anniversaries

William (Bill) and Miff Blair celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Oct. 16 in Marco Island, Fla. The couple was married on Oct. 16, 1943 in Grafton, N.D. Bill and Miff are winter residents of Florida and spend the summer months on Lake Bemidji.

Bill and Lynn Bentfield celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a trip to Branson, Mo. The couple was married Sept. 29, 1973 in Duluth. Bill is a field engineer for CHR Solutions with fiber-optic cable in Duluth. Lynn works as a realtor at Edina Realty in Duluth. Bill...

Bob and Marlys Sampson will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Eckles Community Center, 9735 Cardinal Rd. NW. Cake and food will be served. Friends and family are invited to attend.

Pat and Jim Lyle, of Bemidji, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house 1 to 5 p.m. Oct 5 at the Bemidji Eagles Club, 1270 Neilson Ave. The couple was married Oct. 5, 1963. Friends and family are welcome to attend.

Frank and Gert Patterson will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at 3 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Pike Hole Bar and Restaurant. Family and friends are welcome to attend. The couple requests no gifts.

Liapis John and Dottie Liapis are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary 2-4 p.m. Sept. 1 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 123 29th St. NE. Family and friends are invited to attend. No local invitations have been sent and the couple requests no gifts.

Clyde and Laverne Bell will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with their family this week. They were married on July 3, 1953.

Bill and Val Rice will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with their children from noon to 4 p.m. Friday in the main building at Diamond Point Park in Bemidji. A light lunch will be served. Family and friends are welcome.

Shirley and Ron Binkert are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house 1-3 p.m. July 6 at the Nymore Evergreen Acres Community Room, 1500 Roosevelt Rd. SE, Bemidji.

Robert and Cheryl Hoyum, of Saum, recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a small family party June 22. They will celebrate their anniversary day, July 7, together quietly at home.