Bug-a-Boo to Reopen Saturday

Believe the hype!  Bug-a-Boo has been sold to new owners who will keep the name in tact and are planning to reopen this Saturday.  Pontooners take note ... you'll still have a pit stop on Lake Le Homme Dieu this summer (and hopefully for many years to come)!

Ralph Swor, 84

Ralph Swor, 84, grandfather of our classmate, Jeremiah Swor, died recently.

Please send Jeremiah the love as he mourns the loss of his grandfather.

Welcome Caroline Madsen and Ethan Schnell Cottrell!

Wow, Spring really is a time for new beginnings!  I am thrilled to report the arrival of two new Class of 1997 babies!

Jana (Schnell) and Clint Cottrell are the happy new parents of fraternal twins - Ethan Schnell and Caroline Madsen!  Ethan and Caroline weighed 6lbs 1oz and 5lbs 5oz, respectively, and were born in Chicago, Illinois at 1:00am on Monday 15 March 2010 ... beware the Ides of March ... eep!  Everyone is now enjoying family time together in their Chicago home, are happy, healthy, and doing very well! 

Please join me in welcoming Jana and Clint on this doubly-blessed event!

Prayer Request: Pete Watt and Missi Marquardt

Hi everyone!  Today I'm writing with another prayer request - this time for Pete Watt's fiance, Missi Marquardt.  For the last six years, Missi has battled various forms of cancer.  She's fought back from Stage 4 ovarian cancer through various forms of chemotherapy and radiation in the past, and is now facing the fight for her life as she combats various forms of abdominal and intestinal cancer.  Please send up the love and prayers for Missi, Pete, and her two children ... all who very much need her in their lives.  To show additional support, Pete's niece has created a Facebook group titled, "Please Pray for Missi Marquardt" and check out Missi's CaringBridge website, found here: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/missimarquardt

Welcome, Jocelyn Rae Huebsch!

On 24 March 2010, Alisa (Tripp) Huebsch gave birth to her second daughter, Jocelyn Rae, in Woodbury, Minnesota. Jocelyn weighed 7lbs. 3oz. and measured 20.5" long.

Alisa, Derek, big sister Briella, and Jocelyn are home in Cottage Grove ... where the girls now outnumber the boys 3-1 at the Huebsch home.  Grandma Barb is probably pleased to see the pendulum has swung in the girls' favor!  Please join me in congratulating Alisa and her family on this amazing event!

Class of 1998 classmates update

Class:

I'd like to take a moment to update you all on two of our fellow classmates from the 1998 tour ... Beau and Erica (Blom) Polensky.  As some of you may know, Beau and Erica were married some time back.  In March 2008, Beau was diagnosed with cancer in his small intestine.  He's been fighting various forms of cancer ever since.

Beau is currently hospitalized and doctoring in Rochester, after bouncing back-and-forth from various medical facilities around the state.  Both of the Polenskys have an incredible faith and even more amazing love of each other, their two young boys, and their families and friends.

This Easter season, please say an extra prayer to whomever you believe in for health and healing for their entire family - that they may know the lucky life we all lead on this side of the hospital walls.  For more information on Beau's condition, or to leave a message of hope for them, please visit the CaringBridge website set up here: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/beau-c-phus

Sending all of you love and hugs everyday!

-MBMH