Lakeside Lutheran Link issue 13

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The Lakeside Lutheran Link, 2018 Issue 1 mission Motivated by the love of Jesus, Lakeside Lutheran High School partners with families to educate, encourage, and equip students for life and for eternity.

Table of Contents

Grateful goodbye to a grateful Mr. J 2 Students make friends, meet alum far away 4 New Friends part of an old tradition 5 Decades of faithfulness to the 3rd generation 6-7 Alum Links 8 Remembering loved ones 10 Reunion plans and reports 11

about our federation Lance Johnson has been in ministry at LLHS since 1993. He wraps up his career this spring teaching Science 9 and Human Anatomy & Physiology, but many alum may remember him in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Technical Drafting, Keyboarding or Health class, and decades of runners know him as Coach J during cross country and track seasons (pictured below with Gerry Walta, who retired fron full-time ministry and coaching in 2016).

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fter 25 years at Lakeside, I am retiring from the teaching ministry. From 8 am to 5 pm almost every school day spent with students and teachers will shape any person profoundly, as it did me. However, Lakeside wasn’t my only teaching station and that has given me a unique perspective.

My first 16 years occurred in a public school which was full of many Christian students, parents, and teachers. Those families and teachers live through the very same issues with sin and Cross-bearing as we all do at Lakeside. So I can bear witness to the fact that the difference for Lakeside is not that we are Christian and they are not.

The difference is that Jesus is openly and intentionally included here.

Teachers here open the Bible every morning together; everyone in the school devotes some time after second hour to a message from the Word of God. Every student, every day, attends a full class period to a study of the Word. Every day we teach and learn the usual high school subjects, all the while engulfed and breathing in an atmosphere of God’s great promises. I know that the Word changes people; it is daily changing your children, my colleagues and co-workers, and this kind of change is truly a beautiful thing.

I am grateful to God for guiding me thus far through Lakeside, and I am grateful to students, parents and teachers for accepting me and letting me share in something very special.

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The Lakeside Lutheran Federation includes 31 congregations in a diverse geographic region in southcentral Wisconsin that extends north to south from Beaver Dam to Janesville and east to west from Oconomowoc to Madison.

The Lakeside Lutheran Link is a publication of Lakeside Lutheran High School in Lake Mills, WI, published twice annually and distributed free of charge to graduates, supporters, students, families and friends. Readers are encouraged to pass on copies to benefit others. Please direct all correspondence, letters, news corrections, comments and requests to be added to our home mailing list to: Lakeside Lutheran High School 231 Woodland Beach Rd. Lake Mills, WI 53551 info@llhs.org • 920.648.2321 Principal: James Grasby Assistant Principal: Pastor Don Schultz Development Director: Scott Gronholz Recruitment Director: Steve Lauber Activities Director: Kirk DeNoyer Regents Chairman: Brian Ertman

Photo credits: Cover shots: see these and more at llhs.smugmug.com/LLFamily/Alum-LoveLLHS-photos/

p. 2: LL staff; p. 3 LifeTouch p. 4–11: LL staff, archives or contributed; p. 9 Grand Event pics, Ruth Fenske see more at llhs.smugmug.com/

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open to everyone 14+

join in slam dunk fun in support of our shared mission to share jesus!

Scan the QR to register or see link below >>

3-on-3 tournament for OpGo! • SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 • LLHS gyms Ready to ball for a cause? • Guys/Girls ages 14+, competitive & rec brackets

Cost $20 per player • Register at goo.gl/hohQNn by May 20 Also! 3-point competition and raffles Willing business sponsor or raffle item donors? contact Jenny Krauklis at jkrauklis@llhs.org Help LL teens spread the Gospel through OpGo! celebration of ministry The Lakeside Lutheran High School Federation recognizes the God-pleasing ministries of two teachers who are retiring this spring:

M r. Lance Johnson, 25 year s of service

M r. James Bauer, 19 year s of service

In recognition of their combined 44 years of service to our Lakeside Lutheran High School as well as their retirements at the end of the 2017–18 school year, Lakeside will host a reception for Mr. Johnson and Mr. Bauer following the 7 pm Commencement Concert on May 20 in the Cafeteria. All are warmly welcome to join us! If you cannot attend but would like to share your thankfulness for their service, your favorite memories or well wishes for retirement, feel free to send cards to the school office at 231 Woodland Beach Rd., Lake Mills, WI 53551 to the attention of: 2018 retirements.

