ENGAGEMENTS

Kolar-Braun

The engagement of Angela M. Kolar, daughter of Pauline Kolar and the late

Albert J. Kolar Sr., of Newport Beach, to Eric J. Braun, of New York

state, son of John E. and Judith Braun, of Lake Wiley, S.C., has been

announced.

The bride-to-be is a graduate of Mater Dei High School, the University of

Nevada, Las Vegas and Pepperdine University.

The groom-to-be is a graduate of South Mecklenburg in North Carolina and

Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y.

A fall wedding is planned.

Harrell-Knowles

Tom and Bridget Koons, of Vista, and Robert and Bunny Harrell, of Irvine,

have announced the engagement of their daughter, Erin Harrell, of Costa

Mesa, to Kenny Knowles, of Costa Mesa, son of Suzanne Earley-Mendias, of

Costa Mesa.

The bride-to-be is a graduate of Woodbridge High School.

The groom-to-be attended Newport Harbor and Estancia high schools.

A Sept. 16 wedding is planned at Veterans Memorial Park in Newport Beach.