JUSTIN MANAHAN AND HOLLY FORT Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fort of Alpine announce the engagement of their daughter, Holly Anne Fort, to Charles Justin Manahan, son of Cam and Deb Manahan of Fairfield.

Miss Fort is a 2002 graduate of Alpine high school and a 2007 graduate of Texas A and M University. She is employed as a petroleum landman.

Manahan is a 1996 graduate of Fairfield high school. He is currently employed by F.E. Hill Company.

Grandparents of the bride-to-be are the late J.W. “Bub” and Billie Anne Evans of Marfa and Bennie Lou Fort of Hobbs, NM and the late W.H. Fort, Jr. of Lovington, NM.

Grandparents of the groom-to-be are Oliver and Shirley Swinburn of Dew and the late Harry and Dolly Manahan of Fairfield.

The Oct. 16 wedding, held at Mulhern Ranch in Fort Davis, will begin at 3 p.m. A reception will follow that evening at the Alpine Civic Center in Alpine.

The couple plans to make their home in Fairfield.