BIKE TREK 2015

THUNDER BAY BIKE TREK 2015

Big plans are in the works for our second “Bucket List” trip! This year we plan to bike to Thunder Bay, Ontario. ALL are welcome to join in this adventure.

Departure will be from Luck on August 11th. We are anticipating it will take 4-6 days to reach Thunder Bay. The route (which Cyclova helped us with) will cover 347 miles.

At this point Mike and I are contemplating staying in motels/hotels along the way and arriving in Thunder Bay on Saturday night.

Several individuals have already expressed interest in joining on us on our trek, again ALL ARE WELCOME to join us on this latest adventure. If you confirm, we will get you whatever info we can on nightly locations, hotels, camp ground info., etc…

Feel free to contact myself (Chuck Langeness) or Mike Broten to join the fun!!

~Chuck

Grace Fund - TWO great events!

                                                   
                                                        GRACE FUND

TWO Great Events on the Same Day!!!!

1^st Annual Grace Fund Golf Outing

Package deal $340 per team BEFORE 6/15 - $400 after 6/15

Includes golf, cart, dinner, and entertainment!

4-Person Teams (Corporate or Co-ed ok!) – over 18 only please!

Games of chance on every hole – don’t forget your wallet!

Shotgun start at 11:00 am         NO Handicap       NO Carry-ons Please!

Register and pay early!!  Discount eligible through 6/15!!

For golf AND dinner, mail check made out to THE GRACE FUND to: 

Mike Broten, 2573 140^th St., Luck, WI 54853. (715) 566-0018 or mike@4seaswood.com

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PARTY OF THE CENTURY II and Golf Outing!!

Thursday, July 2, 2015 at the Luck Golf Course Clubhouse

MUSIC BY THE STUDEBAKERS; CATERING BY BETH LEMIEUX

ONLY $50 donation PER PERSON if RESERVED BY 6/15.

($60 at the door) - limited seating 

Hors-d'oeuvres at 5; dinner at 6; music throughout. Cash bar.

Come and join us for a day of Celebration,

Awesome Food, Entertainment, Silent Auctions, Raffles, Over 50 Door Prizes!!!!

***Non-profit Fundraiser.  Donations humbly accepted.  Contact Kyle Johansen at Frandsen Bank***

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2nd ANNUAL POCII (Party Of the Century 2) along with our 1st ANNUAL Golf Tournament is scheduled for July 2nd, 2015 at the Luck Golf Course clubhouse.

We are planning a FANTASTIC golf tournament. Mr. B (Mike Broten) who frequents the course, is in charge of this event. 

Following the tourney, we have scheduled the Party of the Century #2! It will be held at the Luck Golf Course Clubhouse with appetizers and dinner served by the infamous Beth LeMieux. The marvelous STUDEBAKERS, along with local sensation Chuck Torrance, will be providing the music. There will be a good time had by all.

It’s important that you know the specifics: 

The Golf outing will start at 11AM on 7/2 and the evening entertainment will start with appetizers at 5PM followed by dinner.  The Studebakers will begin around 5:30PM. 

Here is the important part:

We intend to allow up to 36 golf foursomes in the tournament.  The cost for admission a $340 donation to the Grace Fund per foursome (includes golf, cart,  appetizers, dinner, and the band).  

We can sell an additional 100 tickets* for the hors-d’oeuvres, dinner, and entertainment. The cost for this is just a $50 donation to the Grace Fund prior to 6/15 and $60 donation per person after 6/15. 

Please remember we can sell only 100 tickets so don’t get left out; SEND YOUR CHECK TODAY!  

You can send your check to one of the following:

The Grace Fund

c/o Chuck Langeness

919 250th Ave.

Luck 54853

The Grace Fund

c/o Mike Broten

2573 140th St

Luck 54853

*We are limited to 250 total at the Club House.

1st Annual Grace Fund Golf Outing (along with the "Party of the Century II")

“The Grace Fund boys” (i.e. Chuck & Mike) are back in full gear now that winter is over. They have had many success stories of neighbors being helped over the long winter – food for people suffering a house fire; help for an victim of spousal abuse; many gas vouchers to help people get to job interviews, appointments, etc. etc. It has been very fulfilling!  

1^st ANNUAL GRACE FUND GOLF OUTING / "PARTY OF THE CENTURY II"

With an overwhelming response to last year's "Party Of the Century" (held in celebration of Chuck and Mike's return from their bike trek to Alaska), big plans are being made for the "Party of the Century II", which will be combined with the 1^st Annual Grace Fund Golf Outing at the Luck Golf Course on July 2.  

