A 50-year golden wedding anniversary reception was given in honor of Donald and Mae Belle Lance on Jan. 20 at Bates Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church fellowship hall. The event was hosted by daughter and son-in-law Mickie and Bill Spray, and son and daughter-in-law Donald Lynn and Sherry Lance, and grandchildren Krissy and Hayley Smith and Hannah and Noah Lance. They began their married life together Jan. 25, 1963 on a snowy, cold day at Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church.