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make new friends far In 2015, LLHS faculty Pastors Caleb Davisson and Clark Schultz worked with Kingdom Workers to find three unique locations and four different student trips that would enable Warrior teens who wanted to “GO” with the Gospel. That summer, 15 Warriors headed to Toronto, New Jersey, and Louisville to help with canvassing and camps and VBS. In 2018, 35 students make up seven teams that are headed to six locations for soccer camp, art camps, a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) camp, as well as VBS and canvassing activities.

From Alaska to Idaho...from New York to New Orleans...New Jersey to Antigua, these summer mission trips are known as “Operation GO.” Students and the host congregations develop bonds that last beyond a week, with many participants keeping in touch with their host families throughout the school year. For the soccer camp and STEM camp held at Faith Lutheran Church and School, Anchorage, there’s an even more special connection. Pastor Chris Ewings ‘01 and Principal Tom Zarnstorff ‘74 are Lakeside alum.

other kids my age, work hard and give my very best.”

Still, he is thankful for something even more important. “Pastor Stuebs’ religion class deepened my faith. There’s where my faith became more than academic. I knew Jesus as my Savior and my God,” he says.

Now, he is thankful to see his alma mater and his ministry working together. “This is such an amazing blessing—to see kids with faith on fire, who put faith into action. It’s a jolt of action for kids in our church to see, and they are encouraged to serve in ways they might not have before,” he says.

After all, this is a leap of faith for teens to come to a city where three out of four people don’t believe in God. “It takes some nerve to share Jesus with kids they’ve never met. What a blessing for Faith, not only as we seek to do outreach, but also that our members—from oldest adult to youngest—say ‘Wow! They are living their faith!’” he says. “We are absolutely thrilled about this opportunity and hope we can keep this partnership going!”

And, he says, “for Lakeside Lakeside Lakeside, we will!”

Pastor Ewings married Cara, an Alaska native, and has five children.

He appreciates how Lakeside and its “amazingly talented staff ” prepared him for the ministry. “Herr Walta changed me from a boy to a man,” he says. “He equipped me with gifts to learn how to learn, to take responsibility, to do my best.

I learned new levels of excellence. Plus, with sports I learned how to integrate with

Photos at right are of the summer 2017 OpGo trip to Faith, Anchorage, where teens help organize a flag football camp one week and a soccer camp the next.

See llhs.org/opgo for teen names and links to more photos.

Principal Zarnstorff and Pastor Ewings are on the third photo from top, left and right sides, respectively.

<< Special thanks to Pastor Caleb Davisson (with us since 2006) for starting and spearheading these opportunities for our students! Pastor D recently accepted a call to Divine Savior, Doral, Fla., and will be moving south this summer. We love his devotion to helping our students share Jesus!

Pastor Michael Helwig, currently serving Crown of Life Lutheran, Hubertus, Wis., accepted the call that Lakeside extended last winter and reports that he’s looking forward to furthering the OpGo work that Pastor D began! >> page 4 | Lakeside Lutheran Link | 2018 Issue 1 | llhs.org

& I want to thank you and the students for taking time and energy to provide a wonderful couple of hours...Barry had a great time! He enjoyed bowling and loved his picture. I am truly impressed with the LLHS students. What a great group of young people. Our future is in great hands with them.

— Cindy Rummler

make new friends near For the past 59 years, students at LLHS have focused on service.

For some, it meant SHO Team (at left, top photo, circa 1989) and giving presentations about alcohol and drug abuse to grade schools.

Others belonged to Teens for Life (middle photo, circa 1999), and were passionate about speaking out of the lives of all people, especially those who cannot speak for themselves.

Some joined Affinity (bottom photo, circa 2003), a group that began in 2001 to encourage students to use their “time and God-given abilities to serve our fellow students, school and its neighbors.”

Today, students join Teens for Christ—and serve God and others in a number of ways. This year, TfC started New Friends, where LL teens hang and develop friendships with people who have special needs.

All can join in fun activities, such as human bowling, karaoke, face painting, basketball, crafts, music, and, of course, snack (they’re teens!).

