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Manukin, Baran

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Manukin of Lansing announce the engagement of their daughter, Michele Renee Manukin, to Jeremy Paul Baran, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Baran of Steubenville. The bride-elect is a graduate of St. John Central High School and Ohio Northern University with a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy. She is employed as a pharmacist by Walgreens in Reynoldsburg and currently serves as pharmacy manager. Her fiance was home schooled by his parents and graduated from Ohio Northern University with a doctor of pharmacy degree. After graduation, he was commissioned as an officer ...

Bartels, Yahn

Michael and Janet Bartels of Pleasant Grove announce the engagement of their daughter, Jacqueline Jo Bartels to Christopher Alan Yahn, son of Debbie and Gary Yahn of Wheeling. The bride-elect is a 2004 graduate of Martins Ferry High School and a 2007 summa cum laude graduate of West Liberty State College with a bachelor’s degree in English education. Her fiance is a 2002 graduate of Wheeling Central Catholic High School and a 2005 cum laude graduate of DeVry University with a bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering. He is employed as an electrical engineer by River ...

Flores, Apicella

Susan Apicella of Shadyside announces the engagement of her son, Brian Apicella to Avegail Flores, daughter of Albert and Mara Flores of Los Angeles, Calif. The bride-elect is a graduate of Manila Science High School, Manila, Phillipines. She obtained a bachelor of science in neuroscience and molecular biology from UCLA and a medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a doctor of internal medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif. Her fiance is a 1991 graduate of Shadyside High School. He received a bachelor of arts in classics from The Ohio State ...

Beck, Schott

Monte and Rita Beck of St. Clairsville announce the engagement of their daughter Kelsey Christine Beck to John Phillip Schott, son of Mark and Barb Schott of St. Clairsville. The bride-to-be is a 2003 graduate of St. Clairsville High School and a 2007 graduate of Columbus College of Art and Design with a bachelor’s degree of fine arts in oil painting and ceramics. She is the Artist in Residence at the Pomerene Center for the Arts in Coshocton, Ohio and is also employed at Liberty Pottery Studio in Roscoe Village. Her fiance is a 2001 graduate of St. Clairsville High School and a ...

Falkenstein, Ditto

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Falkenstein of Colerain announce the engagement of their daughter Kelice Marie Falkenstein to Matthew Ryan Ditto, son of the late John F. Owens of Hardinsburg, Ky. and Roberta Taylor of Grand Prairie, Texas. The bride-elect is a 1998 graduate of Martins Ferry High School and a 2007 graduate of Belmont Technical College Where she acquired an associate’s degree in business management. She is currently employed by CSC as a CSR. Her fiance is a 2002 graduate of Breckinridge High School. He is currently working on his associate’s degree in criminal justice at ...

Kalman, Greene

Mr. and Mrs. James Kalman Sr. of Rayland announce the engagement of their daughter, Janelle Margaret Kalman to Jeremy Robert Greene, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Greene of Castalia, Ohio. The bride-elect is a 2002 graduate of Buckeye Local High School and a 2007 graduate of the University of Akron, with a bachelor’s of science in biology along with a minor in chemistry. She is residing in Atlanta, Ga., where she is attending Life University pursuing a doctorate degree in chiropractic medicine. Her fiance is a 2003 graduate of Magaretta High School and a 2007 graduate of the ...