The Trumpeter Elkhorn Hills UMC

May 2015 2015 Issue #5

Worship With Us!

SUNDAYS 9:00 AM Worship Service 10:30 AM Worship Service 10:30 AM Summer Sunday School

Mark Your Elkhorn May 3 Adult Ed Committee Mtg 11:30am Worship Committee Mtg 11:30am May 4 Ladies Book Club (Scooters) 6:30pm May 6 Elkhorn Hills Prays 9:00am Ladies Fellowship (Donut Prof.) 10:00am Praise Team Rehearsal 7:30pm May 9 United Methodist Men (UMM) 8:00am

May 10 Mission Committee Mtg. 11:30am May 11 Finance Mtg. 7:00pm May 15 Knit & Sew Group 9:30am May 17 Graduation Sunday 10:00am Admin. Council Mtg. 11:30am May 20 Year End Musician’s Party 6:30pm May 24 Coffee with Pastor 11:30am May 31 VIM Countryside UMC (Visitors In Mission -through June 6th)

Wednesday Night Activities will take a break

and resume in September.

Enjoy the Summer!

ELKHORN HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 20227 Veterans’ Drive Elkhorn, NE 68022 (402) 289-4764 www.elkhornhillsumc.org

NOTES FROM NANCY

Grace and peace, Nancy

You can tell that summer is approaching. Many of the programs are

taking a break (M&M’s, Disciple Class, regular Sunday School classes for

children, etc.). Things will move at a slower pace here at the church - BUT -

we are open for business ALL SUMMER! I will always be happy to see you

whenever you can make it during the next few months. And please don’t

forget that we still have to pay utility bills, building debt, and salaries, so

please keep remembering the church financially as you do the rest of the

year.

The first change coming up is the moving of our second Sunday wor-

ship service to 10:30 beginning on May 3. The decision to do this was made

by the Administrative Council and the pastor and staff are very grateful to

have that extra 15 minutes between services. Often I didn’t even make it to

the rest room before it was time to start the second service. And I never

have any time to talk even for a little while with people. This new time will be

so helpful. So please write this down somewhere so you don’t forget. May

3 - services at 9:00 and 10:30.

We will have children’s Sunday School for all ages in the summer

months as we did last year and will need two volunteers per Sunday to be

teachers. You will receive instructions and curriculum for the class so you

don’t have to prepare things - just look over the material we have for

you. There is a sign-up sheet on the window outside the church office where

you can volunteer.

Our annual Outdoor Service will be on August 2 - put that on the cal-

endar! And, of course, the Garage Sale August 12 - 15. Oh, and don’t forget

Vacation Bible School = June 21-25. You can see more information about all

these things and many more on our most excellent church web site.

That’s enough for now. Please make a note of all these dates in the

life of our church family. It will be a busy summer!

