Harry Goodman’s Memorial

Marla Guziec

As a child, my father taught me many things. He taught me to be patient, confident, loving, adventuresome, giving, determined and above all, to follow my dreams. He always made me believe that I could reach for the stars, and I should always strive to be the best that I could be. I have always carried this with me in adulthood, and the greatest gift he gave me over the last 26 years was to teach these very same things to my three children, his grandchildren, Douglas, Marissa and Kyle.

There is nothing that strengthened the bond between my father and I more during these years than to share and watch every moment with him when he was being “Papa” to my children. His grandchildren were always one of his greatest sources of pride.

First and foremost, my father was a brilliant man. He was able to pull the most minuscule piece of information out of thin air. This fascinated his grandchildren so, that they thought he was the smartest man they ever knew. Thankfully, I have to admit that when they were stumped on a school assignment, the first thing they always said was “Lets call Papa”, and they knew that even if he didn’t have the answer, he would know where and how to find it. At one point, he became an Algebra and Chemistry tutor to my children. They were in total amazement that he didn’t even have to study the material that he was teaching them. I treasured the moments I was able to watch him in action so confidently and patiently doing what he loved most.

He was also their greatest fan over the years, but never alone and almost always with his wonderful sidekick Mar Mar. The two of them together put more miles on their car attending every music concert, traveling troupe, theatrical performance, school event, and sporting event including baseball, basketball, football, wrestling, field hockey and lacrosse. They rarely missed anything, and my children always knew that Papa was cheering them on in his own quiet manner, although he never missed a teachable moment after the event to give his “Papa” input.

Lastly, the greatest gift that he gave to them over the years was the gift of time. He was always there no matter what the task. He believed that spending time with his grandchildren was the best gift he was able to give him. Whether it was time at the cottage, playing cribbage, monopoly or chess, fishing, going to the zoo or taking off on some “Papa” adventure, he believed that spending time with them was when he was able to teach them the things that they didn’t even realize they were learning. Not only was this the greatest gift that he gave to them, but it was truly one of the most significant gifts that he could ever give to me.

It was his grandchildren who continued to take priority in his heart these last few months, thus making a humble yet most significant appearance to his youngest grandchild’s graduation not even 24 hours after being home from surgery. The determination he showed to get to this event was close to one of his last, but most precious gifts he gave to all of us.

I love you dad. I love you Papa.

Lance Goodman
I could talk for hours about my dad and what he meant to me. But I’m going to just talk about the times we spent at are summer cottage in Wisconsin. Those for me are some of the best. We’ve been going there since I was eight. There are many things I could talk about, so I’m only going to mention a few. I’m going to miss seeing him work in are garden. This was not a very big garden and not a lot of things grew well there, but he always had to plant at least one row of lettuce. It was always bitter, and he was the only person to eat it, but he had to have it. The many horse shoe matches and the night sitting out around the fire. If we had a clear night, all the stars would be out, and he always pointed out the Big and Little Dipper and the Milky Way. When we went inside, I could always get him to play a game of Cribbage or two. He loved to play Cribbage. My dad loved fishing. Going fishing with him is want I’m going to miss the most. He would always use either a red rooster tail or a Mepps spinner. He caught a lot of smaller fish, but from time to time he’d hook a big Northern Pike or Walleye. It didn’t matter whether we caught anything. It was just time we spent together. Talking about the Cubs, Bears, work, or just about fishing, it didn’t really matter. See, he wasn’t just my dad. He was my fishing partner. I know he will always be watching over me, so I have nothing to worry about. I will always love you dad.

Larry Goodman

“Goodman.  You must be a good man.”

I must have heard that joke a thousand times. I can only imagine how many times my father heard it over the course of his lifetime. Like all of us, he was flawed, but the fact is that he was a good man with an abundance of positive qualities. I would like to honor him by touching on a few of the qualities that made him such a special person to me.

My father was an open minded person. He gave people the benefit of the doubt. He was also a fair minded person who tried be as unbiased and non-judgmental as possible. He taught me that way of looking at the world, and I believe it has helped me greatly. One of the things he enjoyed doing was serving as an election judge. I can’t think of a more thankless task, but much to my mother’s dismay, he enjoyed getting up in the wee hours of the morning on election day to do his civic duty.

