ALTOONA -- Ted Williams marked his 93rd birthday on January 17. A card shower is planned in his honor. Cards will reach him if sent to 836 Elmwood Court, Altoona, IA 50009. A party was held in his honor. See the front page of the January 22 Harlan Tribune for details.    Williams is a former HCHS teacher. His wife is the late Donna Williams. She was the first female Shelby County Recorder.

    HARLAN -- Louis Rosman of Harlan will mark his 90th birthday on February 10.    His family is requesting a card shower in his honor. Cards will reach him if sent to 1010 Hazel Rd, Harlan IA 51537.

    WESTPHALIA -- Harold and Alice Schwery of Westphalia will mark their 65th wedding anniversary on January 28. The couple plans to celebrate with their family.

 HARLAN (Jan. 17) -- On the day after Christmas, Mitch Osborn went to his office at Harlan Community High School and typed up a formal letter of resignation. It was a decision he had been mentally wrestling with for weeks, and he wanted to see what his thoughts looked like on paper. About two weeks later, Osborn submitted that letter to the Harlan Community Schools.

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 HARLAN (Jan. 17) -- The Harlan Community girls basketball team finished just shy of notching a signature win on Thursday night, leading much of the way against 13th-ranked (3A) Red Oak before falling one point short, 49-48. HCHS built a seven-point first half lead, was tied 27-27 at the half and led 44-40 in the fourth quarter before the Tigers went on a 7-0 run.

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 AVOCA (Jan. 15) -- AHSTW junior Kinsey Scheffler scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds last Tuesday night as the Lady Vikes defeated Tri-Center 58-51 to complete a sweep of the season series. Claire Denning (11 points) and Kailey Jones (10) also scored in double figures for AHSTW while Katie Anzalone had eight points. Anzalone added six rebounds and seven steals while Jones had six boards and three blocked shots.