IRWIN -- The family of Arline Gans of Irwin is planning a card shower in honor of her 95th birthday on March 14. Cards will reach her if sent to PO Box 277, Irwin, IA 51446.    Her children are Lorna (deceased) and Dave Wahling, Shelby; Lana and Rich Schwieso, Irwin; Marty Monson, Shelby; and the late Jon Gans, who was a Grand Rapids, MI resident. 

DUNLAP -- Marie Heller of Dunlap will celebrate her 102nd birthday on March 15. A reception in her honor will be held on March 17 at 2 p.m. at the Dunlap Nursing & Rehab Center in Dunlap.    The event will be hosted by her many nieces and nephews. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.

    WESTPHALIA -- Alison Goetzinger and Eric Croghan both of Earling exchanged marriage vows at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia on October 20, 2018. Deacon Jim DeBlauw performed the 3 p.m. double ring ceremony.    Parents of the couple are Larry and Julie Goetzinger, Westphalia; and Bob and Janet Croghan, Portsmouth.    Grandparents of the bride are the late Edward and Agnes Goetzinger; and the late Louis and Rita Weihs.

 DES MOINES -- Grand View junior wrestler Evan Hansen became a three-time national champion last Saturday, claiming his third straight title at 197 pounds and helping the Vikings claim their eighth consecutive team crown at the 2019 NAIA National Championships, held March 1-2 at the Jacobsen Exhibition Center in Des Moines. Hansen capped a 19-1 season by outlasting Isaac Bartel of MSU-Northern 6-4 in the championship final at 197.

 GRINNELL -- Fifteen members of the Harlan Swim Club have qualified individual events for the Greater Iowa Swim League State Championship Meet on Saturday, March 9, in Grinnell. In addition, four others will be competing in relay events only at the state meet, which features 15 teams from Iowa competing at the Grinnell College Natatorium. The Harlan Swim Club team is coached by Amber Schmitz, Deb Morgan, Matt Schmitz, Katie Arentson and Braydi

 DES MOINES (March 5) -- The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association announced its 2019 girls basketball all-state teams on Tuesday, selecting three eight-player teams in all five classes and naming West Des Moines Valley’s Zoe Young this year’s Miss Iowa Basketball. No players from the Harlan Newspapers’ immediate coverage area were recognized on the all-state list, but several players from local conferences were honored. First-team selections

 HARLAN -- Harlan Community senior Luke Schaben signed a letter of intent on February 6 to join the baseball team at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. Schaben had a breakout season for the Cyclones last summer, playing second base and outfield while batting in the middle of the order and helping the team to a state runner-up finish in Class 3A.

 HARLAN (Feb.

 ALTOONA -- Longtime IKM-Manning and I-K-M football coach Tom Casey, Manilla, is one of four new inductees into the Iowa Football Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame. Casey received his hall of fame plaque during a ceremony at the IFCA Clinic held Friday, March 1, at Prairie Meadows Casino and Hotel in Altoona.