Katie Elizabeth Ascher, of Aberdeen, S.D., and Travis Russell Hulbert, of Lombard, Ill., announce their engagement.

Katie is the daughter of Kerry and Beth Ascher, of Aberdeen, S.D., and Travis is the son of Dan and Diane Hulbert, of Cedar.

Katie is a 2004 graduate of Sioux Fals Therapeutic School for Massage Therapy. She is a massage therapist for Massage Therapy in Aberdeen, S.D.

Travis is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa and is currently attending the National University of Health Sciences to be a chiropractor and will gradaute in December 2008.

The couple will be married on April 26 at Aberdeen Alliance Church, in Aberdeen, S.D.