My father was a tremendous sports fan, particularly the Cubs and Bears, and he passed his love of sports on to me. I was an average athlete but I enjoyed playing sports and my father always encouraged me to pursue them. He coached and umpired when I played little league baseball. It was fairly common for parents to show favoritism towards their own kids, and I recall a particular situation that highlighted the value he placed on being unbiased. I was around 12 years old and on this occasion he was umpiring a game I was playing in. It came down to the bottom of the last inning with my team trailing by one run. I came up with the bases loaded and two out. The count went to three and two. I took the pitch. My dad called it strike three. Game over. I put my dad in a terrible position by not swinging, but he called it the way he saw it and that was that. He wasn’t happy with me, but he didn’t make a big deal about it. That wasn’t his way.

My father was an easy going, likeable guy. He was a very smart man, but he didn’t display his intelligence in a way that put people off. Those traits, combined with his generally accepting attitude, allowed him to blend in comfortably with a wide variety of people and   situations. My dad was a team player, who appreciated good team play. However, the team stuff did not apply when he was the craps table in Las Vegas, in which case he was absolutely ruthless. I believe there are several people here today that can vouch for this.

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My dad taught me that a person had to accept the consequences for his actions, and not to expect to be rescued by others. This was made clear to me when I tried to get my drivers license. I don’t know if it’s still done this way, but in those days, you had to go the state facility on Elston Ave and rather than driving on the street, you drove through a special course with the examiner. You got three shots at it, and not passing meant no license for another year. I had failed twice due to hitting the cones on the parallel parking. On my last try, the examiner noted my two failures and being that this was Chicago, he asked my dad if he wanted to make sure that I passed. My dad smiled and said, “No, I think he can do it on his own.” I passed with no problem that third time, and I have always been thankful for the way my dad handled it.

My father was a gentle soul. Nothing made that clearer to me than the passion for horticulture he developed later in life. By May of this year, he was already quite ill with ALS, and had fallen behind in planting his garden, something he took great pride in. I volunteered to help him out, but I’m clueless when it comes to horticulture. I’ve killed many a plant in my day. My dad was too ill to do the planting. It was difficult for him to speak, but he very calmly and patiently instructed me on what to do, step by step. It was a poignant time that I will always cherish.

My father didn’t complain about his illness. To the contrary, he minimized his symptoms as much as possible and tried to carry on with life as normally as he possibly could. It was maddening at times.

He became quite the poker player over the last few years and continued to play well after he was diagnosed with ALS. He told me that he was actually a better poker player after he got sick because his illness taught him the value of patience.

I loved my dad. I will miss my dad terribly. But I carry with me for the rest of my life, the things that he taught me, and the ways in which he shaped me, flaws and all. My words cannot express how grateful I am to him for that.

In closing, I must mention how indebted our entire family is to the Les Turner ALS Foundation. Those people are amazing. I don’t know what we would have done without them. Their kindnesses we will never forget.

Marissa Guziec

To us the word Papa means a lot more then just Grandpa. It means dedicated, intelligent, wise, patient, admirable, generous, open minded, and most importantly, adventurous. Living life to the fullest was Papa’s main mission everyday.

From eating hairy pigs feet out of a jar with me that sat lord knows how long on the back of the tavern’s bar, to being the best teammate to Kyle while playing full contact shirtless basketball in the driveway at the age of 73, and finally, fishing for hours in the flowage with Doug, determined to catch at least one fish that could never be found. These are just a few examples of how our Papa at a drop of a hat would do anything for us. His determination to give everything a 110 percent effort is something that he instilled in the three of us forever.

The Cottage was Papa’s haven to teach us life skills and lessons. Here he was able to demonstrate important tools that we would be able to carry on forever and pass down to generations to come. Our top five life skills and lessons that we learned from our Papa would be the following:

1. The definition of fishing does not necessarily mean to go out and catch fish. Papa taught us that a boat, hook and line, and good company and humor was the perfect mixture for a great fishing experience.

2. When building a bonfire, there was there is no such thing as a big enough fire as long as you do not use Mar Mar’s good wood on the side of shed.

