Jinger Ward and Joseph Birkholtz  announce their engagement.

Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ward of Burnsville and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Birkholtz of Forest Lake.

Jinger is a 2003 graduate of Burnsville High School and graduated in 2007 from The College of St. Scholastica. She is currently employed in as a Registered Nurse at UMMC-Fairview.

Joseph is a 2002 graduate of Forest Lake High School and graduated in 2006 from The College of St. Scholastica. He is currently employed as a Public Accountant in Golden Valley.

The couple has planned a May 2008 wedding.