FFFairbanks 1012 Cowles Street Fairbanks, AK 99701

(across from the public library)

Phone: 452-3425 Fax: 452-3422 Email: fairluth@gci.net

Sunday Schedule Office Hours

8:30am Heritage Service 9:45am Sunday 8:30am to 5:00pm

1100am Celebration 2 Service School Monday thru Friday

LLLutheran

CCChurch

Newsletter

April/May 2013

Table

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Pg 1 Pastor's Words

Pg 2 Hellos and Goodbye

Pg 3 Volunteers & Givers

Pg 4 Letters

Pg 5 Treasurer Report,

Sunday School News

& Prayer Shawl Ministry

Pg 6 Thought Filled Submissions

Pg 7/8 Our New Church Council

Pg 9 Birthdays & Anniversaries

Pg 10/11 April & May Calendars

Pg 12/13 Sports

Pg 14 Former Pastor Paul Teyler in the News.

www.fairbankslutheran.org

Former Council President

Tom Alton Longstanding

member

Dedicated

Servant

and

Church Mouse

Extraordinaire

Our Lord has written the promise

of resurrection, not in books alone,

but in every leaf in springtime.

Quotes from Martin Luther

Inside this Issue

God writes the Gospel not in

the Bible alone, but also on

trees, and in the flowers and

clouds and stars.

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“For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.”

St. Paul, I Corinthians 2:2 (NRSV)

God’s beloved people:

Easter celebrates the central event that forms our Christian faith: the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead. Yet in the passage above, and elsewhere, the Apostle Paul seems to be putting Christ’s resurrection in the background. Here he says that he has decided to know nothing but “Jesus Christ, and him crucified.” Let’s consider why he does this.

The heart of the matter is that it is not the resurrection alone that we celebrate at this time of year—though that seems to get the attention. We celebrate the suffer-ing, death and resurrection of Jesus for the salvation of the world. The first two are

equally as important as the last. In fact we proclaim that very thing every week when we prepare for Holy Communion by proclaiming the mystery of our faith: “Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.

Alleluia.”

It is God’s gracious will that we participate in Christ. We are baptized into Christ, we live in Christ, we die in Christ and we will rise in Christ. Paul writes in Colossians 3 “… you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.” Here, again, we observe Paul’s emphasis on the cross of Christ, though it is expressed differently.

What should we understand from this emphasis? It is that Easter and the resurrection lose their power

unless they follow from Good Friday and the cross. The sweetness of Easter is lost without the bitter cross that goes before. We rejoice because we are in Christ, and being in Christ means that through his suffering and death we come also to his resurrection.

And, truthfully, in this life we experience more of the reality of Good Friday than of the resurrection. This truth is not universally accepted, but think about it: our lives in this world involve a lot of trouble, labor and suffering. That does not mean that our faith has failed us.

Since the reformation Protestant theology has followed two different, though parallel, tracks. One track is called the theology of glory, which emphasizes that Christians now live a life of victory flowing from the

resurrection of Jesus. The most extreme forms of this theology proclaim that Christians today, if they really live a Christian life, will experience success, prosperity and temporal happiness because of Christ’s victory over evil.

The other track in Protestant theology has been called the theology of the cross. This track recognizes that we only experience a foretaste of the resurrection during this life. Christian faith, in the meantime, leads us in continuing the struggle that Jesus began to resist evil and work for peace, healing and justice in this world.

Jesus accompanies us, in fact leads us, in that struggle. When it is particularly difficult and painful we are sus-tained by the assurance that Jesus fully entered into all human suffering, and now sustains us in ours. Easter is the assurance that Christ won the victory over death and evil, and that the outcome of our faith is a share in that same victory: the resurrection.

To us, who embrace the theology of the cross, the cross is hope. It is there that Jesus engaged in the final struggle against evil. We celebrate Easter because it is the proclamation that he won: Christ is risen! One day we will join him; in the meantime, with St. Paul, we cling to the cross.

Yours in Christ,

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David Ingram & Amy Horstman-Ingram,

and Ranae Browning to

Fairbanks Lutheran Church.

eNews

Whether you are new to FLC, a

longstanding member or someone

leaving the congregation for new

adventures—keep in touch with your church family by signing up to receive FLC eNews. eNews is a weekly email

keeping you updated about activities and opportunities in the week(s) ahead at FLC. To be added to eNews—send an email to:

fairluth@gci.net from the e-mail you would like to have added with your request.

