Larson-Rise Engagement


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Posted Online: Dec. 07, 2012, 12:24 pm
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Announcement is made of the engagement of Julie Margaret Larson and Timothy Eric Rise, both of Olympia, Wash. She is the daughter of Jim and Janet Larson, Annawan. He is the son of Robert and Joani Rise, Lacey, Wash.
The couple will be married on Feb. 17, 2013, at the Grand Holiday Ballroom, Olympia. Relatives and friends are invited to the 4 p.m. ceremony and reception afterward. A post-nuptial open house will follow in Annawan at a later date.
Julie graduated from Annawan High School and Winona State University with a Bachelor's of Science degree in nursing. She is employed at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis McCord in Tacoma, Wash.
Tim graduated from RiverRidge High School, Lacey, and Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Scandanavian studies. He is employed at Gordon Trucking Inc., Pacific, Wash.














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