Angela Gwen Whitney and Steven William Michelau, both of Phoenix, were married on Nov. 3, 2012, in Anthem, Ariz. The ceremony and reception took place at Anthem Golf & Country Club. The bride is the daughter of Frances Pearson and Steven Whitney, Moline. The groom is the son of Debra Poulton and William Michelau, Mundelein, Ill. Maids of honor were Kathryn Michelau and Amy Michelau, sisters of the groom. Bridesmaids were Elizabeth Whitney, Kimberly Wildman, Desiree Kedzior and Hollie Hoole. Best man was Sean Kelly, cousin of the groom. Groomsmen were Dustin Whitney, Grant Carter, Adam Stankiewicz, Dave Allred and George Renfrew. Ushers were Michael Terchin and Dan Whitney. Angela graduated with a B.A. in psychology from Northern Illinois University. She is employed by Allstate in Phoenix. Steve graduated with a B.S. in finance from Northern Illinois University. He is employed by Honeywell in Phoenix. Their honeymoon destination was Maui, Hawaii.
Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house. 1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience. 1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property. 1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation. 1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday. 1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.