...and a heartfelt Aloha Dan and LaVonne! When you say your farewell to Dan Gullickson, be sure to thank his wife, LaVonne. If she

hadn’t said “yes” to marrying Dan and agreeing to move to Alaska, we would have never had the pleasure of having the Gullicksons in our congregation. LaVonne and Dan are moving to Anchorage so they can spend more time with their two daughters and grandchildren.

Dan and LaVonne joined FLC in 1974 after finishing an eight year teaching assignment in Point Barrow. Dan said that back then, not many teachers in the villages stayed past two years. Villagers were perplexed when the Gullicksons stayed after two years. Dan described how being a part of the community helped them get to know the families and under-stand the culture. One year Dan was given an unruly 6th grade class. No one wanted the assignment, but Dan took them under his wing and by the end of the year his class was chosen to do the music for graduation. That’s how he came to be the music teacher. If he can teach music to rowdy 6th graders, then he must surely be able to teach music to anyone!

Back to FLC….. Dan and LaVonne sang in the choir under the

direction of Beth Aune. When she left for health reasons, Dan took over. He confessed that Beth was so organized that she had everything planned out a year in advance! LaVonne’s career took them to Germany for a few years and they returned to Fairbanks in 2004 when interim

Pastor Eric Ottum asked Dan to lead the choir again.

I asked Dan to share some of his memorable moments from his many years here. At one point he was the assisting minister during an interim pastor’s time here. No one told him that the prayers of the church were written out for each Sunday. He thought he had to come up with them on his own every week. He agonized over these for two or three months

before someone showed him the worship guide with the prayers already there! Dan says he’ll never forget Andy Flodin’s funeral service and

singing Amazing Grace. He’s quite fond of an arrangement he wrote to the Beach Boys’ tune “In My Room”, but called it “He’s my Lord”. Dan has bequeathed this music to me so it is now in the FLC archives (also known as Dan’s messy office!). He says he has always enjoyed writing music and having someone sing it. I know I have sung several arrangements of hymns that Dan has written for special occasions at the church. Favorite hymns that Dan loves to hear the choir sing are “The Lord’s Prayer”, and “The 23rd Psalm”.

We’ll miss you dearly Dan. Remember, the Hawaiians have no word for good-bye, only “we’ll see you again”…….Aloha.

Written by Connie Oba

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Thank you to everyone who worked on the Social Hall floor stripping / waxing

project: Phil & Lois Heine, Richard Comer, Lenny Ayotte, Jerry Zellmer, John & Arlene Orbeck.

More than one person has said the floor looks like new!

Many of you expressed interest on your Consecration Sunday Cards to raise your giving in 2013. . . . . . .

. . . . . I see many of you have!

Thank you!

Sharon Cook, Financial Secretary

From Barbara Matthews:

Barbara thanks her church family for all the

expressions of sympathy, offers of help, and acts of kindness (including big hugs!) during the weeks following Jim’s unexpected

passing. She says she doesn’t know how she’d have survived without the outpouring of love. She plans to stay in her home at least a year before deciding what to do, so you'll see her tending the church plants as usual.

Church Mice

Thank you Terry Doerr, for hauling the new tables up from the lower 48 to the church door!

Talk about delivery service!

If you are willing to sweep and mop the newly cleaned and waxed floor in the Social Hall (downstairs) on a monthly basis, (or coordinate and delegate) please call the church office. Let Cris know you

volunteer to be a Church Mouse!

Thanks to everyone who brought coats on Palm Sunday. There were 53 coats that

will be donated to Fairbanks Rescue Mission and the Fairbanks Youth Advocacy. Your gifts will bring a warm blessing to those in need.

Lois Heine.

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Fairbanks Lutheran

will be hosting the

Alaskan Synod

Women’s Biennial Convention

on September 19-22, 2013.

Lord of Life, Christ Lutheran, and

Fairbanks Lutheran will be providing housing, food and transportation from the airport.

If you have extra bed(s) and would like to host a woman (or two), please email

vhenkel@gci.net (Verna Henkel)

Thanking you in advance…….

for welcoming a stranger into our

community and into your home!

