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Each year when I was a child,a long awaited package wouldarrive from my Oma at theend of November. Inside wasa Styrofoam ring, evergreenbranches, red velvet ribbonand four red candlesit was

our Advent wreath. I would beoverwhelmed with excitementbecause the wreaths arrivalmeant not only the countdownto my most favourite time ofthe year, the Christmas season,but also the commencementof a century or more of familyChristmas traditions.

My maternal grandparents cameto Canada from Germany in theearly 1950s and with them, came

their tradition which they passeddown to their children. That iswhy on the rst Sunday of Advent,my mother, father, sister and Iwould gather in the living roomto light the candle on the Adventwreath my Oma had sent andspend quality time together byplaying board games or watchinga Christmas movie. After the vehour trip to Swift Current, myfamily, including my Oma and

Opa as well as my aunts anduncles, would celebrate the birthof the Christ Child. We beganour Christmas Eve celebrationsby sitting down at the diningroom table and enjoying afeast of bratwurst, weisswurst,European wieners, red cabbage,sauerkraut, blood sausage, hashbrowns, and mushroom gravy, atraditional Weiner Family mealthat was not all that appealingto us children. Supper would befollowed by church where it wasa tradition for the congregationto light candles at the end of theservice and sing Silent Night.After the service, my Opa woulddrive me and my sister aroundSwift Current for what seemedlike days to look at the Christmas

light displays. When we nallyarrived back at the house, therest of the family would begathered in the living room withthe replace glowing and GermanChristmas music playing softly inthe background. As we openedpresents, emptied stockings andplayed numerous board games,the four red candles of my OmasAdvent wreath on the round livingroom table would burn brightly.

Although I now have my ownfamily traditions that I sharewith my husband Jerid, everyNovember I make sure to createan Advent wreath, just like theone my Oma used to send,because to me it representsfamily and family values. Itis for that very reason that I

jumped at the opportunity tospend a year as manager ofalumni relations, developmentand communications at Lutherwhile Jennifer Arends is onleave. I wanted to be part ofthe family I came to know as anundergraduate.

As you read this issue about thetraditions of your family here atLuther, I hope you will nd that

though some of the traditions mayhave changed or evolved over thepast 100 years, the foundationof Christian values and academicexcellence remains.

Michelle Clark (U04)Senior editor of The Luther Story

The Luther Story is themagazine of the alumni andfriends of Luther College.

If you have a question or storyidea to share, please contact us at:

The Luther Storyc/o Luther College at theUniversity of Regina3737 Wascana ParkwayRegina, SaskatchewanS4S 0A2 [email protected]

Senior editor: Michelle Clark (U04)

Editorial advisor: Lisa King (HS83)

Editorial board: Donna Grant (U93),Jeannette Kuiper, Dorothy Lane,Jocelyn Wedel (U12)

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From the pulpit 2

From the president 3

tra.di.tion/trediSHen 4

Homecoming 2012 8

A Time to Build update 9

Our family roots 10Through the eyes of a student 14

Photo challenge 16

Reflections 18

On campus 20

Class notes 22

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tradition family chapel memories values generations re ections

Cover image: Left Students playing Muckby at the Universitycampus in the early 1970s. Right Students enjoying the 1960 All

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On a typical mid-morning at theHigh School, I am waiting outsidethe gym doors for the teacherinside to nish class. Once theclass is over, we swoop in toquickly set up the gym for ourshort daily chapel service whichis attended by more than four

hundred students, faculty andstaff. No two days are the samefor set up: different symbols a processional cross, candlesor other propsare used tofocus each days theme, thepiano may have to be pulledout of the corner, or a couple ofmicrophones need to be pluggedin.

If you are an alumnus of ourHigh School, you will be veryfamiliar with this routine. Of themany traditions that make ourschool unique and prominent,our daily chapel is without doubtone of our longest and mostcentral practices. Indeed, onecould say that our school dayrevolves around the few minutesthat students and teachersspend together in worship andreection.

Over the years, variouscomponents of our chapelservice have changed in orderto adapt to a more diverse andvisually-inclined student body.As many of our Internationalstudents come from all overthe world, bringing with them avariety of religious backgroundsand traditions, and many of ourCanadian students have a limited

background or understandingof the Christian faith and thechurch, the idea of a chapelservice can be strange to both.While music remains a vital partof our chapel program as it isa powerful tool to express ourfaith, community singing is no

longer a practice that youth arefamiliar with. In order to engageour visual generation, a twenty-foot-wide drop-down screen isa tool more often used duringthe service than the piano. TheGospel, however, still remains asthe foundation of our chapel eventhough the tradition of how it ispresented has changed.

I, too, have had to adaptpersonally over these last 26years of helping to lead chapel.Learning to fully respect the greatdiversity of our student bodyand to plan chapel accordinglyhas been one of my biggestchallenges. Luther seeks tobuild an inclusive, welcomingatmosphere where our Christianfaith is presented as an invitationto experience the sacred andthe challenges of our theologyrather than as mere dogma tobe learned. The model of Jesushospitality to those on themargins is the model that guidesus.

Having asked other faith-basedhigh schools about how theyengaged their students in worshipand the practise of Christian faith,I found their reply to be that theyhad given up on this daily ritual

of a community chapel service.Although traditions can be a goodmethod to help keep us groundedin our purpose and missionas well as give us momentumto continue practises that areimportant to us, they can also bea challenge to maintain as our

audience evolves. Despite thechallenges, we at Luther have notgiven up on our daily tradition. Tomany, our daily chapel acts as theglue that helps us build the senseof community we value so much,and the core of our faith-basededucation.

The second bell has rung, the lastfew stragglers are making theirway down the gym hallwayitstime to settle everybody downand get started

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As I considered the theme for thisissue, I could not help but look tomy bookshelf for some inspirationwhere I found two classics on thetopic. In the rst, The Vindicationof Tradition (Yale UniversityPress, 1984), Jaroslav Pelikan,

one of Christianitys greatesthistorians and Luther Collegesrst Luther Lecturer, opens witha vignette about Jerome Robbinsand the staging of Fiddler onthe Roof . How appropriate, Ithought, since just last year ourHigh School campus producedthis very musical! Apparentlyas Robbins studied the Hasidicstories which became the basisfor the musical, he proclaimed tohis co-writers, Well, if its a show

about tradition and its dissolution,then the audience should betold what that tradition is (1).Pelikan uses this story as wellas many others to demonstratewhat he calls a living tradition.Quoting the philosopher EdmundBurke, Pelikan argues that a livingtradition is a partnership notonly between those who are livingbut between those who are living,those who are dead, and thosewho are to be born (20). Writingthis as I am on 1 November, AllSaints Day, a day on which theChristian church celebrates itscommunion with the saints, theidea of a living tradition seems atthe core of what Luther College isafter 100 years.

The second classic I found onmy bookshelf, Tradition , by thegreat sociologist, Edward Shils(University of Chicago, 1981), is amore detailed study of the subjectbut the headings in the table ofcontents bring to life the books

thesis. Tradition in Disreputeis followed by Enlightenmentor the rediscovery of traditionand The Endurance of PastObjects (and) Practices as wellas Stability and Change. Finally,Shils explains how the PermanentTask of tradition in an UnchartedWorld concerns the TemporalIntegration of Society becauseTraditionality (is) an IntrinsicValue to what we are as humans.