WORSHIP

MUSIC I can’t believe it. Really, I can’t believe that another school year is coming to a close. That means for our music changes to give our musicians a little break. Speaking of musicians, don’t we have some fabulous ones? Let’s talk about each of these groups for a minute. Chancel Choir – Now granted, these people are involved because they like to sing and make music in a choral setting. But it also requires quite a commitment. Every Wednesday night and early on Sunday mornings, our group gathers to practice and perform. Sometimes they sing at both worship services. Aren’t they a good looking group in their new purple robes that were so graciously purchased by Gayle Preston, honoring Ray and his love of our choir? Thanks Gayle, Alisa, Bob and Mary Beth for the love. Extra hours went into making the December Cantata fabulous, as well as the Easter special anthem. But these folks are always willing to put in the extra work and not only provide moving anthems but special music for offertories, preludes, sermons…well, you get the idea. So when you see one of the following people. Please thank them. Derek Bergman Howard Bergman Paul Dritley Lynn Ferdig Bryan Fraser Jared Rodman Brett Heckens Janet Holt Meri Hoover Emily Hughes Carol Muir Rich Pearson Scott Avery Emily Gale Sandy Lozier Pam Ferdig Kim Jirgenson Nicole Peterson Jordyn Ritnour Priscilla Wilson Carol Campbell Marlana Walla Michel Hume Gail Graeve Pete Kaufman Brett Ritter Our very energetic and talented director, Tyler Hughes needs a big thank you as well. Tyler took on this very big job as well as his first full time teaching job. Can you imagine working with middle school choir all day and then coming to lead our adult choirs, which one would argue is very similar? Just joking. Tyler has a tremendous talent and shares it with all of us every Sunday. Then there is our adorable Children’s Choir led by the very smiley Heather McBeth. Who wouldn’t want to be around such a positive role model as Heather? She gets the most music possible out of those wiggly, energetic little ones. The first Sunday of each month I look forward to their shining faces and hearing their voices rise in praise. May 3 will be their last performance until August so be sure and give Heather a pat on the back also. Please don’t hesitate to send your little ones to Heather during the first service in the fall. Even if you can’t be here each Sunday, this is a great way for our little ones to learn traditional and contempo-rary songs. And have you heard our Youth Praise Band? Amazing, simply amazing! Brett Heckens has taken on this leadership role for this group so give him big thanks also. Some of them cross over into our regular Praise Band. Karissa took on the role of accompanist when we desperately needed her. How many teenagers do you know that would take on such a big commitment with no pay? Which brings me to her side kick Jordyn, another teenager willingly giving of her time and talents to Elkhorn Hills? While the Chancel Choir takes the summer off, there is no such luxury for our praise team. Here are the folks you should be giving thanks for every Sunday. Karissa Heckens Jordyn Ritnour Kaleb Heckens Lindsey Roberg Elly Beeson Bailey Klanderud Haydn Muir Jason Meyer Carol Campbell Nicole Peterson Janet Holt Jared Rodman Brett Heckens Tyler Hughes I’ve had the joy of working with another music ministry that brings me great joy. The Heavenly Bells are a seasonal group that laughs as much as they play. They are so much fun to work with and play at Christmas and Easter. But watch for future practice times. They’ve informed that they’d like to play more. Yahoo!!!!! Thanks to these great ringers. Ellie & Lena Beeson Connie Buckingham Amy Bergman Linda Humphrey Maureen Brush Tami Fink Janet Holt Lisa Hanson Caroline Haase Scott Avery

May 20th at 6:30 p.m. - End of Year Musicians party at the Dritley’s

9:00 AM Usher / Greeter Schedule 10:30 AM

Greeters: Cathy McKenna & Linda Holloway Ushers: Dick & Cheryl Parcher

May 3

May 10

Greeters: Ginger Avery Ushers: Mike Ough & Ginger Avery

Greeters: Bob Nelson & Roger Winans Ushers: Dale & Darla Langendorfer

Greeters: Gail Graeve Ushers: Derrick Peterson & Gail Graeve

Greeters: Bob & Jan Heliker Ushers: Phil & Jane Ward

May 17 Greeters: Barb Witte Ushers: Jim & Barb Witte

May 24 Greeters: Marian Brown & Linda Holloway Ushers: Deanne Fedde

Greeters: Ann Warren Ushers: Ray & Ann Warren

WORSHIP SERVICE TIME CHANGE– 10:15 TO 10:30 effective MAY 3.

May 31 Greeters: Randy & Gina Bruner Ushers: Todd & Patty Langan

Greeters: Brent Klanderud Ushers: Marge Crumley & Brent Klanderud

CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES

• End of the Year Picnic Mon. May 4 Tue. May 5 • Last day of 3-day classes & Wed. PDO Wed. May 13 • Last day of 2-day classes Thu. May 14 • Last day of 4-day classes & Preschool Graduation * Last day of Fri. PDO Fri. May 15

ELKHORN HILLS PRESCHOOL

Reports from the Preschool

BIG THANK YOU TO DR. FINK! The preschool children and staff would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to Dr. Fink for coming and speaking to the children during our “V” week activi-ties. The children loved learning about what a Veterinarian does!

As the year is coming to an end we would like to take a minute to recognize the great teachers that have made this preschool such a wonderful, fun loving environment where parents want to send their children. If you see any of these lovely ladies in the church please stop them and thank them for all the hard work they do every single day to ensure the children of Elkhorn Hills Preschool have an exciting Christian centered experience.

