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Wedding Services Directory Inside... Page 2 and 23 2010 Fall Bridal Edition August 26, 2010 A Publication of 0/"OXs0IPESTONE-.s 2 – PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR – 23 We want to Wedding Services Savings Wedding Services Savings host your next banquet, convention, business meeting, wedding reception, anniversary DIRECTORY Stacey’s Country Boutique Book Your Wedding With Us and Receive 10% Off 15% OFF Any One Single Item 614 Main Ave S Brookings, SD latidaboutiques@gmail.com 410 141st St. • Lake Wilson, MN 507.879.3414 • 507.227.0919 (cell) www.staceyscountryboutique.com Any One Retail Item 607 Main Ave., City Plaza • Brookings, SD 57006 605-692-2165 gail. johnson. SnapS By Pipestone, MN • 507-825-2640 E-mail: gailjohnson@iw.net PiPeStone american Legion PoSt #6 117 S. HiawatHa ave. PH. (507) 825-3211 20% OFF Regular Price Item m r an an m e r e y y e e GG for Men . s s giCn otlhoitnh ClC o.g Co (507) 562-9200 www.GeyermansClothingCo.com Benjamin@techpronetworks.com 605-212-6575 www.benjaminentertainment.com 10% OFF Wedding Video Package Key Largo RestauRant, Lounge & BaLLRoom 10% Off WEDDING CAKE ORDER Hwy. 30 West, Pipestone • Phone 507-825-3652 • Fax 507-825-4625 Fresh Steaming of Bridal Gown & Dresses with Tux Rentals 110 E. Main Street Pipestone, MN (Lounge entrance on 2nd ave. Se) Look Good for the Groom’s Dinner Lake shetek - sLayton, mn • Reception Hall & Conference Facility • Wedding Reception Seating up to 400 • Three Rooms Available for Groom’s Dinners 29 VaLhaLLa DRiVe, sLayton, mn 56172 507-763-3400 as few as 5 up to 600 plus a full time chef and full liquor license. e s u o H y r Counitng &Restaurant Cater Several options for around $5.00 per plate (507) Regular price BRIDAL SETS (garters, flower girl baskets, ring pillows, and champagne flutes). Expires Jan. 2011 $50 OFF Dr. Ron Rasmussen 118 W. Main St. Pipestone (888) 825-4214 Party Room Midwest Hospitality at its Best! Which Seats up to 80 People It’s perfect for your rehearsal dinner, bridal shower. Book Your Wedding 605-692-7539 • Fax: Reception 605-697-6393 Now! 824 32nd Avenue • Brookings 410 Main Ave.Downtown Brookings, 605-697-9333 Hwy. 30 & 8th Ave. SE Pipestone, MN Ph. 825-4259 So Jo’s Sportswear Get free upgrade Wedding or Prom Upscale Hotel Event Center sojos@iw.net 507.825.2906 107 W. Main | Pipestone, MN • 800-889-2906 | Fax 507-825-6691 $200 Off NATIONAL BANK F F O % 0 1 Catering elkton locker & grocery Main Street Elkton 605-542-2291 • 888-542-2291 • 605-690-2821 (cell) Check us out online: bigdaddysmeats.com Let CROSSINGS Be Your Wedding Headquarters We are more than just golf! High Quality Dresses Wedding Receptions • Grooms Dinners Seating Capacity of 300 Plus NATIONAL BANK 10% off when you purchase 4 or more dresses 507-825-2592 WEDDING or SPECIAL OCCASION? Come Pamper Yourself at Minnesota West – Pipestone Cosmetology Program NEW 115 2nd Ave. SW • Pipestone, MN 56164 507.562.0303 NATIONAL BANK (507) 825-3301 www.ffmbank.com Corner Hwy. 30 & 8th Ave. S.W. Pipestone, MN– Ph. 825-4261 Pipestone Body Works, LLC 1103 N. Splitrock Blvd. • Brandon, SD • 605-582-2901 www.brandon-express.com Member FDIC. And the community Member FDIC. And the community Electronic Banking: 1-866-733-3444 jhammrich@swiftelcenter.com 605-692-7539 • Fax 605-697-6393 Locatedwww.swiftelcenter.com along Interstate 29, exit 132. Brookings offers of 15 mins Computerized Embroidery House Closing Costs 824information, 32nd Ave. • Brookings For booking please contact Jenny Hammrich at: two major roadways leading to the Center: I-29 and US Hwy 14. Buy 1 hour massage 107 East Main Street Pipestone, MN 56164 We Offer A www.swiftelcenter.com 107 East Main Street 107 East Main Electronic Street Banking: Electronic Banking: (507) 825-3301 (507) 825-3301 Lake Benton, MN Member FDIC. And the1-866-733-3444 community Pipestone, MN 56164Pipestone, MN 1-866-733-3444 56164 www.ffmbank.com www.ffmbank.com 368-4223 or 1-888-491-9370 Professional Teeth Whitening For That Very Special Gift For A Very Precious Day 2000 507.825.2916 Mon-Fri: 9:00-5:30 | Th: 9-8 | Sat: 9-5 25% Off CALL FOR INFORMATION OR RESERVATIONS: 800-535-7610 ■ 507-825-5871 www.calumetinn.com Customized $ Garters et Room that can accommodate Room 8x10 Wedding & Banqu Dance Hall meetings rooms Historic Wedding Creations Calumet Inn & More 10% Off 30% off 605.695.4938 Photo FREE with Wedding Photos DIRECTORY party or holiday party. We have JAKS BRIDAL ~ alicia knutson 605-766-5257 ~ ajknutson@iw.net HOURS 9-4 m-sat “Who Did The Decorating?” Unique Designs by Nancy Zink 605.693.4402 • 605.690.1037 2171 479th Avenue, Elkton, SD 57026 Book Your Entire Wedding With Us & Receive FREE Gift Value of $100! 