On Saturday, a surprise 50th wedding anniversary party was held for Don and Donna Bauer at the Allen County Country Club.
Hosts for the anniversary celebration were their children and grandchildren, Judy and Brian Johnson, Ben, Jacob and Caleb, Wichita, Terri and Mark Varner, Chelsea and Mason, Midland, Texas, and Jim and Shelby Bauer, Alex and Katie, Iola. The party was attended by numerous extended family members and friends.
Don and Donna (Ludlum) Bauer, who grew up 2 1/2 miles apart in the Elsmore area and attended school together through high school, were married June 24, 1960 in Miami, Okla.