Held three times in the 2017-18 school year, more than 50 Lakeside teens participated each time. “We are excited to share God’s Word with more individuals in our community,” says Ruth Hirschfeld, LLHS faculty adviser to Teens for Christ. “New Friends allows us to witness to the joy that faith in Jesus brings as we have fun. It has the potential to inspire and impact both the community participants and the teens who are looking to make some new friends.” Senior Sophie Collins agreed. “People

with special needs can learn from us, but we can also learn from them,” she said. “Getting a strike in bowling can make someone so happy. It helps us remember the little things in life and to stay positive.

I am always amazed by the happiness.”

She also saw the need to spread the word about the program. “The most important part for us is to not only have people come back, but have more people come and join us every time.” she said.”

We’re learning how to let people know this is going on.”

Caretakers of anyone with special needs who may be interested in attending next year should contact Hirschfeld at rhirschf@llhs.org, or 920-648-2321 x2210.

See more photos at llhs.smugmug.com/Events

<< Noelle Kirsch, ‘90, brought 19-year-old daughter, Kailey Steinbrink, who has cerebral palsy.

Noelle fondly recalls performing in school plays at LL, and loves that her daughter has an opportunity to hang out with other teens. New Friends was a blessing because Kailey “loves being around people and got to meet new people,” Noelle said. Kailey spent the afternoon with junior Jordan Learned and senior Bridgette Schoebel, pictured.

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Three generations of faithfulness, continued~ In our Fall 2017 edition, we featured a few 3-generation Lakeside families, and highlighted their generations of commitment to Christian education. We are thankful for these other three-gen families too!

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1. Bonnie (Bublitz ‘68) and Dave Bischoff ‘70 2. Jennifer (Bischoff ‘94) Main 3. Kaitlin Main ‘18

Gentz-Kuhl-Duddeck Von Haden-Frigo-Abel 1. Laurie (Von Haden ‘68) Frigo 2. Megan (Frigo ‘94) Abel 3. Madeline Abel ‘20

Bublitz-Bischoff

1. Bonnie (Bublitz ‘68) and Dave Bischoff 70 2. Joel Bischoff ‘91 3. Alicia ‘16, Vanessa ‘19 and Monica ‘20 Bischoff

The 2018-19 school year commemorates our 60th year! Get ready to celebrate all year the ways God has blessed these decades of faithfulness.

Know a three-gen Lakeside family that escaped our research? Please let us know at info@llhs.org or post a photo on our alum Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/LLHSForeverWarriors

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1. Jim and Beverly (Detert ‘64) Buelow ‘64 2. Stephanie (Buelow ‘88) Bartels 3. Nick Bartels ‘17 page 6 | Lakeside Lutheran Link | 2018 Issue 1 | llhs.org

Jaeger-Ibeling

1. Ione (Jaeger ‘64) Ibeling 2. Joel Ibeling ‘90 3. Sam Ibeling ‘21

1. Sara (Gentz ‘70) Staude 2. Jody Kuhl ‘94 3. Jayden Duddeck ‘20

1. Cheryl (Klug ‘71) & Eugene (‘65) Burrow 2. Kristine (Burrow ‘95) Reich 3. Logan Reich ‘21

Roth

1. Dennis M. Roth ‘64 2. Dennis J. Roth ‘88 3. Trey Roth ‘18

For the Lord is good. His mercy endures forever.

His faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalm 100:5

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Three LLHS grads were in the cast of the February 2018 play The Crucible at Martin Luther College, New Ulm. Pictured are Caleb Strutz (‘17), Malachi Mortensen (‘17), LL teacher Matt Doering, and Becca Doering (‘16).

Not long before graduating with a degree in business from Winona State University, Jake Gronholz ‘13 was named to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Southern Division’s 1st team for his final football season, earned 1st team all-region accolades for super region four, and was placed on the Don Hanson football all-American honorable mention squad. He was also named as “Most Influential Offensive Lineman” by his WSU coaches and teammates.

Dennis (‘70) and Karen (Punzel ‘70) Kulow are pleased to announce that daughter Whitney (‘13) and Adam Wagner (‘13), plan to marry in an outdoor ceremony August 11, 2018.

