Eric Jepsen and Caitlin Patten

Bill and Nancy Jepsen of Heppner and Russell and Muffett Ricco of Prairie City and Stephen and Synda Patten of Troutdale announce the engagement of their children, Eric Jepsen and Caitlin Patten.

The bride-to-be is a 2010 graduate of Prairie City High School. She is currently completing her final nursing internship and will graduate on June 11 with a Bachelor of Nursing degree from the Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Nursing at the La Grande campus.

The groom-elect graduated in 2010 from Ione High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies with a minor in music in 2013 and a Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree in 2015 from Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. Eric is a middle and high school science teacher at Ione Community School.

The couple will exchange vows on June 18 at Prairie Baptist Church in Prairie City.