Dan and Carol Longeville, 403 E. 2nd St., Atkinson, will be honored at an open house on Jan. 19, 2013, in observance of their 60th anniversary. There will be a Mass at 4 p.m. at St. Anthony's Church, Atkinson, with the open house to follow at 5 p.m. at the Parish Center. No gifts, please. Relatives and friends are invited. Carol Wickbloom, Kewanee, and Mr. Longeville, Atkinson, were married Jan. 17, 1953, at Visitation Church in Kewanee. Their children are Gaye Verplaetse, Geneseo; Curt Longeville, Geneseo; John Longeville, Cortland, Ill.; and Amy Dombrowski, Oregon, Wis. They have 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mr. Longeville was employed as a supervisor at John Deere Harvester, retiring in 1985 after 23 years. Mrs. Longeville is a homemaker. They are members of St. Anthony's Church, Atkinson.
Today is Wednesday, June 19, the 170th day of 2013. There are 195 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: The treasurer of Mercer County has been instructed to sell all thespecie now in the treasury for the highest premium in legal tender and to report same atthe next board meeting. 1888 -- 125 years ago: J.S. Freeman has been elected president of the Recreation Club ofthe Rock Island YMCA. 1913 -- 100 years ago: Rock Island voters will decide next Tuesday on the proposal toconsolidate with South Rock Island Township. 1938 -- 75 years ago: The Rev. Frederick J. Rolf will round out his 30th year as pastor ofthe Evangelical Church of Peace at Sunday worship services. 1963 -- 50 years ago: Dennis Kelly, of Moline High School, has been named a winner inTime Magazine's 27th annual current affairs contest. 1988 -- 25 years ago: The Martin Luther King Community Center will participate in theSummer Food Service Program. Free meals will be made available to all children 18years of age and younger.