Percy and Linda Bauguess celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows at the Yakima Tennis Club Saturday, June 21. A reception followed, with attendance of nearly 90 friends and family members.  

Percy and Linda met through a mutual friend in 1958, and married five weeks later on June 20, 1958 in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho. After the wedding Percy attended college in Ellensburg where he studied social science and Linda was a homemaker. They lived in the Marshall Islands for a brief time, and then settled in Selah.

Percy retired from the Selah School District in 1996, where he taught for 29 of his 35 teaching years. Linda has been with Avon for 31 years.  Both are currently Executive Unit Leaders with Avon Products.

They have four children, Renee (Larry) Fadden, Connie (Tony) Creach, Patrick (Alecia) Bauguess of Selah, and Micheal Bauguess of Everett.  They have 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.  The Bauguesses have lived in the area for 44 years.

Clelan and Jan met in Prosser in the early 60s while she was standing on a curb as Clelan and his friends went by.  One of his friends recognized one of the girls Jan was standing with and they pulled over to talk. 

They married on June 16, 1963 at the Presbyterian Church in Prosser.  They went to Yellowstone and traveled through Colorado visiting family for their honeymoon.  They settled in Prosser until 1966 when they moved to Selah. 

The Terrys ran the Sunrise Dairy until 2004 when they retired.  Jan took care of the office work and Clelan made the deliveries.  In 1998 the Terry’s children treated them to a trip to Maui to renew their vows­­––unbeknownst to Jan and Clelan.  The year was significant because it was the year of their 35th anniversary and 25th year in business.  They have three children, Drew (Jen), Tani  (Mark) and Dana (Tad), six grandchildren:  Brooke, Kylee, Kaylor, Kianna, Emma and Jack.

Dan and Mary Jill Rodgers were married June 10, 1978 in Clarkston, WA. They now reside in Selah, WA and have two children, Mandi Case of Selah and Josh Rodgers of Seattle. They have one granddaughter, Maci Case.

Bill Fife and Tommie (Jetton) Yarbrough were united in marriage on May 25, 1973 in Yakima, Washington.  They honeymooned at the Edgewater Inn in Seattle.  The Fife’s settled in Selah in 1977.  Bill had been raised in the Wenas, Tommie moved to Washington from California. 

Bill was in the garage door business for over 30 years, and is now retired.  Tommie owns and operates a service bureau since 1986 - Trucker’s Reporting & Ins. Co. in Yakima.

They raised 8 children, Dan, Lonny, Kendy, Mark, Tim, Jim, Mike and Tonya, have 17 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

The Fife’s will be spending their anniversary at the Packwood summer home with family and friends having a barbecue on the 25th of May.