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75¢ 'That's not accepting the fact that Maryette has Alzheimer's. She was diag- Brix takes woodworking hobby nosed in 2003 and it hasn't been
Grandma' easy on the family, which
includes 14 children, 37 grand- in a surprising direction children and 15 great-grandchil- Family deals with the dren. effects of Alzheimer's The family is dealing with Maryette's condition the best By Jennifer Stockinger way they can. To help support Staff Writer her and others with Alzheimer's, Eighty-four-year-old the family formed a team and Maryette Geraets is known for participated in the Alzheimer's her irresistible caramel rolls Association 2009 Memory Walk that her children, grandchildren Saturday in Kiwanis Park. and great-grandchildren could- Research from the n't wait to dig into. Alzheimer's Association indi- Now if family members of cates Alzheimer's is a brain dis- Maryette and the late Chuck order that destroys brain cells Geraets want the mouth-water- causing memory loss and prob- ing caramel rolls they have to lems with thinking and behavior make them themselves. severe enough to affect work and Maryette Geraets, a Woodland a person's social life. There is no Good Samaritan Society resi- cure and Alzheimer's and dent in Brainerd, is no longer research funding is critical. capable of making her specialty Alzheimer's is the fifth-leading rolls. cause of death for those 65 and Dealing with the loss of older and deaths attributed to caramel rolls is the easy part for Alzheimer's are increasing. the family. The hardest part is Continued on page 16.
School board reviews
audit, District is fortunate to have good fund balance All School Board Members Universities use these scores. were present at the October Mr. Schaefer gave the School School Board meeting. After the Board Members an update on approval of the minutes and the H1N1 influenza. He was agenda, Mary Backlund from questioned by a local health pro- Gary Paulson Agency, CPA in fessional of what measures the Little Falls gave the audit report school is taking. Mr. Schaefer for the School District. At the responded that the school is Glenn Brix turned his woodworking hobby into a commercial business, building coffins. end of the report Mary said The using the old fundamentals of Glenn has built and sold over 250 coffins so far. (Photo by Jan King) Browerville School District is washing hands often with soap very fortunate to have a good and water. A letter was sent to can be involved too. to funeral homes and make more By Tim King strong fund balance. parents on the difference Although Avon Coffin Works money. He chooses not to. Next on the Agenda, the Food between Cold and Flu symp- When Glenn Brix wanted to make his woodworking hobby regularly keeps ten or so coffins "The main reason we started Service report was given, which toms. Anyone who has a fever is on hand, Glenn says half his cus- this was to help people out and showed an average of 97% of the considered to have the flu and into a part time commercial enterprise he took it in a sur- tomers order their custom made save them a lot of money," he students attending school eat parents are contacted. Anyone coffins before they need them. said. the hot lunches. Over 5,800 with a fever/flu and has been prising direction. "I've built and sold more than And, even though Glenn's work- Prices at the Coffin Works breakfasts were served. Thank sent home is reminded to not shop generally has a plentiful range from $800 to around You to the cooks who do a fan- send their child back to school 250 coffins," Glenn said. Glenn is quick to add that the supply of black ash, white ash, $1,250 depending on the type of tastic job preparing the food for until 24 hours after the fever red oak, maple, pine and other wood and the construction style. the students. has broken. Browerville Public "I" in Avon Coffin Work includes his son Jake, wife Kathy, and kiln dried wood, some customers Metal handles cost the same as Mr. Sutlief, Dean of Students, School will be a vaccination bring their own wood, or even hand crafted wood handles. reported that Homecoming went sight for the H1N1 Vaccine. daughter Juliana. Jake, who is 27 and will inherit the business logs. Other customers bring a "It takes a lot of time to make very well with very few com- When the date has been decided, preferred liner fabric, such as the wood handles," Glenn said. plaints. The Homecoming Dance a notice will be put in the when his father retires, stains the coffins and installs the lin- denim or a beloved quilt. Federal laws require that was well attended and the stu- Browerville Blade. Customers who have their funeral homes accept the coffin, dents were very well behaved. The School Board Members ings. Kathy sews the linings on a machine in their home next to coffins built ahead of time can or cremation urn, chosen by the He reported that the Upward approved a rewquest to get take them home and stain them family of the deceased. The fam- Bound program is going well quotes for an 8 passenger school the workshop. Juliana, a recent graduate in graphic arts from themselves. Some of those far ily can bring the coffin to the with 10 students involved. This van. The present one is 12 years sighted customers have then funeral home or Avon Coffin is a program to help at risk or and the state requires that vehi- Moorhead State University, designed the company's used their coffins for storage or Works can deliver it if the dis- first generation students who cles be replaced at the 12 year knick-knack display. Later, they tance isn't too great. For more are going to college. mark. brochures and website. Juliana also will soon be opening a show can exchange places with their information on the company call Mr. Sutlief also reported on After approval of the bills, the knick-knacks. Glenn, in the evenings, at 320- some research he is doing on the meeting was adjourned. room for the Coffin Works in Pelican Rapids. The entire Brix Avon Coffin Works only sup- 250-5089 or visit www.avon- GPA scores and how plies coffins to the end user. coffinworks.com. many Colleges family is involved in making the coffins. The customer’s family Glenn says he could sell directly and
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