Long ago Megan Sauer set a goal for herself—to run in the Boston Marathon. A former AHS and Bethany Lutheran College Cross Country standout, Megan qualified for the race after running in the Run for the Lakes Marathon in Brainerd last year. She began training for the Boston Marathon in January. Running on gravel roads near her home, she injured herself when she stepped in a rut and suffered a partial tear in her Achilles tendon. After a short respite, she continued her training but at a much slower pace; she never considered dropping out of the race. Megan was among 30,349 people to run in the 123rd Boston Marathon this past week. She completed the 26.2-mile race in 3:48:48. Although it was not her best marathon time, she accomplished her goal despite that aching Achilles tendon!! Following the race, Megan, her father Barry, along with sisters Alyssa and Morgan, enjoyed the rest of the week visiting the many historic sights in Boston. Congratulations, Megan!
Congratulations to Joann and Micah Socari of Tallahassee, FL on the birth of their daughter Hadley Joann. Proud first time grandparents are Neal and Debbie Loosbrock of Panama City, FL. Great grandparents are Mary Ann and the late Florian Loosbrock.
Lismore Cooperative Telephone Company held their annual stockholders meeting on Wednesday, April 17th. Jeff Diekmann, Mark Lenz and Darwin Veld were re-elected as Directors. General Manager Bill Loonan gave a synopsis of the past year stating that the cell phone sales and service keeps them busy. Lismore Telephone Company still has 309 customers with landline phones and 245 Lismore Telephone Fiber Internet customers. Bill recognized the staff and board of directors for their many years of service. Darwin made a note that Bill has thirty years of service as the general manager of the company! The goal of the Lismore Cooperative Telephone Company is (and always has been) to provide the BEST customer service and rates for their patrons.
The Adrian High School classes of 1968 and 1969 are planning a joint 50th and 51st class reunion on July 19-20, 2019. Alumni may register at the class reunion website: https://www.classreport.org/usa/mn/adrian/ahs/ or contact Dale Peterburs (1968, dpeterburs@hotmail.com) or Karla Krogman Gedell (1969, gedellkr@comcast.net).
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold it’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 24th beginning at 7:00 p.m. Jamie LeBrun will serve lunch and Christine Preuss will provide bingo prizes. Plans for the upcoming smelt fry as well as Poppy month are on the agenda.
Gloria Carlberg spent from Thursday through Easter Sunday in the home of her son Brian and Erin Wieneke in Puyallup, WA. She was able to celebrate her granddaughter, Tabitha’s first birthday.
It’s not too late to send a greeting to Jim and Angeline Reisdorfer for their 70th wedding anniversary on April 17th. Congratulations Jim and Angeline.
Easter guests in the home of Jim, Kris, and Olivia Weidert were: Grandma Mary and Grandpa Jerome Weidert and Jeff and Jan Weidert all of Lismore; Brandon and Kaitlin Weidert of Minot, ND; Lacy and Jeff Osborne of Rochester; Mike and Melissa, Mari and Molly Einck of rural Wilmont; Stuart and Nina Rogers of rural Reading; Tim and Jean Loosbrock and Jenna of Champlin; Joe Weidert and Courtney of Iona; Bear (Jerry Jr.) Weidert and his friend, Angie of Worthington; Pinky (Joan) Miller and Casey, Kelly and Katherine of Balaton.
A benefit in honor of Pam (Erdman) Simpson will be held on Saturday, April 27th at the Rushmore Tavern in Rushmore. A pulled pork dinner will begin at 4:00 pm, followed by a silent auction from 4-8:00 p.m. Pam was diagnosed in August 2018 with small cell, stage 4 lung cancer. She has had chemo and immunotherapy and is currently on the next round of chemo. Let’s all show our support as she continues her fight against cancer.
Mark your calendar now for spring clean up on Monday, May 13th. NOTE change of date. Residents are encouraged to take advantage of spring clean up to remove unwanted and unused items from their property.
Weekend guests in the Mary Ann Loosbrock home were Earl and Nancy Wolf of Eagan; Sam and Bethie Wolf and Anna, Evelyn and Nick Wolf, and Luke Wolf, all of St. Paul. They all celebrated Easter Sunday in the Bruce and Brenda Loosbrock home along with: Shelley Loosbrock; Nichole and Austin Quebedeux and their friend, Gabe of Des Moines, IA; Anthony and Mary Jean DiGiovanni and girls of Lismore: Wade Loosbrock and his fiancé, Lacy of Bismarck, ND; Kay and Randy Wolf of Worthington; and Vonnie and Chan Masselink and family of Sioux Falls, SD.
Deegan, son of Eric and Whitney (Stoffel) Harnack, received his First Holy Communion on Saturday, April 6th at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Luverne. Proud grandparents are John and Lori Stoffel of Luverne and great-grandparents are Veryl and Avis Stoffel of Lismore. Veryl and Avis also attended their great-granddaughter Kamryn’s music concert in Brandon, SD. Kamryn is a first grader and the daughter of Lucas and Sarah (Henning) Darling.
It was a very blessed Easter for the Melissa and Mike Einck family. Little Molly was released from the hospital in Ann Arbor earlier in the week and they had a safe trip home in time for the Easter holiday with their families. Please continue to keep this young family in your prayers.
Joyce Erdman and her son, Mike of Leota attended the 10:00 a.m. church service in Sioux Falls on Easter Sunday. They enjoyed Easter dinner at the home of her grandson Jason Jonas and Samantha Miller in Tea, SD. Guests included their family Jaxon, Nolan, Harper and Marshall and grandparents Gail Erdman of Ireton, SD and Mark Jonas of Renner, SD. In the evening Joyce was a supper guest in the home of her daughter, Pam and Mark Luettel of Adrian. Other guests were Joyce’s great-grandchildren Ava and Aiden Meyeraan of Luverne and her granddaughter of Jennifer Luettel of Mankato. On the menu was Pam’s famous homemade pizza. What a treat!
