Karen Naulty and Joshua Hanson plan to marry May 21 on the beach in Waldport. A reception will be held in June in Richland, Wash.

The future bride is the daughter of Mark and Joan Naulty, of Tri-Cities, Wash. She is a 2003 graduate of Richland High School, in Richland, and a 2010 graduate of Central Washington University, where she studied elementary education. She is serving in AmeriCorps as a paraeducator in reading with the Walla Walla School District.

The future groom is the son of Rod and Leslie Hanson, of Bend. He is a 1998 graduate of Mountain View High School and a 2002 graduate of Cabrillo College, in Santa Cruz, Calif., where he received an associate of arts degree. He works as a maintenance technician at Walla Walla Housing Authority.