SUBLETTE — Tom and Karen Dinges will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Feb. 12, 2022. They were married Feb. 12, 1972 in Sublette and have continued to live there and raise a family.

Karen is retired from Heritage Square in Dixon, where she spent many years planning activities and helping to care for the residents. Tom has farmed his whole life and continues to do so.

The couple has four children, Dan Dinges (wife Shauna), of Amboy, Doug Dinges ,of Sublette, Dean Dinges (wife Amanda), of Amboy and Ashley Ebert (husband Jon), of Geneseo.

They also have seven grandchildren, Kennedy, Mychala, Olivia, Camryn, Eden, Carson and Caroline.