Red roses laid by family and friends of the late Leslie Kersten don her casket Aug. 28 at St. Patrick Cemetery in McEwen. Kersten was a victim of the recent flooding in Waverly.

Aquinas College began the celebration of the 60th anniversary of its founding with its annual Mass of the Holy Spirit. Father Justin Raines, pastor of St. Christopher Church in Dickson and a 2007 graduate of Aquinas, celebrated the Mass. The college has scheduled several events throughout the school year to mark the anniversary. Sister Cecilia Anne Wanner, O.P., president of Aquinas, speaks at the end of the Mass.