Benning
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Benning of 1103 White Line, Ottawa, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary April 24, 2001. They will host a renewal of vows at 4 p.m. April 28, at St. Columba Church, Ottawa, which will be followed by a famiIv dinner at Woody's Steakhouse, Ottawa.

The former Katherine Turner and Joseph Benning were married April 24, 1976, at Immaculate Conception Church. Monsignor E. E. Higgins officiated at the ceremony.

Attendants were Leanne (Sauers) Benedict, Streator, Sue (Stockdell) Wille, Streator; Trisha (Benning) Alexander, East Peoria, sister of the groom; Karen (Turner) Elias, Normal, sister of the bride; Doug Klein, Lakeworth, Fla.; Jeff Kraft, Bettendorf, Iowa; Kevin Turner, Streator, brother of the bride; Derek Benning, Peru, and Matt Benning, Madison, Wis., both brothers of the groom.

Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Benning and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Behrens, Streator, and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Turner, Dana.

The couple are the parents of Jennifer (Mrs. William) Lucas, Elgin, and Joseph D. Benning, Ottawa.

Joe is the principal of St. Columba School, Ottawa. Kathy is a Retention Market Specialist at Reliable Corp.