Long, Jilka to share their vows July 25

Gary and Carolyn Long of Hill City, along with Mike and Karen Jilka of Hillsboro, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their children, Traci Michelle Long to Kyle Ross Jilka.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Burton and the late Artha Griffey, Lorraine Long, Hays, and the late Marion Long. She is a 2004 graduate of Hill City High School, and a 2008 graduate of Fort Hays State University with a bachelor?s degree in speech-language pathology.

She will complete her master?s degree in speech-language pathology at FHSU in May 2010.

The future groom is the grandson of Ermal and LoVaune Rasmusson, Salina, Beth Jilka, Hill City, and the late Les Jilka. He is a 2004 graduate of Hillsboro High School, and a 2008 graduate of FHSU with a bachelor?s degree in physical education. He will be teaching and coaching this fall at Hill City High School.

A July 25 wedding is planned at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Hill City.