Thank you to the fo l lowing:

Brenda Ritnour (4 day students) Jessica Schafer (2 day students) Karen Roberg (4 day students) Paige Mantz (2 day assistant) Angela Heckens (4 day students) Sarah Rastofer (2 day students) Gretchen Robinson (3 day students) Nicole Mills (2 day assistant) Michelle Foot (3 day assistant) Julie O’Neill (PDO) Courtney Snyder (PDO) Betsy Wood (PDO) Megan Schafer (PDO)

UPCOMING MAY EVENTS:

May 3 The last day of

Sunday School

May 3 Children’s choir sing at first service

May Registration for VBS - NOW

BIG SUNDAY SCHOOL THANK YOU !!! I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to all the Sunday

School teachers that have volunteered their time and efforts this past Sunday School year. Each and everyone of those teachers put in lots of hard work to make sure the children have a wonderful time learning about God’s word. We could not have Sunday School without our volunteers! Their willingness to go the extra mile in making this a safe, fun loving, nurturing environment that stimulates the Christian and educational growth in the children is what makes this department succeed! Thank you to the following teachers: Sharon Dunham (4th & 5th grade) Brenda Klanderud (3rd grade) Gretchen Robinson (1st & 2nd grade) Karen Roberg (1st & 2nd grade) Megan & Jeff Wilson (Pre-K) Marlana Walla (Kindergarten) Heather McBeth (Kindergarten) Last day of SS will be May 3rd. We will resume SS after Labor Day, Sunday, Sept. 13th. Have a wonderful summer, Ashley Bossert

M and M Club

M&M - CALLING ALL KIDS!

This program will start up after Labor Day. Wednesday, Sept. 9th!

We had a fantastic turn out of children every Wednesday and I enjoyed being able to work with them and teach them all about God and His word! Thank you to all the volunteers that have helped this year during M&M. Your help is always appreciated in the children’s department.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

VBS registration is now open!! With the gener-ous help from the congregation VBS will con-tinue to be free this year! We thank those of you who have donated to this event.

Please see the donation table in the Narthex for any items that you might be able to help with to make our VBS a successful one.

We are still looking for volunteers! to If you are interested please see Ashley and she will get you signed up!!

VBS June 21-June 25 6:00-8:30pm

Register now at: www.elkhornhillsumc.org or contact Ashley Bossert

The nursery will continue to be open dur-ing both services through the summer. Please make sure and leave all items your child might need during their stay in the nursery. With the nice weather approach-ing we may take the children outside to play on the playground during church. Please leave a jacket if it is chilly outside or let us know if you do not want them outside. We will leave a sign stating where to pick up your child.

NURSERY

* PRESCHOOL GRADUATION - MAY 15TH at 10:30am in the sanctuary. Please join us for a reception following in the FLC (gym)

LET’S DO IT! CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY: We will begin again in September with

The Storm Inside - Trade the Chaos of How you Feel for

the Truth of Who You are With Sheila Walsh

OPPORTUNITIES CONT.

BREAKFAST CLUB:

Spring Schedule

May 3 Joseph #3 -Heliker’s, Leaders May 10 Mother’s Day, NO CLASS May 17 Joseph #4- RC Hoover, Leader This is the Last Class

Meet in the Conference Room -10:30

GRACE Class - Sunday School 10:30 SON OF GOD The Life of Jesus in You by Rick Warren. 6 week, DVD based study. Do you know Him? Whether you're explor-ing the life of Jesus for the first time or ready to take your faith to a deeper level, this study gives you practical steps to overcome temptation, suffering, and persecution and leverage these challenges to discover and fulfill God's plan for your life.

REGULAR GATHERINGS CONT.

KNIT & SEW GROUP:

Next Get Together- May15 9:30 - 11:30

VBS project

Questions? Contact Jan Heliker at

402-779-2237

WOMEN’S BOOK CLUB

Monday, May 4 - 6:30pm Scooters in Elkhorn

May’s book is: Chasing the Ripper (ebook only)

by, Patricia Cornwell

ELKHORN HILLS PRAYS: All are welcome to join us to pray for our Church, Nation and People.

Wednesday, May 6 at 9:00 AM in the Grace Room at Elkhorn Hills

Committee Meetings

Each committee will meet at their members convenient day & time

Calendar Scheduled: May 3 Adult Education 11:30am Worship 11:30am May 10 Missions 11:30am May 11 Finance 7:00pm May 17 Admin Council 11:30am

OPPORTUNITIES

LADIES’ WEDNESDAY FELLOWSHIP Come enjoy laughter, treats, and uplifting conversation with us! The more the mer-rier, and we love to see new faces!

