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Carl Toepel, member of the WELS Latin America Administrative Committee, was featured in the Jan. 22 issue of the Manitowoc Herald. The article focused on Toepel’s trip to the 2008 New Hamp-shire presidential primaries, where he collected political memorabilia and tried to meet all of the presidential candidates. “[Sen. Barack Obama] was at a huge rally in Manchester, but instead I went to the only WELS church in New Hampshire and I missed him,” says Toepel.

The Dec. 31, 2007, issue of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel talked about Steve Boettcher, member at Calvary, Thiensville, Wis., and his production, “Pioneers of Television.” The month-long TV series, focusing on icons such as Dick Van Dyke, Andy Griffith, and Ed Sullivan, was broadcast on PBS through January.

Mitch Keller, senior at Kettle Moraine High School, Jackson, Wis., appeared in the West Bend Daily News on Dec. 4, 2007. The article talked about his ongoing role as co-host for Kids Connection, the monthly video produced by WELS Commission on Youth Discipleship. Keller was quoted as saying, “Naturally, God inspires me the most. He led me here. I follow my faith.”

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