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Published February 21, 2011, 12:00 AM

Gallery: Giving to Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota

Area businesses have donated to Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota.


World War II veterans Johnny Johnson, LeRoy Luitjens, Warren Herreid, Bill Veenhof and Jake Boomgaarden, along with Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight executive committee members Glen Gust and Terrie Gulden, accept a $5,000 corporate sponsorship for Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota, from Don Bryan, Tim Plimpton and Ryan DeBates, on behalf of Exchange State Bank of Luverne, Hills and Hardwick.

  • World War II veterans Johnny Johnson, LeRoy Luitjens, Warren Herreid, Bill Veenhof and Jake Boomgaarden, along with Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight executive committee members Glen Gust and Terrie Gulden, accept a $5,000 corporate sponsorship for Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota, from Don Bryan, Tim Plimpton and Ryan DeBates, on behalf of Exchange State Bank of Luverne, Hills and Hardwick.
  • World War II veterans Johnny Johnson, LeRoy Luitjens, Warren Herreid, Bill Veenhof and Jake Boomgaarden accept a $10,000 Flight Sponsor donation for Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota from Glen Gust of Glen's Food Center. Terrie Gulden (far right) is on the Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight Executive Committee.
  • Alvin Kooiman (left) presents Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight executive committee member Mike Kuhle with a $5,000 corporate sponsorship check for Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight.
  • World War II veterans Johnny Johnson, LeRoy Luitjens, Warren Herreid, Bill Veenhof and Jake Boomgaarden accept a $1,300 check for Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota from Paul Aukes of Luverne. At right are Terrie Gulden and Glen Gust, members of the Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight Executive Committee.
  • Brian Short and Mike Engesser, representing First Farmers and Merchants National Banks of Luverne and Pipestone, present a check to the Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota Committee and appreciative WWII Veterans Jan. 25, 2010, at the Rock County Veterans Memorial Building.<br /><br /><br /><br />Left to Right: Gerrit Van Engelenhoven, Warren Herreid Sr., Helmer Haakenson, LeRoy Luitjens, Brian Short, Mike Engesser. Accepting the check for Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota is Terrie Gulden.<br /><br />
  • Tim Haubrich of Pepsi Bottling, Pipestone, presents a $5,000 check as a Corporate Sponsor to Gene Spicer and Earl Sheppard of the SWMN Honor Flight executive committee, Pipestone County.
  • In a ceremony at Casey’s General Store on South 75 in Luverne, Casey’s District Manager Linda Thorson and Area Supervisor Tami Johnson presented the check for $5000 to Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota President Terrie Gulden. Front row – WWII Veterans: Jake Boomgaarden, Bill Veenhof, LeRoy Luitjens, Store #1739 Manager Linda Olson, Casey’s General Stores District Manager Linda Thorson, Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota President Terrie Gulden. Back row – WWII Veterans: Gerrit Van Engelenhoven, Ray Anderson, Casey’s General Stores Area Supervisor Tami Johnson, Store #1296 Manager Margo Walgrave.<br /><br />
  • The Hills Lions Club presented a check of $500 to Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota President Terrie Gulden on Wednesday, March 17th. Presenting the check is Leonard (Shorty) Leenderts of Hills, MN. Also present for the ceremony is WWII veteran and Hills Legion Member Wendell Erickson of Hills. Wendell will be among the 100 WWII veterans traveling on the inaugural trip for Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota on April 30 and May 1.
  • Hartquist Funeral Homes became a corporate sponsor of the Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight at Rock County Veterans Memorial. Front: WWII Veterans – Johnnie Johnson, Helmer Haakenson, Warren Herreid, Gerrit Van Engelenhoven. Second Row: Terrie Gulden (Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota President); Randy Hartquist, Cindy Hartquist, Jeff Hartquist and Sara Hartquist of Hartquist Funeral Homes; WWII Veterans Bill Veenhof, LeRoy Luitjens, Earl Glaser
  • Sanford's southwest Minnesota facilities in Adrian, Luverne and Worthington presented a $3,000 donation to Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota March 30, 2010. Sanford Clinic Luverne will also support the cause by sending Richard Morgan as physician, and clinic staff offered $876 in donations to sponsor Morgan. (back row l to r) Terrie Gulden, Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota President; Diane Westenberg, Marketing Coordinator, Sanford Hospital Luverne; Dr. Richard Morgan, Sanford Clinic Luverne; LeRoy Luitjens, WWII veteran; Carol Wieneke, LPN Sanford Clinic Luverne; Holly Sieve, Marketing Coordinator, Sanford Regional Hospital/Sanford Clinic/Southwest Minnesota Radiation Center Worthington; Julie Gerber, Clerical Supervisor, Sanford Clinic Worthington; Gene Spicer, Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota Vice-President; (front row l to r) WWII Veterans: Helmer Haakenson, Jake Boomgaarden, Warren Herreid, Bob Anderson.
  • Don Plahn of the Jasper Lions Club offers a check for the Honor Flight to Gene Spicer. (Submitted photo)
  • The Pipestone Area High School student council president offers a donation to Christy Appel and Gene Spicer for the Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight. Students at Middle School and High School raised more than $1200.
  • Terry Gulden accepts a check for the Rock County Honor Flight from Hannah Baartman, and Zach Staeffler who are representing the Luverne High School Student Council and Peer Helpers. Members of the Student Council and Peer Helpers held a steak fry at the Eagles and raised close to $1,000.
  • Gerald McConkey (second from left) presented Ken McNab (third from left) with a $550.00 check to be used towards the Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight. The dollars were raised through the Lawful Gambling proceeds from the Brewster American Legion, Post 464. Also in the picture were Jack Strough and Marlin Clausen.<br /><br /><br /><br />
  • Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota received $1,000 from the Masons in Pipestone, Sept. 17, 2010. Accepting the donation for Honor Flight were Cristy Appel and Gene Spicer. Presenting the gift were Mavis Pierson and Vern Long.
  • On Friday, October 15, 2010, Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota accepted a generous $1,000 contribution from BEN FRANKLIN LODGE NO. 114, A.F. & A.M. of Luverne, MN. The presentation ceremony took place at the Herreid Military Museum at the Rock County Courthouse Square in Luverne. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Pictured from left to right: Bob Dorn (Ben Franklin Lodge), Jerry Wieman (Ben Franklin Lodge), Terrie Gulden (Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota President), LeRoy Luitjens (Ben Franklin Lodge) and Everett Brandenburg (Ben Franklin Lodge).
  • The State Lodge gave $1,000 as a matching donation for the Southwest Minnesota Honor Flight.
  • The Canby Sportsmen’s Club generously donated $1600.00 to Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota for the April 2011 flight Feb. 19, 2011. Pictured: Mike Kuhle, Secretary of Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota, Chuck Moberg of the Canby Sportsmen’s Club, and Rodney Hansen, president of the Canby Sportsmen’s Club.
  • The Canby Chamber generously donated the $384 proceeds from the Steak Fry held at the Canby VFW to support Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota. Pictured Feb. 19, 2011, are: Mike Kuhle, secretary of Honor Flight Southwest Minnesota, Chuck Moberg of the Canby Chamber of Commerce, and Tony Ourada, president of the Canby Chamber of Commerce.