Hipwell, Pugh to marry

Keith and Mardi Pugh of Mountain Home have announced the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Wendy Luise, to J. Patrick Hipwell.

Hipwell is the son of Jerry and Cyndi Hipwell of Mountain Home and David and Ann Rutan of South Mountain, Idaho.

The bride-to-be is a graduate of Mountain Home High School and a long-time employee of In the Ditch Towing Products of Mountain Home.

The groom-to-be graduated from Jordan Valley High School and served as a Seabee in the U.S. Navy in Iraq, Africa and Japan before moving back to the ranch in 2010. He is currently employed by Newmont Gold Corps in Winnemucca, Nev.

The couple plans to marry on Sept. 5, 2015 on the Morgan Ranch at South Mountain, where Patrick grew up, and where they will reside after their marriage.