1-800-658-2330 507.562.1100 CROSSINGSINN.COM 309 4th St. NW, PIPESTONE, MN 1-800-682-6048 Douty Floral & $1,000.00 Max | Expires August 2011 Landscape Garden Center LLC 10% off Landscaping or 1 free Bridesmaid Bouquet Call in to book a free wedding consultation! 814 Main Street • Edgerton, MN 56128 wendysflowers@frontiernet.net 507.442.4188 Your Complete Home Decorating Center Pipestone Interiors 204 West Main Street, Pipestone, MN Phone: 507-825-4277 • Toll Free: 1-800-859-4277 Mon.-Fri. 9 am - 5:30 pm • Open Thurs. Nights until 7 pm Sat. 9 am - 2 pm Conferences • Office Retreats Wedding Receptions 1.877.912.LUCK THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR – 3 & l l a H e c Dan m o o R t e u Banq ! g n i d d e W r u o Y r o f 0 5 3 o t p u s t Sea We also have: •Private Reception Area •Bar and Dining Area for Private Parties Use us for Bachelor & Bachelorette Parties, Family Reunions, Graduation & Anniversary Open Houses! 117 S. HIAWATHA AVE. PH. (507) 825-3211 (LOUNGE ENTRANCE ON 2ND AVE. SE) PIPESTONE AMERICAN LEGION POST #6 4 – PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 Get your platters for at the church! Rehearsal Supper Before the Wedding (in the dressing rooms) We Deliver! Hwys. 23, 75 & 30, Pipestone, MN Ph. 507-825-5951 PEOPLE WHO READ NEWSPAPERS ARE BETTER WRITERS AND SPEAKERS It all starts with Newspapers. Pipestone Country Club ♥ Wedding Receptions ♥ Grooms Dinners High Quality Dresses ♥ Seating Capacity Priced Way Below Suggested Retail of 300 Plus ♥ Call Mary Kay for Wedding Receptions Why pay inflated retail prices, when you can shop at Jaks for everyday low price sales. We are a one stop shopping place for Bridal Gowns, Bridesmaid dresses, Junior dresses, Flower Girl Dresses, Matching Wedding party dresses, hair accessories, Jewelry & Shoes, Infant & Boy tuxedos, Vest/tie sets & Shoes, Mother of the bride/groom dresses and Bridal accessory sets (guest book, garter, toasting glasses etc…). If you live near our shop, please stop by, or for those of you that do not live in this area shop with us online www.jaksflowergirldresses.com worldwide. Based in South Dakota. Shipping worldwide. We are more than just golf! 507-825-2592 JAKS BRIDAL ~ alicia knutson 605-766-5257 ~ ajknutson@iw.net HOURS 9-4 m-sat THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR – 5 D outy Floral & Landscape Garden Center Key Largo LLC WEDDING RENTALS RESTAURANT, LOUNGE & BALLROOM LAKE SHETEK - SLAYTON, MN • Candelabra • Aisle Runner • Kneeling Bench 10% OFF LANDSCAPING OR 1 FREE BRIDESMAID BOUQUET Douty Floral & Landscape Garden Center 309 4th St. NW, PIPESTONE, MN 1-800-682-6048 LLC $1,000.00 Max | Expires August 2011 • Landscaping • Retaining Walls • Pond Installation • Outdoor Fireplaces Ph. (507) 825-5439 TOLL FREE 1-800-682-6048 309 4th St. NW, PIPESTONE, MN g a t n i r e aC t t s ! e B its • Wedding Receptions • Graduations Celebrate in Taste! • Lakefront Location on Valhalla Island • Cruise Boat • Reception Hall & Conference Facility • Wedding Reception Seating up to 400 • Three Rooms Available for Groom’s Dinners • Anniversaries • Reunions • Business Meetings • School & Church Events From sandwiches to a full dinner, we can cater your event! CALL STEVE FOR A QUOTE! ELKTON LOCKER & GROCERY Main Street Elkton 605-542-2291 • 888-542-2291 • 605-690-2821 (cell) Check us out online: bigdaddysmeats.com 29 VALHALLA DRIVE, SLAYTON, MN 56172 507-763-3400 WWW.KEYLARGOONLAKESHETEK.COM - E-MAIL: KEYLARGO@FRONTIERNET.NET 6 – PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 Their one and only “For All Occasions” Call for reservations 507-825-2180 Luxury Limousine of Pipestone-LLC Permit #369458 www.pipestonelimo.com Getting Married? See us for invitations and accessories by Carlson Craft 20% off all Wedding Invitations & Accessories Pipestone Publishing Inc., Co. 115 2nd St. NE, PO Box 277, Pipestone, MN 56164 507-825-3333 I 800-325-6440 I Fax: 507-825-2168 Southwest Office Solutions Division printing@pipestonestar.com I www.pipestonestar.com Matt and Peggy Taubert started dating in seventh grade and never looked back By Kyle Kuphal It was around 1 a.m. on a cool October night in 1977 and they both smelled like pizza after finishing their shifts at Dar’s when Matt Taubert proposed to his high school sweetheart at her parents’ home. Peggy said yes and they woke up her family to celebrate. It was the culmination of a relationship that began more than five years earlier when they were both in seventh grade. It might seem corny, Matt says, but they had spent so much time together from seventh grade on that he couldn’t even imagine being with anybody else. And they spent so much time with each other’s families that even before they were married, it felt like they were part of the family. “I think they would have been heartbroken if it (the marriage) wouldn’t have happened,” Peggy said of her family. Peggy and her family moved to Pipestone when she was in third grade and Matt is originally from Pipestone, but lived in Mankato for a few years. His family moved back to Pipestone when he was in sixth grade and the next year the two met and immediately started dating. They were the first and only people each ever dated. “My kids look at us like, ‘what were you thinking of,’” Matt said. They bonded quickly over a common interest in athletics and a common group of about 12 friends — six couples. Like Matt and Peggy, four of those couples eventually married. “That was the thing to do in the 70s,” Matt said. About 10 months after Peggy and Matt Taubert share their journey from seventh grade sweethearts to recently celebrating their thirty-second wedding anniversary. The secret to a successful marriage they say is perseverance. Pipestone Publishing/Kyle Kuphal the pizza-scented proposal they were married on Aug. 12, 1978 at the First Presbyterian Church in Pipestone. They spent their wedding night at the first rest stop west of Sioux Falls on I-90 in the back of their Blazer. “It was economical,” Peggy said with a laugh. The truth is they planned to spend their wedding night at a motel in Sioux Falls and continue on to their honeymoon destination in Rapid City the next day. Unfortunately, the motel lost their reservations and had no vacancies, so they decided to forget motels and sleep in the Blazer. “It’s kind of a funny story,” Peggy said, “but at the time it was not.” The story is an example of what the Taubert’s say is the key to a happy marriage — don’t sweat the small stuff, take it one day at a time and keep the line of communication open. “It’s not all fun and games,” Peggy said. “You’ve got to work through it.” They both attended the Pipestone Vocational School (now Minnesota West), Matt for ag banking and Peggy for secretarial work. Matt then went on to Mankato State University (now Minnesota State University), studied accounting, “and was supported by my wife while I was in school,” he said. Tauberts Continued on page 7 THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR – 7 We offer a full menu of protection… Tauberts Continued from page 6 After some moving around they soon settled back in Pipestone to be closer to their families. Matt began working for Dave Meulebroeck in 1983, where he is now a partner, and Peggy started working at O’Neill O’Neill and Barduson as a secretary about two weeks later — a job she still holds today. “We don’t do change real well,” Matt said. They waited 10 years after they married to have children — until they were through the broke, college-student phase when they were shopping for the best deal on macaroni and cheese, Matt said. Eventually they had two children, Colin, 21, and Abbey, 18. While some might scoff at people who marry right out of high school, the Tauberts know they made the right decision. “I wouldn’t go back and change anything if I could,” Matt said. “It’s been 32 good years,” Peggy said. …with our wide range of insurance products We are a full-service agency offering quality protection for both your personal and commercial needs. Why go anywhere else? Call us today for a competitive quote for all your insurance needs. www.gmrc.com 401 8th Ave. SE • Pipestone, MN • (507) 825-3366 PersonalTouch Put a Your Wedding 2000 On • Garters • Tote Bags Customized $ Garters Wedding or Prom • Hankies • Shirts • Throws • Towels • Ring Bearer Pillows So Jo Jo’s Sportswear Computerized Embroidery sojos@iw.net 507.825.2906 107 W. Main | Pipestone, MN • 800-889-2906 | Fax 507-825-6691 8 – PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 Wedding Creations & More Pre-wedding Specializing S i li i iin C Custom t W Wedding, dd ddii E Eventt & B Banquett D Decor We have everything you need to make your wedding day unforgettable! If we don’t have it, we will find it, that’s what we do! Sales & Rentals ream, D u o Y reate C e W 30% off Any One Retail Item •Arch •Cake Tops •Ribbon •Jewelry •Unity Set •Candy Bar •Chocolate Fountain •Chair Cover Rentals •Custom Silk Bridal Bouquets •Centerpieces •Theme Wedding Sets •Candelabras •Flower Girl Baskets •Ring Pillows •Programs •Backdrops •Tulle •Veils beauty tips for the bride 607 Main Ave., City Plaza • Brookings, SD 57006 605-692-2165 weddingcreations@swiftel.net Hours M-F 10am-6pm, Sat 9am-12noon or by appointment When storms are approaching... Check out the latest weather on www.pipestonestar.com Wedding Details Rentals! Arches • Columns • Lattice • Back Drops • China & Glasses Punch Fountain & Chocolate Fountain • Linens Skirting • Table & Chairs • Centerpieces • Cocktail Tables Bachelorette, Bridal Shower, Garters & 20 Colors of Paper Tableware 410 Main