S EPTEMBER 2009 Luther High School, Northrop, MN www.martinlutherhs.com

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Like No Other School MLHS Brings Christ’s Love into the Classroom

A look at what makes MLHS “A Choice Worth Making!”

Christian beliefs, thoughts and actions are first and foremost at MLHS. All academics taught are in line with the Holy Bible. In addition to devotions, chapels and Bible studies, all students are required to take four years of re-ligion. The pastors pictured above come into MLHS for one hour each day for five days a week to equip our students with the true wisdom and knowledge which comes only from God’s Word. MLHS is blessed to have these committed, wise and faithful ser-vants of God share their passion for Christ with our students daily. Religion I: Old Testament Bible: Grade 9. The Bible is the place where we meet God through His Word. In the fresh-men year, a systematic study of the Old Testament is undergone.

Particular emphasis is given to key events and relationships be-tween God and His people through whom He fulfilled His promise to send a Savior. A great deal of emphasis is placed on how the content of the Old Testament is relevant for the Christian today in our modern world. Religion II: New Testament Bible: Grade 10. In the Bible we meet the central focus of our faith, Jesus Christ. In the sopho-more year, the study of the New Testament is two fold. First, an in-depth study of the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is under-taken. Secondly, an overview of the beginning of the Christian church from Pentecost through the journeys of St. Paul will be done. Time permitting, other top-

ics of interest may be brought in such as the development of the Christian church in the centuries following the Apostles. Religion III-A: Christian Doc-trine: First Semester, Grade 11. The Bible is the source of all we believe. However, in order to be-come strong in our faith and to confess what we believe in an orderly manner, it is useful to study the many different doc-trines found in the Bible. For ex-ample, what do the Scriptures have to say about God, man, sin, Jesus, justification, vocation, the Church, the Sacraments, etc.? How has the Church taught these Biblical teachings in both ancient and modern times? To study the chief doctrines of the Holy Scrip-ture in an orderly manner, this

Rev. Wade Daul Religion IV

Rev. Nathan Rusert Religion III-B

Rev. Brian Thorson Religion III-A

Rev. Matt Rusert Religion II

Mr. Marvin Erdman Religion I

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class will use as its basis the Augsburg Confession, the first great confession of Lutheranism, which clearly confesses these fundamental Biblical teachings. These Biblical truths will then be compared to the various branches of Christianity to see how the different denominations of Christianity are similar and different. Religion III-B: Comparative Religions: Second Semester, Grade 11. We live in a world full of religions and cults, which challenge our Christian faith. In order to be able to know and

express our Christian faith better and not to be deceived by false-hood which says it is the truth, we focus our attention upon what the major world religions and cults teach. First a basic overview of what the major world religions and cults teach is conducted. Secondly, a com-parison between these non-Christian groups and the Chris-tian faith is made. Finally, some methods are examined that Christians can use to respond to those who are outside the Chris-tian church and are in cults or non-Christian religions.

Religion IV: Christian Living: First Semester, Grade 12. The Christian faith is not just a Sunday morning exercise but is meant to be a part of every-thing we do. With that in mind, it is important to apply the Christian faith to the every day challenges of life that one finds in the world of work, marriage, and family. The basic Christian funda-mentals we find in the Bible are

meant to guide us in every as-pect of our lives. First of all, a basic understanding of what it means to have Christian stan-dards will be formulated. Sec-ondly, understanding the neces-sity of exercising these Christian standards is essential. Finally, how such standards need to im-pact every part of a person’s life will be demonstrated. Life areas such as marriage, family and the world of work may be explored. Religion IV: Christian Ethics: Second Semester, Grade 12. There are many different stan-dards that are being presented today concerning what is right and what is wrong. The basis of the class is that there is one clear objective standard, God’s standard. Using God’s standard will make it possible to make decisions that are God pleasing. Making God-pleasing decisions is a primary concern for the Christian. With this in mind, the class will center on the process of the development of ethics and the necessity of ethics Having established the importance of ethics, attention will be focused on what is Christian ethics. Fi-nally, the examination of particu-lar ideas and activities in society will be explored, applying Chris-tian ethics to discover God pleasing responses to the world’s challenges.

MLHS Re-enforces Christian Family Values and the Teachings of Your Church

Jesus Christ….Still the Best Teacher

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of

the holy is understanding. -Proverbs 9:10 KJV

The MLHS Board of Directors invites you

to celebrate the blessings of Christian

education. Martin Luther High School

Sunday will be celebrated on December 4th

in all association churches.

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Touring England and France in Seven Days

This past June, Mrs. Amanda Bergt, MLHS History teacher, and Miss Rebecca Oer-man, English instructor, traveled to Europe with six MLHS stu-dents. The two teachers and Katherine Morris (2010) and five 2009 graduates (Katie Bergt, Hayley Koeritz, Kody Kiehl, Mark Meyer, and Daric Sitzman) took a whirlwind tour of London and Paris. Robert Sitzman, Da-ric’s dad, went along as the male chaperone. The entire trip took only seven days, including two full days for travel, but the group managed to see many historically important and inter-esting sights in that short time. Their time in London began with a visit to The Tower of Lon-

don where they saw the Crown Jewels, the torture rooms, the ar-mory, and the famed Tower Ravens. Leg-end has it that if the ravens ever leave the Tower of London, both the Tower and the kingdom will fall. That may sound like a silly superstition, but the Brits aren’t taking any chances—they’ve clipped one wing on each raven and feed the ravens prime cuts of meat to ensure that they will stay. Other sights in London in-cluded Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, the changing of the guard, and the Globe Theater. One

evening was spent on a walking tour of London, hear-ing the gory details of Jack the Ripper and his murder spree. Paris was almost too much to absorb in only two and half days. The Arc d’Triomphe, the Louvre, Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower at night, and the gardens and palace at Versailles, along with other sights, were beau-tiful and truly amazing to see. A word to the wise: do not try to see the Louvre in two hours. It is the largest mu-seum in the world. According to the tour guide, if a person spent two hours a day at the Louvre, it would take two full

