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             Births 
            
             
            
            
            JACOB
            EUGENE MILEHAM,
            son of Samantha and Jamie Mileham of Mount Pulaski, was born
            Wednesday, March 22, 2000, at ALMH. He weighed 6 lb. 14 oz. He is a
            brother to Samuel, 2½. Jacob’s maternal grandparents are Sam and
            Debra McMahan of Nashville, Tenn. His paternal grandparents are Dean
            and Bunnie Mileham of Elkhart. Great-grandparents are Mary Jo and
            Buddy McMahan of Portland, Tenn., and Marie Orr of Nashville, Tenn. 
            
             
            ZACKARIE
            MATTHEW CHARLES SCHANZE,
            son of Amanda K. and Andrew F. Schanze of Middletown, was born
            Tuesday, March 21, 2000, at ALMH. He weighed 6 lb. 13 oz. He is a
            brother to Samantha, 3, Alexander, 4, Matthew, 11, and Ashley, 5.
            His maternal grandparents are Shirley V. Schmidt of Middletown and
            Len Karbowski of West Chicago. Paternal grandparents are Edward and
            Lonamarie Schanze of Palatine. Zack’s middle names are for his
            brother and his grandfather. 
            
             
            MIRANDA
            JO STRAUCH,
            daughter of Mindy and Mark Strauch of Emden, was born Tuesday, March
            21, 2000, at ALMH. She weighed 8 lb. 11 oz. and was 18½ inches
            long. Miranda is a sister to Felicia, 8, Kayla, 5, and Dallas, 1½.
            Her maternal grandparents are Dana and Keith Johnston of East Peoria
            and Suzie and Harry Benson of Bartonville. Paternal grandparents are
            Martha Wallace or Peoria and Walter Strauch of Peoria.
            Great-grandparents are Barb and Melvin Demmin and Lena and Art
            Benson, all of Bartonville. 
            
             
            ASHLAN
            RACHEL BROOM,
            daughter of Rhonda J. and V. Scott Broom of Lincoln, was born
            Monday, March 20, 2000, at ALMH. She weighed 7 lb. 14 oz. She is a
            sister to Justin Vail Broom, 3½. Maternal grandparents are Sharon
            McCullough of Lincoln and Gerald McCullough of Chandlerville.
            Madonna Broom of Rantoul is Ashlan’s paternal grandparent.
            Great-grandparents are Hank and Henrietta Aldag of Chatham. 
             
            BYRON EUGENE
            HELTON III, son of Felicia Jo Boling and Byron Eugene Helton
            Jr. of Lincoln, was born
            Sunday, March
            19, 2000, at ALMH. He weighed 7 lb. 13 oz. Byron’s maternal
            grandparents are Don and Sheila Wichmann of Lincoln and Byron Sr.
            and Doris Helton of Atlanta. Great-grandparents are Chester and Judy
            Miller, Garth and Shelby Helton, Robert and Betty Jackson and Don
            and Joyce Wichmann. 
             
            DESTINY
            NICOLE PRUITT, daughter of Jennifer and Joseph Andrew Pruitt
            of Mason City, was born Friday, March 17, 2000, at ALMH. She weighed
            8 lb. 12 oz. and measured 21 inches. She is a sister of Desirae, 2. Destiny’s maternal
            grandparents are Lynette and Manuel Rivera of Mason City and Dennis
            Rombout of Sterling. Paternal grandparents are Lorri and Reg Smith
            of Mason City. Destiny’s great-grandparents are Dale and Mary Jane
            Janssen, Betty Loznik, 
            La Vern and Sue Battles and Larry Rombout. 
             
            JORDAN
            RODNEY JAMES MALERICH, son of Sarah Elizabeth Vincent and
            Christopher Robin Peasley (Malerich) of Lincoln, was born Wednesday,
            March 15,
            2000, at ALMH. He weighed 6 lb. 7 oz. Jordan’s maternal
            grandparents are Al and Gladys Eckhoff and W. Tom and Kathie
            Vincent, all of Lincoln. His paternal grandparents are Vicki
            Newingham and Rod Malerich of Lincoln. Great-grandparents are Betty
            and Conrad Carnduff, James Malerich, Beatrice Harrell, Earline
            Vincent and James Stacey. Jordan’s middle names come from the
            names of his paternal grandfather and great-grandfather. 
             
