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Published May 11, 2012, 12:00 AM

May 11th, 2012

Photos from the May 11th, 2012 edition of the Echo Press.


Honor Guard members Danny Sieve, Lieutenant Jason Schmidt, Nick Koos, Chief Engineer QJ Warrey and Captain Joe Kuperus stood guard over Chris McCabe’s casket during his funeral in April. Schmidt and Warrey are pictured holding golden axes. (Contributed photo courtesy of McCabe family)

  • Honor Guard members Danny Sieve, Lieutenant Jason Schmidt, Nick Koos, Chief Engineer QJ Warrey and Captain Joe Kuperus stood guard over Chris McCabe’s casket during his funeral in April. Schmidt and Warrey are pictured holding golden axes. (Contributed photo courtesy of McCabe family)
  • Members of the Alexandria Fire Department Honor Guard served as pallbearers at Chris McCabe’s <br /><br />funeral last month at St. Mary’s Church. (Contributed photo courtesy of the McCabe family)
  • Chris McCabe served in the Alexandria Fire Department (AFD) from 1960 to 1979. The newly formed AFD Honor Guard saluted him at his funeral on April 2.
  • Emily Zeithamer, RN and Martha Esbjornsson, RN retired
  • Carrie Johnson, RN and Jane Sirek, RN, retired
  • Karen Thul, RN and Jackie Thul, RN
  • Ginny Cohrs, RN and Micala Danielson, RN<br /><br />
  • Margaret Kalina, RN and Rachel Kalina, RN
  • Teresa Terfehr, RN and Dawn Terfehr, LPN<br /><br />
  • New Rotarians Jonathan Olson, Sam Steidl, Vic Dale and Randi Thompson were inducted into the Alexandria Rotary Club at its April meeting. (Contributed photo)
  • Left to right): State Representative Bud Nornes, State Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen and State Representative Mary Franson were endorsed for office at the Senate District 8 Republican Endorsing Convention on May 5. (Contributed photo)
  • Joe Scegura holds up a walleye that he caught during the 2010 Minnesota fishing season. (Contributed photo)
  • Junior Beau Backhaus delivered a pitch during the first inning of Alexandria’s win over Sartell on Tuesday. Backhaus mixed in three pitches to keep the Sabres off balance all night. (Echo Press photo by Eric Morken)
  • Alexandria’s Taylor Ellingson picked up three wins this week, taking a doubleheader from Willmar on Monday and defeating Sartell on Tuesday. (Echo Press photo by Eric Morken)
  • Alexandria’s Amanda Bigger led the Cardinal girls at the Red Wing Invitational Tuesday as her team finished tied for 10th. She was also the second leading scorer for Alexandria on Monday in CLC play. (Echo Press photo by Eric Morken)
  • Ellen Stensrud of Minnewaska finished with a round of 87 on Tuesday to help lead the Minnewaska girls to a sixth place finish at the Red Wing Invitational. (Echo Press photo by Eric Morken)
  • Osakis’ Devon Horvath-Nelson picked up an individual first place finish at the Section 5A True Team track meet at Minnewaska Monday. The Osakis boys were 11th, while the girls finished third. (Echo Press photo by Lori Mork)
  • Doranna Blascyk went the distance to pick up the win for West Central Area Tuesday night as the Knights defeated Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 7-6. (Echo Press photo by Lori Mork)
  • In February, Roger Neumann, 76, of Osakis, had the chance to drive a race car in the Richard Petty Driving Experience at Las Vegas Speedway. (Echo Press photo by Amy Chaffins)
  • Neumann started racing at Viking Speedway in Alexandria back in the mid-1970s. (Contributed photo)
  • The racetrack crew at Las Vegas Speedway helped Roger Neumann get into a race car when he took part in the Richard Petty Driving Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Contributed photo)
  • Cast of The Rileys' First Date includes (left to right) Bob Piotrowski, Joan Piotrowski, Lindsey Johnston, Kip Sundlee, Sue Korkowski, Daniel Roers, Joe Korkowski, Gary Lund and Mike Roers. (Contributed photo)
  • The Solem Preservation Association has planned three events<br /><br />at the historic Solem Church near Kensington this summer. (Echo Press file photo)
  • Sweetwater Revival will perform at Elim Lutheran Church in Osakis on Saturday, May 19 at 4 p.m. (Contributed photo)