3. When playing card games Papa always helped you strategize and would educate you on the correct rules, but never showed any mercy while playing games.

4. When exploring new journeys, it meant never getting lost, but instead taking advantage of the less traveled paths. Whether it was climbing down rocks at Rib Falls or trespassing AKA hiking through other people’s property.

5. Fixing and repairing things did not mean it would be fixed forever. Instead, it meant spending three hours on something that would only need to be repaired again in mere moments but at least Kyle’s pole got two good casts on an eight hour fishing trip.

We will take these life lessons to heart and pass them on to our families for years to come.

Our goal through out life will be to live life to the fullest just the same way our Papa did. We love you Papa, and forever will carry your memories and lessons!

2010 Lindskoog Family Reunion Minutes

Front row (L-R): Steve Lindskoog, Eleanor Lindskoog, Kristi Centarowicz, Brett Centnarowicz, Colton Centnarowicz, Jerry Petersen, Nicholas Gere, Amanda Mallasch, Mark Pechnick, Braden Mallasch, Jakob Lindskoog, Matt Lindskoog, Annika Fuhrer, Anderson Fuhrer, Amy Fuhrer, Joyce Petersen
Second Row (L-R): Mike Hodge, Jed Bruer, Kelly Hodge, Harry Goodman, Jackson Gere, Erik Pechnick, Austin Wiggerman, Pat Lindskoog, Colin Murray, Emily Murray, Eva Miller, Marla Guziec, Sharon Miller, Marissa Guziec, Julie Miller, Grace Miller, Lisa Mallasch, David Greenfield
Third Row (L-R): Ottis Lindskoog, Carol Beckland, Pat Tresness, Andrea Newman, Marlene Goodman, Marilyn Wiggerman, Kiersten Lindskoog, Dorene Wiggerman, Tedd Mallasch, Gloria Mallasch, Evie Brown, Molly Montgomery, Loretta Miller, Megan Murray, Julie Murray, Vince Murray, Todd Mallasch
Fourth Row (L-R): Chris Centnarowicz, Ted Mallasch, Jim Lindskoog, Larry Goodman, Lance Goodman, Karen Greene, Ron Wiggerman, Gary Guziec, Kirk Wiggerman, Bob Miller, Kirsten Greenfield, Jamie Greenfield, Jodie Montgomery, Kim Kaminski, Bill Kaminski
Fifth Row (L-R): Doug Guziec, Kyle Guziec, Karl Greenfield, Jim Montgomery, Roger Lindskoog, Bob Miller, Jack Miller

61st Lindskoog Family Reunion Minutes-2010

Thank you to all of you who attended yet another fun family reunion at the Heron Creek Park Reserve outside of Chicago. The Lindskoogs certainly know how to put on a great party. It was a true joy to take a moment and watch the interactions of all of the attendees. We are fortunate to have a happy family and one that gets joy from seeing one another after a long time has passed. This year’s reunion was hosted by Art Lindskoog’s family: Marlene and Harry Goodman, Marla and Gary Guziec, Larry Goodman and Karen Greene, Lance Goodman and Andrea Newman, Jim and Ottis Lindskoog, Matthew and Jennifer Lindskoog, and Amy Fuhrer. It takes a village, right? The food was delicious and the menu included the following: smoked salmon, pickled herring, cheese and crackers were served as appetizers; Italian beef, bratwursts, hotdogs, pasta salad, German potato salad, baked beans, fruit salad and chips continued the main course. Dessert included Marlene’s famous chocolate and vanilla sheet cakes. Beer was donated by the Guziecs. The cost of the reunion was $10 per adult. Children ages 13 and under were free.

The annual family meeting was conducted by Jim Lindskoog. It began with the reading of the 60th year minutes, which were approved. Then it was on to business to find out the happenings over the past year.

People made the trek from all around the country to help share in celebration of family. We had travelers from Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Georgia, Arizona, Missouri, and New Mexico.  The Wiggermans won the award for longest distance travelled coming all the way from Mesa, Arizona. Those in attendance varied in ages across the lifespan proving that the Lindskoogs enjoy spending time together regardless of age. Our youngest member award went to Megan Murray (daughter of Vince and Julie Murray) who was a mere five weeks old. Our eldest and most experienced member of the family was our cherished Eva Miller who recently turned a youthful 99 years. Amazingly, Eva has attended every Lindskoog Family Reunion. There are currently five generations of Lindskoogs living healthy and happy lives.

