Hillsboro High graduates 48 seniors Sunday

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Tuesday, 18 May 2010 19:29

Hillsboro High School principal Max Hein­richs goes over a few last minute reminders while the HHS Class of 2010 prepares for its commencement ceremony Sunday afternoon in Robert C. Brown Gymnasium. This year’s valedictorian was Nathan Vogel (bottom photo), who shared the insights of the late college basketball coach Jim Valvano as the crux of his address to the crowd. Candace Weinbren­ner was the salutatorian and Daniel Kunantaev, Jared King and Taylor Hagen teamed were the senior speakers chosen by their classmates to share their humor and wisdom.

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Tabor to move its 100th commencement outdoors

Written by Elissa Richert Tuesday, 18 May 2010 19:28

For many years, parents, alumni, educators and students have crowded into the Tabor College gym to sweat out the graduation ceremonies.

Not this year.

The ceremonies will take place outdoors for the first time in 47 years at the new Joel H. Wiens Stadium, completed last fall. They will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Commencement exercises have been in Tabor’s gym since 1963.

“It’s definitely a change and it will cause a lot of adapting,” said Roxanne Stauffer, senior class president.

A larger graduating class this year prompted the graduation planning committee to look for a change of venue.

“We’ve been so crowded in the gym, and it’s also so hot in there with so many people,” said DJ Freeman, assistant to the...

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Love story continues seven decades for Durham couple

Written by Patty Decker Tuesday, 18 May 2010 19:27

Muriel and Irvin Christiansen of rural Durham pose with a life-size cardboard cutout of themselves based on a wedding photograph taken nearly 70 years ago. The couple plan to celebrate their anniversary with family and friends May 25. Not many couples get to say they’ve been married 70 years, or that they shared their special day in a double-wedding ceremony. But for Irvin and Muriel (West) Christiansen of Durham, those are fond memories.

Each year on May 25, the Christiansens can relive what they call the happiest day of their lives as they reminisce with family and friends about how it all started and the years since.

Irvin, who was born and raised in Durham, was in the truck-hauling business when he would see Muriel at the local restaurant or grade school where she taught.

“I liked the looks of her,” he said, “but I didn’t have enough nerve to ask her for a date.”

Unbeknown to Irvin, Muriel was also attracted to him.

“I knew he was around,” she...

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Caring about senior care

Written by Hillsboro Free Press Tuesday, 11 May 2010 18:45

Dismal day doesn’t diminish nursing home celebration

Fifth-graders from Hillsboro Elementary School braved 50-degree temperatures and a light mist Monday morning to participate in a balloon launch at Salem Home in Hillsboro to mark “National Nursing Home Week.” Some 200 balloons were released into the air and eventually sailed from sight in the cool breeze. This also happens to be “National Hospital Week.” See how Hillsboro Community Hospital is inviting the public to celebrate with them in this week’s Health & Fitness Focus on Page 6A.