Both scholars agree andemphasise that education involvesthe very act of recapturing,even reliving tradition if oneis to discover new knowledge.But tradition is not just aboutacademics as central as this isto the mission of Luther College.Tradition is also at the heart ofgreat memories, silly fun andlasting relationships. I applaudthe editorial committee of TheLuther Story for exploring a theme

so intrinsic to the academic life ofour College, as well as its students,alumni and friends.

Bryan Hillis (U78), PhDPresident, Luther College

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By Lisa King (HS83)Manager of alumni relations,

development and communications,Luther College High School

The first day of any new job can bestressful. What I dont think I preparedmyself for was the flood of memories thathit me as I walked the halls of Luther,went to chapel, made my coffee in thestaff room, checked the cafeteria to see ifit was chip day. I joke that Luther is inmy DNA; my father started working herein 1966, and I spent a lot of time over the years wandering the hallsas a child,student, alumnus and aunt to studentsat Luther and now a member of the staff.And I am not alone. Many of you readingthis will have a long history of Luther.Maybe your parents or grandparents

worked or went to school here; perhaps your own children or grandchildren arenow here. You might be a one off, theonly one in your family to have a directconnection to Luther, but still very much apart of the history of 1500 Royal Street.

Luther College High School is rich in tradition; weare almost 100 years old! From events, customs,principles and a little bit of folklore, traditionsmake Luther well Luther. One of the many things

I am enjoying about my new job is the historycontained in the alumni offices, the basement,the offices and hallways handbooks from 1930on, photos from 1913 through the decades, storiesfrom staff and alumni. I came across the veryfirst edition of the new alumni newsletter. MorrisAnderson had asked my dad to start the newsletteras a way to communicate with alumni andcontinue to show the good work Luther does. Somany connections the Luther College communityshares.

The following are some interesting traditions that Ihave come across:

BACCALAUREATE SERVICESIn the days of Luther Academy in Melville and overmany more decades at Luther College in Regina,grade 12 students wrote departmental exams andthen went home for the summer; their grades werelater mailed to them. There was no graduationceremony at the school because it wasnt knownwho would pass the exams until later in thesummer. It appears that the first graduationceremony was held in 1927, to recognise Luthersuniversity students who were completing theirsecond year Arts (ie one full year of universityclasses). At an unknown time, this baccalaureateservice also became the occasion for awardingscholarships and other recognitions, to the highschool students.

Baccalaureate Services are still held in May/Juneof each year. The class of 2012 was the last toreceive their diplomas on the old stage. Shortlyafter the ceremony, the stage was demolished andconstruction of the new, state-of-the-art, stagebegan. It hit me that day, sitting in the gym rightbehind the graduates in their black and gold robes,that Luther has done a wonderful job over theyears of striking a healthy balance between time-honoured traditions and progress.

STAY OFF THE GYM FLOORWhen the gym was built in 1951 it was the best in

western Canada. Wooden slats of the LCHS floorwere suspended across the supports, and the floorachieved mythic proportions with the rumourthat its special bounce was due to the horse haircushion underneath. The floor itself was a sight tobehold. Obviously everyone wanted to take specialcare of it, and the custodian of the day especiallyenforced the dont walk on it rule. Ed Robinson(HS51), the voice of LIT for 50 years, coined thephrase please stay off the playing surface, whichbecome well known to students and fans.

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During one of my first chapels as a staff member,the students all sat on the floor for a specialpresentation. I entered the gym to see 420 pairsof shoes piled up at the door. The traditioncontinues!

THE MUSICALPerhaps the first musical held at Luther wasthe 1929/1930 production of Marrying Marion . Itwas sponsored through Luthers Conservatory ofMusic, where the main director of the chorusprogram was Miss Elsa Mees (also a teacher ofMathematics). The Broadway musical had notyet been invented, so the early musicals wereoperettas. Several more were held in the years

following but they seem to have become moresporadic, especially after the marriage of MissMees to Luthers Principal and President, RexSchneider, which occasioned her retirement fromthe faculty. Married women were not expectedto remain as teachers in those days. These earlyoperettas were held at Darke Hall on the ReginaCollege campus. Operettas were still producedoccasionally into the 1950s. The stage in the1950 facility was remarkable in scale for thetime and really the finest in the city. The focuswas on music and theatre. The retirement ofFred Wagner left a void in theatre. After a break

of some duration, Luther began, in 1973, thetradition of the Broadway musical. Oliver wasthe first offering. It was undertaken at some riskconsidering the cost of performance fees andproduction values that were unprecedented. Oliver ran for two nights only but was a sell-out andwildly praised.

The Broadway musical format became aninstant tradition that remains a cornerstoneof community events in Regina. This yearsproduction will be The Wizard of Oz .

ALL COLLEGEIn the early days of Luther Academy, the schoolshared Sunday noon dinner together, a specialweekly meal that featured apple pie covered withbrown gravy. When Luther moved to Regina in1926, all of the girls were automatically membersof a sorority, Lambda Sigma Theta. Lambda SigmaTheta organised many social events during theyear, including a Mother-Daughter banquet in thefall, and the Girls Spring Banquet. There wasa Boys Banquet towards the end of the school

year, as well as occasional sports. These banquetswere not held at the College, rather, they wereusually held at the Hotel Saskatchewan or anotherdowntown hotel. In 1954, the boys and girlsspring banquets were combined as The SpringBanquet. By 1958 it was being called All Collegeand believed to have moved to the gym of theCollege around the same time.

All College is still held each year in thegymnasium. I remember the stress of finding thatperfect dress, hair being curled and backcombed.It was the 80s after all! Today the students stilldress up, the parents serve the meals and anothertradition continues.

THE CRESTThe crest in the foyer is the original logo forLuther College of Regina. It was in use by theearly 1940s, and perhaps dates from earlier. Itwas used until the current logo, the tree of life/cross image, was developed in the 1970s. In the1980s when renovations were done to the mainfoyer (board room, offices, washroom) the floorwas redone and at the suggestion of the architect,Gerry Norbraten (HS50), the crest, rememberedby alumni and containing the Christian cross, wasinlaid into the floor for all who entered the school

to see. Students still walk around or hop over the crest,especially on game day, so as not to bring badluck to the Lions. Folklore or tradition?

Dr Richard Hordern is researching and writing a bookon Luther College to celebrate our 100th Anniversaryin October 2013. His research and the reflections ofMorris Anderson, Don King, Vivian Norbraten andRichard Nostbakken are included in my article.

These are just a few of the many traditions, customs,and beliefs that are so unique to Luther. Othermemories have been shared throughout this editionof The Luther Story. If you have a special memory you would like to share, please send us an email [email protected].

Top left Students gatherto study around the crestfound in the foyer of the HighSchool campus.

Top right The 2011 HighSchool musical featuredstudents performing theclassic Broadway musical,Fiddler on the Roof.

