Noone – Ries

Dr. and Mrs. R. Barrett Noone of Haverford announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebecca B. Noone, to Mark A. Ries, son of Lynda E. Ries and the late Wallace A. Ries of Newtown Square, formerly of Villanova.

Noone is a graduate of the Rosemont School of the Holy Child, the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur in Villanova and Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y. She is a skin-care specialist at Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Associates in Bryn Mawr and at Spa Elysium in Chestnut Hill. Noone is the granddaughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Atkins of Wynnewood.

Mark Ries is a graduate of William Penn Charter School and Colgate. He is an investment manager with Lehman Brothers in Philadelphia.

An October 14, 2006, wedding is planned in Bryn Mawr.

Evans – Watkins

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Evans Jr. of Wyndmoor announce the engagement of their daughter Katharine Ann to Brian J. Watkins, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Watkins,of Newtown.

Evans, a graduate of Germantown Friends School, has a B.A. in biology from Smith College and is pursuing a doctorate in physical therapy from Arcadia University.

Watkins, a graduate of Council Rock High School, has a B.S. in biology from Allegheny College and a J.D. degree from Temple University’s Beasley School of Law. He practices law in Philadelphia, specializing in intellectual property.

They plan to marry in April 2007.

OUR MOTHER OF CONSOLATION SCHOOL eighth-graders graduated June 14 in a ceremony at Our Mother of Consolation Church. First row, left to right: Michael Dwyer, Gary White, Geena Palmer, Matthew George, Marie Laster, Jeremy Reed and Brendan Dwyer. Second row: Maureen Lasek, Linton Ward, Immah Vonjo, Gabrielle White, Darinel Pinzon and Camille Gaynus. Third row: Elizabeth Nolan, Michael Root, Atiyah Staten, Michael Bozzacco, Yasmine Jordan, Troy Harley and Zenobia Bryan.

Not pictured are Alex Hatfield, Brandi Smith Myrick and Avery Cunningham Payette. Next year, the OMC graduates will attend Archbishop Carroll High School, Bishop McDevitt High School, Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, The Crefeld School, John W. Hallahan Catholic High School for Girls, LaSalle College High School, Merion Mercy Academy, Mount St. Joseph Academy and The Shipley School.

FRIENDSHIPMENT COMES HERE: The 17th Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba is coming to Philadelphia Friday, June 23, stopping at the Germantown Friends Meeting House, 47 West Coulter St. in Germantown. Starting at 6:30 p.m. the Meeting House will host the Caravanistas with refreshments and entertainment by Fred Stanton (seen here), and the caravanistas will share their personal stories. For 14 years, IFCO/Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravans to Cuba have called international attention to the “cruel and immoral US Blockade of Cuba” by delivering humanitarian aid to the Cuban people without a Treasury Department license. The blockade causes shortages of food, medicine and other important supplies for 11 million people.