Transcription: Dearest Friends,

How have you all been? School has been keeping me very busy this year! I have decided not to follow education in teaching history, and I am following my original plan and dream of being a museum curator (I’m a history major). I have also been very busy with drumline. I am a part of a world class professional percussion ensemble this

semester. They are called “Dojo Perussion” and they are out of Omaha NE. I travel every weekend from Ames, 3 hours to Omaha to preform and rehearse. Our two major regionals take us to Bowling Green, KY and Dayton, OH! It has been lots of fun so far! That is everything I have been up to lately. I miss everyone up there in Fairbanks and at the church. You all are always in my thoughts and prayers. I hope to make another trip to Alaska soon.

I am including all of my contact information in this letter! I would really like to hear from all of you and keep in touch

more. Take Care, Michaela Griffen.

Michaela has provided two addresses at which she can be contacted. If you would like to write Michaela, please contact the church office. Cris will be glad to share them with you. She would like to hear from you!

Big Brothers/Big Sisters

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Greetings from the Church Treasurer

As of March 19, 2013 giving has slightly outpaced bill paying, keeping our checking account a bit to the positive! This has been our pattern over the past 2 years.

The budget approved in February 2013 at the Annual Meeting was $290,000. On a straight-line basis, this being the 78th day of the year, we would have projected to bring in and have spent $61,973. We have actually seen giving of $56,401 and have spent $55,659.

The cold spring so far has resulted in higher than expected heat and electric bills.

We promised $29,000 in benevolence again this year to the ELCA, which is a strong commitment! However, we don’t have the funds to make any benevolence payments yet in 2013.

Simply Giving, both thru direct Bank Account withdrawal and Credit Card withdrawal, is providing the church with a steady stream of giving in order to pay the bills. Simply Giving now represents over 25% of giving so far in 2013. Many families contribute thru Simply Giving Credit Card withdrawal, and earn airline miles!

We’ve also had 1 donor already make use of the brokerage account with Edward Jones twice. It is an easy way to donate stocks or mutual funds that have appreciated in value without first selling them and incurring a tax liability.

Sincerely,

Jim Lewandoski, Treasurer

News from Children's Sunday School

Sunday School Classes are sizzling with excitement. Children are coming excited to learn more about Jesus, play

games, and make crafts. On March 3, our lesson was about the Parable of the Great Banquet, (Luke 14:16-24). We learned that Jesus wants us all to celebrate with Him at the great banquet in Heaven. Secondly, we shouldn't let anything or anyone keep us away from our Lord. Lastly, we should go out and invite friends to come and learn of Jesus, so they may also enjoy the blessings He has for us. After our lesson, everyone was welcomed to a

banquet table filled with generous amounts of fruit, vegetables, bread and sweets. Come to the Banquet Table, for all is ready.

Lois Heine

It's not too late to participate. The next prayer shawl blessing

will be mid to late April. There seems to be a great need for these 'Hugs from God' as the shawls are distributed about as fast as they are made. Yarn and needles have been donated for this ministry. If you are interested in making a shawl or have questions, contact

Cindy Olsen 456-6984 or colsen@gci.net.

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The February Bible study in Gathering that I led focused on the first letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians. The letter had so much more than covered in the first chapter that I challenged the group to read the entire letter. Who would read only the first chapter of a book? Even as many people check their e-mail every day, I urge you to check out the message in First Corinthians every day in bite sizes as you have the time and feel comfortable, and think about what St. Paul is writing to you.

Ch. 1 Was St Paul just writing to the church in Corinth? What are some of the divisions in the Church to-day? What unites us?

Ch. 2 How do we build on the foundation? How do you grow each day: food, sleep, reading the newspa-per, listening to the news, doing our work?

Ch. 3 Who are you and what is your education? How are you part of the Church building? Ch. 4 How do you reach out in love and gentleness to others? Ch. 5 How are we to deal with immorality, adultery, homosexuality, and preoccupation with sex in this

world? Ch. 6 To whom do you belong? Ch. 7 Why do we marry or not marry? Ch. 8 Are we really free? Ch. 9 How do we train to serve others? Ch. 10 What is the most common idol in our culture? Ch. 11 What determines proper Christian behavior? Ch. 12 What is/are your gift(s)/talent(s)? Ch. 13 What inspires true love? Ch. 14 How do you proclaim your love? Ch. 15 How can you trust that there’s more to life than our days on this

earth? Ch. 16 Great advice to be alert, brave, and strong! But how can we be so?

As a new member on the church council, I am committed to encourage people at Fairbanks Lutheran to read the Bible more. After all, most of us eat more than once a week, so think about taking a few minutes every day to feed on the food for thought written in Scripture. Try it, you’ll like it!