Bottom Students enjoyingthe 1960 All College banquetheld in the High School gymsince the 1950s.


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HOMECOMINGBy Lisa King (HS83)

Luther alumni share a connection to the schooland to each other that is unique and special.The hallways, the gym, the dorms, the cafeteria,chapel, LIT, the musical, All Collegemomentsand places in time that bind us together. Thoughmany of the alumni in attendance at Homecoming2012 have been leading busy lives and may nothave been back to Luther for many years, timeand distance could not diminish the instantconnection shared with other alumni as they

gathered at the various events over the weekend.

Homecoming got off to a great start on Fridaywith a casual night of mingling at Crave Kitchen& Wine Bar. Saturday morning chapel featuredmusical selections from current students,followed by school tours, lunch in the cafeteria(fries included) and many stories of mischief andfavorite memories shared. Saturday concludedwith a banquet, more reminiscing and lots of plansto reconnect at the 100th Anniversary celebrationin October 2013.

Thank you to all alumni and their families whojoined us for Homecoming 2012!

(21-22 September was Homecoming weekend forthe classes of 1952, 62, 72, 82, 92 and 2002 withspecial guests the class of 1957.)

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Top Susan Hertz, Riki (Heebner) Crusha (HS82), Rod Fellinger (HS82) and Brad Her tz(HS82) visiting at the social held on Friday evening. Middle The Class of 1957 in theart room during a tour of the High School campus. Bottom Dallas Howe (HS62), SandyHowe, Mieke Allan (de Groot) (HS62), Bob Lewis (HS62) at the Friday evening social.Right Katharine McNeil Leier (HS92) and Christina Zosel Legien (HS92).


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V A L U A B L E L I N K Shttp://www.luthercollege.edu/highschool/atimetobuild/introduction https://twitter.com/lchsregina

http://www.luthercollege.edu/highschool/atimetobuild/projectupdates https://www.facebook.com/LCHSRegina

CONSTRUCTION UPDATEWe are underway! Following the 12June campaign launch, a hoardingwall was erected so the gym couldstill be used, the old stage wasremoved, and the building of thenew stage began. Excitementgrew as the sounds of construction

continued behind the wood wall.In early November, the wall wasdismantled and the main structureof a new stage was revealed!Finishing touches continue withstage completion expected inDecember. Meanwhile the outdoorteam and maintenance buildingshave been completed behind thegirls dorm. Infrastructure upgradescontinue as piles are poured for thenext phases of construction.

James & Marsha AckermanGregory AkulovColleen AltwasserMark & Roxanne AndersonDean H Ast & S Lynn AstDebbie BarkerMerlis BelsherMartin & Judy BergbuschPatsy BrooksChet BrothersStacey Cattell & FamilyJames Kwan-Lim ChanMary-Lynn CharltonCarl & Meredith CherlandLeslie DeMars

Wanda DeschampsKris DueckDoug & Tamara EmsleyShannon FinkMike & Michelle FritzlerDerek FrostadLarry & Gail FryTara GishSteve HaddadMarlene Y HallLecina HickeMurray HildermanJoanne & Bryan HillisAlanna KalyniukVerdella Kattler

Norwood & Lois KavanaghLCHS Kitchen Staff Erin LeeMarilyn & Don LeeRobert Leurer & Marie

Dietrich LeurerHarvey J LinnenJohn MajewskiLisa McIntyreRichard & Bernadette

McIntyreMelissa MorganRichard NostbakkenSoren & Caroline ObergGreg & Karen P anzner

Warren SauderLoretta SchaeferRandy SchmirlerJacqui ShumiatcherThe Semple FamilyMary SimroseBrittany SmoliakDavid & Sharon SolheimSherry SorokaRichard (Dick) StarkShawn StiebHerb StoehrBrian StubbingsCornelia Taschow-GraupeKarl & Kathy Tiefenbach

Jill VandalDianna Waf eDick (Richard) WhiTim WiensJay WillimottGreg WillowsStephanie YangAnonymous (6)

A TIME TOBUILQUALITY. EDUCATION. FAITH

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UPDATEFALL 2012

PROGRESSTOWARDS GOALWe are currently

at 51% or $6.84million.

THANK YOU TO OUR DONORSThank you to all of our supporters of

A TIME TO BUILD . We appreciate your generousity whether

you have completed your giftor are carrying through with your

pledge commitment.

DONOR PROFILEMerlis Belsher (HS53)

WHAT LUTHER MEANS TO ME:My parents died tragically in 1951

when I was 15. Luther was notonly my school, it was my home.Luther provided personal support,spiritual guidance, a strongeducation, diverse sports activities,and direction for a Universityeducation thus paving the way for myfuture career.

Luther also reinforced that inaddition to ones career, we have aresponsibility to our community,society in general and a moral duty to

help those in need. It is with humilityand gratitude that I do what I canto support Luther College with itsendeavours to build for the future sothat other students may bene t as Idid.

BIO HIGHLIGHTSMerlis Belsher was born in McCor

a Saskatchewan communitynamed after his grandfather. Hisfather, Milton, was a farmer and himother, Inez, was a school teacherwho taught him the value of education on the banks of the WooRiver.

After graduating from Lutherin 1953, he entered the Universityof Saskatchewan. Merlis obtaineda Bachelor of Commerce (1957),became a Chartered Accountant

(1960), a Bachelor of Law (1963), was admitted to the Law Societyof Saskatchewan (1964). His careewas in industry in Saskatchewan,and he became the President/Owneage 29 of a precast manufacturingbusiness. He continues to be activethe community and sports ( LIT-19serves on corporate boards and isinvolved in philanthropic initiative

CONTACT INFORMATIONTara Gish

Development [email protected]

306.791.9175

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When I set out to write this articleabout traditions found at the Universitycampus, Arthur Krentz (Philosophyprofessor from 1971-2005 andAcademic dean from 1972-1977),Dr Paul Antrobus (Psychology professor from 1973-2002 and professor ofemeritus until 2010) and Dr RichardHordern (a current Religious Studiesprofessor) provided me with a wealthof information and memories. Thetraditions are long-standing, sometimescontroversial, and always informative ifnot inspiring. LUTHER LOGO When I first looked at the Luther logo, I figuredthe L on the left side stood for Luther and thevines and branches formed a cross to representChristian values but always thought the circlerepresented the sun. I found out that the circleactually represented the world which I thinkto be very appropriate as we promote the Collegeas a global community demonstrated by thediversity of our students, faculty and staff. Thefollowing official explanation of the Luther logowas used when lapel pins featuring the logo weremade: Held within the Luther logo are the cross,the circle and the leaves -- all symbols of LutherColleges reason for being. In Christ is found Godswill and design for all people; plus the capacityto grow in knowledge and understanding of theworld and its creator.

The current Luther logo was designed by JudySwanson of Camrose Lutheran College in Albertain 1973-74 for the University campus using theColleges colours of blue and white. The High

School campus later adopted the same logo butused their school colours of black and gold. Thegoal of the logo was to be distinctive from theUniversity of Regina as well to represent thevalues of the College.

