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he Robert and Terri Link family, members of Holy Family Parish, Woodruff, has been named the Knights of Columbus 2020 Superior Dioc- esan Family of the Year. The Links have three chil- dren: Patrick, 51; Carrie, 49; and Jacob, 30. They also have six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. During his 21 years of being a Knight with the Fr. Dodge Council 7827, Woodruff, Bob has held three council positions and was chairman of seven programs. Bob actively recruits other members, helps at month- ly pancake breakfasts, helps run the Holy Thursday potluck din- ner and has received the Knight of the Month award. He is the lead usher at Holy Family parish, leads rosaries during Advent, is a sacristan and coordinates the concessions for the church rummage sale. Bob coordinates highway clean- up three times a year and has been a director of the Lakeland area Deer Hunting Challenge. Terri helps Bob at all Knights of Columbus events and is very involved at Holy Family parish as a Eucharistic minister and lector. She leads the Circle of Women group and the annual rummage sale. She also started up and coordinates the annual Fat Tuesday Jambalaya din- ner and was instrumental in planning the welcome dinner for Fr. Jerry Hagen and farewell dinner for Fr. Aaron Devett. Terri helps the homebound and sends out cards to them during the holidays. Bob and Terri are mem- bers of the pastoral council and teach third-grade faith formation. They enjoy helping at the New Dawn Pregnancy Center and the Fredrick House homeless shelter. They were instrumental in helping the council raised $14,364 for a new ultrasound machine for New Dawn. For the Community Blood Center, they were able to more than double the number of units from 51 to 120 through encouraging others and by putting on a potluck meal after each blood drive. What they are most known for is their commitment to people with special needs. Bob drove those with special needs from Woodruffto Headwaters, a place where they learn how they can help the community. Bob and Terri led the Tootsie Roll drives for 21 years and their council consistently leads the diocese by raising more than $12,000, which is donat- ed to Headwaters and Special Olympics. He coordinated the Knights to help the Salvation Army with bell ringing on the Saturday before Christmas, raising more than $1,300 in 16 hours. The Link family is well deserving of the Family of the Year for the Superior diocese, the Knights commented. Bishop James P. Powers cele- brated a Mass for Bob and Terri Link at Holy Family on Aug. 29.
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Bob and Terri Link and their family members were honored Aug. 29 at Holy Family Catholic, Woodruff. Pictured (bottom, left to right) are Carrie, Bob Link, Terri Link; and (top row) Jacob, Lincoln, Fr. Jerry Hagen and Bishop James P. Powers . (Submitted photo) JENNY SNARSKI
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atriot Day was celebrated Sept. 11 at St. Joseph Cath- olic School in Rice Lake. The ceremony was hosted by ifth- and sixth-grade students and livestreamed in lieu of in person attendance. It included a musical tribute and a brief address with questions and answers by the local police chief, an alumnus of the school. Chief of Police for the Rice Lake Police Department Steven Roux graduated in 1993 from the eighth grade at St. Joseph Catholic School. Chief Roux shared that he is proud of the many good memo- ries he has from his years at the school. He added that what he experienced and learned at the school helped him, a naturally shy child, get to where he is today. He also spoke about the connection between his career in law enforcement and presen- tations made by police icers. Roux encouraged students to keep their eyes and ears open to opportunities offered them at the school for what their callings might be and how they might serve their community, personally and/or profession- ally. Rouxremembersicer Friendly visiting their kinder- garten classroom to talk about his job and the love he felt for serving his community. The visit made a lasting impression. Helaterfoundoutthati- cer's name - Michael Baribeau. icerBaribeauservedtheRice Lake City Police Department and was shot in the line of duty in 1995. He ended up giving his life for the community serving in the capacity that he did, Roux said, illustrating there was action behind the words he had spoken. Roux enumerated the things he had learned at St. Josephs that have been helpful in his career: Be a good person, be helpful, have good character, listen, give your best effort, give back and work hard. Two other musical pieces were performed and the Pledge of Allegiance followed. After the inal phrase of the pledge, With liberty and justice for all, stu- dents added, born and unborn. Students individually came to the podium to explain Patriots Day origin as a commemoration of lives lost as a result of the September 11 attacks in 2011. One student added that family members of those deceased also have made the day an effort to serve others as a lasting legacy to their loved ones. Members of the military and irst responders who took part in rescue and recovery efforts after 9/11 were acknowledged and special mention was given to 2020s new set of heroes, all of the essential workers on the front lines during the coronavi- rus pandemic. As we remember that day in history, we are living history right now. And we are the pa- triots who will help our country stay strong, another student stated. A concluding invitation was, What will you do to help others this week?
Officer alum guest speaker at St. Joe's Patriot Day
Rice Lake's Chief of Police Steven Roux presented as the guest speaker for St. Joseph School's Patriot Day com- memoration ceremony Sept. 11. Roux, a school alumnus, also shared memories of former Chief Emmet Engstrom, grandfather of one of the students. (Facebook photo: St. Joseph Catholic School)
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