It has been seven months since a horrible school bus/semi accident took four lives from the Blue Hill community. Blue Hill continues to heal.Sunday April 14 community members remembered the youngest victim of that tragedy.
Fifth-grader Caroline Thallman was remembered with a special dance recital at the Blue Hill School, the event featured dance, food and fellowship.
The dance recital and accompanying activities helped build a scholarship fund in Caroline's name for graduating seniors, and organizers believe it was a great way for the community to move forward after the tragedy.
Nearly $12,000 was raised during the event for the Caroline Thallman memorial scholarship fund.
The Winners of the two sides of pork were Paula Kohmetcher and Dan "Hubcap" Hubl. The pork raffle raised a total of $1736.00
Sunday's event included a dance recital, silent and live auctions, a pork raffle and registration sign–up for the upcoming Dustin Tesdall Memorial 5k fun run on May 4.
Jessica Alber, wrote:
"I would like to THANK, from the bottom of my heart, Kim Hamik,Sarah Watson Moorman, Marisa Zeadow L'Heureux, and Angie Lovett Scheideler for helping with this event. ALL OF YOU WERE WONDERFUL!!! I would also like to thank so many other people who helped us with this event; Steph Bonifas, Jenny Faimon Utecht, Brenda Trumble and The Karr family, you all worked so hard with the concession stand and bake sale. Hank Seeman, Adam Kort, Pam Kort Schwab, Gina Kring Menke,and Michelle Kohmetscher, for your generous help with the fun bouncy houses. A SPECIAL THANKS to Teresa Miller, all the dancers, and helpers with her company. Maci Witte for that wonderful performance. Diane Karr for some great music played by the wonderful piano students. Keith Kort and Kristi Allen for running the Auction. Great job! Sara Hartman and Sarah Millard for the beautiful song. Mrs. Drury and the fifth grade class for that wonderful song. Mr. Olsen and Mr. Morgan for helping us set up everything. All the volunteers for helping with the silent auction. Ron and Peggy Meyer for helping with every crazy job we gave you. Senior class of 2013 for all your help setting up and cleaning up. A big THANK YOU to the community and surrounding communities for all your support and donations. Without everyone's support this event would not have been such a success. "
Jessica, one of the organizers of the event, is the mother of a child who was on that bus with Caroline. Her daughter was seriously hurt in the accident but now has resumed a normal life.
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