LUTHER COLOURI was looking through my photo album recentlyfor images to use in a presentation and I cameacross pictures from my Luther convocationin May 2004. In my brilliant blue robe, I wasaccepting my certificate from the Academic dean,Dr Bryan Hillis, while the President, Dr RichardHordern, looked on. Why blue robes you mayask? After becoming a federated college of theUniversity of Regina, the Dean and faculty atLuther chose the colour blue as it would standout against the black robes of the University of

Regina and make Luther grads distinctive. Thismove to adopt a unique colour for the College waslater followed by Campion College and the FirstNations University of Canada.

RELIGIOUS STUDIES PROGRAMBefore the establishment of the Religious Studies(RLST) program at Luther in the fall of 1977,the only way for a student to get a degree witha religious studies emphasis was to complete aBachelor of Arts in Humanities. Around 1968,a Religious Studies Committee was establishedat the University of Regina that consisted offaculty members interested in the developmentof religious studies courses at the university.Although the courses did not have an officialReligious Studies title, they could be regarded asrelated to the study of religion. In 1976, RolandMiller, a newly appointed RLST professor atLuther, was given the daunting task of developinga more formal RLST program. It was veryimportant from the beginning that the RLSTprogram focused on all religions of the worldand on the academic study of religion. To ensure

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diversity in the program, it would include nineprofessors: three from the University of Regina,three from Campion and three from Luther.Although there was support for the RLST programon campus, there was also considerable resistance.A significant number of university faculty thoughtthat the federated colleges were trying to use theprogram to convert students to Catholicism orProtestantism/Lutheranism. After some debatein the Faculty of Arts, the program was passed ona trial basis. In 1978, Luther student Bryan Hilliswas the first graduate of the Religious Studiesprogram. To this day, Luther College remains veryinvolved in the development of religious studiesand its delivery at the University of Regina.

LUTHER LECTUREThe Luther Lecture was established in 1977because the Luther administration wanted to holdevents for the general public as a form of outreachand community relations. At this time therewere no regular lecture series held on campus.The Lecture was also a way of showcasing theimportance of the RLST program and academicstudy of religion at the university level. TheLuther Lecture continues to make a distinctiveand stimulating contribution to the life of theUniversity and the general community by inviting

a distinguished scholar or leader of note to speakon matters of spiritual and social importance.

ELIZABETHAN SINGERS/LUTHER BACH CHOIRHired by the High School in 1976 to teach musicand direct the choir, Dr Carl Cherland was alsoasked to develop an extra-curricular musicprogram at the University campus. Instead of aglee club as had been suggested, he developedElizabethan Evenings in cooperation withseveral other faculty and staff members. Theseannual feasts featured costumes, music, poetry,a dramatic scene by Shakespeare as well as foodand table manners all from the Elizabethan period.The Elizabethan Singers were composed largelyof former members of the High School choir whowere now at university. Due to significant staffchanges over the years, the evening became moredifficult to organise. For this reason, Cherlanddecided to form the The Luther Bach Choir thatwould feature music especially of the baroqueperiod. To the present day the Luther Bach Choir,consisting of several Luther alumni and friends,presents several concerts during the year.

JUICE AND COOKIESRemember when juice and cookies were servedto students on the last day of Luther classes? I doand we can all thank Luther professor Dr PaulAntrobus for starting the tradition. It was meantto leave a good taste in their mouth, said Paul.He thought it would increase the sense of familywithin the College similar to the atmosphere ofSunday school when you would receive juice andcookies. The tradition continues to this day.

MUCKBYDr Paul Antrobus was also famous for inventingMuckby, a game played for several years byLuther professors and dorm students. In the 1970s,

the University of Regina would put up boardsnorth of the College dorms to create a skating rinkfor all students. In the spring when the ice hadmelted, several inches of mud and water wouldremainthe perfect conditions for a game ofMuckby. With little regard for rules, two teamswould try to deposit a football in the opposingteams garbage-can goal. Players could score eitherby throwing or kicking the ball or even depositinga player of the opposing team who was holdingthe ball in the garbage-can goal. As the first yearof Muckby resulted in the dorms being covered inmud, the Head of maintenance, Herb Amendt, in

subsequent years would stand outside and hosethe players down before they entered the dorms.A short clip of the game even appeared on theCBC National news in its third or fourth year.Unfortunately, around the fall of 1975 or 1976,the University stopped putting up the boards andmaintaining the rink because of financial costs.

Top images Dr Martin EMarty was Luther Collegessecond Luther Lecturerin 1978. He will return asthe guest lecturer for the2013 Luther Lecture to beheld in conjunction withLuther Colleges 100thAnniversary celebrations(10 to 13 October 2013).

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I recently had the honour ofspeaking with two currentinternational students fromboth campuses to learn aboutthe difference between familytraditions at home versus thoseexperienced here in Canada atLuther College. Weikang Xiang,who goes by Nick, is a grade 11student at the High School. Nickwas born in a small town neara railway factory and at two,his family moved to Chengdu,the capital of Sichuan provincein Southwest China, home to15 million inhabitants. Nickarrived in Regina in August2011. Patience Umereweneza isa fourth-year student in healthstudies at the University ofRegina. She was born in Rwandaand in 1994, as a little girl, sheand her family were forced to eedue to war and genocide. Patiencelived in Kenya, the Philippinesand Thailand as a refugee beforecoming to Regina. She arrived inRegina in December 2008.

Why did you choose to cometo Luther College in Regina,

Canada?

NICK I particularly came toLuther College and Canada toreceive a good education.

PATIENCE As a refugee, I didnot have much choice of whereto go. I was sponsored by theWorld University Service ofCanada group (WUSC) through

the student refugee program atthe University of Regina. Ipersonally chose to register atLuther College because of itsreputation of having smallerclasses, excellent programadvisers, wonderful professors,and just the overall warmth andstrong sense of community ofLuther College.

What did you nd the mostdif cult to adjust to after yourarrival?

NICK Making friends wasthe most dif cult thing Iencountered especially in my

rst year here. Being new, I feltlonely and everything was sounusual: the weather, school,culture, environment, even thevideo games were not the same.The interests and activitiesof Canadian students werecompletely different and foreignto me. I never had access toYouTube at home or school andnever paid much attention tosuperstars or celebrities.

PATIENCE Honestly, theweather and the time differencewere the most dif cult things toget use to when I rst arrived. Iwas not prepared for how coldthe weather was and becauseI did not know how to operatea thermostat, I spent the rstmonth in Canada covered inlayers of clothing. It also took awhile for me to be able to sleep at

night because the time differencebetween Regina and Thailand is13 hours. I was always exhaustedduring the day and could notsleep at night.

What surprised you most aboutschool life here in Regina andCanada?

NICK I was most surprisedabout the space and the numberof beautiful parks. In Chengduwhere I grew up, there are veryfew parks or space becauseit is overpopulated. Anotherthing that surprised me wasthe amount of exibility andfreedom of choice that studentsenjoy at the high school level. Icould not believe that studentswere allowed to plan their ownschedules and choose their owncourses. Teachers here respect thestudents and are ready to lend ahand.

