Donalda Mae Hobson Lindholm, rural Baldwin City, plans to celebrate her 80th birthday with an open house from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 23 at Worden United Methodist Church, 294 E. 900 Road.

The event is being hosted by Lindholm’s daughters, Terrie Lindholm and Connie Taylor. No gifts, please.

¢The 52nd annual Schwarz family reunion is planned for noon Sunday at the Wingert barn, 693 E. 1250 Road, one-quarter mile north of the Zarco 66 gas station south of Lawrence on U.S. Highway 59.

¢Eric and Ashli Votaw, Eudora, announce the birth of their son, Lincoln Miles Votaw, born Sept. 9, 2007, at Olathe Medical Center. Lincoln’s siblings are Maci, 5, and Maddox, 2.

His maternal grandparents are Craig and Madlyn Adams, Olathe. Paternal grandparents are Alan and Delores Votaw, Eudora. Great-grandparents are Florence Adams, Humboldt; and Everett and Margaret Votaw, and Paul and Doris Oelschlaeger, all of Eudora.

¢The Lawrence Barn Dance Association will offer a community barn dance at 7:30 p.m. today at Woodlawn School, 508 Elm St. A beginner’s lesson will start at 6:45 p.m.

The caller will be Jim Williams, with live music by the Scraphounds, whose members are Pete Howard, Barbara Weathers and Jim Ruth. Admission is $7 for adults, $3 for students and $2 for youths under 16.

No partner is necessary. The dances are taught and prompted, and the evening begins with easier dances. Please wear clean shoes that won’t mark the floor.

For more information, visit www.lawrencebarndance.org, send e-mail to info@lawrencebarndance.org or call 749-1356.

¢Cottonwood Inc.’s Retirement Services plans to present its annual art show and auction, “Slice of Life, A Collection of Outsider Art,” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.

Admission is free, and all art will be available for purchase during a silent auction.

¢ Jason and Amy Edmondson, Overland Park, announce the birth of their son, Matthew Edmondson, born Aug. 25, 2007, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

Matthew’s maternal grandmother is Francine Winn, Fairway. His paternal grandparents are Christopher and Teresa Edmondson, Lawrence.

¢Dustin Holladay has accepted a position with the U.S. Border Patrol.

A native of Lawrence, Holladay attended Perry-Lecompton High School. He graduated from Johnson County Community College in 2001 with a degree in administration of justice.

In 2003, he finished a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice at Washburn University, with a minor in psychology.

He graduated from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center in 2005 and has been employed by the Tonganoxie and Lake Quivira police departments.

Holladay has been assigned to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Artesia, N.M., for 22 weeks of border patrol training.

¢Lauren Pipkin, Lawrence, received a Founders Scholarship from Denison University in Granville, Ohio.

She is a 2007 graduate of Free State High School.

¢Students from area high schools are scheduled to be named Kansas Honor Scholars on Wednesday by the Kansas University Alumni Association and the KU Endowment Association. A program and reception are set for 7 p.m. at the Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive. Area students include:

¢ Free State High School: Justine Ahle, Cori Allen, Amar Bhakta, Cali Burke, Adam Casady, Taylor Case, Katharine Chauvin, Melanie Cropp, Bernadette Drees, Adam Emerson, Kate Falkenstien, Scott Farley, Joshua Frederick, Carson Fritzel, Gordon Fry,

Hannah Frydman, Caitlin Gallagher, Raquel Gonzalez, Maxwell Gregoire, Alex Hardman, Rebecca Haworth, Joanne Heppert, Mariya Javed, Amanda Kong, Anna Kuczera, Myron Liu, Timothy Malcolm, Lindsey Mcdaniel, Gabriel Moss-Masaquiza,

Kaylee Oberzan, Wesley Phipps, Emily Poholsky, Erin Robinson, Joseph Rosas, Craig Rosensteng, Julia Schwandt, Nicole Shoffner, Kevin Song, Anthony Twarog, Scott Wayland, Leah Williams, John Wilson and Hannah Windholz.

¢ Lawrence High School: Chelsea Alderman, Stacy Bell, Madison Bertrand, Aysylu Biktimirova, Emily Bracciano, Xander Casad, Lin Chen, Keong-Min Cheon, Yoshika Crider, Trevor Davies, Stephanie Drahozal, Hilary Ferguson, Kelly Gerard, Nicholas Hanna, Jaymie Hardtarfer, Timmia Hearn Feldman, Ellen Hernly, Sarah Heschmeyer, Lisa Hilmes, Fengdi Hu, Ingrid Hwang,

Stephanie Jian, Alexandria Karasek, Emily Lamb, Nicole Limones, Xin Liu, Sarah Long, Darcy McDonough, Emily Miller, Peter Monshizadeh, Kira Myers, Da-Som Park, Libby Queen,

Natalie Rabiola, Kelly Renfro, Kaela Severa, Simerun Singh, Stephanie Sorem, Joseph Stogsdill, Jennifer Taylor, Kristina Taylor, Erin Thimmesch, Rachel Van Horn, Hannah Vick, Audra Walker, Chao Wang, Mallory West and Mariah Whitmore.

¢ Baldwin High School: Lindsay Atchison, Callie Craig, Sarah Eberhart, Heather Garcia, Jordan Hanson, Colby Heckathorne, David Lynch, Marianne Schroer and Ashley Tucker.

¢ Basehor-Linwood High School: Charissa Beeves, Kristen Beeves, Klinton Brown, Caren Chellgren, Shanna Couch, Danielle Elliott, Natalie Freeman, Austin Hunter, Ashley Jeannin, Amanda Kane, Logan Kirk, Megan O’Bryan, Tia Oelschlaeger, Daniel Schaffer, Samuel Seaman, Cara Stubenrauch and Alexander Ziegler.

¢ Bishop Seabury Academy: Brooke Sutherland.

¢ Eudora High School: Emily Ballock, Anthony Barta, Chelsea Carnagie, Lauren Colman, Jacob Cox, Connor Hartpence, Logan Hartpence, Kimberly Scherman, Michelle Smith, Kayci Vickers and Heather Whitten.

¢ Jefferson County North High School: Talsa Hutchinson, Lucas Noll, Millissia Tomlinson and Joel Wallace.

¢ McLouth High School: Kassidie Kramer, Leah Hoffhines, Ashley Logan, Martin Lucas and Mark Stewart.

¢ Oskaloosa High School: Jayme Barnes, Anne Glanville, Brandon Hawks, Myla Heston, Brock McGinnis, Ethan Miller and Dillon Robbins.

¢ Perry-Lecompton High School: Isaac Fisher, Jamie Fuller, Madison Horsch, Maureen Mulvihill, Mitchell O’Trimble, Kristin Robbins, Teri Ross and Margaret Sorrick.

¢ Tonganoxie High School: Amanda Albert, Elizabeth Baska, Kayla Beggs, Jake Bontrager, Laurie Chenoweth, Donald Dyster, Ann Erickson, Samantha Franiuk, Tyler Gurss, Tracie Hileman, Lindey Himpel, Ashlee Lohman, Cally Owsley, Kaitlyn Saathoff, Sarah Smith, Breanne Somolik, Kristen Titterington, Christy Weller and Matthews Williams.

¢ Valley Falls High School: Meloni Montgomery, Briana Pruyt and Levi Schneider.