In addition to Megan’s birth, there were other joyous additions to the Lindskoog clan that occurred this year:
Nathan Kaminski (Kevin and Brittany Kaminski): 7/25/09
Bree Brown (Shane and Rachel Brown): 8/21/09
Finnley Marie Richards (Ryan and Jen Richards): 9/6/09
Grace Kellen Miller (Bob and Julie Miller): 9/26/09
Judson Wayne Brown (Heath and Lane Brown): 11/19/09
Megan Elizabeth Murray (Julie and Vince Murray); 5/20/10
Penya Violet Richards (Leif and Tarina Richards): 5/20/10

In addition to births, we also celebrated the marriages of Karl and Jaime Greenfield.

All joined in a moment of silence and prayer to remember those family members we had lost this past year. Jim Beckland, who passed away on 12/9/09, was remembered fondly by his wife Carol. She shared a special story of the scattering of his ashes on Rolling Stone Lake. Bob Lindeman, who passed away on 10/5/10, was also remembered by his family. They included his wife, Dawn, their children Lane & Gunnar, and his in-laws Marilyn and Ron Wiggerman.

Following the annual meeting, many of the family participated in our traditional egg and balloon tosses. (It made for a smelly drive home for some with egg yolk on their clothes!) The children also had a delightful time doing relay races, ring toss games, playing with bubbles and more.

We look forward to the 2011 reunion, which will be hosted by Erik Lindskoog’s family. We will eagerly await what news has occurred between now and then.

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December Lindskoog Birthdays

Do-I-Smell-Birthday-CakeHere are the Lindskoog family members celebrating their birthdays in December.  Get your Happy Birthday wishes to them right away, maybe you’ll be invited to their birthday party, where there will be cake, it’s all about the cake!  Special birthdays this month include Adam Porrey who will be 21 on the 4th, Autumn Brown who will be 21 on the 9th, Shane Brown will be 30 on the 11th, Ben Porrey will be 30 on the 16th, Heath Brown will be 30 on the 17th, Jonathan Lindskoog will be celebrating his Golden Birthday on the 18th, Berkley Wiggerman will celebrate his first birthday on the 18th, Denise Wiggerman hits the BIG FIVE-OH on the 24th, Brianna Sotelo turns 30 on the 24th, and Mary Calkins turns 30 sometime in December.  Happy Birthday one & all!

Kim Diersen 1

Matt Biegert 1

Hannah Cleal 3

Harry Goodman 4

Adam Porrey 4

Vince Murray 8

Autumn Brown 9

Shane Brown 11

Matt Porrey 11

Annika Gehl 12

Mary Jo Tomaras 15

Ben Porrey 16

Corwin Brown 17

Heath Brown 17

Dean Tomaras 17

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Jonathan Lindskoog 18

Berkley Wiggerman 18

Jason Richards 19

Brett Centnarowicz 19

Avian Todd 20

Elizabeth Lindskoog 21

Erik Beckland 24

Denise Wiggerman 24

Brianna Sotelo 24

Julie Miller 25

Robyn Brown 26

Erik Richards 28

David Meischen 28

Eleanor Henricksen 30

Mary Calkins

75th Birthday Bash for Jim Beckland & Cousins

IMG_2713Gloria & Ted Mallasch hosted a Surprise 75th Birthday Party for Jim Beckland.  The surprise was kind of on them, as their names appeared on the gorgeous birthday cake that Sadie Nicolas baked for the occasion.  Jerry Petersen’s name was also on the cake, despite the fact that Joyce & Jerry were in DC for a Navy reunion.  Jan Porrey’s name was added during the singing of Happy Birthday.  Jim was surprised to see so many of his relatives at the little cottage on Miner Lake.  I still don’t know how everybody fit inside, good thing everybody gets along so well.  In addition to the relatives, long time friend Bill Cook dropped in, he used to work with all of the guys at Uptown Electric, way back when.  A good time was had by all, Happy 75th Birthday!

