Browning -- 50 years

Maynard and Beverly Browning, of Nevada, will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 21, 2009. The Brownings have lived in Nevada since 1971.

The couple are parents of two daughters, Debbie Garton and husband Bryan, of Columbia, Mo., and children Joshua and Logan; and Brenda Anderson and husband Paul, of Omaha, Neb., and children Katie and Jack Anderson.