Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

OAKESDALE - A local couple is celebrating 50 years of marriage.

Dennis Conrad, 72, and his wife, Joeva Conrad, 86, married June 3, 1972, in Moscow, Idaho.

The couple will be the guest of honor at a 2-4 p.m. celebration Sunday, June 5, with their three surviving children and 19 great-grandchildren.

The reception is open to family and friends at the Palouse Community Center.

Dennis originally grew up in Castleford, Idaho, and Joeva grew up in Moscow, Idaho.

The Conrads met in 1970 at work.

The two both drove a school bus for Moscow and were married two years later.

Joeva was a mother of f...