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ZERO RESULTS
The alleged thieves’ efforts were all for nothing because St. Mary’s
does not keep cash in the safe. When the staff discovered the
robbery, they cancelled the church’s bank accounts.
Luckily, Linda Fenske, St. Mary’s board member who handles
all the deposits, had brought all the church’s checks in the bank
the day before the robbery. Now, St. Mary’s faced raising the
funds to purchase a safe during hard economic times.
That is when the wheels of fate went into motion through the
intervention of a six-year-old, Lukas Vuorinen, son of Kristi and
Scott Vuorinen. Kristi also serves as St. Mary’s secretary.
DESTINY CALLS
Lukas is a hard-core John Deere enthusiast. Since he was very little,
all he has worn is John Deere clothing, even in his school pictures.
His mom, Kristi, relates, “Lukas would even wear John Deere
underwear if they ma de it. His entire bedroom is John Deere
related, from the bedding to the wall colors and even the
switch plates. All he wants for gifts at Christmas and birthdays
is John Deere toys and games.”
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Top: Scott, Alice (9 years old), Sierra (16 years old) and Kristi Vuorinen with Lukas (back row),
pose in their John Deere sweatshirts. Left: Father Wesley Janowski poses by St. Mary’s kiosk.
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