Russell Essman, Oskaloosa, has been selected for a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration internship. He will work for a year in the hydrographic shipwreck survey division of the administration.

He will research surveys done on navigational hazards. The information will be entered into a database to be used for mapping possible survey sites and supporting the division’s Internet site.

Essman, a student at Kansas State University at Salina, is the son of Bryan and Janet Essman, Oskaloosa.

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Daisey Deay, Baldwin, will celebrate her 90th birthday with a reception from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 5 at The Lodge, 502 Ames in Baldwin. Her daughters Arylis Neal, Lima, Ohio, and Alice Rockhold, Baldwin, will be hosts for the celebration. She requests no gifts.

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Stacy Lee Kaufman, son of Jimmie and Opal Kaufman, Eudora, graduated Dec. 14 from Kansas State University. She received a bachelor of science degree in business administration.

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Assistant Fire Chief Larry Brizendine, Lawrence, will retire Monday from the Kansas Air National Guard Fire Department in Topeka after 21 years. He will retire as a master sergeant.

A dinner for family and co-workers will be Sunday at the fire station.