger and Ruth (Hanes) Wright of Cedar Springs will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, August 1, 2015 from 1 to 4 pm with family and friends at Huggard Church, 8860 – 21 Mile Rd., Sand Lake. Roger and Ruth met in 1963. They were married at Ensley Baptist Church on August 6, 1965. Roger grew up in Rockford and Ruth was from Grant. They bought a dairy farm together in Rockford and lived there until 1991. In 1991 they moved to the Cedar Springs/Greenville area, where they continue to farm today. Ruth and Roger have one child, Alan (Lisa) Wright; four grandchildren, Michelle, Nicole, Casey and Danelle; four great grandchildren, Izzy, Alexis, Bentley and Ahri.

DICK AND ARLENE PIERCE

Dick and Arlene Pierce are blessed to celebrate their 50th anniversary on June 14, 2015. They were married June 12, 1965 in the Courtland-Oakfield Methodist Church in Courtland Center Township, Rockford, Michigan. Dick’s uncle Rev. Lawrence Lewis performed the ceremony. Their children are Carmen (Keith) Corbin of Noblesville, Indiana, Wayne (Christine) Pierce of Cedar Springs, Michigan, and Jeff Pierce of Pierson, Michigan. Their grandchildren are Catelin, Madelin and Brielle Pierce and Isak Corbin. They will celebrate with an “Open House” June 14, 2015 from 1 to 5 pm at Pierson Bible Church CMB Fellowship Building in Pierson, Michigan. Please, no gifts.

The secret of their success is “Knowing the Lord is in control.”

50th Anniversary

DON AND NANCY HANNA

Don and Nancy (McAnally) Hanna of Cedar Springs were High School Sweethearts, both graduated from Cedar Springs. The will celebrate 50 years of marriage on March 5^th, 2015. the couple was married at Kent City Baptist Church in 1965. The Hannas are proud parents of Shelli and Robert Hall and Sandra and Alan Balcam. Their grandchildren are, Nichole and Fiancé Joshua Black, Joshua Hall, Austin and Alyssa Balcam. The family will be celebrating at a later date. Nancy was a stay at home mom and babysitter for children after school. Don retired from Knape and Vogt after 48 years in 2010.

Please wish our parents a Happy 50^th Anniversary when you see them.

ED & JANICE HOPKINS

Ed and Janice Hopkins were married on February 20, 1965 at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Wyoming, Michigan. The late Rev. Fr. Felix La Pres, officiated the ceremony. Their journey together began four months earlier when two of their friends thought that they should meet on a blind date. They were right! They raised seven children in the Sand Lake area, living there for thirty-one years after moving from Grand Rapids. Their children are Jeff (Alene) Hopkins (Spencer, Jasen, Maddie and Abbey) of Cedar Springs, Melody (T.J.) Long (Jordan, Elaina, Tom and Anthony) of Wyoming, Michigan, Matt (Holly) Hopkins (Shelby, Chase, Heidi, and Ryan) of Cedar Springs, Rebecca (Jack) McHugh (Joshua and Logan) of Walker, Barry Hopkins of Grand Rapids and Mary Beth Hopkins, of Kentwood. Ed and Janice also have two great-grandchildren, Brayden and Ella. Their youngest daughter, Tammy passed away in the Fall of 1998. In 2002, the couple moved to Cedar Springs, while continuing to spend six months each year in Florida working for Walt Disney World. After leaving Florida and WDW, Ed began working at Spartan Distributing in Sparta, where he still works today. Janice is retired and has dinner ready and trips planned when he comes home. A two week Caribbean cruise was recently enjoyed to celebrate their 50th.

The secret to our success is to be willing to step outside of our comfort zones from time to time to find adventures together. But most of all, always being there for each other, not only as spouses, but as each other’s soft place to fall…..and laughing a lot and finding the silly in things, no matter how old we get….trying always to embrace that inner child.

The National Weather office in Grand Rapids needs your help. April 11, 2015 will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak and they  are looking for photos, home movies and eyewitness accounts of the tornadoes to be documented as part of their commemoration event. They are especially interested in details on the tornado that struck from near Marne to Comstock Park on that day. If you have firsthand accounts of the tornadoes or film of the event, please contact them at w-grr.webmaster@noaa.gov. You can also leave a phone message with your contact info at 616-949-0643 extension 356.

50th Anniversary

JIM & VERNA SMIGIEL

Open House on September 7th at Village of Pierson Hall 2-6PM

Jim and Verna Smigiel will be celebrating their 50^th Anniversary on September 7^th at the Village of Pierson’s  hall at 90 Grand St. Jim and Verna were married in Sand Lake by the Justice of the Peace on August 28, 1964 with Betty Hilbrands, Wanda (White) Wagner and Jerald Magoon attending. Celebrating with them will be their children, Gayle Smigiel, Emily Woolf, Aaron and Jenifer Smigiel and Darrin and Melba Smigiel; and grandchildren, Destiny, Liberty, and Kaylee Smigiel and Brandon and Tifany Empie.