Leslye Korvola

The Bible in 50 words!

God made—Adam bit

Noah arked

Abraham split

Joseph ruled

Jacob fooled

Bush talked—Moses balked

Pharaoh plagued

People walked

Sea divided

Tablets guided

Promised landed

Saul freaked

David peeked

Prophets warned

Jesus born

God walked

Love talked

Anger crucified

Hope died

Love rose

Spirit flamed

Word spread

God remained

shared by Verna Henkel

BRING ME YOUR WEAKNESS, and

receive My Peace. Accept yourself and your circumstances just as they are,

remembering that I am sovereign over everything. Do not wear yourself out with analyzing and

planning. Instead, let thankfulness and trust be your guides through this day; they will keep you close to Me. As you live in the radiance of My Presence, My Peace shines upon you. You will cease to notice how weak or strong you feel,

because you will be focusing on Me. The best way to get through this day is step by step with Me. Continue this intimate journey, trusting that the path you are following is headed for heaven.

Psalm 29:11; Numbers 6:24-26; Psalm 13:5

shared by Trina Anderson

Jesus calling!

(it’s for you)

Thought-Filled Submissions

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Emma Lee Grennan

I was born and raised in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. I attended the local ELCA Lutheran church just two blocks from my childhood home. I came to Fairbanks on a vacation in 1979, and have lived here ever since. I fell in love with the land, the people and the lifestyle that is so unique to Alaska. I have been a member of Fairbanks Lutheran Church for 12 years. In 2001, I hired Dufseth Construction to remodel my home. Gordon Dufseth told me that Jesus loved me and so did he, and invited

Jim Lewandoski

This is Jim’s 3rd year as treasurer for FLC. He was born and raised in St. Paul, MN, receiving a Forestry degree from U of Minnesota. He came to Alaska in 1976, moved to Fairbanks and joined FLC in 1981 and currently works for the State of Alaska Division of Forestry.

Jim is married to Barb Pierson. They have two sons, Dawson (19) and Casey (17).

Jim is very active in sports. He has been coaching youth sports since 1999 and enjoys archery hunting, fishing, and Chitina dipnetting with Jerry Zellmer.

Ruth Carson

Being Lutheran has been part of my life. I grew up in a Lutheran household and have continued that faith path all along my life journey. I started at Little Cedar Lutheran in Adams, MN, went to Luther College in Decorah, IA, headed to Duluth, MN and First Lutheran and continued here at Fairbanks Lutheran since 1986. I am blessed to have a house full of boys; 2 sons (Luke and Jacob) and one husband (Cole). I have a

fantastic occupation as a physical therapist; owning Equinox Physical Therapy with aforementioned

husband. I also have the fun of teaching Jazzercise.

It is a joy to be a part of

council and to be with an amazing group of fellow worshipers at FLC.

The Spotlight is on!

Our Church Council Members

Co-President Ruth Carson

Co-President Sara Harvison

Vice President Emma Lee Grennan

Secretary Beverly Higdon

Treasurer Jim Lewandoski

Council Members

Bob Boutang John Orbeck

Mike Cook Leslye Korvola

Greg Higdon

Sara Harvison

I was born in Fairbanks and have lived here all my life. I am married to John, who retired from the Fairbanks

International Airport after many years as a partsman. We are approaching our 30th anniversary this year. We have one daughter, Nicole, and two grandchildren, Jacob,9 and Azrial,6. I am a Nurse Practitioner and I work at Steese Immediate Care. When I'm not working or having fun with my grandchildren I go to Jazzercise, sew, knit and do crafts. I became a member of FLC about a year ago and I am honored to serve the church and our community at large. I feel blessed every day that God has given me so much and I look forward to sharing those gifts with others.

Beverly Higdon

This is Bev’s 2nd year as Council

Secretary. She moved to Alaska in 1981 and became a member of FLC in the mid ‘80s. Bev enjoys volunteer work at FLC and other community

agencies.

me to come to church. And I did just that! Al Holmberg greeted me that first Sunday, and welcomed me to church. Gordon and Millie Dufseth sponsored me and my children, Lindsey and Jay, and we became members that very fall. I enjoy Sunday worship, and the fellowship of my fellow congregation members. I was tapped on the shoulder at an annual meeting, and was asked if I was interested in serving on council. And here I am now serving as the Vice President of the FLC council. Blessed by God's grace and called by the Spirit to serve God and my congregation.