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2009 Lindskoog Family Reunion Minutes

IMG_208460th Lindskoog Family Reunion

Riverside Park

June 27, 2009

Waupaca, WI

The 60th Lindskoog Family Reunion is over, and all survived!

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Golf Outing

The opening event included nine people golfing at the Waupaca Country Club. Barry Tomaras, Mike, John, Aaron, and Andrew Porrey teed off at 11:00 and golfed 18 holes. Ken Porrey, Kim Kaminski, Joyce Petersen, and Mary Jo Tomaras all joined at 1:00 for the last 9 holes. The day on the golf course was beautiful. Joyce Petersen came and golfed for the first time! She did magnificently!

Cottage Welcome

The next event started on Friday, June 26th with an Open House Welcome at the Porrey/Tomaras Cottage on McCrossen. Forty-Two relatives began arriving at 5:30 to the Open House where all had good conversation, stories, appetizers and cocktails. Ken and Jan Porrey arrived with cheese and crackers. John Porrey brought soda and ice, as we forgot to purchase any! Dru Brown and his family arrived by boat after an hour of traveling on the lake. Evie Brown came to the cottage with Jim, Jodi, and Molly Montgomery. Tedd Mallasch drove his family by boat. Todd and Lisa Mallasch brought a taco dip – Barry’s favorite – to add to the appetizers. Bob Miller arrived with an empty cooler and left with a full one! We do not know how that occurred, but things happen! Bill Kaminski said the chicken wings were terrible and that no one should eat them! He would take one for the family and eat the rest if he needed to. Eva had the ride of her life walking down the Grandview Road to her cottage on Miner Lake with Jerry Petersen as her co-pilot – Jerry just stopped in the middle of Grandview , looked up at the Big Dipper and followed it home! Roger and Pat Lindskoog arrived around 7:00 after getting bum directions from the front desk. Overall, all appeared to have a great time and the last guest left at 9:00.

The 60th Reunion

11:00 Setup:

The shelter was all set up with the help of the Alice Porrey Family including:

John Porrey – bringing all the tables

Ken and Jan Porrey – cleaning, setting tables, unloading Barry’s, Tracy ’s, and Mary Jo’s vehicles.

Tracy and Joan Tomaras – making pasta salads, cutting vegetables/fruits, and bringing ice.

Mike Porrey and Betty Kleppe – bringing beer and watermelon

Barry and Mary Jo Tomaras – bringing the rest of the food.

Lois Tomaras – vegetable and melon cutter

All had everything in order by 12:00, Alice would have been proud of her family pitching together to get the event up and running!

12:00 Reunion –

SKOOG Game

All began to arrive promptly at 12:00. At 12:30, Mary Jo rang the “cow bell” signifying the start of the first game. I mentioned that they would be telling me where to put the cowbell by the end of the reunion! The first activity was “SKOOG”, a type of Bingo. All were able to participate, as there was an adult version and a children version. The first family member to complete their SKOOG board would receive a prize. Joyce Petersen won, as she waited for Pat and Roger Lindskoog to arrive in the parking lot. Joyce won a Swedish windsock. Molly Montgomery, Amanda and Braden Mallasch all tied for child version. Prizes were not awarded at that time, as there were not three awards for the children. Each child will receive Dairy Queen coupons in the mail for their efforts.  The game provided everyone to meet and greet old and new family members.

Lunch was served at 1:00. The eldest family members went through the line first. The meal included:

Hot Smoked Pulled Pork Sandwiches and Hot Turkey Sandwiches on Kaiser Rolls

Joan’s Asiago Salad – in the cookbook

BLT Salad – minus the bacon

Greek Orzo Pasta Salad

Peas and Cheese – in the cookbook

Baked Potato Bar – minus the butter (I wish someone had told me sooner, sorry!)

Sour Cream                  Chopped Broccoli and Cauliflower

Bacon Bits                    Chopped Carrots, Peppers

Grated Parmesan          Feta Cheese

Black Olives

Pickles on a stick and regular sliced pickles

Cheese sticks – mozzarella and Colby cheese

Fresh carrots, celery, mushrooms, peppers

Fresh Fruit: watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries, and kiwi

Beautifully decorated cake by Sadie Nicolas – her first attempt at a large cake!