PATIENCE I was amazed athow easy it was for me meet newpeople and become involved inthe social scene. It was almost

unreal to me that I found peoplethat I could t in with. I wasworried prior to my arrival thatI would be lonely but that wasnot the case. I was also pleasantlysurprised by the helpfulness ofprofessors to the students.

How are the traditions at homedifferent from those you haveobserved here in Canada?



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NICK At home my motherdid all the cooking with our

main dishes made out of wheatnoodles. In our province peopleeat highly spiced food butmy mother never used spicesbecause my father came from thenorthern part of China wherethey do not like spicy food. Ourbiggest tradition is the MiddleAutumn Festival which is held onthe 15th day of the eighth monthin the Chinese calendar (in thewestern calendar it would be inSeptember or October). The event

brought families together for aspecial dinner including differentpies, moon cakes and a variety ofmeat pies. Christmas was not asimportant a holiday in China asit is in Canada.

For six years in China, I lived inmy schools dorm where we hada completely different systemand set of routines to follow.Our school day began at 6:30 amand ended at 9:30 pm with a fewbreaks, meals and study timein-between. In grade 9 the schoolday did not end until 10:00 pm.The public schools had evenstricter routines. My coursesincluded Chinese, Math, English,History, Chemistry, Physics, andPolitics.

PATIENCE In my culturecooking was a very central piece

in establishing and maintainingrelationships especially during

the holidays. Meals were neverready when guests arrived;instead they would help preparethe meal. It was also normal tohave more guests arrive thanwere invited and gatheringswould be an all-day event.Children are very involved inhousehold chores. Once a childturns ten, parents start teachingthem to cook and clean (eglaundry, mopping the oor,making their beds). Siblings take

turns doing the various choresand do not expect to be paid.As members of the household,they are supposed to help outin some way. Learning to dothings at an early age is seen asbeing bene cial as it helps tocreate solidarity amongst familymembers and helps to even outthe household chores especiallywhen both parents work outsideof the home and the children goto school.

School is a big deal in my cultureand a large emphasis is placedon performing well. For familiesthat do not have much money,an education becomes even morevaluable because parents believethat education is the maininheritance they can give to theirchildren to secure their future.Parents keep in close

communication with the schooland teachers until their children

have at least completed grade 9.It was not unusual for parentsto drop by randomly during theweek to ask the teacher how theirchild was doing.

How do you think LutherCollege could assistinternational students withtheir transition into the schoolenvironment in Canada?

NICK I think the High School

should continue doing whatthey are doing. Embracingthe differences and diversityof international students andstudying the needs of individualson a case by case is the key as allinternational students are not thesame.

PATIENCE The staff at theUniversity are very friendlyand helpful to new studentswhich really helps to makethe transition for confusedinternational students smoother.The layout of the residence andcafeteria also offers a friendlyenvironment for internationalstudents and provides anopportunity for the students tomake friends and spend timetogether. Through Luther, I meta lot of people who helped me togrow academically, spiritually,and socially.

Left Weikang Xiang,who goes by Nick, is fromChengdu, the capitalof Sichuan province inSouthwest China. Hearrived in Regina in 2011and is currently a grade11 student at the HighSchool campus.

Right PatienceUmereweneza was bornin Rwanda and arrivedin Regina 2008 as arefugee. She is in herfourth-year of healthstudies at the Universityof Regina.


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Aselection fromthe Spring/Summer2012 Summer PhotoChallenge

Gwen Luedtke-Prince and William Prince (HS72, U78)

This photo was taken at a pow wow in Medicine Hat, Alberta. This portrait is of a NativeCanadian in ceremonial costume. I was frightened but in awe of the visual image thisportrait conveyed. It also illustrates the diverse and exciting people that make thesummers in Canada special.

Donna McGregor (Fletcher) (U63)

This photo was taken at our family backyard carnival with mygrandchildren and some of their cousins. We built a pinata (called MrPotato Head) and had a fun day in an old fashioned simple way.

Wendy & Garth (HS78) Manz

This photo was taken at the Leo Mol SculptureGarden at Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba.We live in Winnipeg and enjoy this sculpture andflower garden as often as we are able. It is a placeof serene solitude.

Eugene E Seitz (HS53)

This photo was taken at my youngest daughterswedding, which took place this past June. Includedin the photo is my oldest daughter, Karen, myyoungest daughter, Victoria, my new son-in-law,Alex, my wife, Debbie, and myself. The weddingtook place at St Johns Lutheran Church at StoneBank, Wisconsin (ELCA). It is a small countrychurch with a warm atmosphere, founded byNorwegians in 1844.

Charlie Fox (HS54)

This photo was taken in May 2012 in Dresden,Germany. It is of the restored Fravenkirche churchwhich was reduced to rubble in the 1945 firestormthat killed about 50,000 people. It was reopenedin 2005 after 60 years.


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Show us your

As Luther College will be celebrating 100 years in October 2013 ,we are inviting alumni to submit images that reect memories andtime spent at both Luther College campuses over the last century.A selection of your images will be featured in the special 100thAnniversary issue of The Luther Story .

Please submit your photos, along with short explanations matchingeach image, to [email protected].

THE DEADLINE FORSUBMISSIONS IS

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As I sit here listening to a Luther HighSchool choir CD, I am reminded of theirsong, If These Walls Could Speak.What if the Luther College walls couldspeak? What stories would they tell?What traditions would they share?The stories, some humourous, someserious, would be far too many for thisarticle. Instead, I will share with yousome of the traditions that come tomind for me.

ConnectionsWhen I rst joined the staff at LutherCollege in 1966, I was asked to start analumni newsletter. I became the editor,writer and photographer for our modestpublication which we simply named,Luther . Over the years, the newsletterevolved into The Luther Story .

The Luther Story is one traditionthat has helped Luther maintain aconnection with its alumni and witha wider community of friends and

supporters beyond its two campuses.Issue after issue, it tells the stories ofthe Colleges ongoing distinguished

journey of excellence towards its 100thyear celebration in 2013. Through thestudents, teachers, professors, staff,parents and friends who have all comeand gone over the years, they all sharein the making of The Luther Story , thesense of belonging and connectedness,the living history.

The strong connection between Lutherand its students is also apparent inthe continued attendance of alumniat homecoming each year and thegenerous nancial support of alumnifor the College (including the currentrenewal project at the High School).At Luther, alumni serve on the Board,some are teachers/professors oradministrators, others are coaches andmany are parents or grandparents.

Even in retirement on VancouverIsland, one of the pleasures of my wife,Pat, and I is when former students andparents will recognise us in the grocerystore or on the street and greet us withwarmth.

Connections a Luther tradition.

ExcellenceLuther College has a strong traditionat both campuses of emphasisingexcellence and quality in all itsendeavours: academic, arts, athletics,community life. One could list awards,scholarships, championships,individual accomplishments andtestimonials to demonstrate this.

Part of this quality, this excellence,has been character building. As onealumnus stated, at Luther he met andlearned from some ne human beingsand felt that students learned to livea meaningful life with others. Now

almost 100 years old, Luther continuesto expect the best of itself, its studentsand its alumni.

