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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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Some Memories of Art by Pat Tresness

artArt told me about taking piano lessons at the local hotel (not sure which town they lived in at that point but not in Chicago — perhaps LaSalle) and having to practice and do his lessons in the main lobby.  Can you imagine a young boy having to take piano lessons in such a public place??  Also had stories about the rat terrier his dad had when he had the bakery in LaSalle(??) and all the rats the dog would catch trying to keep them out of the baking flour.  He also told me of a prank he and some other guys did.  I don’t remember if it was on Halloween or some other time.  But I think they decided to move an out house.  Unfortunately SOMEONE WAS IN THE OUT HOUSE when he/they decided to move it!!!  As usual, he ran fast and didn’t get caught.  And, he was staying with me about the time we first put man on the moon.  While he was pleased and intrigued with the idea of putting a man on the moon, he told me that he would miss believeing in the idea of the moon being made of green cheese and the man IN the moon.  I think he knew things would take off with fast changes after that event and he missed the old time ways.  And, I think Art’s first airplane ride was in his late 70’s.  He decided to fly to Atlanta to visit us.  And he was so proud of the fact that he’d grown a beard since we’d last seen him.  He was so tickled and happy to get off the plane with a beard and sunglasses on — just wondering if we’d recognize him!!!  I think Art was born during the year that the US had the last (official) Indian/Native American war (not sure which battle that might have been.  The main point is that he saw a lot of big changes happening in society and technology during his lifetime — something that we now take for granted.  He went from horse and buggy to men landing on the moon in his lifetime — that’s a lot of very big changes all the way around.

I will say that Art Lindskoog was a very important person in my life.  He made an impact on me — and I think over time I might made a smaller impact on him.  He was just such a wonderful father-in-law and then a dear, dear beloved friend after Jim and I divorced.  Art and I had a long history together.  We met when I was a teenager and our friendship continued to grow until he died when I was a full adult with children — don’t even want to count the number of years that he was a big part of my life.  But it was special all the way through.

Art was just one of those people who remains a constant in my life for all he contributed to my life.  He was a gem and more.  He was to me what a father-in-law should be — a second father to my own beloved father.  And Art remained so to me throughout his life.  He offered encouragement, disagreement, and thought and consideration about what I was doing in my own life.  And we often had great fun agruing about what was what!!!

I always found it interesting that because of the small but intense Swedish community around Clark Street — that Art knew a lot of the people that my Dad knew (way back when even before I was born).  My Dad was an immegrant from Sweden rather than someone born here.  Art and my Dad didn’t know one another before Jim and I met — but they knew a lot of people in common.  I think Art knew my god father, John Anderson, for a long time before I ever met Art.  And so the story goes on and on with the 6 degrees of seperation!!!  They just knew a lot of people in common and therefore when they finally met it was like an “old home’s day”.  It all ended up with an extended family that was quite close in so many ways and such fun.  We did always have fun together with Art and his family and my family — something to be treasured.

Not sure if you know that my “now” last name of Tresness is my mother’s Norwegian family name/maiden name)  that I took when I got divorced.  That makes a lot of confusion on some documents.  My surname when born was “Lugn” — it was a Swedish Army name given to those in the military back in Sweden.  It all makes for interesting and confusing ways of tracing family history from my side of the family — but fun in the boot.
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On another note — I have a photo of my father on the Queen Mary comiing into New York harbor in the 1920’s.  I’ve looked on the Ellis Island site several times and can find no entry for him into the states.  Makes me wonder how he came in about 1927 or such.  Obviosly I know he got here and then lived his life here.  I have his passport but can find no mention of him on the Ellis Island site.  Could there have been another way for him to have entered from the NY entry point???  What am I missing???

So much for so many questions that might forever remain unanswered.  but I love the search.

Hugs from cousin, Pat Tresness

Driving Magic is Magical for the Kids

driving magicHere is a picture of Malik (visually impaired) from CVI loving the feel of Schatzi, Schatzi seems to enjoy Malik’s loving too.

Here is what Driving Magic is all about as copied directly from their website, which can be seen by clicking here.  Driving Magic. Inc. began as a group of people with a passion for providing equine-assisted recreational therapy. All had been volunteers, board members and/or participants in therapeutic riding and carriage driving programs for 8-12 years. Because of the unique benefits of carriage driving for the disabled, especially for pre-teens through senior adults, and the limited availability for this type of service in Georgia we turned our passion into a business on July 1, 2004. Driving Magic, Inc. has five instructors certified by the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association and an additional NARHA Instructor-In-Training. In 2005, we enhanced our services by offering work skills days for adults with developmental disabilities and an “Execs on the Farm” program which offers businesses the opportunity for team building events through volunteering with our program. And we began construction of a carriage driving-centric sensory integration trail in early 2007.