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Robert D. Boutang

Bob started law enforcement with the Minneapolis Police Dept. in 1967. Bob also worked with the Stillwater State Prison as a Correctional Officer eight hours a day for six months, at the same time he was a full-time officer with the Minneapolis Police Depart-ment. He did this in order to save

enough money for a dream big game hunting trip in Alaska. While in Alaska on this hunting trip, he went through all the testing procedures for the Fairbanks Police Dept. Bob was hired by the Fairbanks Police Dept in 1973 and one year later he joined the Alaska State Troopers, retiring as a Lieutenant. Bob is also a licensed Alaska Master big game hunting Guide. He now works doing investigations for the Federal Government.

John Orbeck

John’s interest in the council is to ensure the maintenance of the building, both physically and financially. He’s a nuts and bolts kinda guy. John is dedicated to service, often volunteering on Food Bank day, and many other days when knowledgeable assistance is needed.

Leslye Korvola Although relatively new to Fairbanks Lutheran, my

faith is well grounded in Christian education as I attended a Lutheran elemen-tary school for 10 years. Yes, I flunked kindergarten the first time around because I talked too much. The teach-er suggested I mature more before tackling first grade! Though many years have passed and I still may talk too much when I get wound up, I have also learned to listen. I am delighted to have been elected to serve on Council

and hope to share my Lutheran education, enthusiasm for learning and teaching, and get to know each of you by listening and communicating how God’s love shines even in the darkness of the long winter nights in Fairbanks.

I came to Fairbanks as a young widow 48 years ago to teach German and at the end of the first school year married the French teacher, Dick Korvola. I retired from paid teaching when our two daughters were growing up, but went back into the labor force in 1986 when Dick retired. During the 1990’s we both taught in Yakutsk, Fairbanks’ sister city in the Arctic of the Russian Far East. When Dick became totally deaf in 1999 (and also lost his sense of balance so that falling became a constant threat), I became his full-time care-giver until he went into the Pioneer Home in 2011. I eat lunch with him at the Home every day and whenever it’s possible drive him to our home where we spend afternoons reminiscing about the many miracles in our lives. God has blessed us more than I could ever have imagined and I have learned to trust that our Father in heaven knows best especially when life perplexes me.

Mike Cook

Mike was born and raised in Fairbanks. After graduating from college and serving four and one-half years in the United States Air Force he returned here with his wife Sharon who grew up Lutheran in Seattle and Everett, WA. They have three children, Lance, Amy and

Sarah, all of whom were confirmed in this church. Mike is a CPA with Cook & Haugeberg LLC. He enjoys puttering at his and Sharon’s house in town and their cabin at Harding Lake. He has served on Fairbanks Lutheran call and other committees and was

previously on Council.

The Spotlight is on!

Our Church

Council Members

Greg Higdon

This is Greg’s 2nd term on the Council. Greg moved to Alaska in the 1970s and has been a

member of FLC since the mid 1990s. He plays in Celebration 2 Worship Band.