weeks to see the entire mu-seum. The Louvre is worth it, though. Visitors can see the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo along with Napoleon’s apartments and too many other things to mention. The gardens at Versailles were also a treat. The pipes to the fountains there are so old that the fountains only run for short periods of time on weekends during the tourist season. The group was fortu-nate to be able to experience the gardens and their foun-tains on a beautiful, sunny, 80 degree day. The group was able to ex-perience two different cul-tures, including taking the Tube (despite a strike) and enjoying “fish and chips and mushy peas” in London, and the “all-carb” breakfasts of fresh croissants and ba-guettes in Paris. The antici-pated “language barrier” was non-existent in Paris as Pari-sians were friendly and happy to switch to English for their obviously American guests. Those who went on this trip have many stories, pic-tures and videos they would be more than happy to share with you. Mrs. Bergt and Miss Oerman are hoping to plan another trip in the next two to three years. Many thanks to those who helped to defray trip costs by making and/or purchasing pies and caramels and by eating at the Pizza Ranch on our “tip nights.”

Front: Mark Meyer, Katie Bergt and Cody Kiehl. Back: Haley Koeritz, Katherine Morris and Daric Sitzman at the Tower of London.

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Several MLHS students at-tended the HIGHER THINGS SOLA Conference in Grand Rapids, MI this July. They learned how by SOLA—Christ alone, Grace alone, Faith alone and Scripture alone—we are saved. 900 other LCMS youth worshiped together and be-came friends in Christ.

Those attending were: Grace Bertram („11), Aly Bremer („11), Mason Koeritz („13), Morgan Moeller („10), Garrett Schock, („12), Stephanie Senne („11), Lat-isha Thomas („12), Rachel Trueblood („11) and Tanner Taylor („12).

Jessica Krome („10) trav-eled to London, Paris, Switzer-land, Luxemburg, Germany and Austria with the Midwest Am-bassadors of Music group. Jes-sica plays the French horn and sang in the choir. She also competed in several horse shows throughout the Midwest and at the SD State Fair.

Sydney Krenz, Haley Geistfeld and Aly Bremer (all „11) spent many hours person-alizing the MLHS weightroom. They painted all the walls with dynamic colors and introduced cool graphics. Thanks to the gals for donating some of the paint and to the MLHS PTL for financing this project.

Brian Bach („12) spent the summer helping his Dad with his construction business.

Martin County Fair 4H win-ners were:

Haley Geistfeld: Reserve Champ (Photography); Cham-pion Senior Showman (Market

Goats); Champion Senior Inter-view (Market Goats).

Myranda Quinn (2013): Grand Champion (Dairy Steer), Reserve Champion Showman-ship, (Dairy), Grand Champion (Interview Dairy Steer)

Catherine Sherman (2013): Reserve Champion (Quilting).

Taylor Shoen (2013) #3 “Pizzazz A Potato” Challenge

Garrett Wolle (2010): Grand Champion (Performing Arts); Reserve Champion-Duet (Performing Arts.)

Kathryn Wolle (2010): Re-serve Champion Overall-Clothes You Make (Clothing and Textiles); Reserve Cham-pion-Clothes You Make (Fashion Revue); Reserve Champion-Duet (Performing Arts.)

Martin County Fair Open Class winners were:

Mason Koeritz, Champion-Decorative Cakes, cupcakes and cookies, Reserve Cham-pion-Cookies and Bars

Stephanie Senne com-peted in Open Class Horse Shows. She placed 2nd in the Bat Race and 3rd in Calcutta Speed Dash and 4th in Pole Weaving.

MN State Fair 4-H winners Myranda Quinn-Reserve

Champion (Super Heavy-weight Dairy Steer), Reserve Champion (Showmanship Dairy Steer)

Congratulations to Seniors

Amanda Neuman and Garrett Wolle who repre-sented MLHS at the GHEC/ML Homecoming Celebration.

Students elected to the

Student Council are: Seniors Bethany Flohrs-President, Parker Weihe-Vice, Amanda Neuman & Corey Wieder-hoeft; Juniors Jon Rusert and Rachel Trueblood; Sophomores Latisha Tho-mas and Tanner Taylor and Freshmen Effie Bentz.

M L H S STARS

Monday, October 19th at Truman High School

Huge Silent Auction

Order a “Dig Pink” T-shirt for $10 from any

MLHS Lady Knight VB Player

All proceeds will go to Breast & Ovarian Cancer Research This event will be held every year when ML/GHEC takes on the

Truman Blue Jays and is managed by the home team. Supplemental funding provided by Thrivent Financial for

Lutherans Martin County Chapter

ACT SCORES

Robert Patrick, Martin Luther High School Principal and History teacher, attended three competitive application semi-nars this past summer. In June he at-tended the Na-tional Endowment for the Humanities seminar titled Remembering the Alamo: Landmark of American History and Culture. The one-week seminar was held in San Antonio, TX. Topics included: The Cultural Issues Leading to the Beginning of the Texas Revolution, American Western Expansion, and Popular History Versus Scholarly History of the Texas Revolution. Participants had the opportunity to visit

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MLHS students’ ACT scores have been consistently higher than state and national averages for several years. Scholastic accomplishment continues to be reflected in the ACT scores at MLHS. The local composite for Martin Luther students was 23.8, more than one full point ahead of state average of 22.7 and almost three points ahead of the national average score of 21.1. Student performance continues to track in an upward trend over the past several years. The chart below shows the sub-categories and local (MLHS) scores compared to state and national averages. MLHS MN National English 23.2 22.0 20.6 Math 24.3 22.7 21.0 Reading 24.8 23.1 21.4 Science 22.1 22.6 20.9 Composite 23.8 22.7 21.1 Most Martin Luther High school students who are heading to post-secondary studies of any kind take the ACT. Anyone with questions about these scores or other testing done at Martin Luther High School may con-tact Guidance Director Sharon Patrick.

