Ann Dyer and James Hiers

Ann M. Dyer and James G. Hiers of Ellsworth are happy to announce their engagement. Ann is the

daughter of Kathryn Ward and Scott Dyer of Pleasantville, N.Y. James is the son of Susan Wintels of Watauga, Tenn., and Gainer Hiers of Picayune, Miss.

Ann is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound and Simmons University and James graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio and Gonzaga University.

They met in Tacoma, Wash., and will be married on Oct. 13.