Herb and Norma Bessey announce the engagement of their son, Michael, to Genna Palmer, daughter of Larry and Jill Palmer of Gar- field, WA.

The bride-elect is a 2004 graduate of Garfield-Palouse High School and graduated from Central Washington University in 2008 with a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science and Law and Justice with a minor in Sociology. She also studied at Western Governors University where she received her elementary Teaching certificate in 2012. A 2004 graduate of Waitsburg High School, Michael earned his Associ- ates in Arts and Associates in Science from Walla Walla Com...