Spanish missions and battlefields of the Texas Revolution. In July Mr. Patrick attended the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History semi-nar Lincoln at Gettys-burg. The seminar was hosted by the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College and led by Lin-coln scholar Dr. Mat-

thew Pinsker. Topics included: The Lincoln/Douglas Debates, Emancipation, Presidential War Powers and the Election of 1864. Participants toured the battle-fields of Gettysburg as well as traveling to Washington D.C. to tour Lincoln’s cottage, which acted as Lincoln’s “Camp David” during his presidency. Also in July Mr. Patrick at-tended a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar in Spar-

These scores reflect Martin Luther High School’s continued commitment to rigorous curriculum, resulting in success for our students in post-secondary studies. MLHS teachers continue to stress reading and comprehension in all curricu-lar areas. Our students also devote 15 minutes each day to reading for pleasure. Poor reading comprehension is an area which concerns college educators nationwide.

EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS

tanburg SC titled Partisans and Redcoats: The Ameri-can Revolution in the Southern Backcountry. Topics included: Women and African Americans in the American Revolution, The Revolution from the British Perspective and Using Art to Teach the American Revolution. Par-ticipants had the opportu-nity to tour Walnut Planta-tion, historic Brattonsville (a living history program), Kings Mountain Battlefield, and Cowpens battlefield. As part of the seminars each participant created lesson plans that can be used in the classrooms. Seminar participants receive reading materials, room and board, transpor-tation for tours & stipends.

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1989: Teresa (Sieg) Hajdu works for Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW). LWW is a medi-cal speciality publisher. She’s with the Career Sales Division and services career schools. She works with school and pro-gram directors and lead instruc-tors to help them select the best educational texts and resources for their courses. She’s been with LWW since 2001. 1996: Rev. Jonathan Mumme and wife Rachel lived in Tuebingen, Germany nearly three years where Jonathan worked on his Ph.D. in system-atic theology. They consider Tuebingen one of the most beautiful towns in all of Ger-many! Recently they moved to Berlin where Jonathan vicared in 2003-2004. The congregation is like another home to them (www.lutherisch.de). They will spend their last two years in Germany in Berlin. Jonathan will still be com-pleting his doctorate at the Uni-versity of Tuebingen under Prof. Dr. Oswald Bayer. He hopes to be finished with oral exams (the last step) in the spring or sum-mer of 2011. His dissertation is progressing well, and he plans to do most of the writing from home in Berlin. Rachel contin-ues to work for LCMS World Relief and Human Care as she has for nearly four years.

1990: Chad and Betsy Milow were blessed with twin girls. Cami Lee was born on Sept. 20th at 11:36 p.m. and weighed 4 lbs. 5 oz. and Kaya Rayne was born on Sept. 21st at 12:06 a.m. and weighed 4 lbs. 8 oz. at Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital in Milwaukee. The ba-bies will remain there for a time. The family was featured on the local FOX news channel. 1998: Holly (Kietzer) and James Wallace have an addi-tion to their family. Derrek Everett was born Sept. 26th and weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz. 1999: Brady Tomlinson married Colleen Krohn on Sep-tember 4th at the Sofitel Hotel in Minneapolis. He is employed at Emerson Process Management, customer financial services in Eden Prairie. Luke and Shelly Schultze have been blessed with a baby girl. Olivia Love weighed 4# 5 oz. 2000: Amanda (Danhoff) and husband, Les Siem were blessed with a son. Jayse Garrett was born August 13th @ 3:16 p.m. He was 9 lb. 6 3/4 oz and was 20.5 in long. 2004: Ashley Schultz graduated Magna Cum Laude from MSU-Mankato with a B.S. in Special Education this past May. She is working at Wa-basso Public school as a Spe-cial Ed teacher. In May she was engaged to Ste-ven Flom and the wedding is set for August 7, 2010.

2003: Sarah (Abernathy) & husband Jason Komo are the proud parents of a healthy baby girl, Lillian Elizabeth, born on June 3, 2009. She weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces. Bobby Patrick VI is a law student at William Mitchell Law School in St. Paul. He attends classes in the evening and works at the State Capitol for the Republican Caucus during the day. 2005: Katie Leimer was accepted into the graduate pro-gram at the Des Moines Univer-sity in the Physical Therapy Pro-gram. Her "White Coat" cere-mony is Sat Aug 22 at the Civic Center in Des Moines. Lindsey McNea was also accepted into the same pro-gram and at the same school as Katie. Luke Anderson graduated Summa Cum Laude from Con-cordia University, Mequon, WI in May. He married Sarah Haggerty in St. Louis on June 13th. Luke will begin Concordia Seminary in St. Louis in Sep-tember. Caleb Belgard is teaching high school English in Incheon, South Korea. He was in China for 7 weeks last summer doing the same thing. 2007: Mandy Patrick will be studying in Australia in January via Boston University. 2008: Catilin Trueblood married Antoine Smith on July 10th. She is attending the Uni-versity of Iowa, Iowa City.

Alum-Knights Updates

Attention Alumni: Keep us in the loop! Please e-mail your news to postmaster@martinlutherhs.com

All MLHS Association Churches are

reminded of the Delegate Meeting,

Sunday, October 4th.

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WANTED: BASKET-BALL COACHES: Do you enjoy basketball? Would you like to make a dif-ference in an athlete’s life? MLHS is in need of basketball coaches for Boys “B” and “C” teams. (This is a stipend posi-tion.) Please contact Tom Tay-lor, Athletic Director @ 436-5249 or tomtaylor@martinlutherhs.com

by October 5th. Hurry, practice begins soon! ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME: The Athletic Boosters are taking nominations for the 2010 Ath-letic Hall of Fame. Nominees must have graduated at least 5 years ago. The MLHS Boosters are accepting Sports Hall of Fame nominations with deadline of March 31. Please call the office with names and the Ath-letic Booster Committee will per-sonally follow up. MLHS KNIGHTS CLOTHES: Be watching for new clothing orders to arrive this fall! Sharp, new designs and styles. Sport your stuff for MLHS!

News and Notes and Thanks

WELCOME MEATS: The Class of 2012 is selling Welcome Meat Certificates which can be used for purchase or meat processing! They come in $10 & $20 denominations. Welcome Meats is donating 10% back to the class. Contact Miss Rebecca Oerman, Class Advisor or any Sophomore to purchase.

