Ryan McKay and Anna Cahoy announce their engagement. Ryan is from the Brainerd area, and his parents are Richard and Mary McKay. Anna is from St. Cloud and her parents are Bill and Jennifer Cahoy of Cold Spring, Minn.

ST. CLOUD - U.S. Army retired Col. David Sutherland made an appearance last week in Central Minnesota to discuss and explore innovative ways and means to deliver services to military veterans and their families.

Cheryl Lynn Kulju and Jamey Harold John Quick announce their engagement. Parents are Kris and Paula Kulju, Brainerd, and Terry and Nancy Quick, Baxter.

Gary and Gloria Jensen were married March 16, 1963, in Brainerd. Their four children and their families hosted a dinner for them in St. Cloud.

Emory and Carol Alverson will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary with family and friends. They were married on March 21, 1953, in South St.

Please join us to celebrate 65 years of Fran Hollingsworth, Saturday, March 23, from 1-4 p.m.

Spencer and Arielle Sundberg Spencer and Arielle (Brevik) Sundberg were married June 1, 2012, at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter. The bride is the daughter of Kevin and Sarah Brevik, Red Lake Falls.

Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. Don Hartsock of Ashley, Ohio, along with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Struble of Brainerd, Minn., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Hartsock to Zach Weberg, son of Tom and Karyl Ross of Avon, Minn.

Engagement Announced Luke Hanson and Ashley Gibbons announce their engagement.

80th Birthday The children of Rose Mary Bock: Janice Elting, of Seattle, Sandra Carlson, of Duluth, and Arthur Lordbock, of Brainerd, will be hosting an open house to celebrate her 80th birthday.