Koj senior pej xeem: Uhlenkamps reflect rau xyoo ntawm cheeb tsam pab dawb ua hauj lwm

Diam duab los ben Sonnek: Marilyn thiab Lyle Uhlenkamp nres los ntawm lub nroog Stearns County Fairgrounds Aug. 5 hauv Sauk Centre. Lub Uhlenkamps tau muab lub 2022 Stearns County Outstanding Senior Pej xeem puav pheej lub Xya hli ntuj 28 thaum Sauk Centre Stearns County Fair.

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Ob peb hnub ua ntej lub Nroog Stearns County ncaj ncees, Lyle thiab Marilyn Uhlenkamp tau txais ib tug xov tooj hu los ntawm Marianne Walker, lub 2021 Minnesota Outstanding Senior pej xeem, cia lawv paub tias lawv yuav tsum tau nominated li lub xyoo 2022 Stearns County Outstanding Senior Pej xeem. Rau lub Xya hli ntuj 28, cov Uhlenkamps coj mus rau lub cuab yeej cuab tam nyob ntev ntawm lub nroog Stearns County ncaj ncees hauv Sauk Centre tau txais lawv cov quav hniav thiab zoo tau applause.

Vim hais tias cov pej xeem Outstanding Senior txeeb yuav tsis tau nyob rau hauv lub xeev theem, cov Uhlenkamps yuav tsis tau advancing sib txeeb. Txawm li ntawd los, lawv zoo siab nrog cov recognition lawv tau txais, txawm tias lawv tsis xav txog lawv ua hauj lwm yuav tsum tau dab tsi extraordinary.

"Peb cia li daim duab nws yog ib qho zoo," Marilyn hais. "Peb tsis tau ua dab tsi ces koj; Peb cia li daim duab uas yog koj ua li cas yog hais tias koj muaj ib lub zej zog zoo li peb."

Ib tug rau cov me nyuam, Marilyn hlob nyob rau hauv thiab kawm tiav los ntawm Sauk Centre; Tom qab ib xyoo ua hauj lwm hauv lub Sauk Centre High School chaw ua hauj lwm, nws nyuam qhuav txav los rau lub ntxaib ntxaib.

Lyle tau tsa ceg hauv Westport rau ib hnub ua liaj ua teb ua ib tug ntawm 10 cov me nyuam, tom qab ua hauj lwm hauv lub ntxaib ntxaib ua ntej tau drafted hauv 1961, rov qab mus rau lub zos ob peb xyoos tom qab tsav tsheb loj.

"Kuv tau tawm (ntawm cov tub rog) rau hnub Kennedy yog assassinated," Lyle hais. "Yog me ntsis scary; Sawv daws uas tau tawm ntawd hnub xav, 'Peb yuav tau hu ua rov qab,' tab sis uas tsis tshwm sim."

Lyle thiab Marilyn ntsib hauv lub Sauk Centre Coliseum; Lawv yuav nyob rau xyoo 1966 thiab, nrog rau kev pab los ntawm Marilyn lub tsev neeg, lawv pib dairy ua liaj ua teb nyob ze Sauk Centre hauv 1972. Lawv cov me nyuam kawm holy tsev kawm ntawv hauv Sauk Centre thiab nws thiaj li tau koom tes nrog peb-tiam 4-H neeg; Marilyn tus txiv twb tau ib feem ntawm 4-H ua ntej nws, thiab Lyle muaj kuj tau koom tes nrog ib tug me nyuam.

Lub Uhlenkamp cov me nyuam 4-H koom tes coj mus Marilyn pib ua ib qhov project txiav txim hauv lub 1990s, thiab nrog Lyle txoj kev pab, nws tau ntev judging ntawm lub nroog thiab lub xeev theem. Lawv tsis tshua xav txog lawv tes haujlwm ua haujlwm pab.

"Nws yog ib yam dab tsi uas koj puas tau ua ib tsev neeg," Marilyn hais. "Nrog 4-H, sawv daws nyob hauv tsev neeg yog koom tes nrog. Yog tsis muaj sij hawm rau boredom thaum koj nyob nraum hauv 4-H."

Marilyn tseem judging 4-H txug tej yaam hnub no; Nws mas tsev hais plaub Stearns County tab sis tau pab nyob rau lwm lub cheeb nroog thiab. Nws mas cov kws txiav txim zaub mov, khaub ncaws, muaj tswv yim arts thiab Cloverbuds tej yaam num, nyob ntawm tej thaj chaw xws li robotics thiab yees duab raws li lawv yuav tsis nyob rau hauv nws cheeb tsam ntawm kev txawj ntse. Marilyn remembers tias, thaum nws pib judging, muaj ntau cov me nyuam uas nws submissions koom tes nrog gardening, khaub ncaws thiab qauv rocketry.

