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Are they the “Klondike Kates” from the 2007 St. Paul Winter Carnival? No, it’s the class of 1958’s Friends Forever group modeling silver fox furs as they visited the Fromm Brothers’ Fur Farm in rural Merrill, Wis. The group includes: Peggy (Walburg ‘58) Vance, Joanne (Singstock ‘58) Luther, Maryilyn (Kruckenberg ‘58) Luebbe, Arlene (Rieppel ‘58) Anderson, and Norita (Willner ‘58) Kath. (more…)

For the 114th year in a row, Concordia has sent its graduates out into the world where they have distinguished themselves in many fields. Here, a few of the graduates from this year’s class – traditional, degree-completion and graduate students – share their hopes for the future. (more…)

To the family of Rev. Norman F. Spomer (’42), who passed away peacefully in his home on Jan. 26, 2007. Spomer’s first congregation was in Saskatchewan, Canada, followed by congregations in North Dakota and Wisconsin. He retired from Christ Lutheran Church in Eagan, Minn., but continued to serve as an interim and guest pastor in many congregations. Recently, he rejoiced in performing the baptism of his second great-grandchild. (more…)

Rev. Dr. Joel T.Boesche (’83) was installed as senior pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Waco, Texas, on Oct. 9, 2005. (more…)

The achievement itself is commendable: Trinity Lone Oak was one of only nine schools in the state of Minnesota to receive the award, and the only faith-based school. It joined an elite cadre of only 50 private schools nationwide to receive the award. (more…)

Gary Specketer (Acad. ‘64, JC ‘66) may have the analytical mind of a scientist, but he has the risk-taking heart of an entrepreneur and the spirit of a man willing to take a leap of faith and build his wings on the way down. (more…)

Dr. Waldo Werning (Acad. ‘39, JC ‘41) received the Donald A. McGavran Award for Outstanding Leadership in Church Growth by the American Society for Church Growth at their annual conference in Kansas City, Kan., on Nov. 2, 2006. McGavran, who has been described as the father of the church growth movement, served as a missionary in India for nearly three decades and espoused aggressive evangelism with an emphasis on the Great Commission. (more…)

Christianna Hang (’04) has a vision for education that stems from her desire to create a far more positive learning environment than the one she first experienced as a new immigrant to the U.S. (more…)

Clyde G.Bentley (’58) and his wife, Sandra, celebrated the birth of their new grandson, Connor Garrett Bentley, on Sept. 24, 2006, along with his parents, Anna and Chris Bentley, who reside in Ironwood, Mich. Clyde and Sandra live in Sarasota, Fla. (more…)