Ave. Downtown Brookings, http://www.partydepotbrookings.com 605-697-9333 NewsUSA — You want everything to be picture perfect for your wedding, including your smile. But like everything else about your big day, that perfect smile could require some work ahead of time. In fact, experts suggest starting your entire beauty regimen six months before the wedding. Here’s a complete prewedding beauty checklist. •Lips: Get soft, kissable lips by brushing away flakes of dry skin with an infant toothbrush soaked in baking soda and water. Apply healing ointment, and in no time, your lips will be ready for that “kiss the bride” kiss. •Teeth: A cosmetic dentist can often correct an imperfect smile with veneers. But if spending painful hours in the dentist’s chair getting your teeth ground down sounds like it would put a damper Beauty tips Continued on page 9 THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR – 9 Beauty tips SWITCH FLOPS NOW AVAILABLE Continued from page 8 on all the joyful planning, here’s good news: Lumineers (www.lumineers.com) are now used by thousands of dentists nationwide and can be applied in two short, painfree appointments. Unlike other veneer procedures, Lumineers are so strong and thin that they don’t require removal of sensitive tooth structure. The procedure is quick, painless and even reversible. •Makeup: Women with warm skin tones look best in makeup with pink, coral, peach, amber, brown and red with yellow undertones. If you have a cool skin tone, choose pink, berry, lilac, mauve or red with blue undertones. •Skin: Make your face glow with a good cleansing program. Use a cleanser that’s appropriate for your skin type in the morning, makeup remover and cleanser at night and a daily moisturizer. Use a gentle facial scrub once a week. •Hair: If you’re planning to change your hairstyle or color, experiment several months before the wedding so you have time to correct any mistakes. •Nails: If you’re a nail-biter, get weekly manicures to keep your nails healthy. Plan your last manicure a couple of days before the big day. Choose a pretty pale pink or splurge on a French manicure, not just because it looks great, but because the chips won’t show as much and are easy to fix. You’ll have beautiful hands for the rehearsal dinner and any other festivities. Don’t forget, practice makes perfect. Schedule a trial run with your hair and makeup artists several days before your wedding, so there are no surprises the day of the ceremony. Functional flops with colorful straps, each adorned by a unique button. Create one show with many straps Unlimited choices with minimal effort. GREAT SELECTION OF PURSES AND PURSE ACCESSORIES TO FIT ALL PERSONALITIES! NO TWO PURSES ARE THE SAME. CHECK BACK WEEKLY FOR NEW ARRIVALS! AND IF PURSES AREN’T YOUR THING.... WE HAVE SUNGLASSES, JEWELRY, LUGGAGE, SHOES, FLIP FLOPS, AND MUCH, MUCH MORE! 614 Main Ave S Brookings, SD latidaboutiques@gmail.com 605.695.4938 Personalized Brides & Bridesmaids Gifts When storms are approaching... 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Bar service – wine and malt beverage. 928 4th Street | Brookings, SD 57006 | 605.692.4859 | www.oldsanctuary.com Ceremony & Reception Decorating On-Site Event Coordinating Site to Site Rental Transporting 605.693.4402 605.690.1037 2171 479th Avenue Elkton, SD 57026 ITEMS AVAILABLE WITH DECORATING SERVICE Wooden Arbors Fabric Accents & Lighting Clear Glass Plates Creative Table Centepieces Vintage Columns & Capitals Candelabras Chair Covers Many More Unique Decorating Items 10 – PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 There’s no such thing as perfect But small gestures and dedication go a long way By Kyle Kuphal There is perhaps nothing more romantic a husband can do for his wife than get an airbrush tattoo of her name with a heart around it on his bicep. Tom Newgard did just that two years ago when he and his wife Sandi were on a cruise in the Bahamas with their children. “He thought he was so smart,” Sandi said. “The kids thought it was so funny.” “That’s probably as good as I get,” Tom said. Their marriage might not be a romantic fairytale, but it’s still going strong after 36 years. They met in tenth grade typing class at Pipestone High School in the early 1970s. Tom asked a friend of Sandi’s to ask her out for him, but she was dating someone else and turned him down. “But it wasn’t long after that I thought maybe I do like him more than this guy,” Sandi said. She still remembers their first date. They went to a movie at Pipestone’s old Sunset Drive-In theater on the east side of town. Newgards Continued on page 11 Sandi Newgard flashes the diamond ring her husband Tom bought her with his high school graduation money in 1974. He bought the $111 ring and proposed the day after