Excellence a Luther tradition.

Christian contextAt the High School, students still meeteach morning in the gym for chapel.The original chapel was converted intoa classroom when it became too smallfor the number of students. Studentshave various stories about chapel,including missing it on occasion!However, alumni speak of the specialsense of community fostered asthe whole student body and facultygathered each day at a special t ime.

The University has a beautiful chapelwhere worship services are held andother ceremonies take place. Beforethe construction of the new wingwhere the chapel is currently located,

students would sit on the carpeted oorin the Upper Room, a space abovethe auditorium (now offices) whereSunday morning worship was held. Oneyear, a student even requested to bebaptised in the Upper Room.

These chapel experiences, theReligious Studies and Christian Ethics

courses, the encouragement to beof service to others, and a caringcommunity combine to make Luther ...Luther.

Christian context a Luther tradition.

TraditionA number of years ago, Pat and I sat inthe High School gym enjoying awonderful performance of the popularmusical, Fiddler on the Roof , put on bythe students. Tevyes song, Tradition ,is a powerful expression of his concernthat the old traditions were beinglost. As the father and patriarch of the

family, Tevye tried his best to convincehis three daughters that the traditionsof their community were important andneeded to stay the same.

Some of Luthers traditions dateback to 1913 when the College wasfounded in Melville, Saskatchewan,while others emerged over time. Sometraditions are unique to either the HighSchool or the University while othersare shared between both campuses.Some traditions have been expandedwhile others have been downsised.Traditions do not have to remain static change and growth are possible. Thisis something I believe Luther has donewell. Just as Tevye learned to listento his daughters wishes, Luther haslearned to listen to its familys wishes. If these walls could speak ... what astory they would tell!

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Don King began working at Luther College in 1966 as Director of development, alumni &church relations; he was responsible for strengthening those three areas and coordinating theraising of money for Luthers University building. Over the years Don was a teacher, coach,Chaplain and Director of Student Life. In 1980 he became Principal of LCHS and Presidentof Luther College in 1991. He retired from Luther in 1996 and currently lives with his wifePat, in Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island.

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When the history of the 21st century comes tobe written, it may well be that future historianswill address in some way what might be termedthe crisis of tradition. It has become apostmodern commonplace to suggest that,at the turn of the millennium, the seemingly-stable cultural institutions and values that hadsustained Western civilisation for hundreds ofyears had nally run their course, to be replacedby an ethical relativism that was encouraged,and perhaps created, by a commercial cultureprimarily interested in getting people to buythings. According to this understanding, 21stcentury people no longer live lives, but ratherfollow lifestyles; they mix and match culturalvalues and mores with at best the same levelof interest as they mix and match paint andwallpaper. If everything is relative, so the thinkingruns, then nothing is especially meaningful, or atleast meaning is created to suit individual tastes.Even multiculturalisma global awarenessunprecedented in human historyis ultimatelyonly more fodder for lifestyle choices: for the rsttime, it is relatively easy to come face to face with

other cultures, but is also easy to adopt them andmodify them to suit our own tastes.

In the midst of such relativism, where does onend tradition? More important: how does onedene tradition in a way that makes sense,when the very concept of tradition has beenrendered neutral by becoming simply onecategory among many? However, choosingtraditional pizza crust over, say, deep dishor cheese lled is not the same thing asparticipating in a tradition. Traditions are notoptions within culture; they form part of thefoundation upon which culture is built. Traditionsmark out the territory of culture; they are thearchitecture of culture; they surround us, protectus, and provide us with the basic reference pointsby which we live our lives. But, like architecture,their stability also makes them quite resistantto change or easy modication; if you live in abungalow, you cant decide tomorrow to switch toa split-level without some serious effort. Their verystability, then, makes them a target for attack ina society that equates change with improvement,and that restlessly seeks to detach itself from its

own foundations. In the technological century,the rst victim is tradition.

One response to the apparent free-form,lawless individualism of our centurythe kindof individualism that rejects traditions andtraditional social institutions (such as religion,marriage, school, or government) as at bestsilly and irrelevant, and at worst dangerous

and harmfulis to reassert the supremacy of aparticular tradition, and, in effect, to constructa kind of simplied, essentialist tradition that isdesigned to be unambiguous, easy to understandand, most important, completely imperviousto change or outside inuence. Tradition, inthis sense, is fuelled by nostalgiaa term thatoriginally designated a psychological illnessbrought about by excessive homesickness.Nostalgic traditions may have some resemblanceto real traditions, but they are temporarystructures, hastily assembled, serviceable to apoint, but ultimately unable to withstand anylong-term use or even any real modication.

At the same time, there is a growing rhetoric,

fuelled in part but not entirely by commerce,around the concept of innovation. As citizensof the 21st century, this rhetoric asserts, we areno longer bound by tradition. To be a citizen ofthe new millennium is to be free of old structures,to reject old forms that hinder developmentpersonal, economic, and social. In its most visibleform, innovation and growth mean wiping out thepast, knocking down structures that seem to haveoutlived their usefulness, literally dismantlingthe architecture in razing old historic buildings,and in the process eradicating the collectivevisible memory of a community. Even if one ndsundeveloped territory to place new buildings, thelogic is the same: economic growth is equated

with progress, a move toward an unspeciedbut assuredly superior place.

While the elimination of outworn or erroneoustraditions is to be commended, I am alsoconcerned that innovation not simply beequated with novelty. Like nostalgia, noveltyis a temporary structure, a for-the-momentfashionable idea that appears attractive, butwhose attractiveness lies almost entirely in its

newness. Novelty that dismantles real tradition,that is uninformed by tradition, is almostalways in danger of collapsing, because it isnot expected to last. Ironically, novelty oftenattempts to reconnect with the very traditions ishas dismantled, by repacking a pastiche form ofthe old tradition as an authentic recreation. Thisis especially true in North American cities, whereattempts at creating old world experiencesquickly descend to the level of kitsch, culturalbric--brac adding air to an otherwise soullessand meaningless innovation.

It seems clear, then, that reconciling traditionand innovation seems to be the only sanechoice. Both are necessary. Tradition withoutinnovation is stagnant, unimaginative, andrestrictive. Innovation without tradition isreckless, ungrounded, and ill-considered. Wecannot simply adhere to forms and practices thatno longer have any meaning, just because thingshave always been done that way. At the sametime, simply to throw away our own memory andour own tradition is madness, a self-imposedamnesia that guarantees an existence withoutcontexts and without structures.

I see the crisis of tradition, then, as an opportunityfor places like Luther College to become siteswhere a dynamic synthesis of tradition andinnovation can ourish. Genuine innovationmore than just the uninspired reshuffling offamiliar tropes that often passes for innovationin corporate contextsrequires what I might callan innovating talent. Such a talent is one thatengages fully with its own traditionembracesit, understands it, even loves itand yet remainsfully open to challenging that tradition, to testingits limits, and even to expanding its boundaries.This is not an easy talent: it requires a strange

kind of doublethink, demanding that one be bothinside ones tradition and outside it at the sametime. The innovating talent doesnt tamper withthe architecture of tradition, but it knows howto renovate tastefully, sensibly, and with an eyeto preserving the foundation of the past withthe freshness of the present and the creativepossibilities of the future.