Wednesday, May 6 at 10:00 AM at Donut Professor: 204th & Dodge behind Arby’s

REGULAR GATHERINGS

YES -YOUTH EMERGENCY SERVICES The youth served by Youth Emergency Ser-vices and the staff continue to be very thank-ful to Elkhorn Hills for the delicious meals we are taking monthly. The menu for May will include Chicken Tenders, Potato Salad, Lettuce Salad & Dessert Bars. If you can contribute to this effort for the Meal that will be delivered on Monday, May 11, please contact LuAnn Dritley at 402-689-1083 or via email at dritley@co.net. Thank you for your continued support!

WEDNESDAY NIGHT STUDY Wednesday evening study on Peter is in summer hiatus, and will resume in the fall. Have a blessed summer! RC Hoover

It’s time to make plans for summer camp at Camp Fontanelle or any of the Great Plains Camping sites. Camps range from Family camps, to High School camps. There is something for every age level. This years theme is:

Power Up-Living in the Spirit! This sounds like a fantastic way to spend time learning of God’s presence. So, go out to campfontanelle.com & register for a camp. If any child needs help with funds for a camp, please see Darla Langen-dorfer or email her at: darlaL63@cox.net.

Men’ Walk to Emmaus – May 7-10 at the Archdiocese of Omaha Retreat and Con-ference Center. The weekend is designed to strengthen and renew the faith of Christian people. The walk encourages you to expand your spiritual like through study and partici-pation and to become a more active Disciple of Christ in the world through your church. If you’re interested please see Bob Nelson or Tom Beeson for more information.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY New home in Waterloo, NE. Start date, Sat. July 11th. The volunteer sign up to help with con-struction or provide break / lunch items will again be provided online. Jim Jirgenson will be our Elkhorn Hills representative/coordinator. If you have any questions regarding this build pro-ject, please contact Jim at:

jirgensonjames@yahoo.com.

MISSION OF THE MONTH: YEAR-ROUND COLLECTIONS

Recycled Card Program: St. Jude's Ranch for Children recycles used greeting cards and creates new holiday and all-occasion greeting cards. The profits St. Jude's gets from this program supports services for abused, neglected, and home-less children, young adults, and families. There are two great ways that you can support this program: 1. Donate your gently used greeting cards. Simply bring in greeting cards you've received and are no longer using to church with you. 2. Purchase refurbished greeting cards from St. Jude's. Visit stjudesranch.org and under the "About Us" tab click "Recycled Card Program." Box Tops and Labels for Education: Epworth Village pro-vides support to children dealing with severe emotional and behavioral disorders. They provide group homes, foster care services, outpatient therapy, and educational assistance. You can help support Epworth Village by collecting Box Tops for Education and Labels for Education found on the various products you buy every day! Box Tops for Education do expire but if collected in time are worth 10 cents each, paid directly to Epworth Village. Labels for Education do no expire and work on a point system. The more points Ep-woth Village has, the more items they can purchase. Greeting Cards, Box Tops, and Label for Education can be dropped off in the brown cabinet located in the church entry way

LLB (Ladies Lunch Bunch) 1st lunch-eon at Panera’s was great. Carolyn Seaman brought a collection of the Dionn quintuplets pictures and shared a story on how she ac-quired them. Next month bring your show-and-tell item & share with the LLB. All ladies are welcome. Location & date TBD

UMM (United Methodist Men) meet every second Saturday at 8:00 in the Conference Room for breakfast, a short business meet-ing & fellowship. Please plan to join us May 9th. Plans for a Family Fun Night with the Storm Chasers will be forthcoming. Watch this space for further info.

POWER UP

YOUTH GROUP SCOOP!!

***All of these events are for the Sr. AND Middle High group****

LinC (Living in Christ) – This group meets on Wednesday evenings (6:30-7:30 p.m.) in the Sr. High youth room and is led by Kip Meyer and Erin Hullinger.

6th through 12th graders meet together, then break into small groups according to age groups to discuss the lesson for the evening. Bring a friend and come

see what it’s all about.

