Donations Needed, Runners Wanted for Day Remembering Albertville Teacher

The St. Michael Albertville Middle School family and friends of late middle school teacher Tim Larson need the community’s help to make Saturday, Nov. 12 the “unofficial” Tim Larson Day in this city.

The day will start with, which will take off from the St. Michael-Albertville football stadium and track, which is on the campus of Middle School West, at 9 a.m.

Registrations are now being accepted for the run/walk, which starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12.

The 5K trek will follow the same route as the Albertville Friendly City Days 5K. No awards will be given.

T-shirts are available for those that sign up before Friday, Nov. 4.

Then, on Saturday Night, the will host a spaghetti feed and silent auction for the Larson family, including Larson’s wife, Deb, and the couple’s two young sons.

The money raised will be placed into a memorial fund for the boys.

Cost to attend the supper/silent auction is $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Kids under 10 pay their age (example: 5-year-olds pay $5).

Tickets are available at , Coborns, St. Michael Catholic Church and Alleluia! Lutheran Church.

Checks can also be made out to the Tim Larson Memorial Fund and dropped off at those locations, or the Wells Fargo branch inside the Marketplace store.

Donations are desperately needed for the silent auction. The Middle School West is accepting items from both businesses and individuals who want to place items on the block. Contact Blair Kelley

Larson, who was an EBD Special Education teacher at the middle school, on his father’s property east of Willmar, Minn.

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