PIE AUCTION: The Class of 2013 will be having a Silent Pie Auction on Tues-day, October 8th at the home volleyball game. Dozens of yummy, homemade pies will be sold that night.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Thank you to Lyle Wolle for de-livering sinks for the bathrooms this summer. The updates look great! Thank you to Daryl Bartz and Kevin Prafke for all they did to replace lights in the scoreboards and help us get “lit-up” again for games! Thank you to all the parents who cleaned, fixed & painted the school this summer. It looks fantastic!

Thank you to all the churches who kept the MLHS lawns look-ing groomed over the summer! We appreciate the time you take and the use of your lawn mow-ers. The picture above is pro-vided courtesy of St. Paul, Fair-mont Church Office!

Did you know MLHS was “in the making 45 years ago? In July, 1964 the Lutheran Educa-tion Association of the Martin County area held an organiza-tional meeting. The group’s pri-mary purpose was to foster inter-est in a Lutheran High School. A 42-acre tract of land, just south-west of Fairmont was the pro-posed site of the school. The land was purchased from Mr. Stade on a contract for deed.

New Flooring is Sparktacular

Due to the generosity of an estate gift from Lorenz & Ezu-rina Meier and the support from many others; the lobby, bath-rooms and some hallways now have a sparktacular finish. PolyTek Surface Coatings of New Prague donated a portion of the flooring so that one hallway could be completed. (If PolyTek gets any new jobs via MLHS they will donate 50 cents/sq ft to MLHS!) This flooring is industrial strength, dura-ble and very attractive. It is available in many colors. Thank you to other donors: anonymous, Amboy Fire Department, Roy & Becky Hohenstein, Myron & Cathy Kietzer, Brian & Cindy Riewe, Rev. Nathan & Lori Rusert and Ervin & Thelma Wassman. Thank you to Richard Behrens and parents for all their hard work in getting everything ready.

Freshmen pictured behind the sparkly “MLHS KNIGHTS” that welcome visitors are: Sawyer Krenz, Myranda Quinn, Caitlin Wille and Alex Anderson.

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Golfers at The “Play It Again” Golf Benefit on August 3rd walked away with lots and lots of prizes. Winners of over $2,000 in prizes were: Driving Accuracy on #1: Ron Maxson; Driving Accuracy on #2: Mason Koeritz; Driving Accu-racy on #3: Daryl Bartz; Closest to the pin on #3: Mark Maschoff; Women’s Longest Putt: Heidi Koeritz; Men’s Longest Putt: Greg Schulz; Women’s Long-est Drive: Angie Rathman; Men’s Longest Drive: Doug Landsteiner; Closest to the Pin on #7: Ron Maxon ($100 cash); Men’s 1

st place: Ron

Maxson and Robert Patrick; Mixed 1

st place: Nathan

Rusert and Dawn Halverson; 3

rd place: Elroy Geistfeld &

Tim Geistfeld; 9th place:

Robert Olsen and David Moseley; 12

th place: Bobby

Patrick and Marlene Gold-berg; 15

th place: Hayley and

Mason Koeritz. Thank you to these prize donors—your donations add to the fun! Arnolds Park Birdie Marketing

Thrivent Financial for Lutheran’s Giving Plus Funding will be discontinued as of December 31st. (It will be replaced with a new program—information to be forthcoming.)

It has been recommended that we submit our gift matching forms EARLY as funding could be depleted before the end of the year.

If you are a Thrivent member, please give your year-end gifts early, sign the enclosed Giving Plus form and return it to MLHS by November 1st. Please leave the amount blank. We can calculate your gifts since January 1, 2009. Gifts up to $600 will be matched 50%. You can only have two charities matched per year. Help MLHS receive as much “matched” money as possible one last time.

Thrivent Giving Plus to be Discontinued

Play It Again Golf Benefit—Fun & Prizes

Bergen Bar & Grill Brooks Nat’l Golf, Okoboji Cenex Harvest States Culligan Water Dan’s Appliance & TV Emerald Hills Golf Hickory Inn Image Wear & Memories Jim Stoval, author of “The Ultimate Gift”, “The Ultimate Life” & “The Ultimate Opportunity” McDonals, Fairmont Mel Carlson Chevrolet-Isuzu New Ulm Country Club Peterson/Anthony Insurance Poppe’s 66 Profinium Financial Ranch Restaurant Riverside Town & Country Club Rose Lake Golf

Scheels Sports Shipping Plus/Denny’s Wholesale Spencer Municipal Golf Course Super 8 Hotel, St James The Tee Box/Bowlmor Lanes Terrace View Golf, Mankato Wild Rose Resort Thank you to the following busi-nesses for their $250 support as Corporate Hole Sponsors. Peterson Anthony Insurance, Trimont/Fairmont Michael Bettin Trucking, Inc., Fairmont Wells Federal Bank, Fairmont Ralco Nutrition, Inc. Doug Lemke McDonald‟s, Wes Clerc Fairmont Mel Carlson Chevrolet Truman Thank you to our cash donors: Ron & Mary Reinke Marco Copiers, Blake Schaper PC Janitorial Supply. Schmidt Pioneer Seed, Northrop Thank you to everyone who helped us raise $2,101.00 for the Music Department. (Prinicpal Robert Patrick is teaching music at MLHS and at our elementary feeder schools!) Please put June 19th on your calendar for golf and fun 2010!

Duane Behrens, Daryl Bartz, Elroy Geist-feld and Tim Geistfeld are examining Daryl’s club for damages. They are pic-tured on the hole sponsored by Peterson/Anthony Insurance.

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Register Martin Luther High School as your char-ity. Our group ID # is 6624489 There are 19 markets and hundreds of other stores connected to eScrip.com. This is NATIONWIDE, so no matter where you live you can give to MLHS anywhere you shop—on-line or in the store! Here's How it Works • You register any one or all of your existing grocery loyalty, debit and credit cards for use in the pro-gram. • Participating merchants will make contributions to your chosen group, based on purchases made by you, just by using the cards you have registered. • Your purchases are tracked and available to you online, allowing you to see just how much you are earning on your child's be-half! Some of the stores connected with eScrip.com are Macy’s, Eddie Bauer, Carnival Cruise Lines, American Airlines, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Minneapolis Star & Tribune and many others.

