Anniversary announcement
Anniversary announcements are printed free of charge the second Wednesday of the month. The deadline is noon the last Wednesday of the month. Please limit responses to 500 words or less. You may e-mail or drop off photos. Email your photos to: and include Anniversary in the subject line. Photos can be picked up at our office after they appear in the newspaper or include a self-addressed stamped envelope and we will mail your photo back to you. Download a pdf or Microsoft Word version of this form to mail or drop off at our office. Questions? Please call (815) 338-8040.

Name of couple
Address (Include city)
Celebrating their ___ anniversay with a...(Family dinner, open house, etc.)
At (Location)
The event will be hosted by
Wife's maiden name
The couple was marrired (Give date)
at (Place of ceremony)
They first lived at (Give address)
He was or is employed at (Name of business and city)
As a (Give job title)
He retired (Give date, if applicable)
She was or is employed at (Name of business and city)
As a (Give job title)
She retired (Give date, if applicable)
List any clubs, activities or hobbies they enjoy
They have (number) sons (Give names, residence & spouse's names in parenthesis
They have (number) daughters (Give names, residence & spouse's names in parenthesis
Number of grand children, great-grandchildren & great-great-grandchildren
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