Milestones

Gary and Donna Howard, of Brighton, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Ashley Marie Howard to Corey Guildner, son of Kerry Guildner, of Bailey, and the late Virgil Guildner. A summer wedding is planned. Both are graduates of Fort Lupton High School.

Rick and Katy Press, of Brighton, announce the engagement of their daughter, Samantha Caitlin Press, to Hunter Phoenix Verdeal, son of Beth Verdeal, of Brighton, and Michael Verdeal, of Salt Lake City, Utah.

    The bride-to-be said yes after a proposal from her fiancé, with the assistance of the CU marching band and the CU dance team before the first game at the Pearl Street Stampede in Boulder.
    A June 2013 wedding is planned, and the couple plan to make their home in Thorton.

    Air Force Airman Brailee A. Schlottman graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
     Schlottman is the daughter of Tammy Parise of River Oaks Lane, Henderson. She is a 2011 graduate of Prairie View High School.

    Air Force Airman Emilio S. Blanco graduated last month from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
     The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
     Blanco, a 2010 graduate of Brighton High School, is the son of Donna Hopkins of Lebanon, Ind.