Steven and Tamra Norton, Mentone, announce the engagement of their daughter, Wendi E. Norton, Goshen, to Joe R. Sparks, Kalamazoo, Mich. He is the son of Lonnie and Peggy Sparks, Kalamazoo. The bride-to-be is an art teacher at Fairfield Jr.-Sr. High School, Goshen. She graduated from Tippecanoe Valley High School, Akron, in 2000, and earned a bachelor’s degree in art education in 2004 and will earn a master’s degree in painting in May 2011, both from the University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne. The groom-elect is a college instructor of 3D animation, game art and graphic design. He graduated from Plainwell High School, Allegan, Mich., in 2001 and earned a bachelor’s degree in computer animation from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2005 The couple plan a July 2, 2011, wedding.
