Clifford and Betty Hare of Wentworth will observe their 70th wedding anniversaryon March 20.
They will celebrate with a family dinner on Saturday. Cards may be sent to 23534 460th Ave., Wentworth, S.D., 57075.
The couple met in 1930 while both were in the sixth grade at Wentworth. Her maiden name was Susan Elizabeth Shafer. Her father Otto was the depot agent there.
Their first date was in July 1934. They both graduated from Wentworth High School. She took a graduation trip to Idaho and he worked on the railroad for several months, but when they both returned, they decided to be married the next spring.
A year after their marriage, they moved to the family homestead four miles from Wentworth and began farming the land his father had homesteaded in 1895, overlooking Lake Madison. They raised a son and two daughters there.
The Hares continue to live on the farm, where a grandson and family have taken over the working operation.
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