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The Bette Kuss Benefit campaign

Please help financially to the “Benefit for Bette” fundraising effort http://BetteKussBenefit.com

 

Our dear friend, Bette Kuss, longtime resident of Cold Spring, Minnesota; wife to Duane Kuss and mother of high school grads Sam and Lillie Kuss, has been hospitalized in Minneapolis for heart and respiratory failure.

Bette is currently and has been for many years the beloved accompanist at Peace Lutheran Church in Cold Spring. We were deeply saddened when she was first admitted to Abbott Northwestern Heart Hospital in Minneapolis in December. A lung procedure was necessary before surgeons could clear her for Open Heart surgery on December 16. After nearly sixty days in the ICU, she was moved to Regency Hospital in Golden Valley for recovery. She has been a fighter through this long battle.

Many people in Central Minnesota know Bette for her many years of teaching piano and accompanying various church, community, and school concerts and music productions.

Bette’s music history includes Little Falls Middle School where she was a special education teacher from 1979-1992. She enjoyed working with many special needs students over the years. Bette played piano for many school theatre performances and other musical events.

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She also shared her musical talents in the community while she was a member of First Lutheran Church.

For the past 25 years Bette has accompanied the Cold Spring Area Maennerchor.

And as mentioned earlier, many people in Cold Spring and Central Minnesota know Bette for her many years of teaching piano and accompanying various church, community, and school concerts and music productions.

While her body is recovering, hospital bills have devastated the Kuss Family finances. Bette’s friends and community are organizing various fund raising efforts to help them recover. In particular, a fund-raising Dinner is in the planning for April 30 at ROCORI High School. As well We hope to plan a musical event later in the Spring. Donations will be used to pay medical expenses not covered by insurance.

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Please help financially in any way that you can to the “Benefit for Bette” fundraising effort, Accounts have been set up at all three Cold Spring banks to receive donations, there is a go fund me page, or call 320-685-7656

We miss her music, her beautiful smile, and we long for her return. Thank-you for taking time to hear about Bette.

The Fabulous Armadillos Benefit Concert: March 26, 2011- BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY!

March 26, 2011
2:00 PM
ROCORI High School Auditorium
Cold Spring, Minnesota  USA

ROCORI Build Benefit Concert
The Fabulous Armadillos

$20.00 per ticket:  General Admission
This concert will sell out so get your tickets today! 

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Number of tickets

1 - ticket $20.00 2 - tickets $40.00 3 - tickets $60.00 4 - tickets $80.00

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4th Annual Soup and Chili Bowl Preview

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Here is a quick look at the 4th Annual Soup and Chili Bowl hosted by the Cold Spring Jaycees. The event will be held at the Cold Spring Brewery Distribution Center. Stay tuned next week for a full preview of this years event. In the mean time, check out last years coverage from the 3rd Annual Soup and Chili Bowl. 

The third annual Jaycees Soup and Chili Bowl was held on Saturday January 24, 2009 at the Cold Spring Brewing Distribution Center. Over 1800 people came through the doors on the blistery evening, and those who attended got a chance to sample some of Minnesota’s best soups and chilis. Profits from the event will go toward the ROCORI Trail project. Those who attended contributed over $500 in cash as well as donations totaling to over 1,200 pounds of food for our local food shelf. Altogether the event was an astounding success. Hats off to the Jaycees and all that helped to make this event possible. See you next year at the 4th annual Soup and Chili Bowl.

2009 Soup and Chili Bowl Photo Montage

Here's a combination of over 100 photos that the staff at DigElog put together in a music photo montage of the event.  Special thanks to Deb and Brian Eisenschenk for sharing these pictures with us.

Waterball

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In this story you’ll hear from Chris Hoffman, a member of the Cold Spring Fire and Rescue Department. The Cold Spring Fire and Rescue team took part in the 5th annual Food Fest’s waterball competition. Waterball is a friendly competition where opposing fire departments line up across one another and try to push a basketball that is hung from a cable across to their opponents side. It is similar to tug-o-war but with hoses. Once again the waterball competition was a great success and DigElog Sauk Rapids would like to thank all of the volunteers that helped with this event. Congratulations on a successful event and we’ll see you at Foodfest ‘09.

The Alarmists "Hired Gun"

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This story features footage from “The Unknown Event” on Friday November 16, 2007 at The Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN. The Alarmists are a local rock and roll band that has quickly gained a large following. They have enjoyed critical acclaim and hope that their popularity will grow in the Central Minnesota area. Please check out their website @ www.thealarmistsband.com. Here is one of their songs in full.

Cold Spring Jaycees Soup and Chili Bowl a Smashing Success

Cold Spring Jaycees Soup and Chili Bowl Event



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Gluek Brewing Company opened their doors to the public at their brand new distribution center as they hosted the annual Cold Spring Jaycees’ Soup and Chili Bowl. The event takes place the every year one week prior to the Super Bowl and the best part is, it’s free! They gladly accepted donations to the local food shelf and all proceeds went to the Cold Spring Library with a small amount being set aside for other community funds. This year’s event was even bigger and more successful than last year. Thanks to all of those who participated whether it was consuming or providing soup and chili. Thanks again and see you all next year.

Hit video game franchise does it again with latest sequel

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

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The new action-thriller from Infinity Ward, the creators of the Call of Duty series, delivers the most intense and cinematic action experience ever Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. This story provides a brief review of the game by avid video gamer Kyle Rosenquist. If there are any video games that DigElog viewers would like considered for a featured review, please send your email requests to [email protected].

Fantasy Football Week 15

First Part

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In this story, the voice of DigElog sports, Matt Leither gives his expert fantasy football picks for week fifteen of the NFL season. If there are any fantasy footballers that want advice on what players to start or who to sit, please email all of your questions to [email protected] and your question could be featured on the show.

Stay tuned for more information about our Fantasy Baseball Show in the Spring of 2008.

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Sauk Rapids Jazz Band

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The Sauk Rapids Jazz Band played fantastic at their winter performance last week. A large crowd was on hand at the high school and the students played as remarkably as they looked. This story features a full length song from the band’s performance.

Fantasy Football Week 14

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In this story, the voice of DigElog sports, Matt Leither gives his expert fantasy football picks for week fourteen of the NFL season. If there are any fantasy footballers that want advice on what players to start or who to sit, please email all of your questions to [email protected] and your question could be featured on the show.

Second Part

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