**THE FINAL YOUTH GROUP FOR THE YEAR, WAS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29**

BUT…Look forward to:

YOUTH SUMMER VOLLEYBAL! BEGINS WEDNESDAY, June 3rd at 6 p.m. and will run every Wednesday evening (weather permitting). A BIG thank you to Greg Roberg for heading up the preparation work on the volleyball court! Middle & Sr. High Youth (and any adults who wish to join us), bring a friend and come enjoy an evening of fun and fellowship. No experience necessary!! Hope to see you all there!

On Sunday, April 12th, we confirmed ten 7th graders at the first service. (Jenna Paul, Elly Beeson, Meg Carney, Sarah Riddell, Nathaniel Robinson, Gage Hageman, Connor Gress, Tyler Grabher, Carlos Cooke and Patrick Swan). I would like to take this opportunity to thank the mentors: Patty Langan, Connie Rance, Jim Martin and Jon Holtz for guiding and sharing their faith with these confirmands. This class was a blessing to work with and I look forward to watching them grow together in their faith. – Jenny

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL! June 21-25 – COME HELP OUT! YOUTH – You can help out with VBS by volunteering in many areas! Con-tact Ashley for more information. You will truly feel the blessings that come from working with the amazing children of our church!

THE YOUTH INVITE YOU TO COME AND WORSHIP WITH THEM ON THE LAST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH at 5 p.m. This worship service is for the ENTIRE CONGREGATION. We have contemporary Christian music, uplifting messages, communion and time together worship-ing God. It’s casual and relaxed and a chance to worship Jesus and grow together. Bring a friend and come hear uplifting messages, praise mu-

sic and scripture. We need youth and adults to assist with the AV/Media Shout system, sharing your message, serving communion, reading scripture and helping out in other ways for the service. If you want to help with these services, by giving the message, reading scripture or serving communion, please contact Jenny Louis or a member of Youth Council. NOTE: WE will not have a Saturday Service in May, but please join us this summer on June 27th and July 25th for worship!

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 10th. The Youth will have a special gift for all Mother’s. Youth, please meet in the narthex after each service to help hand out the gifts. Thank you!

On Sunday, May 17th, we will honor our Senior class. Please join us at the 9:00 service to recognize these outstanding young people!

THE 2015 MID-HIGH MISSION TRIP WILL BE IN NEBRASKA THIS YEAR! (THIS TRIP IS OPEN TO YOUTH in the 6-8th Grades in the Fall of 2015). On JUNE 26-27 the youth will have an opportunity to hear about the Native American culture and spiritual culture following clean-up in Walthill, NE on the 26th and will be doing service work in Omaha, NE on the 27th. Registration forms are available from Jenny Louis. Chaperones and assis-tance are needed for this weekend.

THE 2015 SR. HIGH MISSION TRIP WILL BE TO MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN (JULY 5-11, 2015). Please keep the youth and chaperones in your prayers as they go to Milwaukee to be the hands and feet of Jesus and to represent Elkhorn Hills!

YOUTH MISSION STATEMENT

“Elkhorn Hills Youth Ministry exists to EXPOSE teenagers to God’s love while preparing them to SHARE God’s word, and EXALT in the Lord, all while

OFFERING their services to the Lord and CONNECTING with others.

YOUTH GROUP

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Traditions: Vacation Bible SchoolTraditions: Vacation Bible SchoolTraditions: Vacation Bible SchoolTraditions: Vacation Bible School Members of Elkhorn Hills United Methodist Church are familiar with the week-long activities offered every summer

at VBS. Songs, games, and crafts are all centered around a spiritual theme that encourages children to learn more

about the Bible in a fun, friendly and safe environment. The mission of the Methodist Church is to make disciples of

Jesus Christ. As Methodists we accomplish this through outreach to our community and VBS is one of the most impor-

tant outreach ministries for Elkhorn Hills.

In 2013, Barna Research found that nearly half of all Americans who accept Jesus Christ as their savior do so before

reaching the age of 13 (43%).* Despite the importance of VBS in shaping our future leaders spiritual beliefs, the num-

ber of VBS programs offered are on the decline. Barna Research also found that the number of churches offering VBS

programs have dipped since reaching a peak in 1997 when 80% of all churches nationally offered VBS. * In 2012 only

66% of churches nationally offered VBS programs.* What is causing the decline? Increasing financial costs and a

lack of volunteers.

