Al and Myrna (Metzentine) Cairnes of Sweet Home will celebrate their 50th anniversary on April 5.
They were married on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1953 in Sweet Home at the Church of Christ at 18th and Long.
Mr. Cairnes is retired from Morse Brothers after 31 years. He is a member of the Evangelical Church and enjoys old cars and grandkids. He is a 1946 graduate of Sweet Home High School.
Mrs. Cairnes is a retired bookkeeper and member of Sweet Home Evangelical Church. She likes to do handwork and her grandkids. She is a 1951 graduate of Sweet Home High School.
An open house will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on April 5 at the Sweet Home Evangelical Church activity center, 1347 Long St. Friends are welcome, but the family requests no gifts.
Children include Patty and Gary Olsen of Sweet Home and Mark Cairnes of Terrebone.
Grandchildren include Rob and Rachel Grigsby of Vancouver, Wash., and Cassie and Whitney Olsen of Sweet Home. They have one great grandchild, Micah of Vancouver, Wash.