they graduated high school. Pipestone Publishing/Kyle Kuphal THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR – 11 Newgards Continued from page 10 Their relationship grew quickly and they began talking about getting married while they were still in high school. “I think I always felt different about him than other guys,” Sandi said. “My mom said she always knew.” The day after they graduated in 1974 Tom spent all $111 of his graduation money on an engagement ring. Newgards Continued on page 18 Tom and Sandi Newgard reflect on marrying just out of high school. There have been some difficult times during their 36 years of marriage, they said, but it’s only brought them closer together. Pipestone Publishing/Kyle Kuphal For That Very Special Gift For A Very Precious Day We also have Boyd’s Bears, & Willow Tree by Demdaco Gifts they’ll always remember! The Bride or Groom The Bridal Party Or Anyone Who Helped Make G Gift Certi ift Free ping ficate This Day a Precious Moment! s Wrap Hwy. 30 & 8th Ave. SE Pipestone, MN Ph. 825-4259 STORE HOURS: Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 A.M.-9:00 P.M.; Friday 8:30 A.M.-7:00 P.M. Sat. & Sun. 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. PHARMACY HOURS: Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 A.M.-6:00 P.M.; Friday 8:30 A.M.-7:00 P.M. Sat. 9:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. 12 – PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 Together since fourth grade By Steven Swenson There are stories of high school sweethearts getting married but how about fourth grade sweethearts. Dave and Becky Foster of Jasper is one such couple. “It started in fourth grade,” Becky said. “That was when we were first introduced.” Becky was a farm girl and attended rural school until it closed after she finished third grade. So it was the start of the fourth grade year she began attending school in town. Becky’s older brother and sister, who had already been attending school in town, introduced them. “My brother and sister knew the older Foster boys and my sister warned me about a younger brother,” Becky said. From that first introduction on, Dave and Becky were a couple. Although they were in the same grade they never had the same teacher during elementary school. “I’m not sure if that was by design or if it just happened,” Becky said. We were together all through Fosters Continued on page 18 Stop by on of the area’s most popular pizza places ALLOW DAR’S TO TAKE THE HEADACHES OUT OF YOUR REHEARSAL DINNER AND BRIDAL SHOWERS. We Offer A Party Room Which Seats up to 80 People It’s perfect for your rehearsal dinner, bridal shower and other special event. Corner Hwy. 30 & 8th Ave. S.W. | Pipestone, MN– Ph. 825-4261 THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR – 13 Tips for brides on budgets Pipestone, MN NewsUSA — Between the thrilling proposal and the prewedding whirlwind – setting the date, finding the perfect wedding dress, planning the honeymoon – weddings should feel joyous and romantic. But after the wedding, couples should enjoy their newly wedded bliss – not panic about digging themselves out of debt. According to the Association for Wedding Professionals International, the average wedding costs between $18,000 and $21,000. In these difficult economic times, couples might need to minimize the cost of their wedding. But brides on budgets do not need to whittle their guest list from 200 to 10. Here are some affordable – and tasteful – measures couples can take to stay within their budget. What eats up wedding cash? Wedding receptions usually account for half of a wedding’s cost. Dinner and drinks add up, especially if couples pay for a full or open bar. To save money on the bubbly, couples should nix the mixed drinks. Soon-to-be-marrieds can serve champagne during the toast, then offer beer and wine for the rest of the evening. Give clumsier guests white wine, not red, and the evening should progress with fewer mishaps at a lower cost. For dinner, couples should think outside the catering-company box. Local restaurants might make better deals. Classy catering can come from unexpected places. Boston Market restaurants provide full-service catering options with elegant entrées like roasted sirloin, turkey or rotisserie chicken, and a selection of gourmet sides. The cost? From $14.99 to $21.99 a head. After the reception, photography and videography are the second largest budget-breakers. Couples can hire a photographer and videographer for the ceremony, then leave reception photographs to friends, family and digital cameras. To avoid the cost of a live band, brides and grooms can opt for MP3 playlists, customized CDs and speaker rentals over pricey bands. Finally, hiring a wedding coordinator can save time, manage stress