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Life as the wife of a cop (and a Kopp)
This week we will hear the story of Lois Kopp. She is under our big roof to get over the effects of a fall. Lois was born on a farm near Park Rapids to Francis and Gladys Potter. She graduated from...
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A rock hunter and Scrabble master
This week a gent by the name of Dean Kingsley gets the story spotlight. Dean was born in Wadena in 1947 to Morse and Edith Kingsley.
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Sal the music maker joins us
How cool is it to have one of our music makers come to live under our big roof. I am speaking of Cyrilla (Sal) Erickson.
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Theisen visits us at Fair Oaks
This story belongs to Richard Theisen, a well-known man in Wadena. Although the Theisens' home was in Wadena, Richard was born in St. Paul in 1931. His father's name was Arthur and his mother was...
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A picnic day, and farewell to a friend
It was the big family picnic on Wednesday that took over priority this week. And, no wonder! Everything that makes a picnic fun was on board that day, all wrapped with perfect weather. If we could...
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Memories with Sally Dunblazier
My neighbor in the apartments, Rosella (Sally) Dunblazier, is in the story spotlight today. Sally was born in Wadena in 1927 to Simon and Theresa Kern. Simon liked big machines, like the ones in his...
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Leading the Sentence to Serve group
My thanks to Charles (Charlie) Tuorila for sharing what is an interesting life with us. Charles was born in Wesley Hospital to Eino and Hazel Tuorila in 1950. He graduated from the Sebeka High School.
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Keeping house was always her interest
This week I spent an enjoyable hour with Helen Snyder. She was born in 1918 in Wadena to Harold and Lily Campbell. She has one brother and one sister.
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Hello girl for Ma Bell says 'hi' to folks
Friend and neighbor Irma Crane has an interesting story to share, not quite like any other. She was born in Milwaukee, Wis., in 1920 to Steve and Anna Jencovek (a Czechoslovakian name). They moved to...
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The schedule this week at Fair Oaks Lodge was filled with doing men's nails on Monday, chapel and Bingo on Tueday, manicures and turkey bowling on Wednesday, Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, with mass...
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Meet Ted Masog, and some very dark memories of Pearl Harbor
Last Saturday afternoon found Ted Masog providing background music for the hundreds of happy folks under our big roof enjoying open house, just as he has for at least the last 15 years.
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1946 was less than a fair year for this Pearson family. Milt was recuperating from herniated disc surgery in Rochester back when that operation was still in its infancy, almost experimental. Two of...
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Martini has affinity for flowers
Doris Martini's story is interesting and not quite like any other. She was born in 1924 in Yellow Medicine County, to Alfred and Stella Gigstad. She has two brothers. Doris and her brothers graduated...
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Taking a cruise without ever leaving shore
What a week this has been at Fair Oaks Lodge, the last week before new owners take over. This is the week, you recall, we are going to Hawaii by proxy. What fun!
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