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A Valentine so sweet …
There are more than 50,000 stories in Columbus, but The Republic’s Mark Webber this week found a truly sweet one: that of Marjorie and William Carte, who celebrated their 70th anniversary on Valentine’s Day.
The childhood sweethearts’ stories Webber shared are as American as they come. William said as soon as he was done with his service in the US Army during the Korean War, he went straight to Marjorie’s home in their former hometown of Steubenville, Ohio, and they decided right then and there that Feb. 14, 1953, was the day they would wed.
“We picked Valentine’s Day so we would never forget our anniversary,” Marjorie told Webber. And William shared some good advice for a successful marraige: “You’ve got to give a little and take a little. You sit down and talk it all out, get it all worked out and go on, understanding that you are never going to be happier than you are together.”
We can’t argue with the results. Happy anniversary, Marjorie and William, and thank you for being our Valentines this year.
IUPUC building on nursing strengths
This week, Indiana University announced IUPUC’s nursing program will become part of IU’s “core campus structure” for nursing programs that currently includes IUPUI, IU Bloomington and IU Fort Wayne. IUPUC nursing students and staff will benefit from the change, officials said.
As The Republic’s Jana Wiersema reported, “The change will unify curriculum across the four campuses, expand student access to degree programs and increase faculty professional development opportunities.”
“We’re truly excited about the transition of our campuses’ nursing programs to the IU School of Nursing,” said IUPUC Vice Chancellor and Dean Reinhold Hill. “These changes represent a powerful opportunity for our students and faculty members to grow professionally and academically through access to a broader range of high-impact research, scholarship and service activity.”
The transition also likely will make IUPUC, which already boasts a highly regarded nursing program, an even more desirable option for nursing students for many years to come.
An honor to honor music students
Congratulations to Columbus North High School seniors Molly Hotek and Darren Li, winners of the 2023 Brown Music Competition — and $3,500 scholarships — on Saturday at the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic’s Helen Haddad Hall.
Li, a student of local violin instructor Laura Andrews, won the Betty F. Brown Award for Instrumental Excellence, performing “Violin Concerto No. 7, Op. 76” by Beriot.
Hotek, a soprano student of local voice teacher Jenny Heichelbech, won the Anna Newell Brown Award for Vocal Excellence, singing “Oh Had I Jubal’s Lyre” by Handel and “Apres Un Reve” by Faure.
They and another 14 local music students earned scholarships through this year’s competition. The Republic has a proud legacy of showcasing and supporting gifted young local musicians through a foundation established many years ago by our founding Brown family. It’s music to our ears that the program continues to foster gifted young musicians.