By Dr Noel Chevalier, Luther College at the University of ReginaTRADITION AND THE INNOVATING TALENT

Dr Noel Chevalier has taught English at Luther College since 1993. His primary researchand teaching focus lies in literature of the 18th century, but he has a wide range ofinterests, including Literature and the Bible, Literature and Science, the Roots ofGlobalisation, and even Harry Potter. He is also a member of the Luther Bach Choir.While he does not mind being considered traditional, he hopes he never will be thoughtof as conventional.


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HIGH SCHOOL

Faculty and staff notesIn October 2012, Dave Hall wasselected by the Ministry of Educationto serve on the Secondary ScienceWorking Group. He will be helping theGovernment write the Environmental

Science 20 curriculum. Dave teachesscience, biology and IB EnvironmentalSystems and Societies at LCHS.

In October 2012, Gregory Akulov,along with his son, Alex, had amathematical problem published inThe Mathematical Spectrum (a Britishpublication). Gregory teaches pre-calculus, IB math foundations and IBcalculus at LCHS.

Student notesThe 2012 Entrance Scholarships werehanded out at a special presentationduring chapel on Thursday 11 October2012. Recipients, family, faculty andstaff gathered for a special tea in theBlue Room following the ceremony.

Congratulations to AVE (AdvancedVocal Ensemble) who performed atthe fall opening of the SaskatchewanLegislature on Thursday 25 October2012. Following the throne speechby the Lieutenant Governor, AVEperformed two pieces. The singerswere then invited to attend areception for all the dignitaries.Premier Brad Wall offered to take AVEon a behind the scenes tour of theCabinet Chamber and the PremiersOffice. Premier Wall offered insightfulhistorical information about boththese rooms.

Congratulations to Paul Anderson,who received the highest score in theprovince on his Grade 8 Cello examat the Toronto Conservatory of Musicand will be awarded a Gold Medal inan upcoming ceremony at Darke Hall.

Congratulations to Ryan Gilewichfor his 3rd place finish at the CityGolf Championship, qualifying himfor the Provincial Championshipand to Brenna Randall who was amember of the bronze medal districtteam at the Provincial Cross CountryChampionship.

Congratulations to the Football Team,Senior and Junior Girls VolleyballTeams, Boys and Girls SoccerTeams, Cross Country and Golf forrepresenting Luther so well this fall!Thank you to all the coaches, teampersonnel and fans for their support.Go Lions!

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UNIVERSITY

37th Luther LectureOn Monday 24 September 2012,Luther College welcomed BishopMichael Ingham as the Colleges37th Luther Lecturer. BishopIngham, perhaps best known to

the wider Canadian public as thechurch leader who spearheaded theblessing of same-sex marriages withinthe Diocese of New Westminster,presented a talk entitled Finding thePostmodern Balance: evangelical,catholic, liberal . Drawing onhis experience as a sometimescontroversial church leader, BishopInghams talk focused on howchurches could address both theirown internal divisions and attacksfrom a society that views theestablished institutions as irrelevantor even dangerous. A video of thepresentation can be found on theLuther College website at www.luthercollege.edu/lutherlecture.

Fall ConvocationOn Saturday 20 October 2012,Luther College at the University ofRegina celebrated the graduationof 19 Luther students at the FallConvocation. Professor Gerald Hilldelivered the convocation addresson the importance of thinking andimagining across boundaries of allsorts.

Luther awards ceremonyOn Thursday 9 October 2012, anawards ceremony was held to presentthe 2012 Luther Scholarships andDeans Honour Roll to deservingLuther students. Over 100 parents,faculty and staff were present as92 students received numerousscholarships including the JamesKurtz Memorial Scholarship, Dr ArthurKrentz Scholarship in Humanities,Kovacs History Scholarship andLuther Scholarship for AcademicDedication.

Students first Momentum Momentum is a series of nineworkshops intended to assist studentsin finding a vocational path byproviding them with the necessaryskills (eg resume writing, conductingeffective job searches, etiquette,language skills, developing a portfolio,interview skills, etc) as well asconnecting them with mentors, manyof whom are Luther alumni.

During the pilot program in October-November 2012, the College wasfortunate to have six alumni returnto give presentations on what theyhad done with their degree. Thesealumni included Jonathan Achtzehner(HS98, U04), Dr Brenda Anderson(U11), Michelle Clark (U04), ShawnFraser (U07), Erik Norbraten (U87),and Robbie McLellan (U07). All ofthe workshop presentations can beviewed on the Luther College websiteat www.luthercollege.edu/momentum.

ALL COLLEGE

On Wednesday 10 October 2012, theofficial countdown to Luther Colleges100th Anniversary celebrations on theThanksgiving weekend of 2013 (10 to13 October 2013) began. Registrationfor the three-day event alsoopened. The weekend schedule andregistration information including anon-line registration form are availableon the College website at www.

luthercollege.edu/100thanniversary.

Bishop Michael Ingham at the 2012 Luther Lectureon Monday 24 September 2012.

Some of the Deans Honour Roll recipients withDr Franz Volker Greifenhagen, academic dean,at the Awards Ceremony held on Thursday 9October 2012.


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CORRECTION: The Class of 1954picture in the Spring/Summer 2012Luther Story incorrectly identied

Joyce (Blaser) Fitz as Joyce Boesch(HS54 .) Our apologies to both Joycesfor the error.

HIGH SCHOOLMarieka Andrew (Barrie) (HS00) married Daryl on 10 September 2011in Regina, Saskatchewan. She works asa communications consultant for theGovernment of Saskatchewan.

Portia Belmont (Hobbs) (HS75) isan Adjunct Professor at the Universityof Texas at Brownsville, teachingComposition I, Composition II andMCAT Verbal Test Prep. She hasthree children, Nadia Williamson ofRegina, Saskatchewan, Erica Castilloof Honolulu, Hawaii, and Dann DiegoRivera of Brownsville, Texas. Herdaughter, Erica Castillo, earned herDoctor of Jurisprudence and gave birthto her beautiful granddaughter, EvitaCastillo, in 2012. Her son is attendinghis last year of high school andplans to be a medical doctor like hisgranddad. Nadia owns NWL dress shopin Regina, Saskatchewan. Portia livesin Brownsville, Texas, on the border ofMexico by the sea.

A special memory of Luther College isthe exhilarating, dangerous and ruledefying water ghts held in the dorms.

Taylor Carson (HS09) is attendingLaw School at the University ofSaskatchewan.

Sandra Child (HS72) currently worksfor a home care company and hasa pediatric client whom she looksafter. For the past 12 years, she hasattended Central United Church inCalgary, Alberta and has been involvedwith womens groups, singing in thechoir and a small group called thePossibility Singers. She is the pastpresident of the Calgary PresbyterianUnited Church Women and has

travelled to many smaller townsand cities in Alberta for meetings.Photography is a major hobby. She has

a niece in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,a nephew and his wife living in Japanand is a great-aunt to their daughter. Aspecial memory is the small locker roomin the girls dorm, as well as LIT, beingan avid basketball fan, hamburgers,fries and jello for lunch in the cafeteriaon Tuesdays, going to Lady ShannonsTarantella in grade 11, noon hours atM&Js in grade 12, and walking out of agrade 12 history class to go to the storeto get gum for Rob Cooke.