Bev & Greg Higdon

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Anniversaries Anniversaries

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Birthdays

Roxane & Jeff Rigo 4/21

Steve & Patty Dufseth 4/25

Jennifer & Matt McClurg 4/28

Janet & Don Dokken 4/29

Victoria Sonnek 5/21

Lloyd Swenson 5/21

Ryan Rigo 5/22

John Akin 5/22

Roxane Rigo 5/23

Pamela Johnson 5/24

Richard Comer 5/24

Fawn Peterson 5/25

Jim Lewandoski 5/26

Jane Lanford 5/28

Joanne Hufman 5/28

Jessica Niewohner 5/29

Andrea Johnson 5/30

Tammy Stephens 5/30

Elrita Magoffin 5/31

Shawn Earl 5/31

Pam & Roy Johnson 5/13

Chris & Jane Zimmerman 5/16

Sheryl & David Boyer 5/18

Ron & Cathy Birklid 5/21

Dick & Leslye Korvola 5/22

Mike & Janelle Sweeney 5/22

Corinne & Leland Bradish 5/23

Rose Uy & Ismael Rodriguez 5/23

Robin & Kathryn Bottjen 5/29

Linda & Warren Tilman 5/30

David Anderson 4/1

Bob Boutang 4/1

Leslye Korvola 4/1

Pat Willson 4/1

Kristin Brown 4/2

Chris Kennedy 4/2

Quinn Sweeney 4/4

Matt Birklid 4/5

Kathy Birch 4/5

Leigh Cox 4/6

Joshua Victorino 4/7

Daniel Slane 4/8

Judy Lietzau 4/11

Corrina Flodin 4/15

Jesse Swenson 4/16

Jim Magoffin 4/19

Michael Unruh 4/19

Brandon Duvlea 4/19

Jayden Neal 4/20

Johnny Morgan 4/21

Edward Herrgard 4/24

Jenifer Earl 4/24

Shannon Demientieff 4/25

Shannon Akin 4/25

Linda Tilman 4/26

Connie Oba 4/26

Amy Cook 4/27

Linda Ingham 4/27

Amy Van den Berg 4/27

Alex Retterer 4/28

John Unruh 4/29

Freya Sakkinen 5/2

Cyril Greig 5/4

Rich Noeldner 5/4

Ann Prentiss 5/5

Derek Ingham 5/5

Nancy Allen 5/6

Bill Haugenberg 5/10

Heather Taggard 5/10

Sandra Preshaw 5/11

Cody Mott 5/12

Marian Hoffman 5/12

Katy Preshaw 5/12

Megan Anderson 5/12

Patty Gentry 5/14

Ewa Oba 5/19

Mette Russell 5/19

Cory Koop 5/21

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Daily News Miner

Above caption reads: Ron Birklid Rink teammates

Tom Alton, left, and Mike McFarland sweep against the Sharp Rink of Wisconsin at the USA Curling Senior

National Championships on Saturday afternoon at the Fairbanks Curling Club.

On March 10th, Tom Alton invited his fellow FLC congregants to join him at the Fairbanks Curling Club for a fun and informative session on the sport of Curling—he has some experience with the sport (see above). Curling is not exactly the most well known sport. So, to bring everyone up to speed………...

…………..What does Wikipedia have to say about Curling?

(because we all know that Wikipedia is the expert on everything!)

Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four rings. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called “rocks”, across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a circular target marked on the ice. Each team has eight stones. The purpose is to accumulate the highest score for a game; points are scored for the stones resting closest to the center of the house at the conclusion of each end, which is completed when both teams have thrown all of their stones. A game may consist of ten or eight ends. The curler can induce a curved path by causing the stone to slowly turn as it slides, and the path of the rock may be further influenced by two sweepers with brooms who accompany it as it slides down the sheet, using the brooms to alter the state of the ice in front of the stone. A great deal of strategy and teamwork goes into choosing the ideal path and placement of a stone for each situation, and the skills of the curlers determine how close to the desired result the stone will achieve. This gives curling its nickname of "Chess On Ice".

Yes! ?

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Three members of Fairbanks Lutheran

Church recently won their State Midget

(age 15-16) hockey tournament in

Anchorage for the second straight year. FLC Treasurer and head coach Jim Lewandoski, forward Casey Lewandoski, and goalie

Dan Slane also won back-to-back State Championships when

Casey & Dan were 8 and 9 years old.

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner described the action as follows:

Thanks to great team defense and a natural hat trick in the Championship game, the Fairbanks Amateur Hockey

Association (FAHA) Knights 16U Midgets (age 15-16) defended their State Championship and returned the State

trophy to the Big Dipper with a 4-2 win over the Anchorage Comets at Ben Boeke Ice Arena. The game was a hard-hitting defensive struggle. The Knights struck early with a Quinten Cox slap shot from the point, but the Comets

rallied to go ahead 2-1. With the Knights finding themselves in unfamiliar territory, Casey Lewandoski went to work on his 3 straight goals, completed with .7 seconds to go in the second period. After a Zamboni breakdown, and a

delay reminiscent of the Super Bowl, goalie Dan Slane turned aside all 4 3rd period Comet shots and shrugged off a crosscheck into the crossbar to preserve the win.

The State tournament caps a very successful season for the FAHA team, as they also defended their champion-ship in the President’s Day tournament earlier this season. They also finished second in the Turkey Shootout tourna-ment. The FAHA team finished with a season record of 32-8-4, going 13-1-1 in tournament games in Anchorage. Lo-cal games played were with FAHA 18U Midgets, Men’s League teams, Icebreakers, Arctic Lions, and the UAF Na-nooks Women’s team.

