Ed and Marilyn Urness were married at Zion Lutheran Church, The Dalles, on August 7, 1953, in an evening ceremony. Four generations of the Urness and Lundell families have lived in The Dalles since Harold Lundell came in 1929 and C.H. Urness in 1946. It has been a special place in which to grow up; special memories of football games at Amotan Field, baseball games at Sixteenth Street Ballpark, hamburgers at the Siberian Café, afternoon movies at the Columbia and Granada theatres. They raised four children; they and their families, are: Mark Urness, Timm and Robin (Graves) Urness, Mike and Judy (Fulton) Urness, Mary Ann (Urness) and Vincent Galindo. Five grandchildren are their special joy: Kiffanie and Eric Urness, Charlie and Mackenzie Urness and Vivian Galindo. He graduated from The Dalles High School and was drafted into the U.S. Army During the Korean War. He was stationed in Furth, West Germany. He returned to Play professional baseball with the Boston Red Sox Organization in San Francisco, California; Greensboro, North Carolina; Corning, New York and Albany New York. He then joined the family business at C.H. Urness Motors and is still a member of the dealership. She also graduated from The Dalles High School, in addition to graduating from The University of Oregon and Portland State University. She taught Senior English, English Literature, Drama and served as a Library Media Specialist at Both The Dalles High School and Wahtonka High School, Chenowith Middle School And Chenowith Elementary. Golf and travel are two of their shared interests and joys, in addition to Their shared lives with children and grandchildren and life-long friends. Their children will be hosting a reception at The Dalles Country Club on Sunday, August 17, from two to four in the afternoon. Friends are cordially invited. No Gifts, please, other than the gift of your presence. It has been a wonderful whirlwind fifty years together! The Dalles Chronicle August 3, 2003. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ Get reliable dial-up Internet access now with our limited-time introductory offer. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup