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Vern and Edna Bates of Creswell celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary and Vern’s 90th birthday on April 18 in Creswell.
The couple was joined by more than 100 members of their family and friends for dinner, dancing, and storytelling.
Vern worked in a lumber mill, then owned and operated Vern Bates Tree Pulling Service for 15 years until he retired. Edna worked as a clerk stenographer at the University of Oregon and at…