Whitney graduates with an accounting degree this spring from UW-Whitewater and will work at Reilly, Penner & Benton CPAs as a staff accountant in Milwaukee.

Adam graduated from the Rutgers University Professional Golf Turf Management Program in 2017. He is employed at Erin Hills Golf Course.

Hope Werre (‘12) married Martin Loescher on June 24, 2017 at Peace Lutheran in Sun Prairie. Hope accepted a call to teach 5th grade and music at Peace, Hartford, WI. Martin is a seminarian in Mequon.

Correction: Troy and Charlene (Punzel ‘84) Hinstorff are keeping busy with weddings! On, Sept. 2, 2017, Brooke (‘11) married Aaron Voight (’11) (pictured), son of Mike (‘76) and Holly Voight (‘83). On May 5, 2018, Kyle (‘09) married Jaclyn Bretoi, of Austin, TX. Jae (’12) is engaged to marry Madison Zwink of Edmonds, WA, on May 11, 2019.

In her role as a rep of Purple Cow Organics, Amy Ziegler (‘11) was interviewed about gardening tips on WISN

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as part of an Earth Day 2018 feature.

Paul Lenser (‘09) recently shared a brief, fun video of highlights from his January 2018 trip to Thailand, including visits to Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Ko Samui, and Ko Pha-ngan. See it here: bit.ly/2HC91Ox Dan and Heather (Gronholz ‘06) Karow (‘06) welcomed baby girl, Eve, on September 18, 2017. She joins older brothers Garrett (9) and Karsten (3) at home.

William Everett was born Down Under on April 5, 2018, to Amanda (Winters ‘04) & Shannon Main, coming in just over 4 kg and 56 cm (9 lbs, 22 in). He joins brother James Karl, born May 25, 2016. The family continues to make their home in Woolloongabba (Brisbane), Queensland.

David Mallow (‘81), of Watertown, went to the Lord January 15, 2018 at his home following a courageous battle with ALS. His funeral was January 20 at St. Paul in Ixonia. Dave is survived by wife, Shelly, children Josh (‘05) (Shannon), Jessica (‘06) (Adam) Trexler, Stephanie (‘09) (Tom) MacAskill, Tim (‘12) (Kaitlyn), and 2 grandchildren.

Liane (Saur ‘81) Porzky went to heaven on Feb. 1, 2018.

Memorial service was Feb. 10.

Patsy (Pontel ‘70) Ludeman went to her heavenly home on Dec. 23, 2017. The funeral was held at St. Paul, Lake Mills on Dec. 28.

Wayne R. Kreklow, age 85, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 20, 2018. He taught at Lakeside from 19591967. The memorial service was February 10 at Peace Lutheran Church, Neenah.

Daryll Thorman (‘67) passed away April 5, 2018 at the Waupaca Medical Center.

He is survived by his wife, Barbara, 3 children and 8 grandchildren. Funeral

services were April 17 at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King.

Reginald (‘65) and Donna Chamberlain celebrated their 50th anniversary on Dec. 2, 2017.

Friends gave them a trip to Door County to celebrate.

They are pictured at Whitefish Dunes State Park in Oct. ‘17. They lost their son in 1988, and Reggie almost died in 2006 from a brain injury. He had to learn how to think, speak, and walk again. “It took 7 long years, but he did it,” Donna says.

Don’t be shy!

Wedding? Baby? Promotion?

Retirement? Milestone? Share your own “alum link” news for our next edition.Your Forever Warrior family wants to be there with you~ Update us online at www.llhs.org/alum

Alum come “Back to School” 7th annual Grand Event

(more pics llhs.smugmug.com/LLFamily) Check out the grads who came back to school in support of the LLHS ministry! A fun feature this year held the possibility of a reward for alum in attendance: 2 “Forever Warrior” $100 Visa giftcards! Development Director Scott Gronholz narrowed the sizable field of winners (60 of the 300 guests were grads! Thank you!) to the latest and earliest grads of the night. Congratulations to Adam Riedel (‘13) and Sharon Guenterberg (‘63)! Good sport Bob Kuykendall (‘63) was also in the running, but lost the coin toss. Thanks for coming home for Christian education!

