<span class="subhead"><b>Ed and Joan Benjamin</span></b></p><p>Ed and Joan Benjamin, Harrisonville, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Nov. 2. Joan grew up in Garden City and was living in Harrisonville when she met Ed on a blind date in the early &#x91;60s. Ed, a Minnesota native, was stationed at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base in northern Cass County. They were united in marriage at the old Methodist church near the Harrisonville square on a Friday night, Nov. 2, 1962, and spent their honeymoon in Branson. They lived in Harrisonville for a short time and then moved to Louisiana, Texas, California, Alaska, and Washington D.C. through the military. Ed also was deployed to Vietnam and Okinawa during his service. Upon Ed&#x92;s retirement, Ed and Joan returned to Harrisonville with their two children Kimberly and Christopher. Ed worked as a Quality Control Analyst for Reynold&#x92;s Aluminum and Ball Corporation before retiring in 2005. Joan worked for a local daycare and as a teacher&#x92;s assistant for the Harrisonville school district. Ed and Joan still reside in Harrisonville and their children live and work in Raymore and Belton.