            PATRICK
            THOMAS HOBAN, son of Krista and Thomas Hoban of Lincoln, was
            born Tuesday, March 14, 2000. He weighed 10 lb. 2 oz. He is a
            brother to Vistoria, 3, and Katelyn, 1½. His maternal grandparents
            are Rhonda Thornton of Beason and Tim Harmon and Linda Harmon, both
            of Springfield. Tom and Bev Hoban of Crete are Patrick's paternal
            grandparents. His great-grandparents are Winifred
            Trapp, Sue Bruner, Gerald Thornton and William Harmon. 
             
            CHASE
            AUSTIN McAFEE, son of Monica R. Babbs and Christopher J.
            McAfee of Lincoln, was born Monday, March 13, 2000. He weighed 7 lb. 10 oz.
            His maternal grandparents are Roseann and Randy Sank of Lincoln and
            James Babbs of Lincoln. Paternal grandparents are Jerry and Carol
            McAfee of Lawndale, Linda Gehringer of Springfield and Rex Gehringer
            of Tallula. Jim and Lou Babbs, Jim and Grace Dodge, Martha and Erwin
            Liestner and Don and Helen Sank are great-grandparents. Chase has
            one surviving great-great-grandmother, Agnes Ecka of Lincoln. 
             
            ABBEGAIL
            MARIE PHILLIPS, daughter of Laura and Derek Phillips, was
            born Wednesday, March 8, 2000, at ALMH. She weighed 7 lb. 14 oz. Her
            maternal grandparents are Linda and Lynn Vaughan of Mount Pulaski.
            Her paternal grandparents are Dan and Betty Phillips of Mount
            Pulaski. Abbegail’s great-grandparents are Glenn and Millie
            Vaughan, Erma and Earl Phillips and Kenneth Kaesebier. Abbegail
            takes her middle name from her great-great-grandmother, Marie
            Detmers of Emden. 
              
             
            ELIZABETH
            ROSE BERGMAN, daughter of Joseph Michael and Jennifer Elise
            Bergman of Lincoln, was born Thursday, March 2, 2000, at ALMH. She
            weighed 7 lb. 14 oz.. Elizabeth’s maternal grandparents are David
            and Galeen Driscoll of Metamora. Her paternal grandparents are
            Joseph and Rosalie Bergman of Montrose, Iowa. Great-grandparents are
            Bernadine Noel, Thomas and Marge Driscoll and Bill and Dorothy Lacke.
            Elizabeth takes her first name from her maternal
            great-great-grandmother and her middle name from her paternal
            grandmother. 
              
             
            ANNA
            MARIE COLEMAN, daughter of Jason and Vicki Coleman of
            Lincoln, was born Wednesday, March 1, 2000 at ALMH. She weighed 7
            lb. 8 oz. Her maternal grandparents are Darrell and Cathy Kissick of
            Athens. Her paternal grandparents are Don Coleman Jr. of Kincade and
            Pam Israel of Franklin. Great-grandparents are Don and Ruth Moss,
            Cecila Kissick and Wanda Coleman. Anna’s middle name, Marie, is
            also the middle name of her mother. 
              
             
            MADISON
            ELAINE SKELTON, daughter of Judy and Tim Skelton of Mason
            City, was born Wednesday, March 1, 2000 at ALMH. She weighed 7 lb. 6
            oz. and is the sister of Nathaniel, 10, and Alyssa, 3. Madison’s
            maternal grandmother is Audrey Matthews of Lincoln. Her paternal
            grandmother is Mable Skelton of Middletown. 
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             ENGAGEMENTS 
            
             
            
            McMINN-GORDON 
            Tom
            and Christie McMinn of Mattoon announce the engagement of their
            daughter, Katherine Elizabeth, to Jason Lynn Gordon of Mattoon. 
            He
            is the son of Stanley "Dwayne" and Debbie Gordon, also of
            Mattoon. 
            Katherine
            is a 1998 graduate of Mattoon High School. She is a junior at
            Lincoln Christian College, majoring in family life ministry and
            counseling. 
            Gordon
            is a 1996 graduate of Mattoon High School, and plans to graduate
            from Lincoln Christian College in May with a bachelor’s degree in
            music ministry. 
            A
            June 10 wedding is planned. 
              
            
              
             
            
              
              
              
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