Passive Giving Opportunities

TARGET

Take Charge of Education

Use your TARGET Red Card Charge and register Martin Luther High School as your charity. Every time you shop using your Red Card, TARGET will donate 1% to MLHS (In-store and on-line). Since the program began, MLHS has received $1,548.00 from TARGET. We recently received a check for $191.34.

MLHS is eligible for do-nations through the LCMS Group Purchasing Agree-ment with Office Depot. When you shop in-store or on-line, MLHS will receive 5% of your total sales from Office Depot. Forgot to use your school's ID number when making a purchase? Past purchases made within the current quarter can still be entered for credit! You can give 5% of your qualifying school sup-ply purchases back to MLHS in the form of mer-chandise credits. For more info go to www.officedepot.com

and click on “5% back to schools” at the bottom of the page.

Make goodsearch.com your default internet search engine. Just follow the simple instruction on their site. Every time you search the web, MLHS will re-ceive one penny. How many times do you search the web in a day? Ten? 10 x 365=$36.50/year.

Go to goodshop.com, name MLHS as your charity and choose from hundreds of on-line stores. Some stores include 1-800-flowers, Amazon, American Bible Society, Best Buy, Ebay, Lands End, Old Navy, Travelo-city, ToysRUs, Sears and Wal-green. MLHS can receive from .5% up to 30% depending on the store.

3M Volunteer Match=$250 The 3M Foundation matches volunteer hours of 3M employees (minimum 20 hours) and retirees (minimum 25 hours). Your volun-teer service is recognized with a $250 grant to MLHS. If you are a 3M employee or retiree and have volunteered at MLHS in 2009 it is worth $250! Contact Marge Thi-esse to complete the application to help MLHS receive $250 on your behalf.

A special and heartfelt “thank you” goes out to Harold Bergt

who has managed this program since 1995. His attention to detail and dedication has helped this program bring in $25,196 “extra” into the MLHS budget since he started.

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Laurie Quinn, MLHS Office Manager, will be overseeing the HyVee Card Program be-ginning October 5th. All sales-people and shoppers can get their cards at MLHS during school hours.

Help us “BUMP UP” the dollars that come into MLHS by using these cards every time you shop there!

Thank you to all of our faithful HyVee sales reps.

Since 1995 top sales peo-ple are: 1. Linda Becker,—$247,000,

St James, Northrop. 2. Kathy Schulz—$95,000—

her position has been filled by Lisa Rosburg at St Paul, Fairmont Church Office.

3. Sue Geistfeld—$84,875, Fairmont

4. Dorie Schwieger—$63,000, Zion Fraser

5. Pat Hall—$56,625, St Paul, Fairmont. 6. Connie Flohrs-$46,720 Immanuel, Galena/Ormbsy

7. Verdane Erdman— $39,275, St. Paul’s, Wilbert 8. Dawn Halverson— $30,000, St Paul’s, Truman 9. Edith Zinke—$29,700, St John’s, Antrim.

Other sales people are: Annette Bremer, MLHS Linda Geistfeld St. John’s, South Branch Cheryl Oberdieck Zion, Lewisville Mary Reinke St John’s, Willow Creek Cindy Riewe St Paul’s, Truman Church Office and St John’s, Willow Creek Kathy Schwieger Immanuel, Fairmont Julie Sweet Immanuel Church Office, Fairmont Each year HyVee Cards make about $2,500 for MLHS. Help us to raise this amount to $5,000!

You can help MLHS receive $5,000 in

another way! Every time you shop at Hy-Vee stop at the registration box and register an MLHS stu-dent (they can win a lap-top) and MLHS (to win $5,000). Hurry! There are only 4 weeks left in this program. Nationwide, ten students and ten schools are winners each week. Let’s help MLHS be one of them!

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GENERAL OPERATING: In Memory of: PAUL ADAMSON Charles & Jean Stradtman MERVIN ALTENBURG Delbert & Darlene Black Harland & Marsha Boesch Brad Borkenhagen Randy & Sarah Breitbarth Larry & Elaine Brummond Mark & Lil Gronewold Dolly Mae Kassube Gertrude Kassube Myron & Cathy Kietzer Ervin Kurth Cordelia Pahl Leonard & Barb Reinke Brenda Riewe Brian & Cindi Riewe Richard & Gerry Schulz Wilbert & Kay Sieg Lorraine Tonn Roger & Barb Tonn Verona Tonn Douglas & Debra Zarn BERTHA ANDERSON Ervin & Thelma Wassman CHARLES BAIRD Ardis Brolsma Robert & Norma Brolsma CARROLL BARVELS Clarena Rode DOROTHY BECK Martin & Virginia Krause FREDIERICKA BECKER Erv & Gloria Barchenger Jerome & Janice Becker Larry & Linda Becker Gladys Belgard Harland & Marsha Boesch Virginia Drevlow Arlys Halverson Scott & Dawn Halverson Lila Mae Koeritz Tom & Heidi Koeritz Robert & Pat Kosbab Paul & Cindi Tomlinson Verona Tonn Lawrence & Dorothy Wiederhoeft Verona Wilde

DEAN BERNDT Norlean Berndt VALERIA BOECK Norlean Berndt HAROLD BRANDSOY Melvin Logemann RUTH CHASE Lawrence & Lola Schultze LYD CONRAD Myron & Cathy Kietzer-WESLEY CORNISH Delbert & Darlene Black Gertrude Kassube Richard & Gerry Schulz Lorraine Tonn EDITH SUE COX Delbert & Darlene Black ERMA DOOR Erv & Ann Arndt Mark & Lil Gronewold Ruth Gronewold Gertrude Kassube Alex & Anna Klocek Oscar & Janice Knaak Daryle and Mary Maloney Verona Tonn Albin Wiederhoft Orlanda and Susan Zellmer Rosaleen Zenk JESSE DURHEIM Bernard Dannhoff Lowell & Ardis Sieg EMILY ECKMANN Robert & Pat Hall ERNA RUTH EICHHORST Josephine Rusert ELFRIEDA ENGSTROM Weldon & LaVonne Ziemann MARGARET ERICKSON Martin & Virginia Krause MILDRED FARRIS Bernard Dannhoff ROBERT FITZSIMMONS Myron & Cathy Kietzer Randy & Debra Morrison Lorraine Tonn OPAL FLOHRS Dorothy Bolte Oren & Rae Flohrs

