𝐀 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲: 𝖢𝗋𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗅 𝖫𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝖾𝖺’𝗌 𝖩𝗂𝗆 𝖧𝖾𝗍𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉𝖾𝖽 ‘𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗍’ 𝖶𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽 𝖶𝖺𝗋 𝖨𝖨𝖨 𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗀 𝖠𝗋𝗆𝗒 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗌𝗍 𝗂𝗇 𝖦𝖾𝗋𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗒, 𝟣𝟫𝟨𝟥

by Jim Hetland Guest Contributor

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Jim Hetland in Army
uniform, early 1960s.

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Pictured here, Russel Knutson—early driver and bus company owner-operator.

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Young Pelican Rapids Pastor Alex Ohman, above left, had no idea about Pollyanna—until now—and he is smitten by her kindness.

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Pictured here looking through the Pelican Press to see if their brother Rodney Zentz and wife Terri are featured anywhere.

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