Gotchall, Hoffman engagement

Nichole Gotchall and Christopher Hoffman

Bruce and Debbie Hoffman of McCook announce the engagement of their son, Christopher James Hoffman, to Nichole Renne Gotchall, daughter of Don and Shelley Gotchall of Great Bend, Kan.

The bride-to-be is a 2002 graduate of Decatur County High School and is attending culinary school at Johnson County Community College in Olathe, Kan. She is employed as a cook for a fraternity in Lawrence, Kan.

The prospective bridegroom is a 2002 graduate of McCook High School and is in his final semester of 2D Character Animation studies through the Academy of Art. He is employed as a web producer for the Lawrence newspaper, the Lawrence Journal-World.

The couple is planning a July wedding in McCook.