Blood drive falls short by two units

Waiting to give blood at the Elsie/Madrid blood drive held on April 12 are (l-r): David Lempke, Scott Osler, Paul Heinrich, Ken Kohmetscher and Tristen Kennicutt. The blood drive fell short of its goal by only two units. The Paxton Mennonite Church prepared and served lunch for the donors and the Red Cross staff. First-time donors were Luke Giesbrecht and Grant Koehn. Reaching their gallon marks were Angela Vapenik, one gallon; Susan Hanson, four gallons; and Steve Hanson, six gallons. Volunteering their time and resources were Tammy Giesbrecht, John Cutler, Chad Cutler and Hi-Line Co-op.