Alum from the 2010s and the 1960s were called up to the stage for a special round of applause. From left: Rachel (Olah ‘11) Koschnitzke, Adam Riedel ‘13, Ione (Jaeger ‘64) Ibeling, Phyllis (Heiliger ‘69) Huska, Judy (Degner ‘64) Kuykendall, Linda (Jaeger ‘69) Redfield, Bob Kuykendall ‘63, Jim Buelow ‘64, Bev (Detert ‘64) Buelow, Linda (Lemke ‘69) Haberman, Sharon (Kassube ‘63) Guenterberg (hidden), Diana (Schuhmacher ‘66) Michi, Gary Mack ‘66

Another fun feature this year was the ability to make a donation that sent friends and family—former classmates, teachers, rivals?—to detention for 10 minutes. Dozens of detainees seemed to enjoy it more than any of today’s students could relate to!

L–R: Glen Pufahl ‘00, Leon Jaeger ‘70, LL Asst. Principal Don Schultz, Jim Buelow; Erika (Buelow ‘99) Haar, Stephanie (Buelow ‘88) Bartels

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We are grateful for the heartfelt gifts offered to the ministry of Lakeside Lutheran High School by one or more donors from November 2017 through April 2018 in memory or honor of loved ones.

Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.

My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going. john 14:1-4

In Memory of

Doris Becker Richard Berner Joey Briella Lou Bowling Howard Buckingham Robert Butler Carl Christianson Donald W. Conner John DaValt Troy Davenport Noah Degidio George Denninger Irene Denninger Donald Dorn Bee Fischer Steven C. Fischer Kay Ann Flahive Arlene Frey

Charlene Garcia Diane Giese Walter Graham Margaret Hafemann Alfred Hanke James Hartwig Daniel Hatcher Ivadean Hausen Shirley Hrobsky Betty Huebner Jean Kakac Bill Kern Robert Kirk Dave Koblitz Martin Koch Neal Kopplin Ken Krause Brian Larrabee

Janice Lehmann Harvey Lenius Gary Leverton Patsy Ludeman David Mallow Carl Martin Robert Niedfeldt Joyce A. Nielsen Duane A. Olson Neil Parker Merlin Pfeifer Liane Porzky Larry Queiser Hank Rabbach Gerald Raymond Denise Richter Dianne Rumler Joyce Schlender

Stanley C. Schroeder Donald L. Schultz Lois Schweiger Ruth Shuppe Charles Spafford Janice Stuebs Bob Taus David Tetzlaff Betty Tietz Freida Vette Esther Werth Evelyn Zechzer Evelyn Zillmer Karl Zinser

Got news?

Don’t forget to share changes & updates at

llhs.org/alum

At this alum spot on the llhs.org site you can also see the current list of class reunion contacts we have on file.

REUNIONS & MORE

2018 Reunions (we’ve heard about, anyway!)

Class of 1968–50th...Saturday, July 28 at Home of Tom Luetzow

Contact Tom at (920) 261-8330 for more information

Class of 1988–30th...Saturday, July 14 at 6 pm at Biggs Bar and Grill

in Watertown

Contact Andy Asmus, aasmus@llhs.org | RSVP at bit.ly/2w2GEDF or >>>

Class of 1998–20th...Saturday, August 11 from 5-7:30 at the Memorial Union in Madison Follow LLHSclassof98 on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/369618936425170/ Contact Rachel (Thiele) Fregien at rjfregien@uwalumni.com for more info

Class of 2008–10th...Saturday, August 11 at Crawfish Junction in Milford Contact Kyle Fax at Kyle.Fax@colostate.edu for more information

In Honor of

Bernadine Christianson’s birthday Class of 1977 for the blessing of a Lakeside education Ellen Fischer’s 82nd birthday Marie Mertz’s 75th birthday Elwyn Sather and Karen Paulsrud, in celebration of their wedding Mark, Peter, Wanda and Wanita Sordahl, in celebration of being LLHS Alum page 10 | Lakeside Lutheran Link | 2018 Issue 1 | llhs.org

10-years-out Forever Warriors gathered at Otterstatter’s HayLoft in Watertown on Friday, July 14, 2017 for refreshments and fellowship. Thanks for sharing the photo, ‘07!

Katie Martin in the Development office reminds alum, “Due for a reunion in 2019? Contact me at kmartin@llhs.org to make your next class reunion a breeze!”

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