This year, we have had members of EHUMC step up and remove the first barrier of financial costs from our VBS pro-

gram. Children will be able to attend a free summer session of VBS. We are grateful for the financial commitment our

members have shown to continuing this program free-of-charge.

The second issue of the number of volunteers, however, still remains. It is easy to recognize that families and church

members are crushed for time. Organizing and attending prayer groups, Bible studies, youth mission trips, and an an-

nual garage sale are all occurring during the same busy summer months when VBS activities reach their peak. How-

ever, we want to encourage you to prayerfully consider what time and talent you can offer this program. If you don’t

think you have any talents to offer, that’s okay. All we ask is that you have is an open heart and empty hands.

For more information on how you can help with Vacation Bible School this year, please contact Ashley Bossert at

(402) 289-4764 or childrenministries@elkhornhillsumc.org.

*Barna Research, https://www.barna.org/barna-update/family-kids/619-the-state-of-vacation-bible-school#.VTY4mo7F-1Q

What’s New for YouWhat’s New for YouWhat’s New for YouWhat’s New for You Every time that I look at Elkhorn Hills’ website, I get excited at all the work the website team has done to provide a sin-gle location where all the activities that are happening at our church can be found. Tom Beeson’s video of the Easter Sunrise Service is available for viewing. It can also be seen on EHUMC’s Facebook site and our very own YouTube chan-nel. Thank you, Tom, for your contribution! We are looking for members that would be interested in providing short summaries or videos of EHUMC activities that they have attended. There are so many events that it is hard for the MCO team to capture it all. If you would like to contribute an item or need to touch-base with one of our members, the MCO team has a new email address: www.MCOteam@elkhornhillsumc.org.

Everything keeps changing, and that’s a fact! Even us. Each of us is changing a little every day. I guess I’ve always thought… “Change? Me? Why mess with this. But if you doubt the idea of change, just look at the photo of yourself 20 or 30 years ago. Then go stand in front of a mirror. Or think of some of your ideas about life when you were a teenager and now. I guess it’s up to each of us to be aware of how we, and the times, are changing and when we look back to right now from 20 years in the future, we’ll make us proud.

by Stan Holt

CHURCH FAMILY

BIRTHDAYS!

1 JENNIFER GILLMAN 4 LENA BEESON 5 GENEVIEVE TAYLOR 5 MAX PETERSON 6 JANE WARD 6 JAMES BUCKINGHAM 7 BARB NEWBERRY 7 DANIEL HOWELL 7 EVAN LEHN 7 LYNN CRAFT 7 GUY ROSENBERG 8 MATTHEW ROBINSON 8 HENRY BINDER 8 CHANDLYR HAGEMAN 9 BARBARA MAUS 9 LOUIS HANSEN 10 NICOLE HULLINGER 12 CHAD GENT 12 RAMSEY COOKE 12 SARAH GEBHARDT 13 PAIGE BAUMERT 16 JIM CLARK 17 RACHEL BRUNER 18 BRADY BINDER 18 MARGARET ELLEY 18 STEPHANIE PLOUZEK 19 LUANN DRITLEY 19 CRAIG SPRACKLIN

21 CONNOR FRASER 21 TAYLOR JENNINGS 21 ALEC CARBERRY 21 NICHOLAS RAGAN 23 MATTHEW SHEPPARD 23 NEIL HANSEN 23 JACKSON THOMPSON 24 SCOTT AVERY 25 AUSTIN HAASE 25 CHELSEA LARMORE 25 THOMAS AMES 25 BRIAN HOWELL 25 JACOB FEE 25 CHERIE LYTLE 25 COURTNEY HOLCOMB 26 KAREN ROBERG 26 ZANE ROSENBERG 27 RICHARD BACUS 27 CHERYL LARMORE 28 RIANNA JOHNSEN 28 MICHELLE RAGAN 28 CHRISTINA SCHROEDER 28 ALLEN WALLA 29 APRIL SANCHEZ 29 BONNITA SHERBURNE 29 RANDY JOHNSEN 29 LINDSEY ROBERG 30 CONNIE RANCE 31 GRAHAM SHEPPARD

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