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Michael Dougherty and Jenna Abdalla

Abdalla - DoughertyTORONTO - Thomas Abdalla of Stratton and Colleen Abdalla of Toronto are announcing the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Jenna Abdalla, to Michael Dougherty, son of Steve and Kathy Dougherty of Millersport.The bride-elect is a 2004 graduate of Toronto High School and a 2008 graduate of The Ohio State University with a bachelor's degree in medical laboratory science.Her fiance is a 1999 graduate of Watkins Memorial High School in Pataskala. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Medical Laboratory Science in 2004 and a masters degree in Business ...

DEAR ABBY

DEAR ABBY: I loved the letter from "Ready for the Reunion" (July 31), who wondered why some people in her high school graduating class didn't respond to the notice of the reunion. Some of us would like to completely forget high school and everything associated with it.I missed my 10th, 20th, 30th and 40th year reunions. I did consider going to the last one, but then I started reading my former classmates' posts on the reunion website.It seems everyone is retired, wealthy, has numerous grandchildren, at least one retirement home in an exotic locale and spends their time relaxing and ...

Stephanie Case and Shane Duda

Case - DudaCOLUMBIANA - Mark and Linda Case, Columbiana, are announcing the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Stephanie Lynn, to Shane Henry Duda, son of Henry and Darlene Duda, Wattsburg, Pa.The bride-elect is a 2009 graduate of Columbiana High School and her fiance is a 2008 graduate of Seneca High School, Pa. The couple met as teammates on the Cross Country team at Slippery Rock University, where they both graduated with bachelor's degrees in biology and both just completed their masters degrees in the physician assistant studies program at the University of Mount ...

Haldiman—Hamrick

ROGERS - Debbie Jones, Rogers and Roger Heath, Lisbon, are announcing the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Mandy Heath Haldiman, to Randy Hamrick Jr., son of Sharon and Jack Showers, Rogers.The bride-elect is a 2005 graduate of Beaver Local High School and a 2012 graduate of Ohio Valley College of Technology. She has an associate's degree in business and accounting and is employed as an advertising consultant at The Review Newspaper.Her fiance is a 2008 graduate of Beaver Local High School and is a student at Kent State University. He is employed as a pressure ...

Mesmer—Miller

EAST PALESTINE - Rick and Patty Mesmer, East Palestine, are announcing the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Amanda Rae Mesmer to David Lloyd Miller, son of Lloyd Miller of Toronto, and Rebecca Miller of Tampa, Fla.The bride-elect earned a bachelor's degree in nursing home administration from Youngstown State University and will graduate in May 2016 with a master's degree in health administration from Ohio University. She is currently employed as an administrative coordinator with UPMC in Cranberry Township, Pa.Her fiance received a bachelor's degree in medical ...

Forsythe — Bickerton

EAST LIVERPOOL - Mr. and Mrs. Dann Forsythe, of East Liverpool, are announcing the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Megan Louise Forsythe, to David Robert Bickerton, the son of Melody Bickerton, of East Liverpool, and Mr. and Mrs. David W. Bickerton, of Lisbon.The future bride is a graduate of Beaver Local High School. She earned her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Pittsburgh, and her Juris Doctorate from Ohio Northern University. She is an Assistant Prosecutor with the Columbiana County Prosecutor's Office in Lisbon.The future groom is a graduate of East ...