Alesha Elder and Chris Bailey announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. Their parents are Becky and Brady Elder, Minot, and Scott and Hope Kirschenmann of Libby, Mont., and Dan Bailey, Spokane, Wash.
She graduated from Minot High School in 2006. She will graduate from Dakota College at Bottineau in December with an associate degree in advertising and marketing. She is employed at First Western Bank and Trust in Minot.
He graduated from Libby High School in 2006. He is an aircraft machinist in the Air Force and is stationed at Minot Air Force Base.
The wedding will be Oct. 30 in First Presbyterian Church in Minot.