Past presidents were 2000 Nordic Fest Grand Marshals

Past Nordic Fest Presidents during the 2000 event

As Helen Grant Schmidt reminded us in last week's post, past Nordic Fest presidents served as grand marshals of the 2000 Nordic Fest. Those who served in this special leadership role up until that time, most of whom are pictured above, include:

• Harry Olson, Jr., 1967-1968
• Gary Svenson, 1969-1971
• Paul Hexom, 1972
• Dennis Roseland, 1973
• Phyllis Leseth, 1974
• Hub Christian, 1975-1977, 1979
• Marilyn Roverud, 1978, 1980
• Sue Miller, 1981
• Joellyn Howell, 1982
• Barbara Amundson, 1983
• Chris Haugen, 1984
• Julie Wurtzel, 1985, 1990
• Cam Forde, 1986
• Maureen Yahr, 1987, 1992
• Cindy Wolmedorf, 1988
• Nancy Ruen, 1989
• Jane Bullard, 1991
• Gary Rustad, 1993
• Cindy Johnson, 1994
• Chuck Lore, 1995
• Clark Goltz, 1996
• Jill Amdahl, 1997
• Julie Ahrens, 1998
• Karen Worden, 1999

It is important to note that this list does not include those who served in this important volunteer role since that time, and also overlooks the board team each of these leaders worked with. This list is an important sampling of the kind of community dedication and year-round work that has made Nordic Fest a five decades strong success.