Clive Cook (HS59) is now happilyretired and spends lots of time inToronto, Ontario visiting with hisgrandchildren. He enjoys receivingThe Luther Story to hear about other

alumni.

Brent Cowie (HS80) has been skiingat his place in Fernie, Alberta andtraveling to Mexico etc. He is a farmerand new grandfather with his boystaking agriculture at school whilehelping him with farming. Specialmemories of Luther College are thepanty raids in the girls dormitory andschool ski trips.

Nadine Cowie (HS85) is raising twooutgoing boys and works as a speechpathologist at the Prairie South SchoolDivision. A most vivid memory ofLuther was of the re in the girls dormin 1983-84. Students missed threedays of school and stayed with daystudents for at least a week. Thosewere the days.

Derek Ford (HS96) and his wife,Natasha, are relocating to Saskatoon,Saskatchewan. He recently obtained

employment with the provincialgovernment as an air ambulancepilot, having previously been a pilot in

Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan andInuvik, Northwest Territories. They areexpecting their rst child in November2012.

Kirsten Gaudet (Gustafson) (HS92)after graduation, earned a degreein Agriculture at the University ofSaskatchewan. She married DonaldGaudet in 1996 and moved to StIsidore de Bellevue, Saskatchewanwhere she worked as an agronomist atan agriculture retailer and a soil testingcompany. They have three children,ages 10, 12 and 14. She and herhusband are full-time grain farmers ontheir 5300-acre farm, Prairie MountainFarms Ltd. A special memory of LutherCollege is dorm life!

Karla Hillis (HS09) is currentlyattending the University of Waterlootaking Optometry.

Patti Kuhar (Tuttosi) (HS81) married Joe in 1985, the same year shegraduated from the Wascana nursingprogram. They have lived throughoutSaskatchewan, Northwest Territoriesand Alberta. She is currently a staffRN at the Continuing Care Center inWestlock province. They have threechildren and Max, their wiener dog!Chris is an accountant, Evan is a golfprofessional in his nal year and Katieis in grade12. Pattis special memory isshe loved dorm life!

Marvin M Lange (HS57) won the2012 Raymond F Longacres Awardfor his substantial contributionsand enduring input to aerospacepsychiatry. His operational experienceas a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)aircrew and Flight Surgeon translatedinto insightful, practical psychiatricconsultative services for the RCAF,Transport Canada, and the Canadian

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Space Agency. His forward-thinkingapproach led to the controlled,evidence-based approval of SSRI

medications in Canadian aircrew. Healso contributed signicantly to theselection and operational support ofCanadian astronauts for InternationalSpace Stations (ISS) duties and to theISS Human Behavior and PerformanceWorking Group.

Kevin Miller (HS10) moved back toRegina, Saskatchewan last year aftercompleting law school at the Universityof Saskatchewan. On 15 June 2012,he was called to the Bar as a lawyerin Saskatchewan. He is currentlyemployed as an Associate at MillerThomson LLP.

Jonathan Milley (HS98) graduatedfrom RCMP training on 16 January2012. This was a very special momentas his dad, Bill, presented him with hismedal. He has been posted to GrandFalls-Windsor, Newfoundland. Hismom, Lorraine, worked in the LCHSAdministration office from 1996 to2001.

Alastair Preston (HS65) retired inMay 2011.

Jonathan Prior (HS02, U07) isstarting his third year of a PhD inRoman Archaeology at DurhamUniversity.

Nathan Pullar (HS92) has been livingin Whitehorse, Yukon for the last 12years working with Northwestel asan engineer. He is married with threechildren ranging from ages 2-7.

Simi Shah (Wilhelm) (HS92) andNimit recently welcomed their second

daughter, Zara Emilia Shah, on 4May 2012. They all reside in London,United Kingdom.

Victor Thomas (HS02) was the2012 recipient of the Dr Robertand Norma Ferguson Award forOutstanding Service. This award isgiven to an alumnus who has shownexceptional leadership and service tothe University of Regina or its AlumniAssociation. He is currently a principleand executive director of AspenMedical Canada Inc, a subsidiaryof Aspen Medical, an internationalrm with expertise in deliveringhealthcare solutions in complexand often remote environments.Aspen Medical Canada recently setup its Canadian headquarters inRegina, Saskatchewan. Victor sits onseveral corporate boards, includingserving as a corporate director ofSaskEnergy since 2008 and as currentchair of its Human Resources andCompensation Committee. He also

serves on the University Senate, theUniversity of Regina Joint Committeeon Ceremonies and the Allied HealthCentre Council, and is the youngestmember of the Paul J Hill School ofBusiness CEO Advisory Circle.

Raynelle Wilson (HS95) married James Saunders (HS87) in July2012. They both live in Regina,Saskatchewan and work for theGovernment of Saskatchewan. Jameshas two children, Malcolm (14)and Tess (8). James serves as theAssociate Deputy Minister in ExecutiveCouncil and Raynelle servesas the Chief of Staff to the MinisterResponsible for Crown Investments.

Sharilyn Woloschuk (Hart) (HS69)was recently nominated for the 2012New Mexico Nursing Excellence NurseExecutive of the Year award whichdistinguishes nursing education,practice, and work environment.

Sharilyn continues to work as theSenior Director for the Universityof New Mexico Heart and Vascular

Center. She is married with four grownchildren and two granddaughters andalthough they are spread throughoutthe United States and Canada,they enjoy summers together inSaskatchewan at the family cottage onLast Mountain Lake.

UNIVERSITYSabrina Cataldo (U99) received three2012 Awards of CommunicationsExcellence (Writing, Publications, andBest of Show for CommunicationsSkills) for her work on the 2009-2010Saskatchewan Arts Board AnnualReport.

Amanda Dodge (U99), aftergraduating from the University ofRegina, completed a degree in lawfrom the University of Saskatchewan.She currently works at an innercity legal clinic in Saskatoon,Saskatchewan and was recently givenan award for her work in legal aid.Amanda cherished her time at theUniversity of Regina, and Luther inparticular, and how her experiences atuniversity expanded her mind.

Shawn Fraser (U07) was elected as

the council member for Ward 3 on theRegina City Council in October 2012.

John Hampton (U09) and JeffNachtigall (U00) were shortlistedfor the 2012 Lieutenant GovernorsArts Awards, the SaskatchewanArts Boards annual recognitionof contributions to the arts in theprovince. John is an artist and curatorcurrently pursuing a masters degreein visual studies at the University ofToronto. Jeff is a multidisciplinaryartist, curator, activist and speaker. Hiswork has been exhibited throughoutNorth America, Europe, and China,and is represented in numerous publicand private collections.


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Luther College HighChoirs & Handbells

Christmas Candlelight Services

Sunday 16 December 20122:30 pm & 7:30 pm

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