Enjoyable MD Banquet Held at 1st Lutheran
A Mother-Daughter party at First Lutheran Church Saturday afternoon drew about a hundred attendees. Mrs. Don Thoreson served as emcee and introduced Mrs. Art Lee and daughter Kristin who welcomed mothers and daughters. Choralaires led by Mrs. Thake performed It s a Wonderful Day. Mabel Gulsvig 84 won oldest mother and best daughter-in-law prizes. A four generation family was recognized: Cindy Lahti and her mother's line finishing with Mrs. Mary Spehar and Mrs. Arnold Skorseth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Lutheran Church
John Thake
Don Thoreson
Art Lee
Kristin
Choralaires
Thake
Mabel Gulsvig
Cindy Lahti
James Lahti
Arnold Skorseth
Virginia
Mary Spehar
Eveleth
Allison Enquist
Patrick Enquist
Finner Winans
Gary Sande
Leslie Tenney
Vonnie Fargen
Joy Haraldson
Georgia Teeters
Theresa Sande
Jacqueline Knutson
Kristine Kittleson
Skorseth
Andrew Sather
Lloyd Peterson
Winans
Gayle Coyer
Lloyd Johnson
Pam
Enquist
Jay Johnson
Olaf Omlid
Mmes
Will Najjar
Phil Tenney
Goodwin Johnson
John UN
Births Bring Careers and May Celebrations to Bemidji Area
A series of births from Bemidji to Owatonna marks May 7 to May 17 with families including Mc Carthy Gemmell Burlingame Rosch and Sunde. Notable events include Mrs Clara Swanson's 85th birthday Open House with prizes and May-themed festivities. Diane Degerman, Bemidji alumna, graduates from Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing with a May 29 commencement in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Erickson
Gemmell
Bemidji Hospital
C. Swanson
Clara Swanson
Bemidji
Frank Heglund
Martin Sunde
Diane Degerman
Carl Degerman
Pemidji
Lutheran Deaconess Hospital
School of Nursing
Central Lutheran
Legion Auxiliary Active In Community Service
The American Legion Auxiliary May Community Service month showcased Unit efforts. Donations totaling 270 supported Beltrami Day Care Center Service Men's Club cancer and heart funds Christmas seals Girl Scouts March of Dimes Spook Night Brainerd State hospital Kidney Foundation Legionville USC and more. The group ran six crippled children's clinics Gift of Life organ transplant program funded Girls State trips aided patients and nursing homes, sent monthly packages to a Vietnam serviceman, supported Red Cross heart fund and blood drives, distributed Parents Guide to Marijuana, opened a memorial library shelf, and provided an American Legion Auxiliary child welfare scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji Hospital
Vietnam
Red Cross
Heart Fund
March of Dimes
Bemidji Public Library
American Legion Auxiliary
Unit Residents Honored on Their Birthdays
Five residents of the Bemidji Hospital Nursing Unit were honored at a monthly birthday party in the unit dining room. They received corsages and cards, with a program by the Northland Apts Ladies Choral group, a mandolin solo, a reading, and a birthday prayer. A cake and coffee followed, served by the kitchen staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji Hospital
Clara Porte
Fleety Ashby
Erland Marken
Herman Seland
J.P. Wiens
Francis Allen Floral Shop
Northland Apts
Esther Brooks
Minnie Hjelm
Ida Smerud
Retta Roberts
M. W. Andrews
Unit
Redlake Art Show at Red Lake High School Gym
An art show at Red Lake High School gym is set for Friday May 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. featuring linoleum cuts sculpture painting drawings and ceramics with public viewing invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Lake High School
Obituary notices for Roy Blair and Hallmer Johnson
Services were held at St. Philip's church for Roy H Blair Route 4 Bemidji who died May 12. Burial was in Holy Cross cemetery with pallbearers listed. Survived by widow Myrtle a daughter Mrs Louis Mills nine grandchildren one great grandchild and a sister Miss Katherine Blair. Funeral services for Hallmer Johnson of Bemidji were at Olson Schwartz Funeral Home. He died May 11. Pallbearers named. burial in Calvary Lutheran cemetery. Out of town relatives attended including Ernest Pickruhn Cloquet and John Johnson Rocers. He had four brothers and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Pickruhn
Cloquet
John Johnson
Rocers
Mother-Daughter Tea At Assemblies Church
The Missionette Group of the First Assemblies of God hosted a Mother-Daughter tea with 62 attendees. Girls ages 7 to 15 performed an engaging program while mothers were served lunch in a red and white decorated church basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assemblies Church
First Assemblies of God Church
Mary Hubert
Joseph Robins
GAT Multiple Sclerosis The Great Crippler of Young Adults
A historical note highlights multiple sclerosis as a leading crippling disease affecting young adults, describing its impact on mobility and daily life. Medical researchers discuss awareness and early diagnosis as crucial for managing the condition.
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1St Lutheran
Richard McCarthy
Tracy Lynn
Richard Burlingame
Owatonna
Robert Rosch
Great Falls
Mont
Karen Joan
Rosch
Herbert Rosch
Air Force
Albert Bohlman
Wilton
Terry Sunde
Holdingford
Lynnette Marie
Douglas
Terry
Guthrie
Lawrence Dudley
Lake George
Legion Auxiliary
June Dahlgren
Redlake
Russell Anderson
Hallmer Johnson
Olson-Schwartz
Missionettes
Marion Weekley
Sydney
Hurstville
Pony Lake
Trinity Lutheran
Huskies
Dacron
Aia
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