celebrations

The daughters of Lorraine Peck will host an open house for friends and family to celebrate her 90th birthday from 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Blackduck Senior Citizen Center, 24 First St. SE in Blackduck.

Ellisa Port and Trevor Claypool, both of Bemidji, announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. The bride to be is the daughter of Tim and Patti Port. The groom to be is the son of Derek and Brenda Claypool, all of Bemidji. The couple will be married on Sept. 24 at a small ceremony...

Joe Helmin, son of Robert and Sue Helmin, and Arianne Hockenson, daughter of Jeff and Lynette Jacobson and Jack Hockenson, invite friends and neighbors to celebrate their marriage at 8 p.m. Aug. 20 at Fireside Bar and Grill in Bagley. The celebration will include drinks, dancing and...

Edwina “Eddie” Batchelder will be 90 on Aug. 13. The party at the Eagles Club has been cancelled.

Friends and family are welcome to attend an 85th birthday celebration for Duane Delaney from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 13 at Trinity Free Lutheran Church — Pony Lake, 7 miles north on Highway 89.

The family of Ruth Barden invites everyone to a 95th birthday gathering in her honor from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 7 in the fellowship hall at First Lutheran Church. No gifts are requested.

Kevin and Tammy Waldhausen, of Bemidji, proudly announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Brittany Waldhausen, to Brady Hillerud, son of Danny and Mary Hillerud, of Hazen, N.D. Brittany is a 2011 graduate of Bemidji High School, and is currently pursuing her...

A surprise 60th birthday and retirement party for Nancy Sullivan will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the main building at Diamond Point Park in Bemidji. Everyone is welcome to attend. Former students and families would be a great addition to the party. No gifts are requested. There...

The family of AnnaMae Daken invites family and friends to attend 80th birthday gathering in her honor from 1 to 4 p.m. July 31 at her home in Kelliher.

Erin Lundin and Michael Phipps, of Bemidji, announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Greg and Lois Lundin, of International Falls, and the groom-elect is the son of Gerald and Patricia Phipps, of Spirit Lake, Iowa.

John and Elaine Kincs, of Guthrie, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary from 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Guthrie Community Center. All friends and relative are invited. The couple requests no gifts.

Family and friends are invited to celebrate Robert Kaasa’s 75th birthday from 1 to 3 p.m. July 23 at Pine Tree City Park in Blackduck.

Luvern “Ike” and Avis Eickhoff will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary in mid-August with their family. The couple was married on July 22, 1956 in Oslo, Minn. Both were educators. Avis taught in Bemidji, Thief River Falls, Stephen, Minn. and Grand Forks, N.D. “Ike” taught...

Janet and Randy Johnson, of Bemidji, proudly announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter Jessica Leigh Johnson to Joshua Michael Horst, son of Lori and Scott Ley, of Bemidji, and Michael Horst, of Isanti. The ceremony will be at 3 p.m. July 16 at the home of Lori...