LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Laura Pankratz and Mitchell Sylva are happy to announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.

Laura Pankratz is the daughter of John and Patricia Pankratz.

She attended Clear Lake High School in Lakeport and graduated in 2009. She then acquired her associate of science degree in business management from Mendocino College. Laura is currently employed at First American Title Co. as an escrow assistant.

Mitchell Sylva is the son of William Sylva and Lindy Callegeros.

He also attended Clear Lake High School and graduated in 2009. Mitchell attends Mendocino College but will be transferring to University California Davis in the fall to finish his bachelor's degree in neurobiology, physiology and behavior.

The couple will be married on the coast of Mendocino County on Aug. 30, 2014.