Milestone Announcements May 27, 2012

| May 27, 2012 9:00 PM

ANNIVERSARY

Earl and Virginia Bell

50th Anniversary

Earl and Virginia Bell who were married June 2, 1962, will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

Friends and family will host a celebration to be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 2, 2012, in Hayden.

Earl and Virginia have been blessed with five children, 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

ENGAGEMENT

Lemm-Hamilton

Jim Lemm and Shelley Carlson are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Heather Lemm, to Brian Hamilton, son of Dave and Marsha Hamilton, Friday, July 20, 2012, in Coeur d'Alene.

Congratulations to first-time parents Linsey and Scott Sowinski, of Coeur d'Alene, who welcomed their daughter, Elene Kate Sowinski, at 4:52 a.m. May 11, 2012. "Lena" Kate was born at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. She weighed 5 lbs. 2 oz. and was 18 inches long. Proud grandparents are Lezlee and Dan Mattison of Hayden, and Nancy Lee and David Sowinski of Medical Lake, Wash.

MILITARY

Cadet Senior Master Sergeant Brett M. Burnside, Cadet Second Class U.S. Air Force Academy, recently was appointed as Squadron Superintendent of CS-15. He is the son of Tim and Shannon Burnside, and Suzanne Endsley.

C2C Burnside, a 2010 graduate of Coeur d'Alene High School, will oversee the day-to-day operations of the entire squadron as well as ensure mission effectiveness of all classes. Upon return from deployment to Kuwait, C2C Burnside will assume duties throughout the entirety of the fall 2012 semester at the Air Force Academy where he is within the top 6 percent of his graduating class.

C2C Burnside recently was awarded the German Military Proficiency badge for military excellence. By earning the gold level badge, C2C Burnside met and exceeded standards in the high jump, 200m swim, 100m swim, 3000m run, 12km ruck run, 100m sprint as well as 9mm shooting events.

Submit your milestones to [email protected] or in person at the Coeur d'Alene Press, 201 Second St., Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814.

Listings include:

• Wedding anniversaries for couples married 25 years and every fifth year thereafter (2 photos accepted)

• Wedding engagement announcements

• Births (no photos)

• Milestone birthdays at age 70 and every fifth year thereafter or every year after age 90

Deadline is 3 p.m. Tuesdays.