Lemonade, water, and iced tea were provided in the cost of the meal –

Adults $8.00, Children 5 – 17 $2.00, under 5 free, and Eva was free.

Beer and soda were donated by John and Mike Porrey and others, but those coolers were unknown. Thank you to all who donated beverages to drink.

During lunch, cards were handed out for two games:

Help Eva get to Waupaca – Postcards to Eva about Family Reunion or ways to travel to Waupaca in comfort.

Lindskoog Fact or Fiction – Everyone was invited to write fact (true statements) or Fiction (false statements) about the Lindskoog Family. This game is based on the invitation stating that, “Does anyone really know the true facts about the Lindskoog Heritage? Let’s get together and make stuff up!”

Family Meeting

v     The family meeting was called to order at 2:15 by Barry Tomaras. Mike Porrey read the minutes from last years family reunion. Pat Lindskoog made the motion to accept the minutes. Kirsten Greenfield seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.

Ø      Deaths

§         Barry opened the floor up to the family to acknowledge any deaths since the last year’s reunion.

§         We were happy to say that there were no deaths in the family known at the time of the reunion.

Ø      Births

§         Max Brown was born October 10 to Alicia & Ross.

§         Berkley Wiggerman was born December 18 to Kate & Jeff.

§         Zoey Parkinson born May 6 to Katrina & Eli.

§         Reagan Anne Winter born March 31 to Amanda & Josh.

§         Arthur James Nicolas born February 10  to Sadie & Mark – youngest at the reunion.

Ø      Marriages

§         Gavin LaFave to his wife Michal

§         Corwin Brown to his wife Kimberly

Ø      Moment of Silence for Good Thoughts to:

§         Marilyn Wiggerman Family

§         Steve and Eleanor Lindskoog Family

Ø      Ellie Cecil to Japan as Student Ambassador

§         Carol Beckland brought fudge to family reunion to sell to help cover the cost of her granddaughter’s Ambassadorship to Japan .

§         Jerry Petersen said the fudge was delicious.

§         Barry Tomaras lost his two pieces of fudge and is still upset to date!

Ø      Farthest Traveled

§         Debate about who travelled the farthest either Matt/Jennifer Lindskoog Family from Atlanta , Georgia or the Corwin/Kimberly Brown Family from Texas .

§         According to MapQuest, Corwin/Kimberly travelled the farthest, by air, at 1162.78 miles, Matt/Jennifer drove 938.18 miles by land

§         Therefore, both traveled the farthest one by air and the other by land.

Ø      Oldest – most experienced Lindskoog

§         Eva Miller – Perfect Attendance to all reunions! Congratulations Eva!

Ø      Youngest to the reunion

§         Arthur James Nicolas

Ø      Cookbook Sales:

§         155 recipes were submitted to the first cookbook.

§         36 families contributed to the cookbook

§         Lois and Mary Jo Tomaras typed in the recipes. If you find an error with your recipe, please email corrections to the family via Tedd so we can get things right.

§         Mary Jo Tomaras made the covers and taped in the red gingham strips in each cookbook denoting the change of categories.

§         Cost of the cookbook is $12.00

§         28 cookbooks were sold prior to the reunion.

§         42 cookbooks were printed

§         3 cookbooks remain.

§         Improvements to next cookbook – page numbers and table of contents.

Ø      Next Reunion Hosts:

§         It was brought up that we should plan all of the reunions! While this was a very nice thing to say, we respectfully declined.

§         Marlene and Harry Goodman believed that it was their turn to host the reunion in Chicago next year.

§         Tedd Mallasch will look into this when he gets home.

v     Motion to adjourn the meeting made by Kirsten Greenfield. Unknown person seconded and motion carried.

Picture was taken by David Greenfield following the short rain.

Games following the Meeting:

Dollar Game

Mike Porrey won the pot of $72.00 for the dollar game.

Lindskoog Fact or Fiction

Index cards were all turned in with questions. Next year we are going to have to work on direction following, as some questions were not Fact or Fiction questions!