Goaltenders Slane and Maccoy Walker combined for a tournament best 1.00 GAA, which backstopped an

outstanding team defensive effort. Blueliners included Cox, Matt Brady, JoJo Maier, and James Laszloffy. Forwards were Lewandoski, Wyatt DuPont, Ethan Cadzow, Conall Birkholz, Dylan Smock, Sam Stutzke, Dylan Brabham, Alec Froese, Wes Evans, and Cade Mrzena. Coaches are Jim Lewandoski and Scott Dutton. Team Manager is Vicki Stutzke.

From left to right

Sharon Lockwood, Trish Johnston, Greg Higdon,

Bob Andresen, Jerry Zellmer, Lucy Andresen

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Big Brothers and

Big Sisters!

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Two men awarded life-saver honor

Created on Thursday, 21

February 2013 09:00

Written by Geoff Pursinger

A Tigard man is alive, thanks to two local men who stepped into action after he suffered a heart attack last month at the Tigard Public Library. The two men will be presented with a lifesaving award at a special event Friday at 4 p.m. in Tigard City Hall. When Paul Teyler awoke in his hospital bed at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center, he had one thought. “How could this happen?” He asked his daughter Karin Teyler. “I’m healthy.” Teyler has always taken good care of himself. On the morning of Jan. 25, the 63-year-old pastor jogged from his home in Tigard to the Tigard Public Library — something he does every week. Teyler said he felt fine until he sat down on the library’s second floor to read a magazine. Then he blacked out. He fell to the floor, his heart had stopped, and he wasn’t breathing. He was having a heart attack. Sean Garvey, a li-brarian in Tigard since 2007, was at the nearby reference desk when he heard a pa-tron shout that something was wrong. “She was so excited, I knew something was really wrong,” Garvey recalled. “I told my colleague to call 911.” Garvey completed city-mandated CPR and emergency preparedness training less than a week earlier and quickly sprang into action. “When I got to (Teyler) someone was already help-ing him. I told him I was trained in CPR, and he looked at me and said, ‘I’m a doc-tor.’” The doctor, Hillsboro neurosurgeon Bruce Powell, began hands-only CPR and told Garvey to grab the library’s on-site automated external defibrillator, known as an AED. Working together, the two men were able to keep Teyler alive until para-medics arrived within minutes and were able to take him to Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center. “Everyone did exactly what they needed to do,” Garvey said. Doc-tors later told Teyler that although he worked to take care of himself, one of his ar-teries was 95 percent blocked. Teyler spent a week in the hospital. He said it will likely be several months before he is able to return to his regular jogging routine. Today, Teyler is well on his way to a full recovery, and he wants to thank the two men for their selfless actions. “About 15 percent of heart attacks are like mine, where there is no pain before, no forced breathing, but those 15 percent normally don’t survive,” Teyler said. “And I wouldn’t have either, if it hadn’t been for Dr. Pow-ell and Sean.” Karin Teyler said the day after her father was released from the hos-pital, he wanted to go back to the library and thank Garvey and Powell for what they had done. “It was the first thing he wanted to do,” Karin said. “We went in and met Sean, and he said, ‘The last time I was here, I got carried out of here. This time I’d like it if you walked me out the door.” Teyler was lucky to have both a doctor and CPR-trained librarian on hand when he collapsed. Jim Wolf, a spokesman with the Tigard Police Department, said their swift actions saved Teyler’s life. “The situation may not have ended as well as it did if not for the quick-thinking and call to action on both men’s part,” Wolf said. “Every minute a person in sudden cardiac arrest goes without CPR or a shock to the heart from an AED, the chance for survival goes down 10 percent.” Had Teyler’s heart attack happened a week earlier, Garvey said, he would not have been able to react as quickly. “I would have had to grab someone in charge and ask where the defibrillator was,” Garvey said. “In instances like this, every minute is critical. Luckily, the city had that training the week before. Thank God that training was the week before. It was still fresh in my mind.” Garvey said the library was going to be purchasing a second AED that would likely be placed on the second floor. The library’s current defibrillator is located in the main lobby, near the community room. Karin Teyler said her family is so thankful for what Pow-ell and Garvey did for her father. Several of Teyler’s family and friends plan to at-tend Friday’s award ceremony. “My cousin told me that she wasn’t sure if Sean and Dr. Powell will want to come,” Karin Teyler said. “They have a bunch of new best friends that they didn’t even know about.” The lifesaving award ceremony will be held at Tigard City Hall, 13125 S.W. Hall Blvd., and is open to the public.

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