Milestone Announcements

ANNIVERSARY

Ray and Vickie Johnson

70th Anniversary

Ray Johnson and Vickie (Faulkner) Johnson will be celebrating their 70th, yes 70th! wedding anniversary on Feb. 28, 2018.

Ray born in Rose Lake, and Vickie born in Coeur d’Alene, were married in 1948 at First Presbyterian Church in Coeur d’Alene.

They raised four boys in Coeur d’Alene — Steve, Craig, Jeff and Tim, and are the proud grandparents of 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

Locals will remember Ray from his years as a journeyman carpenter working out of Carpenter’s Local 1691 or from his teaching in the carpentry apprenticeship program at North Idaho College; Vickie from her many years in retail in Coeur d’Alene and as the owner of the Fashionette on Sherman Avenue, from 1971 to 1983.

Their advice for living … “Don’t sweat the small stuff!”

Friends and relatives are invited to come share this special celebration with them at an open house from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, in the Family Center at First Presbyterian Church, 521 Lakeside, Coeur d’Alene.

MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS

Elia Kubista

100th Birthday

Elia Kubista will be turning 100 years old on March 5, 2018. She was born March 5, 1918, in New York City, N.Y.

Elia graduated from Hunter College in New York. She went on to teach high school math, and mathematics at Compensation Insurance Board. She retired in 1951.

Elia learned to speak five languages including English, Italian, Russian, German and Greek. She is a lover of the arts, and was a painter and an illustrator. Elia loves knitting and crocheting, and dancing — especially the Tango. She was an avid tennis player and loved to hike. Elia loved going to concerts with her late husband in Central Park, N.Y.

She has one son, Kevin Kubista, who is an attorney.

Elmer Albert Currie

98th Birthday

Elmer Albert Currie turned 98 on Feb. 13, 2018. Born at home in Sunnyside (near Bonanza Ranch area) in 1920, he grew up in central Alberta much of his youth and then Coeur d’Alene.

He served for two years after getting married in World War II as a Marine. He owned Currie Building Supply in Post Falls, and was a Kootenai County Commissioner and Idaho State Horseshoe Champion. He has been married to Bernadine Bucher Currie for 76 years.

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Submit your milestones to hmain@cdapress.com or in person at the Coeur d’Alene Press, 215 Second St., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814.

Listings include:

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

• Engagement announcements (1 photo accepted)

• Wedding announcements (1 photo accepted)

• Births (1 photo accepted)

• Milestone birthdays at age 70 and every fifth year thereafter or every year after age 90 (1 photo accepted)

• Generations (1 photo accepted)

• Academic honors and higher education accomplishments (1 photo accepted)

• Military announcements (1 photo accepted)

Deadline is 3 p.m. Tuesdays.