Crisp 60th

John and Malinda Crisp celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on March 25, 2007, with an open house at the Sutherlin Abundant Living Center.

John Crisp married Malinda Annetta Schrent on April 2, 1947, in Lodi, Calif. John was a logger and independent trucker. Malinda was a first-grade teacher for nearly 25 years. They lived in Eastern Oregon their first years of marriage and have lived in Sutherlin for 30 years.

The Crisp family includes Jerry and Linda Crisp of Bozeman, Mont.; Nancy Worley of Roseburg, Ore.; Norm and Cheri Crisp of Oakland, Ore.; Wayne and Ruth Crisp of Sutherlin; 4 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

Grant 60th

Ben and Carol Grant's family presented the entire church service on April 17, 2007, in the Redmond (Ore.) Church to celebrate the Grant's 60 years of marriage. Later they celebrated with their family at their home in Crooked River Ranch, Ore.

Ben Grant married Carol Peterson on Jan. 21, 1947, in College Place, Wash., shortly after Ben graduated from the University of Oregon, School of Dentistry. In March 1947, Ben was ordered to active duty at Fort Bragg, N.C., where they lived for 18 months before returning to establish a dental practice in Bandon, Ore. In 1972, Ben joined the faculty at Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. Carol worked in an ophthalmology office until they both retired in 1990. Upon retirement, they moved to Boise, Idaho, where Ben got involved in the Master Gardener Program. Ten years later, they moved to Crooked River Ranch, north of Redmond, where they currently live.

The Grant family includes Kathi and Gayle Wilson of Dallas, Ore.; Brad and Kelly Grant of Atwater, Calif.; Suzanne and Bill Dassenko of Eugene, Ore.; 9 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

Rudy 65th

Delbert and Bernice Rudy celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Nov. 9, 2006, on their children's sailboat, sailing out of San Pedro Harbor. They are members of the Farmington Church.

Delbert Rudy married Bernice Dick Nov. 19, 1941, in Portland, Ore. Delbert grew up in the Colfax, Wash., area. They met at Walla Walla College where Delbert studied history, and Bernice was studying secretarial science and home economics. The farm called them away from college after three years of study. They continued farming wheat and other crops in the Colfax area until retirement in Oakesdale, Wash.

The Rudy family includes Ken and Joan Rudy of Spokane, Wash.; Ginger and James Edwards of Redlands, Calif.; 2 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.