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Pheasant hunting near St. Paul, 1960s
Pictured from left are Orville DeBoer, Ivan TeSelle, my dad Tom Liesveld, Ralph Vandergriend and my dad's cousin, Paul
Liesveld. They were all from the Holland, Firth and Panama areas.
– Ron Liesveld, Lincoln
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Pheasant hunting near
Elsie, 1996
Pictured from left is Gregg
Madsen, Benson the chocolate Lab,
and Monte Madsen. Photo taken
by Gail Madsen.
– Gail Madsen, Maxwell
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