Thanks so much to the Lindskoog Family for donations to Driving Magic you have made in the past.  We’re having our 6th Annual BBQ and Auction fund raiser on November 14.  As you can imagine, the tight economy has made it difficult for us to raise enough funds to fully support the program and all it’s activities.  One thing that is extremely helpful to DMI, is horse sponsorships.  Funders tend to think of our horses as overhead expense rather than teaching aids — which is what they truly are and therefore it’s difficult to get funds to support their costs.  We can’t do what we do without our horses!  We’ve suggested that either individuals or family groups send a regular payment to DMI to sponsor the care of a horse.  The key here is “regularly scheduled” so that we know how to budget each month’s or quarter’s expenses.  It’s an idea that perhaps some of the family might consider and hopefully would not be a financial burden if done in a group.  Hopefully some would be willing to commit to a year or even an on-going basis.  Another alternative is “In Lieu of flowers” — rather than sending someone flowers in memory or honor, think of Driving Magic and make a donation to DMI.  You’ll see some  more ideas of simple ways to help Driving magic on page 3 of The Hitching Post.  Donations can be sent to Driving Magic, Inc., P.O. Box 279, Duluth, GA 30096. I will tell you that my experience working with people who have disabilities [as a NARHA  certified driving instructor] has given me such a sense of fulfillment and fun that I’ve never before experienced.  Nice to say when one is now 65 years old!!!  If you ever come to Atlanta we’d love for you to see DMI in action. Click here to see a copy of Driving Magic Inc.’s brochure.

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Pat Tresness
If an ongoing contribution doesn’t seem to fit what the Lindskoog’s would like to do, I’m thinking that setting up a page for the Lindskoogs on yourcause.com would be another avenue.  If everyone sent to their distribution lists and each one contributed something toward a Lindskoog goal of say…$5,000 to fund a particular aspect of the program (e.g., our cost of delivering workshops to Hi Hope Center and Creative Enterprises) that would be a God-send.  FYI, Gwinnett County just pulled 100% of their funding for most of the Gwinnett County supported non-profits.  Hi Hope Center, a residential and day program for adults with moderate to severe developmental disabilities, depends on those government funds and now they have been completely yanked.  If we could raise the $$ to cover their cost (the tuition our participants pay represents <7% of the actual cost of delivering the services) and ours of hosting all Hi Hope and Creative Enterprises workshops annually, for example, that would benefit so many and be a ray of sunshine in the lives of adults who need it so much.  As I expressed to the non-profit CEO roundtable today (and had resounding agreement from my counterparts); adults with disabilities, especially those who are severe, are so forgotten when it comes to services and funding. They don’t look “cute” for brochures, they require so many more resources to provide services safely; those that are severe may even have behavioral aspects that can be difficult for our society to understand, whether it is spitting or lashing out or yelling or taking several minutes to process a single thought or sound. They don’t understand why they do those things either, but I have seen amazing results when services such as ours are used to build skills, encourage independence and empowerment, and enable these [young though senior] adults to feel a bit a freedom and fun.  Ok, now I’ll step off of my soapbox to say that any support the Lindskoog family can give to enable us to create even a few magic moments in the lives of our participants would be greatly appreciated.
Jennifer Lindskoog
Jennifer, Let us know when you’ve got the yourcause.com setup and I’ll let the Lindskoog Family & their e-mail distribution lists know, then it’ll be so easy to contribute, there’ll be no excuse at all.  Pat & Jennifer have been with Driving Magic Inc. forever, they work tirelessly to keep this most worthwhile program going, all they’re asking from us is a little bit of money, hard to imagine asking Swedes for money, but all kidding aside, tell your friends & family how they can make a difference, by donating to Driving Magic Inc.  I feel honored to be connected to DMI through Pat & Jennifer, also to know that each of you will dig deep into your pockets, where the big bills are, and send some money down south today.

Atlanta A’s Doing A-Okay

AndersonWe’re all fine in Atlanta. Andy and I are busy raising two great kids. Annika is now 4 and in preschool. Anderson is 2. They are both at such fun ages. We’re really enjoying them. Given Matt (brother) and I only live about 20 minutes from one another, our kids get to play together quite often and are all very close cousins. It’s a joy to have family so nearby. My mom (Pat Tresness) gets to see all of us all the time too which is nice. My dad (Jim Lindskoog) is doing great too. I’m working a little bit-still as a speech therapist. I’m doing all that my schedule allows given the kids are still so little. It Annikaallows me to work, but also be a full time mom, which I feel so fortunate to do. Andy is still practicing anesthesia at the big children’s hospital in Atlanta. All is going well for us.

Here are pics of the kids, Anderson & Annika, so you could see them. Yes, they have the Swedish blonde hair, but they definitely did not get it from me. As Andy says, “when he had hair, it was blonde!”

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