What a nice article in the Nobles County Review Supplement last week about former Lismore resident Duane Pick and his Christmas decorations. Duane started out by decorating one tree in his yard. Year by year he added to his display and now it can be seen for miles! Duane lives on the Northeast outskirts of Edgerton. Take a drive and check it out! Santa and his reindeer, a train, toy soldiers, penguins, ice skaters, and Santa on his Harley are just a few of the things you’ll see!
CORRECTION: The Lismore Booster Club will meet on Thursday, December 8th at 7 p.m. at the Lismore Senior Center. Topic of discussion will be Lismore Old Home Day. Bagging of candy will follow the meeting. All members are encouraged to attend.
Thanksgiving guests at the Frank & Debby Wieneke home were: Tom & Christine Preuss and Michael & Jennifer of Adrian; Luke & Tracy Sursely, Sioux City, IA; Darin Wieneke and Kaia & Adrian of Minneapolis; Dave & Joyce Kanten of Fulda; Gary Lutmer and his wife, Roxy Scholl of St. James; Will & McCall Lutmer and Sutton of Sioux Falls, SD; and Dave & Deb Lutmer, Cody Lutmer, Patty & Mike Buysse and Jeff Lutmer, all of Lismore.
Let the Catholic Daughters help you with your holiday baking. On Saturday, December 3rd, they will hold a bake sale before and after the 5:00 p.m. Mass at St. Anthony. The Council of Catholic Women will host a spaghetti supper following Mass that evening.
Ken & Vickie Leinen along with Colt & Kait Bullerman of Adrian were among the Thanksgiving Day guests at the home of Vickie’s sister, Laurie Darst in Byron. They also met up with Jen & Josh Gehloff and Xxander & Sydnee of St. Charles.
A small group attended the combined Thanksgiving Eve Ecumenical Worship Service held at the St. Anthony Catholic Church along with families from the 1st Presbyterian Church. Fr. Andrew Beerman and Pastor Thomas Voigt delivered messages of GRATITUDE. The 1st Presbyterian Adult Choir and the St. Anthony cantors provided a musical selection. The Youth Bell Choir did a most impressive song on the bells. A free will offering was taken for the Manna Food Pantry. Bars and coffee and fellowship followed.
It was a busy weekend at Ruth Lorang’s home over the Thanksgiving holiday. The family gathered for Thanksgiving dinner; their first holiday after the loss of husband/father, Marv. The “older” Lorangs thought a family tradition should be continued, so Ruth’s sons, Tom & Kevin, with the help of their cousin, Mark Lorang, took it upon themselves to educate the next generation on the art of sausage making. The next generation consisted of the Lorang grandchildren: Noah, Isaac, & Grace Roerig (Susan & Todd of Sioux City, IA); Kate & Keegan Lorang (Tom & Molly of Redwood Falls); Lucy, Owen, Phoebe, & Hazel Vargas (Jean & Ivan of Dell Rapids, SD); and little John Pierre (Kevin & Yig of Mpls). Lynn (Lorang) Dearey of Durango, CO captured the event in photographs. Grandpa Marv is surely smiling down from heaven!
Joyce Erdman and her daughter Peggy and Mark Meyer of Rushmore enjoyed a delicious noon dinner in Sioux Falls, SD at the home of Peggy and Mark’s son and Joyce’s grandson, Matthew and his friend Stephanie Frank. Other guests were Stephanie’s mom and dad, Rodney and Rachelle Frank and her brother, Ethan and Danielle Frank and their son Leland, all from Hurley, SD. Joyce enjoyed Thanksgiving Day supper at the home of her daughter Pam and Mark Luettel of Adrian. Other guests were Jennifer Luettel of Mankato, Corey and Tara Luettel and Ainsley & Oliver of Medford and Bruce and Lindsay Meyeraan and Ian, Aiden and Ava of Luverne. Joyce had a busy, but thankful Thanksgiving.
The Lismore Booster Club will be sponsoring Santa Claus Day on Saturday, December 10th at 10:00 a.m. in the Lismore Fire Hall. Come and meet Santa, get your picture taken, and get a bag of candy. Cookies, hot chocolate and juice will be provided. Drawings will be held for Lismore Booster Bucks.
Luke and Jen Rahe and their boys, Nathan, Andy, Joe and Jack hosted the Rahe family for Thanksgiving. Guests included Luke’s parents, Bruce and Martha Rahe, from Berrien Springs, MI and his aunt & uncle, Terry Lumme and Krista Rahe from Denver, CO. Jen’s mom, Cheryl Dobesh from Elkton, SD also joined in the Thanksgiving celebration.
Joyce Erdman and Coletta Oertli of Adrian helped Rita Lonneman celebrate her birthday at the Minnesota Veterans Home on Saturday, November 26th. The Lonneman family furnished prizes and ice cream sundaes were served. Joyce and Coletta also visited with friends they had made when their husbands were residents there.
The Lismore Christmas Carolers will be getting in the holiday spirit on Friday, December 16th. Carolers will meet at the Lismore Fire Hall at 6:30 p.m. and congregate afterwards for munchies and appetizers.
Thank you to the local volunteers that were busy hanging the city Christmas decorations.
Parish members of St. Anthony’s, St. Adrian, and Our Lady of Good Counsel were surprised and disappointed by the news that their pastor, Father Andrew Beerman, has been reassigned as pastor at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Fairmont and Holy Family in East Chain, MN. He will be moving there in the next month. Fr. Beerman, you will be missed!
Jim & Kris Weidert and Olivia and Nina hosted Thanksgiving Day dinner for their family. Those attending were: Stuart Rogers of Reading; Nick & Brittany Weidert and Karsten & Grayson of Hartford, SD; Tim & Jean Loosbrock and Sarah, Josh and Jenna of Champlin; Todd & Joan Miller and Casey, Kelli & Katherine of Balaton; Mike & Melissa Einck and Mari of rural Wilmont; and Jerome & Mary Weidert, and Jeff & Jan Weidert all of Lismore.
