TOM AND LENE Carpenter, formerly of Connersville, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Las Vegas. They were married in Helleruplund Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark on the March 4, 1961.

Carpenter retired from the U.S. Army after 29 years of service and later worked at the Nevada Test Site from which he also retired.

He and his wife both graduated from Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pa.

They have two children: a son, Adam, a police officer with Las Vegas Metro and a daughter, Robin, a teacher with the Clark County School District and one grandchild, Christian.