Mr. And Mrs. Whelan St. Maries

Bob and Pat Whelan, St. Maries, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner party hosted by their immediate family.

They also took a Panama Canal cruise in December.

Their children and spouses are: Mike and Laurie Whelan, Spokane; and Peg and Tom Carver, St. Maries.

The Whelans were married Jan. 31, 1947, in Spokane.