and get better deals. So, here’s a toast to tweaking old traditions to make a dream wedding financially attainable – and to save enough money for a long, relaxing honeymoon. Cheers! Historic Calumet Inn PIPESTONE, MN A stay in one of our Antique or Jacuzzi Rooms will make it a night to remember! Our newly renovated Dining Room, and Lounge are the perfect setting for Grooms Dinners, Bridal showers, etc. CALL FOR INFORMATION OR RESERVATIONS: 800-535-7610 ■ 507-825-5871 www.calumetinn.com 14 – PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 Lost loves united – in more ways than one By Debra Fitzgerald This is an awesome story. The story of Glenn Johnson, 66, and Sally Jersey Johnson, 69, who were married Aug. 14 in Pipestone at the American Legion surrounded by good friends and a substantial family that numbers nine children between them, 20 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. They intend to migrate between Glenn’s home in Pipestone, a place he owns in Texas on the Mexican border, another place in Rapid City and a trailer they intend to buy to park between here and North Dakota, where Sally’s close ties reside. Sally said their life together is going to be an adventure and she’s looking forward to their cross-country, seasonal migration. “When you’re younger, Let Glenn and Sally stand in front of Glenn’s 1941 Chevy built the same year Sally was born. Pipestone Publishing/ Debra Fitzgerald you have to have these things,” Sally said. “When you get older, things are things and you realize there’s only a couple of things that are important: your family, your love, good health and to be able to be yourself. I like that I can be myself and Glenn can be himself and we’re not going to change each other — because he’s a stubborn Norwegian and I’m a bullheaded German,” she said, laughing. Glenn had been divorced for 20 years before marrying Sally. Did he think he’d ever get married again at 66 years of age? “You know, it’s funny,” he said. “I’m not really religious but I figured if God wanted me to have somebody, he’d find her…If something was Lost loves Continued on page 16 Crossings be your wedding Headquarters! Pipestone’s Newest Hotel Offers: King, Queen, Whirlpool & Specialty Suites Extended Stay Suites with Fireplace Complimentary Gourmet Express Breakfast« Indoor Pool/Whirlpool Outdoor Recreation Area Meeting Room Access (Great for gift openings/showers) Whirlpool Suites Available Every Guest ~ Every Time 915 Seventh Street SE, Pipestone, MN 56164 866.936.STAY CROSSINGSINN.COM 507.562.1100 THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 Wedding Cakes & More! ❖ Traditional or Heart-Shaped ❖ White, Chocolate, Marble or Mock Angel Food ❖ Bettercream or Sweet Cream Frostings ❖ Tier Cakes ❖ Photo Cakes ❖ View Our Cake Book... See Our Sample Cakes On Display ❖ Custom Made To Your Specifications • GRADUATION • Hot/Cold Hors d’oeuvres • Sandwich Platters • Food Trays • Meat & Cheeses to order PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR – 15 Hello! I'm Margie Longstreet. Come in and see me or call 507-825-3652. I want your cake to be just right for you & your special day! Hwy. 30 West, Pipestone • Phone 507-825-3652 • Fax 507-825-4625 • BIRTHDAYS • SPECIAL OCCASIONS • ANYTIME 16 – PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 The Perfect Place for Wedding Receptions, Groom's Dinners and any type of party is JASPER MEMORIAL HALL Air Conditioning! Wood Dance Floor! Hall will hold 225-250 people! CALL JASPER CITY OFFICE at (507) 348-3701 for details 814 Main Street Edgerton, MN 56128 wendysflowers@frontiernet.net 507.442.4188 Rental Wedding Items Tuxedo Rental Fresh/Silk Flowers Bridal Registery HOME DECOR • WILLOW TREE YANKEE CANDLES • HALLMARK CARDS Lost loves going to happen, it would happen. And I’d look up at my pictures on the wall. And there she was, hanging up there…” Why Sally’s picture was hanging on Glenn’s wall Though Sally and Glenn are beginning their life together on the cusp of their twilight years, their story actually started more than 50 years ago in the small town of Jamestown, N.D. when Glenn was a 16-year-old high school student and Sally, 19, recently graduated. “I’m a cougar,” Sally said, smiling mischievously when talking about the disparity in their ages. “It grabs younger men,” Glenn explained when the reporter looked puzzled by her comment. They dated for quite awhile when Sally became pregnant. Rather than tell Glenn, she left North Dakota for Minneapolis. “He was 16, I was older, and I didn’t think he should be saddled with a child at his age; that was a lot of responsibility for a 16-year old,” she said. Glenn wasn’t the only person Continued from page 14 who didn’t know about the pregnancy. Sally didn’t tell a soul, not her parents, siblings