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| Milestones - Jan. 11, 2012 |
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| Wikses celebrate 50 years; engagement - Schumacher -- Swikoski |
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Wikses celebrate 50 years
High school sweethearts Steve Wikse and Joyce Duncan married Dec. 30, 1961, in California. They observed their golden wedding anniversary at a dinner with friends. They are looking forward to a celebration with their family at a later date. The Wikses have resided in Clearwater for more than 20 years.
The Wikse have two sons, Steven and wife Trang, Donald and wife Michelle. They are blessed with two grandsons, Ethan and Dylan and a soon to be officially adopted
grandson and granddaughter.
He worked nearly 30 years for General Telephone in California and did home repairs after retirement.
She worked as an accountant for many years, giving it up to run a non profit blood bank until her retirement.
His hobby of generations of raising and racing homing pigeons continues to give him much enjoyment.
SHe loves cooking and has been pursuing the family's genealogy as time permitted for nearly 45 years.
Schumacher -- Swikoski
Andrea Schumacher and Robert Swikoski, Jr., announce their engagement and plans to wed Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.
She is the daughter of Jerry and Julie Schumacher of Greencreek and is a 2009 graduate of Prairie High School in Cottonwood. She is currently an aircraft loadmaster for the United States Air Force.
Se is the son of Robert and Patti Swikoski of Kalamazoo, Mich., and is a 2000 graduate of Loy Norrix High School. He is an aircraft mechanic in the U.S. Air Force. They currently reside in Abilene, Texas, at Dyess Air Force Base.
Cox celebrates 90th
Gene Cox of Kamiah will celebrate his 90th birthday with an open house from 1-4 p.m. on Jan. 14 at the Clearwater 12 Motel conference room in Kamiah.
He was born in Boles, Idaho, on Jan. 16, 1922, to John W. and Maggie Busick Cox. He was one of four boys and had three sisters. He grew up in the Lewiston Orchards until 1939, when the family moved to Winchester. On Sept. 23, 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served in Okinawa, Japan, until his discharge on Feb. 11, 1946.
He and Florence Cason of Winchester were married June 15, 1947. The couple had a son, David Cox, and a daughter, Linda Bowles.
He worked as an electrician for Potlatch in Kamiah for 27 years and retired in 1984. He and his wife spent summers packing on horseback in the mountains. During the winters they square danced. In 1988 he was grand marshal for the CVRA Rodeo. They were members of the Backcountry Horsemen. His wife died Feb. 21, 2003.
He now enjoys going to the Kamiah Senior mealsite, watching the Seattle Mariners and Gonzaga Bulldogs and dancing.
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