The Grangeville couple will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary during Fourth of July Border Days with their family.
Kenneth Wade Carpenter and Katherine Helen Oreb were married June 5, 1965, in Sparks, Nev. They purchased property that year along Cove Placer Road outside Grangeville and have lived there since.
Their family includes their four children, 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren: Kevin (the late Kimberly) and Kaleigh (Mitchell) Scott (Miles, Maverick), Kaleb, Kristian, Kamas, Kourtne, KJ of Nezperce; Karen (Tony) Kight and Kale, Samuel, Hannah of Columbus, Ga.; Keith (Kristine), Konnor, Kaden, Kody, Kaleb of Shoreline, Wash.; Kent (Erin) and Katie of Whittier, N.C.
Ken and Kathy both retired from the U.S. Postal Service and have enjoyed US and internal travel (India, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Bahrian, England, France, Tanzania, South Africa, Canada and Mexico).