Donald & Dolores Kuehl Stephan Salzman GLADYS FULLER Randy & Debra Morrison JEAN GIESEKE Lila Mae Koeritz Tom & Heidi Koeritz Robert & Pat Kosbab MITCHELL GILBERTSON David & Karen Garrison DERICK GLASER Edward & Pat Milbrath RICHARD GRAHAM Ervin Kurth ROBERT GREENWALD Martin & Betty Henke LON GRIPENTROG Reinold & Barb Hagen Kenneth & Joyce Kabe JOSEPH HAGEN Elroy & Betty Mumme KENNETH HANSON Robert & Norma Brolsma Reinold & Barb Hagen Kenneth & Joyce Kabe ARDIS HAYEK Stephan Salzman LuVerne Stade MARTHA HAYES Reinold & Barb Hagen GILBERT HENRIKSEN Erv & Gloria Barchenger Gladys Belgard Harland & Marsha Boesch Norma Gronewold Arlys Halverson Martin & Virginia Krause Fern Luhmann Jim & Sheri Miedtke Richard & Gerry Schulz Verona Wilde HARRY JOHNSON Milton & Dorothy Fricke LOIS JOHNSON Delphine Hanson RAYMOND JOHNSON Ardis Brolsma Florine Brolsma Robert & Norma Brolsma BEV KAYS Don & Julia Bremer

Memorials Share God‟s Love & Promises

It is with sincere appreciation that we recognize these gifts & memorials given to MLHS from June 1, 2009 to September 15, 2009. These gifts of love are instrumental in the success of our educational ministry to teenagers.

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LILLIAN KETTNER Lance & Kristin Halverson Lindsey Halverson Jason O‟Loughlin Jim & Terri Stough Rosaleen Zenk Warren Kettner & Family ANNA KLIMA David & Karen Garrison Reinold & Barb Hagen Weldon & LaVonne Ziemann ERICH KNAAK Erv & Ann Arndt Todd & Glenda Arndt Brad Borkenhagen Elroy & Rhonda Geistfeld Dolly Mae Kassube Gertrude Kassube Ervin Kurth Joel & Cheryl Oberdieck Verona Tonn Orlanda Zellmer Susan Zellmer Wayne & Kim Zellmer HERBERT KOEHLER Friends & Family Annette Garlisch Reinold & Barb Hagen Anita Hartmann Phillip & Pam Hartmann Kenneth & Joyce Kabe Robert & Pat Kosbab Harold & Delia Lueth Clarena Rode Charles & Ellen Sauder Elaine Schwieger Erna Seifert Cliff & Lucille Zarling VINTON (BUTCH) KOERITZ Paul & Cindi Tomlinson VERNELLE KOHN Jerome & Janice Becker Gladys Belgard Neal & Deb Belgard Bernard Dannhoff Martin & Betty Henke Darwin & Joan Knaak Edgar & Myrna Mumme Elroy & Betty Mumme Lowell & Ardis Sieg Charles & Jean Stradtman CINDY KOTEWA John & Emily Johnson

LILLIAN KRAUSE Richard & Gerry Schulz JOHN KUHN Anonymous Mike & Teresa Bayer Pat Bliesmer Steve & Marie Boge Willard & Linda Buelow Mel & Arlene Carlson Scott & Jaci Edgeworth Deb Ehreick Pam Fogelson Linda Geistfeld Troy & Yolanda Geistfeld Peggy Goeke Evelyn Knepper Kerry & Lisa Krenz Wendell & Joyce Lauseng Gene & Barb Lewellen Doug & Darla Mammenga Dan & Lynn Petrowiak Robert & Shirley Polzin Lauren & Evan Raney Stacy & Ruth Redmond Charles & Sandra Sampson Ed & Barb Sampson Esther Sampson Joyce Slater Milton & Carolina Smith Vicki Smith Dee Sokoloski Steve & Christy Stone Mick & Marge Thiesse Dewy & Sharon Valentine Leland & Marian Werner David & Heather Wiederhoeft CORRINE LANGFORD Oren & Rae Flohrs JIM LARSON Myron & Cathy Kietzer VICTOR LEMKE Bonnie Grefe Robert & Pat Hall Kenneth & Joyce Kabe Carolyn Wagner PHYLLIS LEWIS Larry & Elaine Brummond Gilbert & Edith Zinke MAYNARD LUETH Lorin & Gladys Gellert Lila Mae Koeritz Tom & Heidi Koeritz

LOREN MARSDEN Bernard Dannhoff GENE MARTIN Weldon & LaVonne Ziemann JIM MCGRATH Tom & Heidi Koeritz ANN MENDENHALL Myron & Cathy Kietzer LESLIE MENSSEN Martin & Betty Henke EDWIN MEYER Elroy & Rhonda Geistfeld ERVIN MEYER Floriene Nolte Charles & Ellen Sauder Weldon & LaVonne Ziemann ROSETTA MILLER Ervin Kurth LESLIE MINSSEN Gertrude Kassube MARGIE MITCHELL Mick & Marge Thiesse LYLE MONSEN Tom & Heidi Koeritz Robert & Pat Kosbab Doyle & Carol Schwieger Paul & Cindi Tomlinson ROBERT PAVICH Floriene Nolte RODNEY PETERSON Milton & Dorothy Fricke OLYMPIA PEYLA Gerald & Pauline Bergt CLIFF PLUMHOFF Gerald & June Anders Larry & Linda Becker Lucille Becker Anita Hartmann Elvera Hartmann Keith & Mary Jo Hartmann Lila Mae Koeritz Tom & Heidi Koeritz Robert & Pat Kosbab Fern Luhmann Tom & Jean Schultz Jim & Janet Smith Paul & Cindi Tomlinson Lorraine Vogt Leah & Rob Wilkinson LUELLA PLUMHOFF Ardis Brolsma MILO REINDERS Marvin & Verdane Erdman Arnold & Ruth Lemke