Todd Mallasch and Mary Jo set up the buzzers for people to buzz in with their answers. Barry Tomaras read the questions with the help of Tedd. Amanda Mallasch and Mark Pechnick were the official buzzer clearers! Mark often reminded others to buzz in after the question was read! As people correctly answered the question, they were handed the card. Stories were told as facts were revealed. When all cards were read, Carol and Harry were tied. Eva came up with the tiebreaker question. Carol won and received a Swedish Windsock.

Swedish Raffle

A Swedish raffle was held with 10 items purchased from a Swedish Craft Sale last December. The tickets were 3 for $1.00, with the money went towards the cost of the gifts. People chose which gift they wanted to win and placed their tickets into envelopes. Some of the winners were Mike Porrey – Swedish Placemats, Kiersten Lindskoog – Swedish Book, Bette Kleppe – Swedish cup, Amanda Mallasch – Swedish Straw Ornaments, 2 Swedish Pigs ornaments – Loretta Miller, Braden Mallasch – Coloring Book, 4 Grog Cups – Lisa Mallasch. All of the items found a good home! Thanks to all who participated.

Memory Relay Game

All kids were told to make a team of four people. We had six teams. Each team was given a color ball – blue, purple, black, red, green, or a yellow stick. The winning team had to be the first to locate all five of their colored object underneath each cone. Only one person from each team can be on the grid at a time. If a person locates the correct color, they keep the cone turned over and bring the object to their line. If a person does not locate the correct color, they need to turn the cone over and go back to their line so the next person can have a turn. The first game was played with many infractions by the “older” generation. It was noted that the game is played by kindergarten through fifth grade students at the Waupaca Learning Center and they do not have any problems following directions. Therefore, another game was played and played successfully with all rules being followed! Winners include:

Game One        Team Mallasch: Amanda, Braden, Lisa, and Todd

Game Two       Team Lindskoog/Goodman/Guziec: Matt, Annaliese, Marla, and Harry

Congratulations to all for being able to remember where your colors were hidden!

Egg Toss

During the Fact/Fiction Game, Mark asked when we were going to have the Egg Toss and Water Balloon Toss, as these are the only reasons he comes to the family reunions. Amanda Mallasch informed him he had to come to the family reunion because it is family, he did agree with her rationale. After telling Lisa Mallasch and Sharon Miller, they quickly made a run to Aldi’s to get eggs for the egg toss, as to not disappoint Mark.

There were approximately 15 teams. The organization of the Egg Toss game was “tossed” over to a wonderful volunteer. (At this time, we cannot come up with the Egg Toss Director. Please let us know the name of the director so we can give him the credit he deserves.)  The egg toss was underway. Teams concentrated and tossed their eggs with great care. After 15 minutes, we had a winning team of Austin Wiggerman and Erik Pechnick! Way to go everyone! Betty Kleppe picked up all the eggshells! She’s a keeper Mike!

Postcards to Eva

While we never finished the game, Eva received many warm thoughts from the family about the reunion. The cards were given to Joyce to read to Eva after the reunion was over.

5:00 P.M. Dinner

After all the games, many stayed and ate dinner with all of the leftovers. When we all had enough to eat, the set up crew – Porrey/Tomaras – along with the Miller, Mallasch, and Petersen families all helped clean up and load up the vehicles.

Overall, it was a wonderful two days. It was nice to get the family together to see “old” family friends and make “new” family friends. We hope that no one went away hungry or bored! Until the last Saturday in June 2010, stay safe and be happy!

Respectfully Submitted

Barry, Mary Jo, and Lois Tomaras

What a terrific Reunion!!!  Thanks to everyone who made it such a great day!  A note, Brittany married Kevin Kaminski on March 20th, and the reason they didn’t make this reunion was because Brittany is due, with baby Nate, sometime in August, if not sooner.  Uncle Bob, don’t get any ideas!  Grey Jude Richards 6/28/08 and Dominic Anthony Sotelo 8/10/08 were also born since the last reunion, in fact Grey was born on the 59th reunion date in 2008.  I looked it up and the 61st Lindskoog Family Reunion will be hosted by the Goodman Family in Chicago the 4th Saturday in June, June 26, 2010, mark it on your calendar.

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