Milestone Announcements

ANNIVERSARIES

Donald and Kay Wilson

65th Anniversary

Donald and Kay (Taylor) Wilson celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on June 19, 2019. They were married on June 19, 1954, in Kellogg by Minister Price.

The couple then moved from Kellogg to Lake Coeur d’Alene in 1959. Three of their children were born in Kellogg and one in Sacramento, Calif.

Their children are Donald Jr. (Deanna) Wilson of Rathdrum, Jeffrey (Lynn) Wilson of Galt, Calif., Patricia (George) Shaw of Gulfport, Miss., and Sabrina (Mike) Brannon of Loon Lake, Wash. They have 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Three of their great-grandchildren just graduated from high school.

Larry and Laurie Schwenke

50th Anniversary

Larry and Laurie Schwenke were married on June 1, 1969, in Havre, Mont., and moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1972.

Larry enjoyed his 37-year career at Coeur d’Alene High School and Laurie has worked in the medical community. They are blessed with three daughters and seven wonderful grandchildren, who all live in the Coeur d’Alene area and have or will attend CHS.

They celebrated their anniversary with a Caribbean cruise including two days in Havana, Cuba, and renewing their vows with family and friends.

Fritz and Becky Rennebaum

50th Anniversary

Fritz and Becky Rennebaum celebrated with family and friends, their 50 years of marriage on June 14, 2019. They were married in Soap Lake, Wash. They will continue the celebration later this year in Hawaii with their family.

Russ and Karen Grove

35th Anniversary

Russ and Karen Grove are celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary today, June 23, 2019. They were married at the Friends Church in Hayden in 1984.

Karen works at TESH. Russ is retired, but works part time as a courtesy van driver for Toyota and course marshal at Avondale Golf Club.

They have two sons, Russell, 33, and Sam, 28.

WEDDING

Hildreth-Forge

Tara Anne Hildreth, daughter of Henry and Teri Hildreth of Coeur d’Alene, and Parker Young Forge, son of Dan and Brenda Forge of Lewiston, were married on May 18, 2019, at the Hagadone Event Center.

The couple honeymooned in Maui, Hawaii.

Both have master’s degrees in accountancy from the University of Idaho. Tara is employed by Moss Adams and Parker by Stryker Corporation.

They reside in San Jose, Calif.

MILITARY

Lt. j.g. Steven Hallgren, a 2011 Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy graduate and Coeur d’Alene native, is participating in a rigorous training process that transforms officers into U.S. naval aviators.

Hallgren is a student pilot with the “Golden Eagles” of Training Squadron (VT) 22, based in Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas. The squadron flies T-45C Goshawk aircraft.

“I like the visceral things that come up with being assigned to a plane and the g-force that comes with flying a jet,” Hallgren said.

Hallgren credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned growing up in Coeur d’Alene.

“I developed really good study habits from my time in school and I carried this over with me both into the Naval Academy and for my flight training,” he said.

The T-45C Goshawk is a tandem-seat, jet trainer aircraft powered by a twin-spool non-afterburn turbofan engine with 5,527 pounds of thrust and airspeed of 645 mph.

Ensign Derek Hansen, a 2013 Coeur d’Alene High School graduate and Athol native, supports the training of naval aviation personnel and air operations.

Hansen is a student pilot serving with Training Air Wing 4 at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. Training Air Wing 4 oversees Primary flight training in T-6B Texan II aircraft and Advanced multi-engine flight training in T-44C Pegasus aircraft at four squadrons on base.

Currently, Training Air Wing 4 produces approximately 600 newly qualified aviators each year.

A Navy student pilot is responsible for learning all the ins and outs of naval aircraft needed to successfully execute missions for the fleet.

“I enjoy the freedom of being in the air and the opportunity to push myself both physically and mentally,” Hansen said.

Hansen credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned growing up in Athol.

“I learned the benefits of hard work, teamwork and the importance of family,” Hansen said. “These traits have set me up for success both as a man and naval officer.”

— U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Finley

Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Isaac Zichko of Post Falls, assigned to the “Grandmasters” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46, secures the tail section of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96). Bainbridge is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet areas of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.

— U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Waite

EDUCATION

Students from North Idaho were among the 1,537 Montana State University undergraduates who received diplomas during MSU’s 2019 spring commencement ceremonies held May 4 in Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.

Students with two asterisks after their name (**) graduated with highest honors. To graduate with highest honors, undergraduate students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.70. Undergraduate students graduating with honors have a single asterisk (*) after their name. To qualify for graduation with honors, students must possess a cumulative grade point average of 3.25 to 3.69.

A list of the North Idaho graduates follows. The entire list of MSU spring graduates by hometown may be viewed online at: https://www.montana.edu/news/18783/msu-2019-spring-graduates-listed-by-hometown.

Coeur d’Alene: Lily Alexander, Cole O’Brien*, Ryan Swallow**

Harrison: Philip Wester

Post Falls: Anna Verhaeghe**

Sandpoint: Jared Cooper**, Lillie Hawkins*, Samuel Powell

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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.