“Do not let your hearts be troubled…”

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LUCILLE RICARD Norma Gronewold RYAN ROHMAN Ed & Nancy Ritter ESTHER ROYUK Leona Kuehl JO ANN RUNGE Jerome & Janice Becker CAROLINE SALSBERRY Richard & Gerry Schulz VERLE SALSBERRY Richard & Gerry Schulz GLEN SCHOFIELD Paula Schwanz ROBERT SCHROEDER Ardis Brolsma Martin & Virginia Krause Donald & Dolores Kuehl Cliff & Lucille Zarling RICHARD M SCHULTZ Richard A & Kathryn Schultz Jim & Janet Smith EDWIN SCHULTZE Lawrence & Lola Schultze Melvin & Carol Schultze WALTER SCHULZ Richard & Gerry Schulz KEITH SCHWIEGER Doyle & Carol Schwieger Irene Schwieger WARREN SENF Martin & Betty Henke LORNA SIMMERING Anonymous Mick & Marge Thiesse Paul & Cindi Tomlinson Weldon & LaVonne Ziemann HELEN R SIMON Robert & Norma Brolsma Joan Closs Delphine Hanson Norma Patsche BERNADINE STANEK Joel & Cheryl Oberdieck LAURA STANGL Delbert & Darlene Black Leonard & Barb Reinke Brian & Cindi Riewe DON THEOBALD Robert & Pat Hall ERNA THORSON Richard & Gerry Schulz

BETTY TOW John & Emily Johnson Dennis & Eunice Ziemann Weldon & LaVonne Ziemann LYLE UFER Anonymous Jerome & Janice Becker Lorraine Ottomoeller WILTON URBAN Richard & Gerry Schulz DARWIN VANBRUNT Lawrence & Dorothy Wiederhoeft LEAH VELAND Norlean Berndt HARRY VOGT Family and Friends Jerome & Janice Becker Neal & Deb Belgard Ruth Deluca Virginia Drevlow Elroy & Rhonda Geistfeld Linda Geistfeld Martin & Betty Henke Scott & Tammy Monroe Edgar & Myrna Mumme Elroy & Betty Mumme Wilbert & Kay Sieg Charles & Jean Stradtman Ruth Vogt Gordon & Delores Wolle Rosaleen Zenk REV OZZIE WAGNER Carolyn Wagner DONALD WALKENHORST Rosaleen Zenk ERNIE WENTZEL Elroy & Betty Mumme HARLAN WENTZEL Martin & Betty Henke ROY WHITE Arlys Halverson Scott & Dawn Halverson Gordon & Delores Wolle ERICH ZINKE Gilbert & Edith Zinke IN HONOR OF: CHRISTOPHER MATASOVSKY Mel and Ardith Warneke BUILDING FUND: IN-KIND GIFTS: Lyle & Bonnie Wolle

GUARDIAN ANGEL STUDENT TUITION AID Lyle & Ruth Bremer Larry & Annette Bremer Pat Davis Minnesota Independent School Forum Robert & Pat Hall St. John‟s Lutheran Church, Antrim Greg & Deb Schulz Lutheran Women‟s Missionary League Minnesota South LCMS Foundation GENERAL OPERATING: St Paul Lutheran Charity Club, Fairmont TARGET “Take Charge of Education” St Paul‟s Lutheran Ladies Aid, Wilbert Immanuel Lutheran Church, Fairmont Nathan & Dorothy Behne Norlean Berndt Daniel Birkholz, Attorney Dorothy Bolte Ray & Ina Diepenbrock Minnesota Independent School Forum Norma Gronewold Robert & Pat Hall St James Lutheran LWML, Northrop Evelyn Hegeholz Hugh & Irene Heinrich Kevin and Nora Kahler Gertrude Kassube Betty Kiehl Susan Klute Joel & Cheryl Oberdieck Ray & Elaine Ritz Richard & Gerry Schulz Vernon & Carlean Tietje Lorraine Vogt Carolyn Wagner Leah & Rob Wilkinson St John‟s Lutheran Church, Sherburn

“For I go to prepare a place for you…”

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ALUMNI CAMPAIGN: Anonymous „89 Rev. David & Glenda Mumme „87 Rev. Paul & Lori Mumme „88 Darren & Natalie Van Houten „88 David & Heather Wiederhoeft ESTATE GIFTS; Allen Endowment Scholar-ship Annual Distribution (for students of superior academic ability and merit and in need of financial aid), $1,615.00 from LCMS Foundation Harold & Anne Loeslin Endowment Fund Annual Dis-tribution-$1,781.65 from LCMS Foundation FAITH FOR THE FUTURE ANNUAL FUND MEMBERS Harold & Marion Berkeland Dorothy Bolte Janice Borcherdt Lyle & Ruth Bremer Virginia Drevlow Richard & Kathy Eyerly Bob & Odette Fast Charles & Kay Groth Robert & Pat Hall Phillip & Pam Hartmann Elda Leiding Paul & Sharon Leimer Duane & Lisa Rosburg Michael & Margery Thiesse 25/25/25 CAMPAIGN MEMBERS Mary Arndt Todd & Glenda Arndt Lynn & Julie Becker „91 Alumni Gerald & Pauline Bergt Ed & Marilyn Bertram Randy & Sarah Breitbarth Lori Chirpich Rev. Wade Daul Albert & Drusilla Egeness Robin & Gary Ekstrom Perlon & Ruth Engelby Rhonda Fischer „00 Alumni