Nyob ib ncig ntawm tib lub sijhawm, Lyle yog muab rau neeg noj rau lub Ashley Township Board. Nws tuav txoj hauj lwm rau ob peb xyoos ua ntej nws resignation.

"(Lub township lub rooj sab laj) yog ib txwm tuesday, ces koj tsis tau txiav hay rau hnub Zwj Hli vim hais tias koj yuav tsum tau mus ntawd lub rooj sab laj," Lyle hais. "Nws txo nws hwj koj rov qab mus tsuas Wednesday. Thaum kuv tus tub yog tsev, nws ua haujlwm, tab sis thaum nws tshuav rau kev kawm ntawv qib siab, kuv cia li tsis tau ua nws."

Hauv 4-H, Marilyn kuj txais kev pab rau pawg neeg advisory pawg neeg thiab yog qws coj ob peb xyoos; Nws thiab Lyle kuj pab ua cov zaub mov sawv ntsug hauv lub tsev 4-H tsev ntawm lub nroog Stearns County Fairgrounds. Sab nraum 4-H, Marilyn yog ib tug nyob hauv lub nroog Stearns County Extension Homemakers thiab yog lawv tsoom txoov rau ib xyoo, thiab nws kuj yog ib tug kws txiav txim township xaiv tsa. Tom qab lawv cov me nyuam twb nyuam qhuav txav los, nws ua haujlwm rau ces-tshiab Alexandria Phiaj cuaj xyoos, thiab nyob sauk Centre, nws qhia kev ntseeg nyob Holy tsev kawm ntawv thiab ua haujlwm rau ib tug xov tooj ntawm parish pawg neeg.

Marilyn lawm ib tug nyob hauv cov foster Grandparent program rau 17 xyoo. Ntxiv thiab, Lyle donates nws lub sij hawm thaum nws tus ntxhais daycare, uas cov me nyuam feem ntau hu nws Grandpa Lyle.

"Kuv yog grandpa rau kuv tsis paub ntau npaum li cas," Lyle hais. "Qhov tseeb, kuv yog grandpa rau ib tug kas uas tam sim no peb tus kws lij choj."

Lub Uhlenkamps tswj ib txoj kev sib raug zoo nrog tsev neeg Holy tsev kawm ntawv; Tsis zoo xwb puas tau lawv cov me nyuam peb mus kawm ntawv muaj, tab sis ces puas tau peb xeeb ntxwv, thiab ob great-xeeb ntxwv yuav muaj nyob rau lub caij nplooj zeeg. Lyle tau ua ntoo khoom rau lub HFS Springfest muag khoom, thiab lub tsev kawm ntawv yuav hu rau Lyle yog hais tias lawv muaj woodworking tej yaam num xws li bookshelves, chests ntawm drawers los yog benches.

"Lawv them rau cov khoom, thiab kuv nyuam qhuav pub kuv lub sij hawm," Lyle hais.

Lyle thiab Marilyn muaj kuj tau koom tes nrog Sauk Centre Area keeb kwm haiv neeg rau ntau xyoo, Lyle liab li treasurer rau (6) lub xyoo. Closer rau lawv lub qhov rooj, cov Uhlenkamps tej zaum tsav lawv tej zej zog rau tus kws kho mob lub sij hawm teem tseg thiab lwm yam kev xav tau, thiab lawv pab tswj cov paj ntawm Lynx National Golf Course.

Ntxiv thiab, cov Uhlenkamps yog ib feem ntawm minnesota Pej xeem txhawj xeeb rau lub neej, pab nrog lawv booth ntawm lub nroog Stearns County Ncaj ncees thiab lawv txhua xyoo rummage muag khoom. Thaum kawg, nkawd ob leeg lifelong neeg hauv Minnesota Adult Volunteer Association.

Thaum lawv honored yuav tsum paub txog tag nrho lawv tau ua thiab tseem ua, cov Uhlenkamps tsis xav txog lawv kev siv zog yuav tsum tau dab tsi tshwj xeeb.

"Muaj ntau tus neeg nyob rau hauv peb lub zej zog uas tej zaum ua ntau tshaj peb ua," Marilyn hais. "Muaj coob tus neeg qab lub scenes; Koj tsis paub tias lawv nyob nraum ua nws. Peb tsis xav tias peb twb ua dab tsi uas koj."

Tsab xov xwm no yog yav tas los luam tawm nyob rau lub yim hli ntuj 11, 2022, qhov teeb meem ntawm lub hnub qub ncej, thiab luam tawm ntawm no nrog tso cai rau lub hnub qub Publications.