or best friends. She met a man in Minneapolis and had the baby. The man became her husband and promised to care for both his new wife and infant — a promise he did not keep. “It was a very, very bad relationship,” Sally said. “Part of it was because I married him for some other reason than love.” Sally, recognizing she had married the wrong man, decided to give her three-month-old baby girl up for adoption. A couple from Morris, Minn. adopted the baby whose eyes were the purest emerald green Sally said she’d ever seen — thus the child’s first name, Julia. She had fled Glenn and given up her baby and married the wrong man. But no matter how things would become, Sally kept a secret warmth in her heart kindled by that first love Glenn had inspired in her, a love she treasured all the years of her life. “It was like a comfort to me, a g n i r e C at o i t p e c e R r u o Y r o F e s u o H t n a r y u r u t Resta Catering & C comfort I had known so long ago,” she said. “And even if I never met him again, it was always there. It was almost like a teddy bear or a blanket. It was just a good feeling.” Meanwhile, a hurt and puzzled Glenn moved on with his life after Sally’s sudden disappearance. He joined the Army when he was 17, got married, and proceeded to have six children — five daughters and one son, all who went to Pipestone Area Schools. Sally’s smooth skin subtracts years off her age, but wisdom shines through her words and demeanor, which seemed to come from a place of peaceful resolution — with good reason, turns out. “I had kind of a ho-hum life, kind of satisfied, kind of happy, but something was still missing,” she said: the daughter she had given up for adoption. So Sally set out to find her, a process she described as an ordeal. To make a long story Lost loves Continued on page 17 Several options for around $5.00 per plate Hot Dinners, Croissants & Many Other Menu Options ALSO GrOOm'S DinnerS & reHeArSAL SUPPerS Serving SW Minnesota and SE South Dakota Lake Benton, MN (507) 368-4223 or Our 29th year in business! 1-888-491-9370 THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 PIPESTONE COUNTY STAR – 17 Stacey’s Country Boutique Wedding Decorator: Lost loves Continued from page 16 Set up/take down decorating service and silk Áoral designer Vinyl Lettering for Centerpieces, Reception Doors, Mirrors, Etc. 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Sally decided to let Glenn know what she couldn’t say when they were teenagers. “I knew Kathy would want to meet her father but I didn’t know if he was married; I didn’t want to disrupt his life,” Sally said. “So I had my cousin Linda and her husband, Harry, good friends of Glenn, tell him so he could figure out what to do with that information.” Glenn’s reaction? “I figured after all those years that’s why she left; because there was a baby,” Glenn said. “So when they told me, I was not surprised at all.” Glenn was thrilled, in fact, and called Kathy immediately. “I talked to her for quite awhile on the phone,” Glenn said. “She said her and her fiancée were going to go to Rapid City for skiing. So I called Sally and said, ‘Kathy’s going to Rapid City. If I send you a ticket, will you fly out so we can meet her together.’” Kathy may have been the reason why Sally left Glenn all those years ago, but she was now the reason they came back together. “I didn’t recognize her,” Glenn said, when he picked Sally up at the Sioux Falls airport to drive her to Rapid City. “I used to be real skinny with blonde hair,” Sally said. “And he used to look like that picture up there,” she said, laughing, pointing to a picture on the wall of a young and fit Glenn as he appeared when he first enlisted in the Army at 17. “We met her together and Kathy said she was getting married and she asked me to give her away,” Glenn said. “So that worked out really good. I gave all my daughters away at their weddings.” When the visit ended, Sally and Glenn parted, Sally back to Lost loves Continued on page 19 Come pamper yourself & your budget for your big day! At Minnesota West – Pipestone Cosmetology Program • • • • HOURS Mondays & Tuesdays................. 