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some place – and then you would put the clothes on and wheel them up there , it was real high , so there was always wind and they would dry better ,” Don said .

Aside from working hard and eating well , the kids also found time to play .

“ Christmas Eve day , we ’ d always go out skating ,” Don said . “ When we came back , Santa had come .” They also fished for smelt , and remember cleaning them with a pair of scissors . “ To this day , I can ’ t eat them ,” Gene said , adding that he still likes donuts , despite eating many as a kid . As much fun as the Gabrelciks had on the farm , they also traveled , including day trips to Duluth .

“ We used to milk cows early in the morning , pack a lunch , go to Duluth , and be back for night milking ,” Gene said .

Their parents were big travelers , too , driving about 80,000 miles to 44 different states , including a trek to Alaska .

Gene and Lisa bought the farm from Art and Priscilla in 1985 . They didn ’ t keep the dairy operation going for long .

“ We milked cows for two years ,” Gene said . “ I missed people .”

Gene and Lisa now raise corn , beans , and alfalfa on a total of 350 acres , in addition to 80 steers and 40 feeder cows . •

County voting delegates at the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation ’ s ( MFBF ) 98th annual meeting in Bloomington Nov . 18 re-elected Dan Glessing of Waverly to a twoyear term as vice president of the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation .

Glessing and his wife , Seena , farm in partnership with his father . They have dairy cattle , and grow alfalfa , corn , and soybeans . Dan and Seena have three sons and one daughter .

“ I am honored and humbled to serve as vice president ,” stated Glessing . “ One of Farm Bureau ’ s greatest strengths is our grassroots structure and policy development process which is well-respected amongst our elected and appointed officials . We will continue to strengthen our relationships with our officials , so they come to us when they have a question about agriculture . Our Young Farmers & Ranchers and Promotion & Education programs will continue to engage consumers in conversations to increase the understanding of today ’ s farming .”

Elected to the board of directors serving one-year terms were Promotion & Education Committee chair Debra Durheim from Long Prairie in Todd County , and Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee chair Pam Uhlenkamp from Green Isle in Sibley County . •

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