Be sure to check your email for news. The flyer about the POCII will be posted on the blog as well.

More pics for the POC (Party of the Century)

Hi Kevin

What a good lookin' crowd...

Todd taking Chuck's "after the trek" measurements

Happy supporters

I love the way the light is hitting Chuck's t-shirt...

Todd taking Mike's "after the trek" measurements

Where's the food?

I won a tree...now what?

Shake your groove thang

The arsenal

Party of the Century

Several weeks have passed since the boys returned home, which was cause for celebration! The "Party of the Century" was held this past Saturday and was a very fun time. Many came out to Wilkins Bar & Resort to show their support, which The Grace Fund is very grateful for. I believe there was about 200 people there for the event. We laughed and danced the night away thanks to The White Sidewalls who came to play for everyone - . What a great band! www.whitesidewalls.com. 

The money raised for The Grace Fund was an impressive $6300. WOW! Nice work Chuck & Mike. A huge THANK YOU to everyone who is supporting the cause. Here's what was raised:

$300 on paddles

$2010 on live auction

$1886 on silent auction

$305 on t-shirts (counts Mike’s 10)

AND $1846.00 in donations

At the party we also took Chuck and Mike's new measurements to see how much they lost on the trip. Results:

Chuck
Waist start: 43
Waist end: 42
Arm start: 15
Arm end:15

Mike 
Waist start: 43
Waist end: 39
Arm start: 14
Arm end:13

Here are a few pics from the party, with more to come. If you have any you'd like to share, please e-mail them to me at paula.elert@gmail.com and I will post them on the blog. 

Finally Home - Day 30

Day 30

We've done it! We are home! We arrived home last night around 8 PM. We drove 700 miles from Williston, ND, in 12 hours. We are bushed, but so thankful to be home. 

We want to tell you all how much we love you and your support/prayers over the past 30 days. Thank you!! We'd like you to show us you love us, too, by coming to the "Party of the Century" and celebrate with us (September 19th, 7:00 PM - Wilkins Bar & Resort, Bone Lake, WI).

For those of you who are curious, I did weigh myself upon arrival at home. When I left I weighed 243 (which is a pretty good weight for me), and today I weigh 222! I lost a few. Not sure what Mike will weigh but he lost some too.

Here are some pics from our drive home...

~Chuck (CE) Langeness & Mike Broten

Home Sweet Home!

Rockies

Interesting point of view

More glacier pics

My favorite pic - Paula

Rugged terrain

45 degree incline

At Tim Horton's

Proof we were there (Banff)

The Road Home - Day 29

Day 29

Well, we are getting closer to home. We right now are in a Walmart parking lot in Williston, ND. Got here about 8 PM. Believe it or not we had an older couple pulled in next to us (from Little Rock, Arkansas) and they are interested in buying the motor home from Mike. YEAH! There is no campgrounds available anywhere here. Oh well. We now realize and expect we’ll be home some time on Monday. YEAH!

We left Calgary about 8 AM and took off. We discovered when we entered the US in Montana (middle of state) that the roads here are better than the roads in Canada. Also the gas is about $2 per gallon less!

We decided to share with you what we've missed the most:

Chuck:

1. My family, Sandi, kids, grandkids, siblings, etc…
2. My hot tub and recliner.

Mike:

1. Debbie.
2. My bed.
3. My grandkids and family.

Tim:

1. Family.
2. My bed.
3. My business.

What was the most amazing about the trip:

Chuck:

1. What we saw (Mountains, Glaciers, lakes & steams, and the wildlife). The Lord’s gift!
2. WE MADE IT! (I guess we always thought we would, but still incredible we did).
3. All the people we met along the way and how amazing that lots had connections to back home.
4. Taking 4 bad falls and still OK!

Mike:

1. How strong the wind can be!
2. That the Sunset camper held up.
3. The scenery.

Tim:

1. Rocky Mountains.
2. Inspiration that inspired me to go!
3. We old bums could get together and have a good time in cramped quarters. 

What was the hardest thing about the trip:

Chuck:

1. Riding uphill
2. Riding into the wind
3. Finding a campground everyday!

Mike:

1. Motivating yourself everyday to ride!
2. Washing clothes.

Tim:

1. Filling in for Mike when he couldn’t walk. (blisters)
2. Having to leave my family behind.
3. Hard for me to realize the trip is over.

Final thoughts:

Chuck: The Grace Fund will mean so much to me now! Thank you Jesus.

Mike: If I ever get talked into this trip again I’d do it from the West to the East.

Tim: Amazing Grace!

AMEN