Dan & Lois Gahler Dave & Karen Garrison Charles & Kay Groth Reinold & Barb Hagen Scott & Dawn Halverson Wilbert & Laverna Hartmann Harvey & Lois Heckman Ed & Ruth Hinrichs Ben & Karen Hoppe Kenneth & Cindy Klug Martin & Virginia Krause Jeff & Kathy Krumweide Paul & Sharon Leimer Charles & Elaine Lieder Melvin Logemann Jeffrey & Sherri Markquart Leo & Pauline Mau Kirk & Marie Morris Elroy & Betty Mumme Dean & Janet Neumann Brady Oberdieck „10 Graduate Rebecca Oerman Robert & Sharon Patrick Doug & Rachelle Payne Debra D. Rabbe Leonard & Barb Reinke Ron & Mary Reinke Mr. & Mrs. Ed Ritter Richard & Kathy Schultz Dorie Schwieger Donald & Lois Swenson Mick & Marge Thiesse Roger & Barbara Tonn**** Lorraine Vogt Ervin & Thelma Wassman Jeremiah Wiederhoeft „05 Alumni Lawrence & Dorothy Wiederhoeft *indicates multiple accounts P.A.C.E. -Partner Advancing Christian Education: Larry & Linda Becker Gladys Belgard Rev Bruce & Deborah Berndt Dennis & Sylvia Burmeister Clifford & Charlotte Dobie Ruth Draut Virginia Drevlow Jedd Hartmann „94 Betty Kiehl Brenda Laue Luedtke Investments, Inc

Stephan Salzman Ed & Barb Sampson Herb & Norma Schindler Tom & Jean Schultz Greg & Deb Schulz Deanne J Tolzmann Henry & Joanne Weihe Leonard & LeNore Wendt TECHNOLOGY: David & Amanda Bergt „92 YEARBOOK: Sarge‟s Service/Truman Flowers

Tuition costs should

never stop a student

from hearing God’s

Word every day.

Nearly $80,000 in stu-

dent tuition aid has

been given to families

qualifying for tuition

assistance this school

year. (This has doubled

from last year.)

Will you be a Guardian

Angel and help us make

those award dollars

into “real” dollars? We

need your help to make

the budget balance!

Sustaining and Strengthening God‟s Ministry at MLHS

Will You be a Guardian Angel ?

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Thursday, October 15th 4 p.m.—8 p.m.

Friday, October 16th 8 a.m.—8 p.m.

Saturday, October 17th 8 a.m.—noon (Bag sale)

Your volunteer help is appreciated—and needed—to help prepare and run the sale. Donations will be accepted beginning on Sunday, October 11th (sorry, no TV’s, microwaves or computers.)

Can you give a few hours to prepare for the sale? Can you work during sale hours? Can you provide baked goods or produce? The hundreds of volunteer hours and great sale items given by our wonderful “Friends of MLHS” are invaluable to the success of this sale! Last spring you

helped us raise $13,060! Thank you!

and

The Martin Luther High School Drama Department presents

Friday, November 13th-7:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 14th-7:00 p.m. at the historic Fairmont Opera House

Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students-available at the door

Under the direction of Mrs. Amanda Bergt

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Wanted: Do you have “things” sitting around that others might consider to be antiques, primitives, vintage or collectibles? We are looking for furniture, dishes, toys, machinery,

cars, tools, clothing, jewelry, Indian artifacts, books, household items, trunks, outhouses, barn cupolas and interesting items that were made before 1960.

Who: Anyone can donate or consign. Suggested donation of your profits to MLHS:

30%—40%—50%—75%—100%—you decide!

When: One-day auction—Saturday, January 2nd, 2010 9:45 a.m. How: Call 436-5249 for more info.

Auctioneer: Mr. Allen Kahler, Auctioneer Alley, Fairmont, gratis auctioneer.

Help us fund the $80,000 in Student Tuition Aid given out this year!

Generation to Generation

Fall Benefit Dinner

Monday, November 16th, 2009 Doors Open 5:00 p.m. ~ Dinner served 6:00 p.m.

Featuring the amazing talent of:

Erin Bode & Company Erin has performed for the National LWML Convention, toured Africa with the Themba Girls' School Choir, appeared on the Saturday Early Show & Fox &

Friends, opened for Michael Buble & Mary Wilson & performed w/Garrison Keillor.

Guest Speaker:

1986 Alumnus Mike Reed

Mike will share his MLHS experience and how it has impacted his adult life.

General seating tickets are $75.00

(a portion of your donation is tax-deductible)

Please purchase tickets by November 10th Available from MLHS parents and the MLHS office

A benefit supporting the MLHS Ministry.

Get your tickets today! Please join us in giving thanks for all of our blessings!

Phone: 507-436-5249 Fax: 507-436-5240

A choice

worth making...

Luther High School

Martin

315 Martin Luther Drive PO Box 228 Northrop, MN 56075

Find us on the web @

www.martinlutherhs.com

Martin Luther High School welcomes

full or part-time students in grades 9-12 without regard to religion, race, color

or national origin.

Non-Profit Org. U.S. POSTAGE

PAID Permit No. 290 Fairmont, MN

56031

Address Service Requested

The Martin Luther High School Association

Full Member Churches: Immanuel Lutheran, Fairmont St. James Lutheran, Northrop St. John’s Lutheran, Rapidan St. John’s Lutheran, South Branch St. John’s Lutheran, Willow Creek St. Paul’s Lutheran, Fairmont St. Paul’s Lutheran, Truman St. Paul’s Lutheran, Wilbert Trinity Lutheran, Fieldon Zion Lutheran, Fraser Associate Member Churches: Immanuel Lutheran, Galena Our Saviors Lutheran, Winnebago Salem Lutheran, Madelia St. John’s Lutheran, Antrim St. John’s Lutheran, Good Thunder Trinity Lutheran, Lake Crystal Trinity Lutheran, Trimont Zion Lutheran, Lewisville All member congregations are commit-ted to providing spiritual support. Con-gregations are represented by dele-gates which comprise the governing body. All members are to encourage student enrollment and promote MLHS as an extension of their congregational ministry. Full Member support is 6% of annual budget in monthly payments from the congregational treasury.

Thank you for being a Partner in Ministry:

Menu:

BBQ Pork Riblet

Sandwiches

Chips

Assorted Salads

Homemade Bars

Beverages

Supplemental funding for

dinner only is provided by

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Martin County Chapter

This benefit will help offset medical expenses in-curred while Kaleb was hospitalized last summer in

Rochester with a rare infection. Kaleb’s parents are Steve & Kim.

The benefit is organized by friends. To donate salads, bars or items please call Cindy

Krenz at 238-1735 or Charlotte Dobie at 776-2391.

Sunday

November 8th

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

at

Martin Luther High School