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After graduating in 1975, David went off to college in Mankato and Becky got a job in St. Peter, twelve miles away. David ended up quitting college and moved back to Jasper and Becky followed suit, quitting her job and moving back also. The couple got married in 1979, and then four years later the first of two daughters was born. Their daughters are Laura and Marie. Becky said she and David had a small wedding. “That’s what we wanted,” she said. The couple continues to live in Jasper where David works as a rural mail carrier and Becky continues to work at EROS Data Center near Garretson, S.D. She has worked there for 33 years. While there have been some bumps along the way, this longterm romance continues after 31 years of marriage. California, where she lived with her two children and second husband, Bill Jersey. Glenn, a long-haul trucker for 38 years, was divorced from a 30-year marriage that produced his six children. But, “Sally was still married,” Glenn said. “And there was a lot of things going on at that time,” Sally said. “So I kind of left it alone,” Glenn finished. But from that visit, a picture was taken of Glenn, Sally and Kathy. He hung the picture upon his wall with the other family photos. The final reunion Newgards Continued from page 11 “He went and bought a ring and came driving up to my house and just kind of handed it to me,” Sandi said. “It wasn’t romantic. He’s not really that kind of a person.” One month later on June 15, they were married at First Lutheran Church in Pipestone. There was no time for a honeymoon because Tom started work at Bayliner two days later. They quickly learned that marriage is a bumpy road when Sandi made breakfast for Tom before he left for work one morning — it was the first meal she’d ever made for him. “He had to get up really early to go to work at Bayliner, so I thought, well, I’ve got to be a good wife and make him breakfast, so I made eggs with toast and bacon,” Sandi said. She made it all just the way she liked it — hard eggs, crispy bacon and dark toast. Unfortunately, Tom likes his eggs runny, his bacon not crispy and light toast. “He was like, what is this,” Sandi said. “So of course I cried and I don’t think I made him breakfast again for a while.” Eventually, Sandi started asking Tom what he wanted for meals, then calling her mom to ask how to make it. After a while, she said, she became a pretty good cook — a trait that has served her well since they bought the Dari King about 10 years ago. For many years their lives centered on their five children — Wendi, 35, Kerri, 32, TJ, 28, Kati, 24, and Wade 22 — and there was little time to spend alone together. Now that the kids are grown and out of the house, Sandi said she and Tom enjoy quiet evenings sipping Champagne in their hot tub. And Tom does have a romantic side, she said, and often does the cooking in the winter when he’s not farming. When they were married just out of high school, many people told them it would never last, and to be sure it hasn’t always been easy. “There’s tough stuff, but you’ve got to work through it,” Sandi said. “Nothing’s ever going to be perfect.” If couples can accept that and work at their marriage, Sandi said, she thinks they’ll only become better friends as the years go by — at least that’s been the case with her and Tom. More time passed. Sally’s husband died and she returned to North Dakota when her brother became ill. Glenn learned of the news from their daughter, Kathy, and began calling Sally again. And when he returned to his hometown to visit his siblings, he’d let Sally know and she’d meet him and visit. But their relationship remained strictly a friendship — until the spring of 2010 when his brother asked him if he wanted to take a vacation to Branson, Mo. with a few other people. Something clicked inside Glenn. “I look at the pictures on my wall all the time and I thought, ‘I’m going to call Sally up and see what she’s doing.’ She said she’d go.” They met Glenn’s brother and sister in Sioux Falls and his brother told them to jump into the van where six of them would head over to Branson. Instead, Glenn opted to drive a separate car with only Sally as a passenger. As fate would have it, something clicked for Sally as well. “That was the best trip,” Glenn said. “Six hundred miles down there and I couldn’t keep her quiet. All she did is talk and talk. We were together five days and that’s what really brought us together.” They became so re-connected that they decided to make it official a few short months later. And the rest is history. What was different during that final Branson trip that brought them together? “I suppose we were older, but there was always something in our hearts for each other all these years,” Glenn said. “There always had been.” “One thing I never forgot was he treated me, even at 16, better than any man has ever treated me,” Sally said. “Even when we started getting reacquainted with each other; he treated me like a real lady. And I was very impressed with that.” Glenn and Sally are back in each other’s hearts and lives, a transition their children have made even easier with their complete acceptance of the newlyweds — and the feeling is mutual. “I saw them kids (Glenn’s) and boy oh boy, I just had a heartful of love for them right away,” Sally said. 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