Karolyn Grafel and Steve Martin [Click to enlarge]

Karolyn Grafel of Culbertson and Steve Martin of Benkelman announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Parents of the couple are Kent Grafel of Culbertson and Mary Whitaker of Owatonna, Minn., and Merrel and Linda Martin of Benkelman.

Grandparents of the couple are Don and Joan Grafel of Herndon and Harry and Merrella Martin and Everett and Dorothy Stute, all of Benkelman

The bride-to-be graduated from Culbertson High School in 2003 and the College of Saint Mary in Omaha in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management. She is working at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney as Electronic Health Record Manager in the Health Information Management Department

The prospective bridegroom graduated from Dundy County High School in 2002 and from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2007 with Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He is attending UNL for Master of Professional Accountancy.

A July 28, 2007, wedding ceremony is planned at Aventura Spa Palace resort in the Riviera Maya, Mexico. A reception for the couple will be in Culbertson on Aug. 4, 2007.